Sketchy Fridays: The first

So I thought this might be a good way to stay updated with what's going on inside my sketchbook... And to make sure I remember to share a bit of artwork with you as I go. Also, the works-in-progress shots give a bit of insight into how I work/ what's behind some of the pieces.

When I worked at the local paper, every Friday afternoon I used to sit at my desk way down the back of the office and draw a notebook sketch to share, and as a way to keep drawing. Now I have a job where I need to stay on task, so to hell with that...

But anyway, here's what I've been doing lately -- which is not a whole lot, to be honest -- and welcome to Sketchy Fridays!

Raych x

 

Live by the sun, love by the moon

Photography: Emman Montalvan
Model: Lauryn Holmquist
Styling: Chloe Chippendale
Art by Tami Snodgrass of Charmed I'm Sure

Tarot card descriptions by Victoria Kray of Vega Jewelry
Maniamania jewellery via Bona Drag 

via born to be wild

This one is for the tarot reading, hypnotist collecting, crystal swinging, Stevie Nicks ticket-holding, candle lighting, sage burning, white magic mamas. Pick your card, trust your intuition, follow your heart, live by the sun + love by the moon. 

Chloe, your creative mind is killing me -- too amazing! Tami, same goes for your perfect fine-line embellishments... Check out the whole shoot on Chloe's blog here, and visit Sugarhigh + Lovestoned's new site here.

Also, apologies for the lack of art on the blog -- or anywhere, actually -- I'm drinking ciders and bass fishing on my parents' farm. Internet is poor and the serenity is unparallelled.
I'll be back soon.
Raych x

Send a dagger to the moon: Cobracult

Cobracult's winter 2013 lookbook: Send a dagger to the moon. 

via the cult of style

Photography: Amanda Leigh Smith

Models: Skye Sengelmann and Tashina Hill

Styling: Tashina Hill  

Whenever Amanda Leigh Smith and Skye Sengelmann are involved in a project, it is undoubtedly and irrefuteably always excellent. And Portland-based jewellery line CobraCult's

winter 2013 lookbook is no exception -- always magical, decadent, slightly stoned and hazy, but also full of mystique and dead-on-point style. Tashina Hill's styling kills it.

So... what Cobracult piece are you after? It's pretty obvious from my art scrawlings that I might be a sucker for the palm/hand necklace, but I'm also quite partial to a bit of thunderbird jewellery too...
Anyway, show CobraCult a bit of love over on facebook here.

High hopes/Holy roller: Yen Female Art Awards

High hopes/Holy roller, 2012

So I managed to set aside a little time to work on an actual-proper-time consuming painting for Yen's Female Art Awards... You can read more about my entry here, and if you're into it, vote for it to go into the running of the people's choice.  

Holiday guest spot

I'm a holiday guest-blogger over on Spell and the Gypsy Collective's always-inspiring blog... 

And I'm in damn good company, with the likes of Sarah Wilson, Leslie Crowe and Alexandra Valenti all contributing from their areas of expertise... 

Check out the rest here, and enjoy this fresh, new year...

The fresh year: 2013

Here's to another year where we keep the good things going, and totally exceed all expectations and limitations. 

I can't believe how much things have changed over the past few years... but it is pretty awesome, to say the least. 

I hope you're all feeling the same way, and that in spite of the losses, you keep struggling to break better ground.

Happy new year.