G is for Gothic

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

G is for Gothic, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook

G is for Gothic, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook

I have to admit, I went for the pun a bit here, combining the Gothic capital with my own Goth sensibilities. The silver spiderwebs are half-seen until they catch the light, and the burgundy G floats in murky gloom, hanging out with the stripey little spider responsible for its extra decoration.

G is for Gothic, 5″x5″ pen & ink, Japanese watercolor, and glitter gel pen on paper.

G is for Gothic, detail, by Amy Crook

G is for Gothic, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the silver details shining in the bright summer sunlight. Goths in hot weather, anyone? Below, it’s hanging out on a little shelf with the C and my collection of Endless pewter figurines.

G is for Gothic & C is for Counter, framed art by Amy Crook

G is for Gothic & C is for Counter, framed art by Amy Crook

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4 Responses to “G is for Gothic”

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  1. Sealcat says:

    Oh, I think you can make it into Halloween card? *Maybe?*

  2. Amy says:

    Probably not, the glitter doesn’t reproduce well once it’s scanned (as you can see), so this whole set is really a bunch of one-offs.

  3. Sealcat says:

    Oh…yes… Just saw your tags the you used glitter gel pen, so I guess that will be same to my drawing (I have one drawing use glitter gel pens, but never scan it before).

  4. Amy says:

    They’re really interesting to use, but hell to scan. Pretty in person, though!