Book Cornucopia!!

So I went a little Book-Crazy with my Book Arts Class. But... I LOVE IT! I actually have made about 20-25 books so far and I sold 10 of them. These are some that I'm keeping for me. I love the longer format. These books are 8 1/4 by 3 1/2. .....

Raised Cord Bound... has an old feeling to it, no? I like the way the leather feels and it is a very strong structure.



I love robots!!! So cute!
This is a Case-Bound Structure. Very Classic!



This took for-eve-r to punch the holes through the leather, but I'm pretty happy with the result. It reminds me of the Pony Express and Cowboys. Oh and its called the Long Stitch.

Post-Card Portfolios. Not books... but totally awesome. They fit my blank thank you cards perfectly. Hey! What is Black and White and Red all over? ........ wait for it...... A newspaper!!!... and a sunburned zebra.



This is one of my very favorite structures. The Coptic. It opens really flat and this one is inspired by a grocery bag. I love lists, so this size and theme is perfect!!

Critique Notes... Lots to do!

Swamp Ranch

This is the line drawing I did for Huntsman's Creative Perspective Class. I pulled an all nighter for it and got sick, but it was totally worth it. I feel like its a solid drawing.

This is the Value Study... in Phototshop. Are you shocked? I am too. But this is me working outside my comfort zone so I can grow. Anyway.... I'm just starting to work on the color studies(they aren't ready to post yet), but Holly's been egging me on about posting this. I'm glad she did, or this might not be up. I love my Octocranes!!!

Official Website until my Official Website

My darling husband is a Computer Information Technology major, so he was going to build me a website from scratch, but he keeps on taking anywhere from 16 to 19 credits! Crazy busy, so to create an online portfolio he got me a wordpress blog and helped me put it together, because I'm not nearly as computer savy as him.
Anyway. I was applying for an internship, which I didn't get. Hey, its okay folks! I promise. I'm very happy with the awesome art classes I'm taking this summer. But here is a link to my portfolio website. Its all my finished/ really good stuff, some of which is on here, but a lot isn't. So check it out! http://casgrace.com/

Impossibility~Illustration Friday

Flying cars and robot birds... impossible.

Kisses!!! ~a sketch

So the women in my family are little round the middle and a little extra round the hips. As a little girl I thought this was the ideal body shape. It is certainly nice for latin dancin that for sure! Just for fun lil sketch I finished in photoshop. Very girly. My niece would love all the pink.

Octo-Crane in Color!

Amber is this easier to see? I know that line drawing made everybody a little crosseyed, so I hope this works better. I really had a blast doing this piece. It felt like a success and as a student those sometimes seem few and far between. Anywho, enjoy!

Fleeting~ Illustration Friday

I love lightning shows (please note the popcorn), but the lightning always is over too soon. The jagged flashes of light are so momentary, I try to capture them, but the image always fades. Fleeting...
So do I totally sound like a tortured wannabe writer? Muahahahahaha. My plan is working!