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I spent a good share of today, when I should have been wrapping presents, working on some cute designs to sell on CafePress. The recent (moderate) success of my cute Corgi designs made me think, huh… if I did some election related stuff now, maybe I’d sell a few. Then I started thinking about the kinds of election-year messages I’d like to see. I really don’t enjoy seeing mean-spirited, divisive stuff… So, I came up with the slogan, “Democrats are Nice.”
Next, I did a “Babies for Obama” design, which although not terribly original, is a lot cuter than some I’ve seen out there. Babies make such great (albeit smallish) sign boards to promote their parents’ political agendas!
Last, I drew a “No Time for Hatin’” design that shows a kitty taking a leisurely paw bath. It’s like I had a cuteness seizure or something! I think I have it out of my system for the moment, but on the other hand, that itchy feeling I have might just be a cute bunny coming on.
I’d been meaning to do a cutesy design that captures the way that my corgi, Wally plows through snow, so I finally sat down and did a couple of corgi snowplow graphics. Granted, I could have spent some time and made them ultra fabulous, but I just wanted to get the idea out there, rather than never doing it at all. I put these on some mugs and T-shirts and stuff at Cafepress.
I started thinking about Christmas cards today (none to soon) and decided to sit down and try a fabric illustration with a semi Christmas theme. I thought I’d try to draw a pretty deer. The picture I ended up with doesn’t look particularly Christmassy, but I had fun and really enjoyed some of the colors I ended up with. I decided to put the art on some products like coffee mugs, necklaces and trivets at CafePress. Click here to find them.
I just updated the poster I did last year for the Yarn Shop’s annual Total Immersion Fiber Day, which takes place July 18 2011 at the very cool 13 Mile Wool Mill. The mill/farm is located (you guessed it) 13 miles North of Bozeman on Springhill Road.
The illustration for this poster, which I did in gouache, is a good natured ripoff of Mucha’s Dance.
The colors are a little bit brighter than my taste would dictate, but Barb, my friend who owns the Yarn Shop, really goes for fuchsia, so this year’s poster is very, very fuchsia.
If you are interested, you can find mugs, tees, knitting journals, totes and stuff with my dancing sheep illustration at my Cafe Press shop.
If you missed the Fiber Day event, there will be one next year, and the Yarn Shop offers some fun classes throughout the year.
It’s a beautiful drive to the 13 Mile Farm and it’s a fun place to visit (They have a very small woolen shop in the old barn that’s been transformed into a very small wool mill. You can see how they wash, card and spin the wool.) I believe they are usually open to visitors, although I think they suggest calling first.
