Moving to Tumblr.

Hello Everyone!

I've switched from sharing illustrations here to blogging my drawings over on Tumblr. There you can see new projects, sketches, and designs I've been working on.

I'm also selling prints, mugs, and things on Etsy.

I have a few art shows coming up this fall/winter! You can read about them on Facebook.

Check them out, and thank you for reading the blog.

-Carolyn
It'll Glow On You Illustrations

Owl Birthday Cake.

I made my own funfetti birthday cake. Complete with owls and rainbows. This one's a barn owl.

Also, I've started posting more drawings and projects on my Tumblr.

Song:

Love Like a Sunset - Phoenix

Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis' Wildwood.

I just finished reading Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis' Wildwood. It is a fantastic story about a girl who travels into a forbidden forest with her friend to save her kidnapped baby brother. The heroine likes to ride bikes and draw birds. All images by Carson Ellis and found on Design Sponge (check out their review of the book), unless otherwise noted.

The book is filled with beautiful illustrations by Carson Ellis, from small drawings to full page color spreads. I highly recommend you check it out.

Badger with a Rickshaw.

A scene from Wildwood.

I just found out that there is a sequel, too. Next on the reading list. Image via Harper Collins Childrens.

Song: 

January Hymn - The Decemberists (The whole book reads like a Decemberists song.)

Presidential Portrait Practice.

It's been a while since I have drawn faces. How about two of the most recognized faces in the US today?

November 6th is fast approaching. Don't forget to vote on Tuesday!

Song:

Sister Suffragette - Mary Poppins


And, this one's been stuck in my head for a month, but it's NSFW (due to language). Watch it on YouTube.
Won't F Us Over - The Hood Internet ft. Annie Hart & BBU

Beaver Eating Mac & Cheese.

Fun sketch inspired by a video game. Look how happy he is!

Song: 

Tables & Chairs - Andrew Bird

Nerimon's YouTube Survey 2012

My brother has suggested that I try video blogging. Here is a response to a YouTube Survey. There's lots of delicious foods and photos from the New York State Parks!



Park Song - The Dodos

Doggone Cupcakes.

I made dog cupcakes this week. 

St. Bernard.

Corgi.

Song:

Natalie and Effie In the Park - of Montreal

I Baked a Threadcake, Part 2.

Every year, Chris Cardinal & the t-shirt site Threadless.com run a cake-decorating contest, where entrants bake cakes that look like the shirts. I enjoy cake decorating, and their shirts, so I decided to make one again this year (here's last year's.)

The design my cake is based on is called The Sound of Silents. You can see my full entry on the Threadcakes site here.

I also made a video of the baking and decorating of the cake.

Song:

The Wanting - Glenn Jones

Meet Charlemagne. He enjoys writing.

This is a sketch I did of an Octopus who likes to send letters. He never runs out of ink.

Song:

Paul McCartney - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin? Parts 6-9.

Here are the newest installments in the "Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin?" series that my brother Jake writes, records, and edits, and I act in. Some of his videos have guest actors. Warning: these videos have NSFW language.

Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin? (Part 6) - Sniper Rifle


Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin? (Part 7) - Spaceship


Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin? (Part 8) - Robot Hand


Hey Jake, Where Ya Been? (Part 9) - Vietnam (Apocalypse Now Parody Part 1/2)


Song:

Starships - Eskmo

Floor Plan Cake.

I moved into a new apartment recently, and made a blueprint cake to match the space.

Song: 

Apartment Story - The National

Anglerfish! Part 2.

Here is a custom-ordered Anglerfish (yay Etsy!) that I made recently. It lights up with an LED in the antennae.

Here's a behind the scenes of making it. The teeth are my favorite thing to create.
Click the image for a large version.

It glows!

Song:

The Glow - RJD2

Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin? Part 5.

Here's the newest installment in the "Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin?" series that my brother Jake writes, records, and edits, and I act in. Today, it's nothing. Warning: this video has NSFW language.

Song:

Suits Are Picking Up the Bill - Squirrel Nut Zippers

Thunder & Lightning!

Sarah & I made the best Purim costumes ever! 

We're Thunder & Lightning!

Song:

Ladyflash - The Go! Team
(From the album, Thunder, Lightning, Strike)

Dirty Birdy.

Just a drawing of an ostrich in need of a bath.

Song:

Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen

New Font Work!

New font work!

Based on Outkast's parody of Fiddler on the Roof.

Song:

Good Day, Good Sir - Outkast (NSFW Language)

Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin? Part 4.

Here's the newest installment in the "Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin?" series that my brother Jake writes, records, and edits, and I act in. Today, it's a ray gun. Warning: this video has NSFW language.




Song:

Ray Gun - The Bird and the Bee

Pansy Cake.

I made a flower cake for Sarah's birthday. With pansies and lilacs. It's a double layer cake with cake balls.

Songs:

The Nutcracker, Op.71 - 13. Waltz Of The Flowers - Tchaikovsky


In the Flowers - Animal Collective

Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin? Part 3.

Here's the newest installment in the "Hey Jake, Whatcha Makin?" series that my brother Jake writes, records, and edits,  and I act in. Today, it's mac & cheese.

Song:

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John

Hourly Comic, 2012.

Wednesday I participated in the Hourly Comic drawing. Inspired by John Campbell of Pictures For Sad Children, the hourly comic consists of one comic (panel) for every hour you're awake; a visual diary. Here's last year's comic. It's funny to see how they are similar, and I wonder how they'll change next year. (Right click to view larger image in a new tab.)

Songs:


Pressed In a Book - The Shins