Rohling Studios

DudaDaze

It's raining here today!  This is a great day to introduce you to Diane Duda and her wonderful work!  Don't you just love this?  I wish I had an umbrella like this.  Diane also submits weekly to Illustration Friday.  Go to her blog DudaDaze and see her work.

Illustration Friday ~ Polar

This week's challange for Illustration Friday was "Polar"....How about Polar Opposites?

Illustration Friday ~ Fortune

This weeks challenge for Illustration Friday was "Fortune".   My wish for you is that you'll always be "fortunate" enough to recognize good "fortunes" in your life today!

Illustration Friday~Green

Here it is.........GREEN!  The leaves were budding out and the grass was sprouting until yesterday's late spring blizzard!  I can't wait until everything is GREEN GREEN GREEN!!!!

lllustration Friday ~ Total

Here's my entry for this week's Illustration Friday.  The topic is Total...and all I could think of is being "totally" honest with yourself!  We can always change things we don't like about ourselves...we just need to visit our true self and see how we like it.... Change is not a bad thing!!!! ....  Even when we need a "total" change! Hope you like it.

 

PFATT TIME AGAIN

It's time for PFATT again!!!!  My fairies will soon be joined by future friends that are now on the drawing board. I will be releasing all the new work monthly on PFATT so keep your eyes open.  *GRIN*  I am excited about getting back at my favorite project and making one of a kind dolls to go with them.  Fairy Folk cards are 5”x 7” with a blank inside to allow for your personal greeting or note. A fanciful description of the fairy and her humorous activities is on the back of each card and is sure to bring a smile to whomever you may decide to send them to. There are Six Fairies in a package (One package includes one of each of the above pictured.) I am so excited about beginning to release more Fairy Folk Cards, Original Dolls and Accessories on PFATT. Keep watching!!! Please respect my copyright and the nature of artistic expression. I often give permission for reproduction when credit is given for artistic rights. Copyright means all work sold and displayed on this page belongs to the Rohling Studios' body of work. It means that you cannot reproduce images or words without written permission by Claudia Rohling. All the art work on this website is copyrighted. All rights are reserved by Rohling Studios under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Please see The Fairy Folk Website at: http://my.execpc.com/%7Esearcher/index2.html

to read the back of each card. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them. Shipping for one to four packages of The Original Six Assorted Fairy Cards will be $4.00 ADD $1.00 for each additional package after a quantity of four. Each package of Six Cards ~ $10.00 Plus Shipping. Paypal button for instant payment is for one set of Six Assorted Fairy Cards and includes Shipping for One Package. See my PFATT SITE to order

Camp Heaven and Max Haynes

This is my most favorite artist's website to visit!  Max Haynes is a wonderful illustrator, photographer, and writer who has captured the magic that many envision as HEAVEN.  Or as he calls it CAMP HEAVEN. 

This link also takes you to his site called The Indestructible Spirit. Be sure to check out his home page when you have a bit of time.  And..... View his photography site.  It is refreshing,inspiring, and fun!  Oh...and by the way, Max also has a site called Heart2Art. 

It's a community of artists' and writers' sites designed by...who else but... Max Haynes! To get a site designed for you, click here.
To contact him directly- [email protected]

Happy Valentines Day

Oh here it is again...Valentines Day!  I have had so many different feelings about this day throughout my life.  As a child it was met with excitement and fear because those were the days that not every child received valentines in the classroom.  I took my little shoebox to school with the slot cut in the top.  It was tradition to decorate in class.  Then just before the bell rang we would walk around the room and place our valentines into finely decorated shoeboxes.  They were mostly decorated in the cut and paste technique made with construction paper and home made paste.  When the bell did ring we would put on our coats and carry home our boxes to see who we got valentines from.  I was always excited to get home and find a quiet place to remove the cover of the box and open little envelopes from classmates.  At dinner Dad always gave us each a heart shaped box of candy wrapped in red cellophane and we opened valentines.  I always loved it sooooo!  It was the only thing my father ever bought for us...that came from ONLY HIM.  He told us that my grandfather had gotten them for he and his sibings when he was a child.  So...of course, when my children were small I repeated my father's tradition.  I loved picking out heart shaped boxes of candy as well as decorating a bag for each of my children.  Inside the bags I added a T-shirt. Both the bag and the box of candy was on their dinner plates waiting for them to open before dinner.  I am happy to hear my daughter is continuing the tradition for her children and my son-in-law.  I wonder if my boys will do the same.

On another note...the slide show above shows my entry to P.F.A.T.T for this month.  Be sure to check out what is new at the Marketplace this month.  I love belonging to this group!  To have a little fun with the above slideshow...right click on your mouse once...then left click once....Drag your mouse across the slideshow to sprinkle hearts everywhere!  I love technology!

Christmas~On Ebay

   

I have put a few of my old santas on Ebay.  I really wanted to draw some new ones but life has been very hectic as of late.  Rosie has been very sick and required a lot of extra care.  The good news is that she is getting better!  I am so grateful for that and for all the people who helped her.  I can't believe how I have become one of those crazy old ladies who talks to her dogs in baby talk all the time!  Sometimes I catch myself and think that if someone was watching they'd think I was nuts.  Then I realize I really don't care what anyone thinks becauxe I KNOW my dogs know what I am saying.  LOL!

Oh sheesh!!!  I started singing, "It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!...." over three weeks ago and time has whooshed by.  I feel like I lost the whole three weeks somewhere....like they never even happened!  I got caught up in a time capsule and got transported into the future!   I haven't had time to do the cards, decorating, or even browse through anything Christmas.  It feels like the Christmas will just have to happen however it will be....at least it is in my heart and.......I am working on it afterall!  Just know that I am thinking of you all and hope life is good for you this holiday season.   

I will be posting more soon.  I promise.

Illustration Friday ~ Thanksgiving

"Thanksgiving" was the assignment for this week's Illustration Friday.  I had huge plans for what I wanted to illustrate but life had other plans for me.  Do you remember my dog, Rosie?  I have written about how I received her for a birthday gift from Ang.  You have seen the illustrations I have done of her.  Friday I took her to the Vet.... I wasn't prepared to hear seriously ill she is.  She has needed intensive care since then.  Thank goodness today she made some progress.  She isn't out of the woods yet so please send her your thoughts, prayers, energy and love.  I believe that helps! 

For Thanksgiving I had planned to go with Paul and Laura to spend the long weekend at Laura's parents.  I was *very*very*very* excited and looking forward to spending the time with all of them.  Like I said, this week life had different plans for me.  As a result I've been giving thought about what I AM thankful for rather than dwell on what I am sad about. 

I am thankful for my family.  I don't even have the words to say how fortunate I am to have such wonderful children. (I do think they are the best people in the world!) They have all married people I love and I know love me. I am lucky that their families have become family (and that my family has, in turn, gotten larger).  I am thankful for my family of friends.  They have been there for me over and over. I am thankful that they have included me in their families. I am thankful for my brother and sister who have always been my balance.  I am thankful for my community that I live and work in.  I am thankful for the people who have stepped in and out of my life...and then back in again.  They have given me insight. They have challenged me to grow and change. I am thankful that I have had the chance to have animals in my life.  They have taught me about unconditional love.  I am thankful for all of my family that has come before me.  Because of them I have had a chance to stand in this world and experience this wonderful life.....Which brings me BACK to this week's Illustration Friday assignment.  I am also thankful for the stars.  I often look at them and feel so connected to everything and everyone past and present.   "All of mankind has looked to the stars.  To have this in common, how lucky we are."  Happy Thanksgiving.