Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Monday, June 21, 2010

Team HiP Fave

Gah, here I go again, neglecting my blog! >_< I've been busy trying to unpack and clear one of the spare bedrooms for a friend of mine who's visiting next month. I'll try not to do this again. Sorry, everyone!

Sunshine Dance original watercolor painting 5x7 inches

"Sunshine Dance" Original Watercolor Painting 5x7" Karen Faulkner Original Art

Friday, June 18, 2010

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Monday, June 14, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Friday, June 11, 2010

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Re-Vamped T-Shirt Design

So here's the re-vamped skull and card suits design mocked up on a t-shirt. The old design seemed a little too symmetrical, so I changed things up a bit to give it a more dynamic/edgy look. Also trying to branch out into oversized prints. I was thinking of making the skull a bit bigger, but I dunno. Thoughts (love it/hate it/cast Ghoul Touch on me)?

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Team HiP Fave

Erf, sorry about not posting yesterday, folks. I've been busy over the past couple of days making some minor repairs on my house (patching up cracks, caulking and whatnot) and getting gardeners to check out my property for tree and shrub pruning. Soooo, yup. Here's today's post!



Cracked Glass Pendant - Breast Cancer Survivor Pink by Tubby Tabby's Jewelbox

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Friday, June 4, 2010

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Team HiP Fave

To show support for the street team that I'm a part of, Handmade in PA, I will feature a favorite item from each team member's shop every day. This shall hopefully give each person some exposure, while in turn give me something to blog about. Everybody wins. :)

PrettyCool Wristlet Retro Floral red black tan

PrettyCool Wristlet in Retro Floral by PrettyCoolClothes

New T-Shirt Design

Not too long ago, my friend and client, Cortana, suggested that I illustrate a t-shirt design of an oiran (a high class Japanese courtesan from the Edo period), but with a skull for a face. I took her up on that offer, and after a few weeks of intensive planning, sketching, inking and digital editing, I was glad that I did! I really liked how this came out. I would like to make this into an oversized silkscreened print for the shirts, so I made a couple of mock-ups as shown below: But I was wondering, what if this design were requested onto a shirt with a low-cut neckline? Should I still print on the front and let the neckline cut into the design? The imagery does sound appealing, but I worry that too much of said design would be lost. Perhaps I should print on the back?

Thoughts?

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Team HiP Fave

Here's something new that I'll try. To show support for the street team that I'm a part of, Handmade in PA, I will feature a favorite item from each team member's shop every day. This shall hopefully give each person some exposure, while in turn give me something to blog about. Everybody wins. :)

Bird Art Chickadee Cheerful and Fearless Giclee Print
Bird Art Chickadee Cheerful and Fearless Print by 111collagedesign