rosiethorns88

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Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 effects on the global postal service, there are certain countries that have suspensions or delays in post deliveries from the USA. Please be sure to check to see if your country falls into one of these categories. I constantly monitor these lists and will be happy to hold your order or you can return to purchase once these suspensions have lifted! 🙂

Shipping Rates

This is the current shipping structure I’m using to ship products to allow purchasers to plan accordingly for shipping. Shipping rates include cost of shipping materials and account for total weight of products and shipping package materials (listed below)

Tube / Rigid Mailer / Packages

Weight (up to)USCA / MXInt’l
8 oz$3.83$11.64$13.78
12 oz$4.97$19.71$23.28
16 oz$5.89$19.71$23.28
32 oz$8.83$30.40$37.05

Untracked Envelope

Weight (up to)USCA / MXInt’l
1 oz$1.20$2.63$3.39
+ additional oz+$0.20+$0.24+$1.00


Shipping Weights

Products

Shipping Materials

6 x 9 Print0.5 ozRigid Letter Envelope1 oz
8.5 x 11 print0.8 ozRigid Mailer2.4 oz
13 x 19 print1.6 ozTube4.1 oz
8 x 10 Papercraft Kit2.2 oz
8 x 10 Framed Papercraft22.5 oz
*Additional products or shipping methods outside of this structure are on a case-by-case basis.


Maximum Examples that will stay under 8 oz threshold

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6 x 9 Print (x6)Rigid Letter Envelope
8.5 x 11 Print (x6)Rigid Mailer
8.5 x 11 Print (x6) + 6 x 9 PrintRigid Mailer
8.5 x 11 Print (x4) + 8 x 10 Papercraft KitRigid Mailer
13 x 19 Print (x2)Tube
13 x 19 Print + 8.5 x 11 Print (x2)Tube
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All prints are printed on demand as soon as I receive the order. Once printed, I let the ink cure for 24 hours before packing them so as not to damage the print. Due to the increase in orders in recent months and my limited time schedule, I’ve dedicated a few weekends out of the month to print and pack orders. All orders received before the first and third weekend of each month will ship the following Monday.

Papercraft kits are in limited stock and usually crafted on pre-orders. Any replacements or circumstantial on-demand orders are produced within a week.

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All prints that are purchased through this website are hand printed and packed by myself on fine art matte stock with archival ink on a Canon Pixma Pro-100 printer.

Papercraft kits are hand produced, cut and packed by myself.

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Prints or papercraft kits that are 8 x 11″ or larger do come with delivery tracking.

Envelope flats shipped under 8 x 11″ sized deliveries are untracked. If you wish to receive tracked deliveries, please reach out to me and I can upgrade it to package delivery!

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Yes! Prints and kits are available for international shipping. Shipping prices differ based on the type of item you purchase (prints are shipped internationally via tubes and flats depending on the size).

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Artwork (6)

I wanted to provide an explanation for my upcoming and final Harry Potter collaborations.

Firstly, I want it to be clear that I whole heartedly disavow J.K. Rowling’s sentiments on women’s rights and the transgender community. I think there is a very clear divide with where people stand with her views and I’m most decidedly on the side that sees her opinions and statements as harmful.

However, I think within the divide that has now condemned JKR the person, there is a more scattered resolution on how this group has resolved to move forward in the Harry Potter fandom. Some have separated the art from the artist and continue to enjoy the world that the fans have built; some have refused supporting official merchandise and enjoy purchasing unlicensed products from small businesses; some are keeping their consumption of Harry Potter private and off of social media; and some have outright avoided any mention or following of the fandom at all.

There are so many arguments to be had about any of these resolutions that I can’t say any of them are absolutely right or wrong. I can for certain say that Harry Potter is now triggering for some. And just like other content triggers and warnings, the polite action would be to apply these trigger warnings when possible if our intention is to create those safe spaces. I personally choose not to show nudity or gore in my artwork and can be a safe space for those avoiding those triggers, but that does not mean I am personally triggered by it, nor do I disavow or unfollow other artists who create those contents. This is how I’ve crafted my resolution for Harry Potter.

I know how deeply ingrained the Harry Potter fandom is, and even with a critical eye on the controversial topics highlighted in the books (elves, werewolves, goblins, Seamus, etc), I can see those who are fans are still celebrating the books for the goodness and morals and inspirational quotes that the text is known for — not the harmful subtexts and especially not the recent sentiments of JKR.

With regards to my upcoming collaborations with LitJoy Crate in 2021, I will be providing artwork for four Harry Potter related items. Before JKR’s statement blew up in June 2020, I had already agreed and signed a contract for these pieces, a project that LitJoy had already been planning for in advance of my involvement. With my sentiments above, I do intend to finish my commitment with LitJoy, but will not be posting any Harry Potter artwork from the collaboration on my personal social feeds, nor will I be collaborating or producing any future Harry Potter artworks thereafter.

This is my personal resolution based on my own reactions to JKR’s statements, but I do NOT condemn LitJoy or their followers for purchasing and celebrating the Harry Potter fandom; in fact, I continue to be impressed and amazed and delighted with the ideas and creativity they bring to their community and the Harry Potter fandom. That can be a valid resolution. I would of course love to continue collaborating with LitJoy Crate on non-Harry Potter artworks in the future. But going forward, my resolution is to focus on other fandoms on my public accounts and consume the Harry Potter fandom privately in my own space.

I realize my resolution will not be the solution for everyone who follows me and who I follow, but there is a space for everyone and I only hope everyone can find the spaces they can enjoy.

– Rosie

Categories: Artwork, Bookish

Alice in Wonderland (or Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) is in the public domain. Therefore as long as it doesn’t resemble the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland (or any other copyrighted variations of the original book) then I have free standing to sell my interpretation of the book. 🙂

Categories: Artwork, Papercrafts

Fanart is the love child of two parties: The artist and the copyright owner of the original property or ideas the fanart depicts. Because I am declaring that the artwork I make is referencing, depicting, or relating to copyrighted properties that do not belong to me, then I am no longer the sole owner of that artwork. For example:

If I caption this picture below as [KINGDOM OF ASH SPOILERS] “Elide racing across a bloody battle field, desperate to save her love before a dam collapses and floods the entire field.” [END KINGDOM OF ASH SPOILERS] — you as the FAN of that work would recognize the scene, recognize those characters, recognize those EMOTIONS you felt while reading those scenes by looking at my interpretation, my fanart. You’re connecting with my art through the emotions that were earned by the Author, Sarah J. Maas, not me.

If I were to instead caption the picture as “A girl desperately riding across the field on a horse because she really has to pee.” I no longer am associating it with a copyright work, but it sounds a little less appealing in context, doesn’t it? Not the same emotional connection as before? Therefore, the only thing left sustaining its value is my artwork alone. ( Unless you really sympathize with the desperate need to seek a toilet. )

In the case of fanart, I would need the consent of both parties to sell my work for it to be within legal standings for Copyright Law.

Category: Artwork

Unfortunately, my schedule doesn’t allow me to have open private commissions at the moment.

I can at most build 1 – 2 papercrafts a month depending on the complexity, so it’s very limiting if I open private commissions. Commercial commissions allow these box subscriptions to distribute my artwork on a larger scale to you all than one-on-one commissions would.

But I’m not against it in the future if my schedule opens up to allow it! 🙂

Categories: Artwork, Papercrafts

Oh boy, I’m going to gush here. Glen Keane.

One of the most prolific Disney animators since the Disney Renaissance, his work has been my inspiration since before I even knew who he was as a person. You can easily recognize his character designs by his signature eye style. They’re so full of focus and emotion; it radiates through the rest of the character’s body language without any dialogue.

I try to apply the same emotion to my artwork. The eyes don’t have to be detailed, but just need to have that focus. I don’t usually do character portraits for this reason – I feel like their eyes would be so out of focus if they were actually sitting for one. I like to create expression while the subject is in the middle of an action, or a story, so you are able to think about before, during and after the scene, all captured through their eyes.

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Out of respect for the copyright holders (and copyright law), I don’t sell fanart of works that I don’t have permission to sell. I am working on gaining permission for some properties and will definitely announce when prints, kits, or paper crafts of those properties are available for sale. 🙂

I try to spread the love as much as I can with giveaways though!

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Bookish (6)

I wanted to provide an explanation for my upcoming and final Harry Potter collaborations.

Firstly, I want it to be clear that I whole heartedly disavow J.K. Rowling’s sentiments on women’s rights and the transgender community. I think there is a very clear divide with where people stand with her views and I’m most decidedly on the side that sees her opinions and statements as harmful.

However, I think within the divide that has now condemned JKR the person, there is a more scattered resolution on how this group has resolved to move forward in the Harry Potter fandom. Some have separated the art from the artist and continue to enjoy the world that the fans have built; some have refused supporting official merchandise and enjoy purchasing unlicensed products from small businesses; some are keeping their consumption of Harry Potter private and off of social media; and some have outright avoided any mention or following of the fandom at all.

There are so many arguments to be had about any of these resolutions that I can’t say any of them are absolutely right or wrong. I can for certain say that Harry Potter is now triggering for some. And just like other content triggers and warnings, the polite action would be to apply these trigger warnings when possible if our intention is to create those safe spaces. I personally choose not to show nudity or gore in my artwork and can be a safe space for those avoiding those triggers, but that does not mean I am personally triggered by it, nor do I disavow or unfollow other artists who create those contents. This is how I’ve crafted my resolution for Harry Potter.

I know how deeply ingrained the Harry Potter fandom is, and even with a critical eye on the controversial topics highlighted in the books (elves, werewolves, goblins, Seamus, etc), I can see those who are fans are still celebrating the books for the goodness and morals and inspirational quotes that the text is known for — not the harmful subtexts and especially not the recent sentiments of JKR.

With regards to my upcoming collaborations with LitJoy Crate in 2021, I will be providing artwork for four Harry Potter related items. Before JKR’s statement blew up in June 2020, I had already agreed and signed a contract for these pieces, a project that LitJoy had already been planning for in advance of my involvement. With my sentiments above, I do intend to finish my commitment with LitJoy, but will not be posting any Harry Potter artwork from the collaboration on my personal social feeds, nor will I be collaborating or producing any future Harry Potter artworks thereafter.

This is my personal resolution based on my own reactions to JKR’s statements, but I do NOT condemn LitJoy or their followers for purchasing and celebrating the Harry Potter fandom; in fact, I continue to be impressed and amazed and delighted with the ideas and creativity they bring to their community and the Harry Potter fandom. That can be a valid resolution. I would of course love to continue collaborating with LitJoy Crate on non-Harry Potter artworks in the future. But going forward, my resolution is to focus on other fandoms on my public accounts and consume the Harry Potter fandom privately in my own space.

I realize my resolution will not be the solution for everyone who follows me and who I follow, but there is a space for everyone and I only hope everyone can find the spaces they can enjoy.

– Rosie

Categories: Artwork, Bookish

HP5: Order of the Phoenix. I read at age 15 and at first hated emo Harry. But later related to his slice-of-life hardships, and now it’s my favorite to start a HP binge on. Plus, Prof. Umbridge is deliciously evil.

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Twist/surprise exposition.
When characters are monologuing plans to audiences in books/movies, they usually go wrong. When they plan off-screen, they usually go right and are revealed later as a twist. Even better when the former is paired with the latter as a red herring. Ocean’s 11, for example.

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Mystery / Thriller.
Surprisingly, Harry Potter introduced me to this genre, because they’re, at their core, mystery books with a magic twist!

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Hmmm, this is hard to explain because while I’m a fan, I don’t really participate in fandoms – but I like to lurk and watch the revelry from the sidelines. I would say I enjoy unfinished book series fandoms the most because I like reading the speculations in real time.

Category: Bookish

I’m pretty neutral on a lot of things, but I think most people prefer to read books than listen to audiobooks. I like to keep my eyes and hands busy with other projects and my ears busy with books. It’s a symbiotic relationship.

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Papercrafts (10)

Alice in Wonderland (or Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) is in the public domain. Therefore as long as it doesn’t resemble the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland (or any other copyrighted variations of the original book) then I have free standing to sell my interpretation of the book. 🙂

Categories: Artwork, Papercrafts

Ooh that’s an interesting thought! I definitely have noticed an evolution of how I design certain things, specifically with faces.

Early on I would have exposed eyes pasted over the face, and shape the nose with two separate facial pieces. Now I’ve found that cutting out the eye sockets and cutting a ‘flap’ for the nose creates natural shadows and is much more appealing to my vision in concept.

I’ve also really adopted the triangle cuts I’ve used as guides to help with the alignment and precision of each paper piece. (seen in my WIPs)
It’s something that I wouldn’t be able to take advantage of if I didn’t have a Cricut, but it definitely makes things faster (and fun) for assembly.

As far as goals, I’m really trying to focus on creative uses of color. I want to try more abstract schemes like the Six of Crows papercraft, instead of standard, everyday life color schemes

Category: Papercrafts

Ooooh definitely papercraft – but it’s also very (satisfyingly) tiring at times. Drawing is a great way to for me unwind and relax for evening.

Category: Papercrafts

Unfortunately, my schedule doesn’t allow me to have open private commissions at the moment.

I can at most build 1 – 2 papercrafts a month depending on the complexity, so it’s very limiting if I open private commissions. Commercial commissions allow these box subscriptions to distribute my artwork on a larger scale to you all than one-on-one commissions would.

But I’m not against it in the future if my schedule opens up to allow it! 🙂

Categories: Artwork, Papercrafts

The Ace of Shades “The Lovers, Reversed” papercraft is still my favorite piece. The mish-mash of symbolisms for the Lovers / Fool tarot cards and story elements fit together so well. The trifecta imagery of the golden God’s Robe / City Skyline / Spade was especially fun.

Category: Papercrafts

I use the patterns (or filigree) as a form of highlighting / shading. Similar to how an illustrator would use pointillism or cross-hatching to create different values with only two colors. Filigree is a more decorative form of those techniques for my papercrafts. I first draw major line forms to get the flow of the pattern, then fill in the gaps with random swirls or linework to create varied shapes as I go.

Category: Papercrafts

Pre-planning:

I start by re-listening to the book for details and symbolisms. I take a lot of liberties with the art, but I don’t want to stray from the spirit of source material. I love adding in as much symbolism and hidden details as possible so avid readers can spot them

Concept:

I try to decide what dimension and size of frame I’ll use to house the papercraft. The depth and shape of the frame will help me coordinate how many layers of detail to include (foreground, middleground, background) and how to compose the scene within the space. I’m really adamant on highlighting the books’ world building into the papercrafts – it’s just as important as the characters. I will use Photoshop on my Surface Pro tablet to sketch out the composition and characters. I will also begin to paint the filigree or linework patterns – they are basically hard brushstrokes in Photoshop that I later will convert to vector shapes.

Vectorizing:

In order to expedite the process (and save my hand from immense pain) I use a Cricut to cut out the heavy or intricate pieces in the papercraft. Other pieces that are minor or too detailed for Cricuts are cut by hand with an X-Acto knife. Cricuts cut paper by reading SVG vector files which I can create and export from Photoshop by drawing each potential piece of paper with a vector pen tool. This requires a lot of pre-planning for when I have to assemble later on as I have to think about layering, line thickness, and leaving room for glue.

Quality Check / Export & Optimizing:

An issue I run into with these papercrafts is that I’m usually working with 12×12” stock paper, while the frames I use range from 11×14“ to upwards of 16 x 31”. The decorative paper (usually black) I used around the edges of the pieces are usually made up of several separate pieces as I cannot cut anything longer or wider than 12”. Before I export my SVGs to my Cricut, I have to meticulously check each vector shape to make sure that there are no strenuous bezier curves (or they may warp) but also to make sure the pieces can fit within a 12 x 12” area. Once I’ve exported the SVG, I import them into Cricut’s design area and probably spend an hour or two arranging the different pieces into groups of color and pack them like sardines in a can so that I waste as little as paper as possible.

Color Coordinating:

Ahhh this is the most intimidating aspect – choosing paper colors. My color options in Photoshop are nearly limitless, but I have only so many colors available in paper. No matter how much I try, there will always be a slight difference in hue, saturation and light/darkness between digital and paper colors. For pieces that absolutely need a specific color in order to play nice with the others, I’ll usually cut them on generic white (or dark) cardstock and paint them the color I need.

Pre-Painting & Detail:

Most characters will need their faces prepped before assembly. I use my Surface Pro as a poorman’s (is it really, though?) light box to transfer and trace the face features to the paper from the guide I printed out from the digital concept art. I’ll then cut out the eyes and mouth (if open) and add scraps of paper or paint to fill in the rest of the features. Pieces that require custom color paint I will usually complete with sponges as this gives an even distribution of paint to the paper and limits the chance of seeing brushstrokes or other unwanted textures. On the flipside, almost every background is hand painted, and this is really where I want the brushstrokes to shine through for great texture. I’ll usually dry paint these with my cheap old acrylics I’ve had for 10+ years – nothing special.

Assembly:

Yay! The fun part! Pretty straight forward; I’ll use my printed guide to line up the pieces one-by-one and glue them together. Repeat! These are the videos you usually see on the WIP Wednesday Stories.

Final details:

Any final touches needed like painted sparkles or skin blush, etc. will be added at this stage if not already done.

Category: Papercrafts

It depends on the complexity and size of the piece, as well as if I’m running into artistic blocks during the concept phase. An average breakdown of hours for each step for a few different pieces:

Category: Papercrafts

My absolute best tip for 2D papercrafting is practice drawing basic shapes for form. Many artists begin illustrations with simple shapes to build their subjects before adding detail.


Papercrafting is devolving your concept back into simple shapes and contours. It’s important to simplify your shapes to be “clusters” if something becomes too detailed. Don Bluth utilized this technique in a lot of his films, especially with hair!

Category: Papercrafts

I started papercrafting when I was in middle school, but vastly different from the paper art I do now. I used to make 3D paper models from commercially made paper kits. My father gifted me my first paper kit (like on the left) from Germany and I was hooked!

Unfortunately, it was very damaging to my hand to continuously cut paper for hours on end, so I stopped the hobby around early high school. Years later, with the immergence of tools like Cricut Machines, it saved my hand from a lot of hard cutting labor and I was able to jump back in with new vigor and create my own “paper kits”!

Category: Papercrafts