{"id":49593,"date":"2020-06-30T09:39:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T13:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/?post_type=r_cas_magazine&p=49593"},"modified":"2020-09-14T10:39:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:39:05","slug":"emily-perelman-illustrator-designer","status":"publish","type":"r_cas_magazine","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/arts-sciences\/fall-2020\/emily-perelman-illustrator-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"A Student\u2019s Otherworldly Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Andrew Thurston | Illustrations and photo courtesy of Emily Lynn Perelman<\/p>\n

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Emily Lynn Perelman has been illustrating since high school. She’s also used her design skills for good as an intern with ARCK Boston as part of BU’s Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emily Lynn Perelman\u2019s clouds don\u2019t have silver linings, but they do have blue, green, red, and pink ones. Perelman<\/a>\u00a0(CAS\u201922) is an illustrator and a graphic designer whose vibrant creations can bring splashes of color and joy to the printed page\u2014even during a trying year.<\/p>\n

In \u201cIsolation Station<\/a>,\u201d an illustration she created for\u00a0an art print<\/a>, a small house is stranded in space and fenced in by a circle\u2014but it\u2019s still a cheery and welcoming pink, stars winking beyond its cute windows. One poster declares \u201cThese Are Strange Times,\u201d but pairs its message with cradling hands and a bright yellow sun. The clouds in \u201cTime Moves Slow\u201d are bright red, the sky a deep pink.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really like to play with transitions\u2014like sunrises, sunsets\u2014abstract geometric shapes, and symmetry,\u201d says Perelman, \u201cand create a surreal vibe that makes the viewer feel like they\u2019re in some otherworldly, colorful place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perelman, a psychology major and visual arts minor, has been illustrating since high school. What started as a hobby is now a small business: Perelman sells prints and stickers\u2014including BU-themed decals for travel mugs and laptops\u2014on craft sites\u00a0Etsy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0society6<\/a>. She\u2019s also used her creative skills for good, working as a graphic designer at\u00a0BU Hillel<\/a>\u00a0and as a creative assistant intern at\u00a0ARCK Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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