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by ruralpearl | Feb 19, 2013 | Illustration

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A feather (before edits) from a recent illustration job about a Delaware tribe Native American folk tale.

Book Cover Design: The Ghost of the Wooden Squid

by ruralpearl | Mar 31, 2012 | Illustration

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I did this design for Ryan Buynak’s collection of poetry, published by Paradisiac Publishing, and the book is now available on Amazon.com. I basically started with a paper cutting of a squid that I designed and it’s silhouette made of tissue paper. I photographed it and then tweaked the coloring and added text in Photoshop. And there you have it. Check it out on Amazon here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Ghost-Wooden-Squid-Random/dp/0985316802/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1333208805&sr=8-2

Shakespeare Spec Work

by ruralpearl | Feb 19, 2012 | Illustration

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I was contacted by a publisher awhile back about doing some book covers, and this was my mock-up for Romeo & Juliet. Alas, I will not be doing them, but it was a good practice in trying to figure out how to include human features in my art.. something I don’t normally do.

Faction V9

by ruralpearl | Feb 12, 2012 | Illustration

Last summer I contributed some paper cuttings to a fashion shoot to be projected on the walls as scenery for Kansas City based Faction Magazine Volume 9. I’m just getting around to posting some images. See the whole issue online HERE.

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All images (c) Faction Magazine.

Native American Illustrations

by ruralpearl | Dec 21, 2010 | Illustration, New Work!

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I’ve been working on a series of illustrations for Native American folk tales accompanying the Bradford Exchange’s Native American Golden Dollar Uncirculated Coin Collection. Two of my illo’s are in the picture above. Made from cut paper, of course. You can check it out in more detail in their online store: http://www.bradfordexchange.com/products/45227_sacagawea-coin-collection.html

Where the Buffalo Roam…

by ruralpearl | Aug 8, 2010 | Cut Paper, Illustration, New Work!

Pardon my sparse posting… Aside from having a nasty cold and not feeling like doing much, all the work I’ve been doing over the last week is either commission based or illustration work that I can’t post just yet… But here is an illustration of a buffalo I did that is not going to be used (I’m doing some work on some Native American folk tales). I had lots of up-close-and-personal time with a herd of buffalo at Custer State Park in South Dakota last month. They are pretty intriguing creatures. Very… beastly? Anyway, here’s my buffalo: