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Jumping In Head First, #2 CAL

Published January 5, 2016 Crochet Leave a Comment
Tags: adult, art, aurora borealis, beanie, cal, child, cowl, craft, crochet, little textures beanie, red, two brothers blankets

Bonnie Bell Cowl pattern by Two Brothers Blankets ©2015 alecia goodman to present

Little Textures Beanie pattern by Two Brothers Blankets ©2015 alecia goodman to present

For the second CAL, or Crochet-A-Long I actually made 3 items… 2 of the Little Textures Beanies (using Simply Soft and a special clearance yarn I found at Hobby Lobby), and the Bonnie Bell Cowl (using Aurora Borealis yarn), patterns by Two Brothers Blankets. Again I played with color and texture. I loved how my son’s blue hat turned out, the blues really make his blue eyes vibrant. I was worried about the red not being my color, but the pictures were awesome. It was a whirl wind of trying to get it all done in a small amount of time, but they worked up quickly.

All about the “G”

Published January 5, 2016 drawing , illustration , journal Leave a Comment
Tags: art, drawing, exchange, G, ink drawing, patterns, pen, zen tangle

Recently I participated in an gift exchange. My giftee, has a special area of her home called her g spot. The wall has many different Gs. This is what I created specifically for her. I plan on making more for my own home and for my family too.

Coloring Like an Adult

Published July 4, 2015 Graphic Design , illustration 4 Comments
Tags: adult coloring page, black and white drawing, custom, design, ink, name, patterns, typography, zen tangle

Has everyone been following the recent trend of adult coloring books. One of the most popular is The Enchanted Forest, Johanna Basford. Another popular artist is Dawn Nicole or another artist Selina Fenech.

Its incredibly relaxing for most people. Recently I tried my hand at making a custom coloring page. It’s like typography meets zen tangles. I really liked how it turned out. I am currently working on 3 more.

"Tasha" Custom Name Coloring Page Design Final Black & White ©2015 alecia goodman to present

Growing W’s as Books

Published May 23, 2015 experience , Graphic Design , illustration Leave a Comment
Tags: black and white drawing, book, books, design, development, grow, growth, learning, logo, logo design, organic, pencil, sketch, sketch book, wheat, wichita

Recently I worked on creating a logo for the Wichita Literacy and Learning. I had to go through a bit of development, see the sketches below. I like working old school with paper and pencil first, then I move to the computer. The first finished design just was not right. After some thinking and reworking here is the finished design… Do you understand the concept?

Run Donut Run!

Published May 1, 2015 Graphic Design , illustration Leave a Comment
Tags: art, black and white drawing, cartoon, characters, comics, d, d team, donut, graphic, illustration, running, shirt, t-shirt

I recently worked on a rather unique t-shirt graphic for a friend. While talking about it on the phone I came up with a sketch which later morphed into the t-shirt graphic. They were looking for a t-shirt design that they could wear at running/obstacle events. I can’t wait to see how it looks on a t-shirt. What do you think?

Monsters, Monsters, Beware…

Published March 24, 2015 illustration 1 Comment

Monster Hat ©2014 alecia goodman to present
pattern by http://knotbygranma.com

I tested this monster hat for Knot By Gran’ma. My littlest loves trying to steal this hat from her brother all the time… they are my real monsters. It was my first time combining both thread and yarn into a crochet piece. You can find the pattern here:

http://knotbygranma.com/2014/11/03/monster-hat-crochet-patterns-release/

Glamour Shots – Sparklies & Hooking

Published March 19, 2015 Crochet Leave a Comment
Tags: caron, crochet, design, ear warmer, glamour, hook, pattern, simply soft, simply soft caron, simply soft caron taupe, test, wearable art, yarn

Not too long ago I tested for the amazing designer Kris Moore, for the pattern “Ribbed Headband” and the pattern “Ribbed Boot cuff”. They turned out beautifully and the pattern was very well written. I used Simply Soft Caron yarn, taupe and found the embellishment at Walmart in the craft section. You can find the patterns here:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ribbed-headband-6

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ribbed-boot-cuffs-8

Ribbed Headband Crochet Pattern Test Picture

Heart Break Charlie, Strong Bond of Family

Published February 25, 2015 experience , Favorites , illustration , journal , portrait 1 Comment
Tags: art, black and white drawing, characters, charcoal, Charlie, dog, drawing, illustration, Illustration Friday, journal experience, lab, labrador, light, painting, photography, relationships, sketch book

Not too long ago I had a blonde haired blue eyed baby boy. We went to a play group at the local hospital here. We met some wonderful moms and dads… making many friends for life. One of these moms, Sarah, let me be part of a super secret Christmas present for her husband. It was a portrait of their fur baby Charlie, a beautiful lab and so sweet too. I finished the portrait and was ready to ship it to her as they had moved, miss them terribly. I was heart broken and sad to find out Charlie wasn’t doing very well at all. As requested I held on to the portrait for an additional week while the family said their good byes. Thank you for letting me create this portrait for you. Media gray paper and charcoal pencil

I submitted this to Illustration Friday for the category of “Strong”. I believe there are strong bonds of family between friends and fur babies.

Remembering Cole, RIP

Published September 18, 2014 illustration 1 Comment
Tags: art, baby, characters, Cole, color, concept, dog, drawing, figurative, fine art, graphic, illustration, journal experience, light, memory, painting, portrait, remembering, RIP, sketch, sketch book

My dear friend had to say good bye to her fur baby Cole yesterday. My heart aches for her, he was such a sweet lovable dog. Thankful I was able to create this beautiful portrait.

“Cole”, portrait ©2013 alecia goodman to present

Moving Pains & the Little Big Project

Published September 2, 2014 Favorites , portrait 6 Comments
Tags: art, bentley, black and white drawing, characters, charcoal, collie, dog, drawing, drawings, duet, figurative, fine art, graphic, illustration, journal experience, light, new, pencil, portrait, sketch, sketch book, space, sugar babe

Recently we moved house… not something I recommend for the faint of heart. I love our new house and I also have my very own room for my studio with a view. Its wonderful. Right before the move I was commissioned for a challenging project. 2 dogs on a 8 x 10, black and white charcoal. It was tricky as the original photograph was low resolution. The portrait was a surprise so I have had to keep this one on the down low until it was revealed. It turned out amazing and I am so thrilled that my customers loved it especially since it was for someone I have known all my life. I will work on posting from beginning to finish so that you can see the process. What do you think of Sugar Babe and Bentley?

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Glamour Shots – Sparklies & Hooking

Heart Break Charlie, Strong Bond of Family

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