Artwork of Ishaway
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Inktober: Crawl

Windy nights shake things loose, or wake things up.
Sometimes that sound in the crawl space is not just a rat.

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Super pleased with the vibe I was able to achieve in this beast.
Dreaming: Sea Otter

This piece was done on a skateboard picked up in Seward, Alaska as part of a skateboard art show.
While in Alaska one of my siblings was hunting for otter merch. They are one of her favorite animals. We literally found 3 things. One was a NWP style item, the other two were mugs.
So I decided to paint an otter on this skateboard.
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Dreaming: Humpback Whale

Another skateboard to add to the ever growing number I have painted. This one is not a standard skatedeck, but a long board.
The shape of longs boards is very visually lovely to me. They glide and allow riders to move swiftly.

Thus I painted a humpback whale, one of the most calming animals to watch swim.
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Traveler

They come,
With strange tea and a penchant for stories.
Offering insight we can only hope to understand.
They are Travelers.




I feel I am finished with this fellow for now. These Travelers are figures I keep revisiting and hopefully understanding better. I am excited to share more of them with you all.

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Enamel Pin collections

2018 was a fun year for me and enamel pin production.
I had finished and received the Lunar and Solar kitsune enamel pins in response to the 2017 total eclipse.

The Enlightened rabbit was born from the original mediating rabbit design I did in 2016.
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The Hunt [commission]
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The tribe needs to eat

A watercolor sketch commission for Kikivuli and Utunu from Texas Furry Fiesta.

The concept got stuck in my head while sketching at the con and just wouldnt let go. So I took it home and went a little overboard on the background.

Bringing it hope allowed me to add some special paints (shimmers irl)
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Dreaming: Sol Horse
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The sun rises, hot and powerful.

This piece has been at different phases of progress over 2017, leading to another image in the Dreaming Series. I have been wanting to do a detailed horse Dreaming piece.

This image was a lot of fun to work on. Salt on hot press paper is always a trip.

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Unicorn & Figs
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An image I know 10/12yo me would have been thrilled to render. (or find in a coloring book)
Excited to finally get a real scan of this; painted while my comp was down.

Acrylic, UV paint on canvas
Coyote Woman Listening
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A small watercolor started in December 2017.

The imagery of the Coyote Woman has been a presence in my early life and has only continued. Some versions of the myth present a woman who agrees to marry Coyote if he can come back from death 3 times.
Some I was exposed to earlier have a woman who can skin change.

Watercolor, colored pencil, interference paint on watercolor paper
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Caudamus [commission]
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A take home commission from FC. Finally home and able to scan and process works done while on the road.

This piece was a lot of fun to work on. The soft colors of the character were a delight to render in watercolor.
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Smog
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A small, craggy dragon.
Full of smoke and embers.

Watercolor and India Ink
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