More Sharing!!

Okay so here are a few pics of some work that did while I was watching Mirrormask. It quite inspirational, if you like that kind of stuff. I was working on some landscapes that I could incorporate in my continued attempt at a children's book. Oh, one day.
Anyway! I'm working on a mood.

Oh and I finally finished a model of my high end plush design. It's just a rough draft but I like it. I will post those pics soon!!

Toodles Noodles!! Have a warm and pleasant day!

Random thought of the month

Okay so every once and a while I just have to comment on the ridiculousness that I observe everyday. Sometimes I play the lead role in this "ridiculousness" and sometimes, if I'm lucky, I can catch it from a distance.

Sunday I was at the mall with my mini me, and we were having our usual Sbarro's pizza. My husband was in line for food so it was just me and the bean at the table. I notice a very cold and sophisticated couple walking toward us. I was focused on the woman because she was wearing this stunning white peacoat . So without a thought I turned to
my daughter who demanded more pizza crust ...yadda,blah, blah. When I looked up, the woman I had noticed moments earlier was standing in front of the Chik-fil-a (which was closed - bcs it was sun.) looking as emotionless and harsh as ever and I realized the reason she was standing there was because her husband was taking a photograph of her in front of the closed restaurant. I mean, really taking a photo! He was standing there so long you would have thought he switched to his manual settings on his camera and was adjusting the shutter speed.
Once he took the picture he put the camera in his pocket and met the white peacoat and continued walking through the food court. No other pictures were taken.

This situation has consumed my mind!!! What were they doing!!??? That is so weird!! And everytime I think I am over thinking about it... I'll see a damn chick-fil -a and start thinking of stories about this couple.

Today they are hoity-toity robots from the future on a birthday party scavenger hunt.

I'll post more art stuff tommorrow!

It's a Girl!!

So! As you all know we will be having a baby in May and just found out that it is another Girl!!!
My poor husband!!
We will name her Coraline or Coralyne after one of my favorite books by my favorite writer Neil
Gaiman!
Unfortunately, the movie Coraline will be coming out in Feb. IN 3-D baby!! I just hope it doesn't do SO well that Cora has a bunch of Coraline's in her graduating class.

More Sharing!!

So! Since I've announced that I will be opening up a new handmade bookshop soon, I should show some of my work up to this point.

Here is my book entitled: Purpose
It was made to practice illuminated letters and simple bookbinding techniques. I was teaching that class at the time and wanted to have a good professional looking model. I call this piece Purpose because each page displays an illuminated letter in the word PURPOSE and also uses symbols for different religions as background patterns. The construction was done in a star binding technique with mulberry paper and recycled leather. Each letter was hand painted with watercolor, gouach, and gold drawing ink.




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Finding some down time!

Well the craziness of the holidays have finally settled! And now... since I don't have anything major happening in next few months and other scheduled commitments have been canceled, I will be taking the opportunity to design a new fleece monster and create a line of high-end plush. I have also decided that since I have this time I will be opening a new handmade bookshop which will feature many books, stationary, pencils, etc made from recycled items. I figure that since i have so much experience in bookmaking and teaching bookmaking and calligraphy, that why not give it a try, I obviously love it! So wish me luck!!

Now! I was going through my recent artwork/sketches and decided that I would share! Since I don't have any current projects to show maybe I could give you an idea of what I do when I'm not making monsters and books!!!

The following drawings are done in colored pencil. The first two were inspired by the nerves and cells of the body. I think it was a few weeks after the bodies exhibit in Tampa. I thoroughly love science and find it as beautiful as any painting. The next drawing was a simple still life I made when I thought about going to grad school at SCAD . It focuses on a daruma doll that I have had for years. A year and a half before my daughter was born I made a wish (hence the 1 black eye) and completely forgot what I even wished for. Which, if you know me, is typical. Then it wasn't until I was 6 months pregnant that I remembered that I wished to be pregnant and start a happy healthy family. And that wish could not have been more true. So in my waiting for my daughter to be born I made this still life so I wouldn't forget again.