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Octavine Illustration--a little blog about Art Deco, Travel, Music and Beauty

Octavine Illustration--a little blog about Art Deco, Travel, Music and Beauty

http://octavineillustration.blogspot.com

Welcome to Octavine Illustration! My goal is to construct a world of retro images based on the classic Art Deco form. I garner inspiration from the sensuous lines of Deco haute couture, classic silhouettes of sleek sophistication. Imagine the 1930s era of Hollywood beauty queens, the Chrysler Building and the Duesenberg. Style and craftsmanship reigned supreme, nurturing the creation of a product solely for its beauty. That is Octavine Illustration. With gouache as my medium, I craft fonts and images which are completely hand-wrought. My images are then transferred to silk-screens to produce the bold colors you see in my art on cloth or paper. I do not use digital technology to alter my images in any way. As a result, my creativity is not bound by a machine.

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This blog is currently rated a 4.93 out of a possible 5 based on 14 comments.

5 stars Mrs Cincali

Beautiful! A spectactular site!
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Posted: September 29th, 2009 | Report This Comment

tangsart

4 stars Madam Tang

Nice art blog!

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wellessx

5 stars Singapore Entertainers

Great art!

Posted: December 14th, 2008 | More Reviews From wellessx | Report This Comment

dorsetgirl

5 stars Diane Aldred

What a beautiful blog!

Posted: November 14th, 2008 | More Reviews From dorsetgirl | Report This Comment

melybu

5 stars World of Homemaking

I am planning on posting some 128x128 images of my retro images in my blog soon. Feel free to take them! :)

Posted: August 6th, 2008 | More Reviews From melybu | Report This Comment

CarolC

5 stars Carol

Amazing art + insightful posts = Octavine Illustration!
Bravo, wonderful blog!

Posted: June 12th, 2008 | More Reviews From CarolC | Report This Comment

graffiti

5 stars Paul Baines

I adore retro imagery - keep growing that collection! Superb blog.

Posted: May 27th, 2008 | More Reviews From graffiti | Report This Comment

Lieblingartcrafts

5 stars Jessica

I love all things Art Deoo. Can't wait to follow your blog!

Posted: May 19th, 2008 | More Reviews From Lieblingartcrafts | Report This Comment

Vannie

5 stars Movie Maven

Your Blog is spectacular--beautiful and sensual. Have made you a friend. :-)

Posted: April 8th, 2008 | More Reviews From Vannie | Report This Comment

eve101

5 stars trista of eve101

This site is absolutely delightful.

Posted: February 22nd, 2008 | More Reviews From eve101 | Report This Comment

surveylady84

5 stars Christy

Beautiful!

Posted: February 22nd, 2008 | More Reviews From surveylady84 | Report This Comment

BlaineFridley

5 stars Blaine Fridley

your passion is evident. i love the tori amos poster...and i can absolutely not stand her music.

Posted: February 6th, 2008 | More Reviews From BlaineFridley | Report This Comment

keystoattainment

5 stars richard webb

If I could have rated your blog 11 I would have.

Nouveau and Deco periods of art are my particular favourites, and so I loved your images, but the invitations are just superb.

You have an exquisite talent, and the courage to do what you love to do. This can only lead to success and happiness.

Posted: January 23rd, 2008 | More Reviews From keystoattainment | Report This Comment

bijouxhelene

5 stars bijouxhelene

great art its just so beautiful!!!

Posted: January 20th, 2008 | More Reviews From bijouxhelene | Report This Comment

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