Art Geekery

(Originally posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008)

I COULD be faster/more efficient at producing art, but like pretty much all people who enjoy arts & crafts, I get caught up in the tactile experience. (My Mom says that I would seem mesmerized when we'd go to fabric stores when I was a kid.)

I am still not a total convert to doing art digitally - I "need" to hold an actual ink-producing pen or marker in my hand for a lot of things - but one thing that does sometimes give me a kick is how the different versions of an image look in thumbnail view in my computer files. Especially when the images are boldly black and white.

Maybe it is just me...

Berries and Lace

(Originally posted Feb 8, 2008)

Been a busy week - not as much progress on art images as I had hoped.

Posting the latest drafts of some of the other images I have been working on for the next stamp set. Still not sure if I will start working on the bird as well, or if I will work on some more Celtic/knotwork/flourish-y type of designs.

I'm posting 2 of each image - once with reverse value, which gives a better idea of how the image will look when embossed on velvet. These images are based on Mucha designs, but I have reworked them to be more suitable for stamps.