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This is a little blog about the creative endeavors of Saffron of Poppycat Studio and other little things of interest.

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  • TOC - Heart

    Posted on Saturday April 4th, 2009 at 03:21 in art, music, toc

    Theme of Consciousness for this week - HEART.Here's my little doodle embellished with watercolor.Got one song played... Grateful Dead - "Easy Wind".... really cool Pig Pen song....

  • TOC - Home

    Posted on Saturday March 28th, 2009 at 03:15 in art, music, toc

    This week's Theme of Consciousness was "home." A very warm and fuzzy theme, really. The tribe chose some great songs that Jim loves, and some great sets were made.Here's my little creation for the theme. Easy enough to think up, and doodley-fun.An...

  • NibbleFest - Asian Inspired/IF Legendary

    Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 17:54 in art, women, ebay, watercolor, IF, aceo, nfac, nibblefest

    I'm a little behind, and have been neglecting my poor little blog!This is my entry for NibbleFest - Asian Inspired. It also fits with last week's Illustration Friday which was Legendary. This is a Legendary Entertainer. I was also thinking a lot a...

  • Hearts on Fire

    Posted on Saturday March 14th, 2009 at 02:45 in art, upcycle

    When a heart is on fire sparks fly out of the mouth.Ain't that the truth.A little bit Dead, a little bit Dia De Los Muertos, and a little hearts on fire.... Acrylic on LP record....

  • Butterflies - a little tweaked

    Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 01:40 in art, women, prints

    I wasn't too happy with the colors in my girl with the butterflies painting. Instead of completely revamping it, which I did consider, I thought I'd take the lazy way out and digitally teak it's colors.It has a slightly silver screen mood to it, whi...

  • The Butterflies

    Posted on Saturday February 28th, 2009 at 18:21 in art, women, prints

    Getting the butterflies can be the most wonderful feeling, and yet also be a bit frightening. This is a new painting done in acrylic. I've got prints available now in my Etsy shop now.Here's wishing you The Butterflies for all of your life!...

  • NibbleFest - Vintage Cats

    Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 02:24 in art, animals, vintage, aceo, nfac, nibblefest

    This month's NibbleFest theme is "Vintage Cats". I got mine done just before the last deadline. Had to join in on this theme, too fun!Siamese cats are the most vintage of all the cats to me. These little two are also much inspired by my Mother and...

  • Illustration Friday - time

    Posted on Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 22:32 in art, women, watercolor, IF

    Old-Time Sex Symbol.Yeah, it may be a stretch!This is one of my favorite women to paint - Evelyn Nesbit... America's first sex symbol, inspiration for the Gibson Girl, and key player in turn of the century scandal filled with love, murder, sex, mill...

  • TOC - Weather

    Posted on Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 03:15 in art, aceo, toc

    This week's TOC was weather. Lots of weather happening in So Cal right now. That's always different!I'm just happy we've been having lots of rain and no real snow the last couple days. Pretty enjoyable to fall asleep with the rain falling. And the...

  • Illustration Friday - flawed

    Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 14:56 in art, flowers, IF, aceo

    This is my entry for Illustration Friday's prompt of "flawed". Sometimes the flawed one is most beautiful.Even though this flower looks beautiful to you and me, it's different than the others in this field of daisies -- making it flawed to them.Of c...

  • Illustration Friday - contained

    Posted on Saturday January 17th, 2009 at 02:16 in art, IF

    Boy, what a blogger-bum I've been lately!I did an Illustration Friday, but I'm a day too late. This is for the prompt "contained."I can't contain the happiness I feel over the coming inauguration. I'm hopeful for better times ahead, for us all.This ...

  • Illustration Friday - resolve

    Posted on Sunday January 4th, 2009 at 23:15 in art, IF

    Here's my entry for this week's IF theme of "resolve." I resolve to do I.F... no matter how difficult it may be!This was drawn with pen, then colored digitally.I like digital colors, but I think I need more experience. It just looks too stale to me...

  • Welcome 2009!

    Posted on Thursday January 1st, 2009 at 02:02 in art

    Let's all Shine in "09! OK?Here's wishing for Peace on Earth in the New Year!...

  • Glad Tidings

    Posted on Friday December 12th, 2008 at 01:28 in art, christmas

    I've finally finished my annual Christmas card! I couldn't get in the mood, and had no idea what to do, until tonight. Then it finally came to me. I wanted some kind of doll, and who's the cutest doll? Blythe of course! And she has a little boyfr...

  • Go Bull Dogs!

    Posted on Sunday October 26th, 2008 at 22:41 in art

    Here's a fun and different thing I've been working the last few days. It's a design for a male cheerleader's varsity jacket. It's a little difficult to make a bulldog look feminine, yet still look like a bulldog, so it was decided to put a red bow o...