Our first featured artist - Eekoorn!

We are very excited to introduce Jasmin Hagleitner, AKA Eekoorn, as our first ever featured artist. We caught up with Jasmin to find out more….


Tell us a little about yourself and where you come from..

Hi and thanks for the interview! I´m 23 years old and live in Tyrol/Austria. I work as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator for different clients. I´ve studied a few semesters architecture, and in fall 2009 I will begin a new study in Salzburg (Multimedia Art) which will be hopefully a very exciting time!

What are you currently working on?

I´m always working on dozens of projects at the same time! At the moment I´m working on my new homepage, a portfolio-book about my works in 2008/2009, a comic project, stickers for a company in Innsbruck, Flyers for a youth centre, and a new sneakart pattern, and...... ;)

What is your design ethos and inspiration?

I adore lot´s of artists, because art is so multilayered. I especially like this cute japanese style with it´s clean vectors and bright colours. But at present I´m also very impressed of a girl from hamburg a.k.a. "mioke". She is very talented in oil painting and her art suggests such a smooth calmness to me just like you get, when you go for a walk in the nature. Her paintings are very circumstantial, and when you look twice on them you still find things you haven´t spotted before.

What do you like about Sneakart?

I´m really happy that I´ve found a platform like this! As an illustrator and designer you´re really nuts about customizing everything, from your jeans to your sneakers! And sneakart offers you a professional and cunning solution! ;)

What are favourite sneakers and why?

When I was a kid I was "in love" with airwalk sneakers, but they don´t produce this kind of sneakers any more. Now I´m also quite happy with my good old chucks! I suppose it´s the white tip of the shoes (which make your feet look cute) I like most.

What do you think is the best design that you've submitted to sneakart?

I suppose it´s the "that´s life" - design, it sells well... I´m very fond of my cute and crazy symbols! And the bright colour on the black background is definitly an eye-catcher on white sneakers!

See more of Jasmin's work on her website and her flickr page. Check out Eekoorn's sneakart designs here.

Earn Royalties with sneakart!

We want to promote the best young artists around the world. Each month we will select an artist we love who has uploaded to sneakart. A featured artist has their work promoted on the homepage and has a great chance of earning more royalties. If you upload to sneakart you get a generous 10% of any sales made of your designs.