Illustration Friday - Contagious

Joy is contagious! Spread it whenever you can!

This will probably be my last post on Paper Pictures. My new blog is pretty day. I'm doing a lot more sewing and fabric art now, so Paper Pictures doesn't quite fit anymore. And pretty day will fit more with my new Etsy shop (which is coming soon, but is sure taking a lot of work to get it all up and running!)

Illustration Friday - Poise

When she's out in nature, she always feels full of beauty and poise.

Illustration Friday - Subtract

Subtract the clouds and rain-- and spring is here!

Happy first week of spring!

Illustration Friday - Opinion

My opinion.

Illustration Friday - Strings

It appeared to be fragile, yet nothing could unravel her Castle of Dreams.

Illustration Friday - Sugary

Hot coffee-- there is almost nothing better. One lump or two?

This is something I made in my sewing class. I really admire people who can sew-- I think it's so challenging. It's very unforgiving. Things can go so wrong, so quickly. And I have no patience for the seam-ripper.

Illustration Friday - Enough

She had finally had enough! So, she hitched a ride on a passing bird and no one knows where they went.

Illustration Friday - Sour

Love had gone sour. She knew it was time to let it go.

Illustration Friday - Hoard

A pair of wings, a hoard of cash, and she was FREE!

Illustration Friday - Punchline

A skeleton walks into a bar and says, "Give me a beer and a mop."

The Explorer

She was ready for something new ... and so off she went!

Illustration Friday - Baby

(I'm not really sure what this image means. It just popped into my head when I read that the topic was 'Baby.' Any ideas?)

Illustration Friday - Worry

She felt trapped by all of her worries. And didn't realize how close she was to being set free.


(This topic ended up being more fun than I thought it would be.)

Illustration Friday - Wide

She was a dreamer. And the world opened wide in front of her-- full of possibility and hope.

Illustration Friday - Electricity

The magical glow of the coffee maker light...When the power goes out this is what I miss the most. I don't mind using candles and handwashing dishes-- but if the power is still out by the time I go to bed at night, I get anxious thinking of the next morning with no coffee to wake up to.

(This picture is pretty silly, and was probably not the best use of time to make it. But you know how it is when you get a picture in your head and you have to try it out-- just to see what it will look like? Well, now I know- Mr. Coffee doesn't make for the most dynamic imagery:)

Illustration Friday - Seed

Children are the seeds that will grow into our future. Tend them well.

This image is in honor of my son's preschool teachers and Sunday teacher. They put so much work and heart into helping the kids grow and learn.

Illustration Friday - Wrinkles

Long live crow's feet!

This was a really quick collage. I don't have a lot of time this week and I thought I'd skip this topic because "wrinkles are no fun!" But then I realized that some of my favorite people ever are my grandparents and it seemed right to honor the great wrinkled ones!

Illustration Friday - Primitive

The "primitive" still exists in each of us. Sometimes we forget, because we are surrounded by technology and our modern, indoor lifestyle. But the same essence and fire burns in us that has always been there, through all cultures, at all times. It is still there-- waiting for us to take the time to reconnect.

Illustration Friday - Fail

They tried to tell her she had failed. But she knew that she just had to wait for the tide to change, and she'd be back on her way. And, of course, the tide always changes.

Illustration Friday - Save

"Love is not something you save and hoard. You're born with it and you spend it... and there's always more..."
-John Okada, author