Artist Interview and ORIGINAL art giveaway with Pretty Little Thieves

Since Posting some of Pretty Little Thieve's work last week I couldn't stop thinking about her adorable illustrations. I wanted to know more about the talented Nancy, and as luck would have it here she is today with an exclusive interview for Dandelion Daydreamer :) I love her quirky use of line and and punchy flashes of rainbow colours. What I love most about Nancy's shop is that we can all buy an original illustration for a snippet, as well as this she also sells her work as pocket-friendly prints. Nancy has very kindly offered the lucky giveaway winner not one but two prizes! The first is the original illustration "Anymore" (first picture below), which she has created especially for the giveaway! And the second prize is a choice of a print from this section of her shop. All you have to do is leave a comment and let us know your favourite illustration, winner will be chosen at random and competition runs until next Tuesday. Bon chance tout le monde :)

Where do you live and where do you work from?
Los Angeles, California. I carry drawing pens and sketchbooks with me wherever I go.

Please describe your typical working day?
coffee, lots of tea, answering emails, blog posting and reading, researching, drawing, painting or cutting and pasting, a walk around the neighborhood.

Where do you take your inspiration from?
music, relationships, heartache, nature

What mediums do you use?
watercolor, acrylic, graphite, ink, cut found paper

What are you wearing?
to work in-jeans, toms, vintage t-shirt, wolf head necklace

Who are you other favourite artists/illustrators?
this list is quite extensive but here are a few:
Julie Mehretu
Kara Walker
Margaret Kilgallen
Laura Owens

What are your favourite etsy shops?
tomfowlks
badhairmountain
beauchamping
patriciareyes

How do you spend your weekends?
some combination of the following:
art shows, museums, flea markets, eating out, drawing, painting, wandering around town, book shop perusing, thrifting, taking random photographs, hanging out with friends and family

Do you have any favourite blogs?
http://www.designformankind.com
http://www.art-milk.com
http://www.design-milk.com
http://www.pikaland.com
http://www.zoestrauss.blogspot.com
http://www.book-by-its-cover.com
http://www.booooooom.com

Birdie's First Peck

Do you remember your first kiss? Birdie's First Peck has just joined my new collection of birdie prints, it is now available to buy in my shop as a print. Buy any 2 prints and get a third of your choice absolutely free :)

Birdie's Home Sweet Home

Next up in the birdie series is this little fellow,  personally I couldn't think of a cooler nest! You can see more of his feathered friends here in my Etsy shop.

Birds of a Feather Flock Together

How about a little inspiration from our feathered friends :) I love the little Duck!

George the Duck can be yours too! See Le Canot Rouge for more animal delights.

He's an Elvis fan too! Odelia Lavie has lots of stuffed snugglies... but hands off  this guy he's my
man!

 Aliette's shop is so sweet it will give you toothache :)

The King of the Birds by Cafe Baudelaire.

Hand embroidered wall hanging by Rachael Loves Bob.

Oooh shiny magpie nests by Adorn Jewelry. See more in her Etsy shop.

Both of the above birdies are by Squirrellicious and you can pick them up in her Etsy shop.

And last but not least... We don't want all these little birdies flying away now do we? Lock 'em up in Japonica's nostalgic bird cage!