Design and Tattoo

Bohemian Bearcat Brew by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:14:09 -0000

As a gift for our two year wedding anniversary, I decided to try my hand at brewing. I made my husband homemade root beer, and it actually worked! It was quite an adventure (I've never done anything remotely like that before) and I was so pleased it actually turned out well. Carbonated and not exploded! I also made this label for him. The original itself is painted in acrylics and india ink. The text on the bottom of the label is a bit of a joke - it's my attempt at translating 'root beer' into Czech. Rampant binturongs make me happy inside. :)

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Tags: Wine label beer Custom bearcat binturong mbala root brew brewing

Wildcat Card Back by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:32:24 -0000

This is the back design for the Wildcat Card Deck - http://community.livejournal.com/wildcatcards/profile - if you haven't seen it before, go check it out - it's shaping up to be an awesome project!

Medium: Ink
Tags: cat Cheetah cougar feline kitty bobcat lynx playing card deck wildcat

Elemental Wheel Glyph Tattoo by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:35:47 -0000

A custom tattoo design made to cover an existing tattoo. An elemental wheel representing elephant for earth, salmon for water, raven for air, and jaguar for fire.

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Tags: cat Totem Raven Jaguar tattoo feline fish crow elephant design spiritual salmon

Oroborous Tattoo Design by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:51:14 -0000

This is a commissioned tattoo design, incorporating copperhead, osprey, and Oroborous imagery.

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Tags: snake mythology tattoo raptor wings winged serpent quetzalcoatl

Fire and Ice Phoenixes by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:51:59 -0000

A card image for the 'Pathfinders' totem card set. The 'fire' phoenix is a commonly recognized symbol that, to me, represents external events in life. Destructive forces that lead to re-creation, 'trial by fire'. The shadow or ice phoenix represents a more internalized process in which the events that take place may not seem so catastrophic on the outside, but leave the person drastically changed inside themselves. India ink and acrylic, 10 x 14"

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Tags: bird Totem Fire ice Phoenix card pheenix

Guardian Spirits: Cougar by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:50:21 -0000

10x20" The second in my Guardian Spirits series, the earth cougar.

Medium: india ink and acrylic
Tags: cat lion Totem cougar puma tattoo feline guardian

Haida Malamute Stamp by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:59:50 -0000

This is a stamp design I was commissioned to do for the fantastic "Wish you were here" 2007 calendar - http://www.coyote-tangent.com/wywh/ I also had the main image (minus text and background) professionally printed up on t-shirts. Take a look! http://www.foxloft.com/Store/Shirts/glyphshirts/ This design was inspired by the pacific northwest coast style, I wanted to depict a wolf/dog guardian spirit. So malamute or wolf, or both - take your pick.

Medium: ink and photoshop
Tags: wolf dog husky stamp tribal malamute calendar

Eight of Spades - Scorpion by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:39:45 -0000

This is one of my pieces for the very awesome Bestiary Card Set project, which was managed by Gatcat, Kenket and myself. See the rest of the artwork here: http://bestiary.kenket.com/artwork.htm

Medium: ink and photoshop
Tags: scorpion card bestiary arachnid

Wings Within by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:51:29 -0000

Feb. 2005 14"x18", watercolor and india ink. There's a lot I could say about this piece - but to keep myself from writing a novel, I will just say this - This piece went through many transformations to get to this point. This originally started as an ink sketch of a piaffe (a dressage move) and then took off from there. I am fascinated with the idea of transformation, it is a constant inspiration I explore with a lot of my art. I think that is part of why I find myself so drawn to northwest coast native american art styles - their bold stylization covers a heavy theme of transformation and connection. Horses can fly without wings, they use the wings within.

Medium: watercolor and india ink
Tags: horses equine Horse tattoo tribal northwest glyph

Nouveau Bleu by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:52:02 -0000

2004 First of a typtic (series of three pieces that fit together) of nouvaeu-inspired horse paintings. The other two are up on my website.

Medium: watercolor, acrylic
Tags: horses equine Horse stylized nouveau