Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Etsy Spotlight

Hey all! I've decided to start doing some etsy features/spotlights on my blog! I'm always browsing around on etsy.com and there are SO many talented people creating great things. So why not share my finds?

Yesterday, I was browsing the art section for "clouds and rain" and came across this cute little illustration by The Paperboat, located in Spain. I clicked on it to get a better view and to my surprise the title was "Claudia and her pet cloud." Well.. needless to say it was meant to be. My name's Claudia, I have green eyes and brown hair AND my mom calls me "Cloudia" from time to time. So I purchased the print and can't wait to hang it in my room. :)
Click here to view it on etsy.
And make sure you check out Thepaperboat.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

2 new paintings listed on my etsy shop!

"love worms"
acrylics done on 8x10 stretched canvas.
view it on etsy by clicking here



and then this owl done with acrylics on cardboard
view it on etsy by clicking here


Monday, February 22, 2010

My First Etsy Treasury!

I've made my first Etsy Treasury! It's called "robot love."

For those of you who aren't "etsiers," treasuries are a themed list of items, usually nice to look at and inspiring. They're fun to make, but it's pretty difficult to land a spot on the treasury list. They only allow to many at a time, so you have to wait for a spot to open up, and it's really tricky to time it right!

*EDIT*
The treasury has since expired because they only last 2-3 days, but thanks to craftcult.com, you can still view it! here it is:

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Juan drew me a picture!

My wonderful boyfriend drew this for me using soft pastels. It's us!
Isn't it wonderful? I love it so much.
(Ignore the reflection in the glass. haha)

Friday, June 20, 2008

Bringing Children's Art to Life

A South Korean photographer, Yeondoo Jung, did an entire series of photos based on children's crayon drawings.

This is an excerpt from the web:

"Jung’s new series of photos, “Wonderland” (2004), presents costumed adolescents posing in sets based as closely as possible on children’s drawings. He collaborates with many people to bring to life the boundless imagination in the drawings. For four months, Jung oversaw art classes in four kindergartens in Seoul and collected 1,200 drawings by children between the ages of five and seven. After pouring through them, he carefully selected 17 drawings and interpreted their meanings. Then he recruited 60 high school students by passing out handbills at their schools in which he invited them to act out the scenarios in the children’s drawings. In order to recreate faithfully drawing details such as dresses with uneven sleeves or buttons of different sizes, he convinced five fashion designers to custom make the clothing for the photo shoot. He also made props unlike any scale found in reality but similar to those in the drawings.

“Wonderland” changes fantasy into photographic reality without the aid of computer-generated graphics. The works, entirely made by hand, are a tremendous group effort similar to a stage production that captures the sudden changes in the actors’ forms, in the midst of people going about their lives against the backdrop of the city."

Click here and scroll down to see the rest of the photos.