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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Burning


Those little mamas where burning up telephone lines
way before cell phones! Theirs was a three way HOT line!
Have you called your friends today???
Have a great weekend everyone.
Wawe
Illustration Friday

58 comments:

brandi said...

~how cute is this!! my sister and i have been known to still use three way calling {landline} when we are chatting and something sparks our conversation to have another join!! wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend ahead...warm wishes and brightest blessings~

WrightStuff said...

It's been a while since I did this! Great fun sketch and love your faces on the post before - very well observed indeed :)

Mark said...

I love ur work, excellent and thanks for stopping by on my blog :)

Juan said...

Wonderful illo Vanessa!!

Anne Huskey-Lockard said...

Burn Baby Burn! DISCO INFERNO!!!
Oh wait---I'm having a bad flashback, not of the Punk era.....
ACK!
I remember playing with those tins and strings...does this mean I'm older than dirt???
Wonderful as usual my dear!

XXOO~~♥
Anne

rachel awes said...

remember the song
hot line hot line
calling on the
hot line
for your love
for your love! :)
rock on girls,
w/your awesome cans
& connection!
xoxox

Fashion Nicotine said...

Cute =)

michele said...

What a delight to find these cuties chattin' it up this morning! Which reminds me, I need to call my sistah, and possibly we can connect with Granny, too! Would you like to join us? There's plenty of string! :o)

Epanorthosis said...

I tried to call you but you did not answer.

Ces Adorio said...

Three way!!! That was HOT HOT HOT!!! I rememeber that. Great illustration Vee. I tried to call you too, but you did not answer.

Tamara Henderson said...

Cute illustration!I remember we played with cans like this when I was a kid.

Alissa Staples said...

So cute Vanessa!! BTW saw your musical book signing on youtube, and it made me very happy!! You rule! <3

Anonymous said...

So cute! If telephone bills keep going up this might be a great idea again. Keep up the fabulous work.

Tomás Serrano said...

Ha, ha... but now I think they are playng with cellulars...

k.h.whitaker said...

Cute, I always loved tin can telephones. Fun Illustration as usual Ms.Vanessa. :)

Janine said...

Oh yes, how wonderful was the cell- phone-free time!
I miss it, well it is practical (like PCs too)but sometimes, too much technologit is y for me.
Well, it is kind of schizophren to write that down, while I am siting infront of my notebook ( hi hi).
However, I love your girls, and their tin- phones.
Have a great weekend
Janine

Melissa Saylor said...

You are just too clever for words. Love, love, love! Thanks for sharing :)

claudine hellmuth said...

i love your illustration work!

Giuseppe Bianco said...

So cute. Your art style is truly original. This illustration make me wish I was a kid again.

salli s. swindell said...

fabulouso + fantastico!!! and how DO you find the time to leave such adoring comments on so many blogs??? you're the best!

Ana M.F. said...

hahaha, I used to play like that. Making your own phones was so fun and having walkie talkies the ultimate cool. I don't know if kids would enjoy these kind of games today as they all seem to have their own cell phones now... It's all about technology and they like to talk through their facebook instead. I was a kid in the late 80's and early 90's and it seems like an entirely era has passed. This makes me miss those days so much ♥

k.h.whitaker said...

I'm sending big virtual hug to you!
XOXOXO

Bella Sinclair said...

Aww, LOOK at these cuties! I love their outfits, especially the little polka dotted number in the middle. I remember laughing my butt off when my girlies were trying to do this for the same time. They'd stand two feet away from each other and shout.

I have my can. Anyone got a 3,000 mile piece of string?

XO XO XO XO

Ces Adorio said...

Aah Vee! I am okay. I just need to take care of something important, get ready for the holidays, move to another corporate office, implement a major project, write 100 rule modules, celebrate my husband's birthday the week of Thanksgiving with dinner and guests, follow up with so many medical appointments - I have a specialist for every major organ in my body (it seems)... you see? My sisters are worried that I am not blogging so I need to return as soon as I can. Hopefully I will have a holiday post. Thank you so much Vee. I got your so sweet email too. Tsup! Tsup!

Rabbit Town Art said...

your work is so amazing! I love your characters!

Michelle Henninger said...

Oooh, Vanessa I love this!! You have such a wonderful way of capturing the character of little kids! I love these kiddos. Thanks for making me smile, yet again!! :)

Ces Adorio said...

Thank you for the extra 500 miles. I hope the line goes through me because if it has to go from either you two, you will need a longer string,, around 1,700 from Vee to me and about 1,600 between Bella and me. By the way, going towards Bella, about 740 of that is just to get out of Texas!

Ken Chandler said...

Vanessa, you have been busy! and you're work is lookin' so good! Congrats on getting your art published, and for collaborating with Tori Spelling. I'll be back to see more of your incredible work.

AtelierBrigitte said...

This is so great! And recognizable!

MrBibleHead said...

Hey Vanessa! My wife and I rented Grown-Ups yesterday and there was a scene where the kids all hooked up string phones. It brought back fun memories. Your illustration just warms my heart! It is so perfectly sweet. Like heart candy! Those little girlie characters are pure “Ms V” !! Hey thanks for stopping by and the encouraging and kind comments. You’re the BEST!

Gillian Comerford said...

Oh La La is right. What a lovely blog. Your work is beautiful....
:)

Krista said...

A party line! What fun! Have a great week!

Tamara Henderson said...

Hi Vanessa! Thanks for the visit and your lovely comment! Have a fabulous week!! :)

Mechelle said...

Vanessa that illustration is so adorable! Girls and phones are hard to seperate.

Brad said...

vanessa, this might just be the cutest illo ever! i actually LOL! adorable, i remember when my 2 little sisters used to play phone all the time. wonderful stuff!

-ps me and the wife are going to chill this year eat some turkey and watch some football. stop on over!!

Justice Publishing Inc said...

Very nice! ;)

Morph Waffle said...

Oh my gosh, I love everything about your illustration, so, so, so wonderful!

Valerie Lorimer said...

This is so darling, Vanessa! Love your illustrations.

Lesley Breen Withrow said...

Hi Vanessa, what a great illustration and what a fabulous blog you have! I love your work. Also, I wanted to thank you for the wonderful review you gave the book Illustrating Children's Picture Books. on Amazon.com. I am the co-author of it along with my husband Steven. I just saw your review and wanted to say thanks. I am so glad to hear that enjoyed it!

Bethanie Murguia said...

Great image!!

Anonymous said...

Great expressions, so cute and free!

Scooter said...

pure yum! You honestly freak me out with your skills- so good. I really like the book you did with Donna from 90210:) Hope all is going well with you and the family.

MiKa Art said...

Wow, I've never tried three way phone like this! Cute:)

Vanessa Brantley Newton said...

Thanks so much everyone for your kind words and for stopping by. I so appreciate it. Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! Peace

Forrest Illustrations said...

This is a great image. Nice work. :)

Nina said...

SOOO adorable! I've always been a big fan of your work. xoxo

Cassandra said...

adorable!! what a cute idea and great illustration!!

theartofpuro said...

Perfect for the topic!Great characters:)

The Seakiwi said...

beautiful!

Lisa M Griffin said...

Ha! It's what girls do! Lovely illo and share. :)

Heather said...

woohoo! I love this. Us girls always have a lot to chat about with our girlfriends. This reminds me of me and my friends! he he he!
You are such a great person, too! thanks for your kind words. you are such an inspiration! xxoo

Ellen Byrne said...

EXCELLENT concept, and as usual, your illo is spot on! YOU are brilliant!

LaRonda Lady Bird Jackson said...

Hi Vanessa, I love your work. How can I get in touch with you to discuss illustrations for my children's book?

Unknown said...

Just great!

kathy hare said...

Wonderful Vanessa! such gorgeous little characters..

Kay Aker said...

Oh rapture! What a splendid cacophony!

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Angela Matteson said...

I love these girls! It's wonderful how you've styled each girl's outfit to create individual characters and yet they all coordinate so harmoniously together.