tucked up in bed...

this weeks theme for words and pictures over at meet me at mikes is tucked up in bed...

I've been looking at a lot of little red riding hoods lately... there'll be more :)
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little red

My obsession with finding cool wolf images has culminated in a huge search for little red riding hood...

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Sweet :)

Pretty paper doll by woolandwater

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Eugenio Recueno fashion shoot for vogue.

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Beautiful cutout by Elsa Mora.

Turns out she has been the inspiration for some really beautiful imagery.

I'm enjoying the different representations of the wolf...

I wish he didn't end up dying.

Also led me to some really interesting artwork by maya.bird on flickr. Check it out...

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i can be tatty, too

I've been a thinking about what tattoo i'm going to get next...

Initially i was thinking something vintage, like a bird, or a boat, or perhaps even a replica of one of my granddads old tattoos.

But now vintage tattoos are EVERYwhere, i'm not sure it will mean as much.

I'm tending towards an animal theme, ie deer, wolves and foxes. But i want something REALLY different to the usual ideas google throws up :P obviously i'd prefer to draw it myself, and i'm pretty sure i want to stick with simple black lining.

Anyhoo, i've been getting some inspiration from these images:

And some amazing childrens book illustrations:

John Bauer- She kissed the Bear on the Nose

I particularly like this wolf by Warwick Goble.

John Bauer- The Castle of Rosy Clouds

These illustrations brought to mind the work of some of my favourite artists, maybe i could pay homage to them, or perhaps just use them as an influence...

Like Kiki Smith...

Or Amy Sol?

Orrrrrrrr Miss Van?

Whatever I get, i know i'm going to deliberate over it for aaaages.

I might end up going for a super kitsch unicorn jumping over a rainbow ;)

nice!

Feel free to let me know what you think about any of these ideas...

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