New Illustration: Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
©2006 Debi Cady
Ink, Colored Pencil on Bristol Board

This is an illustration I did of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, based on a Byzantine icon. The virgin Mary is holding baby Jesus, and the archangels Michael and Gabriel are flying above them. This illustration is now available on Cafe Press,Zazzle,Red Bubble and deviantArt (see the Print section). ^-^

My New Online Store

I just opened a new store at ShopHandmade.com ^_^ In this store, I will be selling original works of art, and doll clothes. In the future there might be other things, but for now that's all I'm planning on. Every purchase you make from my store helps to protect 250 square feet of rainforest, which I thought was a really cool feature of this website! At the moment I have two hand-knitted outfits for MSD/Slim MSD girl dolls, I will post here whenever I update my store. Anyways, please check it out, and bookmark it, and the link will also be available on the Links section of this blog :D Thank you for looking!


Thrice Tenth Kingdom on ShopHandmade

New Illustration: Golden Pheasant

Golden Pheasant
Mixed Media (digital)
©2010 Debi Cady

The golden pheasant is a game bird native to the forests in mountainous regions of western China. The male is much more brightly colored than the female, as in many bird species. In spite of their bright coloring, they are very difficult to spot in their natural habitat. Because of this, little is known of their behaviour in the wild. They mostly feed on grain, leaves and invertebrates. While they can fly, they spend most of their time on the ground, although they do sleep in trees.

The first time I saw a golden pheasant was on the Korean drama "Dae Jang Geum". I thought it was so beautiful! I love the brilliant colors, and I just love pheasants in general. ^-^ So it was fun to draw. It is now available in both my stores, as usual. I hope you all will like it! :D

New Illustration: American Woodcock

American Woodcock
Acrylics, Chalk, Ink on Watercolor Paper (Digital)
5x7"
©2010 Debi Cady

The American Woodcock is a small species of shorebird found in eastern North America. It is also known as a bogsucker, timberdoodle, night partridge or brush snipe. They are a popular game bird, and spend most of their time in the brushy undergrowth of new forests, where their unique markings give them camouflage. The adults are generally about 10-12" long, and weigh 5-8 ounces. Their diet consists mostly of insects (such as earthworms, centipedes, spiders, etc), insect larvae, and snails. They occasionally eat plants as well, mostly seeds. Their population has been decreasing, mostly due to habitat destruction. They are also really cute! ^-^


As always, this illustration is available in both of my stores, and I hope you like it! :D

It's hard to draw...

... when you have this staring up at you!

Momma, please hold me!

I don't care if you're trying to work, I need you!

Pleaaaaase, Momma, pick me up!!!

Needless to say, I am now holding him. He is happy. And I can't work. But I'm happy too ^_^ I never can resist that face...

Squirrel Watching

Fall is coming, and the squirrels are going crazy. Which means that Ringo is also going crazy. It seems like every time I take him outside there is a squirrel or two running past us. Ringo chases them all with gusto, and barks at them in frustration when they run out of his reach. But he always looks very happy afterwards. And when he's in the house, he spends a lot of time looking intently out the window, just in case a squirrel should happen to run by (or maybe one of the neighbor's cats, who are also in hunting mode). That's what he was doing when I took these pics:

I see a squirrel!!!

Barking at the squirrel.

Then the squirrel came up the driveway.  I love the intent look on his face!

Looking up at me, after all the excitement was over. His tail is a blur, he was wagging it so fast!

So, as you can tell, Ringo is enjoying the nice weather, and the squirrels. I am too. I can't wait for fall to come! This summer has been way too hot...

New Illustration: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe
Ink on Bristol Board
2.5" x 3.5"
©2010 Debi Cady

I posted this illustration on items for sale in both of my stores over the weekend. I received some of the samples I ordered today, and, in spite of the fact that the original is about the size of a baseball card (I was inspired to make it that size because I like holy cards), it enlarged extremely well. So I'm super happy with the results ^-^ Although I am not Catholic, I have always love the story and image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I very much enjoyed drawing her. I hope you all will like her too!

To see a larger, better picture of this illustration, please check out my stores. On my Cafe Press shop, she is in the Angels, Icons & Religious Art section. In my Zazzle Store you will just have to look around for her, as I am not entirely happy with the layout yet, and am still changing things. As of my writing this, she is on the home page, because she is the newest. Thanks for looking!