Never Never Land Map. Pop-Up Illustration Demo

Map to Never Never Land

We've moved!  I just finished school for the year.  So my buddies and I have moved back home.

  I took a class this past quarter in which we were required to create a pop-up illustration spread.  Honestly, pop-up books appear complicated, but they are even more complicated than they look.  It was really frustrating trying to figure out the mechanisms.  They have to fold up (and then down again), fit inside the page when flat, and animate (pop out) in a motion fitting to the content.  One of the books that inspired me was "Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-up" by Robert Sabuda.  The mechanisms are smooth, simple and inventive.
Anyway, here is my pop up:

 Front:

Back:

Inside:

Love,
ANNA

Snow White Origins

For this next puppet I wanted to dip back into my Grimm's Brothers Buff past.  Snow White has been done and done again.  And although she remains my favorite Disney Princess, none of the renditions do her unique character design justice.  Trying to out-do the masters is obviously not on my list of things that I expect to do, but here's my shot.

Black as ebony

Reminds me of something

Testing testing

I found these pricker bushes on my parent's property and was very inspired them.

Then came the environment experimentation.

And the final! 

Thanks for lookin'!

Love,
ANNA

The Black Cat

   It would be silly of me to think I am unique in that I love the work Edgar Allen Poe.  None the less, he is a constant inspiration to me.  Here an illustration for one of my favorite of his short stories "The Black Cat," I tip my hat to you Mr. Poe.  You were a genius. 

See a resemblance?

Love,
ANNA

Gifts

We may not always get exactly what we think we want, but be thankful anyway.  We have what we need.  Have a beautiful day!

xoxo
-ANNA

Productivity

Hullo!
I don't flatter myself that many people have noticed that I've been very inactive with my Sketch Studio of late.  However, I do know a select few that do check regularly (Hi Mom!) and it troubles me to be so artistically unproductive.  So, to those people and to those reading now, THANK YOU!  And, in my defense, I haven't been doing completely nothing, but am in the process of developing some new skills and ideas.  I just have nothing finished yet.  I have found some time during classes to doodle/sketch out some ideas to keep myself relatively sane.  While they are not very colorful, I hope they are at least a little interesting.  Enjoy!

The Theater Professor  

Also, I took a tiny weekend vacation to New York City.

Until next time!
xoxo
ANNA

Boy Lilicoy

I drew inspiration from my all time favorite musical artist, Jónsi.  He might be recognized for his work with Sigur Ros, and contribution to countless recent movie soundtracks and comercials.  Here is the accompanying song for the painting:

Buy painting?

Love,

ANNA