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Octavine Illustration

http://www.octavineillustration.blogspot.com

About Me


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Retailed in museum shops and fine bookstores the world over!
Welcome to Octavine Illustration!
My goal is to construct a world of retro images based on the classic Art Deco form.
I garner inspiration from the sensuous lines of Art Deco haute couture, classic silhouettes of sleek sophistication.
Imagine the 1930s era of Hollywood beauty queens, the Chrysler Building and the Duesenberg.
Style and craftsmanship reigned supreme, nurturing the creation of a product solely for its beauty.
That is Octavine Illustration.
With gouache as my medium, I craft fonts and images which are uniquely original and completely hand-wrought.
My images are then transferred to silk-screens to produce the bold colors you see in my art on cloth or paper.
I do not use digital technology to alter my images in any way.
As a result, my creativity is not bound by a machine.
Custom orders/commissions are always welcome. Services include
Concert Posters
Invitations
Commercial Logos
Menus
Hebrew and English Calligraphy
Ketubah
Wedding Invitations
Of course, you may also purchase any ready-made items you see in my portfolio, including
Tees
Aprons
Prints
Moleskine Journals and Notecards
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My Interests

Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Fonts, Calligraphy, illustration, music, Portland, Oregon, murals, public art, lithography, Jazz Age, illustration, handmade, etsy, 1920s, 1930s, French Art Deco, Paris, France, travel, reading Europe, art history, pop art, New Mexico, Albuquerque, Dixieland, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Croatia, Slovenia, Great Britain, graphic desin, art screenprinting, gocco, poster design, album art, hebrew calligraphy

I'd like to meet:


anyone interested in original designs, handmade crafts, calligraphy, illustration, album art, wedding invitations, hebrew calligraphy, art deco, art nouveau, notecards, tees, aprons, moleskine journals, silkscreen, the magical art of gocco or unique, hand-crafted fonts.

All contributed content copyright Octavine Illustration

Music:

belle and sebastian, iron and wine, decemberists, clap your hands say yeah, lucinda williams, go team, beirut, guided by voices, the shins, sufjan stevens, islands, tapes and tapes, calexico, johnny cash, devendra banhart, bob dylan, cat power, my morning jacket, new pornographers, neutral milk hotel, woody guthrie, the smiths, envelopes, lou reed, new order, merle haggard, radiohead, spoon, edith piaf, of montreal

Movies:

His Girl Friday, Goodfellas, Short Cuts, Annie Hall, Gone With the Wind, Absolutely Fabulous, BBC, The Royal Tenenbaums, Grey Gardens, Brideshead Revisited, Before Sunrise, I Heart Huckabees, Moulin Rouge, Pride and Predjudice, Boogie Nights, Gladiator, Trading Places, Roman Holiday, The Departed, Forsyte Saga, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Television:

BBC, Absolutely Fabulous, Law and Order, PBS, Antiques Roadshow, Project Runway, Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Freaks and Geeks, Seinfeld, Masterpiece Theatre, Mystery, Anthony Bourdain

Books:

Piano Tuner, Devil in the White City, Great Expectations, Brideshead Revisited, House of Spirits, Agatha Christie, Jane Eyre, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Pride and Prejudice, Vanity Fair, A Farewell to Arms, This Side of Paradise, P.D. James, Historical Fiction, Zadie Smith, Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman, Robert Graves, Joseph Campbell, The Pallisers, Middlemarch, David Sedaris

My Blog

A Hat and Gloves at the Supermarket

Everyone has two outfits: the one they see themselves in and the one others see. In my mind's eye I see myself in evening gloves and a ball gown; my hair swept up to perfection, each curl in place. My...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:44:00 PST

Check out this event: Portland Art Open

Hosted By: Octavine Illustration (Cara Buchalter)When: Friday Sep 26, 2008 at 6:00 PMWhere Milepost 5900 NE 81st AvenuePortland, Oregon|38 97213United StatesDescription:Octavine Illustration (Cara Buc...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:34:00 PST

Women Making History and the Self-Styled Edwardian Broadside Painter

I am interested in politics. I like to participate in my democracy. However, sometimes politics is not top priority as life takes hold. Yet the past two weeks here in Portland, Oregon and throughout t...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:07:00 PST

The Dresden Dolls, Steampunk and Octavine Illustration

Created from the gears of industry, Steampunk is an expression of a desire to return to the elegance of tea-parties, ball gowns and the glamour of a more formal, ordered existence.Steampunk fashion ce...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:06:00 PST

Just Waiting

Much of my time spent as an artist is in waiting. Waiting for the next show, waiting for the customer to call back, waiting for the paint to dry. Just Waiting. And while waiting, beginning other proje...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:05:00 PST

iPop and Octavine Illustration

I am most pleased to announce the launch of my new magnet line now available from iPop, a division of Madison Park Greetings. Nine of my Art Deco inspired original images were chosen to be licensed an...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:34:00 PST

My First Album Cover Illustration

First approached by Brian of Jive White Boy (don't let the name throw you) through my myspace page to illustrate his debut album, I held zero reservations as this has always been a dream of mine. Part...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:43:00 PST

A Most Tragically Hip Art Show

The blooming of the daffodils and tulips here in Portland signals the beginning of art fair season. This past Monday and Tuesday was spent inside one of Portland's largest office buildings as a group ...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:41:00 PST

Disco, My Mother and The Brazilian Stacked Heel

I love fashion. And I love shoes. When I was little my mother had a pair of Brazilian stacked heels. It was the 1970s and they were black suede with a cutout toe. I used to play dress up in them. They...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:13:00 PST

Maira Kalman, Mice and The Movie Star

Despite an ever present drizzle (I must remember not to complain however, as I am the one who chose to live in Portland), today was most sunny. I was on the front page of Etsy and read a most wonderfu...
Posted by Octavine Illustration on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:14:00 PST