Puppy's Day at the Lab

Puppy got to spend a day at Sloan Kettering research center helping Mary at the bench. He was a little distracting and managed to 'accidentally' free two of the mice. Here is a picture I sketched of him at work.

Illustrators Unite!!!

I just found a new favorite website. Its called Illustration Mundo. Now I check it every day for yummy artwork. If you don't feel like digging for inspiration, this site does all the work for you by bringing together and catagorizing a massive collection of international talent. Here are a few examples from today's dig. This art is by Michael Deforge of Canada, Jaako Pallasvuo of Helsinki, and Kevin Ward of London.

Black Warrior

This drawing is inspired by a book my dad showed me on Hindu Gods. I mixed in some elements from Africa and Indonesia to come up with this character. He would probably make a FIERCE doll!

Puppy Doll

He's my interpretation of Snoopy. He's just 9" tall.
For some reason when I hold him I want to take him to the bath and use him as a scrubber! I think it's cause he's so small, and made of terrycloth. But then he would get stinky and that would make me sad. . .

Equestrian Doll

This doll is inspired by a picture of Calvin Klein standing in front of a great English Mansion dressed up in classic equestrian garb. When I was a teenager I used to take riding lessons and got to wear those funny pants with the lining in the insides. I loved the costume, the tack, cleaning the mud from the horses hooves with a hoof pick, and brushing the sweating horses after a nice ride around the ring. My favorite horse was a huge black and white Pinto named King.

My climbing vine

I just installed a climbing vine in the corner of my room. As I sewed it I reminisced about the one that grew in the woods behind my house in Connecticut when I was a kid. Those woods were downright jungly! The vine I recall was to thick and strong I could swing on it like a monkey.

Peter Callesen

Check out this beautiful body of work by paper artist Peter Callesen.

By Evil Decree

The Evil Pink Taskmaster has decreed that my website needs updating! Because I am so addicted to these pixels, I'm going to give the entire website a facelift to reflect this new mania! Keep your eyes peeled for the new version soon to hit the web. . .

Abstract Floatie lady

One friend said this image reminded them of a swimming pool. When they said that I thought of David Hockney's slightly erotic pool series. There's also a neat image he did of a man standing in a shower. I always loved those images because of the way he clashed abstract lines of water with realistically painted figures. If you have a minute to spend on google, check them out.

Boxer Veggie Head

Hooray! I finished this fella today just in time for his grand championship fight with future Hall of Famer Steamroller Bif. I do worry for him, he is quite puny. He spent so much time helping me design his costume that he totally neglected his workout regimen and appears quite the weakling. He'll no doubt have a black eye in the next photograph.

This doll was a Christmas present for my husband. I think knowing the doll would stay in my house made me feel justified in working extra hard on him. There's lots of hand embroidery like on his gloves and robe. The boxing gloves were truly a labor of love, and I had a real time trying to figure out how to make a reversible robe. In the end it was easy and looks great! I just made duplicate robes-one black and one green, then put right sides together. I attached the robe only at the cuffs and perimiter of the hood, skirt, etc, leaving a little opening to flip it right side out. His shoes were so fun to sew even though up close they are really clumsy. Does anyone know how to make shoes? I have some leather riding boots in mind for my next one. Maybe my old friend 'the cobbler' could give me a couple of pointers.
TKO!!!

Moses