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I was in Kinokuniya (pronounced key-no-ku-knee-ah) yesterday. It is FILLED to the brim with inspiration and cute things. The stationery section is amazing, the book selection is very artsy including a huge 3rd floor filled with photography, graphic design, manga, artsy books, etc. I could spend hours there. It’s located in NYC along […]
It happened like this..
My mom went to meet a friend for lunch. They sat down (after buying some Quickdraw lottery tickets), and a dragonfly “parked on my opai.” (Which might be the Japanese word for chest or her own word – she makes words up.) Anyways, her […]
I never thought I’d be making fish clouds, but here one is! You can probably guess who will be dreaming up this cloud if you’ve seen my Starry animal cards. Does it look real? Clouds are harder to make than they look. My technique is to paint them in photoshop. My other […]
Here’s the poster of the sketch I did of this Adele quote. We had to make it 13×19 for class, but I might resize to 8.5×11 so I can make prints. I love this quote – and I’d love it on my wall to remind me to put my all […]
Here’s the cat card card as promised. I love what happened when I flipped it. When I was tracing it, I tried to flip it and make the pieces fall into place on the other side so nothing would overlap and look odd.
I’m not sure I’m completely happy with the coloring. I […]
Here’s a sketch I did for a “cat card” card. The kitten is surrounded by all of his favorite things. We recently got 2 kittens! They are adorable and curious all of the time. Always watching things.. followed by sniffing and pawing. This card is the watching stage. I gave […]
Here’s a preview of a design I’m working on – that I formatted to be my facebook page’s cover photo – it will be more vertical on the card, but I do like this way too. I’m thinking of making long prints with sayings on them.. Relax, Breathe, Get Inspired, etc. […]
Happy day after Earth day! I’ve been looking into recycled paper options and found a printer that prints on Bamboo – Tree-free Paper! I’m excited to get some samples and to start creating prints of my art on this great-for-the-environment paper. Why is bamboo paper better than recycled stocks?
Bamboo is a […]
I took a Design Procedures class this fall at SVA (which has amazing continuing education courses by the way) and did this project. The assignment was to redo a New York Times Magazine layout. I picked an article about the Ocarina – which […]
New cards available in our Cynla Etsy shop! A land of ice cream where all your cares melt away, Happy Birthday in blues for all of your happy birthday blues, and some Japanese lanterns in red and blue for brightening someone’s day. The puns I know.. I think […]
This hasn’t been made into a card yet, but I can’t wait to share it. It’s Manhattan! To go in my city series (see Brooklyn here). Included are taxis, street blocks, signs, lots of buildings, empire state, subway trains, fire escapes, and a little twin […]
This card is inspired by my mom.. who asks me on the phone when am I coming home? and then when I’m visiting, asks when I’m going to see her next. I wonder how often I would have to visit for it to be enough? Any moms know? Probably if I moved back […]
This is a card I made for a friend’s dental practice. I never thought I’d be making dental cards, but it was a lot of fun to make!
Front: Wishing you a SWEET holiday season
(but don’t forget to floss for goodness sake)
I do have a huge sweet tooth, so […]
When I was on vacation (on the island of Culebra), there were these rolling clouds over the ocean at all times. They created huge shadows on the hills. It was so peaceful just looking at them until I decided to draw and take pictures of all of them (why can’t I ever […]
In a world of cards, I have to design at least half a year ahead. Stores expect to be looking at Christmas lines in August. I haven’t quite made it to this schedule yet, but I feel way ahead of Mother’s Day, May 13th – two whole months ahead. This card will be […]
THANK YOU spring is almost here. The nice weather today feels great after coming back from a vacation and missing the sun. Here’s a Happy Spring Thank You card I’ve been working on.
Also, if you haven’t seen these already, I only have a couple left and there’s still time to get these before […]
Some designs that I worked on at the end of last year. They are all official cards now. I love making these, it’s so relaxing. I draw them in ink, scan them in and then color them on the computer. The coloring is the hardest part for me. I can never make up […]
This is me today! I’m off to sunny Puerto Rico soon. I can NOT wait. I have been steadily building up the to do lists and work for myself, taking a class, balancing a full-time job, while carrying around the guilt of not having time to go to the gym.. but a vacation […]
Fill in the blank Monday. My favorite way to procrastinate is __________.
I’ve been putting off getting my card catalog together – it means that I will have to start pitching to stores and sales reps and it will be a huge step into the “this is real.” So, my […]
about me
Hi! Thanks for visiting. Drawing and creating has become a way for me to de-stress. I'd like to do it more often. This is a space for me to share my art and inspiration, my card designs, and to remind myself to stress less.
My card business and moving outside of NYC [gasp] is a new adventure in my life and I'm happy to be able to share it with you. Feel free to drop me an email cindy [ at ] cynla.com, leave a comment or two, or visit my website (www.cynla.com) and shop (cynla.etsy.com).
Happy de-stressing!
~ Cindy
