not quite done yet, but this is the loveliness that will keep me sane this greyful winter! inspiration via Inke.
words to write
i now have a lovely new excuse to write notes to friends, and a wonderful project series to keep my mornings full and creative! tonight i printed my first batch of notecards based on a series of sketches i did. these are from a drawing of a tin-can telephone:
what do you all think? i wanted the color change to be subtle, but is this getting lost? can you understand the drawing?
i had a hard time capturing accurate color, too... this is perhaps closer to life:
i would much appreciate feedback...!
portrait
This is an embroidered portrait, for Illustration Friday. :)
3 foot x 5 foot quilt. canvas, thread, acrylic washes
coming soon…
here's a glimpse of my new book that i posted about the other day. it's a combination of woodcut, stamps, and brushwork, handprinted on hosho paper. the red is sewing thread, and i also used it to bind the book (see cover view).
i would post more, but i'm not happy with the scans i got today, so the rest is coming as soon as i get some photos or scans i'm happy with. i can't wait to share the rest with you!
illustration with textiles
i am a huge fan of using unconventional materials in the illustration field (and fine art/design fields in general). so in my illustration concepts class, where we are generally let loose as far as materials go, i tend to go a little crazy. here's an illustration i did for the story "chicken little":
this is appliqué and embroidery with fabric scraps and tracing paper on linen.
in a similar vein, and with a cool mixed media approach, is caroline hwang. she does sweet combinations of fabric and stitching and paint and paper. below is my favorite:
salvaged paper
i work in a computer lab, and one day i found this stack of sweet ink-test-sheets from the color printer that someone threw out (i am constantly peeking into trash cans for treasures. hey, you never know!). they're great for cards and doodles.
magnets
and the moral of the story is... always look in trash cans...?
metal eater
here's a project i did this september called "before the record" for my illustration class. the assignment was to illustrate a Guinness World Record holder in a moment of their early years that fortells their future accomplishment/obsession/extraordinary capacity for that later achievement. i chose michel lotito, record holder for the strangest diet, who can eat 2 lbs of metal a day.
this is acrylic paints on a sheet of metal with magnets of the characters and objects.
for the magnets, i painted on bristol and used a sheet of magnet with sticky backing.