‘She watched the roots reach up out of the ground. Twirling around each other. Tying themselves together, standing tall. She would have run when she saw her face forming in the organic ballet if the roots holding her hands and feet would loosen their grip…’
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Don’t rip up flowers willy-nilly. You never know if a dryad will be watching. So, yes, Durthi has arrived at the Little Fears Etsy store. She’s available as an original art piece, not a print. On 220 gsm canvas card. Inked with a Faber-Castell PITT artist pen – Black. Free first class Royal Mail worldwide delivery. I also have Leo the lioness and the Siamese kitties in my shop if Durthi doesn’t tickle your fancy.
“Not sure if you want Botanica, a plant-based Little Fear for a t-shirt? Don’t worry. She’ll grow on you.”
Botanica has arrived on my Threadless store! Available from $12.95, she’s ready to be worn while you do the gardening. Though be careful she doesn’t plant anything herself… You don’t know what she’ll grow…
“Do you know,” said Botanica, “I only drink tea on days that end with a y.”
Know the feeling, Botanica…
So here’s a thing. I have never made then sold an illustration as is. I always import it, touch it up, get it onto a shirt or art print. I have never just drawn something and sold it. I reckon it’s because I have no confidence in my own art. The nagging question, what do I do if I make something and nobody buys it? It’s a crippler.
So today I’ve put on my big girl panties… Or boxer shorts… We’ll go with boxer shorts… And drawn two Botanicas on 240 gsm, acid-free acrylic textured card, with the express intent, to sell them as is. She weighs in at a size of 7 inches tall by 5 inches across. Pens included in images for size reference only. They do not come with the illustration. Neither does the grass or leaves on the ground for that matter. She does come with free first class shipping within one business day so will arrive on your doorstep in a speedy fashion.
I’ve done some digging about for hand-drawn art and I don’t know if it’s artists selling themselves short but everything to buy is either a print or suspiciously cheap. So I’ve had to value them at what I feel they are worth. Man, that’s a hard price to come up with.
If you’d like to purchase either of them, you can head over to my Etsy store at the link below. Yeees, I know, fees, but they aren’t as much as sellers hyped them to be and it gives a little protection to both the buyer and the seller.
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