SVS Virtual Studio APRIL 2024
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Lately I’ve been working on a series of greeting cards and stationery focused around teacups, and now I’m starting to incorporate cups from my family’s personal collections. My new goal is to maybe include a bit of dictated narrative with all the illustrations (like on the back of the card or something), since I know each cup has a story whether they’ve been gifted, inherited, or purchased. I’ve been livestreaming my process, and I’ve discovered a whole world of tea that I didn’t realize existed! Did you know there are two plants that brew edible blue-hued tea? Ha!! Neither did I!
I’ve taken to making a pot every time I stream. My favorite tea thus far is Good Earth’s “Hibiscus, Rose, and Sweet Berries” herb tea. Yummm!
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Hi! Trying to push myself towards a still unclear goal, I made time and tackled some online challenges, besides the SVS challenge (which is the best
). Coloring is still something I am struggling with, but I will adress that better after I feel more confident over ideas, composition and poses. For these, I inked manually and colored digitally
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I've been helping make raffle items for our high school drama club, who like many other schools is putting on Mamma Mia for their spring musical. It was a fun opportunity to flex my graphics skills. I usually don't have so much time to produce, because I teach full time, but it was April Vacation here in MA. Here are the things I have done. It was fun trying to capture the disco vibe!
Not sure what can be done with this graphic, but it was a fun mental challenge, like visual sudoku!
This boot graphic is going to be a wall sign that my husband will cut out of wood.
(a few of the process sketches for the flipped letters)
A graphic for an iron-on that is going on a tote bag. My daughter came up with the Bunny Bunny idea as a parody of ABBA's Honey Honey.
I crocheted some ABBA-style flower beanies to add to the baskets.
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It may sound weird but I'm bummed that I'm not doing this months prompt because everyone is having so much fun on this one but I have a job I have a tight deadline on so something has to give. I should be happy to have work right? but I want to do this prompt (wah,wah) Here's a sample of what I'm doing instead.!
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@jenn I love these! Really fun project
the dancing queen graphic is awesome. Just a thought, maybe one of the "e" in queen as a buckle on the shoe? Anyway, it is fun and readable the way you did it. -
@Larue looks like you're having fun with the "proper work" :))) I'm all for drawing pigs, this looks adorable
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@Oana
Thanks, when drawing animals I’m in my happy place. -
@Oana thanks for the suggestion! I would have tried that idea if I had more time!
This was the final that I used for the iron-on:
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Do we have a Virtual Studio for May yet?
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@Tom-Harshberger
Nice lighting and mood development:) -
@kylebeaudette
Makes me happy to see more of your art up in here! -
@Sarah-VanDam
Looks like you made these with love! Lovely:) -
Some t shirt designs I'm working on
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@Larue thanks!
