Category: Holidays

Holidays, Illustrations

Christmas wreath in reds

Michele B. Naquaiya

I wanted to design a wreath in reds. There is a category in quilt making and embroidery called “redwork” where only red of many shades are used. Here’s a twist on that idea. I came up with these words as we are in such a horrible time of negativity. I hope this might make somebody have a better day.

You can find this design on products here

greeting cards, Holidays, Illustrations, Pen and Ink Drawing

making Mother’s Day greeting cards

Michele B. Naquaiya
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Here are cards I’ve been designing with original pen and ink drawings colored in watercolor

Mandala watercolor on toned paper

Some are funny and some are in Spanish.

siamese cat mess
pen and ink digital coloring

There will be more but I wanted to post these as they were so much fun to do. All my cards and paintings are available at Art Connection Art Gallery in Ajijic . The cards are also available at my
Red Bubble site.

fonts, Holidays, Illustrations, Revising Old Work, scratchboard drawing, whimsy

Kissing lips for valentine day

Michele B. Naquaiya

Once upon a time I drew this artwork in scratchboard and colored it with liquid acrylic. I’m guessing it was about 10 years ago…omg…. I drew my own lips. funny right?

Now I have reworked this art into a tshirt and other products, masks, etc. I tested myself to see if I have gained a little speed and yes, I have. I am having a stupid problem in photoshop because I don’t seem to be able to get my old settings back where I can load my artboard so that it lines up with the measurement grid….yesterday I wanted to cry and almost did. Like all things digital, if you could describe the problem accurately you could probably fix it. It’s kind of like going to the doctor and he says what’s wrong, and you are suddenly stumped. grrr. language throws me.

So here’s the new artwork in transparency for textiles. This is a new site for me “Tee Public” and I’m loving their interface. check it out. any comments as usual are appreciated. gracias.