Illustration Friday: Glow

...Best Wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Joy-filled New Year! Let's honor this precious baby by practicing human kindness each and every day...

Caption This! Giveaway Ends Tonight with $50 Gift Certificate!

There is still time to enter the giveaway for a $50 certificate to my Etsy shop!  Just think up captions for Inka and her friend as depicted in this photo and leave them in the comments section of the original post, where you can read all of the cute entries so far. There won't be any judging (winner will be selected at random) so just have fun!

Here are a few of the entries so far: 

From Carol Mai

From Chrissykat

From Jhitomi

Giveaway ends tonight. You may enter a second caption suggestion over at my Facebook Page for a second chance to win.  For more information please visit the original giveaway post:  

Caption This! (and a Giveaway)

Caption This! (and a Giveaway)

UPDATE: The giveaway has ended and the winner, drawn at random, is BuncoBuddy!  Contratulations, and thank you to everyone who participated!

It's been a busy several weeks here at Susan Faye World Headquarters.  My studio assistant Buttonwillow and Assistant-In-Training Inka have been busy as little elves, helping me fill orders as we've sent my little creations to faraway lands around the world and to every corner of the USA, including Hawaii and Alaska.

Buttonwillow takes a short break from catnip toy production.  I think the fumes have simply overwhelmed her.

Here are just a few of the exotic places that we've sent our little packages off to explore:

• Jupiter (the one in Florida, that is)
• Tentúgal, Portugal
• Sion les Mines, France
• The Bronx
• Wien, Austria
• Kingston, Nova Scotia
• Waipahu, Hawaii
• Port Coquitlam, BC
• Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
• Waxhaw, N. Carolina
• Kranj, Slovenia
• Fowlerville. Missouri
• Crossgates, Fife, United Kingdom
• Dinwiddie, Virginia
• Queensland, Australia
• Istanbul, Turkey
• New Iberia, Louisiana
• Odenthal, Germany
• and Minsk, Belarus

 Below is a snapshot of Inka taking a little break from her grueling schedule.  She seems to be in an intense, yet private conversation with her little friend.  What do you think they are saying? 

Please share your ideas for captions in the comments section of this post. For example--- Inka: "I hear they're serving Spam again in the cafeteria today."  Mouse: "I vote we go to Taco Bell".  Anyway, you get the idea.

THE GIVEAWAY:

On Wednesday, December 19, at 8:00 p.m. PST,  I'll throw everyone's name into a hat and draw one name at random to win a $50.00 gift certificate to my Etsy Shop.  You may enter a second caption suggestion over at my Facebook Page for a second chance to win.

Please make sure that I have a way to contact you if you are the winner, such as a link to your blog or e-mail address included in the comment.
 
You may send the info directly to my email if you don't want to make your contact info public.

Also, if you encounter trouble with the Comments feature, please contact me by e-mail . If you visit www.susanfaye.net , you will find an email link.

Thanks for participating! 

Illustration Friday.... "Whiskers"

Illustration Friday

(theme:"whiskers") 

 

 

A backlit cottontail bunny with whiskers glowing in the early morning sunlight enjoys a tasty grape leaf at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens in Claremont, California.  

This is a watercolor painting on canvas that I painted several years ago after a visit to Southern California.  I used masking fluid to preserve the white of the whiskers and the sunlit edges of the rabbit.

Enjoy!

Inka Says: Shop Small!

Today is Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses.  It's a great way to create jobs and support your community, simply by buying from local, independent, mom and pop small businesses in your neighborhood and/or online. 

 ...and now a word from The-World's-Cutest-Kitten-Known-To-Man-Woman-or-Wastebasket:

Thank you, Miz Inka Kitten for those thoughtful words. To celebrate, I am offering a 20% discount in MY small business, my Etsy Shop online.  Use coupon code HOLIDAY20 when checking out to get your discount on your entire purchase (excluding shipping costs and wholesale listings).  Offer good today through Cyber Monday, Nov. 26.

Click here to see all of my art, jewelry, and hand-crafted giftware: Susan Faye Pet Projects  

  

Thank you for continuing to support my creative endeavors!  

It means a lot to me!

Illustration Friday... "Shy"

Illustration Friday

(theme:"shy") 

original watercolor by Susan Faye copyright 2012

Both Delia and her fluffmonster Abercrombie shy away from loud people and barking dogs (or is it barking people and loud dogs?), 
but would love to have an amiable chat and a cup of tea with you. 

 Thanks for visiting!

My original watercolor painting of Delia and Abercrombie is available for purchase in my Etsy shop: Cat Lady Delia Painting

https://www.etsy.com/listing/111422051/tuxedo-kitty-fluffmonster-and-cat-lady

A handcrafted pendant of Delia and Abercrombie is also available for purchase in my Etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/112274810/cat-lady-and-tuxedo-cat-glass-pendant-in

Halloween with Inka

Inka is just a basket case today.  It's her very first Halloween.

Here is her costume.  She's going as The-World's-Cutest-Black-Kitten-Known-To-Man-Woman-Or-Garden-Basket

The Carving of the Pumpkins was particularly exciting for her.

 Feline Fella and I were inspired by a pumpkin we saw on Mousebreath--a fantastic spooky cat face design by carver Hugh McMahon,  seen on our computer screen...

Auntie Mary created her very own special design...

 Things are progressing nicely...

Time for a snack.  Roasted pumpkin seeds, anyone?

 

They're finished! Inka gives her Smooch of Approval.

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Now for the best part... Break out the candles!

Can you spot the Halloween Hare in Mary's design?

Happy Halloween 

from The-World's-Cutest-Black-Kitten-Known-To-Man-Woman-Or-Jack-O-Lantern!