Loony Bin Art

Constellation

Posted in Illustration Friday by johanna on October 10, 2008


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With a palm full of stars
I throw them like dice repeatedly
On the table repeatedly, repeatedly
Until the desired constellation appears
How am I going to make it right?
How am I going to make it right?

- Bjork

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Illustration Friday – Strings

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  1. chrismccardell said, on October 10, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    THIS IS VERY INTERESTING THE ILLUSTRATION AND U GOTTA LOVE BJORK.

    http://chrismccardell.wordpress.com/
    http://chrismccardell.wordpress.com/

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  2. Katherine said, on October 10, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    That is very nice. Really love the concept and the starts hanging from strings. So sweet.

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  3. teric said, on October 10, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    So sweet and the perfect poem.

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  4. kim said, on October 10, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Beautiful!

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  5. Grobi White said, on October 10, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    I love this picture! It warms my heart!

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  6. studio lolo said, on October 11, 2008 at 5:14 am

    she’s so intesnse on making it right. (You already did!)

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  7. studio lolo said, on October 11, 2008 at 5:15 am

    eeks, I meant “intent.” Too sleepy :)

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  8. zordis said, on October 11, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    Very nice pic and so icelandic poem from Bjork.

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  9. Carole's drawings said, on October 11, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    Very nice illustration, I like the way you portrayed Björk’s lyrics :)

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  10. kathannah said, on October 11, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    Very sweet illustration…searching for answers. Love the background lighting.

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  11. yoon see said, on October 11, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    Wow, you have a great sentimental piece here, the feeling just like in a dreamland.
    I can also feel the followings:
    Sweet. Beautiful. Faith. Trust. Hope. Calm. Eternity. Love. Joy. Happiness. Cute…..
    Yeah, alll the good happenings….
    Kudos, love your style & poem.

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  12. senta said, on October 11, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    Very pretty and evocative!

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  13. rui said, on October 12, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    Fantastic, really fantastic work.
    It´s a pleasure see your work!
    Congratulations and regards!

    O Temporário

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  14. leah said, on October 13, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    hi,

    your work is really beautiful. deep and beautiful. amazing talent.

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  15. dani torrent said, on October 14, 2008 at 11:13 am

    Beautiful and kind of mysterious

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  16. dot said, on October 14, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    that’s really pretty. I love your use of the shadows.

    and thank you for the nice comments on mine :)

    dot

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  17. manelle said, on October 16, 2008 at 2:06 am

    So pretty. I really like it.

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  18. jrt said, on October 16, 2008 at 3:54 am

    love your style, dark yet sweet.

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  19. flying colors said, on October 16, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    You have made it right for her Johanna!

    Pinpointing the focal star, shinning within;
    And then with deep warm earth tones that
    ground and tie a starred public together :)

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  20. kathyhare said, on October 16, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    magical..

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  21. AscenderRisesAbove said, on October 16, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    a lovely piece; all your work is wonderful and deep. Very refreshing.
    Thanks for the link. Dropping one back at you here. There is a thumb and a bio; if you want to change it let me know!
    http://ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress/?page_id=4330

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  22. johanna said, on October 17, 2008 at 4:20 am

    thank you all for visiting :-) thanks for your kind words

    ascender: thanks for the link! :-) the thumb and bio look fine to me :-)

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  23. conniemartin said, on October 17, 2008 at 11:40 am

    I really enjoyed a wander around your site. I especially love your colours and your frequent use of texts or manuscripts.

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  24. conniemartin said, on October 17, 2008 at 11:41 am

    Sorry, forgot one of the reasons I stopped by! I’m adding your link to my site; see you soon.

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  25. AscenderRisesAbove said, on October 17, 2008 at 4:11 pm

    hi – passing you an award here
    http://ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress/?p=4629

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  26. eli edmundson said, on October 17, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    Love the mood of this!

    Thanks for linking to Comic Critters by the way!

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  27. Julia said, on October 19, 2008 at 11:50 am

    O my you make such beautiful art Johanna ! So lovely this one !

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  28. Gaia said, on October 19, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    What a beautiful illo… it has such a soft mood to it… With illustrations like this I always wish my english was much better than it is, becouse I never find the right words! :)

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    • johanna said, on April 19, 2009 at 3:13 am

      thanks gaia, your words are beautiful as they are :-)

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  29. enigma said, on October 21, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    wow your art is jaw dropping!

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  30. Carole's drawings said, on October 31, 2008 at 10:19 am

    Thank you so much for having added my blog to your links :)

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  31. gloomy coughs said, on November 12, 2008 at 12:01 am

    how I missed your images. I’ve moved to canada, sorry for replying too late. I had a busy life during the last couple of months.

    I take this as a self-portrait of yours.

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  32. Joy Logan said, on January 19, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    Nice blog here…I love the darker moody colors you use!

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