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Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T09:00:00.000-05:00

Here's a card I made for my grandma for Valentine's Day. I love making her stuff because she always is so happy and amazed. She just really seems to enjoy a good homemade card....at least I think so anyway.

Around the World

2012-02-12T18:18:00.005-05:00

Happy February!
Here's the latest project I have been working on, yet another illustration on wood! This illustration uses two pieces of wood. The girl was drawn out on a very thin piece of birch, about 1/8" thick and then very dangerously cut out with an X-acto knife and scissors depending on the angle. It was quite tedious and I was a little scared of the tip of blade breaking and hitting me in the eye! Why I needed to make her on wood and not paper I don't know but I do happen to think it looks better then it would on paper. I kind of like this approach and may try it out again until I get injured.

Mr. Fox

2012-02-04T15:08:00.004-05:00

This one I have been working on for a few weeks. It's a bit tricky to have a really good idea and then you go to make it 3D and it doesn't quite sew up the way you want it to. That's why the first toy is always a prototype but it really looks like there is no need for improvement. I am really happy with this fox, it might be my most favorite Lizling to date! Now that I have the design for the fox done I have plans to do an all white lady fox next!

This is going to need more than a band aid

2012-01-15T12:05:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday Uncle Greg!

2012-01-14T16:43:00.003-05:00

Ok two birthdays down this year and probably a whole bunch more to go! My goal is to make everyone a birthday card this year instead of buying them. I own far too much crafting stuff and it's time to make use of all this stuff!

Happy BirthdayPatty!

2012-01-08T00:00:00.001-05:00

Here is my first post for the new year! It's a birthday card for my friend Patty. I have to say this might be the first time I am actually using papers I designed! If you want to know what they are I'll tell you! The papers are from the Let's Eat line by TPC Studio. You can find more info on our TPC Studio facebook page. Sorry I don't really have anymore information though.
Hope everyone is having a good beginning to their new year!

Owly

2011-12-31T15:36:00.008-05:00

So I guess this is going to be my last post for 2011. Oh well I intended to get a lot more done this year but life kind of gets in the way. No worries though more to come in the new year and many years to follow! On that note, Happy New Year to all!

Oh I guess I should say something about this little guy huh...We'll he is made out of sculpey clay. Just wanted to try to make some of my little critters more "real". It was kind of fun little project but I think my box of clay has been kicking around for a few years and it was really hard to work with. However I did make it out to the store and got a fresh new box so I will be making more little critters!

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and all that Jazz..

2011-12-23T11:00:00.002-05:00

To all my blogger friends out there and anyone who may stumble upon this... I wish you a Merry Merry and Happy New Year! :)

Holiday Bunnies: Lilly and Mable

2011-12-17T13:19:00.004-05:00

These two fluffy critters are going to be on their way to Michigan, their next home in a few days. I made these for my friends Jon and Sarah's two little girls. The bunnies are made out of a shaggy fluffy felt then the usual micro fleece that I normally use. I added some eyelashes and knitted them scarves out of the last bit of really good angora blend yarn. I hope they like them! The bunnies names are Lilly and Mable. I am going to have to make set for my store some time soon!

IF: Brigade

2011-12-06T23:32:00.002-05:00

Beware of the Bunny Brigade! Eh I really wanted to redo this on the computer however it was do that or make X-mas cards and well X-mas cards kind of got the upper hand. I may however still redo this illustration but we shall see. For now it's just a marker sketch.

Under attack!

2011-12-05T21:08:00.003-05:00

Yet another squid drawing... More colored pencils were graciously abused for this! Unfortunately I was too eager to post this that I scanned it in a few sections and had to use Photoshop to put it together rather than taking a good picture. Not too bad. Enjoy!

Society 6 Store is opened!

2011-12-01T13:09:00.005-05:00

I have been meaning to post some new art but I just haven't gotten around to making any lately plus my computer has decided it doesn't work for me anymore! However I do have a few projects in the works. I just wanted to let whoever out there interested I have a store up on Society 6. I don't expect anyone to buy anything but please feel free to give my store some love by following me! I'd appreciate it much!

IF: Silence

2011-11-13T17:03:00.004-05:00

Here's my illustration for this weeks topic. I have been wanting to draw this for awhile and I finally got it done. The topic silence made me think about how quiet and still everything is on a snowy winter day.

Dia de los muertos

2011-11-11T23:31:00.002-05:00

I meant to finish this an post a it I guess a week or so ago but it never happened. However I finished her tonight!

Lady of the Water- Aqua

2011-11-11T23:03:00.002-05:00

Here is drawing number 2 of this series...I might do another but we'll just see about that.

Pink Octo Bookmark

2011-11-11T22:56:00.002-05:00

Here is another bookmark for my friend Kelly.

Octo bookmark

2011-11-06T18:42:00.002-05:00

I made this for my mom! She doesn't read books but she keeps it on display. Thanks Mom!

Project Halloween

2011-11-06T18:01:00.010-05:00

This year I didn't really have thought out plans for a Halloween costume and usually that means I do my default zombie costume of some sort. This time I wanted to make it a little different and actually I wouldn't even say I was a "zombie". Lately as you can see from my last few blog posts that I have really been on an octopus/ squid kick so I wanted to keep that going for this costume. I had this great idea to be a person who drowned at sea and make some little creatures since that's what I am really best at and just give a drown victim with a "Liz" twist. The story for my costume is I got pushed off a cruise ship one night, drowned because I got caught up in some netting and came back from the dead to seek revenge on my killer.

It's kind of a pretty simple costume and I could have taken it further but I had limited time to really get everything I needed. I bought fishing net and attached aquarium plants to it for seaweed as well as actually making some seaweed myself with felt. The octopus is a Liz original creation along with the starfish and dead fishies. The cool thing about the octopus is that it has bendable legs which it the first time I ever tried to do that using armature wire for sculpting. It worked out so well that the octopus will become a new toy design and the monkey design that I have made in the past will be adjusted to come with a bendable tail for future productions of it! I made the octopus so that it could be worn all night long and not fall off my head and the other little critters were attached to my fishing net. I kept my outfit pretty simple because I just didn't have time to find the perfect dress and didn't really want to take away from the netting and creatures attached to it. Here are tons of pictures of these guys before they were put in use. Unfortunately I don't have very many pictures of myself with the whole get up on from the Halloween party!

Happy Halloweenie!

2011-10-31T21:08:00.003-04:00

I hope everyone had a nice day! I will be celebrating my halloween festivities this coming friday due to last weeks snow storm getting into the way of things! Pictures will be up this coming weekend so you can all see my ridiculous costume!

Lady of the water

2011-10-17T23:01:00.003-04:00

Yep, she has tentacles for hair. Another one of illustrations done on that beautiful natural paper I love so much! I am going to need more! I am going to need more colored pencils too! Stay tuned for another one like this...

IF: Scattered

2011-10-17T00:07:00.004-04:00

Autumn leaves scattered across the ground.....my favorite time of year.

IF: Contraption

2011-10-08T23:12:00.003-04:00

Ok this might be a little bit of a stretch but the story is here that Milo and his pet penguin, Sausalito decide they want to find the creature that lives in the deepest part of the ocean, named Frankenfish. In order to do that though Milo creates an underwater contraption so they can explore the deepest darkest depths of the ocean. It doesn't take long till the find Frankenfish but is he friend or foe? Stay tuned for possibly another illustration..maybe.

Waiting for the Bus.

2011-10-08T11:03:00.004-04:00

So this is an older illustration, maybe a few years ago. I was looking thru all of my illustrations and folders on my computer and I forgot I did this. I actually opened it because I thought it was something else. I still really like it and I don't do that wide- eyed style too much these days but I like the way this character was done. Unfortunately I never got around to making a background for it and settled with a pattern and truth is I never will get around to the background. I still think it's worthy enough to be shown on here though.

IF: Hibernate

2011-10-03T19:53:00.003-04:00

Yikes! I haven't posted on Illustration Friday in awhile...well I managed to doodle up something for this weeks topic. I know bears don't sleep like dogs as far as I know or have a little squirrel companions but this one does! Together they will hibernate all winter long which is probably what I am going to do too! Enjoy.

Octo Pop

2011-09-27T22:01:00.002-04:00

I lack creativity naming my illustrations but yes this is a weird one...

September

2011-09-17T13:03:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday Dad!

2011-09-09T23:02:00.002-04:00

Quick card for my Dad's birthday. It's not the best card I made but it is homemade!

Purple Octos

2011-09-09T20:51:00.001-04:00

These little guys are my favorites! Here's another wood and colored pencil drawing. Enjoy!

Girls.

2011-09-05T12:53:00.003-04:00

Watercolors

2011-09-04T22:25:00.005-04:00

When it comes to drawing and illustration I usually like to go with markers and colored pencils. Most of the time I usually end up using the computer to make most of drawings. Actually for work that's all I ever do now and days but sometimes I just really need to step away from the computer and just draw for real. It just feels good to make something from hand.

Sometimes I like to dabble in acrylics but I am starting to realize I am probably too slow of a painter for them. eventually I want to give oils paints a try but I think I will wait until winter to mess around with those. I feel like winter is a good time for painting projects. In the meantime with all of my many projects, I decided to give watercolors a try. I have a long way to go before I am any good with them and I am pretty sure I will just resort to colored pencils and markers cause they are quicker and I have a better handle with them. It's fun to try out a new technique though. It's nice and kind of traditional to be painting in watercolors I have to say. Here are two drawings I worked on this past week during a long day and half of no power after the wrath of hurricane Irene.

Whooooo goes there...

2011-09-04T22:09:00.004-04:00

Here's another Lizling Owl but in a different color variation. More designs to come soon!

Happy Birthday Kerry!

2011-08-25T20:05:00.002-04:00

Here's a birthday card I made for one of best lady friends!

August.

2011-08-15T23:23:00.003-04:00

Along with a gazillion other projects I have going on I decided why not start another one! Hopefully by the end of this year I plan to have all illustrations and designs done for a 2012 calendar. I don't really know how anyone can obtain one but for right now it might be a x-mas present for a bunch of awesome people. Maybe it will be the first thing to make it to my Etsy store. Yes my Etsy store is yet another project in hiatus as well. We'll see how it all goes.

Sea Creatures.

2011-07-30T12:21:00.003-04:00

I have been working on a few little drawings on wood based on some sea creatures like octopi, squids and eventually a few more other things but for now I just have these two little drawings to show. The Squid drawing is colored pencil on thin birch wood and is part of my bookmark series. It measures 6" x 2.25". The octopus is also colored pencil on a slice of wood and is approximately 9" x 6.25". I know I said I would not use colored pencil anymore on wood but I just like it so much more than paint. Stay tuned for more to come!

Sketchbook Doodle: Panda Express

2011-07-28T23:02:00.003-04:00

This was just something I was doodling up in some free moments here and there. Thought I would just color it in Photoshop and add some textures to it and keep the quality of the sketch. I don't know what it means but I have been thinking about making a little panda bear plush sometime in the near future...

Signs of Life....Card Crafting Weekend!

2011-07-27T23:17:00.007-04:00

So I know it's been awhile since my last post. I have few projects going on at once but nothing really completed! I have so many things I want to work on and so many important other things I have to work on too! Oh well, in the meantime I had sort of a 5 day mini vacation where I made these cards. The birthday card is for my mom and the hello card is for my grandma. I wish I could tell you what papers I card crafted with but all that I know is I had some random bits and pieces from Cosmo Cricket and My Mind's Eye. I also had these neat little adhesive backed chipboard stickers, one from K and Company and the other from Cosmo Cricket laying around. Once of these days I plan to make stuff with the actual papers and embellishments that I design at my job The Paper Company Studio but I haven't yet. Hey if you want to take a look check it out!

I'm still alive and kicking and hopefully there will be some more posts coming soon! Thanks for looking!!

Hungry puppy.

2011-06-27T22:56:00.002-04:00

IF: Launch

2011-06-21T23:40:00.002-04:00

For this weeks Illustration Friday, Scout takes off in a rocket to check out what space is like and if there is cheese on the moon for her buddy Liz (me).

Detective 8 Legs.

2011-06-03T20:58:00.005-04:00

Another drawing with colored pencil on wood. However I think this maybe one of my last ones for a while. It's killing my pencils too quickly. He's needs a better name but I have no ideas. Anyone?

Monkey Monday!

2011-05-30T15:15:00.010-04:00

Here's my latest toy creation of last year!! Yes I never took a picture of this little guy until now! We have this crazy amount of bamboo growing in our backyard in good ol' New Jersey. That's right it New Jersey! It's pretty cool. Anyway the monkey was commisioned as a gift for someone's baby shower. I totally was a little apprehensive about making a monkey but I am really happy with how it turned out. I am currently working on a little dragon monster this year however I would say that Lizlings is on a little bit of a hiatus for the time being. I have just been really side tracked with other stuff right now and a little bit discouraged. Change is in need! A good change where I can sit, sew and draw all day would be ideal hopefully a reality one day!

IF: Asleep

2011-05-30T15:08:00.006-04:00

I am so glad I can use this drawing for this weeks Illustration Friday. This is one of my new drawings on wood that I just finished. It's all colored pencil and a little bit of wood stain. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend-oh wait it's Monday!! Well I hope everyone is enjoying Memorial Day and had a nice weekend!

IF: Soaked

2011-05-23T23:31:00.003-04:00

Having an umbrella that doesn't or fails to work in heavy rain is never a happy situation. Speaking of rain I do hope it ends soon. I am tired of days and days or rain. I am in real need of days and days of sunshine!

IF: Safari

2011-05-19T00:00:00.002-04:00

Yikes it's been awhile! Due to have more artwork to show soon! In the meantime here is this weeks Illustration Friday drawing.
:)

The Sketchbook Project 2012

2011-04-22T19:40:00.001-04:00

Yes it is so! I have signed up again! I can't wait to start drawing for my new theme "Uncharted Waters". Let the drawing journey begin!

Untitled Girl

2011-04-21T23:34:00.002-04:00

Spring Girl

2011-04-18T17:31:00.001-04:00

This one is another colored pencil illustration on wood. Largest drawing I ever did with colored pencils and I paid the price! I had to make a colored pencil order today which I can't wait to get!
This drawing measures approximately 12" across by 23.75" high. It's a biggie too bad this picture doesn't really show how nice it is in person.

Pink Parrot

2011-04-12T22:36:00.003-04:00

The last of my birdie series, at least until something else gets done.
;)

Zombie Hamster.

2011-04-05T20:18:00.008-04:00

So about two weeks ago, my hamster decided to check out. I kind of saw it coming being that she was sleeping a lot more and not letting me pick her up. I had a feeling she was sick but there is only so much you can do for a sick hamster. This particular little one definitely will stick out in my mind for being just a teeny bit extra special. She was picked on a lot by her sister hamster who also passed away suddenly last year. Unfortunately led to her being in a separate cage but I think she was happy about that. She had a little battle tear in her ear and was a real nervous wreck. I didn't think I would ever be able to pick her up or anything but after awhile she definitely became pretty friendly or tolerant of me. She has gone through various names but none of them stuck until one day my mom just started calling her Sammy. So Sammy it was. She had black, white and brown spots. She was my little cow! She'll be missed. So in her honor I made her into a zombie hamster where she'll walk around in hamster heaven or more like my hamster graveyard and gnaw on all the other hamsters I had owned previously!
In Memory of Sammy 2009-2011

Multi-bird.

2011-03-25T19:31:00.001-04:00

Yet another B-day Card!

2011-03-24T08:00:00.001-04:00

A tiny card I made...

Little Blue Parrot

2011-03-22T22:24:00.003-04:00

The four things I love using are kraft paper, wood, markers and colored pencils. When I got all of these going on pretty cool stuff happens every now and then. Colored pencil on wood is definitely my favorite to work with right now. For me it blends a lot easier than acrylic paints do and I can take my time. I have better control over my coloring and in a way its kind of like working with oil paints but a whole lot less messier. The downfall is I go threw my colored pencils a hell of a lot faster! Maybe I should start playing the lottery so I could win and buy more art supplies and be able to afford a studio where I can spray fixative and not have to sleep in the same room with the fumes. Silly Liz what was I thinking!
Right now I'm interested in these brightly colored birdies I 've been doodling up so definitely be expecting some more of this in the next few posts.

IF: Swarm

2011-03-03T19:45:00.002-05:00

I really wanted to get this done early on this week but a few things kept me from doing so. I always say better late then never...

IF: Layer

2011-02-22T23:27:00.004-05:00

Yikes, after a night of technical difficulties here and there I finally got this done. I really wanted play around with this more in Photoshop but unfortunately it doesn't seem to want to work to it's full capacity. Geez, I am itching for a new upgrade and a computer! Well anyway, I was thinking about layers of clothes, scarves, hats, tights, socks and just about everything to keep warm in cold. Can't wait for this winter to pack it's bags and go!
Stay Warm!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

2011-02-21T23:23:00.003-05:00

Sooo I have been doing a lot of paper crafting lately, perhaps too much! Well I did decide this year that I would make every card instead of spending money buying cards, plus I have an abundance of paper at home that needs to be used. I made this card for my grandma's b-day which is this week. I hope she likes it!

Collaborative Project: #1

2011-02-17T23:57:00.003-05:00

This is an interesting drawing my boyfriend, Del Almeida and I worked on. I think you can pretty much figure out what I drew. The results of this particular collaborative effect are entertaining at least for me. Hopefully there will more of these projects to come!

Valentine's Mix Cd

2011-02-17T23:43:00.004-05:00

I made this for my special someone.

IF: Sweater

2011-02-14T23:26:00.002-05:00

Ok so I could have gone nuts with this but I didn't. It's a pretty quick drawing on top of that. Ah maybe I shouldn't be telling you that. It's Monday what do you want from me!
Anywho, I was thinking about big cozy knitted sweater, a cup of hot chocolate and a kitty is all there is to be quite happy on a crisp night. However, I don't know what a kitty would be like since I don't and never owned one. I hear they're soft!
Enjoy and Happy Monday to you all!

The Sketchbook Project.

2011-02-13T17:54:00.009-05:00

Here's some more!! These 4 were drawn, colored, cut out and glued to some pretty scrapbooking paper.

Craft Time Project Valentine's.

2011-02-13T17:50:00.002-05:00

Sketchbook Project

2011-02-11T22:51:00.005-05:00

I forgot I had so much more to show from my sketchbook. Here are a few more illustrations from my book.

Sleepwalking...

2011-01-31T21:28:00.003-05:00

IF: Dusty

2011-01-25T20:11:00.002-05:00

When I think of "dusty" I think about how I don't really vacuum under my furniture very often and how large the dust balls are. Naturally I think of them as "dust bunnies" not nearly as cute though.

The Sketchbook Project: Lonely, Late and Lost

2011-01-18T23:37:00.006-05:00

Some more drawings I liked a lot from my sketchbook.

The Sketchbook Project: Brown paper rules!

2011-01-17T22:22:00.004-05:00

These are 3 of my favorites from my sketchbook...well I have a few more favorites but I think these 3 go really well together.

The Sketchbook Project: Cover

2011-01-16T21:32:00.003-05:00

The Sketchbook Project: Love won't keep your zombie boyfriend from eating you

2011-01-16T21:10:00.006-05:00

A darling few pages from my sketchbook.

First Card of the Year

2011-01-15T20:50:00.002-05:00

I am going to post some more pages from my sketchbook project but in the meantime here is birthday card I crafted for my uncle.

IF: Winter

2010-12-26T20:47:00.005-05:00

I know it's been a long time since I posted a blog entry for Illustration Friday. It's been tough trying to fit in time for extra drawing outside of the sketchbook project which I slowly am losing steam on...sadly. However today helped get me going on the IF topic this week. We're having the right weather for it today! Snow! Snow! Snow! So here is a little something.
I apologize if the background looks familiar but I got a little lazy and recycled part of another previous blog entry.
Enjoy the snow it's looks real pretty!

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-20T18:47:00.002-05:00

Tis the season! Just wishing all my blog followers, readers and whoever stumbles upon my blog a Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and a great New Year!

Sketchbook Project: 3

2010-12-20T18:41:00.003-05:00

Sketchbook Project: 2

2010-12-05T12:50:00.004-05:00

Here are a few more pages of what's been going on in my sketchbook land. I am not going to be showing every illustration on here at least not yet! I really really hope I get this book done but I am not even a quarter thru! Wish me luck!

Ollie Bear and Nu Bear

2010-11-24T20:25:00.004-05:00

Two new additions to the Lizlings crew have been added this week. Nu Bear is the the lighter colored bear and the little guy is Ollie Bear. Both of these two critters were made for my friend Kelly. Thanks for the business! However I got a few more new ones in the works and some pictures to take of them when completed... Sketchbooking, design x-mas cards and launching my Etsy store soon. Busy Busy months are coming!

Sketchbook Project: 1

2010-11-12T22:07:00.003-05:00

So I wasn't going to post anything from the sketchbook project yet but the thing is is that I haven't posted anything worthwhile in a while! I haven't been completely interested in the last few weeks of topics from Illustration Friday and have been designing some new plush and wasting the entire month of October on my Ramona Flowers Halloween costume. Now that that is done I am just getting started on the sketchbook project. I got a few illustrations going right now but I really like this enough to show on here for now. December is going to be a crazy month if it hasn't already begun now. I got two new plush bear designs to make, a monkey and squid to finish and a ton of stuff to put up for sale on Etsy by the time the new year rolls in, unfortunately not in time for Christmas this year. I am going to start the new year right on track dammit! In the meantime stay tuned for upcoming sketchbook illustrations, Etsy store opening announcement and more of the same old good stuff! Thanks again for stopping by!

Happy Halloweenie

2010-10-31T20:00:00.002-04:00

IF: Transportation

2010-10-12T23:14:00.001-04:00

It would be kind of nice to get around in hot air balloons. Too bad I am terrified of slow moving heights!

IF: Beneath

2010-10-05T22:41:00.004-04:00

Finally I had some time to get something done for this!
More stuff come soon to my blog and updated look!
Thanks for stopping by and please do so more!
:)

IF: Dessert

2010-09-07T22:28:00.002-04:00

One of my favorite desserts are cupcakes, carrot cupcakes to be exact. However an array or brightly colored ones always make me smile!

IF: Immovable

2010-08-31T22:44:00.003-04:00

Mitchell thought it was a good idea to let Clyde, his large secret monster friend that lives in his closet out for some ice cream. What Mitchell didn't know was that you can't move a monster enjoying a bowl of chocolate ice cream. He should have thought about that before letting Clyde out only a few minutes before Mitchell's parents would return home early from their night out.

Rhino!

2010-08-28T00:20:00.003-04:00

A very unlikely animal for me to draw but here he is. Maybe I'll name him Kingston...He looks like a Kingston. So this is another drawing on wood and colored pencil. If I keep drawing like this I am going to run out of colored pencils quickly!

Lydney

2010-08-24T22:17:00.005-04:00

So this is a little doodle that kind of happened while waiting around for files to open up on my computer at work. She ended up being name Lydney because that was the name of one of the papers my coworker designed. I totally loved the name for some strange reason. I have been advised to only naming my little characters and pets in fear that if any potential future child of mine were to enter this existence it would live a lifetime of being made fun of! Heh oh well...
I've been pretty busy, being busy sewing my toys but getting distracted on a collaborative illustration project with my boyfriend. At some point I hope to get those images up on here but it will be a treat when I do. It's pretty awesome! BUT the big distraction that might keep me from many projects is The Sketchbook Project that I finally as of today decided to participate in. I am super excited about working on this! I'm going to have about 4 months of drawing funness filling up a skinny moleskin sketchbook! Good luck to me!

We all scream for Ice Cream!

2010-08-24T21:57:00.001-04:00

IF: Star gazing

2010-08-16T20:11:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday Kerry!

2010-08-16T19:56:00.000-04:00

I made this for one of my bestest friends, Kerry. Her birthday is in a few days but I gave this to her this past weekend. It's kind of a b-day card/ drawing. Basically it's a Liz drawing on wood. I think it came out pretty nice and there will be more like it to come!

IF: Artificial

2010-08-02T23:43:00.000-04:00

Two things that are completely unnatural, green chocolate chip ice cream and hot pink hair, both of which I like very much!

Happy Birthday Mom!

2010-07-27T23:59:00.000-04:00

Here's a card I scrapped together for my mom's birthday which starts in about...oh right now!
Nothing like the last minute!

IF: Double

2010-07-26T21:40:00.000-04:00

Here is all I could come up with for this weeks drawing. I can't think straight because the heat coming off my computer is getting to me! Also the whole entire time I drew this all I could think of was the Foreigner song Double Vision. Silly me. Anyway it's a really quick sketch colored in with markers, my favorite. Bunny's, twins and cupcakes equals the whole sharing means caring bit. It's a nice way to be.

IF: Diary

2010-07-14T00:02:00.001-04:00

Here's my drawing for this week. It's a bit rushed a little more than usual. You know trying to cram things in midweek, sew some toys, clean the fish tank, and watch some X-files reruns while I do it all!
Anyway, I think this looks a little similar to a drawing I did a few weeks ago...It should be called "Later that Night." I intended for this to be a night scene but I think it translates more like a quiet winter night. Oh well, I'll tell ya, it's been so fricken hot lately that I wouldn't mind a nice brisk winter night. No need to rush the seasons though!
Enjoy my illustration!
:)

IF: Giant

2010-07-06T23:17:00.000-04:00

Mustaches Rule.

2010-06-21T22:07:00.000-04:00

Tis' a strange new drawing I know. It's to commemorate how awesome the mustache can be especially when detachable, for a party and beer is involved. Oh can't wait for that mustache party!

Love Bot.

2010-06-21T20:48:00.002-04:00

http://www.etsy.com/shop/marshmalloweather
coming soon!!!! you can at least see my banner!

It's Dad's Day...

2010-06-20T11:24:00.001-04:00

Haven't given this card to my dad yet. I'm pretty sure he will like it. I like it a lot! Just had a lot of random trinkets and papers laying around. Papers from Cosmo Cricket and other such companies I can't think of ...Somehow all the colors and patterns came together really well.
Happy Father's Day to all those dads out there.

Scout and Friend

2010-06-15T20:52:00.001-04:00

Sooooo I haven't really been keeping up with my blog quite as much as I want to. I mean in reality, I would love to be doing nothing but making art and toys and posting it all day long but I need a paycheck so I gotta do what I gotta do if that means working hard from 9 to 5 and squeezing in a few hours afterwards for myself. By all means I'm not being down on work. Just like every human being out there, there is always something else you would rather be doing especially when you're an artist and you got a never ending list of projects. Sometimes you just want to be sitting by the water somewhere with a beer and sketchbook at hand.
Anyway in the meantime, I have been breaking my finger tips sewing away little critters here and there. I am just about ready to throw some stuff on my etsy store hopefully soon! My latest new plush is an octopus. This guy who currently is nameless is the first version of what's to come. There was a lot of trial and error working with it but I think I have a good template to work with now. It's pretty darn cute and I am currently working on a better version for my friend Patty. Soon after that's done, the little guy will follow in a purple color in that cute little familiar face we see through out my blog.
The little pink bunny however is the famous bunny in just about every illustration I do. His name is Scout. I've been meaning to work on him for months...maybe even a year by now! I wanted to knit him a cute striped scarf but my knitting skills are a bit rusty but I was able to still hook him up with a nice white one. Eventually Scout will follow me on my travels and we'll see more of him...kind of like a traveling gnome kind of thing....
That's all for now! Enjoy :) And as always Thank you for stopping by!!

IF: Early

2010-05-25T22:53:00.000-04:00

you, me and paper planes

2010-05-21T23:18:00.001-04:00

she + him

2010-05-16T20:35:00.001-04:00

Spring Projects

2010-05-16T20:24:00.000-04:00

Ok ok! I haven't posted anything in a long time now. I have been incredibly busy the past few months researching the perfect bike for me. Finally I have settled with a really nice Trek hybrid/comfort bike. It's pretty awesome and I love it so. Now that I finally have it, it's time for me to get back into the swing of things.
Meantime while I was on my quest for the perfect bike, I had spent many hours every night searching the internet, I of course downloaded some new tunes. So with some new tunes I thought it was time to make some new mixes which usually means homemade scrapped cd covers....For now these cd covers are all I have but promise there will be more art to show soon....

Beach Bum

2010-04-18T22:40:00.001-04:00

IF: Dip

2010-04-04T16:56:00.000-04:00

Ahh it's my first naked girl illustration! Well kind of....hey sometimes you want to go for a refreshing dip in a nice cold lake or ocean but you forgot to bring your bathing suit! In honor of the warm sunny weather to come here's my illustration for the week! Enjoy!

Bathing Beauties

2010-04-03T22:40:00.000-04:00

Been doodling girls in less clothes today. Hopefully one day I will get around to illustrating them in Illustrator but not tonight!

hello spring!

2010-03-30T23:10:00.000-04:00

So it has been pouring all day since yesterday and I am pretty tired of it! We still haven't recovered from the last storm we had about two weeks ago. However, I know all this rain will help the plants and trees to start blooming and what not if they don't fall over from a soaking wet ground...