small cats

These are going to the small stuff show at bear and bird gallery in Florida. They're small! Only 5"x5" each.

I'm trying to get bolder with my colors, and a little looser with my paintings. I tend to paint really, really, really anal-retentively, leaning over the painting and holding my breath and stuff. I think things come out a little stiff sometimes because of that though! These were small and simple enough that I could just kinda do them without over thinking.

The first one is based on my cat Milo. He was orange and crazy! Now he is a ghost cat.



The siamese is based on nothing, because I never had a siamese myself. Or maybe its based on my awesome vintage TV lamp that Sean got for me... (that is not a photo of MY lamp, but mine is seriously identical)



They're off to Florida! By by kitties!

paper gal!

The actual "making" part is done! Now I have to print em out and test how everything fits. I have a feeling that they're going to be a pain in the butt to cut out...





Yay!

work in progress!

This is still a work in progress, but I thought it was about time for an update here in blog-land.



She has lots of outfits, and when she's done she'll be in my etsy store. She's also going with me to Unique LA this year, so if you're in the area you can swing by in December and grab one! I'm also hoping to have another paper doll, maybe a tattooed lady, or a flapper, or a 17th century lady. I was planning on having her done in time for APE but I underestimated how time consuming/technical/hard it is to make a good paper doll, so that was a no go. APE, by the way, was not particularly successful for me this year (but I get the impression that it wasn't too great for anybody exhibiting). I'm putting my hopes in Unique LA, hoping that people get into the X-mas shopping spirit by then!

In other news, it's almost HALLOWEEN, the best holiday ever! I don't know about you all, but I can't ever seem to really get IN to a holiday unless I watch an appropriately themed cartoon first.



Yay!

HMMM...

...what can this be?




...or THIS, for that matter?!



Getting ready for APE. More later!

I'm gettin' hitched!

Sorry for the lack of posts in recent days. I have a really good excuse: I'm getting married this weekend! And I'm planning the whole wedding myself! Does that sound like intense times? Well it is, just busy work and detail-wise. There's so many little variables to plan for, and combine that with the fact that Mercury was in retrograde for most of September and you've got (and by "you" I mean "ME") quite a snarl-ball of logistical and creative stuff to deal with.

When I say that I'm planning it myself, what I really mean is that me and Sean argued about how to appropriately 'art direct' the event, and we made everything ourselves: invites, programs, decorations, the whole she-bang. Then I spent a lot of time+energy making phone calls and writing e-mails and sending faxes to make sure everything got taken care of. I've been drinkin' a lot of coffee!

So here's the image that went on the front of our invite. We took it one morning before Sean went to work. I love that dress.




You shan't be hearing from me for a little while, cause I have to attend to the business of being a bride, but I'll be back soon-ish!

P.S.,

Got the buttons made. They're really cool!

buttons! buttons!

It's that time of the year again: I'm getting all my goodies together for the Alternative Press Expo next month. That means I've got to order some new buttons, among other things, but the other things are boring. Paper and ink and plastic sleeves are not half as good as shiny new pin back buttons!




I want your opinion on these buttons, k? In the past I've just kinda picked at random whichever images I think would look good on a button, but then I end up with none of one kind of a whole bunch of another kind left over. My preference would be to have no buttons left, because they are happily living on your jacket or book bag or wherever! SO, vote for your favorites (as many as you want!), and I'll make buttons of the most popular picks. This is especially easy cause you don't even have to leave an actual comment, you can just click on this little poll-thinger!

Click click click!

Quizzes by Quibblo.com

Or, you know, if there's something you think would be cool as a button that ya don't see here, I'm open to suggestions.

mythological prints on etsy!

mermaids, minotaurs, neptunes, griffins, gorgons, and water nymphs!




Take one home.