#happysnail

@happyheartsnail

Hello, lovely people! Before I head into my weekend, just wanted to share my slow progress with you! . This pattern I seemed to flow nicely in the beginning, and then turned out to be really tricky (I’m still not sure whether I need to tweak it even more)! Of you scroll through you’ll see the very beginning (with the cream outline), which didn’t work at all in the repeat, so I had to recolour all the individual snail elements, separating shells from bodies — a painfully slow procedure, which revealed all the small inaccuracies in the sketching phase! . Anyway, I got to a point where I can see where it might be going, and leave this pattern for the sake of tackling another! . I’d love to hear your opinion on the contrast, especially the outlines: Is there enough contrast, or maybe even too much? What’s your immediate response to the use of colour and texture? Should I add another layer of background texture, or does the whole repeat get too busy then? . Thanks for your thoughts! Have a great weekend!! . . . #snail #snailpattern #happysnail #surfacepatterndesign #surfacepatterndesigner #surfacepatterndesigners #immersion2021 #immersionmentorship2021 #foragedfinds #artlicensingcollection #andreapricedesign #identityisfluid https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpKNHrKDY1/?utm_medium=tumblr

S is for #snail. This piece was brought to us in small part by #inktober #inktober2017 but in large part by @artbykasi who sent me all kinds of fun art toys for my birthday! Today I did some playing around with #arteza #watercolorbrushpen! Sadly the paper in my Inktober book isn't hearty enough water (I tried to make a pretty sea slug on another page... it didn't end well) so I didn't utilize that part of the pens. But I love the colors and the feel of the pens and am psyched to experiment with them more. #snailart #happysnail #snailbuddy

My 4 little sweethearts #jadatzisnail #rodatzisnail #reticulatasnail #fulicasnail #happysnail #africanlandsnail

My silly boy phantom who is no longer so shy! Didn't bubble at me when I picked him up! He came out and said hello! #fulicasnail #happysnail #africanlandsnail

As I was working on this little snail, I began to think back on all the various jobs I've had throughout life. If there was one thing I wish I could turn back time and do, it would be working on a stop-motion animation film. I think it would be so awesome to create characters and bring them to life! What would be the one job you would have loved to do? #etsy #needlefelting #needlefeltedsnail #snail #happysnail #wool #needlefelted #felting #whatwouldyoudo #turningbacktime #jobs #naturalfibers #toys #handmadetoys

This snail takes pictures of the giant two legged creatures that live near it, makes up stories about their lives, and posts the pictures anonymously on the snail internet. Many snails follow it and love its giant human pictures and stories. This snail really loves bringing joy to other snails this way. #snail #snailfriends #nature #happysnail