happy doodle land :: i love it *that* much

Oh, hello, my dears!  It's so very lovely to see you!

 
I've been away too long--for me, at least!  But I have a wonderful artist to share with you today:  her name is Flora Chang, and her shop, Happy Doodle Land, is one of my new super-faves.  I don't think I need to explain why...this little angel print, above, has come to live at our house, and I just adore her.

Flora's work has a very "Mary Blair-esque" quality to it, I think.  (You don't know Mary Blair?  Oh, I bet you do!  Read all about her here and here and here, and look for this book.  She was brilliant and amazing highly under-rated...)

Anyway, wonderful Flora Chang is based in Kansas, and her work, although incredibly dear, seems to go well beyond "cute" to me, just as Mary Blair's does.  I don't know where the line between perfectly right and too cute lies, but I know it when I see it.  And I think Flora does, too! 

She has, in addition to prints, many original works in her shop, like these:

And, she has a wonderful assortment of rubber stamps made from her illustrations...:

...and brooches made from original little doodles!:

I love them, one and all.  Be sure to check Flora's shop--she doesn't have her usual inventory of prints right now, as her printer just took a nose-dive, but there's plenty more to see, and the prints will be back shortly.  (Check her sold section for more examples!)

But here, my friends, is just how much I love Flora Chang's work:  I love it so much that, with her permission, I got a tattoo today of one of her designs! 

Ha!  I really did!  I'll be happy to show you, just as soon as it's all ready for showing.  Care to guess which one?  (Tee, hee!)

All that aside, I hope your week is proving to be simply marvelous, my dears.  I promise to check in more often in the coming days:  I just must, for my very own sake, really...

Cheers!

xoxox.

Comments

[Darja Charapova]

so sweet, i can imagine you love this a lot :) guess the happy, little top illustration is keeping you permanent company from now on?

[deb]

These are fabulous - thanks!!!

[Angie]

A tattoo!! Can't wait to see. Thank you for sharing happy doodle land. I have bookmarked her Etsy store and can't wait to decide what to get...

[soisses]

hallihallo,

ich wollte nur loswerden, dass dein blog eine schönheit ist ;-)

gruß dani