Artwork by Leanne Ellis. A Cut Above the Rest. I was not expecting any guest for my birthday except for the 5 persons I invited out to lunch.
And an additional mouth meant no meals for me for the next 3 days. But I couldn't stand it thinking about a newcomer eating alone on her first day in work. So I looked inside my wallet, drew out my rosary and prayed for a miracle. It was the best birthday celebration ever. I know from the looks on their satisfied faces, the blissful smiles with meat stuck in between their teeth and by the way their bellies sagged and their feet hugged the way back to the office. That was the scene 3years ago and that's my imagination talking in the last sentence.
Gem couldn't stop laughing upon hearing this confession and she recounted that the lunch was not that good either. "A Cut Above the Rest" 11 ¾ “ x 16 ½“ My very good friends Gem and DD commissioned me to do this artwork as my stand on women empowerment. Valerie. 31experiment. Teesha Moore. My Art. After taking the plunge and posting something for Illustration Friday last week, I thought I'd give it another try with this week's topic.
The word was "zoom". Easy, right? Not so much for me.... Do you go with zoom like "zoom-zoom" for a car? That's what I thought at first and sketched and water colored a little car.....Meh. Or how about zoom as in "zooming in" on something? So, I gave up. Then this weekend, I picked up a book I'd had on my nightstand for a while by J.I. And here's the colored version via Photoshop Elements. There was so much I liked about Packer's essays. But, finally, the part that has stuck with me most from my reading is from the very first essay on "I believe in God. " And I even like it printed! Creative Chaos. So....the other day, I informed Michelle that as Head Designer, President and Glitter Czar of the Paper Tales Design Team, I was going to do a fun journal cover tutorial for the store.
She glanced up from her computer and said, "we don't have a design team. " I promptly responded, "yes, we do. " To which she responded, "no, we don't. " To which I reminded her, "yes....we've always had a design team. " "Since when? " "Since yesterday when I started it. " "Who's on it? " "Just me.
At that point she walked away to take a phone call, which I, of course, interpreted as an enthusiastic thumbs up for the tutorial. All Supplies Available at Paper Tales! What you need: Kraft journalAcrylic PaintBook Page or any patterned paper of your choice.Glimmer Glam Shimmer (otional)Black pen and white pen (I used a black 05 Zig and white Signo pen)Stamp (I used Hero Arts "My Words")Versafine Onyx BlackInka-Gold in Old SilverPaintbrush Here is the journal that I used.
It's the fact that it's called Wedding Cake....... For the LOVE of Family, Art and Life. Artsyville. Creative Every Day. So Many Stars. All i did was listen. A u d r e y * k a w a s a k i. Heart Handmade.