Jack and Eliza, from Neal Stephenson's "Quicksilver"
For awhile I’ve wanted to do a series of drawings of my favorite love scenes from my favorite books. It’s also good practice drawing different body types, different faces, and so on. Jack Shaftoe (“Half-Cocked Jack”) is one of the most wonderful heroes ever, in my opinion, and his long suffering love affair with Eliza (who is wicked sharp) is well worth the read. This scene is from the winter they spend together in Bohemia, near a hot springs, after the Siege of Vienna (1683). As should be obvious, I highly recommend Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle, which my Dad described as “a bodice-ripper about 18th century British monetary policy.” And no, I will not explain what she’s doing. Read it!
little hexes cd release poster
I got to help out with Little Hexes CD art–I did the hex illustrations and the cover art, with wonderful typography by Jen Kilcoyne (and amazing photos by Michael Zaugg).
Heather Durga Fantasie, a portrait for Heather
I’d been wanting to do a drawing of Heather as an Indian goddess for about 10 years. More, actually, and had more recently wanted to have it be a multi-armed goddess. It just seemed to fit her. About a month ago she approached me with ideas for an identity for her new (and stunning) jewelry business–Durga Jewelry. She said she’d been identifying with the goddess Durga, and did I know who that was? So I looked her up and was stunned to find that Durga was indeed the goddess I wanted to draw Heather as. So I did.
the lay of the lacrymer, a tale of biscuits, tears and finding the dead
Finally launching my serial webcomic (updated every Friday)
the Lay of the Lacrymer. Jump in!
angel of lively peace, copyright 2008 Molly Hayden
My friend
Skye and I created (so far) seven of these “mature” angels. They all live
here.
separation vacation, copyright 2009 Molly Hayden
This is a one page comic that I did for
PNCA’s Graphic Novel Intensive, taught by the amazing and delicious
Ellen Forney. A larger version, with all four pages of the piece, exists
here.
foresight, copyright 2009 Molly Hayden
This is a one page comic that I did for
PNCA’s Graphic Novel Intensive, taught by the amazing and delicious
Ellen Forney. A larger version exists
here.
fiori home
fiori sophia
fiori portfolio
Fiori was a Paris France website, and one of my favorites. It was an all-flash site for the Portland industrial design firm Fiori, Inc. Steven Bloch did the gorgeous photography, and many Parisians helped make building this site a wonderful experience (I Art Directed and Designed it). It still lives
here.
blue madonna
Blue Madonna is a flash piece that I was honored to do for B
orn Magazine, many years ago. It lives
here.
fat in the underworld
When my very beloved cat, Sallie (known, for obvious reasons, as Fat) died, I drew a story about her journey to the Underworld. I still miss her, though I hope very much she is enjoying catnip Elysian fields. The entire story is
here.
