tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52319016003907112402024-03-13T08:25:52.205-07:00A Day in The Life~~A creative journey~~Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-21528949667450896672011-12-14T20:21:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:24:00.329-08:00Illustration Friday - SeparatedHere's this week's Illustration Friday theme - Separated.<div><br /><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--IMrNeo9XnE/Tul2GFN348I/AAAAAAAAAtg/DZzVemyY_Lc/s320/IF_separate_web.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686205851383620546" /></div><div><br /></div></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-62112402663018267272011-11-26T12:52:00.000-08:002011-11-26T12:59:08.769-08:00Illustration Friday ~ "Round"This weeks' Illustration Friday challenge = "Round"<br />From pencil sketch on paper to computer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PGNZOExUxIc/TtFR8pfxjrI/AAAAAAAAAs8/xzDJS4alsy4/s1600/scan.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PGNZOExUxIc/TtFR8pfxjrI/AAAAAAAAAs8/xzDJS4alsy4/s320/scan.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679410707464031922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FLV_W5ui9_E/TtFSxiV42JI/AAAAAAAAAtU/DQPO2JeQyxk/s1600/RoundHound.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FLV_W5ui9_E/TtFSxiV42JI/AAAAAAAAAtU/DQPO2JeQyxk/s320/RoundHound.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679411616076585106" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-49860290740262812322011-03-23T11:39:00.001-07:002011-03-23T11:43:24.418-07:00Illustration Friday - "Cultivate"<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I wanted to do a quickie for this week's Illustration Friday theme, "Cultivate", and of course it took a LONG time. Not because I got caught up in the fun of it but because I was fighting battles with my computer and Photoshop. :-(<div><br /></div><div>Hopefully next week will be a little less trying.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3wEM0rVQTc/TYo_MoXX6zI/AAAAAAAAAjM/IsevWAqt7rM/s320/final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587347773932956466" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-75018920702659182032011-03-15T19:29:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:32:12.473-07:00StirThis week's Illustration Friday theme is "stir". I went pretty literal and very graphic. I'm having so much fun thinking about how to illustrate these themes and then creating the art.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NrJMKT5bQa4/TYAg-A_zBtI/AAAAAAAAAis/86512WIAqiI/s1600/stir.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NrJMKT5bQa4/TYAg-A_zBtI/AAAAAAAAAis/86512WIAqiI/s320/stir.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584499787730978514" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-74400375384431077642011-03-09T11:26:00.000-08:002011-03-09T11:29:08.665-08:00Illustration Friday - "Warning"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODvKwl2tq-k/TXfUzqGFiPI/AAAAAAAAAig/8y2mdckKVj4/s1600/web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODvKwl2tq-k/TXfUzqGFiPI/AAAAAAAAAig/8y2mdckKVj4/s320/web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582164247087253746" border="0" /></a><br />This week's Illustration Friday theme is "warning". For this, I decided to upload my Bike Geek drawing which, I actually did some time back. It seems so fitting to upload now.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-25246616413216785052011-02-25T11:37:00.000-08:002011-02-25T11:40:08.948-08:00OutsideIt's been raining and gray and I can feel it. After finishing this morning's drawing/painting, it became clear to me, I need to get outside and let my inner kid play.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wZdPp5Ddb1g/TWgFbGLknwI/AAAAAAAAAiY/fAZzNazPOag/s1600/2011225.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wZdPp5Ddb1g/TWgFbGLknwI/AAAAAAAAAiY/fAZzNazPOag/s320/2011225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577714101572116226" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-1872877722034561142011-02-08T08:55:00.000-08:002011-02-08T08:58:06.300-08:00Illustration Friday - ReverseI am so excited to be back! I haven't posted my art in a long time but I am inspired to do so, once again.<br />This is my first Illustration Friday submission. The theme is Reverse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/TVF1-93WuqI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/XI46_gtDGaM/s1600/web_reverse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/TVF1-93WuqI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/XI46_gtDGaM/s320/web_reverse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571363938653092514" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-64018691302493117342009-06-24T10:04:00.000-07:002009-06-24T10:07:17.431-07:00Carrying the weight of the dayI didn't sleep well the night before I drew this. My cats kept me awake. I think this drawing is very revealing of the way I was feeling without my 8 hours, or even 7, or 6, for that matter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SkJdJLrSDrI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/QCGiVuPV9Iw/s1600-h/snail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SkJdJLrSDrI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/QCGiVuPV9Iw/s320/snail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350941719604104882" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-32813482228459256762009-06-03T10:06:00.000-07:002009-06-03T10:09:11.527-07:00Timbuk2 Highlights One of My TeesI am happy the folks at Timbuk2 included my Peace Love and Bikes tee on their <a href="http://www.timbuk2.com/blog/2009/06/02/its-t-shirt-tuesday/">blog</a>. Yahooey!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SiauGZsEEBI/AAAAAAAAAgI/ab0EW77DzE4/s1600-h/peaceLoveBikesSSChilli.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SiauGZsEEBI/AAAAAAAAAgI/ab0EW77DzE4/s320/peaceLoveBikesSSChilli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343149432919822354" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-59546643409134152552009-05-28T16:55:00.001-07:002009-05-28T16:57:29.923-07:00New challengeI decided to participate in a biweekly challenge on the <a href="http://differentstrokesfromdifferentfolks.blogspot.com/">Different Strokes blog</a>. This is my submission for this period.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/Sh8ktaQtzAI/AAAAAAAAAgA/8bZVXUwgBww/s1600-h/painting_fields.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/Sh8ktaQtzAI/AAAAAAAAAgA/8bZVXUwgBww/s320/painting_fields.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341028045646842882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">acrylic on canvas paper<br /></span></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-19491459463890774752009-05-27T11:37:00.000-07:002009-05-27T12:03:22.376-07:00The shift happenedI mentioned in the last post a shift was about to happen. It was a real premonition, unbeknownst to me. A shift happened outside of my blog, in my real life. The change is not tangible but I felt it more than I care to go into. The last month has been difficult.... I am hoping the transition is behind me. I am looking forward - toward more creativity and more exercise and more life.<br />I started a new sketchbook this morning. I finished the last one yesterday and was so excited to buy myself a new book. I think I was even more thrilled to open my new hard-bound book this morning and get started on the new chapter. The blank pages can sometimes be daunting but this time I was ready.<br />This self-portrait was the result. It was not planned but it is what developed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/Sh2OXKoMlaI/AAAAAAAAAf4/vjh8PMnCcgA/s1600-h/self_portrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/Sh2OXKoMlaI/AAAAAAAAAf4/vjh8PMnCcgA/s320/self_portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340581261772363170" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-73819667991881979602009-04-03T09:18:00.000-07:002009-04-03T09:22:14.906-07:00WorriesThis blog is about to go through a shift. Actually, I guess it is shifting, right now. Everything is shifting. Change is constant. Sometimes it is a relief to know that.<br />As I go through my days, weeks, years, and decades I carry with me a bucket of worries. I am looking forward to leaving this bucket in a field and walking away from it. <br />Thank goodness change is constant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SdY3iLs37uI/AAAAAAAAAfs/kRGYvvj7zyE/s1600-h/worries.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SdY3iLs37uI/AAAAAAAAAfs/kRGYvvj7zyE/s320/worries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320501070180904674" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-51160616275229725102009-03-12T10:52:00.000-07:002009-03-12T10:58:24.680-07:00More Characters from an Imaginative worldNot sure where these friendly little critters are coming from, but the cool thing is they are friendly.<br />Maybe they will appear in some graphic narrative soon. Hhmmm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SblMUvyMTCI/AAAAAAAAAfc/tjJBMxf-uuE/s1600-h/girly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SblMUvyMTCI/AAAAAAAAAfc/tjJBMxf-uuE/s320/girly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312361154768292898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SblMZU_SydI/AAAAAAAAAfk/0hCOgPIILj0/s1600-h/maminal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SblMZU_SydI/AAAAAAAAAfk/0hCOgPIILj0/s320/maminal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312361233474832850" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-72055214496955862172009-03-08T09:56:00.000-07:002009-03-08T09:59:50.085-07:00New T-shirt Design<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I rolled out a new t-shirt design last week. It is getting a thumbs up from the <a href="http://loftymornings.com">Etsy</a> community. I only know that because it was added to a treasury and it has received a few hearts. (A way for people to mark their favorite items or sellers on Etsy).</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbP5RYUQNwI/AAAAAAAAAfM/GrO_CKwqNEw/s1600-h/yellowSS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbP5RYUQNwI/AAAAAAAAAfM/GrO_CKwqNEw/s320/yellowSS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310862462580438786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbP5YEBjWLI/AAAAAAAAAfU/33SHhkLTkrk/s1600-h/brownLS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbP5YEBjWLI/AAAAAAAAAfU/33SHhkLTkrk/s320/brownLS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310862577392375986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /><br /></span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-51053994566906951282009-03-06T13:44:00.000-08:002009-03-06T13:51:00.411-08:00Catching upI have been lagging on the blog posts lately. I am consumed with my <a href="http://loftymornings.com/">Etsy shop</a> and I work best doing one thing at a time. I am still getting up in my loft most mornings and drawing but I am certainly distracted with things I need to get done to continue selling my tees.<br />Here are a few characters I drew in the last week or so.<br />Have a great weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbGaC5KTsDI/AAAAAAAAAfE/bQPsrrvE4cs/s1600-h/guyAndCat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbGaC5KTsDI/AAAAAAAAAfE/bQPsrrvE4cs/s320/guyAndCat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310194810140995634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbGZ_A903yI/AAAAAAAAAe8/wdqxF5PHUTg/s1600-h/allIsShouldBe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbGZ_A903yI/AAAAAAAAAe8/wdqxF5PHUTg/s320/allIsShouldBe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310194743516651298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbGZ69FoMiI/AAAAAAAAAe0/Al9hr4Tzba4/s1600-h/upHill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SbGZ69FoMiI/AAAAAAAAAe0/Al9hr4Tzba4/s320/upHill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310194673756156450" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-72724197446937417302009-02-16T10:45:00.001-08:002009-02-16T10:52:00.200-08:00Tree LoveI like the idea of conceptual art. It can make one stop and look a little longer in order to make sense of the concept presented. Sometimes there is no sense, sometimes the perceived message is far from the artist's intent, sometimes it is clear, simple and straight to the point. Does the artist always know the concept before or even after the creation happens?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SZm1Q4EaYNI/AAAAAAAAAes/8820m_uSRP4/s1600-h/treeLove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SZm1Q4EaYNI/AAAAAAAAAes/8820m_uSRP4/s320/treeLove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303469337738895570" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-53658406587913418052009-02-13T10:03:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:13:40.314-08:00Go Out and PlayI love computers. I confess, I enjoy sitting and getting lost in the inner workings of this little machine. And then there is the internet.... One, me, can get so lost out there. Yesterday, I could not pull myself away from this little keyboard and flashing screen. I mean really. I was trapped, sucked in, stuck. And it didn't feel very good after a while. But I kept hacking away and going nowhere. Isn't this a classic example of addiction?<br />Today, I will go outside and play.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SZW3rVV5P8I/AAAAAAAAAec/D5pOlTHFKXs/s1600-h/outside.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SZW3rVV5P8I/AAAAAAAAAec/D5pOlTHFKXs/s320/outside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302346091389861826" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-14439747514865839632009-02-06T10:40:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:46:46.925-08:00Have a SeatMaybe I could try printing some rendition of this on t-shirts. That is what I think about these days. How would <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> look on a tee? What if I wrote <span style="font-style: italic;">this </span>on a tee?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYyFgEznevI/AAAAAAAAAeU/9wi8euzvqeg/s1600-h/chairs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 277px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYyFgEznevI/AAAAAAAAAeU/9wi8euzvqeg/s320/chairs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299757647600777970" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-70063562380723984122009-02-04T13:16:00.001-08:002009-02-04T13:17:27.920-08:00Eco Finds Blog FeatureMy T-shirts are featured on <a href="http://myecofinds.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/todays-feature-lofty-mornings/">My Eco Finds</a> today. I even got to do a little interview. Very fun. Thanks My Eco Finds.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-79189168235757349732009-02-02T20:37:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:39:44.144-08:00New T-shirt DesignI am excited about my new t-shirt design. I will be posting more colors on <a href="http://loftymornings.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYfKfnlmbbI/AAAAAAAAAd8/l8fmJsClADM/s1600-h/kennedySandstoneSS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYfKfnlmbbI/AAAAAAAAAd8/l8fmJsClADM/s320/kennedySandstoneSS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298426131176123826" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-82971507841393469192009-01-30T09:41:00.000-08:002009-01-30T09:47:48.381-08:00AbstractionWhen I was young I used to spend hours coloring in a specific style of coloring book. The pages were filled with large angular shapes which were then split off into lots and lots of smaller angular shapes. So ultimately, you were left to create your own image, using color to separate the shapes. I find myself thinking a lot about these coloring books, lately. And wondering if I could design a coloring book for kids in which the lines or picture did not dictate the color. How can I design a coloring book which encourages creativity, thinking outside the box and making it your own.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYM853s_4HI/AAAAAAAAAd0/rvwYIKGL-g4/s1600-h/abstraction.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYM853s_4HI/AAAAAAAAAd0/rvwYIKGL-g4/s320/abstraction.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297144551620730994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pigma pen, Prismacolor markers and digital color.</span><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-85501351260429485372009-01-28T10:18:00.001-08:002009-01-28T10:22:49.419-08:00Balance AgainThis is not the first time I have posted about <a href="http://katefalconer.blogspot.com/2008/03/balance.html">balance</a>. It is a recurring need in my life. I think many of us are challenged with keeping some sort of cohesive balance in our lives. And so, I keep working on it and drawing it. Someday, I'll get there. I am getting closer, I know I am. Are you?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYCiVcATPYI/AAAAAAAAAds/XGs4-CgkFVM/s1600-h/balanceAgain.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SYCiVcATPYI/AAAAAAAAAds/XGs4-CgkFVM/s320/balanceAgain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296411650966109570" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-18340831680449214342009-01-21T09:28:00.000-08:002009-01-21T09:30:52.660-08:00Inauguration Day DoodleI was sucked in by the tv coverage of Barack Obama's Inauguration coverage yesterday. At least I looked away from the tv for a short bit to doodle this while just listening to the excitment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SXdbuDSEGQI/AAAAAAAAAdk/u-K9HHbaOhM/s1600-h/Inauguration.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SXdbuDSEGQI/AAAAAAAAAdk/u-K9HHbaOhM/s320/Inauguration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293800733710489858" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-87063715856598419642009-01-20T11:59:00.000-08:002009-01-20T12:09:29.703-08:00Obama DoodleramaI jotted down a few doodles while waiting for Obama to take the oath. It is a fabulous day for the U.S. and hopefully for the world!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SXYtaCjog_I/AAAAAAAAAdc/4FbfjWs7ImA/s1600-h/obama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 171px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SXYtaCjog_I/AAAAAAAAAdc/4FbfjWs7ImA/s320/obama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293468337406772210" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231901600390711240.post-2110401883049646752009-01-18T09:59:00.000-08:002009-01-18T10:36:06.605-08:00The Devil Makes me GiggleDanny Gregory, author/compiler of a new book titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600610862?ie=UTF8&tag=dannygregoryc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1600610862">An Illustrated Life</a> says in his introduction, "A sketchbook is a great, nonthreatening place to begin to draw." I couldn't agree more. One of the fabulous things about having a sketchbook is the place it provides for you to be you, without any judgment, whatsoever, from anybody else. You can do whatever you want, however you want. This is your own, private space to just be. Try it. Sure we are our own worst critic so part of the trick is getting that nasty voice out of our own heads and returning to our book and pens/pencils/collage materials to try again. It might feel a little uncomfortable at first. I remember saying over and over and over. I suck. My art is stupid. I can't draw. But I kept at it and to my surprise I started to like my little creations. I am not one to come up with a concept then illustrate it. Rather, I just sit with my sketchbook, put pen or pencil to paper and just let things flow as they will. This is called process art by some. You don't have to go to school to learn how to do it. There are no rules - thank goodness. There are no critics waiting to tell you how you could have done it better. This is between you and your new friend, the sketchbook. I encourage everyone to try it. You don't even have to have a big block of time to get into it. You can do a quickie two minute little thing. I think the important part is doing it with some sort of consistency. I will sometimes take weeks off but I always get back to it. I have been doing my sketches for about ten years now. I love looking back in the books and seeing the patterns, the moods, the silly drawings and the straight up emotions that come through the ink and land so appropriately on the page.<br />Treat yourself to a trip to your local art store, buy a notebook/sketchbook you love and some pens or pencils and give it a try. Find your own time and space to explore your marks and lines and shapes.<br />This writing was inspired by this drawing. I drew it two days ago. I thought, I cannot post that! It is so ugly. But while drawing it and when I looked at it today, I giggled. I love it. I can just hear the horrified critics - but it doesn't matter. This drawing gives me joy! That is all that matters.<br />I hope you will give it a try.<br />(the link above goes to Amazon. As much as I like the prices at Amazon, and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">convenience</span>, I encourage you to shop locally and pick this and other books up at your favorite local bookshop)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SXN1vPTzmBI/AAAAAAAAAdU/OSKg_knlkes/s1600-h/devil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4kHF5fNUY3Q/SXN1vPTzmBI/AAAAAAAAAdU/OSKg_knlkes/s320/devil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292703441514371090" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12033504412857243490noreply@blogger.com1