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| Seto, Estonia Matryoshka |
Peace,
Amy
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Showing posts with label Russian Doll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russian Doll. Show all posts
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Seto, Estonia Matryoshka
Peace,
Amy
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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Sugar Plum Fairy Matryoshka
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| Sugar Plum Fairy Matryoshka |
Introducing my Sugar Plum Fairy Matryoshka, a suggestion I received here on the blog! Thank you for all your wonderful suggestions! Prints are now available in my shop. While doing research for this drawing I found many beautiful ballerina images around the web and pinned them to a board here. Love and joy to you and yours. :)
Monday, February 3, 2014
English Matryoshkas
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| English Rose Matryoshka |
Hello! Sometimes when I'm drawing my Matryoshka I get attached to two different color combinations. This happened with my Vietnamese Matryoshka so I made one red and one blue (Fire and Water). While creating this English Matryoshka, I came up with an English Rose version and an English Ivy. I decided to offer both in my shop so you can choose your favorite or collect both to have a set!
While researching English fashion history I looked at many, many examples of late 1700's and all through the 1800's and fell in love with them all! I pinned a board of English dress from that time period here.
Peace,
Amy
Friday, January 24, 2014
Argentine Matryoshka
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| Argentine Matryoshka |
Hello and a belated Happy New Year to you! A new year and a new Matryoshka illustration! This is my Argentine Matryoshka she is now available in my shop. During my researching for this drawing I pinned some Argentine images from around the web to a board here. I hope to bring you many new Matryoshka illustrations this year! Next will be a culture from Canada. There are so many the question is which to draw first?? I'll be posting again soon! :)
Peace,
Amy
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Jamaican Matryoshka
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| Jamaican Matryoshka |
Introducing my Jamaican Matryoshka, my latest illustration! She and all her prints, magnet prints, and coloring sheet PDF are now available in my shop! One of my kind customers, Sonia, who requested her, sent me some images that were very helpful with my research. I also found some other images and pinned them to a board to share with you here. Sonia also told me that the folk dress she is wearing is called a Quadrille dress. Thank you Sonia for the suggestion and all your help! It was fun coming up with the plaid pattern for this illustration and challenging depicting so much white fabric with the usual white surrounding the matryoshka, but I am happy with the results and I hope you all like her too! :)
Peace,
Amy
Amy
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Xhosa South African Matryoshka
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| Xhosa South African Matryoshka |
Hello! This week I've been researching South African cultures and traditional dress. I decided to start out with a Xhosa Matryoshka. I found some wonderful photos on the web and made a board of them here.
I wish I could put into words how much I love and enjoy drawing and learning about these different cultures. I love people. I want my work to communicate that.
Welsh is next on my list but I plan on drawing another South African after that.
Thank you for your interest and continued support!
Peace,
Amy
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sorb/Wend/Lusatian Matryoshka
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| Sorb/Wend/Lusatian Matryoshka |
Peace,
Amy
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Maori Dancer Matryoshka
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| Maori Dancer Matryoshka |
My latest Matryoshka illustration is from New Zealand a Maori Dancer! I came across many interesting and fabulous videos, and photos while doing the research for this illustration. I've posted a couple of videos I found to my Facebook and Twitter pages, and I pinned some photos from around the web on my Pinterest. I love watching the Maori Dancers Poi dance it is entertaining to watch and looks like a great form of exercise. Who wants to Poi with me? I hope my drawing inspires you to learn more about the Maori culture and New Zealand. Please visit my shop and see all my Maori Dancer Matryoshka items! :)
Peace,
Amy Perrotti
P.S.
I have updated my Suggestions List in the right hand column of my blog. If you have given me a suggestion and don't see it on the list please let me know so I can add it. Thanks!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Panamanian Matryoshka
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| Panamanian Matryoshka |
I've been itching to draw this Panamanian Matryoshka for about a year now! Most of the time I work exclusively from my suggestions list and you all give me really great suggestions too but this one I added to my suggestions list myself. I was so inspired by the Panamanian Pollera (dress) and the Folklore dancers, such a beautiful culture. :)
Last winter I was on a search for marketing knowledge and discovered Mayi Carles a wonderful Artist/marketing guru who is a wealth of knowledge and delivers it in a very entertaining way. Her Friday video posts on her website are a hoot and I look forward to watching them every week. Mayi is Panamanian and she is so delightful and intriguing that I just had to learn more about Panamanian culture. I signed up for one of her shop critiques and received so much great advice from her that going on a year later I'm still in the process of implementing it all! You can learn more about Mayi on her website heartmadeblog and "subscribe" to receive emailed updates from her.
Also, I am proud to say that just last week I was able to check off another one of the things on the list of great advice Mayi gave me— I added a "Follow by email" gadget to my blog (it is at the top of the right hand column) it is brand new to blogger! Just enter your email address to receive updates from me and keep up with all my latest Matryoshka illustrations! Please sign up and thank you for all your support.
Peace,
Amy Perrotti
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Venezuelan Dancer Matryoshka
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| Venezuelan Dancer Matryoshka |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Balinese Dancer Matryoshka
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| Balinese Dancer Matryoshka |
This is my Balinese Dancer Matryoshka (now available in my shop), another wonderful suggestion! While doing research for this illustration I came across the Rejang Dewa traditional dance costumes. I was inspired by these beautiful costumes complete with tall woven hats adorned with flowers (very different from anything I've drawn before) and the beautiful and graceful girls that wear them and perform the dance. I hope I did this wonderful culture and people justice. I thank you for your continued support and terrific suggestions and for the beautiful cultures we celebrate together. Peace and joy to you and yours. :)
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
24 Matryoshka Print Proofs / Seconds
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| 24 Matryoshka Print Proofs / Seconds |
I've just listed a pack of proofs / seconds in my shop! While drawing my illustrations I print out proofs to check the colors and then make necessary adjustments. Also, not every print comes out perfect. Sometimes there may be an imperfection in the paper or in the print quality. I save all my printed proofs and seconds but they are piling up and I need to clear them out of my studio. So you are in luck if you are wanting to buy a bunch of my prints and don't mind an occasional flaw or that some of them aren't the final illustration. The first photo shows the stack of 24 prints packaged together in a cello sleeve. The second, third and fourth photos show all the prints that are included in the pack. This great deal is now available in my shop! :)
UPDATE November 16, 2011: I've sold my first pack so I've listed another here! :)
UPDATE #2 December 27, 2011: I've sold my second pack so I've listed another here! :)
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Nepalese Matryoshka Fundraising for the BlinkNow Foundation
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| Nepalese Bride Matryoshka Close-Up, Fundraiser for the BlinkNow Foundation |
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| Nepalese Bride Matryoshka, Fundraiser for the BlinkNow Foundation |
Recently I learned about Maggie Doyne's Kopila Valley Children's Home and School, and the BlinkNow Foundation from my friend Nadine who has a friend, a nurse, who is going there to set up a health clinic. Nadine sent me a link to the BlinkNow.org website where I watched Maggie speak at "The Do Lectures" (below). Tears streamed down my face as I watched this courageous, compassionate, and committed woman, as I heard her story and learned about the work that she and her parents and family, and the local people of Nepal are doing to improve the lives of Children in the Surkhet region of Nepal. It made me hopeful for the future of the human race that people can be so committed to helping others. I share in Maggie's hope that one day all children will have the love that they need and their basic needs met. Watching and hearing her story made me believe that, in this sometimes too pessimistic world, it is really possible. I was inspired to divert my attention from my list of nationality/ethnicity drawing suggestions and create a Nepalese Bride Matryoshka illustration. I also contacted BlinkNow and received permission to promote and donate 50% of the sales price of each print to the BlinkNow Foundation. I hope you like my Nepalese Bride Matryoshka and enjoy Maggie's "The Do Lectures" inspiring video.
Maggie Doyne — Why the human family can do better from The Do Lectures on Vimeo.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Indian Matryoshka Party Favor / Gift Boxes PDF Printable
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| Indian Matryoshka party favor / gift boxes (constructed) |
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| Indian Matryoshka party favor / gift boxes (backs) |
As I mentioned in my post yesterday I'm very excited to be incorporating some of my international Matryoshka illustrations into my party favor / gift box PDF printables. Yesterday I debuted my African Matryoshka boxes and today my Indian Matryoshka boxes. Perfect for holding candy, or small gifts. A decorative party favor, place at each table setting or arrange together as a centerpiece. Whether it's a holiday, dinner party, birthday party, bridal or baby shower, my boxes are appropriate for all. Enjoy! :)
Wondering how they are assembled? Here is a photo of one of my other boxes:
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| Simple to construct; print, cut one continuous piece, fold, and glue one tab and you have a charming Matryoshka favor box. And yes, this is my original design, box and all! :) |
Thursday, October 20, 2011
African Matryoshka Party Favor / Gift Boxes PDF Printable
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| African Party Favor / Gift Boxes (constructed) |
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| African Party Favor / Gift Boxes (backs) |
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tunisian Girl Matryoshka
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| Tunisian Girl Matryoshka Close-Up Portrait |
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| Tunisian Girl Matryoshka |
I have just completed my Northern African Tunisian Girl Matryoshka! Another wonderful suggestion. I can't wait to print out ACEOs and magnets and all my prints of her. I really enjoy hearing from you all. I love your suggestions and the one-on-one contact I have through my Etsy shop. I am very grateful for all your support. Did you know, I include a hand written and signed thank you note on the back of a Matryoshka ACEO print (the small baseball size print I offer) with each order I fill? I want you to know how much I appreciate each order. I even keep track of which Matryoshka ACEO I send because I try to send a different one with each order a customer makes so you can collect ACEO thank you notes along with your purchases. Thank you all so much for your wonderful suggestions and continued support! :)
Below is my grouping suggestion for my Tunisian Girl.
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| Turk Bride Matryoshka, Tunisian Girl Matryoshka, Greek Matryoshka |
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Mexican Matryoshka Sisters
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| My Mexican Matryoshka Girls: Yucatan, Jalisico Dancer, and Tehuana |
As I mentioned in my last post when I was doing research for the much suggested Mexican Matryoshka, I was so inspired by the many regions that feature such beautiful, traditional dress that I decided to illustrate three! So here are my Mexican sister Matryoshka! Pictured above, the middle one is my Jalisico Mexican Dancer that I introduced you to in my last post. The girl on the left is from the Yucatan where the dresses are white with beautifully embroidered flowers. The girl on the right is wearing a black Tehuana dress from Oaxaca, again with embroidered flowers. The Mexican culture is so rich, I hope you like these Matryoshka, they are all now available in my shop. :)
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Mexican Dancer Matryoshka
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| Mexican Dancer Matryoshka |
My newest Matryoshka illustration is inspired by the Mexican Ballet Folklorico, the Jalisico dress traditionally associated with Mariachi dancers, adorned with brightly colored ribbons. While doing research for my Mexican Matryoshka illustration I found three different regional dresses I was very inspired by and I plan on drawing the other two as well. The other two regions are the Yucatan and Juchitan (in Oaxaca). Often when researching a culture I find many different groups and styles of dress. It can be quite hard to choose which one to draw. I usually try to draw the one most often associated with a particular country, as is this Mexican Ballet Folklorica. But this time I thought why draw only one? So if ever I draw a Matryoshka and you are interested in a different region please just let me know. The more the merrier! :)
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| my Mexican Dancer Matryoshka rough sketch |
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Ethiopian Girl Matryoshka
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| Ethiopian Girl Matryoshka |
Hello blog friends! I hope you like my newest illustration, an Ethiopian Girl Matryoshka. I have had many requests for her, some of which came from the international adoption community.
Here are a couple of grouping suggestions for her. The first is a blue-green grouping.
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| Armenian Girl Matryoshka, Ethiopian Girl Matryoshka, and Irish Dancer Matryoshka |
The second grouping is of my African Matryoshka.
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| Southern Nigerian Matryoshka, Ethiopian Girl Matryoshka, and Violet Tuareg Matryoshka |
I love all of your suggestions so please keep them coming! Next on my suggestions list I see a Mexican Girl Matryoshka! I've really been looking forward to her too! Thank you! :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Swedish Girl Matryoshka
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| Swedish Girl Matryoshka |
This is my latest illustration, my Swedish Girl Matryoshka. I hope you like her. :) She wears a purse as part of her traditional dress and I also included a wreath of flowers in her hair. She is not the first matryoshka I've drawn that includes a purse as part of the traditional dress. Below is a grouping suggestion showing these similar cultures.
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| Norwegian Girl Matryoshka, Swedish Girl Matryoshka, Finnish Girl Matryoshka |
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