Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation.
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This week's word is Wind.
As soon as I saw Wind I immediately thought of the eight years I spent hand lettering signs for a chain of ski stores in the Boston area. I worked at Ski Town USA from 1981 - 1989 (I lost my job when they sold out and closed up shop.) My tools were magic markers, Flair pens, and buff colored Crescent mat board. No white out, no tolerance for mistakes. I used to love adding characters, such as wind blowing snowflakes, on my signs. So, as an ode to my old Ski Town days I knew that I just had to draw a Wind using only a Flair pen and a plain sheet of paper (long gone is my supply of buff colored Crescent mat board!)
And just for entertainment value I thought I'd add this photo of me helping sell hot dogs at the annual Ski Town Tent Sale in 1989. Truth be known, that is my actual hair color! I'm not sure what is funnier, the chic reflective earrings that I had purchased at the Boston Museum of Science or the large eyeglasses! (My long hair was pulled back in a ponytail.)
Hi
I really like it. Surprising how few people enjoy the simple pleasure of simply creating a good line these days.
cheers
Tom
Posted by: Tom | October 28, 2006 at 12:31 PM
I think you look good with dark hair.
I had specs with huge lenses too, but I seldom admit to it.
Posted by: June_Goulding | November 02, 2006 at 12:36 PM
Wow...80's Shennen looks remarkably like 80's Liz!
Nice psychedelic wind, too!
Liz
Posted by: Liz | November 02, 2006 at 03:49 PM