Postcard 4 - Smoking Fishie

 

This is a postcard I made for my sister-in-law.  We hadn't been able to get a hold of her in ages, so we figured we'd send her a nice letter, just in case she was down.  And to let her know we loved her and were not forgetting her.   The letter was actually a little booklet made out of index cards cut up and glued together then stapled to make the booklet effect.

Reyna and I have a love for fishies.  Koi and goldfishies mostly.  So I thought it appropriate to send her a postcard with a fishie and her fave patter.  Pink and black checker board.  :)

 

I scanned it before I wrote anything on the bottom.  I've forgotten what I wrote, but here's the post card she received.

Just another:

Have a good day, we love you!  Post card for friends and family and loved ones all 'round.  :)

Do the Chibi Dance!

I'm Hella Punk Rock.

So when I get bored and feel uninspired to draw anything grand (or at least attempt to) I draw chibis.  So here's a few chibis of me, my husband, and my sister.

 
 

Obviously not finished yet.  Inked them while I was waiting at the hospital doing pre-admissions crap.  But soon they shall be lovely and fully inked with colours!

Postcard 2 - GIANT SQUID!!!!

This postcard I made for another friend of mine. I just kinda went on a postcard making frenzy. I like thinking that people will expect bills in th email and suddenly: SURPRISE HAPPY COLORFUL LETTER MAKING YOUR DAY BRIGHTER!

I hope so at least. Just using index cards and ummm...stickers...yeaaaah.....stickers! Hahaha. But anyways. The whole 'Giant Squid' thing is totally a D&D thing from one of the campaigns we were in. Some dumbass in the group had to be all: OMG, we're gonna be in the open sea. Does this mean...GIANT SQUID?!


.......Note to all DnD players out there. Never give your DM ideas. EVER!!!!

But anyways, here's the giant squid. :)

Postcards + stickers = Awesome

A fried of mine gave me a bunch of these. So I decided to make postcards. These were my first attempts. Now I'm working on postcards for friends and family members.

Postcards that turn into stickers, hell yes!

One shoe down, one to go and a dozen or so pairs to start!

So doing shoes has resulted in quite a success. I really enjoy myself decorating and playing around. And people seem to like my designs. I've been getting a few requests but I've no idea what to charge. I'm running out of markers so I guess I should prolly include those in the price. I use prismacolors and copic markers. They seem to work the best on shoes. I'm also thinking on using some acrylics, like what I did with the soles in orange and yellow.


I'd really like some suggestions on prices. I mean, will people want nice looking expensive shoes like the mcbeth's? Or will they be alright with cheap ass shoes like the ones I made for my mom? The difference isn't that great, unless you're looking deeo into the details and fibers but....charging prices, right. Any ideas?





I was thinking of having people buy their own shoes and send them to me for decorating. Or ask them their shoe size and what type of shoe they'd like. According to those outlines, give them a price for the shoes and est. work time and material costs..... Anyone have suggestions?



P.s: Marisa, what shall we call our shoe business?

Work in Progress- Mums shoes

So after I finished my husband's McBeths my mother wanted a pair of her own. So she went out and bought these plain white canvas shoes. They're basic edition brand, so they're pretty cheap. They only cost her ten USD + tax.


I'm still working on them, I started just last night and worked till the sun came up. I've had them sitting by my bed for about a week now. It's always hard to start on a new project. That white canvas always feel so daunting. So I let them sit. I doodled on paper what I might do on the shoes. I was so afraid to do something wrong or something my mother wouldn't like. But eventually I picked them up and just went for it. So far, I'm liking the results.


So far I have learned that painting on cheap shoes is much harder than on expensive shoes. Seeing as expensive shoes have a tighter knit, it is much easier for the pen/marker to roll on them without having any in between white dots. But on cheap shoes the fabric is thick and woven loosely. Making it hard for ink to stick. It leaves a lot of blank dots in between.


On the up side, the ink bleeds a lot more on the cheaper shoes than on the expensive shoes, making color blending much easier.

Walking on Dreams

While I was still in California living on Belden street I really missed the island. I'm originally from Puerto Rico. The island is beautiful. A mixture urban ghetto with rain forest. The beach sand is a light tan and the waters are a crystal clear blue. Truly beautiful.

I was very nostalgic all four years of my stay in California. I missed my family and the beaches, just the wonderful meditative feeling of sitting on the sand, listening to the waves crash, the breeze caressing your face.

Then I came to the island and realized that, although it was still full of natural beauty the people sucked. The beaches had become dirty, the people were all devolving into primitive creatures of violence and anger. Complete disregard for the terrible things they are doing to such a beautiful island.

I feel the island crying. I feel sadness whenever I go to a beach or any natural area. How my people have gone about living their lives here is disgusting. I know it's the same everywhere you go, but Puertorricans are such a proud people. Always bragging about how they're awesome and their island is the best.

And yet, look at the state it's in. Look at what they're doing to it. Sucking the life out of it. They've even closed down most agriculture here to concentrate on turism.

I feel a great sadness for my island and its people, I can no longer live here and be proud. I cannot smile at the beauty anymore. I just wish people would open their eyes and see. They're killing Puerto Rico slowly. Under the towers of concrete and seas of trash....

MacBeth's- Playing with shoes.

My husband got these MacBeth's from his brother-in-law a few months ago. They were plain white canvas with black. A few nights ago while I was finishing up my mother's present, he started painting on the area around the tongues in orange with yellow. He did one and then stopped.


I had always wanted to paint of shoes. But I had never owned white canvas shoes. And was always afraid they wouldn't turn out great. Well, my husband gave me the courage. So after asking his permission and after his 'Go to town.' I grabbed all the markers I could find in the house, starting with sharpie outlines, and went crazy. Later on he got the idea to add the studs over the lace holes. I love that man. :)


I wish I had a before and after pictures. Oh well.