The Red Balloon

This is my version of the movie The Red Balloon.

My blackening thumb

My poor container garden has been neglected by me ever since I returned to the world of the day job. What was once a thriving crop has now reduced to a pathetic wasteland of thirsty and desperate roots. I did manage to water this weekend but really, am I just prolonging their misery?

Latest Mischievous Faces

The Patriot

(Look familiar?)

Pig Nose

A Revolutionary


A Delinquent

The Pink Flamingo

(and I did know a .22 by that name)


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My new job at the Toy Factory

I must apologize for my infrequent blogging as of late! I started a new day job designing at a Toy Company! Mainly graphic design and some product development. It is quite fun to be surrounded by toys all day (not mention having Hello Kitty products all over my desk,a girl's dream come true!). Once I get a hang of my new schedule I can figure out how this full time working and Etsying will turn out! Even though I am surrounded by dolls it ain't MY dollfaces and I do miss them mischievous eyes! I hope to do some new drawings soon!

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I Heart Myself. A Giveaway...

I am participating in a giveaway of my print I Heart Myself! It begins on Wednesday 8a eastern time! The blog SpringInspiration is covering the topic of self-care and wanted to feature my artwork that went along with some of the themes being written about, and will include a little blurb on my artwork! Hop on over to www.springinspiration.com and try your hand on this little print! (My prints are printed on museum quality Velvet Art paper and each print includes a gift postcard!) P.S. The giveaway opportunity will be up til Monday 7/26 at noon eastern time.

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Latest Characters

Its a boy! I don't have many boy illustrations yet but will be adding more snips and snails and puppy dog tails!

Pigs however pretty much rule here.

As do ragamuffin princesses.

My "Polariod Sky" print got a redo and I added a couple of big eyes. I Couldn't resist.

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A scrabble tile

Scrabble tile seems to be a perfect little holder for my drawings so I went ahead and purchased a kit and the results are pretty darling. Here is Alice in her scrabble tile. She sits under a resin dome which gives it a glass-like appearance. So sweet. I then proceeded to make my Enid print as a tile but I used paper that is too textured and it turned out funky & full of air bubbles so I will give it another try! For some reason my first tries always turn out better than the second!
Alice is available in the shoppe.

Scrabble tile making kit was purchased at Sun and Moon Crafts

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I liked her so much...

That I gave her more styles!

Risky Business

Ode to Velma


The O.G. In 3d...

American Dollface

American Pug

Hope all you guys and dolls had a wonderfilled 4th of July! I had a yummy weekend full of lemon cake, chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, hot dogs (lots of em), sodas, chips, late nights and ice-cream! The parade and the fireworks weren't bad either!

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"Amelie" - A Custom Illustration

I had a blast creating this custom illustration for an etsy patron! I've seen Amelie before but it has been quite a while and this image really fits in with my mischievous doll faces!

Illustration Lovers

I received a nice little shout out from Illustration Lovers a nifty site featuring neato illustrators on a daily basis. Check it out!

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For I have no friends

Dollface LaLa

Promote Your Page Too

I contemplated making a Facebook Fan page for a while and here it is. I have zero fans. Is there anybody out there?

When Insomnia Hits

The really cool thing about insomnia is not only do I get all this extra time in my life, I am super productive as well! Here are some drawings done in the wee hours of the night, somewhere between 1-4:30am...

But this is how I feel the next day, sorta seeing in 3d but without the glasses...with 5 hours of sleep every night.

I can get a bit grouchy the next day...you would too if your balloons were minuscule.

Is it wrong that these faces are inspired by my kid? (she is 3 years old)

Don't ask me how I can draw such a happy image when feeling sorta zombie-ish.

As I was drawing I also was watching "The Alaska Experiment, Out of the Wild" and got totally addicted to this series on Netflix...about surviving in the wilderness....where the people were starving and eating mice and squirrels and porcupine.

Hope you enjoyed the work of an insomniac...lets see what I come up with tonight/tomorning!

New Fun Things at Shoppe

I finally got around to uploading some new paper goods & a precious trinket box at my illustration shoppe! It is kinda fun to make things from my artwork and I am really stalling on making some cloth dolls but that is next on my list! (It has been about 13 years since I last made a doll!) P.S More trinket boxes to come!

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My collection of heads.

These prints are available at the Dollface LaLa shoppe!

Summer Containers

Summer is almost here and I picked up a couple of young plants for my containers. The squash decided to flower this week.

I am using a self watering technique with a water bottle. Cut the bottle, turn it upside down, cut some drainage holes and create a water tray and there you have it. The container is not very handsome but you can always dress it up by putting it in a fancy pot.

The strawberry is next on the transplant list.

The youngsters happily in their previous little seedling pots.

I enjoy container gardening. It is a great way to grow something if you are short on space and the soil is suspect (or if you have 2 untrustworthy mongrels). I actually like to visit with the plants and water them daily, but in case I am busy painting away and forget a day, the self watering container is a real prince.

Somewhere a Cat is Waiting

This painting was inspired by my beloved cat Coco who no longer walks this earth plane. He was my dearest and loyal cat. All black... he was a skinny flea bag kitten who I adopted from a lady in front of the grocery store. She had 4 all black kittens and Coco was the runt of the litter but grew to be big and healthy with a luxurious coat of shiny black fur. He was loving and hug-able!

This is my actual amulet and locket of Coco with bits of his hair on the other side.

Loosing him was rather depressing...This book by Derek Tangye "Somewhere a Cat is Waiting" helped me get through the loss. A wonderful book about life with cats and the lessons they can teach us about life and loss. And exactly a month after Coco passed a cat was waiting for me. I was on a temporary assignment at Disney Studios and a coworker suggested I accompany her to the pet store. There sat in a cage was a big beautiful tom cat, with gray striped markings, white paws and green eyes. He was left in a box that morning. He left with me that day. He was big and hug-able! ...That was 9 years ago and he is curled up under my desk as I type. I have no idea how old he really is, but he has lost his girth over the years so I am guessing he is elderly now. He has grown a bit ornery but I need to remind myself that he is really is a good cat and I must be
sweeter to him.

Oliver, doing what he does best.
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I often think about my Coco. Cats are magical creatures so Im sure that he is with me at times...well...that topic is for another post.