Cherise Ward

Studio

2011-06-20T19:46:00.001-07:00

Wow, I haven't updated in quite some time.
Here is a picture of my new studio in my backyard. It's not 100% complete yet, but hopefully it will be soon. I'll post more pictures of it, and keep updated this summer! :)

Facebook

2011-02-14T13:41:00.000-08:00

Hi, I've created a Facebook Fan page, please check it out, and LIKE my page. It's Cherise Ward Illustration. Click the link ---->
Thanks :)

2011-02-12T08:25:00.000-08:00

A gift for a friend. 4"x6"

The Toad King Flies!

2011-01-26T21:00:00.000-08:00

Toad King and Tree Fairy on display in the gallery

2011-01-26T20:56:00.001-08:00

Toad King and Tree Fairy

2011-01-26T20:37:00.000-08:00

Toad king is a marionette made using paper clay. It is a fairly simple marionette as the legs are not strung up, only the wings move. He is a very happy Toad King, although he needs to practice his flying.

The Tree Fairy was made using a piece of branch I found in a heap in my backyard, haha. I looked for a suitable piece, sawed it, carved it a little, made the face and bird with paper clay. The box frame was repainted, then varnished. The poem, 'Caribbean Fairies' was written by me, and is the inspiration for all of these pieces.

Passion fruit and hummingbirds

2011-01-26T20:29:00.000-08:00

Golden apples and Toad King

2011-01-26T20:22:00.001-08:00

Exhibition Photos

2011-01-26T20:01:00.000-08:00

Here are photos of my work.

The exhibition went really well. It is at the Bridgetown Gallery in Barbados and is curated by Simbah Pile. It finishes on January 31st. Here is a group photo of the artists: Matthew Clarke, Simbah Pile, Anika Millington, Nicolas Barnett, Aurelia, Sheena Rose and me.

New Year, New Exhibition

2011-01-11T20:56:00.000-08:00

First blog post for the new year!
I will be part of a group exhibition at the Bridgetown Gallery! Come check it out! :)

This Christmas

2010-12-29T08:22:00.000-08:00

commissioned pieces

A gift for a friend. Entirely handmade by me :)

Wedding Portrait

2010-12-08T07:27:00.000-08:00

Here is a portrait I painted as a wedding gift for my friends Alicia and Richard. It's 22"x30" , acrylic ink on watercolour paper.

Please contact me if you are interested in having a portrait done :)

Bri and Luk: A Puppet Play by the Future Centre Trust

2010-12-07T11:33:00.000-08:00

Here are the mosquito and mongoose puppets on stage!
The puppet play is about climate change and is based on original books created by Nicole at the Future Centre Trust. These pictures are from the book and puppet show launch. I guess now I can call myself a puppeteer! Along with Nicole, Anthony, Davina and Vicky. We had a great time and so did the children!

Carmichael Prize Exhibition

2010-12-07T11:09:00.000-08:00

Hi! Please come out and vote for my work at the Carmichael Prize Exhibition which will be up at the Bridgetown Gallery. The opening reception is this Sunday, December 12th from 7pm-9pm. Voting will continue until December 21st and the regular gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10am-4pm.
Bridgetown Gallery,
James Fort Building,
Hincks Street,
Bridgetown,
Barbados

Here are the pieces I submitted to the exhibition! :)

Ink Plots Exhibition

2010-12-01T11:23:00.000-08:00

In November, I travelled to New York to see my book, 'Stigmus Wallabee and the Big Bully', in the 'Ink Plots : The Tradition of the Graphic Novel' Exhibition at the School of Visual Arts Gallery. I was really excited to see my work exhibited! and also glad to visit NYC again!:D After the exhibition, they put the books in the SVA library, and I'm really happy people will get to read my book! ^^
You can see more about my book in my March 2010 blog post-->

New Puppets- Mongoose and Mosquito

2010-12-01T10:56:00.000-08:00

I have a lot of updating to do with not just this blog, but my etsy store! ...but dont worry, I'm working on it! :P

I'm really proud of these puppets, because I decided to challenge myself by sewing and stuffing them, which is a method I'd never really used before with puppets I've made in the past. I'm happy with how they turned out! :)
The puppets were made for the Future Centre Trust's puppet show about climate change.

Bits and Pieces

2010-10-15T15:37:00.000-07:00

Barbados- Bridgetown Market 2010

2010-08-10T13:15:00.000-07:00

So I have been home in Barbados since June.I recently had a stall at Bridgetown Market, a local craft market held every year at Crop Over time. Here are some pictures of the work I did. I made some tote bags and painted them, stencilled some t-shirts and did a few portraits.

2010-06-18T06:43:00.000-07:00

This is another version of Guava that I painted as a gift for someone.

Gooseberry

2010-06-18T06:39:00.000-07:00

Bajan Cherry...almost finished

2010-06-05T13:48:00.000-07:00

Guava

2010-05-31T14:52:00.000-07:00

This is another painting in the series of illustrations I'm doing of local Barbadian fruit trees and fantasy. Here is a Black Bird Lady eating a guava.

Monkey King

2010-05-19T21:18:00.000-07:00

I'm revisiting a concept I painted in the past. I think I'll do a couple more paintings with this theme, Fruits and Fantasy.

2010-04-28T08:48:00.000-07:00

Rain

2010-04-25T19:24:00.001-07:00

Finished painting.

Pedals and Prints Exhibition

2010-04-07T22:12:00.000-07:00

This print will be a part of the Pedals and Prints exhibition at Crewest Gallery in California. I am very excited about it because it's always great to get work out there for others to view. I had a lot of fun experimenting with stencils. This piece is called 'Predator' and it was created using stencils and acrylic paint on paper, 8.5"x12". The exhibition is up until April 25th.
You can find out more at http://tworabbitsstudios.com/ . You can also purchase this print at http://www.crewest.com/shop/prints_posters/prints_posters.html#

Work in Progress

2010-04-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

A painting I'm working on.I decided to use oils, but I havent painted with oils in a really long time. So I'm just having fun with it.

Ms.Gangsta walking her dog. lol!

2010-04-07T16:40:00.000-07:00

Just messing around in photoshop with a random sketch I did.

2010-03-22T21:04:00.000-07:00

Some more pages of the book.

New Book Project

2010-03-22T20:54:00.000-07:00

Here is my new graphic novel, finally finished! It is a story idea I had for a long time. I worked on it for a class in school, and I decided to rework it.I had a lot of fun putting it together into book form. I think I will make a few more copies, but hopefully I can pay to get some nice prints made.

"Bubbles 2" For Sale

2010-03-15T19:26:00.000-07:00

Acrylic paint on 5"x7" and 1/2" thick wood.
$35 including shipping. You can purchase by clicking the button below, or by going to my etsy store www.crward.etsy.com

For Sale

2010-02-19T15:49:00.000-08:00

For Sale

2010-01-29T16:21:00.000-08:00

This is a small coin purse, hand sewn using cotton fabric. For sale at my etsy store.

For sale

2010-01-28T16:32:00.001-08:00

A new painting for sale at my etsy store www.crward.etsy.com . As well as a custom toy which I painted using acrylics.

2010-01-26T22:15:00.000-08:00

paintingggggg

2010-01-23T19:35:00.000-08:00

Cupid

2010-01-21T19:59:00.000-08:00

2010!

2010-01-18T17:44:00.000-08:00

Hi! Wow, It's a new year! So, Here is a new piece!

2009-12-21T20:36:00.000-08:00

A painting for my cousin. It's a Barbados landscape. The donkey cart wasn't in the photo reference, so I had to imagine how it would look, so the perspective is off a little. The dog in the back of the cart is a painting of her dog who passed away last year. She really loved the painting.

FOR SALE: 'Swim Away'

2009-12-12T13:41:00.000-08:00

This was fun to paint. I think I will explore more small paintings like these.It is 6"x6" on wood. You can find it at my etsy store by clicking the link ---->

FOR SALE!

2009-11-27T20:34:00.000-08:00

Hey, Please take a look at my online store www.crward.etsy.com . You can click the link -------------->
The items above will be on sale. Acrylic ink on 5"x7" wood. :)

burrr..it's cold...

2009-11-27T10:26:00.000-08:00

RIHANNA!

2009-11-23T21:16:00.000-08:00

I met Rihanna at a signing for her new CD at Best Buy on 14th St!! I was so excited. I gave her the painting I did.I hope she liked it!! She was nice to let me take a picture of her with it. ^^

An Exploration in Making Toys!

2009-11-21T22:56:00.000-08:00

Heyyy! Click the link-----> to check out my new blog! :)

2009-11-21T21:35:00.000-08:00

5"x7"

Work in Progress

2009-11-21T16:15:00.000-08:00

Monsters on Bikes

2009-11-20T22:06:00.000-08:00

My illustration is in an exhibition called 'Monsters on Bikes' in California. The show will be up until December 11th! If you're in the area, check it out! At Bike Oven and The Flying Pigeon, 3706 & 3714 N. Figueroa Street, Highland Park, CA, 90065. For more info, visit the blog http://www.monstersonbikes.blogspot.com .

Fat Cat

2009-11-17T20:27:00.000-08:00

Some fun Christmas ornaments I am working on. Beginning stages.

Work in Progress

2009-10-23T17:57:00.000-07:00

First illustration in a while! ...It looks finished...but its not. Almost though.

Portfolio

2009-10-17T20:40:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Check out my online portfolio at www.thewhole9.com/CheriseWard

Desert Island

2009-08-22T13:06:00.000-07:00

I finally got some nice prints made of my book, The Courage of Thor. The books are now selling at the comic book store, Desert Island!

Desert Island
540 Metropolitan Ave,
Brooklyn, NY
12-9 tues-sat/12-7 sun

Get them while stocks last! ^_^

Aquarius

2009-08-07T12:47:00.000-07:00

I painted this for a guy who wanted a painting of his zodiac sign.
12''x15'' on watercolour paper

Promotion Cards

2009-07-30T14:03:00.000-07:00

Some promotion cards I've been making. I havent mailed anything yet. But I will soon!...hopefully...

R.I.P Michael Jackson!

2009-07-12T16:33:00.001-07:00

I got inspiration for this from Michael Jackson's music video 'Childhood'.

The Courage of Thor

2009-07-07T16:13:00.000-07:00

These are 4 of my favourite pages from my book :)

Vanitas

2009-06-30T13:38:00.001-07:00

...no matter how many material things we have, we can not take them with us when we die.

Joan of Arc

2009-06-30T13:05:00.000-07:00

Some images of the biography of Joan of Arc that I did for SVA Junior Thesis exhibition in 2008. I was waiting to add them after I scanned all of them properly, but then I never did! So here are some photos I took.

Mask!

2009-06-15T14:32:00.000-07:00

A mask I made for a literature class I was taking. It was done very quickly, but I still like how it came out, plus it's fun to play with!

Scarecrow!

2009-06-15T14:31:00.000-07:00

Here is my scarecrow puppet again. A close up this time of him using his special abilities to run on the wall.lol

Creatures

2009-06-15T14:29:00.000-07:00

These were done on 5"x7" wood. They were just for fun. I think I'll do some more some day!

Mouse! and Nog again

2009-05-11T13:54:00.000-07:00

This one is supposed to be Frank Sinatra as a hopping mouse. I chose the hopping mouse because they have these long tails with fuzzy ends that are so cute!

Here is a photo of my marionette Nog! and an illustration from my story The Courage of Thor in the background. I hope to make the other characters from the story some day as well. ^^

Bat with bad hearing.lol

2009-05-09T11:57:00.000-07:00

Jack and Jill

2009-05-09T11:54:00.000-07:00

This is my interpretation of Jack and Jill, as two fish like beings trying to reach the great hole in the sky! haha. I think I might continue this story some day!

Fairytale- The Doll in the Grass

2009-05-07T13:17:00.000-07:00

When the doll falls into the water, she is brought back up by a merman, and she is no longer a doll, but a human girl!

SVA Illustration and Cartooning Open Studio Show 2009

2009-05-05T21:05:00.000-07:00

School of Visual Arts- Fresh Meat 2009

2009-05-04T09:06:00.000-07:00

Aram and Jiyoon both bought a copy of my book!
This is my work, and my friend Jungyeon's work on the right.

So I went to Fresh Meat for the first time this year. I had a table with my friends Shannon and Jungyeon! It was a lot of fun. I worked on a story called 'The Courage of Thor' for porfolio class, and my friend Shannon helped me to put it together into a book. So I made many copies, and sold them at Fresh Meat! woo!

another Nog vid

2009-05-02T17:13:00.000-07:00

Nog! my marionette- complete :)

2009-05-02T17:06:00.001-07:00

oh...he isnt supposed to be able to levitate though.lol. I'm so happy with how he turned out. He and my scarecrow rod puppet are the best puppets Ive ever made! haha!

Marionette

2009-04-14T16:46:00.000-07:00

The beginning stages of a marionette that I am working on right now. It's just the head so far.

Rod Puppet 2008

2009-04-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

A rod puppet I made back in 2008.

Marionette

2009-04-12T20:50:00.000-07:00

Czech marionette I made back in 2008. It's made using paper clay.

Scarecrow Rod Puppet

2009-04-12T20:33:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I realise I've been a bad blogger, because I have not been posting things! I've just been so busy I suppose. But from now on, I will try to update as often as I can!

This is a little video I made of my rod puppet. I actually made the puppet based on the scarecrow illustrations I posted a while back.

2009-02-15T12:29:00.000-08:00

Underwater Adventure

2009-02-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

Did this over the vacation. I have a full story idea for it that I hope to continue working on some day.

Wizard of Oz

2008-12-26T10:27:00.000-08:00

ink and white acrylic

2008-12-18T15:30:00.000-08:00

Wizard of Oz

2008-12-18T15:26:00.000-08:00

Scarecrow

2008-12-18T15:20:00.000-08:00

2008-11-13T19:28:00.000-08:00

Scarecrow

2008-11-13T14:18:00.000-08:00

This is just an armature I made for a character from some Wizard of Oz illustrations Im doing. I made it so that I could clearly see what the character looked like from different angles, and in different positions...and because it would be fun to make!

Bells and Whistles

2008-10-15T18:26:00.000-07:00

This is some of my most recent work. Two ideas I had for 'Bells and Whistles'. Both done using coloured inks on watercolour paper.
My Bells and Whistles frog piece was published by Art Director SooJin Buzelli in Plansponsor , January 2009 issue.

And so it begins...

2008-10-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

Hi! Im new to blogging, but Im excited about putting up my work! I will be posting my illustrations, sketches, ideas. I hope you like my work and keep visiting, I will be updating as often as I can! ^.^

'The Doll Maker' coloured inks, 2007