http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/ The official blog of the new Chronicle book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:09:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-1198 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:58:28 +0000 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-1198 Hi there. Charleen Petersen (e, not o) is my mom. She was a looker. I'm going to ask her about that photo. I think she was posing for some job (not a modeling job, but maybe her friend's sewing?). How funny to read people's posts about one's own mom! Mom still lives in Central PA. She ran Charleen Kinser Designs from 1977-2001 or so. I was her first employee, and wrote all the tags and catalog copy. Bill Kinser, my dad, taught all over the US in state universities, ending up at SUNY Buffalo.[He taught the book designer Chip Kidd, among others, and half of the professor character in Chip's book The Cheese Monkeys is based on my dad.] Dad died in 1999 of a heart attack. Mom did not do any more animation, but she found her calling in soft sculpture, I think. Her book Outdoor Art For Kids is amazing. I still love it. And Soft Sculpture is another really good teaching book. If anyone would like to write to her, I'd be very happy to give you her address. My email address is maggietext AT comcast DOT net. I live in Petaluma, CA. I am so happy that this book is out. I'm visiting Mom later in March and will bring her a copy if I can get it fast enough! Hi there. Charleen Petersen (e, not o) is my mom. She was a looker. I’m going to ask her about that photo. I think she was posing for some job (not a modeling job, but maybe her friend’s sewing?). How funny to read people’s posts about one’s own mom! Mom still lives in Central PA. She ran Charleen Kinser Designs from 1977-2001 or so. I was her first employee, and wrote all the tags and catalog copy. Bill Kinser, my dad, taught all over the US in state universities, ending up at SUNY Buffalo.[He taught the book designer Chip Kidd, among others, and half of the professor character in Chip’s book The Cheese Monkeys is based on my dad.] Dad died in 1999 of a heart attack. Mom did not do any more animation, but she found her calling in soft sculpture, I think. Her book Outdoor Art For Kids is amazing. I still love it. And Soft Sculpture is another really good teaching book. If anyone would like to write to her, I’d be very happy to give you her address. My email address is maggietext AT comcast DOT net. I live in Petaluma, CA. I am so happy that this book is out. I’m visiting Mom later in March and will bring her a copy if I can get it fast enough!

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-1160 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:24:33 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-1160 I am not sure my comment went through. Charleen lives in Pennsylvania. After a brief marriage to Charlie Frazier during which they worked as an animation design and directing team in France, she married Bill Kinser, also a Chouinard alumni. She had two Children, did some art directing and magazine work,wrote a couple of books on soft sculpture and other crafts, then started her own business, Charleen Kinser Designs. Working out of home with a small staff she made a line of very upscale and original toys for many years. A lot of people collect her work. You can see some of it on her web, Charleen Kinser Designs. I am not sure my comment went through. Charleen lives in Pennsylvania. After a brief marriage to Charlie Frazier during which they worked as an animation design and directing team in France, she married Bill Kinser, also a Chouinard alumni. She had two Children, did some art directing and magazine work,wrote a couple of books on soft sculpture and other crafts, then started her own business, Charleen Kinser Designs. Working out of home with a small staff she made a line of very upscale and original toys for many years. A lot of people collect her work. You can see some of it on her web, Charleen Kinser Designs.

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-969 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:46:53 +0000 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-969 Charleen lives in Pennsylvania and she desigened lots of thing including the huge life size stuffed toy bears..Married another Chouinard student..after Charlie..Bill ...forget his last name...more later lovely person. Charleen lives in Pennsylvania and she desigened lots of thing including the huge life size stuffed toy bears..Married another Chouinard student..after Charlie..Bill …forget his last name…more later lovely person.

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-805 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:50:34 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-805 HA! Oh man, Amid! That last paragraph is CLASSIC!! I'm going to repeat this story for the rest of time! Too funny! HA! Oh man, Amid! That last paragraph is CLASSIC!! I’m going to repeat this story for the rest of time! Too funny!

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-804 Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:12:25 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-804 This is the best blog in the world! Woohee!! This is the best blog in the world! Woohee!!

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-803 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:23:11 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-803 hey amid. thanks for the comment. this book looks great! don't know why i never knew about it. must add to my collection. hey amid. thanks for the comment. this book looks great! don’t know why i never knew about it. must add to my collection.

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-800 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 06:08:35 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-800 She was HOT! Not just her looks. She was HOT! Not just her looks.

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-797 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:52:46 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-797 How is it that you FIND all of these old cartoons that people haven't seen in decades? How is it that you FIND all of these old cartoons that people haven’t seen in decades?

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-796 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 23:26:34 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-796 Welp... I guess that explains it! Welp… I guess that explains it!

]]> http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-795 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:20:15 +0100 http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/2006/06/28/charleen-peterson/#comment-795 Wow, what a looker. Wow, what a looker.

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