Illustration Friday: Hierarchy

My husband and I recently brought home chicks for Easter. And of course it's been interesting watching them establish their pecking order.

For those interested in chickens, the orangy-yellow ones are Buff Orpingtons and the Black ones are Barred Rocks.

The idea behind the composition was to make it look like collage.

Illustration Friday: Poise

The first thing that came to mind for me was ballet. Because of course ballerinas (what do they call the male ballet dancers, ballarinos?) always seem to possess an ample amount of poise. But where's the danger, wheres the intrigue. Apparently it's in tight-rope walking.

From there it was really all about pattern, and how many ways I could use (or abuse) it.