December 2010 – Casey Girard Illustration

An animal and Daisies

Last night I found myself free of responsibility. All deadlines met and no pressing holiday needs. I had been at the computer for the better part of the day, hubby was asleep so, no chance to watch him play Fable 3, and therefore was free to sit at my studio desk. For the first nightContinue reading “An animal and Daisies”

After a Blizzard

Well after the holidays, good news from family, and a huge snow storm I almost forgot it was Tuesday! Time for a couple more pages of the story. The third image is not finished but, I think you get the jist. Page that goes in between these two

Merry Christmas!

Thank you to all my followers here and on twitter. I always appreciate your kind words and suggestions for improvement. Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday Season!

Load-Bearing

For the next pages in my sketchbook project I am going to work on stories Matt has told me. Most involve hospital trips in the end. This story has been told to me, to others while I listened, and by me(because I have heard it so many times at this point). The story has grownContinue reading “Load-Bearing”

Sculpey/Clay – 2 of 2

It’s been a busy season for my hands. Sometimes I am left with lots of pain in my hands and forearms. Working clay is not only hard work, it is physical labor. It’s important to find ways to aid your tendons from becoming over stretched or strained. And now starts my tips for working withContinue reading “Sculpey/Clay – 2 of 2”

From Paper to Clay

This frog was born during craft time with my son. He thankfully loves drawing and playing with clay. Given that I don’t really want him to mess up my clay and it is a bit too tough for him, I found a recipe for play dough. On my second try we had the perfect batchContinue reading “From Paper to Clay”

Magical Nature Hike

This continues off of the pages where Matt ran up the flight of stairs. After I caught my breath for 20 minutes we ended up walking alone. We traversed narrow ledges over the river, climbed logs that had fallen in the river, and found this pillar which we climbed and sat on.

Sculpey/Clay – 1 of 2

Clay. The medium that relaxes me and makes me feel like I am refreshing my creativity while I work. Example, I worked on projects until 2am last night and didn’t notice the time at all. Over the years I have learned some tricks as well as found other artists who’s work in polymer is trulyContinue reading “Sculpey/Clay – 1 of 2”

Christmas Skunk

I have been doing a lot of work with sculpey lately, making ornaments. Wanting to change up from making loads of snowmen I decided to sculpt one of my sketches from the summer. These sketches were simplified animals drawn in chalk on our driveway for my son. Given that I love the less lovable animalsContinue reading “Christmas Skunk”

Take Your Mark!

I feel like I started my race two weeks ago. However, I went away and lost track of much that I need to be working on. Tonight I take my mark on all the projects I need to get done and want to get done. One being the sketchbook project. I have decided in betweenContinue reading “Take Your Mark!”