Illustration Friday - Excess

I Am Blessed With Love Print, originally uploaded by creativeFlutter AKA MazerDesign.

I have an excess of love in my life, my family, extended family, friends and more. I am blessed to have such excess of love. I am so grateful.

This is something I did this year that I think fits with today's topic of Excess. This is also a print in my Etsy shop. It was done in pen & ink and then digitally colored in Photoshop. Enjoy!

Stolen Painting: Fear of Being Forgotten

Stolen Painting: Fear of Being Forgotten, originally uploaded by jessprkle.

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Stolen Painting: Fear of Being Forgotten

**This is my sister's work, and it was stolen. Please read this post from her, and if you can help, I'd appreciate it!**
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About a week ago a painting of mine was stolen from Joyengine, the gallery I've had it hanging at for the last year or so. I just found out because I've been overseas for a week, so I am only now getting to post this and hope that you all, if you could, will repost this for me. This piece has hundreds of hours of my life chronicled into it. It has never been marked for sale, means more to me than any chunk of money ever could, and has always been intended to be given to the person I originally created it for and about. I'm not sure that any person who could bring themselves to steal someone's work like this could ever understand that, but perhaps they could think about it for a few seconds and have a change of heart.

Listen - I don't care who you are, I don't care why you think you deserve my painting more than I do, and I don't care what your intentions were with stealing it. I just want it back. Stealing somebody's artwork is so audaciously disrespectful, I can't even figure out who would do something like that.

If you by chance see this hanging somewhere or you were by chance somehow involved in this, please do the right thing and return it. Wrap it in plastic and leave it at Joyengine's front door. Mail it to them. Do it completely anonymously, I don't care. Just return it. It means more to me than it does to whoever took it. And if you could, please repost this. Perhaps somehow in this crazy web of millions of myspacers this could fall under the right eyes.

Joyengine's address is 2037 13th Street Boulder, CO 80302. Their phone number is 303-449-1967. Please contact them (or myself) if you know anything about this.

Many thanks,
Shannon Bonatakis

The Beautiful Pirate

The Beautiful Pirate, originally uploaded by creativeFlutter AKA MazerDesign.

She is finally done!

ARGGGH! This is a painting that just evolved! It was going to be something completely different but then this beautiful pirate came out from the canvas. She must have a message for someone. Dead men tell no tales but maybe women do! ;) She lost her eye in a vicious battle but was victorious and still drop dead gorgeous! Let her beauty grace your space or place and be the topic of lots of conversations! This beauty is a combo of mediums, it has vintage ephemera underneath all the layers and you can still see the postcard and stamp if you look closely in her neck, it was from 1910. There is also light molding paste in the background. This painting has lots of cool texture as well. The sides are painted black so it's good to go right on your wall.

Painting has been sprayed with an archival spray to keep colors looking their best for years to come. This painting is 20" x 16" and will come with a (COA) certificate of authenticity signed by me.

Click here to buy me now!!

Winter Speaks

Winter Speaks, originally uploaded by creativeFlutter AKA MazerDesign.

Check out my newest print on Etsy! "Fall Speaks" got rave reviews so I just changed the season to Winter. Hope you like it.

The word is YUMMY!!

This is a shout out to my newest favorite Etsy shop, LOLLIBOMB!! OMG, I bought her little travel pack, nothing big but man it packs a lot of punch!! I have Sugar Rush. The smell is incredibly yummy! I can only imagine the rest of her line! WOW, I will be coming back! Stop by her shop and check out some of her delicious flavors! Definitely a great place to shop for gifts for Christmas. Here is what is on her main page but don't take my word for it, get some for yourself!! You'll smell delish!!!!

Lollibomb Beauty is serving up only the best in vegan bath and body treats with one-of-a-kind cruelty-free creations in fragrances that range from mild to wild. Treat yourself to organic sugar scrubs, lotions, paraben-free mineral cosmetics, handmade lip balms, and more sass than you can shake a stick at! I am a proud member of the EGCG, EFA, and EtsyNJ Street Teams. ■ FREE SAMPLES WITH EVERY ORDER ■ Custom orders, gift wrapping, and gift shipping available ■ All major credit cards and PayPal accepted. ■ Orders are currently shipping within 1-8 BUSINESS DAYS with many items shipping same day. Please see my profile for additional information. ■ U.S. CUSTOMERS, please place your order by December 20 to receive your goods in time for Christmas. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS, please get those orders in by December 5.

Illustration Friday - Superstition

Illustration Friday - Superstition, originally uploaded by creativeFlutter AKA MazerDesign.

My take on "superstition". This was a pencil drawing then I redrew it into PS and added a few details. The patterned textures are from Angie Briggs - Bubblegum Machine - Digital Scrapbooking set.

Little story to go with it: When little Matilda wanted to play with her new umbrella indoors, her mother quickly scolded her and told her it was bad luck. Guess her mother was a bit "superstitious". So being the good little girl that she was, she went outdoors and played with her new friends (the birds).

Enjoy! :)

Handmade Extreme!!

I took the Handmade Pledge and I've been taking this handmade thing to the extreme this holiday season!!! Not only am I buying handmade but I'm making things and I am even decorating my own gift boxes. I love how these turned out!! Whatcha think?? The initials are for my friends that way I don't need gift tags.