Blahg giveaway!

I just wanted to make a quick post alerting you beloved blog followers to the fact that *at this very moment* there is a giveaway at Blah Blah Blahg for my "take a deep breath" whale print. So, for the love of scoring nice things for free, I urge you to stop by and answer my question "If you could bestow your pet (or favorite animal) with a super-power, what would it be?". I think it's a fun question and I'm enjoying reading all the responses so far.

Personally,
-I would give Hodge the ability to effortlessly float in the air.
-I would have Yoshimi be able to speak Japanese and English and she'd become my under-arm translator.
-I think Acorn would enjoy the ability to shoot himself out of his cardboard tube with the force of a cannonball. He really can be dramatic in that way.

Miss B. of the Blahg has managed to create an entire month's worth of unbelievable giveaway's. What a treat! I hope I win this print.

Animal Advice series

I just want to share a sneak peek of a new (first ever!) series I'm brewing up for the shop. The animal advice series will be a small collection of prints highlighting one particular animal and the advice on life I expect it would give if it could. I'm considering the natural habits and peculiarities of a few species and then translating those features into little pearls of wisdom from the animal kingdom.

The only one I've finished is the goldfish. Considering the goldfish's reputation for having a short memory; it's bit of advice is "fuggetaboutit". "Fuggetaboutit" has been a popular phrase in my home since Justin and I saw a hilarius skit about "fuggetabuddies". I hope I can find it on youtube to share.

The next few I have are sketches waiting to be printed. I have the serene whale advising us to "take a deep breath" and an upturned beetle realizing that " a little change can be refreshing.".

I'll probably make a bee, a sloth, a squirrel and a rabbit (of course) in the next few days. I'd love to hear what you think about these (especially since I haven't printed them up yet).

Barnacle Whale in brown

I have just made a second version of "Barnacle Whale" available for sale on Etsy. The original was very subtle with white ink on pale aqua paper. This time I wanted to show the details more clearly so the new print is a higher contrast of white on chocolate brown. The image feels completely different now and I wonder which version will be more popular. I really can't decide which I prefer myself.

Hey, (side note) has anyone seen that commercial that shows a pod of killer whales flinging a seal around? The ad shows this to some angsty rock music and at the end says "Still want to save whales?" and then "save pandas". I seriously shouted and shook my fists in the air when I saw it. Maddening.

Don't watch it if you have a weak heart. But if you're looking for something to get bent out of shape about then here is some premium material. I honestly hope that pandas did not approve this smear campaign.