All of my life, I’ve found that I am my happiest and most centered
when I am creating something. All of the illustrations I do in my
spare time are of my family members, and I find that I feel more
connected with each person after I have gone through their old albums,
selected a photograph, and created an illustration based on that
moment in their past. It feels like I understand them in a new way… on
a deeper, more human level.
Doing custom portraits for people has also been very fulfilling
because it lets me bring happiness to a complete stranger. I like to
be able to take a small, candid moment and turn it into something that
is meaningful and cherished. I often do memorial portraits for people
who have lost loved ones, and I find that a portrait that is happy and
cheeky is a much better way to remember somebody than something formal
and stuffy. I think that seeing their loved one represented in a
casual, ordinary moment, helps people to better remember who the
person really was in his or her day-to-day life.
My name is Sadie and I run the Etsy shop, Emmie Bean, which
specializes in quirky, custom illustrations inspired by old family
photographs.
these are absolutely gorgeous! And I'm feeling a little less like I "cheated" by creating my favorite piece of art to date by recreating a favorite photograph. I thought that it was either clever, or unoriginal, but after seeing the lovely works here, I'm going with clever :)Thanks for sharing Sadie!
Posted by: lisa | February 16, 2011 at 05:48 PM
We do these to in our family. Miss my brother every time I saw some family who bonds.
Posted by: online writing jobs | January 17, 2012 at 01:30 PM