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Beautiful Bizarre
Treasure Found: An Art Journey by
Cinthia James
Cinthia’s art journey led her to create a unique creative process, which she documented along the way, all of which culminated in 2023 with the publication of her book Treasure Found: An Art Journey.
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Beautiful Bizarre
Cinthia James Interview: Finding Patterns In Fashion, Music and People
Cinthia James is a dedicated artist who effortlessly hops between portraiture, illustration and graphic design. Drawing inspiration from music, especially K-pop, and fashion, her various works are linked by her originals applications of surface pattern design, bringing an unusual vibrancy to what one might typically expect from her subjects.
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Art by the Sea
Cinthia is an award-winning author, illustrator & surface pattern designer
She recently published a book called: Treasure Found – An Art Journey.
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Pattern Observer
Let’s Take An Art Journey With Cinthia James
Cinthia James is an award winning author, illustrator, and designer working in Berlin, Germany. She will be our guest expert in the Textile Design Lab August 13th at 1pm EDT in conjunction with our mid year goals reset course. We are looking forward to learning more from Cinthia on moving the needle closer to fulfilling all of your big creative dreams.
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Creative Ramblings
Cendrine Marrouat Book Review
Have you ever been drawn to a book just by its cover?
It is exactly what happened when I received Cinthia James’s email. Then, I looked at the cover and felt that her book would be a fun and informative read.
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Creative Ramblings Interview
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Awesome Gang
Author Interview
I needed to revisit my artistic foundations after earning a graphic design degree and navigating a career that didn’t align with my creative goals. This led to the creation of “Treasure Found: An Art Journey.”
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Boost your creative mojo with Cinthia James’ book:
“Treasure Found”
Cinthia James is a multi-talented artist living in Berlin, Germany. She’s an illustrator, surface pattern designer, graphic designer, and also the author of “Treasure Found: An Art Journey”.
She very kindly shared her book with me. I read it and really liked it, so I thought you might also find it relevant, useful and inspiring.
Because we all get stuck in a creative rut from time to time. It’s the nature of the beast! And I think this book might help you shake things up a little when this eventually happens…
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YDJ Blog Feature
Treasure Found: Cinthia James Shares Her Art Journey and Guides You to Uncover Your Creative Identity
Cinthia James is an illustrator who has a unique talent for effortlessly combining custom patterns with portrait art. Her work is influenced by the world of fashion art, music, movies and her love for K-pop…
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Kpop Wise Interview
Artist Cinthia James on Book Treasure Found - An Art Journey and Inspiration from ATEEZ
Illustration and pattern designer and passionate K-pop fan Cinthia James who illustrates under the name A Tale of Art has made her debut as an author and art book designer with Treasure Found: An Art Journey on March 1, 2023…
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KPOPMAP FAN INTERVIEW
ATEEZ's Influence On Art And Writing: An Illustrator ATINY In Germany Shares Their Journey
Cinthia James said: "ATEEZ's music, stage design, album design, MVs, and promotional materials became a wellspring of inspiration, pushing me to explore my own artistic journey and creating the foundation for my book…
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Editor’s Pick Review for Treasure Found: An Art Journey, featured in the Publishers Weekly March 27, 2023 Edition.
Takeaway: An inspiring guidebook to the joys of creating art, with welcome tips on building confidence and skill
Production grades
Cover: A-
Design and typography: A
Illustrations: A
Editing: A
Marketing copy: A
UPPERCASE MAGAZINE
Featured in the 4th Edition of the Surface Pattern Design Guide in the 49th Issue of UPPERCASE Magazine On Page 4o you can see three portraits and pattern designs.
FIDA INTERVIEW
Who or what has influenced you over the years as an artist?
I've come to realise that my Oma has been a huge influence on me as an artist. From her style to the way she decorated her home filled with patterns. My mom, a creative herself passed on the artistic gene. My favourite artist is Gustav Klimt and I thoroughly enjoy the Wiener Werkstätte. I also love the works by Olaf Hajek, Piet Paris and Antonio Lopez.
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