Work by Alex Savakis

How to make Marinara Sauce

food, lettering, marinara sauce, pointed pen, recipe, Video

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I recorded and produced the video for my Multimedia Design class. Thanks to my Interactivity for the Web class I created a web page to incorporate the video with an illustration. The video length, 1:30 minutes. You’re welcome to print a copy in case you’re hungry. Or simply share this post with someone.

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Warren OH! for TDAT

lettering, map, pointed pen

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My map illustration for They Draw and Travel, the sister site to They Draw and Cook, accepted this week. The map is a homage to my hometown. Thanks Salli and Nate for posting it!

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Strawberry Conserve for TDAC

food, fruit, lettering, pointed pen, recipe, Uncategorized

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My recipe illustration for They Draw and Cook accepted today. I photographed the process of making the conserve with my iPhone and the Hipstamatic app. Thanks Salli and Nate!

Alex Savakis, artist

 

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Susan’s Birthday Invitation

birthday, invitation, lettering, pointed pen, stationery, Uncategorized

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My friend is having a birthday party for her mom. She asked me to provide hand lettering for a preprinted invitation. Here’s the result.

Alex Savakis

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Gust’s Scrambled Eggs

food, kitchen tools, pointed pen, recipe

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©Alexander G Savakis

In honor of my late dad’s birthday I created this illustration of the last meal I made for him. He dictated the instructions from the kitchen table while I sweated over a hot stove (just a little hyperbole for effect). Click on the illustration to see it. It’s posted on the TheyDrawAndCook blog too (Thanks Nate and Salli!).

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So Soon?

christmas, holiday, lettering, Letterpress, pointed pen, ruling pen

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I’m thinking about Christmas, the gift giving season, the holiday of high expectations. I haven’t printed via my letterpress for over a year. A year! So many excuses but really who wants to hear them. I don’t. I uploaded last year’s work. This year like lose marbles in my head ideas are rolling and colliding. It explains the headaches.

Once September hits back-to-school is over. Here come the holidays. Etsy, here I come!

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