betty's bubbly blog

2011-11-10T20:47:00.001-08:00

2011-09-09T14:37:00.000-07:00

Here's more ESL work from the educational books I did for EECI International. The text is just thrown in there as a placement, so that part is not from the final. :)

Stacy Loves Music

2011-08-18T11:22:00.000-07:00

Another Illustration from the latest ESL books for EECI International. The main two kids in the books are Stacy & Dongmin (see last post). I included the sketch for this one, so you can see where the text is supposed to go, the publisher puts the text in over the final once I send it in.

Dongmin loves science

2011-07-25T18:58:00.000-07:00

For another EECI English teaching book, haven't received the books yet, so I have to post this without the overlaid text as well.. but you get the idea.
It's about a kid who loves science, etc.. :)

2011-07-25T18:49:00.001-07:00

2011-07-07T17:02:00.000-07:00

2011-06-20T01:14:00.001-07:00

More from: Keep Our Beaches Clean!

2011-06-09T15:13:00.000-07:00

Keep Our Beaches Clean!

2011-05-24T16:12:00.000-07:00

Another project for EECI Inc, a little story about keeping our beaches clean. :)
I did this project last year & am waiting for it to be published, so the artwork I will show may be without the text until I receive the book.

Here's the intro page, more to come!

some more icons for ya!

2011-05-18T00:15:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the epic gap between posts, I hope to not continue that trend. I just went through a major move & life has a way of piling on things, so all excuses aside, here's some more icons for you!
(I hope to post a bunch from more recent work very soon, have to just get the all-clear from the publisher first)

icons, icons, icons...

2011-01-21T14:38:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone!
Apologies for the lack of blog posts, life has been taking sharp turns lately.
So I'm FINALLY posting more work (it's about time!)
I've been working on more ESL books, but can't post the finals yet, so here are more icons from last years' set.. :)

My Dad

2010-12-03T21:14:00.000-08:00

I lost my Dad a few weeks ago to cancer.
He was only diagnosed in February, and now he is gone. I feel so lucky to have been able to move back home in Sept. and stay with my Dad every day during his final 2 months, that is time with him that I will never forget.
He and I were very close, and I will never be the same after this loss.
I am so grateful for everything he taught me.

He was a wonderful and alternative counselor & pastor, and had a great impact on this little town.
He brought back the little local theater here in Dayton, Wa, and directed and starred in many of the productions. Just 2 Days before he died, the town named him 2010 Citizen of the Year.
Hundreds of people came to his Celebration of Life memorial service, it was very powerful and touching to see how many people were affected by him.

Thank you Dad for your calm wisdom and patience, and for being an amazing father, grandfather & role model not only to me, but many others.
Most of all, I will miss laughing with you.

My husband Chris moved here with me and has been very solid and awesome during everything, I love you Chris! :)

More icons... :)

2010-07-26T11:35:00.000-07:00

Random Spots for Educational Books

2010-07-13T16:00:00.000-07:00

I like doing icons.. they're fun ;)

All of these are Property and Copyright ©EECI and Betty Edwards

Tied the knot!

2010-06-14T14:11:00.000-07:00

Just got hitched on Saturday! very happy :)
Here is Chris' interpretation of me being Bridezilla (BettyZilla!)
I swear I wasn't tho, promise!
and here's a picture we gave to everyone of Chris and I (both under 5)
1980's all the way!

11 years later...

2010-05-10T20:33:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna be a Mrs!
I love you Chris :)

More Chant Pages!

2010-02-15T20:45:00.001-08:00

Here are the rest of the Chant Pages! I think the horse one is my favorite...

Chants for Educational Books

2010-02-04T19:28:00.000-08:00

These Chants are from the same ESL Learning books as the Kirby Illustrations, They sent me the words and I came up with everything else. Here are half of them, I will post the other half next week! :)

©2009 Copyright EECI & Betty Edwards

Belated Creepy Holiday Cheer!

2010-01-18T17:28:00.001-08:00

tee hee :)

2009-12-16T21:36:00.000-08:00

Now for the airing of grievances... :)

I just love this photo...

2009-11-14T13:13:00.000-08:00

More of Kirby

2009-11-03T13:49:00.000-08:00

These are the Intro Pages to each of the three ESL books for EECI Educational.
Kirby is introducing the sounds that will be taught in each book (Hence the "OO" "OU" etc.) His speech bubbles are supposed to say things like- Let's Ride! etc.
Fun Fun! ;)
I'll post more soon!

Games that Blow is on the iPhone App Store!

2009-10-06T22:48:00.000-07:00

Yay! So the iPhone game that I did the art for, "Games that Blow", is now available through iTunes! It's only 99cents to download- C'mon and support the game, encourage all your cool iPhone owning friends to download the app, and please leave a review for it on the iTunes site!
Thank ya kindly :)
Video Preview Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NInCnzmjAY
iTunes Link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=329068006&mt=8

Meet Kirby!

2009-09-17T14:11:00.001-07:00

So at the beginning of the year, I got the pleasure of creating the illustrations for the last 3 books in a set of 16 educational ESL learning books. It was so fun, the main character for my books was Kirby, and his theme was travel and exploration. Whee! I did a ton of work for them, and finally am able to show it now.
I look forward to receiving my copies of the books so I can post what the art looks like with the text, etc.
But for now, here's Kirby!
(and much more to come)

(© Work property of EEC International)

Memorial Pamplet

2009-07-26T17:05:00.001-07:00

My Grandmother died recently, and her service is coming up, so I did this design for the cover of her memorial pamphlet. She loved flowers and pink and purple.
She will be very missed!

Latest Pin-up

2009-07-19T19:37:00.000-07:00

My oldest brother asked me to do a pin-up of his wife, Jane, for her birthday the other day. They love wild cats and things like that, so I thought she would look smokin' in a leopard print outfit :)
This was really great practice for me to work on doing someone's likeness.
Happy Birthday, Janey!

iPhone Game!

2009-06-19T15:59:00.000-07:00

The iPhone game that I did the artwork for is out this month!!
"Games that Blow" Here is a promo video of the game- watch!
(It's a bunch of mini games that use tilting and air you blow into the mic- fun!)

10 years goes fast..

2009-06-19T15:10:00.000-07:00

Chris and I just got back from an awesome southwest roadtrip to mark 10 years together! (more pics on his blog, too)
Saw some really cool recreated ancient fish and dinosaurs:

At each campsite we were surrounded by awesome wildlife:

Saw the Grand Canyon!

And just to embarrass Chris- here's us in the beginning. Ah, to be 15 and skinny again! (His expression in this cracks me up)

Betty Cards?

2009-05-17T18:30:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! It's about time I posted again, I know! ;)
So I'm thinking about selling my own cards online, and hoping to get some feedback-
Any advice on images you would want to see on cards? what works/doesn't work.. etc.
Above are photos of some card packets I made a couple months ago. (set of 8 with envelopes)
These are just to show the idea.
I'm thinking of doing some girly ones like this, then maybe some fun animal ones for kids? other thoughts?
Thanks!

2009-03-17T22:10:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!
So my better half (manlier half?) Chris got a window of time this month to tackle his website and completely update it with a ton of new work, etc, so check it out! www.rahnart.com
He also finally started a blog, so go bug him and make sure he doesn't neglect it like I have with mine. =]
On that note, I'm finally posting some work I did back in September!
I did 2 t-shirt Illustrations for Gama-Go Inc, and had a ton of fun with them.
Gama-Go has some pretty awesome stuff on their website, so I was excited to get a chance to do a couple pieces for them.

To see them on the t-shirts, click here and here.

Go Chris!

2009-02-01T14:34:00.000-08:00

So my beau Chris Rahn got 2 pieces into the Society of Illustrators annual!
He was interviewed by a woman from the Academy of Art (our alma mater), and the interview is on their website. Click HERE to view article.
I'm super proud of him, and glad that he's working so much- so that I can lay around and eat bon-bons all day ;) *I wish*
(and I am pressuring him to start his own blog and be a nerd with the rest of us!)

Busy, busy!

2009-01-14T21:58:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! I have been working super hard on illustrations for some educational books lately, I can't post anything from that job until after they're published, so instead I will post these:
These are a couple pieces that I have been working on for a book idea of mine. It's a personal project (put on hold until I have "free time" someday) about a little girl and her dog, Raymond, and all the adventures they create with their imaginations!
I hope I can turn this into a book someday..

and this one is with an unfinished background thrown in- just trying out colors, etc.. (might use the finish of this one as a mailer)

A Cheesy Christmas to All!

2008-12-14T16:16:00.000-08:00

We got a little carried away at a Christmas party and convinced each other to snuggle up with the Claus'.
I was close and personal with Santa- maybe that means I'll get what's on my list this year... ;)
(and I love how we are totally dwarfing them)
hooray for cheesy holiday pictures!

2008-11-14T14:28:00.000-08:00

Another fun assignment for weekly challengizes!

2008-10-31T12:39:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!!
I'm finally all moved in and ready to be part of society again :)
I cranked these two pieces out last night as practice.. feeling festive!

*******Oh yeah- VOTE!******

2008-10-01T15:53:00.001-07:00

Found us a place!! whoooo!
oh yeah, I'm a rockstar.
I'll post more soon!

Portland Here I Come!

2008-09-23T18:56:00.001-07:00

I'm place hunting this week- wish me luck!
I'm so ready to be a Portlandian (Portlandite? Portlander?)
Let's DO this!!!!
Everybody come visit ;)

Oh, and I found this online (I wish I could say it was my creation, but its not)
but I love it!
Maybe this is an interpretation of how I feel about house hunting right now...

Aqua-Avocado!

2008-09-12T02:55:00.000-07:00

blobby blue dude in flip flops charges his avocado ship towards his next meal!

This was another piece done for the collective Weekly Challengizes Blog. The theme of the challenge was to do any sort of futuristic ship- open interpretation.
Its unfinished, but I thought I should post it anyways, what the hell.
=)

2008-08-19T15:23:00.000-07:00

sketchin' and doing pieces for the Weekly Challengizes blog my friends put together.
just a little sketch of baby chubster Mario in all his glory.
my apologies for the slow blogging..

2008-07-18T15:23:00.000-07:00

Okay, so as promised I am posting this week!
This is a piece I did for Chuck Pyle a few months ago- the school got a call from the postal inspector's conference, (hence the postal logo on the canvas), they needed a design for their conference reception they were having at the Academy office building downtown (notice academy logo on rat apron).. and since it is the year of the rat- well you get it.
I have a couple projects I am working on, but cannot post the work yet..
So this will have to do!

MOVED!

2008-07-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the delay in blogging folks, Just went through a crazy move up to Portland, and am now visiting with family in Colorado and Washington.. will post something next week, I promise!
I MISS YOU SAN FRANCISCO!
=)

2008-06-15T21:49:00.000-07:00

well friends.. big news- after 9 years of shenanigans, Chris and I are engaged!
we had an amazing trip to Yosemite last week where he proposed. Awesome!

and here's me with a rental bike in Yosemite- Wheeeee!

2008-06-10T22:05:00.000-07:00

I'm moving to portland in a couple weeks, so life is crazy right now! will definitely post when I can =)
here are some monsters for you!

I'd like to thank the Academy...

2008-05-25T22:39:00.000-07:00

Woo Hoooo! What a crazy past couple weeks- but we made it! I promised myself I wouldn't cry.. =)
Here are some great times from the Academy of Art's Spring show last week, all of my friends were amazing and had awesome work- and won awards to prove it!
Here are some of them:
Shown from top (left to right): Frank Lin, Eli Harris, Ben Jelter, Ryan Jones, Chiaki Uchida, and the colorful shoes of Chris, Gintah and I.

The Wall of Betty:

You're awesome for putting up with us, Chuck!! and thank you for everything.

Thanks to Mark Meyers- you kept me sane during the whole crazy day!
(pictured with his wife Kasidy)

And of course, Gintah! Thanks for making every situation awesome.

Finally- Thank you my dear Chris (Rahn), for taking me to the exploratorium the following day to celebrate AND for putting up with me all these years. You're the best!

Into the Wild

2008-05-17T08:07:00.001-07:00

My final illustration for Honors portfolio.. maybe a subconscious interpretation of how I see my life right now- I'm officially done with school! - So I'm certainly entering my own wilderness...

2008-05-14T20:20:00.001-07:00

Hey! we need to stop this "Orphan works" Bill that could get passed.
I normally don't post stuff like this, but this is a serious situation.
I strongly urge you to research this bill for yourself and learn the real threats that will affect us all.
**Here is a very important site that has prewritten well-worded letters that will automatically be sent to your state representatives- all you have to do is fill out your info and click. Do as many as you can!! http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/

This is a really big deal, it concerns the future of all artists- It would basically legalize the theft of any and all found artwork that is not specifically and individually copyrighted, known in this bill as "orphan works". It is a scary thought that people could find my artwork, use it for their own moneymaking, and I wouldn't have the legal right to stop them or sue them.
It will destroy what artists (of all kinds) have worked very hard to make a respected and fair livelihood.
please help stop this from happening!
Many people are sending in letters to their government representatives about stopping this, which is excellent. I would strongly suggest doing that.

I was able to find a couple petitions online that need signatures- all you have to do is sign- you owe it to yourself as an artist!
here are the two links to sign the petitions:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/protect-artists-rights
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/kill-off-the-orphan-works-bill

Carnival- Final (just about)

2008-05-10T17:45:00.001-07:00

okay, this is about finished.. a few more final touches need to be made, but I am posting this anyways! phew- finals are almost over.. crazy!

Carnival! (in progress)

2008-05-04T01:24:00.000-07:00

whoo! cotton candy, balloons, smiling children, exhausted parents.. what an experience!
(this is in progress, final will be up next week- this is about 70% done.. or so.)
=)

2008-04-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

I nearly killed myself updating my website this week (along with trying to keep up with my last 3 weeks of class and final illustrations)
So it was a lot of all-nighters, but worth it!
if you get the chance, let me know what you think= www.rockinbetty.com
I'm going to go pass out now.. =)

--and here is a completely unrelated little sketch of a kid who hates asparagus.--

Ice Cream Final

2008-04-15T10:07:00.000-07:00

And here is the final, man I'm tired!
(this is before I make some revisions from the advice I received in my class critique.)
=)

Ice Cream! (rough)

2008-04-07T11:56:00.000-07:00

This is just a rough color sketch idea for my next illustration, probably would go on a card or something. a little cutesy, I know. =)
I will post the finished piece itself next week.
mmm..blue ice cream..

NY Society of Illustrators Student Show!

2008-03-26T22:41:00.000-07:00

These two pieces were accepted into the Society of Illustrator's Student show in New York, woo hooooooo!
I'm super stoked about it, and I really want to congratulate my buddies from the academy that also made it in, you guys rock!

step one: New York, step two: THE PLANET!

Kirby Had Never Eaten Toes Before..

2008-03-19T15:13:00.000-07:00

I'm in Stephen Player's Illustration 4 class this semester, and its so fun! Stephen is terrific. He assigned this the first day, and the final was due the next class! I only had 1 WEEK to do it- that was a good challenge. He basically handed us a sheet that had random sentences on it, out of context. So the phrase I chose was "Kirby had never eaten toes before", and we could do anything we wanted to interpret the sentences. So it was a completely open assignment, and this is what I did with it. ~Enjoy~
fresh steamy toes.. with jam!

Random Character #1- Punk Girl

2008-03-08T22:03:00.000-08:00

Over Christmas break I cranked out a few pieces like this. I've never done a punk chick before, and thought that it would be good to branch out with intense bright crazy colors that I don't have in most of my pieces. She's kinda cute.. ;}

Puttin' on the RITZ!

2008-03-05T16:26:00.000-08:00

Here is my Gene Wilder portrait. I love Mel Brooks movies, especially "Young Frankenstein". So I felt it my duty to pay homage to a great (and awesomely cheesy) movie, as well as the insane and amazing Gene.

I'm a blog nerd now, too!

2008-02-27T19:17:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I succumbed to peer pressure and now have my own art blog! I shall celebrate this first posting with a little monkey and a banana. Who doesn't love that? =)