I recorded and produced the video for my Multimedia Design class. Thanks to my Interactivity for the Web class I created a web page to incorporate the video with an illustration. The video length, 1:30 minutes. You’re welcome to print a copy in case you’re hungry. Or simply share this post with someone.
My map illustration for They Draw and Travel, the sister site to They Draw and Cook, accepted this week. The map is a homage to my hometown. Thanks Salli and Nate for posting it!
My recipe illustration for They Draw and Cook accepted today. I photographed the process of making the conserve with my iPhone and the Hipstamatic app. Thanks Salli and Nate!
With the blessing of the website and cookbook “They Draw and Cook” I create an animation for Gust’s Scrambled Eggs (it’s the link). Enjoy!
My friend is having a birthday party for her mom. She asked me to provide hand lettering for a preprinted invitation. Here’s the result.
We saw a felt banner at Renegade Handmade LA. Consideration in favor of buying it was strong then the price appeared. Ouchee! Won’t be in our house. We didn’t go home completely empty-handed. We love independent artists, craftspeople and artisans. We support them when we have the means. The banner was outside our means at that moment. So, I went to a fabric store where felt happened to be on sale. Ten bucks and about 8 hours later, Voila! Crafty banner.
I drew the letter and shape patterns in Illustrator. The felt was thin enough for my scissors but thick enough to remind me to sharpen my scissors (hand cramp).
Merry Christmas everyone!
A little process to share. I recently finished this lettering design. I started with a couple of pencil sketches. I moved onto initial inking with gouache and a sable brush. I scanned the inked art then I cleaned and manipulated the scan. The lower right section is a portion of the finished design.
From a design rag I read an article about designers in New Zealand. I had to indulge my appreciation for the lettering style in saw in the article. Casual, light and captivating. I hope you agree. To see other lettering exercises please visit my other blog, handletteringcite[dot]wordpress.com.
The “Happy Spring” was a spontaneous lettering creation. So I grabbed art from another idea and massaged the lettering in Photoshop. I printed this two color design with my Kelsey.
I’m thinking about Christmas, the gift giving season, the holiday of high expectations. I haven’t printed via my letterpress for over a year. A year! So many excuses but really who wants to hear them. I don’t. I uploaded last year’s work. This year like lose marbles in my head ideas are rolling and colliding. It explains the headaches.
Once September hits back-to-school is over. Here come the holidays. Etsy, here I come!