Since I just had the one painting to show you yesterday, I am presenting you with all of the other little ones I've had up my sleeve for the last day or two.
Two new drawings, Bookgirl & So Many Teacups:
and one, two, three new little paintings:
Here are Spoolgirl, Dog on Wheels Friend & Cuckoo Clock Girl, pleased to meet you! All of the new work is up in the shop. I love them all, but the little cuckoo gal is obviously a direct influence of all the cuckoo mania that's been going around blogland lately. I don't think I'll ever get tired of girls with object-bodies! Oh, maybe I will. But not any time soon.
I worked for the Black Apple today from 11:00 am to, well, currently I suppose I'm still working (1:02 am?). I haven't really stopped, except when I stopped into ye olde American Apparel (has anyone noticed how hard it is to find longsleeve shirts that are cute and flattering?) on the way home from a big P.O. run.
I'm a little bit beat. I would certainly give myself a raise today if I was that kind of boss.
All of your comments about what a worker bee I seem to be + how much I get done are very sweet, but I am always a little surprised and flattered that you think so! I am prolific, I suppose, but also you should remind yourselves that this is my job. My only job. And I really just have 3 friends in the place I live right now. I don't have any littles (yet). In short, I have a very simple little existence right now. And it revolves around the ol' Black Apple! I think that is why I've been feeling such an affinity with Amelie lately...I mean, I've loved the film since it first graced U.S. theaters, but living this relatively solitary, funny, whimsical, sad little life for the last 6 months has given me even more of a kindred spirit feeling with her than I did before.
That's right. I feel like fictional characters are kindred spirits. (Don't we all, though?)
Actually, fiction-land really gives the real-world a run for its money... its got Alice, Marla Singer, Amelie, Elizabeth Bennett, Wendy Darling, and heck, Jo-everysmartgirl-March (while I'm listing).
Off to sleep now.
Off to visit my friends in fiction-land. Maybe some real-worlders, too.
Comments (12)
Hi emily, just checkin in. I love "So many tea cups ," it's tea-rrific (Funny!!!) You should be receiving a little something from me in the mail soon.
Kelly · October 27, 2006 at 02:19 AM
Spoolgirl is adorable! She'd make great notecards for us crafty people.
Heidi · October 27, 2006 at 07:24 AM
Oh, what a lovely post!
I have never quite belived that fictional characters were, well, quite fictional... in my deepest heart, I still believe that all my favorites -- Anne Shirley, Emily Starr, Meg Murry, Amelie and so on -- that they're all truly living out there somewhere.
Alison · October 27, 2006 at 08:32 AM
Ah, we have some friends in common! You have to also love Anne and Francie (she's from Brooklyn, too).
Kindred spirits.
kirsten · October 27, 2006 at 09:21 AM
I spent the majority of my youth pretending I was Jo March. Le sigh...
KiWi · October 27, 2006 at 09:35 AM
I just LOVE the cuckoo clock girl!
Marilyn · October 27, 2006 at 10:24 AM
i love the book lady!
sean · October 27, 2006 at 11:12 AM
keep up the good work! I love the cuckoo clock girl and immediately thought of those blogs you linked. It's great you get inspiration from others and put it into your work. Your drawings/paintings/softies are truly creative and I am waiting for just the right one to purchase.
nancy · October 27, 2006 at 02:13 PM
I love the sweet little spool girl, and I'm sure all of the other sew-ers out there will too!
Don't worry about working so much ~ if I wasn't married I would happily be in my workroom all day. I say keep them coming!
Tiffany · October 28, 2006 at 09:34 PM
I absolutely adore Dog on Wheels Friend, and keep sighing at my husband with a pout to convince him to let me buy and it's not working. I will just have to try harder I guess.
Though I must say I love how much you use hedgehogs in your art. They are the cutest animals ever and they make me very happy to see in your paintings and prints.
Sara · November 04, 2006 at 06:42 PM
By the way, believe it or not, Ann Taylor Loft has AMAZING long-sleeved T-shirts that are nice and long and very flattering, and I think cheaper than AA. I bought 6 of them. They come in a glorious low scoop neck and a deep V. The scoops are Oh! so flattering.
Jennifer · November 11, 2006 at 10:45 PM
Here's another one: Scout from "To Kill a Mockingbird". Imagine how great a woman she turned out to be.
lsaspacey · November 14, 2006 at 08:45 PM