i've always thought i would like to illustrate a kids book. actually i've had people tell me i should too. anyway, i was just playing around with some fun illustrations last week and thought i'd share.
anyone authoring a book and need a designer? ;)
inspired by this song by misty edwards:
You won't relent until You have it all
My heart is YoursI'll set You as a seal upon my heart
As a seal upon my arm
For there is love that is as strong as death
Jealousy demanding as the grave
Many waters cannot quench this loveCome be the fire inside of me
Come be the flame upon my heart
come be the fire inside of me
Until You and I are one
so after months of planning..its over. just like that. it was so wonderful though. everything was exactly as nate and i wanted it to be.
i wanted to show our wedding invite designs. we did it together. nate drew the tree and i made it into a vector file and worked in the design and type elements. i love how they turned out and i still really love our color combo.
so that is our invite, rsvp card, reception info card, program and name cards for the tables.
so... i'm in week 19 of our "52" project on flickr. a group of friends and myself have decided to keep our creative juices flowing every week by posting 1 type of art [photo, painting, design, etc] to flickr that we created during that week. yes, a year of art. we figure it helps keep those of us who do art for a living enjoying our craft and doing non-job art. and for those who don't do art for a living, it is an avenue in which they can grow their skills as well.
want to follow along? [there are many other - much more talented artists - including my fiance - in our group] 52 FLICKR PROJECT
i caught a glimpse of one of his paintings on my igoogle "artist a day" widget and couldn't resist looking at more of his paintings. i LOVE the scientific realism of the birds mixed with some abstract strokes colors and shapes. seeing work like this makes me want to paint more.
check out more of his work at: frankgonzales.net
i recently finished this wedding set as well. i designed the monogram that was used on the invite and their favors and such. the invite folded down to a square which they were sealing with a wax seal. so neat! i really love how these turned out when they printed. they looked beautiful!
i designed this recently for one of my good friends who is tying the knot! we're throwing her a shower and i volunteered to make these invites....
i saw this artist featured in my igoogle artist a day widget. i was instantly drawn to his incredible paintings!! i love all of the texture and the lighting that builds these abstract landscapes.
this is the coolest thing i've seen in a while. LOVE it. wish i had thought of it. ok, maybe not, but i'm sure glad someone out there put the time and energy into figuring this out. check out the link for all the details on how they sorted it...
life is a gift.
i heard someone say exactly that a while ago and it was like a glass of cold water on my face. and yet, i continually get wrapped up in minute details - so much so that i keep missing the point! life is a gift.
and i know its not always fun, or easy. sometimes life downright sucks. but in the midst of our every day life we have to enjoy ourselves and enjoy each other and laugh. who doesn't love to laugh so hard you can't breathe?
anyway, i stumbled across a blog that kind of renewed these thoughts in my mind. this girl, a freelance photographer, has fun with life and you can tell. she's full of adventures and random ideas - like sticking little hearts, or thought bubbles, or googly eyes on objects around town. then capturing those moments. just thought i'd share:
