Category: t-shirt design

abstract imagination, Ajijic, animals, cats and quilts, fantasy illustration, mexico, t-shirt design

Mexican Red Alebrijes Lion

Michele B. Naquaiya

One of many cats and lions Alebrijes sculpture paintings I’m doing. I love the lions and they are in the cat family. Wild and colorful, for sure. When you go to an art festival here in Mexico with hand made paper sculptures, you will see all kinds of wonderful and colorful artworks. The Alebrijes are part fantasy, part humor. They enjoy the respect of the spiritual world where we live alongside our animal brothers and sisters. If you are open, you can receive them.

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animals, Illustrations, kids, t-shirt design, whimsy

2 sheep friendship neighbors

Michele B. Naquaiya

I’ve been working on this friendship theme for a while now. Here is another idea with a different color palette from a pen and ink sketch of 2 barnyard sheep. This theme won’t let go of me. I love barnyard animals, and simple designs. I love playing with new colors and fun brushes. I also am using some new fonts just for kids. This one is Doodly: loving it and all the glyphs included too. I enjoy putting words together in unexpected ways. The next variation will be half as simple as this one….which I feel is painterly. I’m looking for something more graphic. Don’t you just love to play with art? It’s kind of like cooking. A little of this and some of that. Here it is on a tee