Irish Tales 3 : The Children of Lir

Long ago in ancient, there Ireland lived a King and ruler of sea called Lir. He had a beautiful wife, called Eva, who gave him four children – eldest son Aodh, a daughter called Fionnula and twin boys, Fiachra and Conn. When children were young, their mother Eva died. Lir and children were very sad, and King wanted a new mother for his young sons and daughter, so he married Eva’s sister Aoife who, it was said, possessed magical powers. Aoife was jealous of the King's Children..."

  http://irelandofthewelcomes.com/the-children-of-lir/

Cursed from Children to Swans.  

Irish Tales : Deirdre of the Sorrows.

In honor of all things Irish and Saint Patrick I thought it would be fun to illustrate some Irish book covers based on our folklore and myths.  

First up is Deirdre of the Sorrows. 

A girl-child was born to Siobha on the night of a full moon. Her proud father, Feidhlim cradled her gently in his arms and named her Deirdre. He took her to the druids and asked them to foretell his infant's future. The druids looked towards the stars and glanced sadly at the newborn. "What do you see?" Feidhlim asked the druids anxiously. They answered "This child will cause great trouble. She will grow up to be the most beautiful woman in Ulster but she will cause the death of many of our men."..... Read more

Background color 1.  

Background color 2. 

The Hiding Bear

Working title and concept for a children's book.  

Quirky cups and unicorns.

I've been working on the GTS assignment for the past 2 weeks. A range of prep went through. Mood boards, sketches, panic and stress eating all while trying not to compare myself to the wonderful talent out there.  

I wanted to do something fun but connected. I've always loved getting a plate large enough for desert and my tea so that's what I leaned into. I created a cup and saucer, a desert plate, fork and napkin. 

Final submission  

Below are some of the sketches that went into it. I thought it would be fun to have a theme of plates and cups. A unicorn for magical story, boat for a travel story, a heart for love. 

I was kinda digging this unicorn.   

Some plate exploration for added measure.  

First draft and exploration of color. 

And so it was all done.