My submission for Illustration Friday's "hoard" is a School House candy box I made for a confectionary company in Boston last month. It is for students to give to their teachers at the end of the year as a Thank You for all of their hard work. I painted the original on Canson Airbrush paper and then they were printed, diecut, scored ,folded and glued. You can hoard a nice amount of sweets and treats in these candy boxes. I put a quote that I love about teachers: "No bubble is so irridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher" ~William Osler. I hope that all the teachers I know and those of you I have met on IF have a very nice summer!
That's so adorable and must've been fun to work on!
ReplyDeleteSweet! ;) I love this. Where could I get one?
ReplyDeleteOh this is the prettiest box ever Valerie!! :o)
ReplyDeleteWhat a good quote!
ReplyDeleteValgal!
ReplyDeleteThe candy box reminds me so much of the diorama you made for me when I was in first grade. I know I always say that about your 3D work, but it's amazing how the work you did when you were a kid was such a foreshadowing of what was to come. I really, really wish I'd kept that old diorama -- it was an old shoebox btw...
On another note, it's sunny! Woohoo!!!
xoxox
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What a neat assignment! It looks great.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun thing to design, it is adorable!
ReplyDeleteWow! Lucky is the teacher who receives one of those!!!
ReplyDeleteYour imagination is amazing Val.
OH cool!!! Hey, I made one of those in the 90's when I worked for Lakeshore Learning Materials company in Carson CA.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link...scroll down to the bottom. Second row from the bottom on the left.
http://www.doodlestreet.com/design.html
Incredibly cute and completely awesome! Love how you thought 'out of the box' for the schoolhouse front. Must have been a huge hit!
ReplyDeleteNice, Val! My mother-in-law is a retired teacher.She woulda' loved getting this.She did however get a "gazillion" little ceramic apples and tons of little "favourite teacher" whatnots...(which she hoarded in a box in the pantry)
ReplyDeletethis is FANTASTIC, vallie! what an amazing artist you are! :))
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic and I am near Boston... would love to know where I could find one, nice idea for when school lets out next year.
ReplyDeleteReally great illustrated box. Thanks for sharing. =)
Wow! Do they allow dogs to go to school? I'd love to be part of that group. I promise not to pee in school. Love Bad Dog
ReplyDeletehi val!!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful box, what else though, from a beautiful person! have a good one, doll!
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Wow! Beautiful box, Valerie!
ReplyDeleteLucky teachers! These are wonderful... and the song is perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteI love it! - this is such a beautiful box - I especially love the cat and the bell:-) Wonderful work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute thing!.. I love it!.. I want one!..
ReplyDeleteIt's prfect and perfectly wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI would rather hoard the boxes or anything by Valgal.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artworks ! freshhhhhhhhh !
ReplyDeleteWow - what a great package you've put together..brilliant, Valerie! Two of my children are teachers but neither was lucky enough to get one of these this year!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have one of these! Filled with sourballs or mint juleps....Yum!!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice Val...lucky teachers!
Your talents are endless, Val. I can imagine a whole village of your candy boxes as collectables. I always look upon your works of art as confectionary - even the soft colours you use define them as such, so this is doubly delicious!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet.
ReplyDeleteIm near Boston I will have to look around for it.
I love the curve on the house, the cat in the window is cute!
One word. DARLING!
ReplyDeleteThis is very cute!! Love the 3D idea!
ReplyDeleteit's great! and i like this 'hoarding' music with your house too.
ReplyDeleteWonderful wonderful Valerie, I want it!!!
ReplyDeletewhat a terrific idea, and beautifully crafted !!
ReplyDeleteVery creative design, beautiful illustrated! Everyone would love to receive one of this great gift!
ReplyDeleteI really want one of those boxes!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea, and very collectible! You have many wonderfully creative goodies up your sleeve, don't you?
ReplyDeleteIt is Magic!
ReplyDeleteSandra Evertson
wow wonderful boxes and soo cute! i would luv to give such cute things to my son. i know he'd luv them!
ReplyDeletebtw i have been visiting your blog for quite a while and i thought i have added your link already. just realized i havent. so now its up. 8)
This is outstanding, you have given us "6" illos in one, really more! Beautiful quote...
ReplyDeleteI could live in that box, especially if it's filled with candy!
ReplyDeleteyou are amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love how you've utilized this format for your work. The traditional schoolhouse concept works really well with the finished product. Really charming.
ReplyDeleteHow about that! This is just amazingly fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYou have the golden touch! So SWEEEET!
this is totally amazing, we have nothing like this in the uk....if i got one of these at the end of the school year, i would love it.
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