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		<title>Prepare / flexible worker</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have no idea why this illustration came to my mind when I saw the theme for this week subject on IF: Prepare. I did this illustration (actually is a revised version of it) originally for the Chicago Tribune, a couple of years ago. I re-did it (changed a few things) &#8230; but the main [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have no idea why this illustration came to my mind when I saw the theme for this week subject on <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a>: Prepare. I did this illustration (actually is a revised version of it) originally for the Chicago Tribune, a couple of years ago. I re-did it (changed a few things) &#8230; but the main subject (the Swiss army knife guy) is pretty close to the first illustration I did&#8230; years ago.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2739" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial;" title="flexible worker / prepare to learn new technologies / illustration by Isabelle Cardinal" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/flexible_worker_prepare_lowres.jpg" alt="flexible worker prepare lowres Prepare / flexible worker " width="421" height="525" /></p>
<p>Funny thing, I still feel it apply on today&#8217;s time&#8230; workers often have to be quite flexible and ready to learn some new &#8220;tricks&#8221; to keep up with all the technology and social media. It&#8217;s a jungle out there.. well I guess that&#8217;s why we all need to be prepared. hehehe.</p>
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<p>Je ne sais trop pourquoi mais c&#8217;est l&#8217;image qui m&#8217;a semblé la plus appropriée pour le thème de <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a> cette semaine: Prepare. J&#8217;ai fait cette illustration (en fait c&#8217;est une version ammiliorée hehe) à l&#8217;origine pour le Chicago Tribune.</p>
<p>Bref, c&#8217;elle-ci n&#8217;est pas bien loin de l&#8217;original, l&#8217;idée est la même, le petit monsieur en couteau Suisse, l&#8217;employé flexible. C&#8217;est uelque chose d&#8217;assez important, surtout aujourd&#8217;hui&#8230; avec les nouvelles technologies et les nombreux média sociaux. J&#8217;imagine que c&#8217;est ca le lien entre cette image et le thème&#8230; difficile de faire autrement, il faut être &#8220;préparé&#8217; pour sauter dans l&#8217;arène!</p>
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		<title>Grounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grounded&#8230; it&#8217;s the theme of this week on IF. I immediately taught of my family, specially my sister. How nice to have an older sister!!&#8230; someone to keep you grounded. Specially when you are an artist, it is quite important. When I saw that old image of these two girls holding hands (with the same [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Grounded&#8230; it&#8217;s the theme of this week on <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a>. I immediately taught of my family, specially my sister. How nice to have an older sister!!&#8230; someone to keep you grounded. Specially when you are an artist, it is quite important. When I saw that old image of these two girls holding hands (with the same pattern dress!) it made me smile&#8230; I remember my mom dressing us in the same patterns when we were young hehehe&#8230; funny.</p>
<p>When we get older we realize how important our family and siblings are to us. Even if we grow up to be different&#8230; we still share the same childhood memories, we have the same roots. I believe this is what keeps me grounded&#8230; Love you sister!!<a href="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/grounded_LowRes.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2708 alignright" title="grounded illustration by Isabelle Cardinal" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/grounded_LowRes.jpg" alt="grounded LowRes Grounded" width="357" height="648" /></a></p>
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<p>Grounded &#8230; c&#8217;est le thème de cette semaine sur <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a>&#8230; mais je ne sais pas trop comment le traduire!&#8230; encré au sol?&#8230; peut-être bien. Si vous avez une meilleure définition, je suis preneuse! Bref, j&#8217;ai tout de suite pensé à ma famille en voyant le thème. Spéciallement à ma grande soeur. En vieillissant on prend vraiment conscience de l&#8217;importance des gens qui nous entourent&#8230; ma soeur a toujours su me garder les pieds sur terre&#8230; c&#8217;est particulièrement important quand on est une artiste (!).</p>
<p>J&#8217;ai trouvé très rigolo l&#8217;idée des robes avec le même pattern&#8230; ma mère aussi nous a déjà habillé avec des robes fais du même tissus!! (Non, même sous la torture je ne poste pas de photo!!) hehe&#8230; bref, même si nous sommes très différentes, ma soeur et moi, nous avons ce lien étroit, ces souvenirs communs, les mêmes racines quoi. Je t&#8217;aime gros, soeurette!!</p>
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		<title>Sink &#8211; sombrer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did not have much time this week but I still found some time do this week theme on IF : sink. Sometimes it&#8217;s good to sink to the bottom.. see what lay there, in the abyss of our own darkness&#8230; I wish human could be like fish&#8230; it&#8217;s so peaceful in the deep sea.&#8212;&#8212; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did not have much time this week but I still found some time do this week theme on <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a> : sink. Sometimes it&#8217;s good to sink to the bottom.. see what lay there, in the abyss of our own darkness&#8230; I wish human could be like fish&#8230; it&#8217;s so peaceful in the deep sea.&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2690" title="sink - sombrer - illustration by Isabelle Cardinal" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sink2_lres.jpg" alt="sink2 lres Sink   sombrer" width="403" height="421" /></p>
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<p>Je n&#8217;avais pas beaucoup de temps cette semaine, mais j&#8217;ai tout de même trouvé une heure ou deux pour faire le thème de cette semaine sur <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a>: Sombrer (couler?).</p>
<p>Quelques fois c&#8217;est pas mauvais d&#8217;aller voir ce qui se cache dans les profondeurs&#8230; dans nos coins sombres. Ca serait chouette  d&#8217;être comme des poissons, non? Pouvoir dormir dans l&#8217;eau&#8230; tout semble si paisible au fond de l&#8217;océan.</p>
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		<title>Fuel &#8211; Carburant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another busy week&#8230; but who am I to complain? &#8230; This week&#8217;s theme on IF is: Fuel. Soooo busy, I have to dig in my illustration vault, again&#8230; but this was an easy find. I remembered this job very well. This one was done for the Chicago Tribune. I will post the sketch and the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another busy week&#8230; but who am I to complain? &#8230; This week&#8217;s theme on <a title="Illustration Friday website" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a> is: Fuel. Soooo busy, I have to dig in my illustration vault, again&#8230; but this was an easy find. I remembered this job very well. This one was done for the Chicago Tribune. I will post the sketch and the page layout below.  I remember I was very happy with the way the art director designed that page. Funny, this was done years ago, but somehow we still have the same issues&#8230; fuel prices are so high, it&#8217;s strangling us. Specially true for people with huge SUV. I guess some things don&#8217;t change. Editorial works are great, I always love a good challenge&#8230; I guess it&#8217;s my fuel.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fuel_snake_ChicagoTribune_IsabelleCardinall.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2506" title="fuel snake illustration for the Chicago Tribune by Isabelle Cardinal" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fuel_snake_ChicagoTribune_IsabelleCardinall.jpg" alt="fuel snake ChicagoTribune IsabelleCardinall Fuel   Carburant" width="414" height="648" /></a>&#8212;&#8212;- Une autre semaine très occupée mais je ne peux pas me plaindre. Donc impossible pour moi de faire le sujet de la semaine sur <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">Illustration Friday</a>: Fuel (carburant).</p>
<p>J&#8217;ai donc cherché pour une illustration éditoriale déjà fait sur le sujet&#8230; et je me souvenais de celle-ci, fait pour le Chicago Tribune voilà de cela quelques années. C&#8217;est étrange&#8230; le temps passe mais les problèmes restent les mêmes!! &#8230; le prix de l&#8217;essence est à un niveau record&#8230; c&#8217;est pas facile pour le portefeuille. Encore pire pour ceux avec une camionnette. Mais bref&#8230; j&#8217;ai aimé faire cette illustration, et j&#8217;ai aussi aimé ce que le directeur artistique a fait comme mise-en-page. J&#8217;aime beaucoup faire de l&#8217;editoriale&#8230; il faut trouver des idées rapidement, c&#8217;est mon carburant à moi, j&#8217;imagine. Je retourne travailler sur&#8230; autre chose hihihi.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sketch_fuel_gaz_price_Icardinal.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2521" title="sketch fuel gaz price image by Isabelle Cardinal - ask before downloading- Thank you." src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sketch_fuel_gaz_price_Icardinal-171x300.jpg" alt="sketch fuel gaz price Icardinal 171x300 Fuel   Carburant" width="171" height="300" /></a><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2510" title="fuel snake- in page layout for the Chicago Tribune - By Isabelle Cardinal" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fuel_snake_low-190x300.jpg" alt="fuel snake low 190x300 Fuel   Carburant" width="190" height="300" /></p>
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		<title>Scattered pride &#8211; Orgueil</title>
		<link>http://www.eyecreate.com/2011/10/scattered-pride-orgueil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is so like me: trying to do numerous challenge at the same time! haha&#8230; but these were all inspiring words/concepts. First of, for Illustration Friday: scattered. Definition: To cause to separate and go in different directions. Second of all: I must admit I miss doing the 7 deadly sins, so I did Pride. And thirdly&#8230; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Prride-Orgueil_animation.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-2482 alignright" title="Pride animation / from the seven deadly sins" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Prride-Orgueil_animation.gif" alt="Prride Orgueil animation Scattered pride   Orgueil" width="418" height="612" /></a>This is so like me: trying to do numerous challenge at the same time! haha&#8230; but these were all inspiring words/concepts. First of, for <a title="Illustration Friday challenge" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">Illustration Friday</a>: scattered. Definition: To cause to separate and go in different directions. Second of all: I must admit I miss doing the 7 deadly sins, so I did Pride. And thirdly&#8230; I felt  it actually fitted very well the <a title="Collage obsession Challenge" href="http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Collage Obsession Challenge</a> of the week: Alter Egos. You see how torn I was, having to choose in between all these great subjects?? Only have so much time to illustrate in a week!! hehehe&#8230; so I hope you like my mix-match of challenges. Pride is a strange thing, personally I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s such a bad sin&#8230; but then again maybe if those tentacles grabs you&#8230;it can be possible to loose yourself in the projection of this boosted pride alter ego.</p>
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<p>C&#8217;est vraiment mon genre&#8230; faire plusieurs challenges en même temps!! Y avait juste trop de bons thèmes cette semaine intéressants Bref, voici mon illustration multi-thème: Pour <a title="Illustration Friday challenge" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">Illustration Friday</a>: scattered (dispersé, éparpillé), mais aussi parce que j&#8217;ennuyais des 7 péchés capitaux, j&#8217;ai fait l&#8217;orgueil. Et bon, sur <a title="Collage Obsession Challenge" href="http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Collage Obsession Challenge</a> le thème de cette semaine est: Alter Egos. Y a quand même un petit lien ici&#8230; non? Bref, j&#8217;ai eu beaucoup de plaisir a faire cette illustration. J&#8217;ai gardé le style carnavalesque de mes autres &#8220;péchés&#8221;. Au fait, il y a une petite animation&#8230; ca passe vite, il faut être vigilent!!</p>
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		<title>Hermit &#8211; L&#8217;hermite</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The definition of the hermit is of &#8220;A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solidatary existence; a recluse.&#8221; So when the IF theme of the week was announced (hibernate), I immediately got to think of that tarot card. In the tarot cards, the hermit is actually not a bad card, it&#8217;s more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">The definition of the hermit is of &#8220;A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solidatary existence; a recluse.&#8221; So when the<a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank"> IF theme</a> of the week was announced (hibernate), I immediately got to think of that tarot card. In the tarot cards, the hermit is actually not a bad card, it&#8217;s<a href="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hibernate_hermite_low.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2385 alignright" title="hibernate hermit tartot card by Isabelle Cardinal" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hibernate_hermite_low.jpg" alt="hibernate hermite low Hermit   Lhermite" width="386" height="695" /></a> more of an introspection card. I think it&#8217;s a bit normal, in real life, to have time to be alone and just do nothing.. contemplate our life&#8230; just stop for a little while. To me it is actually a pretty sane thing to do. But the other extreme can take you in an all new direction.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I have seen people around me choose loneliness instead of togetherness. It is sad because they are missing out on so many things; ray of sunshine, children laughing, great conversations&#8230; I mean&#8230; life IS experimenting, moving, going forward. The bears do hibernate&#8230; but for a little while only. They do, at one point, get out of their cave and make the best of all seasons. I get that sometimes it &#8220;feel&#8221; safer to stay home, to be alone&#8230; but too much of the alone always turn out to loneliness, and who want&#8217;s to be lonely, really? So introspection is good, but at one point we got to get outside.. play with the little bears!! <img src='http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt="icon smile Hermit   Lhermite" class='wp-smiley' title="Hermit   Lhermite" /> </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">La définition de l&#8217;hermite est en fait : &#8220;Solitaire retiré dans un lieu désert, où il se livre à des exercices de piété. Vivre comme un ermite, vivre seul, loin du monde.&#8221; Donc quand j&#8217;ai lu que le thème de cette semaine sur <a title="illustration friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a> était &#8220;Hiberné&#8221;, j&#8217;ai tout de suite pensé à cette carte de tarot qu&#8217;est l&#8217;hermite. En fait cette carte n&#8217;est pas vraiment négative&#8230; elle représente l&#8217;introspection, ce qui n&#8217;est jamais une mauvaise chose.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">J&#8217;aime bien l&#8217;idée de prendre du temps pour soi, de ne rien faire de temps en temps, bref de prendre le temps de rester à la maison.  Par contre je me demande des fois ou est la ligne. Je vois autour de moi des gens s&#8217;isoler, choisir la solitude, la vie d&#8217;hermite. Ca m&#8217;attriste parce que la vie a tellement de belles choses à offrir, et en se coupant des autres, ils se coupent de tellement de belles choses, de beaux moments qui ne repasseront plus&#8230; des rayons du soleil jusqu&#8217;au rire des enfants, aux belles (et bonnes) discutions. La vie, n&#8217;est-ce pas justement d&#8217;expérimenter, de bouger, d&#8217;avancer? Même l&#8217;ours, qui dort pendant plusieurs mois pendant l&#8217;hiver, finit par sortir de sa grotte, éventuellement. Je comprends qu&#8217;on puisse se sentir en &#8220;sécurité&#8221; à la maison, en étant dans nos habitudes.. mais à la longue, à dire au monde entier qu&#8217;on aime mieux être seul, on finit par se sentir seul. Bref&#8230; l&#8217;instrospection c&#8217;est super, pour un petit bout de temps, mais après quelques jours, ou quelques mois, il faut pouvoir sortir&#8230; et jouer avec les bébés oursons.</p>
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		<title>Ferocious &#8211; féroce</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A late entry for &#8220;Ferocious&#8220;&#8230; I had this idea for a long time in the back of my mind. I love the idea of infinitely small gnomes running around at night and hiding under plants and mushrooms. Hiding from the cats, of course. Cats are not ferocious&#8230; unless you are the size of a mouse. [...]]]></description>
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<p>A late entry for &#8220;<a title="illustration Friday" href="http://illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">Ferocious</a>&#8220;&#8230; I had this idea for a long time in the back of my mind. I love the idea of infinitely small gnomes running around at night and hiding under plants and mushrooms. Hiding from the cats, of course. Cats are not ferocious&#8230; unless you are the size of a mouse.</p>
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<p>Je suis assez dernière minute pour le mot de la semaine sur <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a>:  &#8221;Féroce&#8221;. C&#8217;est une image que j&#8217;avais en tête depuis un petit bout de temps. J&#8217;aime bien l&#8217;idée qu&#8217;il puisse exister de très petits lutins. Je pense qu&#8217;ils se promènent dans mon jardin la nuit, se cachant entre les plantes et sous les champignons.  Ils se cachent des chats, bien sur. Pas qu&#8217;un chat soit un animal féroce, loin de là&#8230; à part si on a la grandeur d&#8217;une souris.</p>
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		<title>Mesmerizing &#8211; envoûtant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a kid, I had this music box with a ballerina that danced to the &#8220;Love story&#8221; song (you can hear it here) The ballerina got lost at one point but I kept my music box, with all the precious treasures in it&#8230; it&#8217;s actually the one in this illustration, except the mirror [...]]]></description>
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<p>When I was a kid, I had this music box with a ballerina that danced to the &#8220;Love story&#8221; song <a title="music box music: Love story" href="http://www.themusichouse.com/musich/sound/18/LoveStory.wav" target="_blank">(you can hear it here)</a> The ballerina got lost at one point but I kept my music box, with all the precious treasures in it&#8230; it&#8217;s actually the one in this illustration, except the mirror was a triangle, and I decided it would be really nice to replace it  with an heart.</p>
<p>I am such a nostalgic, would you believe it still has all the things from my childhood in it: 3 old coins, an old  stamp from France, a small pen, 2 very small rings, a tooth (!), a gold bracelet and numerous small charms. Ho and a ring made of a golden cigar paper (my favorite). I keep thinking how easy a child can be mesmerize by small treasures&#8230;. and ballerina&#8217;s &#8230; and music boxes.  So this is my small animated illustration entry for this week&#8217;s theme for <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a>: mesmerizing.  Hope you like it !</p>
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<p>Par ou commencer? Qu&#8217;est ce qui est envoûtant? (C&#8217;est le thème d&#8217;<a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">Illustration Friday</a> ). J&#8217;ai toujours été fascinée par ma toute première (et seule) boîte à musique. C&#8217;est celle qui est dans mon illustration, à la différence que j&#8217;ai changé le miroir pour un coeur. Et si vous voulez entendre la musique, c&#8217;est <a title="Musique de &quot;Une histoire d'amour&quot; / Love story" href="http://www.themusichouse.com/musich/sound/18/LoveStory.wav">par ici!</a> Avec les années, la ballerine s&#8217;est perdue&#8230; (elle s&#8217;est peut-être poussée avec un soldat, qui sait?) mais j&#8217;ai conservé tous mes petits trésors: 3 vieux sous, un vieux timbre de la France, un petit crayon, deux très petites bagues, une dent (!), un petit bracelet et de nombreuses breloques miniatures. Ho mais aussi une bague en &#8220;or&#8221; fait d&#8217;un bout de papier à cigar métallique! &#8230; bref, rien de plus envoûtant pour un enfant (ou un adulte nostalgique, comme moi) qu&#8217;une boîte à musique, une ballerine, de la musique et quelques trésors.</p>
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		<title>Boundaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boundaries&#8230; we all have them. When to cross the line, when to obey? Good question. Dogs are so good at respecting the limits (usually, anyway). I find it quite funny when I compare their behavior with cats who seems to be totally unaware of boundaries. So this is just a small illo to illustrate this [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Boundaries&#8230; we all have them. When to cross the line, when to obey? Good question. Dogs are so good at respecting the limits (usually, anyway). I find it quite funny when I compare their behavior with cats who seems to be totally unaware of boundaries. So this is just a small illo to illustrate <a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">this week topic&#8217;s</a>.</p>
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<p>Les limites&#8230; nous en avons tous. Quand dépassé la ligne, quand obéir? Bonne question. Les chiens sont vraiment bons pour respecter les règles (en général). Et je trouve ca assez drôle de comparer ceux-ci aux chats, qui ont une toute autre vision des limites&#8230; (lire zéro). Voici donc une petite illustration sur le sujet de cette semaine sur <a title="illustration Friday" href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">IF</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sloth &#8211; La paresse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is another one for the Seven Deadly Sins - Sloth ! Strangely it also works pretty well with the Illustration Friday theme: Mysterious. I am trying to stick to a carnival feel for this deadly sins illustrations, so it&#8217;s a triple challenge for me.  I figured&#8230; what could represent sloth more then a clown [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is another one for the Seven Deadly Sins -<a title="Collage obsession challenge" href="http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Sloth</a> ! Strangely it also works pretty well with the <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">Illustration Friday</a> theme: Mysterious. I am trying to stick to a carnival feel for this deadly sins illustrations, so it&#8217;s a triple challenge for me.  I figured&#8230; what could represent sloth more then a clown falling asleep while the show is going on.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2284" title="Sloth - paresse animation / illustration by Isabelle Cardinal" src="http://www.eyecreate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Sloth_paresse_animation1.gif" alt="Sloth paresse animation1 Sloth   La paresse" width="418" height="612" /></p>
<p>Then came the idea of collaging his friend on the background, mad at him for being such a sloth. Of course the water bucket is a must whenever clowns are involve, right? So the mystery is probably&#8230; will he trow it?</p>
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<p>Voici une autre illustration pour les septs péchés capitaux: La paresse. Merci à Rick de<a title="Collage Obsession Challenge - Sloth" href="http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/sloth.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/sloth.html" target="_blank">Collage obsession Challenge</a> pour ce quatrième &#8220;péché&#8221;! J&#8217;aime beaucoup illustrer cette série, c&#8217;est tout un challenge car je fais mon (gros) possible pour faire du même coup le thème d&#8217;<a title="Illustration Friday" href="http://illustrationfriday.com" target="_blank">Illustration Friday</a>, qui est mysterious / &#8220;mistère&#8221; cette semaine.</p>
<p>J&#8217;ai pensé qu&#8217;il serait rigolo d&#8217;illustrer ce péché par un clown trop paresseux qui s&#8217;est endormi juste avant le spectacle. Puis j&#8217;ai pensé faire son acolyte, un peu découragé,  histoire de mettre un peu d&#8217;action. La question étant&#8230; est-ce qu&#8217;il va lui envoyer son seau d&#8217;eau à la figure? À suivre j&#8217;imagine &#8230; et de là arrive le mystère.</p>
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