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its been a little while

With all the recent madness before the opening of the Leather Engraved Exhibit, i havent been able to post anything new.  Now that is over i can get back into my daily routine.

First things first.

I have set up a pop-up shop featuring the artwork which is a part of the Leather Exhibit ( the leather engraved reproductions are on display at Klimat lounge for the next 4 weeks).  I am offering Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Prints, edition of 16 for each piece. Almost like a collectors item, ha? :) Prints are available for pre-order till November 8th and then the pop-up is gone! You can find the shop right here . :)

Now that this is done, a little doodle :)

categories: Drawing, Black and White, Ideas
Friday 10.09.15
Posted by deena so
 

Self portrait

Or something  

categories: Ideas, Drawing, Character Design
Friday 09.18.15
Posted by deena so
 

Art related and other news

So my dear 4 legged buddy is sick- he tore/partially tore his cruciate ligament on his right leg. We are trying to do everything for him to be comfortable and help the healing process. I have moved my sleeping arrangements to the floor to keep him company. Expect lots of dog sketches. 

In other news :  

I am wrapping up my folktale project with the Leather Engraving Exhibit which will be happening in early October in Klimat Lounge in East Village.  Ten of my woks will be recreated on stretched leather. More details on this soon but in the mean time, here is my Project Statement:


 

Folk Tales - The Realm of Hidden Self

No matter where we grow up, folktales, myths and legends has always been a part of our development as a child. These stories inject and communicate an early understanding of humanity and morals, stimulate our imagination and tap into the hidden alleys of our inner selves. The fantastical and imaginary world of tales allows us to implement our dreams  and subconscious mind in an new and surprising way by freeing our psyche from the restrictions of reality. Tales give us a new meaning of self and what we aspire to become. This series is inspired by the Nordic, Slavic and Asian folklore, alluding to the elusive perception of self within the dimensions of our physical world.  

P.S. I can't thank enough my other half for all the help and support he has given me through out the year and especially in the last couple of months. Buzzing propeller, I couldn't do it without you :) 

categories: Ideas, Black and White, Drawing
Wednesday 09.09.15
Posted by deena so
 

Just because I love this man

Found this article on Claude Monet :)  

I couldn't stop laughing  

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-few-thoughts-from-monet-on-those-stacks-of-wheat

 

 

categories: Ideas
Tuesday 08.25.15
Posted by deena so
 

WIP 7- гуси лебеди

Iam back working on the series of drawings for laser printing on leather. This one is inspired by a Russian fairytale about evil swans who wanted to separate a brother and sister. After endless amounts of tracing paper, I finally got the composition. I will adjust a few things here and there but this is pretty much it. On to the finish tomorrow! 

tags: Pencil, kids, Swans
categories: Characters, Ideas, Black and White, Drawing
Monday 08.24.15
Posted by deena so
 

WIP- 7, swanssss

tags: Swan, Embrace
categories: Black and White, Ideas, Drawing
Friday 07.17.15
Posted by deena so
 

WIP -6 or to hang a moon in the sky you have to be friends with an elephant

tags: sky, Moon, Elephant, friends, Jungle, Pencil
categories: Black and White, Ideas, Drawing
Thursday 07.16.15
Posted by deena so
 

Misty Woods

categories: Black and White, Ideas
Monday 07.13.15
Posted by deena so
 

WIP-5

Another day , another lay out... My brains are about to explode... But I do like the new design  

categories: Black and White, Ideas
Thursday 07.09.15
Posted by deena so
 

Finito - Druid

Or at least for now :)  

tags: creatures, leaves, faces, drawing, light, black and white, forest
categories: Black and White, Ideas, Character Design
Tuesday 07.07.15
Posted by deena so
 

WIP 4- Druid

categories: Character Design, Black and White, Ideas
Monday 07.06.15
Posted by deena so
 

Dryad

Another one in my series of drawings which I am working on for an upcoming exhibit. These drawings will be transferred on leather with laser machine. 

tags: Nymph, pencil, forest, Woods
categories: Black and White, Ideas, Character Design
Wednesday 07.01.15
Posted by deena so
 

WIP 3 - green man

categories: Black and White, Character Design, Ideas
Friday 06.26.15
Posted by deena so
 
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