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