Small sketches from instagram! Pictures are unrelated, but I will be closing my shop from Dec 22nd - Jan 5th. I won't be entirely on vacation, so feel free to email me: darlaokada.art@gmail.com.
12/19/13
12/12/13
Black Star Kitty Ornaments
Black star kitty ornaments are now available! Once these and the blue version are sold out...that's it! I might make more next year around the holiday season but it's still too early for promises.
If you would like your ornament by Christmas, please order it by:
WEDNESDAY DEC 18TH / USA/ Shipped by DEC 21ST
SATURDAY DEC 14TH/ International/ Shipped by DEC 18TH*
*Not guaranteed to arrive by Christmas for all international orders :(
Also, I have some exciting news to tell you about in January 2014, so stay tuned because it involves magnets, key chains, lucky cats, pugs, and more! Yaay!
11/21/13
11/14/13
WIP - White bunny hanging out with plants
Yesterday I made more progress on this piece! I didn't get to it today because I was delivering greeting cards to Deja Lu Books in Firestone, CO (more on that later), and I made a trip to Boulder to get more art supplies. The necklace is serving as a perfect thumbnail, something I've always rebelled against since my art teachers would assign them as homework, but now I'm finally seeing their use and it's keeping me excited about finishing this piece.
Tonight I'll be printing more star kitty ornaments, which includes a black version. If all goes well, 12 new ornaments will be ready to adopt!
11/11/13
Beginning of a Bunny Painting
Just started working on a new piece today. I'm enlarging an idea from a small necklace I painted to fit onto an 8x10 sheet of Stonehenge. The necklace took on some bubbles after sitting in direct sunlight at a craft show. I'm actually happy the bubbles happened so I could greedily keep it to for myself!
Happy Monday!
11/10/13
New Star Cat Ornaments
Star cat ornaments are now up in my shop! I've been busy working on a project I can't tell you about yet, working at my other day job, and completing shop orders, so I finally had time to add these cuties. Hope you like them!
I also updated my logo to a simpler design. My goal is to keep this one for more than a year, ha!
10/31/13
Instagram Sketches
A mixture of small thank you drawings I included with Etsy orders and some quick doodles just because.
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10/12/13
Autumn Bunny
So happy fall has kicked in! So here's my latest mini painting to celebrate the best season ever.
The Brew at Deja Lu Art Open House
Last night was the art open house at the Brew at Deja Lu! It was a lot of fun, and thanks to everyone that came! These pieces will be up through November, and possibly through December, or until they're sold. So if you couldn't make it last night you'll have plenty of time to see some original art, and remember to grab a coffee and crepe, and buy a good read at Deja Lu Books! Thanks Adam and Jodie for being awesome :)
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8350 Colorado Blvd. Suite 170/180
Firestone, CO 80504
10/3/13
Art Display at The Brew at Deja Lu
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Sorry about the gritty instagram photos! These are some 3x4 paintings I finished a couple of weeks ago and they are going to be on display along with more of my art at The Brew at Deja Lu in Firestone, CO. The opening reception is on Friday, October 11 from 6pm to 7:30pm. Stop by to say hello, see my art in real life, and enjoy a yummy cup of coffee! Hope to see you there n_n
9/19/13
9/16/13
Cute Things in Progress
This weekend I'm in another faire so I'm busy preparing and stressing out. Have I told you yet that I found out my printer uses dye based inks so I can print on fabric?!!??! I was so very skeptical at first, but it worked! What joy! I managed to finish some coin purses and pencil pouches featuring some little illustrations I did, one of them being the narwhal above. Once I finish editing the photos I will list them in my Etsy shop. I also did a little upgrade to my cat ornaments and made them all spacey and stuff in Photoshop, so I'll be working to finish them before Saturday. They take about an hour each to sew by hand, which means a Miyazaki movie marathon and audio book listening (Stephen King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes). And finally, I'm making some small original, hexagon paintings to be made into necklaces. I just need to poor resin over them for protection and I'm done! Any that don't sell at the faire will for sure be listed in my Etsy shoppy shop.
I added a "Upcoming Shows & Events" thingy to the left on my blog so you know what's coming.
For the people helping with the damages of the rain storm here in Colorado, thank you and stay safe!
8/29/13
8/20/13
Cover Your Head
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| Cover Your Head | 8"x11" | Gouache, Watercolor, & Ink | Stonehenge Paper |
One of my latest paintings, "Cover Your Head." The above sketch was hanging out in my moleskine for a while because I was happy with it just being a sketch. The ideas for a final piece didn't emerge until a couple of months ago, and even then I was still nervous that I would somehow ruin the sweet effect of the simple sketch, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! The text reads, "cover your head & wait for it to pass."
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