Perfect Imperfections

I was ansy.  I picked up a cheap ink pen on my desk, whipped open an old stenobook, and doodled.  I realize today that doodling is practically self-medication.  It's like an adderall or ritalin substitute.

Anyway, here's the result:

This is a semi-raw doodle.  The raw doodle that inspired her is here:

Literally I dreamed her up.  I used my mind's vision as a reference.  And I doodled like crazy before the reference vanished.  


Half of the Doodle Divas I draw require a model/reference.  Then there are these divas that are complete figments of my imagination.


No woman can really stand, walk, sit or position and contort her body in the manner my imagination dreams up:


1- Their hair defies gravity, (and hairspray), in extreme vertical loops.  
2- Their arms, when extended, practically graze the floor.
3- Their legs are as long as stretch limos.
4- Their necks are longer than most giraffes.
5- Their hips have severe angles so sharp they could slice steel.
6- Their heads are like lollipops atop space needles.


THEY'RE COMPLETELY OUT OF PROPORTION!  


In other words . . . 


They're perfect!  :-)

Hair Friendly Exercise

Growing up, I learned early a couple of things are HUGE for ladies. Top two or three . . . their HAIR!

Entire moods, days, and I imagine political platforms have been made or broken over women and their hair. The biggest enemy of hair appears to be moisture. Rain, showers, baths and sweating are carefully negotiated, planned and if at all possible, entirely AVOIDED to keep this nemesis far and away from delicate manes.

And since I have a diva-friend who refuses to exercise for fear of sweating her beautiful locks into a mass of tangled, pouffy, yuckiness, I was inspired to create this hair-aware diva. Let's hope her simple yoga pose doesn't cause her to sweat and do irreparable damage. 

World War III would surely follow! ;-)

Diva Sightings - Poochie Poochie Coo!

Spotted this furry slice of cuteness downtown one weekend.  I'm guessing any owner of such a pedigree has at least an ounce or two of diva blood coursing through their veins!  :-)

Cat House Prints: Fabulous Finds...and woe is me

Cat House Prints: Fabulous Finds...and woe is me: "This has been the week from hell (as they say). Work is getting me down, it has been hot, and I have managed to go nearly the entire week wi..."

Roller Derby

There's an old rhyme that goes ' . . . sugar and spice and everything nice - that's what little girls are made of.'

Whatever! 

Divas come in all sizes, shapes, colors and . . . ATTITUDES! Roller derby is making a comeback and I assure you, those girls are not all sugar and spice and everything nice. That will get you torn up on the derby.

Instead, they're more like the rest of the rhyme which describes little boys. Only I took some Doodle Divas liberty with it:

" . . . snips and snails and cans of 'WHOOP TAIL' - that's what Roller Derby Divas are made of!"

;-)

Diva Sightings - Super (She)ro

Who's that diva? . . . 

This wife and mother of two dons a Doodle Divas superhero t-shirt. Considering Michelle is a wife, mother of two precious little girls, and works full-time, she's a superhero and diva by default! 

Thanks Michelle! You are officially 100% Doodle Divas approved! :-)
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Doodle Divas LITE Logo Zebra Print

Doodle Divas' appeal crosses age boundaries. That said, I'm very cognizant that one of the most powerful and influential age groups can't even drive yet.

That's right! TWEENS! Specifically, female tweens.

So I am starting to piece together a spin-off of Doodle Divas. Doodle Divas LITE is designed to appeal to these powerful little ladies and their guardians. 

For the time being, think thumbs down Miley Cyrus and thumbs up Selena Gomez! Just remember, these are tweens. Anything cool is subject to a 20-30 minute shelf life! ;-)

Doodle Divas Logo Zebra Stripes 1

Apparently, zebra stripes are all the rage. That little piece of info gave me an idea. And that little idea gave me a print.

Don't worry! No animals were harmed in the making of this print! ;-)

Doodle Divas Big Dress

A Doodle Diva's passion for shoes is equally matched in their DISpassion for exercise. Blech! Hello. There's like perspiration and wet hair involved!

But Doodle Diva's are clever. So leave it to a Doodle Diva to figure out a way to incorporate burning calories into their fashion statements!

And their hair doesn't get the least bit out of place! ;-)

Doodle Divas Superstar

Ball gown is my all time fan favorite and bestseller. She is so popular she is practically a logo in and of herself. No other diva has even come close to her popularity. . . 

. . . until a couple of months ago when I created this beauty.

She was a labor of love. It took a lot of patience and time, both of which are in short supply for me. But I knew she'd be worth it. 

"Superstar" is my proudest diva creation. She's the one to beat. She raised the bar and to date, I've yet to come close.

Thinker

I was inspired by the classic sculpture, "The Thinker", and had this idea. Again, I was able to incorporate the recurring theme of shoes. Hmm . . . I wonder which option she will end up choosing?

As if!!! ;-)

Casual Friday

Again, going with the naive humor vibe here. I work in corporate America and am keenly aware of traditional casual Friday as I'm sure many of you are. Imagine a diva interpretation of "casual Friday"! 

Cute! ;-)

Social Commentary

Today's economy is certainly the worst in my lifetime. Humor has a way of making harsh realities more palpable. Think Charlie Chaplin's 'Tramp' or the expression the 'Hoover blanket'. 

Imagine Doodle Divas are affected as well. But divas are quite clever and resourceful Do you really think a diva is gonna let something like the sad state of our global economy negatively impact her shoe aspirations? 

Perish the thought! ;-)

Holiday

This was my first holiday inspired Doodle Diva. A lot of folks requested to have a print of her minus the "Easter" title, which I was and am able to oblige. (See my SPECIAL REQUEST section).

I had already planned to make her image the base model for each major holiday. In fact, the Halloween version has already been completed. The most fun part of this concept was the purse.

Duh! These are divas! You know I live for the day I can introduce the first Doodle Divas handbag! ;-)

Extraordinary Girls in Ordinary Worlds

In experimenting with logos, I wanted to come up with a line that described these girls in a nut shell. I did a lot of research to be sure whatever I came up with was original yet short, sweet and to the point. I think this line exquisitely captures the entire spirit and theme of what Doodle Divas are all about. 

Extraordinary girls in ordinary worlds.

Mission accomplished! :-)

The personification of classic style has been managed by a scant handful and owned by just one . . . 

Audrey Hepburn.

She will forever be the Messiah of style!

Do Not Disturb

Random things will suddenly inspire a diva drawing. I was thinking of the fairy tale , ‘The Princess and the Pea.’ Only a diva’s skin would be so sensitive as to feel the irritation of a single pea under multiple layers of mattresses.

And no diva wants her precious beauty sleep disturbed! That’s just like a total given! . . .and Voila! . . . 

A print was born! ☺

Shoes

A recurring theme with Doodle Divas is their love of SHOES! I wanted to take it to a high comedy level. Remember, they’re cartoons. They can do ANYTHING. 

An idea around the notion of their love of shoes popped in my head. It made me giggle thinking about it. Once done, it made everyone else giggle too. 

Mission accomplished! ;-)

Diana "The Boss" Ross

I think Diana Ross popped out of the womb a diva.   She’s like American royalty.  When I think of Diana ‘The Boss’ Ross, I think of ball gowns, bling, sparkles, hair for days, and glamour, Glamour, GLAMOUR.   

Diana Ross is one of those ‘for God’s sake don’t piss her off!’ divas.  She went to the school of hard knocks and earned every single ounce of her divadom.

It’s authentic. 

It’s inspiring. 

There’s blood.  There’s sweat.  There’s tears. 

There’s hell to pay if you take her for granted!

But you wouldn’t anyway.  There’s something humbling about Diana Ross.  I’ll never forget when Lil’ Kim was dressed like  . . . well . . . Lil’ Kim, and up comes Diana Ross.  Her reaction to Lil’ Kim’s outfit is a brain burner.

I’ll never forget it.  It’s seared in my memory.  Classic!

I get the impression that  at any given moment, she could pull rank and reduce powerhouses like Madonna, Beyonce and J Lo to slobbering tears.  But instead, she humors us and lets folks like me toss around the word ‘diva’ like a middle management job title.

Diana Ross is like soldiers that go and fight overseas so Americans like me can take freedom for granted.  She’s a diva’s diva. She’s the real thing. 

She’s the Boss. 

And we best not forget it! 

The Same But Different

Again, huge Madonna fan.  She’s the messiah of look at me, Look At Me, LOOK AT ME DAMN IT!  Her spoof of Marie Antoinette, (another Doodle Diva recurring character), at an awards show back in the 90’s is  one of my all time faves. 

Part of the humor with Doodle Divas is how naïve they can be.  So the relationship between Madonna’s Marie Antoinette spoof and Doodle Divas is actually an ironic one. 

Madonna  wore this onstage to clearly demand attention.  Doodle Divas would wear this to go grocery shopping and be puzzled by all the stares!  ;-)

Fierce Boots

As I recall, back in the 90's, "fierce" was an overused word to describe something so jaw dropping, so stunning, so unique, so exquisitely appealing, no other word would work.  Typically it referred to clothing, an outfit or some type of adornment.  The person uttering it was typically any random gay male.

So I said it a lot.

Cut to 2011 1/2.  The kids these days are using descriptors that I'm sure would only befuddle me.  I'm clueless as to what the appropriate contemporary adjective is myself.

So I avoid using the word 'fierce' to avoid the snickering or downright gales of laughter that would ensue upon hearing my old self state the adjective with ignorant confidence.

Then I saw these boots tonight:

To hell with the kids!

I hereby pronounce these boots, "FIERCE!!!"  :-)