Studio 2
Creative community through sustainable art
Category: Illustration
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Behind the Scenes: Creating an Illustrated Map for the Quad Cities Ecological Corridor
Recently I completed an illustrated a map for the National Wildlife Federation featuring The Quad Cities Ecological Corridor in collaboration with Quad City Arts. I wanted to share a little bit of the story behind this project, successes and challenges.
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Peripheral Shifts: A Group Book Art Exhibition (and how my latest body of work is still untitled)
I recently had work displaying as part of a group Book Arts Exhibition through Quad City Arts. Now that the work is complete and I’ve managed to miss every other major exhibition deadline, I felt like this would be a good time to post the finished work *laughs*. For hi-resolution imagery (and an effort to…
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Peripheral Shifts: A Book Arts Exhibit
I’ve been on social hibernation mode, hiding away for the past few months in my studio, working on my latest body of work. I was so distracted, that I completely forgot to document it. Or tell anyone about the opening event. Or do any of the media-esque type things PR things that I usually enjoy…
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Become: A 3d mixed-media papercut collage
Another papercut collage. Inspired by: tromping in the woods, building forts, finding mushrooms, wild imaginations, and plant life cycles. Media: micron pens, brush/ink, markers, tracing paper, acrylic paint. Part of the upcoming Rock.Paper.Scissors. show. This original artwork has been sold. Check more of my papercut work in my Etsy shop. Looking for more inspiration? Check out…
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Unearth: A 3D mixed media papercut collage
Another papercut collage. Inspired by: Sea-life, the ocean, growth, travel, and navigation. Media: micron pens, brush/ink, collage, markers. Part of the upcoming Rock.Paper.Scissors. show. Invite yourself here. <3
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Grow: A Mixed Media 3D Papercut Collage
The second piece in my tentatively-titled “Moments” series. The title is almost there. I’m getting sooo close, I can feel it! Coming soon This one has a few more layers of depth than the previous piece, Memory(stream)flows. 😀 Inspiration: Memories- how they shift with time, are fragile, fleeting, dream-like, simultaneous and shifty. Perspective-how everyone’s is unique,…
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Memory(stream)flows. A Mixed Media Papercut Collage
Finally. Some Finished Work. From the tentatively titled “Moments” series. Titles in debate for this body of work: Moments: In Living Image, Moments in Reverie, Moments in Image, or Moments: A Translucent Journey. Ugh. I need to pick one…(So bad with titles! Memory(stream)flows Feedback.Greatly.Appreciated! I’ve been working on this a great while. Please tell me what you think. Do…
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Travel Sketch #4: Slimy Seaweed Shells
Another continuation of my travel moleskine sketchbook that I took throughout Key West, The Bahamas, and a few other places. There was this network of rusty, algae-covered pipes with other equally-icky looking cords running underneath of the front porch of the floating house we were staying on in Key West. I would find myself staring…
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Illustration Friday: Unmoveable
The theme this week for Illustration Friday was “Unmoveable”. Mountains are pretty unmoveable. 🙂 Media: brush/ink, brush pens, microns Inspired by warm nights in eastern Washington, evening hiking trips, and watching sunsets from the balcony. I spent a summer there with some family, and absolutely loooove it. <3 <3 Comments/feedback/critique encouraged