Kitty Loco Designs Artsy Fartsy Pursuits

This is my first attempt at appliqué. My pal Anna (who is quite pregnant) and I have been getting together for some good old fashioned girl gabbing and craft making, something I enjoy very much.

I am fairly pleased with the results of this experiment, but I thing next time I will be a little less color crazy with the thread and keep to two basic colors; a light thread for dark fabrics and a dark thread for the light fabrics. I feel I overdid it with the colors…it’s really bugging me, and I am this close to unraveling the entire thing and starting over. But I think I will just move onto the next project, that’s probably a smarter idea. Click on image for larger version.

It has been a long while since I have posted for Illustration Friday. I’ve been busy with work and such, but I wanted to get back in the IF routine.

This piece, titled Scuba-Man Meets the Sad Octopus is my first painting completed in a long, long, loooooong while, so I am giving myself a big ole pat on the back Created using watercolor and archival ink on paper.

In other unrelated news, today is my birthday. So happy birthday to myself… and thanks to all my fancy friends and family who sent me their good wishes. You’ze all made my day