This was my first submission to get published in Somerset Studio. I lost count of how many rejections came before this. A LOT. If you’re submitting artwork to a publication these days, be patient and keep on trying!
The lid comes off and the insert pulls out. There are three panels decorated with a different Victorian houses on both sides. Each house features a specific architectural detail specific to Victorian houses, and the date they came into fashion.
The gingerbread panel features a tab that lifts up to reveal another house. The architecture is highlighted on these prints with Prismacolor pencils.
Oh, how I love big front porches!
Also in the box are these little “extras”. One is a tag featuring a labeled illustration- “Victorian House School”. The other is a small envelope, with another house picture, and a description of how elaborately decorated Victorian houses were.
Another architectural detail on the back of the tag…
I hope you enjoyed taking a closer look!
It is gorgeous; Yes, I am sending stuff in. I just sent 6 items for the Peat Pot
challenge. Keeping my fingers crossed~
Thanks for sharing, your beautiful work, so much detail!
@Ellen Awesome! I hope your stuff gets chosen! I always want to try more challenges but I always wait too late and miss the deadlines. ;D
This is beautiful!!!
An amazing piece with gorgeous detail!!
So is it being published in a magazine or book? so well deserved, congratulations!!!!
@Annmaree Thanks so much!! This is actually an old post that I finally redid. It was published in the first mag. you see on the right (brown one) a while back. The old one had photos that were very small and out of focus–I had just started blogging and really didn’t know what I was doing! haha! I thought this thing deserved new photos and a new post.
Thanks again!
I love this everytime I see it!
@Missy–thanks so much! You are probably the only one who remembers it from the first time! Sorry to re-post but it looked so bad!haha!
Wow, it’s gorgeous. I love Sumerset Studio (and Apprentice too) and I can see how this belongs in its pages.
I dream of one day having something good enough to submit to one of the stampington magazines. For now, I’ll just keep practicing.
Have a lovely day.
This Victorian House piece is extraordinary. It is so detailed–looks like you put a lot of work into it.
Happy to have you as a participant in the A to Z Blog Challenge and thanks for putting up the badge on your site. I will make mention of this in my next Thank You post.
Lee
Tossing It Out and the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge 2011
Thanks so much! I’m excited about the challenge but I don’t have a clue what I’m going to do! Yikes!