Happy Halloween from Thing 1 and Thing 2! "You will see something new. Two things. And I call them Thing One and Thing Two. These things will not bite you. They want to have fun.” Then, out of the box came Thing Two and Thing One! ~The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Suess My little sister and I decided to dress up...
Often, when people email me with requests for custom jewelry pieces, it is for a small variation on a design I've already made many times over. Sometimes, however, they have different, more elaborate ideas in mind for me to try to make. I really love this, because it forces me a bit outside of my comfort zone! Since I'm hard at work on...
From the Dragon's Hoard by Shaylynn Rackers. 18x18 inches, charcoal and graphite. This drawing was inspired by The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In the book, Bilbo Baggins discovers that the dragon Smaug is mysteriously missing from his cavern hall and fetches Thorin and Company. The dwarves were at first hesitant, then delved eagerly into the piles of gold and jewels. They find beautiful weapons and...
Frodo and Sam was my last honest-to-goodness pencil drawing. I was only 15 years old when I drew that (well, almost 16, but the point is that was over two years ago) and haven't done any large scale pieces since. I love pencil drawings, so I figured that it was high time to make a newer, better piece that can go into my portfolio....
Many thanks to everyone who entered Virvatuli's Elven Handflower giveaway! I hope you all enjoyed browsing their shop as much as I did. :) Rafflecopter did its randomizing thing, and the winner is A. Murrad! ...