13.10.11

Coasting.

We were given a random box of, well… junk, the other day, by the guy at the nursery; I thought it was sweet (he gave it to Punk to play with, I think) while Mr thought it was weird. It’s funny how differently we see things.

coasters

Anyway, there wasn’t much of use in there, except a really cool ice-cream scoop. There were a few coasters in there too which I thought I’d do something with.

sketch

I painted them with Gesso & wracked my brain; what would be something cool to put on a coaster?

coaster1

When I think of coasters I think of pubs, bars, alcohol, music, glamour – maybe not the most child-friendly themes. I decided in the end to go with pretty girls, in the style of the Archie comics.

coaster2

I went through a huge phase when I was younger of drawing people in this style & it was really fun to revisit that.

coaster3

I covered them with a couple of coats of matt varnish, but even so, I don’t know if I want to use them as coasters after all.

coaster4

More creative spaces here. (And, if you’re partial to a bit of meme, make sure to swing by Saturday, we have a bit of a homecoming….)

23 comments:

  1. They look awesome, i wouldnt use them as coasters either way too nice for that!

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  2. How cool! I love Archie and his friends. I wonder if I have any of the comics left. Stored away back home.

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  3. Love them Vic! When you mentioned that you used to draw in this style, you reminded me of Year 9 science classes where I perfected my Garfield drawing! Not half as cool as Archie et al! Great project!

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  4. They are fantastic. I don't know if I would have the heart to use them as coasters either.

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  5. They are awesome! I am so jealous of your drawing skills!

    I cant draw to save myself!

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  6. VERY cool! Used to love Archie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead and Reggie (OK maybe not Reggie, a little too slick for me). Cyndy

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  7. They are fantastic! Love them. I'd be putting them on the wall rather than the table...

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  8. Hey Vic, you did a great job of renewing those coasters. They are funky! I'd really love to grab that Archie comic and have a read, I used to LOVE them.

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  9. Very nice!
    We used to use something on our skate boards that was a two part thing from the hard ware store that was equal to 50 coats of varnish...that would protect them fo shiz!.
    Mxo
    PS. Dongle

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  10. OMG they are the coolest things ever. If I had one little iota of your talents, I'd be a happy woman!

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  11. I used to draw Archie comics when I was a kid! These are great :-)

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  12. They look awesome! Very cool : )

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  13. they look amazing! remind me of Polaroids too :-)

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  14. These are so cool Vic. I love the way you look at things differently and so creatively. x

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  15. They're fantastic - you're very clever! I wouldn't use them as coasters either - I'd frame them.

    Sarah xxx

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  16. Fabulous! You really should open a shop! I have fond memories of Archie and the gang.

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  17. They are so cool! I loved Archie comics when I was a kid. We had heaps of them.

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  18. They are fantastic! I would hang them on my wall as a little feature!

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