here it is! raine’s first published book, including 4 stories written and illustrated by herself.
this turned out fantastic. shes says that she would like to make more. so perhaps this is merely the beginning. im proud of her and inspired by her stamina…she worked diligently to make this book happen.
and of course, a special thank you to the papa that spent endless nights making this book happen!
i have recently fallen head over heels for the artist ben shahn. his work is spectacularly inspiring.
raine has recently began writing and illustrating her own books and coloring books. i am planning on marketing these real soon….no lie.
something full of meaningless symbols. satisfying nonetheless.
i found this while flipping through a book at the library yesterday. i find great comfort and inspiration in this watercolor by charles demuth from 1918.
wish i could say that i made this, but unfortunately jennifer davis beat me to it! this would have made my christmas wish list had it not already been sold out.
here are some photos of a project i completed a few weeks ago. i dont have the final piece photographed yet. im hoping to use a documenting station on campus that will allow for some amazing photos. so hopefully you can see that soon! until then, here is a glimpse, which seems to be all i have been showing you lately. sorry about that.
a little something i made last week. i have been coming back to this chair a lot lately in my work.
i spilled coffee onto cold press watercolor paper, allowed it to dry, then cut it out. i then sewed the dried spill onto foam board with my sewing machine, then sewed a small corduroy patch onto the spill by hand. after all of this, i stitched the foam board piece into a cut out square that was larger (not shown)…..i think a photo can say way more than i am trying to right now, and do a whole lot better job….i will post more photos of the completed stitched coffee spills. in the mean time….here is a preview.
a line drawing created in nature. i found this hanging cord on the horizontal lines simply beautiful.
our big trip to colorado. these photos only scratch the surface of what we did the entire time we were there. for a trip that we almost didnt take…i think we had a great time.
jen corace
jeff depner
found these today…thought id share some beauty.
have a lovely day!
jenna newton
julie morstad
hello there. yes….
…it has been too long. i hope that this post is the beginning of many. i have so much to catch you all up on. unfortunately i am not at my own computer and am unable to post images from my lovely summer. but in hopes of reconnecting, i will share some inspiration with you.
It’s been a while I know…not posting on my blog does not mean that I have stopped producing art though. I have a sketch in the current issue of underground art school‘s magazine! I was pretty excited to be a part of this magazine! To preview or purchase, just click the image above!
our rocking chair painted in watercolor.
sorry it has been soo long since i have posted last. life has been….well…just busy. i have been pumping out some prints though, so i hope to get them up here as quickly as i possibly can!! i hope everyone is doing well.
this is an intaglio (aquatint and chine colle).
here’s a quick little drawing i threw some watercolor onto…i think shes sort of cute….even with the big mole-looking-thing on her face.
hope youre all having a good friday {thirteenth}!!
when i was younger i often played outside alone, or with my younger, twin neighbors. fortunately for us, we lived near a wooded area, so there was always plenty to explore (in our little world). one thing i remember doing with my friends was pasting feathers, sticks, and strings to trees with mud. Often times too, we would tie rocks to strings to dangle down for our enjoyment.
with this said, i drew this picture without even giving a second thought to my childhood. it wasnt until i was done with it that i remembered the tree we enjoyed as kids. funny how our subconscious works, isnt it?
not so sure i would sit here….
it started off really pretty, then as usual, i couldnt leave it alone, so it turned out like this. but i really like the direction that my trees have taken recently.
tape…with a splash of color. i used this for trisha’s birthday card.
…hope youre having a good one!
im not sure what happened to him….but its interesting to imagine
color splash…..beside a chair
{i would sit here}
my instinct says to cut my hair off (short)….but then i resist.
its been an ongoing struggle with myself.
i think its about to happen soon though….maybe.
see…
{i just realized that my last THREE posts have been about hair…this is getting ridiculous, i just need to suck it up and do it! the next time that i post about hair, it will be to let you know that ive done it!}