Mothers Day Poster Project

I'm smack dab in the middle of two weeks of job training, and (to my dismay!) I've had very little time to dedicate to my Etsy store, my blog, and artsy stuff in general. Things will settle down once my training is over – but in the meantime, I'm so happy Mother's Day gave me an opportunity to get back to the drawing table!

Just yesterday, I got my hands on the BBC documentary series "Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin". My mama had watched (& loved) it on television when it first came out 20 years ago, and I first heard about it recently through a podcast – so I figured Mother's Day was the perfect opportunity to cash in a lazy Sunday and watch a few episodes.

I decided to make a gift to go along with the traveling theme.

The process started by taking a peek at the iconic poster for Michael Todd's 1956 film version:

Next came an idea & a sketchbook:

I decided to put a Ukrainian spin on the classic movie poster. I wrote out the title in Ukrainian, replaced the dapper British voyager with a dashing Kozak, and substituted the tiny Eiffel tower and Big Ben with a Ukrainian monastery/national landmark. Here's the final result, which was propped up against some pretty posies on Mother's Day morning:

Aaaand a quick close-up:

Aaaand the ticket that accompanied it:

Happy Mother's Day.