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By: Tatjana Mai-Wyss,
on 8/28/2015
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Hi guys, you've probably noticed that I haven't been around much. I post pictures of my daily illustrator life on Instagram, and I will keep you posted of bigger projects and exciting developments over on my new tumblr sketchblog. Come and visit!
By: Tatjana Mai-Wyss,
on 1/30/2015
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Hello little blog, how've you been? I just wanted to pop in and tell you I've packed up my things and will be traveling for a while. I'm still drawing and exploring, but very excited to be on the move again. If you want to see glimpses of my adventures, look me up on
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Hi guys, I know I haven't been around much, I hope you're all doing well!
I wanted to pop in and show you some pictures of this year's Christmas parade.
This is the fourth time we participated and I think it may have been the most fun for the people involved. The idea was to build a herd of reindeer to walk (and sing and dance - however the mood strikes) in the parade.
We came up with a template and a patient friend cut out a whole bunch of them from recycled cardboard. Most of the the decorations came from thrift shops, although there was also paint and duct tape involved. We had a fun time and won the city prize for "most creative entry, so we were doing something right! And then there was pizza, of course.
I've been practicing my printmaking skills, and although I'm playing around with screenprints, a linocut still works best for me. Here is what my holiday card looks like this year:
I'm bringing a few to the local art sale at The Arts Center, so here is a little herd all packed up and waiting to go.
Today's package is a bit intimidating, and not only because of it's size.
TaDa!
I submitted this last spring, and while there are things I would do differently today, (you know how it is) I'm pretty proud of it. It's a nice big book, I wonder where all the other copies are heading out to today...
By: Tatjana Mai-Wyss,
on 11/19/2014
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I received a package in the mail this week, and now I can finally show you a sweet assignment that dropped in my lap this summer. If you follow me on
Instagram, you've already seen the whole thing in excruciating detail, but it always takes me a bit longer to come over here. Well, here goes:
Here I am on the table of contents, mine is the seal juggling Oreo truffles - of course.
I got to do a feature for allrecipe magazine, and although I'm playing it cool, it was pretty exciting.
For this holiday candy recipe layout, the Art Director chose to photograph the confections in a watercolor Candyland landscape. The candies would become part of the picture, and turn into something else. I got to invent a storyline, paint the scenes and come up with ways to "disguise" the candy, which was a lot of fun.
These are a few of my favorites.
I guess this is officially the end of "#inktober" - sniff
This is the time of year where things get little stretched and a bit schizophrenic as the different categories of making collide. I'll just check in for some show and tell.
This birdie is going into the Holiday Sale, I'm kind of attached to her...
since it's still October, I'm going to stick to the black and white theme and show you a few more of my "inktober" drawings. I'm enjoying the ink wash and line practice, straight without any pencils first. Find more of these over on
Instagram, if you like.
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| pigeons and doves |
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| raccoons |
I'm also doing a lot of sketching for assignments in progress. I think the November challenge will have to be about drawing people, possibly an emphasis on grownups...
In other news; I'm preparing to put a few things in the local holiday sale, working on family Halloween projects, and continuing my personal quest for computer skills (yay
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Happy Monday all! I'm going to start the week with a couple of black and white Illustrations from my upcoming (first!) chapter book Audrey (Cow)
I'm working on a couple of things these days, but warming up in my sketchbook has become a good habit. I have a 30 min painting a day booklet, and a different one where I've been experimenting with wash and line for
"Inktober".
Here are a couple of my favorites. If you want to see more daily sketches, you can follow me on
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Have a nice weekend friends, I'm off to clean up my studio and frost a cake, my parents are coming to town!
My new business cards have arrived, I'm so excited! Take a look at these babies:
Did I really need to order 500(!) ? Um, no.
But they look great, and I'm sure I will use them. You may notice that I did not include a phone #. My other exciting news is that my family is getting ready to spend six months in France, so I need to be as portable (and mysterious) as possible.
I haven't really had anything printed before, so these are part of an experiment with different services. I will order postcards (and maybe bookmarks?) from a different service to compare. Do you have a favorite printing place to work with?
Welcome fall! I'm enjoying the cooler weather, but it's making me sneeze. 20 times in a row yesterday - my record
Have a nice weekend!
By: Tatjana Mai-Wyss,
on 9/24/2014
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Today's mail brought the current issue of Ladybug magazine, with two of my illustrations. It looks nice and was a lot of fun to do. I'm also happy to be in such good company, the other art looks great!
Here's a peek:
who doesn't want to dress up like their pet ? Do you know what you'll be for Halloween this year?
is how I feel when I'm playing around with my computer, but now the elephant's on a shirt...
Magic, sigh.
I'm having fun playing with watercolor and collage on the side. Here's my favorite so far:
I like the combination of loose watercolor, playful pencils and precise papercutting, so I think I'm going to keep working on this idea some more.
By the way, this is the last day to vote on the GTS round two designs (see earlier post). If you haven't voted yet, check out the gallery
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By: Tatjana Mai-Wyss,
on 9/8/2014
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The gallery for round two of the "Global Talent Search" (GTS for short) is up over on the Lilla Rogers Studio blog, and it's amazing! The assignment was to create an animal character "with personality" for a kids t-shirt.
This little guy is my submission. I've never been to India, but I love color and pattern and animals, and these painted elephants have caught my eye for a while. My kids have always loved to dress up and paint their faces, so I thought that a young elephant might also have fun decorating himself.
To vote for your favorites and check out the rest of the gallery head over
here, you'll find some fabulous characters. Have fun, and happy Monday!
and down to work.
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| AUDREY (COW) |
I'm getting serious here, but I wanted to give you a link to all the other terrariums, go check it out
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Hi Friends.
So I entered this contest, and I had a good time and I MADE IT INTO THE NEXT ROUND!!!!! (sorry, I was really not expecting to get anywhere with this, so I'm all caps this morning)
The theme was "tiny terrariums", here's my piece:
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| watercolor, gouache, collage |
Head over to the
gallery for a look at the other 998 amazing entries. I'm going to go walk the dog and think about my assignment for round 2. (eek)
Have a nice day!
It seems like a good time to practice my handlettering. It's an ongoing project, but here's a peek at one design I made in full color.
Maybe a bit of a goodbye to summer.
There are a lot of things on my plate this week - and back to school tomorrow.
Here's a peek at my luxurious end of summer snack, and today's warmup drawing.
This week I got a special international courier delivery - from Tundra Books (Random House). I was lucky enough to work with some amazing people there a while back, now my first chapter book is coming out this fall!
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| Nora curled up with the advance copy |
The story of
Audrey (Cow) is a bit
Babe meets
Animal Farm meets
Mission Impossible , all from the point of view of the characters. I got to do the cover and a bunch of black and white interior drawings. I'll have to show you some up close when I get more time, I'm kind of happy with them.
It's been a bit quiet on the blog this summer, just imagine the radio silence like the surface of a pool, and all the fish are swarming around under water. My recent side project has been to participate in the MIID Summer School, beginner level. I love color and pattern, and this is just so much fun - and a lot more to learn!
Here is my submission for the beginner track creative brief #1 - tropical paradise
you can see the rest of the gallery with all seven pages of amazing designs (!) over
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Hey everybody! It's Louisa again. This book I am reviewing The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, one of my favorite books of all time.
If I was stuck on a desert island and could only bring one book, it would be The Running Dream, by Wendelin Van Draanen. This book is one of those books you could read a billion times, and never get tired of. Jessica Carlisle is sixteen years old and loves to run. She's a record breaking member of her high school's track team. On the way home from a meet the team bus is involved in a horrific accident. The collision kills one girl, and causes Jessica to lose a leg. Jessica's world is turned upside down. Running is her life! She doesn't know what to do without her leg. Some days, Jessica wonders if the girl who died didn't get the better end of the deal. No pain, no recovery, just peace and quiet. Finally, Jessica plucks up the courage to go back to school. She befriends Rosa, a girl with cerebral palsy who helps Jessica with math, and inspires her to look towards a future full of hope and new beginnings. Jessica has always been very determined, and so she naturally begins to wonder if it would be possible not only to learn to walk, but learn to run, too.With the help and support of her family and friends, she makes progress with her leg, and learns a lot about herself along the way.
Hope you enjoyed it, and be sure to check out this book because it's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Louisa
I neglected to post a picture of this earlier, but I did think it deserves a mention:
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| 6-9 year old class |
This crazy installation is made up of yards of finger crochet from a group of girls who were first reluctant to learn and became crocheting fools once it clicked for them - fun!
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