verve magazine

last fall i shot this photo for asheville's highland brewery brochure (a class assignment). 

in the january issue of VERVE, a magazine celebrating female professionals, my photo was used to represent women in the alcohol industry. in the photo is erica nelson, who is in charge of quality analysis and quality control at highland brewery, one of asheville, north carolina's oldest craft beer makers.

(apologies for the wrinkle in the scan of the magazine!)

assignment: photo illustration

Photo Illustration is used to communicate topical ideas or concepts, which aren't necessarily tied to a specific person, place, or location, but are news worthy topics.

This is the article I chose: (NY Times) Congress Blocks New Rules on School Lunches

The article addresses the Dept of Agriculture's plan to incorporate more fruits and veggies into school cafeterias in an effort to fight the increasing numbers related to childhood obesity. Congress decided to shut down the plan after listening to lobbyists representing sodas, potatoes (aka french fries) and frozen pizza. They did, however, compromise by adding tomato paste to the fruit/veg category so schools can continue to serve pizza to children for lunch every day. The only rule, there must be one-quarter cup of paste on each slice of pizza for it to count.

my illustration for the article: