Birthday Buddies

Yesterday was Pauls birthday so I made him a little box of birthday friends.  I'm a little low on cashola so I couldn't buy him anything worth mentioning (sad) but.. who doesn't love a handmade gift!  It's not very Paul-like (in fact.. I think this is the opposite of like, BladeRunner), but I think he knows it's the thought that counts! I just can't help it if I have soft pastelly things forever in my thoughts.  

Tiny Sailor

I made this using the tempera resist technique.  It's really that fuzzy because the ink has a tendency to bleed... even more so because I chose to use wood as a base.  The leaves, the thin lines inside the boat, the texture of his hair and his little face were made with a micron pen.   

Yesterday I got hired for an internship with a stationary business!  Also, I saw a sloth.  I. Saw. A. Sloth... in person!  It was the sweetest little guy I've ever seen.  I also saw some sharks, stingrays, dolphins and a sea turtle! Then I bought some ruffly socks. It was a really perfect day.  I even had a smoothie.

The Aquarium

Oh, Deer.

Get it?!  Hoooo boy, was that a good one! (It wasn't)
I bought this scarf when I was in New York and was wondering why I did because I don't really wear scarves (but I do buy impulsively). It turned out that it's the perfect fit for the little forest boy I made last year!  I'm not so sure if that justifies buying said scarf, but it's good enough for me.

Skate Decks

Here they are a month later (whoopsie..).  I’m really happy with how they turned out.. my teacher was, too.  He asked if they were for sale!  I told him “In your dreams!” and ran out of the room like a bat out of hell! No I didn’t.  I smiled like a 5 year old and made a sound that was closer to a “myyahhbsj” than an actual word.  Clearly, the sale was never confirmed.  

There’s a few things I’d like to change now that I am seeing them after a break.  Like the little adventurer's face.  I think his eyes are too close and flat.  I changed the way I draw lil’ boy eyes since then (now they are like the one’s in Little Winter Friend, more hollow and wrinkly).  Anyways,  I think the decks turned out pretty sweet (like a tiny flower) and strange (like a snail).  

Thank you to my lovely model for being patient, you are a star!