59 hours of art in 24 minutes: Watch these cards come to life
I illustrate on an iPad using a program called Procreate. It’s way more accessible than oil paints and canvases – which used to be my primary mode before I was paralyzed.
I am thankful every single day for the ease that the iPad now affords me to still create gorgeous art!
Illustrating this way also makes it much more seamless to go from the art to the printed cards (we used to do the designs with paint and then scan them in to digitize them – which was a nightmare trying to adjust the colors to match the original).
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to create a video showing the timelapses of me drawing a whole collection and pair it with a playlist that you can play as you write cards.
I hope that you enjoy watching this art come to life. Some cards come to me quickly, other cards take a loooong time to figure out what I want them to say or how to get the illustrations “right.”
You may disagree with where I took a drawing! There is no “right” or “perfect” solution for art. It’s not a science, it’s an art! :D
That’s the nerve-wracking thing about being an artist. In a world that is filled with seemingly perfect things (like manufactured iPhones), it’s scary to put out art that perhaps will have people wishing it would somehow be different. (We sometimes get comments about the lettering, for example, being too small on some cards.)
However, that’s art. It’s impossible to make a piece of art that everyone is going to love, and yet – I try. 😅 I’m a people pleaser, and I try to make it as good as it can be so that you enjoy looking at the designs and are excited to send them to your loved ones, and they are proud to display them in their space. But at a certain point, I just have to stop finessing and stressing and release it to the world.
I hope this video sort of meditative to watch. And it might be good music to listen to as you send cards to people. 🙂
I enjoyed watching your video and look forward to receiving my first order.
It was a joy to watch the video, a glimpse into your process of creating these cards. You are amazing in so many ways, your art is like a visualization of the essence of your amazingness. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for a peek at your creative process that allows the card to come alive. There are so many choices that you can make and it’s fascinating to see where and how changes in shape, depth and color make a difference in your work. One challenge is bringing your vision to life so that we can grasp what we see and have our vision of it come to life, too.
Happiness and success shared is delight doubled. Thank you for letting everyone share your joy. And reap the benefits, that we can shared again, and again…..we celebrate YOU and the whole team
!!!!
It was so fun watching you create a card. I can see how clever you are in changes to make it more appealing. Even just the way you write the words! My aunt was an art teacher and taught me to appreciate art even though I’m not much of an artist! I would see one of her creations in her sketch book and say how nice it was. She would say oh that one is not so good! She saw it with her creative thoughts and eyes! I love the daffodil card! In Florida we don’t have daffodils or tulips to declare the start of spring! Magnolia trees and amaryllis instead.buena arte!
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These cards are the most beautiful you can imagine. They are available in packs or individual. I love being able to sekect a gorgeous card from my home stash and send it as the occasion warrants. Sometimes that occasion if just because
Tiny and Snail never disappoints with their beautiful artwork and quick delivery. I love their encouragement and commitment to the art of letter writing! Thank you for all you do to encourage slowing down and connecting with intention.
This is one of my favorite Tiny & Snail cards. It’s as if sunshine that helped grow the daffodils poured straight out of Leah’s soul into the art and softly radiates out through those flowers and words to anyone lucky enough to behold them. Love it.
I’ve been looking for a card to send a friend who’s moving out of the country given what’s happening in ours. When I last visited her, we watched hummingbirds gather at her feeder throughout the day. Thank you for this perfect card!
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I enjoyed watching your video and look forward to receiving my first order.
It was a joy to watch the video, a glimpse into your process of creating these cards. You are amazing in so many ways, your art is like a visualization of the essence of your amazingness. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for a peek at your creative process that allows the card to come alive. There are so many choices that you can make and it’s fascinating to see where and how changes in shape, depth and color make a difference in your work. One challenge is bringing your vision to life so that we can grasp what we see and have our vision of it come to life, too.
Happiness and success shared is delight doubled. Thank you for letting everyone share your joy. And reap the benefits, that we can shared again, and again…..we celebrate YOU and the whole team
!!!!
It was so fun watching you create a card. I can see how clever you are in changes to make it more appealing. Even just the way you write the words! My aunt was an art teacher and taught me to appreciate art even though I’m not much of an artist! I would see one of her creations in her sketch book and say how nice it was. She would say oh that one is not so good! She saw it with her creative thoughts and eyes! I love the daffodil card! In Florida we don’t have daffodils or tulips to declare the start of spring! Magnolia trees and amaryllis instead.buena arte!