Ojalá, Selah, Lateda

IF: Worn

“Despite being completely worn out she
continued to prepare for the inevitable.”

For Illustration Friday: Worn
Pen & Ink & Digital Collage

IF: Drifting

“The idea was to relax and allow things to continue drifting
by without grasping at them. This proves difficult…”

For Illustration Friday: Drifting
Pen & Ink

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IF: Unfold

“So much can unfold in such a short time,
though piecing it all back together can take longer.”

For Illustration Friday’s Unfold
Pen & Ink & Digital Collage

Regina Spektor’s entire new album is streaming at http://tinyurl.com/m9jvje … but I still can’t seem to get enough of her last one, Begin to Hope. This illustration is inspired by the way the story in her “Hotel Song” off that album unfolds.

Tie Dye Lady

IF: Craving

“Though she did not like admitting to being cliche,
her cravings really were for sleep and chocolate.”  

For Illustration Friday: Craving
Pen & Ink & Digital Collage

IF: Adapt

“She always said she could adapt to anything, but 
the strange presence was beginning to weigh on her.”

For Illustration Friday: Adapt
Pen & Ink & Digital Collage

The Canvas Project

I haven’t exhibited any of my art since I left Cancun (which has been three years now). So Im really excited about taking part in Atlanta’s Art House Gallery’s The Canvas Project Volume 2. It’s not a juried show, but it is a show.

The concept is a visual encyclopedia. They sent out five 3×3 inch canvases along with a list of 5 randomly selected, community generated words - one word for each canvas. The idea is to visually create a definition for each word on its respected canvas. From July 31 - September 4, 2009 it will be in the Atlanta Airport Atrium Gallery and then there will be a second show at the Art House Gallery on September 25, 2009.

My words were part, self-aware, kiki, Freedom Fighters and progressive. Last night I finished up painting the fifth one so I am ready to share. All of them are 3×3 inches, acrylic on canvas.

   Progressive

  Self Aware

  Part

    Kiki

  Freedom Fighters

IF: Contagious

“If only washing one’s hands and using a tissue could protect from contagious emotions and attitudes…”

For Illustration Friday: Contagious
Pen & Ink & Digital Collage

IF: Parade

“Unbidden her anxieties dressed up and paraded across the page.”

Parade for Illustration Friday
Pen & Ink & Digital Collage

SACKETS: Fun, Free & Functional

For the past year and a half or so I have been doing a craft night for teenage girls a couple times a month. I am always on the look out for projects that will pass the teenage girl “cool” test, be fairly simple, and not expensive when it comes to supplies. My favorite projects have been the paper maché ones, as that is what I’m best at, the supplies are incredibly cheap, and the results are always so cool. But this week I have a new project that I’m very excited about. The “sacket” (Sack/basket=sacket - Name thanks to my friend Jenn) pictured below is made from two clothes hangers and twenty-two grocery bags. Didn’t cost a penny, easy, fun, and who can’t use a basket? I’m hoping the girls will be as enthusiastic as I am.

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I’ve spent a fair amount of time looking through other people’s blogs looking for cheap, easy projects that teens might enjoy and I’ve been surprised by how hard they are to find. If you have some ideas for other projects the girls might enjoy or would like to know more about the process of making the sackets, let me know.