Sketch

Pour ceux qui se demanderaient a quoi ressemblent mes carnets avant la partie numerique, voici, le scan tout brut:

For some of my friends who never seen my sketch books before digital work, here is the analog part of my current illustration.

Scrap book de luxe

It's not a teasing, it's a study I made...Actually my pictures are made of several pictures put together. I make them while I do my illustration, and them integrate each piece as you would do in a scrap book.

Ce n'est pas un teasing, c'est une etude. Mes illustrations sont faites de differents morceaux que je peins plus ou moins a part selon l'inspiration.  Je les melange ensuite comme on ferait dans un album.

Something fishy-Chiyogami Monday

Every monday we try to make a new pattern that look like Chiyogami paper :)
Check here for more : Chiyogami Monday

Chiyogami appeared at the same moment as Edo Ukiyo-e woodblock engravings. It was created to make dolls, gift wrapping and other children and women crafting objects. Some very well know engravers and artists created Chiyogami. This adorable art survived until now, but most of the time the paper you'll find in shops are not woodblocks prints anymore. However, we can still study and enjoy Chiyogami Edo style.

I don't really know if was much used for Origami during the Edo period, but looks like it's all the fashion now! So here is a pattern I made, maybe you can find a nice origami fish to fold.

This pattern is a seamless, so you can repeat it and print it.
No commercial use, thanks.

4 Dine, ouiz luv

Dine had the wonderful idea to share one of her illustration for us to play with...here is my version, check her blog for additional fun!

Gambatte!

Gambatte: cheer up, go for itt!Thank you Yoko for giving me the expression translation: I love it!
I'm working on a new illustration, taking my time and enjoying it tremendously.

I wish you'll have time for engraving, Yoko!

Je vous souhaite a tous d'avoir le temps de prendre le temps!

Marabout, bout de ficelle

Is the beginning of a French ditty sang by little girls mostly...It's a play on word, each end of a rime being the begining of the next one : "I'm fed up, up to the gill, gill of a fish, fisherman, mind your own business, nest box, box of chocolate, late at work..." that kind of thing. Another expression I play with in this illustration is "ras le bol", up to the (bowl) trim : "I'm fed up"...The chick should be replaced by bunnies, as Honey Bunny is a bit fed up those days.

This to tell you, I'm not fed up of my blog, not at all, but maybe I'll be less constant with it these days, for I'm exhausted and need a little rest. Take care :)

Je n'en ai pas marre de mon blog, bien au contraire, mais je vais etre moins constante dans le posting et le suivi pour quelques jours. C'est le mois de fevrier meme en Californie, et je suis fatiguee!

poussin

My Chick (Poussin) is the equivalent of "Honey Bunny" in English
How are you doing Mon Poussin?

Zoizos!

Now it should work OK?