Monthly Archives: May 2008

Birthday Party Invite & Thank You Note

Birthday Party Invite & Thank You Note
See all related posts at the Robot Party Round-up. Robot Cake and the favor bags. And the Spaceman cowboy favor bag illustration is here. The Boy’s birthday is coming up and i’m not really much for themes… but he loves robots and such so I decided… Read on...

Illustration Friday – "Worry" (plus scans of the contest prizes)

Illustration Friday - "Worry" (plus scans of the contest prizes)
My excuse for being late this week – we were gone all weekend: Pics! So I was coloring another pic for Illo Friday, and photoshop crashed. So I took it as a sign, and did this one instead! Which I think is actually better.
Poor lil bots, I’m not… Read on...

Long Weekend of Fun..

Long Weekend of Fun..
edit: More pics here We went to a wedding this weekend in St. Simons Island, Ga, and we’re finally back after a long road trip and much busyness. Just got around to looking at the illo friday topic for this week, so no drawing yet, but here’s lastRead on...

Illustration Friday – "Wide"

Illustration Friday - "Wide"
Here is my Illo Friday from last week… sketch is here.
I wanted to do something inspired by vintage advertising posters, plus i figured this would be a cool label for when i got around to making Limoncello (Kinda like the Bacon Vodka label from prior!) Read on...

Preview of this week's Illo Friday

Preview of this week's Illo Friday
This week’s illustration friday topic is Wide. I thought this little guy, in the style of those ubiquitous Italian/French vintage ad posters would be perfect! Plus I want to try making limoncello so i figured i’d draw a label. (to go with our porker friend–Drunken Pig Bacon Vodka)

Stop the Orphan Works Act

If you haven’t seen it, check out this write up on Drawn on the Orphan Works Act.
http://drawn.ca/2008/05/13/oppose-the-orphan-works-act-of-2008/ If you are an artist (or like artists!), please take a sec and check out the link above.

Illustration Friday – "Electricity"

Illustration Friday - "Electricity"
The Power Plant generates Electricity, but this hard working bot gets his energy from WD-40 Cola!
Click thru to see the full image – blogger cuts off the side. Oh, and since I posted it pretty late last week, be sure to check out last week’s (Bad) Seed.

Bacon Vodka Label

Bacon Vodka Label
We went to a friend’s 40th birthday party last night, and he’s an interesting person who likes to make homemade liqueurs. So for a gift I made him a Bacon Vodka Kit (inspiration and recipe via Brownie Points)–i know it sounds odd, but picture it in a Bloody Mary… Read on...

Illustration Friday – "Seed"

Illustration Friday - "Seed"
For the Seed theme, my mind went immediately dark and evil. I present to you “The Bad Seed”. No, no resemblance to my darling son. No, really. Nothing like that ;)
Original pencil sketch at the bottom of the post. Read on...

Proto-dabble Monster Magnets

Proto-dabble Monster Magnets
I was browsing through my flickr account and found this, from the days before my blog.
It’s two cute little monster magnets I (with hubby help) made from sculpey clay for a “artist swap” (similar to what I propose we do in the previous post!). Click through for a… Read on...