Remembering Aletha Blog Hop

Hi, everyone!  Mitzi here.  This post is part of a blog hop happening today in celebration of the life and talent of our designer friend and DT sister,  Aletha J. Williams, who has been a part of the Aurora Wings Challenge Blog and the Showcase Blog, off and on, since 2014.  You can still read the interview that I did with her from when she first joined the DT.

I was one of the digi artists, who were fortunate to have Aletha on their design teams.  She was one of the earliest members of Aurora Wings' FB group, too - all the way back ... since November of 2013!  She was also one of my early customers/supporters through my Etsy shop by commissioning me to design a Petunia Sprite.  She then became the proud owner of my original Petunia Sprite ACEO.

The original ACEO at 2.5 x 3.5 inches or 6.35 x 8.89 cm

Aletha's coloring of the Petunia Sprite

Sprites really came to life with her coloring as Aletha loved using rich, saturated colors.  There definitely was a love of life that came through brilliantly with her use of vibrant palettes.  Many of her projects were done in the signature rich jewel tones, and had a certain inner glow, that showed through the petals, that was distinctly hers - a velvety opulence.

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I was originally just going to create one big collage of Aletha's work, that I was able to find on my computer for this post of mine today, when I first signed up at the FB event page set up by Alison Heikkila.  As days went by (after clicking 'going' and making a commitment), an inspiration came to me that said, "Why don't I create an Aletha Sprite?"

Aletha

One of the first things I noticed when I first saw her profile pic when she came on board the Challenge DT... was her HAIR - an abundance of ringlets!  So when I thought of turning Aletha into a Sprite, I had to start with the ringlets.  My mind went from 'ringlets' to 'tendrils', and before I can say the name, Passion Flower Sprite came out of nowhere and just posed for me in my mind.  I could only wish that all creative sessions of mine were this productive...

I also had this pic from the most recent time she was on our Showcase DT.

You can see how Aletha in this pic and her Sprite are posing kinda same...
This is weird as I did not consciously plan the image this way.

And because she's an artist, I had to properly equip this new Sprite with a brush and a palette.  From there, I kind of had the character just play out the story.  She went ahead and painted her outfit!

I hope you like this little Sprite, Aletha.

Have fun coloring!

If you'd like to own this image in PNG, without the sentiment or copyright text, you can purchase it at this listing at AuroraWings.com shop.

This code is good at both AuroraWings.com and AuroraWings on Etsy for Sat & Sun.


Next stop on the hop is Suzi's post if you're here for the Remembering Aletha Blog Hop.
Below is the master list of the hop.

Alison Heikkila

Mitzi Sato-Wiuff (You are here now.)

Suzi Baker McKenzie

Marion Lones

Silvia Sencaka

Ann-Marie Johansson

Jane Bradshaw

Creepy Glowbugg

Donna Mundinger

Susan Salyer

Cristena Concialloni-Bagne

Jan Thompson