UPDATES... wow...

HELLO! It's been a while since I updated.. wow. WELL.. this is a pic of me with my latest haircut. I cut off 6+ inches myself this past Saturday, as basically, a walking billboard for this AWESOME organization: http://matteroftrust.org/
What this San Fran based company is doing is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! They collect CLEAN, human (head) hair, and also, clean pet fur, along with old panty hose/nylons (EVEN the ones with HOLES in them!)to then stuff the hair in the nylons, to then create these things called, "BOOMS", that float above the surface of the water, to then collect OIL, like that from the HUGE OIL SPILL in the GULF that recently happened!!!
HOW AWESOME AND BEAUTIFUL IS THIS in which they are doing to help!?!? I LOVE THIS! So, ladies and gentlemen, save your clean locks, and mail them off to this company!
More can be learned here from this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwQOD_Ir2vQ
I am shaving my Border Collie Mix dog soon, and then mailing off her hair, and my hair combined. Hoping that our combined efforts may very well save a sea turtle or bird in the near future! We need all the help we can get out there in the Gulf! PLEASE consider passing this onward for the critters... thank you thank you in advance! ;)

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Below, you'll see a front and back of a biz card I am making for a local Animal related Welfare Group that I am a part of. Feel free to check out the website. TOGETHER We can all work toward putting an END to Animal Abuse! Thanks for caring!




This is a current project I am working on for a local SPCA here in Central FL :)
This will simply be used for the web/digital formatting. They're trying to raise some funds in order to revamp their Cat Room at the shelter, in order to accommodate more cats, as well as, just make it a better environment for those looking to adopt and save their next bestfriend ;) I'm happy with how this is coming out :)


This was a commissioned caricature I had created for a friend of mine ;) Super heart how it came out :)

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So yeah.. it's been a while!
Been busy with a caricature gig left and right, and diff animal and environmental related events and such. It's been just awesome. No complaints. Needing to get on the ball moreso with different things. Just trying to stay motivated! WhoOo Hooo
More updates to come, and thanks for your time! ;)

--Maria ;)

Updates.... it's been a while...

A piece of art "owed" to an awesome German couple that gave us a lift when Andrew and I hitch-hiked in Yosemite this past August... no Americans would pick us up! We had no money... and they drove us about 12 miles to where our car was... so I said, email me, and Ill owe you some artwork...and here's what I sent out just in time for Christmas! :)


A painting I created for a silent auction in a town in GA, to raise money for an animal shelter up there.. hopefully this brought in some good money!


Commission...


Commission...


Logo I am working on for Brevard County...

More stuff to come..

A busy weekend filled with animal stuff... biking.. artwork... facebook.. haha..
A commission I did...

Was Lucy at a Caric gig for Halloween.. which was awesome...


More pics and artwork to come.
Been busy on school stuff....
Night all :)
Cheers for now!
Mariaaaaaaaaa ;)

Some updates and stuff...

final logo...


letterhead idea...

www.VoicesForEllaCF.org Stuff

.. more to come.. JUST biz card ideas.. etc etc...

More updates to come.. soooo behind!!

AWACF, their current site and logo...
http://www.awalliancecf.org/about.htm

And now, the logo I have been working on for them...


FINAL VERSION here.. and with Biz Card demos... just thoughts... More soon...

Random...

A sketch of Leno I did from TIME magazine's cover, while I was waiting for my car's oil and maintenance to be done...

Still messing with my friend's logo... the one for a cleaning service... scroll down to my older post (should have a newer update UP soon...) (image soon...)

Still messing with another friend's logo/concept.. a smileyfaced spy.. more info on this to come... (image soon...)

Coming up with a mascot for another cleaning service, working with my good friend Am on this one...


And also coming up with a logo/concept for the AWACF -- the Animal Welfare Aliance of Central Florida. I'm helping them out.. love this Cause. They're working on creating a low cost/high volume spay and neuter clinic here in Central Florida. We SO need this with all the stray/feral cats everywhere.. not too mention the euthanasia rate is WAY TOO HIGH IN Central Florida. (It's TERRIBLE!!!) It's just upsetting...
(I realize these next images are all more or less the same... we've just somewhat narrowed down what it should look like.. tweaking.. playing around with faces... and bodies still.. layout.. etc etc.. )
Just giving you some insight on "my" thinking process... enjoy! :)

IN PRINT!

And some other updates soon as well!
YAY to be in print again this month!
Thank YOU Orlando Magazine! (And Jason, of course! :)

Logo for a friend..

Working on.. maybe almost there...
Maybe Ill make the neck a bit shorter.. add a necklace...
hmm...

Completed Orl Mag Art...

Pretty happy with how this came out...

And now NEEDING to work on a logo for a friend of mine....

Current projects... all concepts/commissions/fun stuff I am working on....
JUST A ROUGH thus far.. and soon to be done in acrylic and pen.. and some multi media goodness...

Probono logo for "Young NonProfit Professionals Network"... beginning stages...


OTHER works Ive done recently...(for Cafe TuTuTangos... on I-Drive in Orlando...)

Orlando Mag Upcoming Art :)

WhooOoo HooOoo.
Completed! ;)

Wine for Whiskers Stuff....
Final Poster:


Outside of fold-up/tri-fold invite:


Inside of fold-up/tri-fold invite:


Back of biz card:


Front of biz card:

Updates...

NEWER:
Previous:

Stuff for the SPCA here in Central Florida.. still playing around with this....

Updates..

Take the "29 Day Giving Challenge"... :)
www.29gifts.org
Button Design for a friend... :)


For a series of promotional stuff for the Orlando SPCA... updates to come.
This is just a rough draft/thoughts of what I had on what the theme could be...


Still playing around with this Avatar I am making for a friend of mine.. gotta fix her hair.. tweak the background... etc etc :)



More to come.. whooOooO HoOOO

The front and back of a biz card I am working on for a friend of mine.. ALMOST done..
*And I am attempting to make bread dough today... fingers crossed that I didn't kill the yeast like last time... (the water was too hot before..) HA!

ALSO: www.Pandora.com = AMAZING!!! If you've NEVER used this site.. you don't KNOW what you're missing! FREE MUSIC!!! AMAZING! I just leave it playing in the background as I get things done through out the day! WHoOOOo HooOO!

OK.. back to work! :)