Author Archives: Marie Friddle

On a Personal Note

I mentioned in an earlier post that August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. “This special observance honors minorities who have been donors and encourages others to register as donors as organ, eye and tissue donors. In addition, this observance also encourages the public to take better care of their health in order to reduceContinue reading “On a Personal Note”

Luna Moth and Pattern

It’s always a great feeling when you make progress on a project. This gave me a bit of trouble as I kept losing little bits when I’d move the moth around. I usually wouldn’t notice until I had already posted to my shop. Ugh so frustrating! And I find myself wondering why do I evenContinue reading “Luna Moth and Pattern”

Monday Mood Board

I’m getting there. To get the gradient for this moth I used the blend tool in Adobe Illustrator. With it set to smooth color I was given this beautiful gradient. It’s perfect, however, not easy to work with as there are probably more than 50 colors here. So, I narrowed it down to only seven.Continue reading “Monday Mood Board”

Back to School

I thought I’d share a few items I’ve added to my RedBubble shop before I get overwhelmed with classes that will be starting soon. I went on a bit of a moth kick. they are so fun to make and there is so much variety. So, after making almost a dozen, I thought they wouldContinue reading “Back to School”

Sneak Peek Part Two

I wasn’t planning on doing a part two, but, here it is! Originally, the river scene was the hero of the collection, but I didn’t like the way the river looked once the pattern was repeated and scaled. I removed the river completely, which gave me the pattern from yesterday, which also gave me twoContinue reading “Sneak Peek Part Two”

Happy Kidney Sticker

A couple of years ago as I was learning how to use Illustrator, I thought I’d make this little kidney motif.  I did it as my own personal challenge for Kidney Health Awareness Month. But I recently decided to turn it into a sticker, now available in my RedBubble store. Mostly, I just wanted to placeContinue reading “Happy Kidney Sticker”

Monday Mood Board

A few sketchy flowers from a couple of years ago. These were some of the first I made in Illustrator. I’ve used them in a simple little design and now I just wanted to pull a few colors from them for another idea I have. Something that has been in the works for a while,Continue reading “Monday Mood Board”

Collection Sneak Peek

This collection has been so much fun and a jumping-off point for a couple of other collections I didn’t even think of until I started working on this. It’s been interesting to venture down these new paths. I’m really excited to see the original concept begin to take shape and see the story evolve inContinue reading “Collection Sneak Peek”