The Little Metal Head...

Makes me laugh every time...

Random Chicken Post...

Stumbled upon this one while creating the drawing below...

Photo Source: http://www.backyardchickens.com/  Posted by Cindy from North Carolina



Chicken with a hair tye... She wears it well.

Her name is Wilma. Photo was posted by her owner, Cindy, as a part of the BackYard Chicken's Crested Chicken Contest. 

If she didn't win I will be quite disappointed.

HONOURABLE MENTION GOES TO...



Photo found on nickmarino.blogspot.com



Stock Photo Available to Purchase on dreamstime.com



Photo Found on gossiprocks.com

  

Original Photo Source Unknown.



To my knowledge, the above chickens were not a part of the Crested Chicken Contest like Wilma but I think they could benefit from some hair accessories as well...

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Special Birthday Wish From Our Favourite Pair...

Today's illustration is in celebration of my

friend Gillian's birthday!

Happy Birthday Buddy!!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

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Today's Discovery...

My friend, Sonja, posted this one today and I just had to share it...

Right this way to some VIRTUAL KEYBOARD fun!...

http://www.bgfl.org/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/index.htm

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Happy St. Patty's Day Everyone!

Hope you had a wonderful day!

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Pink-a-licious Birthday Wishes...

This past weekend I joined in a very Pink-a-licious party in celebration of my Niece's 5th birthday! Everything was pink, themed after the fantastic book, Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann. It was a very cute party.

The illustration above was on my pink-a-licious birthday card to Ella, with all her pets taking part in the celebration  ♥ -♥ -♥

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Quote of the Week...

"Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing
in the world."

This week's quote was actually from my birthday fortune cookie earlier this month. Such a wise cookie...

*Belated birthday wishes go out to my birthday buddies, Jon Bon and Dr. Seuss.

And on that note, a little Bon to take us to the end...

Quote of the Week...

*Found while checking out my horoscope in
this week's Now Magazine

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Wishing you a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Love Me, Red Bear, and ofcourse

Meat Loaf.

Hope you have a wonderful day! ♥

Fun with the Winter Saucer...

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With the winter season upon us, this week's Illustration Friday topic, FORWARD, got me thinking of tobogganing and winter saucers in particular.

 The thrill you get going down the hill which quickly turns to terror as your saucer spins you in the opposite direction and you continue at full speed down a steep hill, facing the wrong way. 

Aw the fun of winter :)  Hope you enjoy!

Quote of the Week...

Happy 2012!

I must say, it's been a bit late start on the January blog posts which also means some very belated new years wishes!
I hope everyone's having a great start to 2012!

This drawing is for this week's IF topic: TWIRL (almost didn't get it posted in time.. very borderline...).

Great to be posting again! Until next time ;)

Home for the Holidays...

With so many people travelling to see loved ones during the holidays, thought it was only fitting to share this one...  Another awesome commercial by T-Mobile.



Happy Holidays Everyone!
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*A little festive thank you for all our great homestay families :)

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One of My Holiday Favourites...





The year Cass ruined Christmas for the children of Cambridge...

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This one's a few years old but with Cass' dad back again for another round as Santa, this comic still applies ;)

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Holiday Movie Watching: Home Alone

During the Christmas season, one of my must-watch Christmas movies is Home Alone. A definite classic, plus Marv's scream gets me every time.

And so brings the inevitable debate...

Marv's All-Time Best Scream: Tarantula vs. Bird Swarm.

I'm always torn....

The tarantula scream is just a great scene all together: Scream paired with Marv crow barring Harry

"Harry... don't move..."

"Marv..."
"Don't... move..."
 "Marv, what are you doing... Marv..."

But the bird swarm scene has so much heart to it. Marv emerging from being mauled by pigeons to let out the most perfect scream of terror/hilarity. A great final way to catch the bad guys.

It's a tough call...

Below are the video clips links from both scenes cued up for your enjoyment. I'd love to hear which side you're on  :)  Enjoy!

The Tarantula Scream - Home Alone - http://youtu.be/mjPXvDE70aY?t=4m19s

vs.

The Bird Scream - Home Alone II - http://youtu.be/ziLPJpTXywc?t=3m47s

P.S. While creating this post, I couldn't find a pic of Marv's bird scream scene but I DID come across Home Alone 2 trading cards by TOPPS Trading Cards 1992. Who knew?

BELOW: Marvelous Marv #4

Collect 'em all at collectorsworldcards.com

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BONUS  Random Trivia

Q: What are Marv and Harry's last names?

* Answer at the end of this blog post *

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Cheers to a great holiday season ahead!
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A:  Marv Merchants and Harry Lime

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An-n-n-d... 100 !

I am happy to celebrate my 100th blog post on this here illustration blog! It's come a long way since my first post of a lone rooster back in January 2009. Cheers to more fun blog posts to come!

Hope everyone's enjoying a great start to the holiday season! 

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Coming Soon...

I am happy to invite you to this great show taking place at Elevator Art Lab, Toronto. Shop@Elevator is a pop-up shop and exhibition featuring local handmade art and design taking place from November 17th until December 23rd.

Come see Amazing works by:

Aaron Oussoren, Alex Boisjoli, Anna Lindsay MacDonald, Annie Tung, Benji Kikkert, Beth McCubbin, Brad Copping, Cam MacLean, Carmen Schroeder, Clayton Haigh, Dawn Petticrew, Esther Simmonds-Macadam, Grace Donati, Graeme Marrs, Hannah Cowan, Holly Main, Janet Macpherson, Jenanne Longman, Jesse Bromm, Kate Jackson, Katrina Cheung, Krystal Speck, Lana Filippone, Laura Nanni, Lee Meszaros, Lindsay Montgomery, Margaret Lim, Marina Babic, Meghan Price, Meredith Robb, Michelle Clarke, Michelle Mendlowitz, Nick Chase, Noah Rosen, Patrycja Zwierzynska, Paul McClure, Phillip Smith, Pilar Agueci, Sally McCubbin, Setsuko Sanagawa, Shuyu Lu, Silvia Taylor, Susan Rankin, Suzanne Carlsen, Thomas Suh & Vivian Lee

At this show I will be exhibiting and selling a selection of prints as well as greeting cards. You are welcome to attend the opening party on November 17th from 2pm until 10pm, or drop in on the shop anytime it is convenient until December 23rd.

I hope to see you at the opening!

-Holly


Shop@Elevator is an initiative of Elevator art lab, a centre for contemporary Canadian craft-based arts.

For more info about ELEVATOR, please visit http://www.elevatorartlab.com/