A Peek Inside My Sketchbook

Based on an image from nationalgeographic.com – such a perfect place to look for sketchbook-inspiration.

Sketchbook Project 2012 Update

Cuddling in bed has got to be one of the most wonderful, and relaxing, things to do.

That was one thing that was hard with the long distance relationship, when we had it – is that you don’t wake up together all the time. And the bed is awfully cold in the winter without that extra living space heater.

Sketchbook Project 2012 Update

I’ve had this white-marker pen for a while, and I’ve been utterly in love with it. It’s perfect for adding little touches here and there, and working as a resist with watercolours (it’s oil based).

I wanted to create a spread that just used the white marker with a nice background. Here I found the green creates the perfect ‘organic’ feel for the greenery that is sketched / drawn out.

A Peek Inside My Sketchbook

..based on a National Geographic image that I saw. I was intrigued by the numbers in the stands.

Gift Certificates!

I am pleased to announce, that my online shop on Etsy – www.jellybeans.etsy.com is now offering gift certificates!

These certificates are perfect for last minute shoppers – they can be emailed to you, and you can forward them onto the recipient. Or, I can email them directly to the lucky person! Also, if you prefer, there is an option for me to print out the certificate and mail it the good old fashion snail-mail route (please note: all shipping deadlines have past for Christmas, so if this is a Christmas gift, it might be better to go the email route).

These make the perfect gift for those hard-to-shop-for people – let me them have some fun shopping for what they would like to receive. They are completely customizable to whatever amount you would like to give – just send me a convo and I can create a custom listing / certificate.

Happy Holiday shopping!

Sketchbook Project 2012 Update

I’m starting to work on the cover, and get that done. This is where it stands now:

I like the ‘raw-ness’ of it. It sort of goes against the technology that it’s illustrating. For those who are new to my blog, and since I haven’t posted about this project in a long while, my topic was “Long Trips and Short Phone Calls”. I’ve self-edited the title to reflect the long-distance relationship James and I were in when we were in school: Long Trips (Distance) and Short Phone Calls (Text Messages).

It’s Christmas Time in the City!

I went to Toronto a weekend or so ago for the One of a Kind Show (no, I didn’t exhibit, just bought lots of goodies!).

Since we (mom, brother and myself) have never done the CN tower, we thought we’d give it a try. They had it all lit up perfectly for the holidays.

The view was amazing:

And the glass floor not too scary:

Let it snow…

Early morning, before I head out for work at the hospital

…it’s mornings like these that I cross my fingers that I don’t end up following a super slow snowplow

New in the Shop!

I’ve been going through my paint works, and have decided to part with some paintings that I have been, well, hoarding.

Cactus Delilah – Watercolor Collage Original

Shadows – Watercolor Original

Two Little Birds – Watercolor Original

Supernova – Acrylic Mixed Media Original

A Peek Inside My Sketchbook

Day 5: Holiday Wreaths

I wish I could have a wreath on my front door. But, being in an apartment building – and not really knowing the other tenants – I would be worried that it would get stolen or destroyed. So that being said, I sadly won’t be making a wreath this year. But, I still wanted to share some wonderful-wreath-making tutorials that I found on other people’s blogs:

Alisa Burke: Paper Flowers Holiday Wreath

Simply Camylla - Felted Holiday Wreath (scroll down for tutorial :)

Martha Stewart – Pinecone Wreath

Homemade.TipJunkie - Winter Wreath Tutorial

There are tons more on the internet – just visit google and type in “Wreath Tutorial”

Happy Wreath Making!