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onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4311550965/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4311550965/" title="Notebook contest by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4311550965_8c61b52ce8_o.jpg" width="536" height="398" alt="Notebook contest" /></a></p> <p>Remember this meanie pattern? I’ve submitted it to Meninos to potentially have it made into a notebook. But it works much like threadless where you need votes to win. I’d really appreciate it if you would go <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.meninos.us/artcontestbrowse.php?action=DesignDetail&id=403');" href="http://www.meninos.us/artcontestbrowse.php?action=DesignDetail&id=403">check out the site and give me a vote!</a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="post-149 post hentry category-inspiration tag-animation tag-inspiration tag-video"> <span class="postmetadata"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/inspiration/" title="View all posts in inspiration" rel="category tag">inspiration</a> — <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/pingu/#respond" title="Comment on Pingu!">No Comments</a></span><br/> <small><span class="date">26</span><br />Jan 10 </small> <h2><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/pingu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Pingu!">Pingu!</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Something that I’ve been rediscovering lately is the claymation series <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingu');" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingu">Pingu!</a> The show started airing in 1986 and is all about this penguin named Pingu and the little adventures he has. One of the great things about it is there is no definite language that the characters speak. Instead they have this sort of nonsense language comprised of mumbles and noises! The stories to each episode are pretty simple and easy to follow and what really carries the show (for me) is the great characterization. The animators really pushed the exaggeration of the reactions of the characters. I love how Pingu’s beak stretches out when he’s making that loud “Nuuut!” noise and that the characters will just turn into balls and roll around or completely flatten out is just great. </p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oTWv63RyLP8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oTWv63RyLP8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>Look at Pingu’s reaction at 1:50! It’s so great. I really like how the water is handled, too. A lot of the time you see water in claymation looking really goopy and shiny but here they seem to have just gone with blue clay. I think I really prefer it this way. It gives it a heavier look but I really like how the splashing water comes off.</p> <p>Apparently these two episodes<a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_4-zJMMAqg');" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_4-zJMMAqg"> Pingu’s Lavatory Story</a> and <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQvlYNefGBk');" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQvlYNefGBk">Pingu’s Dream</a> have been banned in some places! </p> <p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QV0SEziELL0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QV0SEziELL0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>What a great colour scheme to their house! I’d love to have a red couch with blue cushions like that. </p> <p>So this is one of the things that has been inspiring me lately! What have you all been getting excited about recently? </p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="post-146 post hentry category-sketchbook tag-marker tag-pen tag-sketch"> <span class="postmetadata"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/sketchbook/" title="View all posts in sketchbook" rel="category tag">sketchbook</a> — <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/post-ems/#respond" title="Comment on Post ems">No Comments</a></span><br/> <small><span class="date">18</span><br />Jan 10 </small> <h2><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/post-ems/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Post ems">Post ems</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4286032501/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4286032501/" title="Post ems by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4286032501_7a127ae6b8_o.jpg" width="500" height="502" alt="Post ems" border="0"/></a></p> <p>Haven’t really been feeling the drawing vibe lately so I did some quick pen doodles on post its of random people on <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/lookbook.nu/');" href="http://lookbook.nu/" rel="nofollow">lookbook.nu/</a> and <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/');" href="http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/</a> to try to get some lines flowing</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> <div class="post-143 post hentry category-promo"> <span class="postmetadata"><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/category/promo/" title="View all posts in promo" rel="category tag">promo</a> — <a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/new-tapestry-2/#respond" title="Comment on New Tapestry">No Comments</a></span><br/> <small><span class="date">16</span><br />Jan 10 </small> <h2><a href="http://rosemarytravale.ca/blog/new-tapestry-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to New Tapestry">New Tapestry</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4280098064/');" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosered/4280098064/" title="New Tapestry by Rosemary Travale, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4280098064_0755e4467d_o.jpg" width="600" height="700" alt="New Tapestry" border="0"/></a></p> <p>The KesselsKramer New Tapestry project I was involved with is now online! 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