I recently got a new [old] Wacom tablet and put it to use drawing a Yeti for work.
It was a fun, quick project and something I can say I’ve never drawn before!
I named hime Eddie.
Tag: design
Family Portraits
Getting my watercolor on for some Father’s Day commissions.
Mehnday.
Happy Mehnday.
Make it a creative one!
all the pretty little things
I have decided to create a dedicated social space to posting my art.. illustrations, doodles, designs and all the pretty little things.
I want 2018 to be the year of creativity for me and to share that with other like-minded creative folk! So follow me at creative_fae.
Merry Christmas!
© sarah kennedy 2017
Jack the Ripper – Illustration
A paper illustration of Jack the Ripper I did in college. I used layers of cut paper to create the image, each sheet a different color. This is the only illustration I’ve done in this style, but it won me 2nd place from the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators in a student show!
I’d like to do some more in this style. Even though it was a lot of work and cutting out tiny pieces of paper, the end result is worth it.
© sarah kennedy 2016
Take me to my happy place.
Kennedy Wedding Invitation
In an attempt to actually finally start being more active in sharing my art and design work, I thought I’d share some work.. and since it’s Valentine’s Day, why not share wedding invitations I designed.. for my own wedding?!
These were printed on kraft paper with two color letterpress (black and white). Our theme was rustic Irish and our colors were dark grey and dusty blue. The little paper confetti hearts (stamped from old French books.. ooh la la!) and dried lavender were actually a part of our wedding decor as well, I just happened to have some left over to decorate these photos with.
All Hallow’s Read
It’s sort of a point of pride of mine that Neil Gaiman – only MY FAVORITE AUTHOR OF ALL TIME – and I have communicated via the internet on multiple occasions. He has answered and posted two of my questions/comments on Tumblr. He retweeted a piece of my art once (and simply said “Wow”). He also once reblogged, via Tumblr, ANOTHER piece of art I did, and requested, “Can we make this a thing next year?”
The piece that he reblogged happened to be a gift bag themed to the holiday of his invention, All Hallow’s Read. Being that it is Halloween tomorrow and I have been ashamedly absent from my blog, I thought I’d dust off that piece and share it here. I wish I had thought to fulfill Mr. Gaiman’s wish and make this a thing this year, but alas, I did not. There’s always next year. Sorry, Neil. I’m a cliché of a procrastinating, scatter-brained artist.
Enjoy these poorly shot photographs from years ago and take away from them the sentiment of the holiday, which is to gift your favorite spooky book to someone on Halloween.
type, everywhere.
Hello!
Remember that time I said I was going to blog more and share more of my creative work? And I never did?
Well this time, I’m here to keep the promise! Well, sort of. I’m at least going to give you a sneak peek into a piece I’ve been working on. It’s for a client, for work, so I cannot show you the full thing, but I thought I’d share an in progress photo of some hand-illustrated typography I was working on.
This is a new thing for me, illustration type this elaborate. In fact, the only time I’ve really done hand-drawn type before was in my Life of Pi poster, which required far less accuracy.
I have to say that I have enjoyed the challenge and creativity of illustration typography, however, and it’s great practice to finally start working on my wedding invitations! (8 months to go…)
So stay posted for that…
sarah kennedy // konfusedfae 