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By StephanieCorfee on August 31, 2010
Looky what i’ll be setting up in my house for the next 10 years of my life!
i stumbled across this awesomeness on freshome.com while i was browsing some of my favorite Google search terms; unique color, colorful home decor, vibrant decor, colorful home furnishings….. i think maybe it has made the web rounds already? But [...]
Posted in Inspiring Me Now | Tagged rainbow, rainbow bookshelf, unique home decor, vibrant home decor
By StephanieCorfee on August 30, 2010
The above artwork is special. It was commissioned by the kindest customer who had written a poem for her friend, a doll maker. From the first moment this customer contacted me, i could feel the care and love in her words and how special she wanted her gift to be. That sort of thing is [...]
Posted in Completed Works | Tagged custom commission, doll maker, illustrated poem, job sastisfaction, thank you
By StephanieCorfee on August 25, 2010
Search the word “maternity” on etsy and lots of fun finds pop up. i was specifically looking for some beautiful, swingy tops that have some flair and don’t scream maternity. Oh boy. i’m in trouble. Look at all the pretties i found! i need an etsy wishlist! my (november) birthday and christmas aren’t THAT far [...]
Posted in that's SO me! | Tagged bohemian maternity, maternity, maternity fashion, maternity tops
By StephanieCorfee on August 18, 2010
Justine Smith, of Handmade Blogger/Handmade Marketer fame, contacted me to create a header for her new personal blog, coming soon to a web browser near you. The directive was to create a Burton-esque-Alice-in-Wonderland-theme with a color scheme of Justine’s choosing. i wanted to do a loose, vibrant coloring in the background. i think the watercolor [...]
Posted in commissions | Tagged alice in wonderland, handmade blogger, ink drawing, mushrooms, passion flake, watercolor, whimsical
By StephanieCorfee on August 17, 2010
A Chinese proverb goes; “If you keep a green tree in your heart, perhaps the singing bird will come.”
i had never heard this beautiful passage before. But a customer contacted me asking if i might illustrate this idea in my own fashion. i was immediately touched by the proverb and was so excited to get [...]
Posted in commissions | Tagged chinese proverb, commission. wood board, green tree, singing bird
By StephanieCorfee on August 5, 2010
The past few weeks have flown by! Due, in large part to my collaborations with Ashley at Li’l Blue Boo. The woman is amazing. i’ve been lucky enough to contribute some artwork to her for her amazing kids clothes and her fan base has welcomed me with open arms. i am so humbled by that. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged artwork, HodgePodgery, Lil Blue Boo, Lil Fashionista illustrations, news, thank you
By StephanieCorfee on July 28, 2010
Hey gang, the reason i haven’t posted in so long stems directly from the content of my LAST post. The Lil Fashionista illustrations have been so well-received that i’ve been working on orders non-stop. It’s a good thing! The ideas coming from customers have really taken the illustrations to another level. They have become a [...]
Posted in Dashes | Tagged idle hands, lil fashionista, scoutigirl.com
By StephanieCorfee on July 20, 2010
i love collaborating with creative people. Awesome things always emerge.
The above illustration is one i recently completed for Ashley over at Lil Blue Boo. You may have read my recent post about how we collaborated on some kids dresses featuring one of my art prints.
Anyway, Ashley asked if i’d do a little illustration of a [...]
Posted in New ARtwork, Uncategorized | Tagged custom illustration, kids art, kids portraits, kids room art, lil fashionista, little girl art, You Color It
By StephanieCorfee on July 12, 2010
Sometimes we underestimate an oncoming wave thinking we can take it in stride, but then it ends up tackling our sorry butt, turning us topsy-turvy, gurgling and gasping, thrashing our knees on the ocean floor and leaving us coughing up salty water on the beach.
And so it is with life and with art…especially art commissions.
Let [...]
Posted in learning from mistakes | Tagged charging a fair price, commissioned art, custom art, graphite sketch, oversized sketch, underestimate, undervaluing artists
By StephanieCorfee on July 11, 2010
This is one of the surprise commissions i couldn’t share before. It is custom nursery art for a special little boy.
But the soon-to-be-mama recipient had her baby shower today and now the cat’s out of the bag, so i’m free to post! This piece was done with colored pencil and paint pen on a 13×17 [...]
Posted in commissions | Tagged baby love, branches, chalkboard art, heart, moon, night sky, nursery art, owls, stars, swirls
