The name Art is Hard comes from the idea how art is prevalent in our lives and should not be over looked in schools. Art and design are beneficial to relieving stress, provoking intellectual stimulation and best of all creating an object in the world which was not present before. Art is Hard supports the “Do It Yourself Community” and encourages others to create, make and design.

Shannon Wingard - Creator

Shannon sews and screen-prints Art Is Hard projects. Her illustrations are created in various ways such as hand drawing, designing with computer graphic software or by manipulating photographs. She obtained a Bachelors in Art with a focus in Graphic Design from Nicholls State University in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. She has been working as a graphic designer and pre-press operator for over 5 years in the printing industry and is currently taking textiles classes in Austin,TX.

Contact: shannnonwingard@msn.com
For wholesale items, comments and participating in events.

Graphic Design Portfolio and Resume:www.shannonleigh.info

John Rose – Contributor

John provides photos that are incorporated in Art Is Hard Designs as well as occasional “creative” consulting.  John has been involved in artistic projects since 2001, when he established Cloven Hooved Gangster as a music fanzine in print, which eventually made its way into an oft-changing internet create-space.  John is one of the members of the band housewife, and he has worked with Natrix Natrix Records to produce a solo album, Present Imperfect.  In addition, John has produced and co-produced, respectively, two short films, Minnesota and The Well.  Currently, he is attending the University of Chicago’s Masters of Arts Program in the Social Sciences.

Contact: clovenhoovedgangster@hotmail.com

clovenhoovedgangster.com
housewifetheband.com
thepresentimperfect.com