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Seasonal Kaleidoscopes or Why I Like Winter

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Each Winter I seem to migrate no hibernate into my dreams, put paint brush to hand and begin painting floral and embellished little artworks. Stroke after stroke I load the paintbrush and simply paint. I think it dawned on me that much of my recent angst was due to not letting my mind flow freely [...]

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The painting of the boxes and coming soon – the trunk!

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I seem to float between drawing on paper and the need to paint three dimensional objects that are useful. Each little wooden box starts out naked… then I clothe it in Gesso and let it dry and harden overnight and upon waking, sand it smooth before decorating it’s skin.

When my mind is restless and full, [...]

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New Valentine Greeting Cards and a mini giveaway

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Update – comments are now closed. I will announce the winner of the four pack of Valentine’s on Tuesday! xoxo
Over the last week I have been working on a couple of new designs for Valentine’s Cards. And they are completed and listed in the shop now. The first is called Hearts on Strings and the [...]

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The 2010 Art Calendar is in limited supply

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There are six 2010 Art Calendars remaining in my studio as of today. I will not be making more until I create the 2011 art calendar! And earlier this year, I made a video talking about the art calendar.
This fourteen page twelve month calendar features a different illustration for each month, including the Sassy Sea [...]

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Hand painting Christmas balls or is it really about sex?

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Each year, well almost every year I sit down and paint Christmas balls for gift giving as I finally did finish setting up that area in the living room to paint at earlier this week. I needed an area that could remain creatively messy. Thus far I’ve painted four Christmas balls and sadly have run [...]

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ABC Alphabet Poster

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Back in 1993 I drew this whimsical alphabet poster on bristol board. Sadly, I didn’t know about using archival inks or paper for that matter back then. And had a tendency to illustrate right to the edge of the paper I was drawing upon. The black ink I had drawn around each letter had faded [...]

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Absinthe 99 or playing with the green fairy that was 2004

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In 2004 during an intensive year of college in British Columbia we were asked to illustrate a poster in an older illustrative style with hand drawn letters. Absinthe 99 is the result of that assignment.
That year of college was one of the most brutal and rewarding times of my life. I had applied and was [...]

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2010 Art Calendar (12 month handmade archival print sampler)

Earlier this week I finished designing my first ever calendar featuring twelve of my most popular prints. It looks lovely hanging on the wall or sitting against a window or on a shelf.
This fourteen page twelve month calendar features a different illustration for each month, including the Sassy Sea Urchin and the Four Seasons which [...]

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Miniature Valentine Greeting Cards

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Monday’s list – stats, features and missing friends

All orders are shipping out on time
Milton the Fish made the Friday Finds Fish List!
Very close friend leaves to build snow bridges for four to five months in Northern Manitoba on Wednesday morning so companies can get their precious oil out while the marshland ground is frozen and accessible
Do you love me featured [...]

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Custom Design work for Crochet Freeform Artist Sara Aires

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Very recently I was contacted by Sara Aires of Portugal to redo her Etsy shop banner. And again my illustrations and her free-form crochet art meshed as well as Star of the East’s jewelry and my artwork did. She found me from Esther and Estella’s blog post about the work I had completed for them [...]

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Star of the East – custom design work

In September, Esther and Estalla from Turkey of Star of the East contacted me about doing a business card for them featuring the Sassy Sea Urchin illustration of mine.

And I agreed. Their jewelry is whimsically detailed and my illustrations seemed to jive well with their beautiful style.

I began working on the design initially using the [...]

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An Overdue Thank You

Some months (almost a year) back a wonderful Theme Designer and blogger friend of mine named Amos Moses Griffin designed a Wordpress theme using my illustrations and art. He asked my permission to use them in that theme. I gladly, had said yes.
It is called The Tao of You.

At the time of this theme’s birth [...]

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Cleaning the Slate for 2008

Created two web banners today for my Etsy Original Art Sale in Photoshop. This is the square one.
Let me know what you think.
Happy New Year!

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The Happy Custom Framer Rant

I wrote Earning about a dollar more than minimum wage per hour when the Canadian dollar is worth a quizillion dollars on world markets today in my last post. And yes in is hard because it is the only negative aspect to the job I do four to five days per week.
I work as a [...]

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Idel-de-di-dally tiddlely widdly beanstalks were vectorized

The beanstalks were drawn by hand in pen right before they vectorized.!
These three beanstalks will be available in my ART SHOP on April 26, 2008 as a print. Until then have a visit to it! Enjoy!
Related:
Womyn Artists: Paperbullet, Wagonized and Breeze.
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The design of an imagined life becoming real – I need to pinch myself daily

I began a design project earlier this month for Scott Wallick. His wife Binita is a court reporter and I am designing and illustrating a logo and business card for her. Thus far our contact has been via email only. We have never met in person nor have we spoke on the phone.
Initially I had [...]

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Spring is in the air – card design

While condoms aren’t breaking, I work as a freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator.
This is the front and back of a 4″ by 6″ promotion card for AstroNutrition. This will be going to press later today. Click images to left for larger.
The blossoms were drawn in Adobe Illustrator and later placed into the card [...]

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Atlantic Canada Under Water – Illustration

This illustration appeared on the cover of Atlantic Coast Alliance Magazine ©2003. I rendered it using watercolor, ink and colored pencil as an illustrated representation of Atlantic Canadian Culture. Can you find them all? Click image for the larger magazine cover this illustration appeared on.
Ann of Green Gables • covered bridge • pottery • Dream [...]

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