BlackentheIllustration: The Anthomania FloLady

 Anthomania
Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (anthos, “flower”) +‎ -mania.
Noun
anthomania (uncountable)
An extravagant passion for flowers.

So yes

my twinsister Ochie, aka the FloLady, is actually an anthomania.

all of her stuffs, dress, china porcelain, everything, are flowery.

and i love her for that

and i always had so much fun drawing her.

I also love laces.
flowery and laces are perfect with each other,
so this is a semi-collage drawing since i'm using real laces.

*mixed media water color and colored pencil

on pepa paper

with real flowery laces*

BlackentheIllustrations: A Tale of Crestfallen Unused Part 2

These are the second part

 Sharing

 stop fighting Crestfallen

 Sxiinner Says

 The Precious Conversation

 Tragically Faded

Welcome

BlackentheBook: A Tale of Crestfallen

Yessss

finally

they're here!!

my twinny Ljubi FloLady's first book:

A Tale of Crestfallen.

I really love this book.

It's gloomy yet beautiful. It's sad and honest, 

It's, as I quote from Crestfallen herself, "Painfully Pretty"

It may not be the greatest illustrations 

and I'm not the greatest illustrator

but I LOVE everything about this book.

So proud of you, moja Ljubi!

<3 p="">

 bookmark, book and handmade rose pin

 front cover

 back and front cover

inside sneak peek

100 handmade roses pins for 100 buyers

they're so lovely! 

small pouches for 12 mystery gifts

thanks neng Odilia Fenny for making the pouches!

all pictures are taken from FloLady fanpage

"It's a beautifully illustrated book with stories and short poetries about a girl named Crestfallen.

The book is printed in hard cover, with fancy papers and printed in full colours. As a complimentary, for 100 first flowery readers who order and buy this book, you will each receive a beautiful flowery bookmark and handmade rose pin inside the package.

The price of the book is IDR 109.000 Or 12 USD each (exclude shipping). For Indonesia area, we'll be using JNE. For international, we'll be using Indonesian Reguler Post Service."

Thank you Neng Odilia Fenny for helping me and Ochie

in making the mystery gifts and bookmarks.

Thank you my hubby Iyan Ardiyan for the lovely photos.

BlackentheCrestfallen: A Celebration

the newest, 18 illustrations for poetry/story book

A Tale of Crestfallen by FloLady Ochie

old illustrations

really don't know what to do with them

Finally

all of the illustrations for poetry/story book A Tale of Crestfallen are finished!

am moving to the layout and final art now.

am writing this post, Emily's style, to celebrate my own works.

Sounds narcisstic but don't care.

It's been a long, flowery journey for me to finally finished these artworks.

they're not the best illustrations in the world

the skill and details are not perfect or super awesome

but love them

made them with lots of love (yes you may puke, but that's the truth)

and my ljubi's poems are so beautiful, so am enjoying every process 

of each illustration.

The project itself started a loong long time ago

2010 to be exactly

I made more than 20 illustrations, with different style and used watercolors instead of pencil colors.

but before I could finished them, was hit by reality, a simple yet destructive one.

The reality that my drawing sucks, lol.

was busy with Rory and new life as a Mom, i didn't realize that now, there are many

new, young, super-talented artists, with super amazing drawing skills.

This simple reality paralysed me.

was petrified and scared of them.

well, the bottom line was, i fell into my own abyss (with magenta monster, yes)

and hibernate for a very long time (am a bear after all).

that was the time when your social links fused you a new persona

(yes i played too much Persona, so you can read it as:

that was the time when your true sisters and friends came to save your ass)

Without my ljubi FloLady Ochie, who kept encouraging me to keep drawing.

without my PIC Odilia Fenny, who kept saying that i have my own style of drawing 

without my daughter Tatiana Romanova who kept putting heart icon in every drawing I posted

without my other daughter Ipit, who even asked one of my drawing to be put in her office 

(really proud of that)

and without my Lady of the Wolf that suddenly is a big fan of Silentia

without them, i don't think i could finished these illustrations

so thank you all!

these are for you!

and let's celebrate!

BlackentheCrestfallen: A Flowery Sneak Peek

"I must warn you before you read this book.

This is neither a poetry book nor a beautiful collection of rhymes."

A flowery sneak peek for my illustration project.

It is so much fun making the illustrations for my twinny ljubi FloLady's poetry book.

This is a postponed project,

it started like, 4 or 5 years ago T___T

hopefully it can be launched this June

can't waiiiit

my twinny's poems are awesome and unique

i love them all and it's such an honour to do the illustrations

BlackentheTribute: FloLady

Tribute | "tightly inside the flowery sins"

Maaap kl ga mirips ljubiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
T___T

BlackentheIllust: Ljuba - Ljubi

My Ljuba - Ljubi drawings!

Finally i found them a pair of white frames!

BlackentheDarkRoots

Me and my ljubi Ochie were models for one day thanks to
my hubby Iyan and my Cherry Ocha!
We had photoshoot in Rumah Akar, Kota Tua last Sunday
and had great time together.
Mr Demomo was there too!

I think the concept was the lost ghosts
hehehehhe
These are the pictures of me that were taken and edited by my hubby Iyan
(looking forward to see great photos from Ocha too)









These are the pictures of my Ljubi FloLady Ochie that were taken and edited by my hubby Iyan





Picture of me and Ljubi together
I'm her shadow :)
taken and edited by my hubby Iyan



And I took picture of the photographer, none other than my hubby
heheheheh

BlackentheFloweryAgenda

These are the illustrations for my ljubi's Flowery Agenda
the concept is Flowery Odile and Flowery Odette
Even the sweet FloLady has a dark side
her secret is... to turn all of the people into flowers!!!!!!!!

The sweet Flowery Odette wants to turn all people into beautiful flowers
but evil Flowery Odile wants to turn people into Venus Fly Trap
LOL

wkwkkwk peace ljubiii

Black china ink on canson paper
edited in photoshop

Happy Birthday to Us Ljubiii

have a flowery birthday to us, Moja Ljubi FloLady

BlackentheFlolady (Illustration)

this is my twinny, my Ljubi, enjoying her cigarette
pencil sketch on BC paper
colored and edited in photoshop
all images are from sxc.hu

BlackentheFloGown

(pic was taken by Ocha Cherry Perez, thx Cher!)


One of my dream is to make my ljubi her wedding gown
I finally design the FloGown that she approved
but in the process, since i'm not a real fashion designer, i made some detail that were impossible or hard to make, so there were some adjustments.
But in the end, my FloLady look awesomely flowery beautiful in her FloGown!

BlackentheFloGift

(pic was taken by Ocha Cherry Perez, thx Cher!)

for flolady's bachelorette gift pack from AWW
Printed in a white tank-top.

BlackentheFloPeachWed

aaahhhhhh
it's the flowery peach wedding!
Moja Ljubi FloLady Ochie and Stephen 'Demomo'!
I already had the honor to be the Bridesmaid
and now, i have the honor to design their invitation!

It's exciting yet scary
I don't want to let them down
They wanted a simple rosy modern invitation
So this is what i came up with

and so glad that they like it :)

sooo happy for the rose and the bee <3

BlackentheSpirits

“The illustrations portrayed in The Spirits do NOT represent the physical appearance of the characters, but they represent a particular part of the characters."

Many thx to Moja Ljubi FloLady Ochie for the beautiful copywritings ♥


The Spirit of Wind
Cecilia

She’s always around. She’s the air who can be destructive, but inside, she's soft and tender.



The Spirit of Water
Tatiana

She’s the element who can fit into any kind of shape. She has a big heart and doesn’t mind sharing it with those who need it


The Spirit of Stone
Grace

Firm and wise, she looks like the toughest element of all, but her heart can always be tamed by time


The Spirit of Smoke
Odilia

A mystery that could never be solved. She appears and disappears in a mysterious beautiful silence


The Spirit of Rain
Ephie

She blesses and curses the world with her tears. She gives life to the universe, but once she is unhappy, she could take it easily


The Spirit of Night
Nyla

She represents the darkness. She watches over the dark sky but loves to confuse the travelers by hiding the stars and the moon


The Spirit of Ice
Nova

Strong and powerful. A frozen beauty that admires as well as respects by others. She freezes the hatred and releases love to the world.


The Spirit of Flower
FloLady

Blooms and blossoms in every heart, brings colors, spring, and joy to the world. But her hidden thorns can bleed every heart


The Spirit of Fire
Ipit

She can be the enemy or the helper. Her rage can destroy everything in sight, and can only be calmed by her opposite spirit


The Spirit of Earth
Novenia

Wise and truthful, beautiful and warm. She has laid down her arms to cuddle every people no matter how painful it is


The Spirit of Cloud
Ocha

She can provide the world a calm day, but can also pour her tears without mercy. She is the hope in a very sunny earth


The Spirit of Aurora
Anita

Beautiful and untouchable but able to touch the heart of her admirers. She is a heart-warmer sight in the darkest night