Brian Atwood LOLA shoes

I believe that some shoes are truly wearable works of art. Brian Atwood's shoes are lust worthy. Maybe I'll be able to own a pair one day.
Hand-carved linocut stamped over cut tissue.

Work in progress???

I have no idea where this is going.....just a vague direction and theme. *SIGH*

shoes!

I can't afford the fiiiiierce designer heels like these Miu Mius....but I can carve 'em instead! I'm having fun experimenting with mixed media using linocut blocks. More to come here.

Turkey Vulture

I've opened up a store selling pieces like this new one. Please click here to check it out. Thanks!

Open Market + Great Horned Owl

I hear owls at night when I'm at my mom's house. It could be one of these?

I'll also be showing/selling again (like this piece) at the semi-annual Open Market alongside some really amazing artists. It's a great place to support artists while picking up some unique gifts for Christmas! Click here for more info.

American Kestrel Print

I'm doing some birds of prey - this one is the American Kestrel, which can be commonly seen perched on telephone wires and buildings. Not quite sure yet if I'm satisfied with the colors.

Fashion Pencil Sketches

i love legs

Raven

This is the process in how I create a bird print. I pick a bird I've seen, in this case the common raven and my most simple print to date, and I sketch it.

I scan the sketch and use it as a template in which I trace it in Illustrator to refine and edit the shapes. I play with the color and decide how many layers of color I want to carve.

Next, I flip the image and print out the Illustrator version and use it to transfer the image onto the block.

I carve away.

Then, I mix the paint and test the colors on paper.

I roll the color down and burnish. I let it dry between layers and hope that when it's all done, it comes out decent.

This one was easier - only 2 layers and 2 colors.

Old Sketch, New Post

I've been lazy with drawing, but I'm doing other(hopefully productive)stuff....like cleaning. I found an old pen sketch I did while in Taipei.

Year of the Tiger

The colors are WAAAAY off on the image, but I'm trying my hand at poster design. I had to include certain information, including a Chinese character, as well as limit the palette to only 3 colors. It was challenging and fun. I hope to practice doing more in the future.