Floating baby head blowing a bubble

an oil painting from a few months back. This is the sequel to "Sinking baby head" which I will go find and post shortly.

my humble abode

, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I love seeing photographs of the way people decorate their places. So I've decided to slowly post some of the rooms in my apartment.

This is my "dining room" sans dining table.

fruity pencils

fruity pencils, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

all the way from Singapore! One of my generous customers sent me a package full of goodies including these sweet pencils. Thanks Lotus, you are too good to me!

Introducing Bubblegum and Sir Piggly Wiggly!

bubblegum and sir piggly wiggly, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

These little guys are available for adoption HERE

a close up

, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I'm in love.

strawberry goodness on a roll

from ebay. The strawberry search was inspired by bloodybunny's deco tape.

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, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

laptop case

laptop case, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

for the feelin' fruity group. Maybe one day I will actually buy a laptop to go with the case.

Mr. Toast arrives!!

Mr. Toast arrives!!, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

Here Fuzzy Bunny is seen introducing Mr. Toast to the rest of the clan.

Thanks Dan! He is awesome!

You can find out all about Mr. Toast HERE

timmie painting finished

timmie painting finished, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

Available

I am going to be cross-posting all my paintings HERE. On that blog every month I will be adding new work from my life painting sessions.

WIP

wip, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

Timmie painting half way done.

tenugui apple pouch

tenugui apple pouch, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

from Japan handmade by Little Cat.

If I end up in the poor house the cuteness designers of Japan shall be held responsible!

Join Us!

Join Us!, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I've started a new group on Flickr called "Feelin' Fruity"!

Please join us by adding your images of fruit in the graphic form. (Patterns,stationery,cannisters,plates,belts,trims,softies,
illustrations,pouches,fabric,buttons,etc.)

New Product!

I've been working on these belt pouches over the past month. So far I've added these 2 to the shop, soon I will be adding some bold white and jean striped ones after I photograph them.

glass birdie necklace

glass necklace, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I commissioned atomic glass works to create my chicklet icon in necklace form!It came out great! Thanks Erin!

my back to school tote!

my back to school tote! by papi's mami, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

This lovely tote bag by fellow brooklynite papi's mami arrived in my mailbox today! Just in time to carry my art supplies for "back to painting class" next week! Yay! Thanks Dari! I love it!

Feeling Squirrelly

This is a detail of the Mutation Craft Fair poster that Amy (star magnolia) designed and I illustrated. I will post the whole poster after Amy works her typographic magic on it. Typographic Magic would make a good name for a band made up of graphic designers. yup.

Yo Tengo Tenugui

tenugui, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

Tenugui are traditional Japanese towels. They are narrow panels of fabric that you can use as a headband, or a scarf,or as decoration, or __________.

well,well,well..look who it is

Carrie (eagle eye) sent this to me this morning. She spotted this illo of Bubbles the Octopus in Print magazine!

Thanks Carrie for letting me know and sending it over!

Please note my new name "Gratuitous Cuteness" Patrizio

(click image to enlarge)

Old but Funny

Squirrels on Crack, originally uploaded by Mr Jaded.

I was innocently searching for squirrel reference when I found this British newspaper image (from last year) on Flickr- "Squirrels on Crack" (Click on image to read the full story).

Apparently "Crack squirrels are a recognised phenomena in the US."
Um, I guess I need to be more aware when I go to the park next time.

Cram Cream cd case and paper clips

cram cream cd case and paper clips, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

a photo reenactment

i need a vacation...

Illustration Friday- "Match"

Almost down to the buzzer...this is my (cheap) Illustration Friday entry.

I've completely lost the will to match my outfits in my old age.

I scream for (soft serve) ice cream!

, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

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, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I've just added these journals to the SHOP. They are 5 by 7 inches and have 200 blank pages. I love my soft serve ice cream!

I'm lovely Pear #2

I'm lovely Pear #2, originally uploaded by m patrizio.

I used a light green yarn and embroidered the eyes on this version. So it's nice and safe to chew on.

I've added it to my SHOP.

Also I decided to purge some of my excess tape *gasp* to make some space for some more tape. One HERE and the other HERE.

My new roommate!

A sweet elephant all the way from Vancouver by Shael! I had no idea Canadian elephants were so adorable!

I just noticed she has a free elephant pattern on her blog! Yay! Elephants for everyone!

Another

Apple Farm Checkers, originally uploaded by disneymike.

I found this picture on flickr of the perfect one! I love the natural wood and white board!! Those apples look so delicious! If anyone finds a checkerboard for sale like this one let me know :)

photo by: disneymike

Apple checkers!

you know you need this. I would seriously be tempted to get this if the board colors were cuter. The black is too harsh on my eyeballs.

I like this simple apple checker set too.

Fruity Fruity Tablecloth