Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Blargh.

I've been home sick the past week. I won't bog you down with too many gory details. Suffice to say I haven't really been able to put much up in the shop, other than these journals.





The jackalopes are handpainted in gouache and ink on Moleskine Cahier pocket journals, and listed at $16.

There's also this:



I'd like to get it made into a print, but I'm not quite sure if it's done. Should I add more to the background? Should I bring out the flowers in her hair more?
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7 comments:

  1. Anna LloydJanuary 21, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    My first thought was bring out the flowers more, maybe in red. Not sure about the background.

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  2. ink and gingerJanuary 21, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    That's a good thought. I think I will do that.

    (Sorry, this cold is clearly eating away at my verbal skills.)

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    the journals look so nice! The natural color really brings out your pretty paintings.

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  4. ink and gingerJanuary 22, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    Thank you! A friend of mine told me the same thing a while ago. I'd love to do more work on that natural paper - it's surprisingly hard to find the kind I like.

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  5. My Charlie GirlJanuary 22, 2009 at 2:25 PM

    Your work is really beautiful! xxx

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  6. KaseyJanuary 23, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    beautiful blog!

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  7. Anna LloydJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:57 PM

    I love her hair! I really love your paper cuts. You might be interested in this blog if you haven't seen it already. http://www.kimonoasobi.com/

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