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American Monsters – a book cover project for Sezin Koehler and Ghostwoods Books

by rosedeniz July 28, 2011 books
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Book cover project for horror author Sezin Koehler and Tim Dedopulos of Ghostwoods Books.

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5 Questions for Makers

by rosedeniz July 3, 2011 art
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Being creative means being savvy, trusting the hands that draw you to create in the first place. You’ll dig deep when you need to. Make something out of nothing, though you never for one second believed it didn’t exist. It already existed in your mind before you ever made it.

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The Rat Friends Remember – an illustration set

by rosedeniz June 22, 2011 books
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Good friends can transcend distances. Even if they’re rats.

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One artifact

by rosedeniz December 8, 2010 design
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Tweet It survived a tumble in a suitcase across the ocean. It managed to escape breaking at the grabby hands of my 4-year old. It also teetered on the edge of the bed one morning thanks to my 2-year-old daughter, but never fell. The hand-painted statuette my mom made when she was a little girl, […]

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What’s your {life} color palette?

by rosedeniz August 25, 2010 creativity

Tweet Hair dye packaging. Quilting fabric. Cosmetic color forecasts. Paint store swatches. Just a few of my favorite things. I like how a few smart words dressed up in the right clothes can make or break a deal. I love how word and image combined bring out delicious, unexpected combinations. I love embellished details and […]

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Free Recipe Cards

by rosedeniz July 25, 2010 design

Tweet From my design archives I dug out a set of vintage-inspired recipe cards I made last year. Download the free size A4 PDFs by clicking on the images below or browse my Mediafire folder for downloading. Please share and enjoy! Bon Apetit! Aftiyet Olsun! A4 Set of two Recipe Cards (Form-fill PDF)A4 Set of two […]

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Silk Road Stories

by rosedeniz February 10, 2010 Art is Dialogue

Tweet Friendships made in just a few short hours. Life stories shared, professional commonalities discovered, mothering suggestions offered, all while eating some of the best Turkish food I’ve had in Turkey. The women I met from the Bursa International Women’s Association were French, Italian, German, Russian, American, and more. How were we able to relate to […]

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A guest at Colette

by rosedeniz November 18, 2009 art

Tweet I’m so happy to share that this week marks my second week as guest poster at Colette Patterns, where Sarai designs gorgeous garments for real women. Chantilly or Eclair may be my favorites, and I love how the names conjure Paris, cafes, vintage stores, and fashion icons. Every week I’ll be illustrating visual inspiration […]

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The non-binary life

by rosedeniz November 5, 2009 art

Tweet When an emerging American artist moves to Turkey and starts a family, she navigates new definitions of career and home life. What does that look like? Come join the discussion on art + domesticity cohabitating at expat+HAREM where I am a guest poster on art, nesting, and being an expatriate.

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