Some inspiring images from Etsy

So my current project is a conglomerate of magazine clippings, montage/collage, oil pastels, graphite, & text all displayed on canvas....whew! All that sounds like a lot & the 3 cavases look great in my head but so far haven't come to life completely. :) More images to come though as I work!

In the meantime, here are a few pics I've found on Etsy that totally have me inspired:

The first few are from theGorgonist's-Monstrously Charming site:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6261343

I love the look & feel of a lot of the work in this site-some smooth some almost with a metallic textural feel. Love the storytelling aspects, even though I admit a few creep me out, but they also draw me in somehow. VERY cool!!

Love love LOVE the images on this next site- Corid http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5132530

I adore the combination of pen, graphite (with the artists handwriting combined into the piece), paper, & illustration. Again, there are so many stories to build when you view these images!

Champignons is another favorite Etsy site that I like to visit http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5653857

Yet again another awesome example of how art can tell a story! hmmm must be a theme here :) Of course the following image has already been sold b/c it's so fabulous, but I pulled the image from my favorites to show it off anyways. :) Another

aspect of this shop that I like is that she has a mixture of mediums she likes to work with. Photographic images, illustrations, screen printing, & watercolor paintings w/ ink can all be found at this one stop shop! :) I think the reason I like seeing all of these mediums on one site is because I tend to be a little A.D.D. with the supplies I use for my own work. Sometimes I get the feeling that if you're trying to sell your work you should only show one medium at a time, so it doesn't look like you're trying to be amazing at everything under the sun. But at the same time I want a huge array of textural elements, mediums, sizes & shapes in my own artwork, so why not display it all?? Who knows what the best tactic is, I just create work b/c I must, not because I'm trying to appeal to the masses...but it is nice to see a successful shop doing what they do & being lucrative! Woohoo!!