Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Beach and Sea

Mermaid Family art print

Mermaid Family coloring page printable

Hello, I have a couple of new items in my shop to tell you about. First, my Mermaid Family drawing! The most detailed drawing I've ever done, inspired by my beautiful friend and muse Elena and her little boys. They are in a coral reef sea garden surrounded by a sea kelp forest with all sorts of sea creatures! Figure drawing is my favorite thing to draw and feels most natural for me. The human form is so beautiful. I know this is a mermaid, but still. This also fulfilled a landscape (or in this case a seascape) drawing I have wanted to explore for a long time. I hope you like my Mermaid Family as much as I do! Available now in my shop as a color print and as a coloring page printable.
 
Also new in my shop "Where was that? Beach Matching Game" printable, a forty piece picture card matching game featuring my original drawings. It includes twenty pairs of matching 2 inches square picture cards and a cute 2 1/4 inches square and 5/8 of an inch tall box for storage. It’s great memory skills fun and it’s the perfect size to stuff in a Christmas stocking, travel with, use as party favors or give as gifts.
 
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Autumn Greetings!

Owl favor box instant download printable
Hello, it's autumn here. Cooler days and nights, autumn festivals, holidays, and parties to look forward to. So far we've attended a fair, and visited our favorite pumpkin patch. It's inspired me to create some festive party favors! Above is my Owl favor box.
Bat favor box instant download printable
And this is my Bat favor box, topping a Gothic dinner party place setting.
Sugar Skull, Day of the Dead favor box instant download printable
Also, my Mexican inspired Sugar Skull favor box. All my boxes are instant download upon purchase. Just print, cut out, easily construct (just one tab to glue), and fill with treats for your guests!
Dress Up Owl sheet instant download printable
And lastly, is my Dress Up Owl coloring and activity sheet printable. Also available for instant download in my shop. Fun to color, cut out and play dress up Owl! Makes a hoot of a place setting mat/sheet and party activity/favor.

Do you enjoy fall too? What are some things you like to do in the fall? Let me know in the comments. :)

Peace,
Amy
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Saturday, January 6, 2018

Belarusian Matryoshka

Belarusian Matryoshka
Happy New Year! New year, new drawing! A Belarusian Matryoshka inspired by the Belarusian people and their traditional dress! Prints and a printable file coloring sheet are now available in my etsy shop and my dot com. These shops are the most personal way to purchase my work. I print out the prints myself, sign and date them on the back, package them, and include a thank you note and other goodies with each shipment.

The printable coloring sheet is available for instant download, so it is fast and convenient. Purchase once and print out as many as you want, whenever you want. Fun for parties, students, groups of kids or adults!
Belarusian Matryoshka Coloring Sheet

Merchandise with my Belarusian Matryoshka is available in my Zazzle shop: postcards, note cards, postage stamps, tote bags, and phone cases. These have been the most popular items but Zazzle offers a multitude of products. So if there is any product that you are interested in purchasing, but don't see available, please let me know so I can make it available.

And because many of you have said you enjoy seeing my preliminary sketches. . .
Belarusian Matryoshka preliminary sketch and design process
You may also enjoy seeing some images of Belarusian traditional dress I found on the web and pinned here.

Again I would like to wish you a wonderful 2018. I'm excited and look forward to bringing you more drawings and designs in the coming year. Thank you for your continued interest and support!! :)

Peace,
Amy
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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Cutie Patooties Mini Zine Printable

Cutie Patooties Mini Zine Printable
Hello! I've always wanted to make a mini zine, a little book. I have in the past made small coloring books, but I wanted to make a little artwork book in full color. I've been searching for inspiration for a while. Finally, I had an idea!! My family and I enjoy going to antique and thrift stores, and shopping for vintage items online too. The idea– I would take photographs of dolls and figures from my personal collection, and combine them with my drawings to create scenes that would evoke individual stories for each artwork.

The process, my preliminary sketches.
It was a month's worth of glorious fun (aka work)! First, I decided which vintage items to include and photographed them. Then, I took inspiration from the vintage items to create settings for each of them. I sketched out the settings in pencil and scanned them into the computer. Next, I made some minor changes to the vintage item photos, placed the photos in my drawing program along with the pencil sketches, and drew the scenes. And finally, I created a one page layout for the book that could be printed and easily folded and cut into a little paper book. After printing many proofs, and making adjustments, it was complete. I've titled the mini zine “Cutie Patooties” because it is a phrase from the 1920’s and 30’s and I thought it described and went well with the vintage items. The book features seven artworks and a table of contents listing the titles of each piece.

Doll head that inspired "Tasha Dreams".
The doll head I used in the artwork “Tasha Dreams” I’ve had since I was little. The body disappeared years ago, in fact I can’t even remember what it looked like or why it’s gone (a mishap probably when we moved from SC to NC). All that remains is this cute little head. I could never part with it. It was just too adorable! And now, at last, I understand why. It was meant to be included in this little book! It reminds me of my daughter with her jet black hair so I named the artwork it inspired “Tasha Dreams” after her. Tasha can always tell when a drawing is based on her because I always include a swirl of hair at the hairline like the one at the top of her forehead.

So I hope you will hop on over to my shop and check it out. I've listed the mini zine printable in both my dot com and my Etsy shop as a file to download and print yourself. I even have a step by step video of how to fold and cut it into a book (please see below).


Thank you for your interest and support.

Peace,
Amy
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