This is me when I'm angry, -'the look', as it is known to my familia. Digital can never replace the swoop of the artist's hand. Check out Jenny's blog, The Blackwing Diaries.
I saw this adorable cake topper picture on the blog, Oh Joy!. See what pipe cleaners, ribbon, and lace can do! Here is also a link to make pipe cleaner creatures, very cute!!
This is the self taught, mother of three artist, Diane Duda. Her work is fun and she uses parts of old books (my favorite) sometimes. Just being at the library book store, I satisfied my fix for 1950's books.