Penciled In: A Collaboration: lamb

Hello!

If you have arrived here you most likely are a new owner of a "Penciled In" drawing...our collaborative series for Art-o-mat®.

UPDATE: Late Summer 2012 This edition of Penciled In is a collaboration with William Hessian. William and Took met through Art-o-mat and enjoyed each other's art. William conducts Miniature Art Hunts across the US and Took knew she wanted to bring William and the Miniature Art Hunt to her hometown of Northville, MI. In 2012 Northville celebrated its 2nd Annual Miniature Art Hunt and William and Took decided to collaborate on 100 Penciled In portraits.
William started out with Took's basic characters that were transferred to the blocks and then added color and his own unique touches, giving them a whole new personality. You can find out all about William HERE and HERE -- he is one dazzlingly brilliant guy!
PLEASE -- leave us a comment, name your character, tell us how you got it...just look for your character's number on the back of the block, then find it in the Blog Archive on the right side of the blog...scroll down. We'd love to hear from YOU!

UPDATE: Summer 2011 This batch of Penciled In is a sort of "All-Stars" edition. Juana and I made 100 blocks with an assortment of 17 of our favorite Penciled In characters, as well as 3 *new* "Youngsters" -- a young cat, a young dog and a young rabbit. Each character has 5 variations. We hope you like them! PLEASE -- leave us a comment, name your character, tell us how you got it...just look for your character's number on the back of the block, then find it in the Blog Archive on the right side of the blog...scroll down. We'd love to hear from YOU!

UPDATE: 2010 "The Youngsters" is the all-new set of Penciled In characters. They will all be getting names and comments from us. If yours doesn't have a name yet, please check back periodically -- or tell us what YOU think it ought to be. Oh, and please disregard the instruction insert in your box...just look for character's number in the list in the Blog Archive on the right side of the blog.

We would LOVE to know how your teensy portrait came to you -- leave us a comment. Did you get it from a machine yourself? Was it a gift? Did we trade with you at the swap meet in Minneapolis? What machine was it in? Was this your first arto-experience?

Oh...and give the guitar on the right side of the blog a try, too!

Cap & Leo -- about us

Cap: aka Took Gallagher (a triple Capricorn)

Took is an arto-host and artist. She is living happily ever afterly in Northville, MI with her 4 cats.
Took is very easily entertained and enjoys a semi-wide variety of activities such as: cutting magazine pictures for collages, doodling new characters, playing Magic: the Gathering with Juana, drinking waaaaaay too much coffee. She also loves cotton candy and finding ways to turn her tongue blue.

Visit Took's other blog.

Leo: aka Juana Moore (a Leo)

Juana is a lifetime painter, collagist, and maker of stuff. She loves hanging out with Doug and the cats, playing with dolls, watching movies, customizing and painting toys.

Visit Juana's website.

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Y - 67 "Ruby"

CAP: Ruby's favorite designer is the delightful Betsey Johnson. Ruby spends all of her allowance as soon as she gets it...but you should see her wardrobe!

Y - 55 "Bergamot"

CAP: This girl is named Bergamot.

Bergamot (berg-a-mah) is a lovely, fragrant perennial that blooms from midsummer to early fall. It looks great in a wildflower meadow and is frequently used in conservation projects and roadside planting.

Bergamot is used in potpourris and teas and it attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.

Y - 47 "Snow"

CAP: This little lamb's name is Snow. Easy enough to see why. I still haven't determined (for myself) if this is a boy or a girl.

Y - 35 "Rosemary"

CAP: Rosemary is one of those classic names that I have always loved.

Y - 31 "Almond"

CAP: I am just really thrilled with the way this series has turned out.

I love the characters and I love the coloring. I think this lamb is adorable and her name is Almond. When I look at her I get the sensation of the delightfully sweet smell of almond flavoring.

Y - 27 "Greta"

CAP: Greta is yet another name that means "pearl".

Y - 14 "Dorothy"

CAP: Her mom and aunt call her "Dotty". She much prefers "Dorothy".

She knows what she wants.

Y - 3 "Bleu"

CAP: This is Bleu...the lamb who dreams of Paris.

This and that about the color blue:

A natural color, from the blue of the sky, blue is a universal color. The cool, calming effect of blue makes time pass more quickly and it can help you sleep. (So can counting sheep.)

In many diverse cultures blue signifies peace, or is believed to keep the bad spirits away.

Blue conveys importance and confidence without being somber or sinister, hence the blue power suit of the corporate world and the blue uniforms of police officers.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Shipment on its way to AIC!

CAP: YAY -- I completed the finishing touches on the latest edition of Penciled In for Art-o-mat and shipped them off to Artists in Cellophane today!

Juana and I are calling this "Penciled In: The Youngsters" because the characters are all little guys.

Here is a sampling of the 12 ALL NEW characters -- Wolfy Jr., Bear, Robot, Snake, Calf, Monster, Goat, Cat, Giraffe, Lamb, Panda, and Polar Bear.

I will post each one separately and hopefully the new owners (and anyone else who feels like it) will leave comments for us.

Took and Juana and an Art-o-mat® machine

One day back in the 90's we were visiting an art gallery. In the lobby of the gallery there was a "cigarette" machine labeled "Art-o-mat®", dispensing original art for $5.

Intrigued, we immediately pooled our resources and began loading quarters into it. Of course, we were instantly and hopelessly addicted to the ker-plunking art pack and the mystery of what could be inside. (Took's overwhelming curiosity kicked in BIG TIME.)

From that day onward we found excuses to return to the machine, loaded with quarters as if we were going to the laundromat. (Took was seriously jonesin'.)

Maybe one day we could be Art-o-mat® artists. (Took was determined to host her own machine.)

Today Took has been an Art-o-mat® artist for over five years, and hosts TWO machines. Juana's debut as an Art-o-mat® artist is with "Penciled In". (Took sez: WISH BIG!)