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Etsy Wednesday Finds – CarmelaJay

Artists Carmela Chase and Tara Ray celebrate all things dead. From their breakfast meat to their favorite relatives past:

I mean seriously, how do you expect me to pass on the black and white doodled skulls residing on wild colorful backgrounds!!! They’re awesome in their bizarreness Enjoy!

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Wed, February 3 2010 » ETSY finds, crafts, doodles » No Comments

Tales and Tails

Having a little girl named Ariel (no relation to Disney in origins of this one), mermaids do pop in and out of our sub- and conscious once in a while. So, here’s an obvious manifestation of this slight obsession with girls with long squishy tails Introducing – Dreaming Mermaid:

It’s a hand-colored print mounted [...]

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Tue, February 2 2010 » Arts, doodles, images » 4 Comments

Whenever Inspiration Strikes…

Oh, the Inspiration. I really like this word, and use it a lot (in case you haven’t noticed). To me, it means this tingly feeling, those vague but already forming images in my head that are just begging to be explored, put on paper or typed into the computer. It’s the anticipation of a creative [...]

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Thu, January 28 2010 » blogging, doodles, inspiration » No Comments

Shrinky Doodle Dinks

So, this is how it works in my house… I take out my “craft” thingies, and 3 seconds I’m getting mobbed by my girl squad, asking “Can I do that too? Can I have this paper? Can I use your markers?..” Which is pretty cool, and I hope they will share my “oh, I can [...]

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Thu, January 21 2010 » crafts, doodles » 1 Comment

Post #50 Giveaway!

It turns out I’ve been more productive with this blog, than even I myself anticipated. The Wordpress counter tells me that this is a post #50, so what’s a better way to celebrate than with a good old giveaway?! And I have just the right stuff to give!
I have an interesting pair of things that [...]

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Wed, January 20 2010 » blogging, crafts, doodles, images » 22 Comments

Not Your Typical Tea Party

Two lovely ladies are having tea in a brightly colored room. I think they might be sisters. Their teapot hats are enjoying the moment as well. All is good in this pink and green universe

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Fri, January 8 2010 » doodles, images » No Comments

Twi-Alphabet is ready!!!

Hurray, I just finished my Twilight Alphabet!!!

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Tue, December 22 2009 » Arts, books, design, doodles » 1 Comment

Inky Goodness

I don’t know what it is, but the simplest black ink on white paper drawings make me melt… artistically speaking But if the drawings are far from simple, if they are brimming with tiny intricate details, fussy textures, hidden images. Ah, then you can just scrape me off the floor!
Case in point: Virginia [...]

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Mon, November 16 2009 » Arts, doodles, images, inspiration » No Comments

Inspiration Overload

Your chakras, eyeballs and brain cells will thank you!
When you see Nina Chakrabarti’s website and of course her amazing artwork…

…not to mention uber-inspiring “fashion doodle” book…

…you will be jumping up and down with creative glee, just like me.

Oh, and speaking of Nina’s fashion book, I did these little drawings of fashion accessories a while ago, [...]

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Thu, November 5 2009 » Arts, design, doodles, inspiration » No Comments

Four Seasons

I am always strongly inspired by the change of weather… Fall is definitely one of the most dramatic seasons around here. Bright, bold colors, crisp cool air and smell of leaves is almost euphoric So, of course, year after year, as soon as the leaves start to change, I begin drawing them on [...]

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Tue, October 27 2009 » crafts, doodles, images, inspiration » No Comments