Let's Go Yankees!

This was another one of my favorite presents I gave out this year.  This one was for my little brother, who like me, is a die hard Yankee fan.  This was made by building up layers, just like I made the letters for my BBSALT girls

Layer 1 (from bottom up): base
Layer 2: Everything minus negative space
Layer 3: Everything minus negative space and baseball laces
Layer 4: Everything minus negative space, baseball laces, and white in hat,

and so on and so forth... taking away more and more mat board until the last layer is the word Yankees and the baseball wood grain.

The logo measures about 10 inches in diameter and is made of 6 layers.

HAPPY NEW YEARS! 
SEE YOU IN 2010!!

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2 in 1 Day!?

I actually drew these two on Sunday night, but just got around to scanning and posting them!

I was cartooning and watching "All About Steve"... overall it was ok.  Not too impressed.

This one is foreshadowing something... ::wink::

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The House that Bern Built

This was the pride of my projects this year.  I have been wanting to make 1/4" scale model of the house I grew up in, the house my dad built, the house where my parents still live, for a few years now.  So I decided if I was going to do it, I was going to do it right, and go all out (continued at the bottom)

 

The shingles were cut individually, and the shingles were layered on, there are shutters, and window casings, the window panes are divided up by string, the front and back door have the storm door, and the screen door... with "glass" and all.  There are handles on the garage doors, and steps at the front and back door.

This project too much longer than I anticipated, but it was TOTALLY worth it.  I love how it turned out :)

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BBSALT

I created these 5"x5" boxes for five of my best friends. We call our selves BBSALT... corny, but deal with it.  It's easier than saying Brianna, Bernadette, Sam, Angela, Long, and Teresa.  So I arranged all our initials and built them up using 1/16" white mat board (a common material in all my presents this year).

Starting from the bottom, the first layer is the base
The second layer is the boarder plus b, b, s, a, l, t
The third layer is the boarder plus b, b, s, a, l
The fourth layer is the boarder plus b, b, s, a
so on and so forth.

Each girl got a different arrangement and sizing of the letters.  I will eventually do one for me.... one day.

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B is for Birthday

I am going to kick of the week of presents I made with one of the first ones I gave out.  I created this 3-D letter B that is doodled on all sides.  It stands about 8 inches high, and 1.5 inches thick.  It was a present for my cousin Brianna for her birthday in November.  I thought it would be a cute touch to put her name on the trunk of the 'B' in raised white letters.

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C-Day (eve)

Well it's Christmas Eve... and I gave out 5 presents last night to my best friends, Brianna, Sam, Long, Angela and Teresa.  They really liked what I made them (even though when they asked how I had some trouble explaining it.

I did not finish all 12 presents :(  I have 2.5 left... so only 9.5 got done.  The 3 unfinished have been started, and have a decent amount done, but nothing I can manage to fit in today before present time.  The 1/2 comes from one of the presents... which have two very distinctly separate pieces... so I can say i got 9.5 done :P.  I REALLY would like to finish the other 3 before New Years!

Look for pictures of everything next week!!!

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5 Days!!

5 Days Until Christmas!
(well technically 4, my family exchanges presents not from "Santa" on Christmas Eve)


3 days until Christmas with my best friends aka BBSALT
6 days until Christmas with my boyfriend

One more present down!!!!!  3 more to go!!!

In addition to finishing up some presents tonight, I have to edit that tshirt design I did for my uncle to get printed for my cousin for Christmas, and start another one for the same uncle, but for a different cousin. 

The tshirt I did for my sister and has been printed!!  I should be getting a shirt in the next week, so I'll post that once I get it.  I'm super excited to see it!!  I haven't designed tshirt since college.  I did about 10 between my sorority and the school senate.

Don't forget to check my blog between Christmas and New Years, for entries and pictures about what I have been working on for the past 2 months!

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6 Days!

6 Days Until Christmas!
(well technically 10...)


4 days until Christmas with my best friends aka BBSALT (but those presents are done)
7 days until Christmas with my boyfriend

I finished another present this past Thursday night! It was the one I didn't start before Wednesday.  I have 4 more to finish.  But with this impending snow storm, I think I can do it!!!

Stay tuned for updates!!

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11 Days

11 Days Until Christmas!
(well technically 10, my family exchanges presents not from "Santa" on Christmas Eve)


8 days until Christmas with my best friends aka BBSALT
12 days until Christmas with my boyfriend

The presents I have finished so far look really great.  I couldn't be happier with them!  In addition to presents this weekend, I also did a new tshirt design for my uncle to get printed for my cousin for Christmas, and I finished up the tshirt design for my sister.  I did more than I could ever imagine on one present yesterday, and I another is taking a bit more work than I anticipated.

While most artists take a break from art and their blog between Christmas and New Years, you guys can anticipate a blog everyday with pictures of what I have been working on for every waking moment the past 2 months straight!

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The latest and greatest

I finished my 7th present last night!!  Woohoo!  The rest are on the difficult side, so I hope I get them done in time before my fingers are raw!  At least I am not bringing home work from work to do at night, and I can actually work on my presents.

7 Done
4 Prepped & started
1 Not started

In just a few short days I will be able to share what I've been working (so very hard) on!

Tonight I have to take a break from Christmas presents and finish up the tshirt design for my sister.

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22 Days

I finished present #6 of 12 last night!!  I'm really happy with it, it came out just how I imagined (which rarely happens!).  For my remaining presents:  4 are started, 1 is prepped, and 1 is still just an idea.  I made a list of what I need to do for each project, and it can be a little overwhelming at times, but at least I'm not standing in front of my art desk (anymore) saying "Uhhhhh what do I do next".

Time to go into overdrive!!!

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