Aileen Kim Watercolors: art

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Tim Burton's "Big Eyes" plus other movies I can't wait to watch

1) Tim Burton's Big Eyes - art, scandal, controversy and paintings of big-eyed waif. The story is based on the life of artists Walte...

1) Tim Burton's Big Eyes - art, scandal, controversy and paintings of big-eyed waif. The story is based on the life of artists Walter and Margaret Keane. Walter achieved popularity for the Big Eyes paintings in the 1950s...only to be brought to court by his ex-wife who claimed to be the original painter. Years of "painting custody battle" ensued.

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2) Disney's Into the Woods - based on what I've read so far, Into the Woods is originally a musical and Disney is now turning it into a movie which, as we would expect, might take a different turn from the original story somewhere in the movie. Though am not very fond of the Act II of the musical, "The once upon a time...later, am a huge sucker for anything fairy tale so let's see how much of this movie get Disney-fied.

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3) The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby - because I just love everything James Mcavoy, period

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Acrylic Paintings

These are two of my most recent paintings and at long last, after years of hesitating and battling my own will (i meant to be tr...

These are two of my most recent paintings and at long last, after years of hesitating and battling my own will (i meant to be truly loyal to watercolor) I finally gave in and used another medium. Frankly i was clueless the entire time i was painting with acrylic since watercolor has always been my comfort zone. No intentions here of being conceited, but i think i did a pretty darn good job. The topmost one was an original concept which I mean to turn into a series of work while the other one was referenced after a vintage illustration of a peony. Can't wait for the next one!

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Behind the Scene: Tidbits About The Making of Our Handmade, Handpainted, Exotic Hair-inspired Kitty Wristlet/Purse

Boy, that was a mouthful. And this post is looooong overdue since our kitty purse had already been successfully circulating around. Sti...

Boy, that was a mouthful.

And this post is looooong overdue since our kitty purse had already been successfully circulating around. Still, I thought this cutie deserves a proper introduction and a full length feature.

...because it is the first of its kind in our handmade indie label it being the only fabric art available (which i would give reasons below). I know I have been busy lately with illustrations (not to mention getting down with the big bad flu) for my paper products (ie postcards, art prints and stickers) but long before the latter hit the store shelves, this handmade kitty purse was already in the works.

It started out as a rough sketch of an exotic-haired kitty.

Then came the grueling task of handpainting the image onto over a dozen of them pieces of white fabric. I almost went bonkers with the overwhelming job but was stubborn enough not to give in with the lure of having it digitally printed instead...because I did promise myself I would make this one totally handmade down to the sewing (yes, after the grueling task of handpainting came the grueling task of handsewing) Luckily i stayed sane til the last fabric though my wrist would tell a different story. Now perhaps you get the picture why it's still the only fabric art available....i may need to find a more efficient and not too labor-intensive way of making the new designs.

However, I did get my happy ending since a lot of these babies found new homes and I only got a few of them left online. Plus I still have a couple more prints stashed away for rainy days.

By the way, these kitty purses are kid-friendly since I made sure to use non-toxic acrylic paints. In case you're interested in owning one, just visit my eshop at www.houseofisla.com or get updates through our facebook page facebook//houseofisladesigns.

Toodles!