Seasonal Calendar

Each year I create an original drawing that I use as a holiday card for clients and friends. Perhaps my career as a graphic designer began as a child when I would create my own greeting cards to give to my family. I've been producing my own cards in a variety of mediums for many years. This year I decided to expand upon that tradition and created a seasonal quarterly calendar that I am sending to some of my clients in the healthcare field. 


I used the same illustration that I used for my holiday card, an illustration of a girl receiving the icy breath of the snow queen. The illustration is a combination of colored pencil, with icy effects added in Adobe Photoshop. On each of the calendars I will feature a seasonal medical condition and treatment. The calendar for the first quarter was focused on hypothermia.

Mother

Mixed Media - color pencil and burned cigarettes and matches.
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In creating this drawing, I wanted to create an image that showed the glamor and sophistication once associated with smoking. The woman is based on a photo of my mother, taken when she was in her twenties. Using light pencils on black created a dark, otherworldly atmosphere. She is trapped beyond the smoke, flames, and the burning embers; unable to be saved and unaware of the danger.

The paper is ripped, with a rough edge. Using real cigarettes has more impact than a drawing. The dirtiness of the burnt cigarettes, ashes and matches dispel any beauty that might be seen in the drawing.


My mother died in 1995 at age 70. By time the cancer was discovered, it had spread throughout her entire body, and the doctors were not sure where it originated. Since she was a heavy chain smoker, lung cancer was suspected.

This drawing will be on display at Limestone Coffee & Tea during the month of October as part of Creep Show. There will be a Creep Show event on October 22, 5-8 pm,

Limestone Coffee & Tea, 15 East Wilson Street, Batavia, IL


You can see samples of my graphic design work at http://www.lsydesign.com

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