Word Art, week 3
Posted on November 22nd, 2015
The days keep flying by, especially this week! I was sick and sleepy and pathetic, so I chose a lot of easy words. I’m feeling better now, though, and hope to get caught up on my NaNoWriMo words tonight (I’m about half a day behind now, a 100-word day really eats your lead).
Enjoy 7 new words – which one are you going to keep in your lexicon?
Word 15: Gorroch – $10
Word 16: Embrassade – sold
Word 17: Verticity – sold
Word 18: Semplice – $10
Word 19: Knorrish – $10
Word 20: Psithurism – sold
Word 21: Targant – $25
40404 words!
Categories: Pretty Words
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, pen and ink, sketch, word art, word art nov15
Word Art, week 2
Posted on November 15th, 2015
How are we already halfway through November? NaNoWriMo is going pretty well despite the pollen, which seems determined to turn my brains to mush. I decided to confine these to the same paper and orientation, but otherwise allow myself to do whatever felt right for each day, whether that’s ink art or comic doodles or a UV-glowing ghost.
Which one’s your favorite new (or old) word?
Word 8: Jentacular – sold
Word 9: Tribulation – $10
Word 10: Sublevaminous – $25
Word 11: Jaculiferous – sold
Word 12: Arquated – sold
Word 13: Facinorous – $25
Word 14: Eldritch – $10
28182 words and counting!
Categories: Pretty Words
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, pen and ink, sketch, word art, word art nov15
Notebooks
Posted on November 11th, 2015
Notebooks are finally available in my Etsy shop!
The stats are as follows:
- 8 designs to choose from at $10 each or 2/$17
- Notebook contains 24 blank pages
- Each 4.25″x5.5″ notebook is made to order by hand
- Cover is printed on Wasau natural parchment card stock
- Inner pages are 25% cotton Southworth paper
- Notebooks are saddle stitched with 2 staples
Take a look at all my notebooks and choose the ones you love the most!
Categories: Sale Post, Words Words Words
Tags: etsy, notebooks
Word Art, week 1
Posted on November 8th, 2015
November is all about NaNoWriMo for me, with my goal this month to write 2000 words per day. I’m working on the third book in my Consulting Magic series, and at the same time I’ve set myself another challenge — drawing a word a day. I enjoyed Inktober so much I wanted to continue the daily art, so I thought the best way to warm up for writing was with more words! I’ll be rounding these up on Sundays, so enjoy them while they last.
Word 1: Deminition – sold
Word 2: Bibliophile – sold
Word 3: Susurrus – $25
Word 4: Squamous – $45
Word 5: Elaqueate – sold
Word 6: Pluviophile – sold
Word 7: Waldeinsamkeit – sold
14641 words down, many more to go!
Categories: Pretty Words
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, pen and ink, sketch, word art, word art nov15
Horace’s Feather
Posted on November 7th, 2015
Horace’s Feather by Amy Crook
If you’ve read my novels, you probably remember Horace, the bronze sparrow created by the magical main character. He carries letters inside his hollow chest, and flies on the strength of spells written into every feather.
There’s just one color of ink in this bronze feather, covered in runes and imbued with magic — in the world of the book, anyway.
Before you hurt your brain trying to google the runes, they’re mostly made up, and a couple of them are even stolen from my fake Cthulhu alphabet. Why make new fake runes when old fake runes will do?
Horace’s Feather, 4″x6″ ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper.
Horace’s Feather, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the ink-painted runes and bronze details of Horace’s feather. Below, it’s safely in a frame, waiting to float to a new home.
Horace’s Feather, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: consulting magic, courtship, for sale, ink wash, julian st albans
Twilight Bat
Posted on November 6th, 2015
Twilight Bat by Amy Crook
This bat is so cute and fluffy, you just want to hug her to bits! Her lovely wings contain a mix of two fancy inks with a bit of gold sparkle in their depths, adding a beautiful sheen to the adorableness. It’s as if she went flying through some pollen, and it only stuck to her wings and ears.
The background is still faintly scented of violets from the ink used to create the twilight she’s flying through, but it’s fading pretty fast. The apartment smelled like a packet of Choward’s violet pastilles for awhile there, though.
Where do you need to be a bit batty in your life?
Twilight Bat, 6″x4″ pen & ink and ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper.
Twilight Bat, detail by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shimmer of gold dust from the special edition ink in the bat’s wings. Below, you can see him in a frame, just waiting to fly to a new roost.
Twilight Bat, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: bat, ink wash, j herbin ink, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Your Story
Posted on November 5th, 2015
Your Story, word art by Amy Crook
If you were a character in a story, you’d love you for all your quirks & flaws.
This beautiful word art was months in the making, resisting all attempts to pin it down until the inks made their appearance. Of course, words wanted ink to bring them to life, from the rich gold-dusted red in the ‘you’ to the bright apple green popping up here and there throughout.
A lovely reminder to pay more attention to the good in yourself and others, this art would brighten up any creative work space, whether that’s a computer nook, studio, kitchen, or office.
Your Story, 9″x12″ pen & ink, metallic watercolor, and ink wash on Strathmore watercolor paper.
Your Story, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the sparkle of gold in the rich red of the YOU. There’s both gold flecks in the red ink, and a gold metallic watercolor in the decorative details. Below, the piece is in a frame, just waiting to bring its message to the right recipient.
Your Story, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words
Tags: calligraphy, ink wash, j herbin ink, metallic watercolor, nfs, pen and ink, sold, word art
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