in the hart of the woods

a call from my subconcious via paper plate.  oh, to live in the woods! sharpie

dv valentine

the domestic violence hotline was kind enough to provide some craft supplies for making valentines.  this is what i made.  for all the broken harts.  happy valentine's day!  pen + colored pencil on doily.

forest dreams

this doodle reminds me of a sunny forest, which is someplace i'd like to live.  pen + colored pencil.

square

simple like a post-it.  pen

hart tree

this is a jolly little hart tree i drew with oil pastels on a piece of cardboard with a hole in it.  i like to imagine that some adorable forest creature will poke its head of that hole at any second and grab a hart.

feathery fun

another doodle from the dv trenches.  i meant to keep this one simple, but sometimes i just have to  keep coloring (long phone calls).  found pen + colored pencil.

tribute to ficus st. cuddlestein (circa 2003)

ficus st. cuddlestein and i were the best of friends for seven grand, adventure-filled years.  this is the first and only portrait i ever drew of him, way back in our tacoma days when he was very much alive and svelte and just barely gray.  thanks to worldsgreatesthunter for sharing this lovely memory, which now hangs framed on a seattle wall.  run in peace, my furry mohawked friend!  oil pastel on paper bag.

frosted doodle

this doodle was drawn/ colored in over the course of several meetings, trainings, and crisis phone calls.  i don't usually have a preference for pink, but this reminds me of cake, so i like it.  yumm...cake.  sharpie + colored pencil on notebook paper.

"keep your head up"

this ostrich changed my life (4 realz).  thanks to him/ her, i now know that ostriches do NOT bury their heads in the sand.  what???!  yes, it's true!  i mean, false!  it's a myth.  so word to the wise, ostriches, don't give into myths - stay away from those sand holes/ harts!  colored pencil + sharpie on bucher paper.

doodle/ doily

some new doodles from the domestic violence trenches, drawn in a notebook i found in my desk - hopefully the original owner won't mind. the top two = colored pencil and the bottom = some kind of pen (another desk find).  all of them vaguely reminiscent of doilies.  the old lady in me, i suppose.

enrique and beyond

 

 

 

this was my first experience with a real naked man (in more ways than one).  his name is enrique and i met him during a long session with night moves, a really wonderful figure drawing group that meets at the pump project here in austin on most tuesday and wednesday nights (now sadly defunct!).  enrique was originally leaning on a table, but i decided mountains would be more fun.  also, the trees are based on real trees called fan palms that i found in a 2010 tree calender.  oh, and the goat...well, i thought he could use a friend.  colored pencil + sharpie on butcher paper (3ft x 4ft).

rainbow doodle panel

the rainbow doodle panel (AKA a piece of cardboard from the recycling bin + colored sharpie) was done over the course of several days in bed, thanks to a sore throat and no internet.  lots of audio self-help, psychic readings, and heartbreaking music also aided in the process.

justice 4 hedgehogs

 

this sad little fellow was inspired by a chat with two former harvard university press (HUP) colleagues/ beloved friends over the book, justice for hedgehogs by ronald dworkin.  i truly hope that all the hedgehogs get the justice they deserve.  truly.  colored pencil and sharpie on butcher paper.

cover sentiments

the ever-evolving cover of my favorite doodle notebook, kindly bestowed upon me by a dear friend/ former co-worker/ co-creator of the still-yet-to-be-released (but brilliant) television series,"my two jobs."  soon to be full but not forgotten.

overdressed...again!

oh, the plight of the overdressed baby chick!  tragic.  sharpie on paper on paper.

designs X 2010!!

after

before

the last doodle of the year!  before  = simple, no fuss, i'm only purple and that's fine by me november.  and after = GAUDY, look at me, i'm full of color/ myself december.  who's to say what january will bring?  let's just hope it's pretty.

"i wear my hart on my shell"

o' bow-legged tortoise, we have so much in common!  colored pencil on butcher paper. 

wallpaper for lovers

another example of my love of hart - or at least the idea of it.   vaguely victorian.  very valentine's day.  kind of wallpaper.   i am a thirteen year-old girl (4 EVA!). 

party machine (color vs. b&w)

i imagine that if there were such a thing as a party machine (AKA a machine that makes parties), it would look something like this. colorful in december and black & white in november.  wheee!!!

a hard nut to crack

i've been thinking of drawing this for a while and just did.  it's a squirrel with a hart shaped acorn.  i say, 'good luck, squirrel!  you can do it!' colored pencil and sharpie on butcher paper.