Bronx resident wins Trader
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Scott Carr of Bedford Park drew Tis’ the Seasoning, which was the recipient
of the Trader Joe’s Holiday Flyer contest.
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A Bedford Park resident,
who has a passion for drawing,
was recently recognized
for his art, as he was named
the winner of the Trader
Joe’s Fearless Flyer Cartoon
Contest.
Scott Carr, 30, does
graphic design for an education
non-profi t in Lower
Manhattan and does illustration
on the side.
Carr, a frequent shopper
at Trader Joe’s, saw the grocery
store’s contest for its
holiday fl yer on Instagram
and immediately upon the
suggestion of his girlfriend,
Kate Lashua entered.
He drew the Trader Joe’s
Everything Bagel Seasoning
being poured on bagels
with a with a caption of ‘Tis
the Seasoning’, written by
Lashua.
“I love their everything bagel
spice,” Carr said. “That’s
the fi rst product that came to
my mind when I thought of
Trader Joe’s.”
The contest required peo-
ple to create an original,
TJ’s-themed cartoon with a
clever, corresponding caption
(or dialogue) for its annual
Fearless Flyer Holiday
Guide. Then, post it on Instagram
with the hashtag
“#FlyerCartoonContest” for
the chance to win a $200 gift
card and have the cartoon
featured in the Trader Joe’s
2019 Fearless Flyer Holiday
Guide.
The guide will be in stores
and online Monday, December
2.
Carr, who just had his
fi rst comic published in the
New Yorker, said the past
few months have been quite
eventful.
The comic was titled,
‘Sandwich of the Future,’ and
depicted a slot machine giving
out sandwiches.
“I love making artwork,
doing illustrations and comics,”
he said to the Bronx
Times.
Carr grew up in Hartford,
CT, and fell in love with art at
a young age. In fact, in third
grade he was making comic
books for his friends.
His mother Deborah Carr
also impacted him.
“My mother used to do a
lot of illustration and artwork,”
he recalled. “She used
to do a lot of crafts with us
when we were kids.”
He studied graphic design
and illustration at Central
Connecticut State University.
Carr lived in Brooklyn
for eight years, but relocated
to the Bronx a year and a half
ago.
“I’m really glad I’m in the
Bronx,” he exclaimed. “It’s
an awesome part of the city.”
Since moving to New York,
he has been plugging away at
his fulltime job and steadily
making and selling small
comics online and at Desert
Island in Brooklyn.
But, with his recent comic
in the New Yorker and this
contest, things could be
headed in a different direction,
he said.
In a week, people will
know his artwork nationwide.
“It’s a really good feeling,”
he said. “I want to keep pushing
and see how far I can go.”
Looking ahead, he plans
to continue drawing and
eventually one day write fulllength
comics and become
even more known. He enjoys
drawing anamorphic animals,
which is quite different
than his favorite childhood
comic Calvin and Hobbs.
While it isn’t an industry
where he will be rolling in
cash, he loves it.
“It’s (art) always a fun
thing to do,” he said. “It’s always
an easy way to tell stories
and communicate. I love
the aspect of combining a visual
with text.”
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