Archive | February, 2008

Mojo Hair and Clairefontaine Sketchbooks

by PaMdora on 26. Feb, 2008 in Drawings

I finally realized that my constant obsession with trying new hair salons is actually research. This weekend I visited a place called Mojo Pie Hair Salon that felt a little like walking into a Tim Burton goes to New Orleans theme, and had plenty of time to do these ten pages of sketches while getting [...]

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Monoprinting and Dye Painting

by PaMdora on 21. Feb, 2008 in Dye, Painting, Process

Maybe everything happens for a reason. That week that I laid in bed and read dye painting books really soaked in (my brain, not the bed). So I got out the dye powders I had ordered last year, and weird tools I don’t remember ordering, and started to fool around. This was done with a [...]

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I have a theory…

I have a theory…

by PaMdora on 20. Feb, 2008 in Drawings, Illustration Friday

Inspired by Illustration Friday and my friendly neighborhood moths. For related drawing, see yesterday’s post another moth-eaten sweater.

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Another Moth-eaten Sweater

by PaMdora on 19. Feb, 2008 in Drawings, Mixed Media

I did this drawing using a Tombow acid-free black brush pen. I also tried with several real brushes with ink, but the brush-pen was so much easier. I’ve been practicing drawing with a brush and watercolors lately because I love this guy’s style, and he draws a new cartoon everyday! Just out of curiosity, what [...]

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Annual Retreat 2008

by PaMdora on 16. Feb, 2008 in Journeys

I’ve been feeling kind of wordless lately, so here’s images from our retreat. Can you guess where these were taken? The full images are here on flickr. If you’re curious what our annual retreat is about, you can read more details on my blog from 2006.

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