[Art] Cassowary and Delicate Mouse (Little Native Mouse) as Totem

[moonvoice]

Cassowary as Totem
Original at Etsy / Prints Available

Cassowary as a Totem represents: Paternal Energy. Balanced Masculinity and Femininity. Strength. Stubborn. Earth Wisdom. Rainforest Wisdom. Prehistoric Wisdom. Overcoming Obstacles. The Forest Warrior. Parent of Trees. Self Defence. The Wild Heart. (full totem essay here



















Delicate Mouse as Totem
Original at Etsy / Prints Available

Delicate Mouse as a Totem represents: Acknowledging when you need help and support. Feeling delicate. Fragility. Over-sensitivity. Nervousness. Timidity. Being unusually shy. Let others know how you are. Avoid 'rough handling.' Avoid loud, bright places. (full totem essay is here.)

Comments

[ariestess]

Oh wow! These are gorgeous! The darker colors for the Cassowary just feel so right for this piece!

And zOMG! The Delicate Mouse! *squees* This is perhaps the brightest and most inviting of all of your "as totem" series that I've seen. And the top part of the "egg" behind the mouse looks even more like the underside of a frog's mouth/throat to me. LOL!

[lupagreenwolf]

WOW. Your work is just...I mean, it's always been good, but it seems every month you have a significant amount of improvement. The level of coloration and shading and detail in these just blows my mind. I can look at it and see how you did it, but it doesn't take away from the full effect.

I <3 your arts :)

[welshwmn3]

I love the delicate mouse. I love the colors, really, everything about it.

Again, as I've said before, just when I think I've seen the best thing you've ever done, you come up with something better!

[white_rabbit]

Squee! Delicate mouse! I LOVE the colours. They all co-mingle so wonderfully. :)

And, uh, I will just be over here, cowering a bit from Cassowary.

[silverjackal]

I really like the dark tree trunks behind the Cassowary, and the delicate mouse is exquisite. :)

[cherrydaiquiri]

I never know what to say when commenting on your arts anymore, because they just keep getting better and better every time -- the detail and the intricacy of design and vividness of colour combinations -- which I think I've been saying for several years now! Heh.

I find the delicate mouse very comforting.

[outlineofash]

I LOVE the color schemes for Cassowary.

[burningbright]

SCARIEST OF BIRDS.

...and yet... I kind of seriously want to buy it. o_o Is that strange?

Mm, $175 though, will have to save up. >_> If it's still there in a few months...

[moonvoice]

Cassowary is one of those kind of birds. It's weird you know, the very first illustration I ever did of cassowary also went to someone who found them scary and intimidating. And yet she was compelled to get the illustration. I wonder if that's how cassowary reaches a lot of people? 'I SCARE YOU. NOW LOVE ME.'

[moonvoice]

Hee thank you! :)

[moonvoice]

I love delicate mouse. While not a personal totem or guide (no rodents are, I think), I really love their 'feel.' And I think they'd be quite a gentle and kind totem or animal guide to have in one's life.

[moonvoice]

Thank you. :)

[moonvoice]

The delicate mouse colours are some of my favourites (not individual colours, but all together like that, it kind of reminds me of a desert after intense rains).

[moonvoice]

Thank you! :)

[moonvoice]

The colours of delicate mouse have always been one of my favourite things about the illustration (even the old one). Thank you so much! :)

[moonvoice]

I think what's also helping is that with more time doing a little bit of art every day (or sometimes a lot of art), my wrist has learnt to do a lot of things a lot faster which means that with more time, I can do more detail or colour effects, in the same amount of time as my older pieces. With some exceptions. The delicate mouse illustration took a ridiculous amount of time to colour, because of all the contrasts.

[moonvoice]

Cassowary always does well with really dark colours. Though it's hard to find the right blend so they don't clash with that bright blue head and red wattles! :)

[ariestess]

*nods* Understandable on the potential clashing issue...