. faetea .

Sketchbook III

2011-06-24T22:55:00.001-05:00

Some more sketches from my book. Including my most recent DnD character, a halfling Cleric. Some soothing dots, and some chickens.

Sketchbook Part II

2011-06-22T22:19:00.000-05:00

More sketches from my book.

Sketchbook Part I

2011-06-21T22:12:00.006-05:00

Finally decided to just take photos of my sketchbook since I don't have easy access to a scanner right now. I have at least two more batches from this sketchbook to follow.

Red Smirk

2011-06-12T22:28:00.003-05:00

I began this drawing around 7am this morning and worked on it for about 2hrs. It is Prismacolor pencils on archival craft paper. I have found that drawing swirling shapes is very soothing for me. I really enjoyed working on this drawing, and plan on adding some final touches at some point.

Princess Searching

2011-06-12T22:07:00.008-05:00

I've been making an effort to document my artistic process. My last post was the composition and line drawing of this painting.

Finished Painting!

New Painting

2011-04-12T10:54:00.009-05:00

Digital sketch of painting layout

Sketch transfered to illustration board with blue Saral transfer paper

Inking in the illustrartion

More inking

Final scan of illustration board

Now to get painting

SBP

2011-01-09T21:51:00.002-06:00

Bought SketchBook Pro from the App Store for Mac. I really love it. The Express version was excellent for a freeware, but I love the extra options you get with the paid version. I used it to draw another mouse.

SBX

2011-01-07T23:58:00.005-06:00

it fills me with great joy that the Apple App Store for the Mac has a free program called SketchBookExpress by Autodesk Inc. This image is the first I have ever sketched on my current computer, since I only just found my Wacom stylus.

Red Bulb

2009-08-21T22:29:00.004-05:00

created for a prompt from dstruqt.com

Method to Madness

2009-08-12T22:15:00.004-05:00

created for a prompt from dstruqt.com

Birdwoman

2009-07-09T12:33:00.004-05:00

is the digital painting that I have been working on most recently. I don't like how plastic-y it looks. It needs a more interesting texture.

New Toys

2009-06-25T01:54:00.008-05:00

I've been sewing.

Iris is a gothic moubit

Fern is a gothic moubit

Cora is an itty buddy

Pink Plaid is an itty buddy

White Floral is an itty buddy

Dolls are lovingly constructed from fabric remnants, reclaimed t-shirts, recycled buttons and ecofi felt which is 100% polyester made from recycled post-consumer plastic bottles.

All are stuffed with Bamboo Fiber Nature-Fil. Bamboo fiber is 100% naturally antibacterial eco-friendly fiber with a soft silky texture.

To see more, or to purchase, please proceed to my etsy.

Blindfolded WIP cont.

2009-06-23T00:33:00.005-05:00

I poked at the fourth daughter a bit. Experimented with a background. I have mixed feelings. See last post for more information about this painting.

Close-up:

Close-up:

And for something new. A girl with a big ax.

Close-up:

Blindfolded WIP

2009-05-10T02:03:00.008-05:00

This is a digital painting of my character, the blindfolded goddess.

The fourth whisperer
She was the fourth daughter from The mother. She stands for the winter, the water, the north wind, the night, and death. She embodies rationality, sensiblity, calmness, and the lack of emotion.

A close up of the face

A close up of the bottom of the painting

This character formerly appeared in my painting The Four Whispers.
Close up from that painting

Greek WIP

2009-05-08T02:55:00.005-05:00

This painting is a work in progress. I started it April 4th and then forgot about it. I happened upon it tonight and felt like working on it some more. So here you see where I am at current.

A close up of the face and torso.

A close up of the bottom of the painting.

The old version. This is what I started with.

Granny

2009-05-07T01:22:00.002-05:00

Speed Painting

kids

2009-03-27T13:15:00.002-05:00

Expression

2009-03-11T13:08:00.002-05:00

sketches

2009-03-03T14:40:00.001-06:00

Doodles

2009-02-24T15:22:00.003-06:00

More Sketches

2009-02-23T17:36:00.002-06:00

Some Chipmunks, Aang from Avatar, and other things.

Some old sketches

2009-02-20T15:01:00.004-06:00

My Star Wars rpg character, Lirec, other people and creatures.

T-shirt Buddies

2009-01-30T22:39:00.002-06:00

Just uploaded four plush dolls to my etsy store. Two are felt, and two are made from old T-shirts. Go here to see!

Hand Knit Scarves

2009-01-28T22:40:00.006-06:00

I just uploaded my first items to my Etsy store.

www.faetea.etsy.com

Major Sketch Dump

2008-11-05T14:23:00.006-06:00

bits of art from July

2008-10-16T15:04:00.004-05:00

Lanterns in Orange

2008-08-13T13:30:00.003-05:00

depicts my sci-fi character Andraia surrounded by cats.

Chairs and Balloons

2008-08-13T13:25:00.002-05:00

was a fun piece from my Lithography class last semester. The print was black and white, then I painted it with my inks.

Kimeh-ni and the hoopoe birds

2008-04-07T19:57:00.003-05:00

is a piece about my character Kimeh-ni. As she watches the hoopoe birds she contemplates her two sisters.

walking in green

2008-04-07T19:50:00.002-05:00

is an image about my character Pavla Kopecky.

Cranewife

2008-04-07T19:48:00.003-05:00

is a tribute to the Decemberist's Album Cranewife.

Princess Peach and the Piranha Plants

2008-04-07T19:43:00.003-05:00

was my first new illustration for Spring 2008.

adrift in blue

2008-04-07T19:37:00.003-05:00

was the fifth illustration of the Fall 2007 semester. i'm not sure why i've fallen so far behind on my updates, but i have been creating work.

sorrowful days

2008-02-25T21:35:00.002-06:00

sooo... life's been shitty recently.
1. i attend Northern Illinois University. (this is shitty because Feb08 there was a shooting on our campus)
2. my hard drive crashed.

unfortunately, i hadn't backed up everything before it died, so i lost some of my illustrations. i wish i could try to recover the data now, but i don't have that kind of money. and i'm without a computer. so i'll be in the illustration lab alot for the rest of the semester.

Camazotz

2007-12-20T20:33:00.001-06:00

was a class assignment, it is a cover concept for the book A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L'Engle.

The Four Whispers

2007-12-08T00:12:00.002-06:00

was a class assignment, it is an illustration of a young priestess contemplating a mural of religious importance to her village.

Free Radio

2007-10-11T20:33:00.001-05:00

is a piece on freedom of expression. It is the second assignment of the Fall07 semester for my illustration class.

Media Mind Control

2007-09-18T00:42:00.002-05:00

is a piece on censorship. It is the first assignment of the Fall07 semester for my Illustration class. I desired to create an image depicting the theme of the media controlling ones perception of the world.

Destiny -revisited-

2007-09-08T20:58:00.000-05:00

was my final project for the drawing class i took this summer.

Collaboration

2007-07-09T19:20:00.000-05:00

This last week we did a collab project in my summer drawing class.

Summer Class

2007-07-06T09:06:00.000-05:00

For the last three weeks I've been in a summer class. It's an upper level drawing studio, with the same instructor that I had last fall. I'm loving it. Here are just a few images from my first two weeks.

The first week we drew from life in the studio. First a still life, and then we had an awesome model for three days. This image was my HW that weekend. It's supposed to be a self-portrait as your hero or worst nightmare. I attempted to draw myself as my dnd character *geek* a golden elf socerer, but it looks like neither me, nor her, so i'm not particularly thrilled with it, but i like the form and style, and my teacher enjoyed it as an image.

The second week we concentrated on landscape. This is in Yarka Sauce, from sitting out by the lagoon.

For HW we had to complete a night landscape. So this is a glimpse of the farm where I play Airsoft with my friends. Black charcoal on white paper. I'm very happy with how this one turned out and intend on giving it to the family who owns the barn.

Then we spent a day playing around with Sumi-e. It was hard! It's really something you gotta work at for a long time and master. None of mine were that exceptional, but I enjoyed making them. It's relaxing.

Etchings

2007-06-05T17:55:00.001-05:00

from my printmaking class.

French Rococo to Japanese Lolita

2007-06-01T01:25:00.001-05:00

For my Illustration and Raster classes, these were inked traditionally with pens and brushes in black and white, and then colored digitally in photoshop cs.

Kopecky Red

2007-04-09T21:57:00.000-05:00

is a suite of monotypes for my printmaking class. The figures and birds i painted on plexi, and i used Citrisolve transfers for the backgrounds. The three characters are mine: Zophie, Krasna, and Pavla Kopecky. And the backgrounds are photos that i took when i was in New Zealand over spring break.

Eat Your Jellyfish

2007-03-30T12:35:00.000-05:00

is an editorial illustration for my Raster class.

Pavla i kvetina

2007-03-29T10:36:00.000-05:00

is a callograph series from my printmaking class. enjoy!

Twelve Crows and Fire

2007-03-28T17:54:00.000-05:00

is the third assignment from my illustration class. It depicts the short story The Twelve Brothers by The Brother's Grimm.

BrokenDoll

2007-03-21T01:09:00.000-05:00

first assignment from my Raster class.

Yellow

2007-03-21T01:05:00.000-05:00

is a bookcover for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

Adam the Rooster

2007-03-07T20:11:00.000-06:00

is a series of lino prints for my printmaking class.

The image was inspired by a friend who told me a story about a specific rooster named Adam. Part of the intention was to print it onto tshirts for a few people, but we haven't done it.

Cocoon

2007-02-23T22:32:00.000-06:00

is a suite of woodblock prints inspired by the song by Assemblage 23.

Cocoon on Rives BFK, border print series.

Cocoon on dark brown yatsuo rice paper, bleed print series

The lyrics by Assemblage 23 transfered to Rives BFK via non-toxic transfer marker and photocopy of text.

Black Hearts

2007-02-14T20:24:00.000-06:00

are a suite of prints I made for Valentine's Day. It is a woodblock print on newsprint, rice paper, and brown rice paper, in that order.

Ravinia

2007-02-12T21:27:00.000-06:00

This is the poster design I am submitting for the annual Ravinia Music Festival poster contest.

"I wanna be a ballerina when I grow up!"

2007-01-24T17:54:00.000-06:00

an Illustration sketch. Colored with prismacolor markers for fun.

This little girl is one of the characters on a poster submission for Ravinia 2007 that I'm working on.

Begin Spring 2007

2007-01-18T23:49:00.000-06:00

Uploaded photos of Time-Map project (here) and Dream/Nightmares collaboration (here). I still need to scan Slice of Life.

I did get into the Comp. Raster for Illustration majors class, which is exciting 'cause I wanna learn to paint in photoshop! So I dropped Japanese 102 and Fund. of Ceramics. Which is unfortunate because that means I will not complete the Japanese minor I was hoping for, and because the Ceramics teacher totally rocks.

I did not get any good sketchs done during break, but I'm optimistic about this semester.

Talk at ya later!

Kaame character sketch

2007-01-08T22:17:00.000-06:00

a woman from one of my races (i refer to them as the Kaame, though that's not precisely their name). i did the pencil last semester during my Art History class. just inked and colored it tonight. i have mixed feelings about her.

materials:
no.2 pencil,
.13 and .18 rapidoliners, and
copic sketch markers

combined in photoshop, texture and bg tone added.

End Fall 2006

2006-12-27T23:24:00.000-06:00

Well, as soon as I am able to upload final photos on my Time-Map project, Slice of Life, and Dream/Nightmares collaboration I will be done posting artwork for Fall 2006.

And then I shall begin Spring 2007!
I am registered for my next Illustration class, as well as Intro. Printmaking, and Fund. Ceramics. Though I'll find out on the first day of class if I've gotten into the Raster class that I'm waiting on. If I make it into that, then I will drop the Ceramics. Either way, I am very much looking forward to Illustration and Printmaking.

I dunno if I shall get any artwork done over this winter break, being busy with work and all, but here's to hoping for some solid sketches!

Dreams and Nightmares

2006-12-27T23:10:00.000-06:00

was the collaboration I chose to undertake as my final project in my Drawing class.

I tore two large sheets of Rives BFK into organic shapes. I bathed these shapes in tea, and then handed them out to friends, family and classmates, asking them to draw something that reminded them of a fairytale, or a childhood dream, or a childhood fear. They were limited to using pencil or black pen.

As I got them back, I arranged the pieces into relationships with each other, stitching them together with red thread. I then worked into then with white acrylic paint and some very light ink washes.

My instructor and I were pleased with the result, and agreed that it is a project I could expand upon and continue.

Firefly

2006-12-26T21:52:00.000-06:00

is what I titled the mix CD I made for my Graphic Design final project.

The kanji (蛍) reads "hotaru" which means firefly.

Fill In The Blank

2006-12-25T21:47:00.000-06:00

was the second to last assignment from my Drawing class.

We were given the right side of an image, and the left side of a different image, and told that we needed to somehow make them fit together. I had alot of fun with this one, using loose black ink and white acrylic paint.

Slice of Life

2006-12-24T21:45:00.000-06:00

was the final Illustration of my semester.

Hookah Party

2006-12-23T01:05:00.000-06:00

For our fifth assignment in Graphic Design we had to create a limited color, promotional poster for a public event.

i love how the face and back pattern turned out, but the smoke, text and colors still need some work.
any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

i'm thinking of making the proportions longer so that the smoke on the top is heavier, as the words feel clastrophobic. also, i should prolly find a different font.

My Time Map

2006-12-22T17:58:00.001-06:00

For my Drawing class we had to create a time line using a map. This project was very process intensive for me.

I began by taking a trip to the map library. I photocopied images of interesting and old-fashioned maps.

I soaked them in black tea,

and then I laid them out to dry.

I painted the landmass' in colored ink, and soaked and dried them some more. At some point I baked them to give them a warmer color.

Then I began assembaling them,

positioning them this way and that. To see what worked best.

When I'd settled on an arrangement I taped them together and began stitching.

It is currently hanging in our hallway across from my door.

Wicked

2006-12-21T00:01:00.001-06:00

For our fourth illustration of the semester we were supposed to make an 11x14 poster for a public event. I chose the musical Wicked.

旭屋書店

2006-12-20T22:27:00.000-06:00

For my Graphic Design class we had to design a Logo and Stationary for a Company. I chose the existing company Asahiya Bookstores.

This is the business card I desgined.

links

2006-12-19T00:25:00.000-06:00

was a class collaboration from my drawing class.

The Ominous Window

2006-12-18T23:11:00.000-06:00

is the cover i made for the book The Forbidden Game Vol. II, by L.J. Smith.

Post Tenebras Lux

2006-12-17T00:03:00.000-06:00

means "after the darkness, the dawn".

For the third project of my Graphic Design class we were to use a word or quote of our choice to creat five designs expressing: white space, negative space, balance, organization, and freedom.

. white space .

. negative space .

. balance .

. organization .

. freedom .

bird as cliche

2006-12-16T23:24:00.000-06:00

was assigned by my drawing teacher in response to the bird as metaphor assignments that some of my classmates turned it.

my teacher was pleased with my bird as metaphor so she didn't feel that i "needed" this exercise as much as some of the other students. my goal was to come up with the most cutsey-kitchy image, and i believe i succeeded, as this image makes me think of cheesy wallpaper.

Destiny

2006-12-15T00:13:00.000-06:00

was the title of the second Illustration assignment of the semester.

"For five generations my people have served Meriya. Ever since my great-great grandmother came to this land and heard her voice and settled here; she promised that for as long as her children lived in the Borderlands every third daughter would belong to Meriya as shak-shoyise to her. I am the third daughter of Tisak-meh-ni, who was the third daughter of Satin-hok-me, who was the third daughter of Tisak-men-ho, who was the third daughter of Tohan-sok-me. In one year I will be explected to shoulder the full responsibilites of Meriya's shak-shoyise, and to serve Rahaz-mi to the end of my days. In one year..."

The image is depicting my character, Kimeh-nis-ti Satino, having priestess make-up applied to her face by one of the older priestess'. While this is going on, her cousin, who is also having the make-up applied, is trying to talk to her. The cousin is very excited about becoming a priestess; however, Kimeh-ni is very apprehensive. I tried to convey this feeling through her stiff posture and unhappy expression. The scene is ment to take place around dawn in a large empty-ish room.

I'm not entirely happy with how the painting turned out, mainly because I'm still learning how to use Acrylics. However, I do like the concept for this illustration very much. So I hope to play more with it in the future.

Communicating Concepts

2006-12-14T23:18:00.000-06:00

was from my Graphic Design (for Illustration and Photo Majors) class.

The assignment was to use only one square, one triangle, one circle, and unlimited straight lines. The elements had to be either solid black or solid white and could be any size. Each concept had to be rendered in Adobe Illustrator.

In 8”X8” squares we communicated each of the following concepts:

. Conflict .

. Fear .

. Harmony .

The other two concepts were Hope and Playful, but I don't like how they turned out, so instead I'll show you these two that I did not turn in.

. Ominous .

. Protection .

bird as metaphor

2006-12-13T00:21:00.000-06:00

this was the first interesting project we had in my intermediate drawing class this semester. the prompt was bird as metaphor. i was playing with the theme of the caged bird, and the idea that we can all build cages around ourselves with ideas, or possessions.

i first made two collages. they're on cardboard, and assembled from magazine images, cut paper and found objects.

both collages express the same idea through slightly different imagery. i initally thought the first was more successful than the second, but now i've become fond of the second as well. they are both hanging on my wall.

for the second part of the project i decided to sew a bird costume for my roomate's doll. i then took a million pictures of her building a nest/cage around herself and filling it with her treasures. here she is surveying her handiwork.

showing off a wing.

an aerial view of the final product.
(i love the colors)

back to the begining

2006-12-12T22:20:00.000-06:00

in the next few days/weeks i'm going to be posting the work i've done in my illustration, drawing and graphic design classes this semester.

and so, we start at the begining of the semester, in my illustration class.

this is the third painting in a series of four 5"x5" illustrations.
(i'm particularly fond of the shallot)

this is the fourth of the same series. the medium is Acrylic, and the goal was to use a different technique on each painting.