Fox and Flowers

Here's some works in progress. I've been busy working on my Quill Them All entry for this month, yes the illustration blog Quill Them All is back up and running, with me and my friend Kris as it's organizers. Check the blog at the beginning of the month to see some awesome illustrations! Perhaps I'll leak some sketches of my contribution next week. I've been a little lax lately in the weekly postings, but only because I'm focusing on a lot bigger projects and agendas. I may switch to officially either once a month postings or every other week. Ive been doing a lot of submissions for publication, so my time is mostly devoted to sketching and designing. I'd rather post something that is a more complete idea, so we'll have to wait and see what feels more comfortable after a time. Thanks for bearing with me!

Self Portrait as an Alien

 This is a mail art exchange I did with a friend of mine, and I think it turned out very well! Our theme was "Self Portrait as an Alien" with the restriction of using an unconventional surface. My friend Erin Taylor, who has been a wonderful artist for a long time, blew my mind by using a shiny top to a jewelry box as her surface! She gave herself two eyes because of her inability to hide her emotions.

I chose one of my tried and favorite materials, paint samples. Heck, they're free and they come in any color you want!!  And sometimes if you're lucky you get a pretty sweet paint name printed on the card. On an odd random side note I thought it was funny that Erin used a jewelery box and I used the color "day at the jeweler's." :)

I've had a long standing wish that humans had fur that changed with the seasons. A friend teasingly noted recently that this desire probably stems from my getting cold very easily, but think about it! Covered in soft fur? What a life! And everyone would have different patterns on them, like cats! And the fur would get so thick and warm in the winter, and in summer we'd shed it all and be sleek and light-weight all summer. Oh man! And since I'm making my own species I think it'd really suit me to grow flowers out of my head. Yeah, that's right! Flowers! Awesome! 

I'm so glad we did this project!

Summer Yeti

Winter yeti gives way to summer yeti as I am in the midst of a warm beach vacation! If you are wondering how my trip is going, just imagine that I am this three eyed yeti frolicking wildly in a field of flowers, slightly drooling in joy and giggle-snorting all the time. Though this is what I'm normally like, my expressions of joy are much more pronounced while marinating in sun, sand and sea turtles!