Paint: Jezebel Wing

Painted Jezebel - ink & acrylic

Paint: Workin'

Boy, does it feel wonderful to be back in the swing of things. Between moving and getting rather sick I was forced into a short break. However, I have gotten my work space in order, ideas pent up in my head, and a brush in hand.

Paper: Cinderella

A dream is a wish your heart makes.

Paper: The Little Paper Mermaid.

Disney's Ariel the Little Mermaid. Made from cut and layered paper.

Paper: Meg from Disney's movie "Hercules".

Today I've been fiddling around with the idea and imagery of stained glass combined with paper cutting.  For this test run I made Meg from "Hercules". I choose to simplify and skip facial detailing and  put focus on the hair and dress instead.  It was fun making sure the character was recognizable despite the lack of eyes, a nose, mouth and cheeks and other discerning features.

Paper: Cherry from Studio Killers.

Paper cutting of Cherry from Studio Killers in "Ode to the Bouncer".

Paper: Honeybee take two

Buzz Buzz!  Another version of the cut paper honeybee inspired by the song "Honeybee" written and performed by Steam Powered Giraffe. It is an awesome song.

Check it out!

Fabric: Expanding Hobbies

For this post I wanted to share my latest hobby which is learning to design my own patterns for 18 inch doll clothes and to beef up my sewing skills at the same time.  I soon learned sewing with knit material is more difficult than I imagined but it is a lot of fun figuring out the type of flat shape you need to use to get the correct dimensional shape later on when you sew everything together. Its a great puzzle.

I decided to combine hobbies and try out one of my cut-paper stencils with spray paint on fabric. I selected a sparkly gold spray paint for the job.  Turns out the shiny part falls off, gets ALL over the place, and your left with a neutral tan color.  Not my finest decision but hey, you live you learn.  Overall, it was a success and I can't wait to give it another shot.

Fun spray paint texture.

Paint: Honeybee Stencil

Honey bee papercut stencil and spray paint - Rebecca Lehner

Paper: Black-Capped Chickadee

Black-Capped Chickadee - Rebecca Lehner

Paper: Little Lion Paper Cut

Little Lion Paper Cut - Rebecca Lehner

Digital: Twin Cats

Twin Cats - Rebecca Lehner

Paper: Honey Bee

Recently my mom requested something to put up in the spare bedroom. This is what I came up with and it is cut entirely out of paper.

I also listened to “Honeybee” by Steam Powered Giraffe again and again while I worked. It felt like an appropriate song to have on while sketching.

Sketch: Honey Bee

Sketch for an upcoming paper cut illustration.

Paint: Tea, South Dakota

Illustration inspired by the town of Tea, South Dakota.