1. What is the working title of your book? Jewels Emerald Rebellion 2. Where did the idea come from for the book? The idea for the first book, Jewels, was a space opera anthology novella call from Samhain Publishing. Needless to say I didn’t get in the anthology but it was a great jumping board [...]
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By: andrea joseph,
on 4/9/2012
In quite a few of my drawings I have used notes, letters, lists and bits of paper, that other people have written on, as subject matter. Sometimes they are the scribblings of strangers but more often than not they are people that I know. I have no idea if anyone else does such things (do you?), but what I've found is that copying somebody else's handwriting is really really difficult. It almost always ends up looking like my own.
In this note, from my niece, I tried to do something different. I copied the writing but did not look at the page I was drawing onto. I looked only at her writing as I blindly copied it onto the paper. Although it's not an exact replica there are moments where I captured it. It was quite a nice little exercise actually. I think I may try more of it. Give it a go!
By: andrea joseph,
on 3/7/2012
You know those really crappy days when it feels that the whole world is conspiring against you (not that I'm paranoid!). You know the type of day; when your life feels like one big joke.
You've spent ages getting ready then you walk out the house and the heavens open on you. Of course, you do not have an umbrella. Just in case you aren't soaked enough you step in a puddle (in ballet pumps).
You walk under a ladder. You slip on a discarded banana skin. A bird craps in your already wet hair, the hair that you'd spent thirty minutes straightening (some may say that's lucky but when it's a big angry goose it's not. And your actually lying on the floor cos you still haven't got up after the banana incident). Stay with me, I'm painting a picture here.
Your knicker elastic snaps as you are walking down the street and they fall down just as a bus full of school kids draws up. Then to top it all you end up crying on the phone to the tax office cos they've told you what a pathetic mess your life is then drained every penny you have out of you.
Okay, so only a couple of those things actually happened. I'll let you decide which. 'Cept if you follow me on Twitter then you'll probably know!
Then, then something nice happens that reminds you that it ain't all bad. And, not to give up. Things could be worse. A lot worse.
On the said day, I got this lovely surprise; two bracelets, with my drawings on (!), through my letter box. What a gorgeous, unexpected, gift from Jim at Wristpix, and something I will keep forever. And, most probably draw. Check out how to make your own mini portfolio to wear around your wrist HERE.
Thanks, Jim. you made my day.
By: andrea joseph,
on 8/17/2011
Spot the difference.
I'm still not sure if my extra work on this drawing improved it but I like it all the same. These are my favourite kind of drawings. Getting lost in all the little jewels and treasure. I could have filled the whole page. But, even up to this point, it must have taken over twenty hours. And, I've got other jewels and treasures to find.
This drawing is now for sale on Etsy HERE.
By: andrea joseph,
on 7/16/2011
I thought that I'd finished this drawing about three days ago, but I added a little more today. I say that I added a 'little more' when, in fact, what I actually mean is that I've spent probably another five or six hours on it. Believe it or not it had started out as quite a minimalist piece!
Plus, now that I see it on screen I can see a couple of places where I'd like to add something else. To make the composition flow more freely. But, for tonight, I am putting it down. And giving my mince pies a rest.
By: andrea joseph,
on 1/29/2011
So above is another one of those 'idea' spreads from my spare Moleskine. A couple of pages where I planted the seeds of future drawings. The left hand page soon grew into this drawing, below.
And, then later sprouted into this drawing:
By: Alkelda,
on 6/11/2009
Just so you know, Poor Robin, Blogapotamus Rex's joyful, colorful shop of button bracelets and other adornments is having a "Yart Sale" (yard+art) in which she is offering free shipping until Sunday, June 14. Blogapotamus is shipping from England. Even though I hardly wear jewelry these days, I gave into temptation and bought her Panic Under the Big Top bracelet with some of my shop earnings:I
By: andrea joseph,
on 2/18/2009
Click on image to view.
The obsessional part of me knows no bounds. I first did a drawing like this for the MoleyX project. Those little Japanese Moleskines are so tiny, I knew I wanted to revisit this subject because I needed more room to put the notes in. I felt I needed to explain where granny had gotten her jewellery from. So, revisit I did, both in a brand new Moley and on an A4 sketchbook. I abandoned the sketchbook halfway through and kept going with this. I now realise what this drawing actually needs. And, that's an A3 page. So, yeah, one day, in the future, I'll be revisiting it again. On A3!
I hope you can read the notes, they are very tiny. It's almost like a mouse has written them.
By: yesisedit,
on 5/16/2008
There are many jewels in this universe.
I have seen pictures of star systems so far away I can not see them with my eyes unassisted no matter how clear the sky.
Then there are the jewels dug from earth, sometimes cut and polished.
But how can any of these compare with a jewel that flew from my hand.
By: Aline Pereira,
on 11/20/2007
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Karachi International Book Fair~ Nov 30 - Dec 3, Pakistan
Carter G. Woodson Book Awards Presentation~ Dec 1, San Diego, CA, USA
Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure Final Auction~ Dec 3 - 7, USA
Australian Poetry Slam Grand Final~ Dec 7, Australia
Dromkeen Literary Luncheon and Presentation of the Dromkeen Librarian’s Award~ Dec 7, Australia
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Booktalk and Group Critique~ Dec 10, Philippines
2007 Governor General’s Literary Awards - Public reading by all award winners~ Dec 12, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
2007 Governor General’s Literary Awards Presentation~ Dec 13, Ottawa, ON, CANADA
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