Friday, May 8, 2009

Mother's Day

My mother and I have a tradition of making, not buying, gifts for each other on special days. For Christmas last year I gave her a charcoal drawing of Sage, an Appaloosa mare who was my first teacher and babysitter, and with whom my mother had a particularly close, deep, and almost mystical connection with. The year before that, I gave her a handmade plushie of Maverick (my first adventure into sewing which, amazingly, hasn't fallen apart yet).

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time for any art; the last time I drew anything was last July! So I knew I wanted to draw my mom a picture for Mother's Day, and Kachina was my muse!

It was meant to be just a sketch, but she's so colorful that I couldn't resist messing around with it in Photoshop. Now, after a week, it's finally done! Well..that's not true, I'll probably fiddle around with it between now and Sunday, since I never seem to be satisfied with the completion of a project. But let's call it done anyway!

To anyone who has ever cared for, and loved, another living thing - human, animal or flora - Happy Mother's Day! I hope you get everything you deserve and more!
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3 comments:

  1. Kathleen CoyMay 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    Oh wow, this is so beautiful and sweet, I love it!

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  2. AprilMay 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    Holy cow! You've got some major talent there.
    That's really sweet that you and your Mom hand make eachother gifts. What sort of things has she made for you?

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  3. lucky kachina dancerMay 11, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    Thanks guys!

    Other than life, my mom has given me a huge watercolor and color pencil painting of Whisper and Maverick in the "wild", a Navajo-style horse hair pot using Maverick, Rico and Gypsy's hair (that's not it in the picture, but it looks similar, but it's a really cool sandy color!), and miniature painted Breyer models of Maverick and Whisper, just to name a few. My momma is very artistic!

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