Thursday, October 09, 2008

Sugary


"Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree? 'Tis a marvel of great renown! It blooms on the shore of the Lollipop Sea;in the garden of Shut-Eye Town"

Eugene Field

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice Work! I love the colors and the style.

damon said...

wow that is really nice

i like it

Anonymous said...

I like the swirly trees
and the green of the dress

Bobo said...

What a fun illo, this would be a dream place for kids!

Mary Ann Hartzell said...

I love the skipping little girl in the green paisley dress and the quote is perfect for "sugary" Love you!

Ann Marie DiVecchia said...

Cool retro style!

thedoodlegirl said...

How fun! Great colors and fun swirls and patterns. Nicely done!

Anonymous said...

Lovely textures! So sweet.

Anonymous said...

Happy! The poem is perfect and the illustration really sweet.

Anonymous said...

Happy! The poem is perfect and the illustration really sweet.

kathryn said...

so playful it makes me smile !
know where i can get a dress like that ?

screamy mimi said...

Lots of fun! Kind of reminds me of the game Candy Land.

Sarall said...

Somehow it reminds me to the tales and photography of the movie Big Fish.

Nice illo and movie :-)

Vanessa Brantley Newton said...

She is just so cute and adorable and I love her in this candy land production! I am always always so taken with your illustrations. They are bright and cheery and just so very tasty to my eyes. It's retro chic!!!! REALLY! I want to know if and when you plan to do a book with all of your illustrations in it? Or at least tell me that you are working on book of sorts? A children's book, a cook book with your illustrations, something. Anything? Can I convince you to open up an ETSY store? I know I'm pushing it! When I am finished with these two projects I have on my desk this week, I would love to do a write up on you an interview if you will, and post some of your illustrations or maybe processes of how you create. Let me know your thoughts . You are just total inspiration to me.

studio lolo said...

I want to skip along with her!! Wonderful illo Kay!

studio lolo said...

And nice to see you again, btw ;)

Kay Aker said...

Wow, thanks so much for your extraordinarily kindly and encouraging remarks! I'll email you Vanessa.

valerie walsh said...

i could absolutely live in shut-eye town! That's where the best dreams are made :) wonderful and unique!

Anonymous said...

i like the way you portrayed the little lolipop and made it stand out.
i also liked the flow and rythm of the picture.