All Paths Lead to the Heart March 29, 2009

Twister – © Sue O’Kieffe 2009

Appreciation significantly turns on the heart. Appreciation is not an emotion that arises spontaneously, but a soul quality we can choose. The more often we choose to be appreciative, the easier this choice becomes and the more frequently our heart opens to give and receive love.

~Charles John Quatro

It’s good to be back  after taking a much needed break from the monitor. I’ve got a lot of plans brewing in the background, I just opened a new store  at Red Bubble.  (WOO-HOO!) I’m also shopping for a new printer with the hopes of finally opening a shop at Etsy. I’ve always used Epson, and am thinking of  going that route again. Do you have any suggestions?

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While still in its black and white iteration, this doodle asked to be colored in red, black and gold. Bold, dramatic and elegant…me likes!

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And hey, did you see  some of yours truly’s doodle alphabet show-cased on my guru RaShell’s (she blushes when I call her guru) blog at Doodlage? Be sure to take a look at the ABC3D video on that post, too.

U is a vowel March 9, 2009

U is

under

up

undulating

umber

uber cool

~suedoodles

doodling the alphabet one letter at a time

ENTWINING March 8, 2009

v is for …   © sueokieffe 2009

this  was very fun …

i didn’t want to doodle v for victory

so i focused on the vine and entwining instead…

this v grows violets and vincas

and grooves on the vibration

of new growth

~suedoodles

doodling the alphabet one letter at a time

Illustration Friday: Intricate March 6, 2009

H IS FOR

I had hoped to have more of my alphabet posted during the month of February when Words was the theme over at Creative Every Day. I found, instead, a need to honor my body and spend some time away from the computer.  Creativity does seem to run in a cycle, and I needed to take heed.  Last night I put the finishing touches on three more letters for the doodled alphabet I am slowly working on.

So, what is H for?

I say it is for heart, head and hand. H also is for hair (the curly kind) and hare (the bunny kind). H is happy and friendly, says  hello and hi, enjoys the sun (helios) and the steady drone of bees in the hive.

I have always wanted to enter a post for Illustration Friday, and I think this H will fit in nicely with this week’s theme of Intricate.

What else do you think  H stands for?

~suedoodles

doodling the alphabet one letter at a time