Island Illustrators in their studios.

2011 is the 25th anniversary of the Island Illustrators Society. I have an interest in the small social units that form our society. I think of social units in a mechanical context, as cogs and wheels that help the machinery of society as a whole to function, inter-connect and relate.

The 25th anniversary provided an opportunity to photograph current and former members in their studios. to document this social unit, in its present context, and from its foundations in the past. As of this date, 48 illustrators have been photographed, with two more committed in the near future.

I hope to hear from other former members as news of this project spreads. This presentation on my web site is a means of increasing awareness.

My intent is to produce a book of the images, with small biographies of each member. Projected publication is June or July of 2011.