Hand made Coloring book and Fortune cat drawing!

Alright...made it to Friday in one piece!<br />Its been an intense week between watching <a href="http://www.truthartspace.com/">T.Ruth Artspace gallery</a>, creating my commissioned coloring book, working on my Fortune cat drawings and trying to finish editing the photos from my last body painting photo shoot.<br />But i managed!<br /><br />Check out the groovy coloring book i made:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4646987744/" title="I made a coloring book by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="I made a coloring book" height="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4646987744_5a398be96b.jpg" width="335" /></a><br />This was quite possibly one of the most interesting commissions yet. This was made for a dear blogger/etsy friend who wanted to give a "Chelsea rose art's coloring book" to her daughter for her 7th b-day.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4646985070/" title="I made a coloring book by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="I made a coloring book" height="304" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4646985070_76fe064839.jpg" width="450" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4646978594/" title="I made a coloring book by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="I made a coloring book" height="330" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4646978594_0206a32395.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />Honestly i feel like i couldn't get a good picture of this creation- i don't think the photos do it justice. I made it with a mix of mediums: pen, ink, watercolor, watercolor paper, printer paper, decorative paper, ribbon, string, iridescent medium, yes paste and more.<br />The hardest part was figuring out how i was going to bind it all together. Initially i had wanted to use a sewing machine( which turned out a really bad idea since the machine i tried that with ended up having its timing screwed up) but i ended up just taking it over to OfficeMax where they spiral bound it for only $1! Now that i have made one I'm thinking about making more to put around in the local boutiques and inside my etsy shop...we shall see!<br /><br />Here is my Maneki Neko inspired drawing:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/4646396351/" title="Fortune Cat by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Fortune Cat" height="717" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4646396351_473f430ffe_o.jpg" width="330" /></a><br />original pen and ink drawing<br />by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />.....I have always really loved the cute <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki_neko">Japanese Fortune cat</a> statues that you see in shops sometimes so a week or so ago i was doodling and to my surprise a very rough beginning sketch of the Maneki Neko appeared out of the blue! I took that as a good sign seeing that this symbol is a good luck totem so i decided to work on the drawing a bit more. I am thinking about eventually turning the drawing into an acrylic painting as well. If my research was correct the kanji symbol i drew means "prosperity."<br /><br />Anyhow...thats what i have been up to!<br />So far i dont have any extravagant plans for the weekend. I will be watching T.Ruth artspace gallery for a few hours. I hope to finally finish the painting i have been neglecting...but mainly im looking forward to some quiet cozy time inside my new apartment. There has been little time for that lately and i feel i have yet to really relax/enjoy the new surroundings. So wish me luck with that endeavour!<br /><br />Many blessings,<br />-Chelsea Rose<br /><br />P.S.<br /><br />SALE offer ending May 31st:<br /><br />put three of my art prints on special discount:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucidrose/3711154999/" title="Blog GIVE AWAY! by lucidRose, on Flickr"><img alt="Blog GIVE AWAY!" height="365" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2603/3711154999_d3694a6864.jpg" width="450" /></a><br />a trio of high quality 5"x7" digital art prints<br />original artwork by Chelsea Rose<br /><br />Limited time offer:<br />Buy all three of the displayed art prints for just $10<br />(normally priced at $7 each)<br /><br />Going from left to right, I am pleased to introduce you to the Debutant,the Poetess and Masquerade Ball. I decided to put these three art prints of mine on SALE for the month of May in honor of Mother's day and spring cleaning!<br />click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/47332459/sale-decadent-ladies-trio-gowns-and"><strong>here</strong></a> to view the SALE listing.

Hand made Coloring book and Fortune cat drawing!

Alright...made it to Friday in one piece! Its been an intense week between watching T.Ruth Artspace gallery , creating my commissioned color...

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