Tag Archive | art
September 1, 2011  

HANZZmade Banner: back to school

made for september!

 

 

 

It’s a new month and a new school year so it’s time for a new banner and a new site theme!

It would probably be too obvious to do Halloween for October, but we’ll see how thoughts flow after September takes it’s toll.

I’m already feeling it.

 

 

August 29, 2011  

Krueger Kicks: packaged right

made for KIM (again)

With all the Kicks I’ve made (ever) this is the first custom label. It was a whim creation I decided on within the last twenty minutes I had before I was picked up for lunch (by Kim to receive her shoes).

It won’t be the last if I get to make more.

August 27, 2011  

Krueger Kicks: storybook characters on vacation

 

made for KIM

 

Krueger Kicks has been on hiatus for quite a while – but I thank my good friend and former teaching partner KIM for helping this craft specialty return with full force.

As a Kindergarten teacher and avid Crusier this theme came quite naturally and gives props to our most favorite picture book authors and their characters!

 

Especially Mo.

August 26, 2011  

Classic Craft: cartoon likeness

made in 4th grade!!

Hilarious!

My cartooning technique hasn’t changed much since childhood (the eeeeeeeeeeyes!), but I have gotten a little more refined if I do say so myself.

I went cabinet-diving into the past one early morn in California and found loooooooads of fun memories placed deep in my old shelves… including these drawings, printed inside a photocopier made yearbook.

I’m thinking my favorite actress choice was based solely on my love for Sister Act 2.

Bette Midler was probably a close second because of Beaches.

August 23, 2011  

HANZZmade Doodle: more baby!

made at the baby shower

This onesie is the beginning of something epic.

While in California I got to go to my cousin’s baby shower – the first out of five I’ve been able to attend! Anyway, my Aunt Teri is one smart hostess who knows how to keep her hair-brained family in check: with food, drinks, and of course (most notably), crafts!

Decorating onsies and bibs is a great way to pass the time at a baby shower in between ooos, awes and pampers.

August 21, 2011  

HANZZmade Doodle: hey baby, hey baby, hey!

 

made for another extended family addition

 

 

I had to draw this twice… Sharpie PEN saves the day!

 

August 20, 2011  

HANZZmade Doodle: chalkosaurs

made with crayola

   

 

 

I like leaving my parents a little backyard art when I visit.

I’ve always enjoyed drawing prehistoric creature cartoons… They’re cute in chalk too!

August 16, 2011  

HANZZmade Banner: cali cali california

 

made for August

 

Aaaaand also to pay homage 🙂

I digidrew and posted this before I travelled West.

I got back today from a two-week retreat to Southern California, revisiting family, personal relics and a bit of hometown history. In between revelations (and parties) I still found lots of time to CaliCraft – which I will surely be sharing this week and, possibly, beyond!!!

 

As for the Cali-Banner: It will headline HANZZmade.org for the remainder of the month and be replaced on September 1st with a BRAND NEW THEME!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t be surprised if it’s back-to-school themed.

 

August 1, 2011  

Remembering Hogwarts

made a scene from Prisoner of Azkaban

Can you believe it?
This third scene in my Remembering Hogwarts Series is really more than one!

(Don’t you just love trick endings?)

I spent A LOT of time on set and prop design for this vid, building an entire car of the Hogwarts Express, the end of Platform 9 3/4 AND an unattended snack trolly. The “location” offered tons of opportunity to play up details and background animation. I’m pretty proud of the  scenery as it moves with the train out of London, through city and forest, towards Hogwarts Castle. I used receipt paper for the effect… Talk about an obsolete item- I had to buy a 12 pack to get the 3-feet of slim, rolled paper I needed for this project… And that was a success only had after traveling to four different stores.

At least they have teacher discounts at Office Max.

Too bad the same kind of discounts aren’t offered on Harry Potter action figures…

I might have purchased Draco on Amazon just for this scene.

July 31, 2011  

HANZZmade for SALE

Alright, alright, alright –

 

So I’ve had an Etsy account since 2009 (apparently) and have not made use of its selling features at all… until now.

 

Check out my newly opened shop on Etsy and please return to it as I intend on listing more and more as my makes come out.

 

 

You can even subscribe to it via an RSS feed – Google Reader anyone?

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