22 September 2010

first attempt at making a drawing video

Hahaha. I'm so glad I spent all morning working on this little video.
It is not very good, but it is also my first one ever, so I am going to cut myself a little slack.

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I promise I will try to get better!
Two things I learned from the experience:
{1} Try to color without my hand covering up the actual drawing
{2} Try to keep the piece in the frame the whole time
Baby steps, right?





Here is the finished product~

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a horse is a horse, of course of course....

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*the gemini twins*

new art cards

I have a one-night show coming up October 1
and I am creating these beautiful coffee-stained art cards
for the occasion and also for the shop.
They are available for purchase as I make them~
*first come, first serve*

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21 September 2010

dia de los muertos

I have been having so much fun working on my coffee-stained paper!
I've been busy working on a series of Dia de los Muertos illustrations.
Here are the first two~

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10 September 2010

IF*proverb

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A best friend is like a four-leaf clover~
hard to find and lucky to have.

09 September 2010

03 September 2010

*the 4th floor*

I have found myself with a few extra days off from work
{Wednesday afternoon through Monday}
On Wednesday, I thought it best if I try to cram as much illustration work and promotion into the next five days as I possibly could.

Upon telling a dear friend my plans, she replied~
"Make sure you take at least one day for you."
I thought, perhaps, she did not get it.
Illustration is for me.
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Her words stuck with me the rest of Wednesday and into Thursday morning.
What would I choose to do today if I did not choose to draw?
Aha~
Rip my house apart and then put it back together!
So I did.
{although it is not quite back together}

One project for the day was to raise my closet bar so that I could fit a dresser underneath my hanging clothes.
In order to do this, removing an old shelf was necessary.
When I took the shelf out, I found that the boards were old stairsteps!
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I love owning an older home.
It always seems like when you do something nice for her
{show a little love}
she will give back a gift~
a thank you.
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I think that these steps
will look great hanging on the wall above my headboard.
Perhaps when I dream I will end up on the 4th floor?
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IF*dessert


"What would you like for dessert?" I asked.
"Candy," she said. "Just candy."

01 September 2010

28 August 2010

coffee and paper play {i}

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A little more "project" for today than I was planning,
but it was great fun!
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I filled up my french press 
with the largest amount of finely ground coffee 
it had ever seen~
gathered together a bit of paper~
and got to work.
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A little soak~
a few minutes in the oven~
and it was ready for
imagination, ink & color...
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{The Unlucky 13}

I have been quite absent from this little blog for nearly the entire summer.
I will have a full explanation in a later post.
Right now I would like to share my newest creations with you.
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A fashion show of new carnival characters,
complete with a bride at the end.
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They are
Thirteen wonderful new Portraits
that are part of my current show
Monstrival: Where Monsters and the Carnival Collide
Each is available* through 
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{no. 1}
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Cheeks is the first and oldest member of {the Unlucky 13}. 
He couldn't ask for a better group of friends.
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{no. 2}
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She had always hoped that something beautiful
would spring from her pain.
It is a shame she cannot see it.
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Tabitha is pleased that their monster sits on their shoulders. 
She grows tired of looking at her sister's face sometimes.
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The better to see you with, my dear.
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{no. 5}
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The mystic, the seer, the cyclops.
Do you dare ask her what your future holds?
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He feels lucky that he is still able to breathe on land.
He knows, however, that his days are numbered.
Eventually, he will need to leave his life behind and return to the sea.
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People feel sorry for Elsa, but they shouldn't. 
She is really quite lazy and loves having people carry her.
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Just because she has no eyes, 
it does not mean she cannot see.
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Patiently, she waits for her egg to hatch. 
Will her child look like her?
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Nothing makes a monster happier 
than spending time with other monsters.
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The snake charmer yearns for the day 
her snakes are brave enough 
to slither on their own.
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{no. 12}
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Sometimes he hates sticking the false teeth in his mouth. 
Would you want someone thinking you resemble a mole rat?
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Thirteen flowers and thirteen tattoos 
for the thirteen unlucky men 
who never made it to their wedding day.
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Thanks for looking!
Have a lovely day~