"For the unacquainted, Hahn’s work can best be described as whimsical. Her illustrations, whether dark or light in subject matter, are rich in color and imaginatively executed. And her books, including the latest, 'Izzy’s Ukulele Adventure', evoke the kind of wide-eyed curiosity often associated with luminaries like Dr. Seuss and Peggy Parish."
-Aly Comingore, The Independent
Mollycules™ is the brainchild of multimedia artist Molly Hahn.
Molly is the illustrator & author of the children's books, "Izzy's Ukulele Adventure", "All the Things I Can Do!" and "Under the Sneep Tree: The Wamboozling of a Village". She has been teaching illustration, cartooning, and animation workshops to elementary schools since 2004 and has over six years of professional experience working as an illustrator and designer.
Molly was the 2010 Recipient of the Society of Children's Illustrators & Writers Regional Grant (Santa Barbara/Ventura)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sole Proprietor
Mollycules™
03/07-Now
Children’s Books & Education
Colorist
Gordon Illustration
05/11-Now
Professional Colorist for illustrator Mike Gordon.
Promotional Assistant
Plymptoons: NY, NY
08/06-08/08
Devised an Internet-based promotional strategy for Bill Plympton’s films, “Hair High” and "Idiots and Angels"
Production Assistant
Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi, Alhambra, CA
02/06-07/06
Scanned in penciled drawings and used Photoshop to prepare the images for final painting.
Assistant Programming Coordinator
06/04-01/07
Mike Judge’s The Animation Show: Burbank, Ca.
Reviewed films and solicited entries
Cartoonist
09/01-03/05
UCSB's student-run newspaper, The Daily Nexus: Santa Barbara.
Created editorial illustrations and produced the serialized comic strip, Patty
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Shows:
2011 "Adventure", French Press, Santa Barbara, CA
2009 "Sketches and Squiggles", Coffee Cat: Santa Barbara, CA
2007 "Ten Years of Toons", Muddy Waters, Santa Barbara, CA
Group Shows:
2009 Loma Linda Children’s Hospital Benefit, Loma Linda, CA
2006 The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 “Dolls”, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Events:
2010 Book Signing at the French Press, Santa Barbara, CA
2010 Book Expo America, NY, NY
2010 Book Signings: The French Press, The Coffee Cat, and Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA
2008-2010 Comic Con Int'l, San Diego, CA
2008-2009 Alternative Press Expo, San Fransisco, CA
2008 Stumptown Comics Fest, Portland, OR
2008 WonderCon, San Fransisco, CA
Educational Outreach:
2009-2011 Cartooning Teacher, Monte Vista's After-School Program, Santa Barbara, CA
2009-2011 Illustration Workshops at McKinley Elementary School, Santa Barbara, CA
2011 Character Design Workshop for the Junior League’s event “A Fly Guy Party”, Santa Barbara, CA
2010 Guest Presenter for Santa Barbara Public Library’s "Day of the Book", Santa Barbara, CA
2009 Guest Presenter for McKinley Elementary School’s Book Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
2007 Animation Workshop at Isla Vista Elementary School, Isla Vista, CA
2004-2005 Animation Workshops for UCSB Kid's Day, Santa Barbara, CA
Presentations & Judging Events:
2011 Keynote Speaker, Women's Ecomonic Venture's Spring Graduation Ceremony, Santa Barbara, CA
2011 Guest Speaker, UCSB Career Day, Career and Counseling Department @ UC Santa Barbara
2011 Judge and Guest Speaker for the annual AIGA Portfolio Review at Brooks Institute, Ventura, CA
2010 Judge for the annual AiGA Portfolio Review at Brooks Institute, Ventura, CA
2009-10 Guest Presenter, Workshop on Self-Publishing; Photoshop and InDesign Essentials at the Pescadrome (non-profit), Santa Barbara, CA
Publications:
2010 "All the Things I Can Do!", children's book, Chocolate Panda Press
2009 "Under the Sneep Tree: The Wamboozling of a Village", children's book, Chocolate Panda Press
2009 The Independent, editorial illustration, Santa Barbara, CA
2008 "Claretoons", self-published comic books, Santa Barbara, CA
2006 Kotori Magazine, editorial illustrations and non-fiction writing, Los Angeles, CA
2006-2009 The Boulevard Sentinel, comic strips, Los Angeles, CA
2000-2005 The Daily Nexus, comic strips and editorial illustration, Santa Barbara, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Molly Hahn Unveils Newest Children’s Book", The Independent, Dec 2011, http://www.independent.com/news/2011/dec/02/molly-hahn-unveils-newest-childrens-book/
"Graduates of Women’s Economic Ventures Grateful for New Skills, New Friends", Noozhawk, May 15th, 2011, http://www.noozhawk.com/article/051811_wev_graduation/
"Molly Hahn Unveils 'All the Things I Can Do!': New Children’s Book Gets Proper Release at the French Press", The Independent, Dec 2010, http://www.independent.com/news/2010/dec/06/molly-hahn-unveils-emall-things-i-can-doem/
"Molly Hahn: Animator, Illustrator, Author", Radio Causeway, Aug 2010, http://www.kcsb.org/interviews/radio-causeway-molly-hahn-annimatorillustratorauthor-aug-10-2010
"Up Close with Molly Hahn S.B. Cartoonist Returns to Comic Con, Prepares New Book", The Independent, July 2010, http://www.independent.com/news/2010/jul/27/close-molly-hahn/
"S.B. Cartoonist Mollycules Pens Something for the Kids Yoga Soup Hosts First Local Signing for 'Under the Sneep Tree'", The Independent, Nov 2009, http://www.independent.com/news/2009/nov/09/sb-cartoonist-mollycules-pens-something-kids/
"Works by Molly Hahn At Muddy Waters Cafe", The Independent, Nov 2007, http://www.independent.com/news/2007/nov/15/works-molly-hahn/
Education:
UC Santa Barbara - B.A. International Relations, 2005
Secondary Studies: Mathematics, Film Production & Editing, Traditional Animation, & Dance
Tools of the Trade:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Corel Painter 12, and Flash Mac OSx, and Windows Operating systems.
Intuos Drawing Tablet, Cintiq