Lilana.com ~ The Artwork Of Lilana Wofsey Dohnert

Jinxed heART Show

Lilana — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Jinxed heART Show
Made specially for this show, my Sweetheart piece will hang alongside many worthy permutations of that iconic cardiac symbol, the…oh, what is it called?? It’s on the tip of my aorta…

Reliquary Of Madness Show

Lilana — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Reliquary Of Madness Show
As part of this Halloween show some artist friends and I are putting together at the Artisans Gallery in Collingswood, NJ, I’m including some of my more bizarre sculptures from ’01-’09.

A-Wedding We Will Go

Lilana — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:13:14 +0000

So, recently I got married (eloped on Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas with the oft-mentioned-on-here Eric Dohnert!) and when we came back and told everyone, it became apparent that we weren’t going to get away without having another ceremony for family and friends. This was fine by us, as we relished the opportunity to put on a big, artsy show, and among other handmade things that were used for the wedding, Eric designed my bridal headpiece and I made it. I’m showing it from the front and the back, so you can see the elaborate veil thing I attached to it. I wore it all evening and it was a big hit!

Doctor Who ‘Essence’ Portraits

Lilana — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:02:45 +0000

I’ve wanted a collection of portraits of all ten (soon to be eleven!) Doctors for quite a while. Finally, it dawned on me that maybe I should make ‘essence’ portraits instead…abstract, highly graphical representations of what I felt each Doctor’s essence looked like. Here’s a small picture of all of them together…to see them larger, go to the Painting Gallery!

Illustrator Projects #3

Lilana — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:16:23 +0000

The Princeton University Press occasionally throws me work, and this was yet another such project. They needed four map illustrations traced in Illustrator and made generally palatable, and here’s one of them. You can see the full maps in the book “Nothing Less Than Victory” by John Lewis.

Illustrator Projects #2

Lilana — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:58:46 +0000

The Princeton University Press occasionally throws me work, and this was another such project. They needed a combination migratory map and family tree made for a book that traces the movements of the occupants of one particular farm in Massachusetts through the years. You can see it full-size in the book “Ten Hills Farm” by C.S. Manegold, available now from Barnes And Noble or Amazon.com.

Putting The ‘Fun’ In Funeral

Lilana — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:20:15 +0000

One of my best friends is studying to become a mortician, and she needed ‘help’ (aka, I did the whole thing) on a sculpture of a head that was supposed to be of someone older, so as to practice facial reconstruction. She sent me some pictures of her father (who is not dead, but does qualify as ‘older’), and so I sculpted him. Really quickly. It came out pretty well, I think!

Ribbon Doilies

Lilana — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:53:53 +0000

After idly doing a little of this at a party with some stray ribbon, I decided the idea had some merit, and expanded upon it when I got home. The result so far is three ribbon doilies: one meant to cradle a bowl, one as a placemat, and the other as a coaster!

Illustrator Projects #1

Lilana — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:45:52 +0000

The Princeton University Press occasionally throws me work, and this was one such project. They needed three ship illustrations traced in Illustrator and made generally palatable, and here’s the result. You can see the full pictures in all their glory in the book “Power Over Peoples” by Daniel Headrick.

Halloween 2008

Lilana — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:33:14 +0000

Installment 2 in our annual tradition of stretching ourselves too thin, Eric Dohnert and I once again created Halloween costumes, this time inspired from his sketches. We were some Visiting Alien Dignitaries.

Vampiress And Spider Silk Necklaces

Lilana — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:28:37 +0000

After looking through my jewelry collection and finding it woefully bereft of large necklaces, I made these two. ‘Vampiress’ is a combination of woven wire and a giant riverstone, and ‘Spider Silk’ is complicatedly-arranged simple black beads.

Apartment Redesign

Lilana — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:22:17 +0000

A project from the Harmonia Designs side of things, I recently did a young college grad’s apartment. She wanted something bold yet cozy, so I crafted this solution for her:

Liz Warneck Photography

Lilana — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:29:49 +0000

I was called in to do some coding consultation and css modifications for Liz Warneck Photography by Lynnette Shelley of Redeye Design. This was a fun site to do, and I may do more coding collaborations with Lynnette in the future.

Mechanical Curiosities

Lilana — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:28:27 +0000

I had the great honor of collaborating with Ed Dohnert in making a website for his remarkable mechanical creations, things of wood and brass that move and amaze. You can see it here at Mechanical Curiosities, where not only are the machines displayed, but Ed also lends his wit in describing what he went through while making them. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like:

Knit K-9

Lilana — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:26:53 +0000

In my quest to knit every character from Doctor Who, this time I made a knit K-9. He was fun to work on, since it’s unusual to do very angular stuffed toys in a knit medium.

Knit Dalek

Lilana — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:23:48 +0000

Continuing my theme of knitting inspired by Doctor Who, I made a knit Dalek. He’s kind of a cuddly, baby Dalek, as his head’s bigger in relation to his body than a full-grown Dalek’s.

Christmas Ornaments

Lilana — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:58:23 +0000

After scanning what was available in the way of Christmas ornaments this year and being disappointed, I took it upon myself to make my own Christmas ornaments. They are a chess piece, a monkey, a crab, a ballerina, a machine, a wine bottle, lasagna, and an African mask.

Doctor Who Scarves

Lilana — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:56:15 +0000

It being a cold winter, I decided that the only appropriate thing to do was make two 20-foot-long scarves. Doctor Who Scarves, that is. One colored like the 4th Doctor’s, and the other white like Romana’s in ‘Destiny Of The Daleks’. Yes, I’m a dork. But a warm dork. (Edit From The Future: This picture is from waaaay after I made the scarves, but I think the image does them more justice. We wore them as part of our wedding outfits when we eloped in Las Vegas! Eric is wearing his in the normal style, and I’m wearing mine like a boa.)

Gothic Rainbow Launched!

Lilana — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:51:47 +0000

After deciding that the one thing I lacked in my online presence was a truly personal website to mess around on, I created Gothic Rainbow to house all my demented comics, silly videos, weird journal entries, and whatever other mental detritus I feel like throwing on there. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like:

Halloween 2007

Lilana — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:49:10 +0000

Not to lay dormant for an instant, Eric Dohnert and I created Zodiac-themed Halloween costumes. They can be viewed here; we were the embodiments of Cancer and Taurus:

Harmonia Designs Launched!

Lilana — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:46:33 +0000

I launched a home reorganization and interior decorating business with Eric Dohnert, called Harmonia Designs. We hope to bring some coziness and happiness to the Philadelphia area with our unique qualifications in art and psychology. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like:

Laura’s Bat Mitzvah

Lilana — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:44:01 +0000

For a change of pace, I was given an assignment for a photo montage video for “Laura’s Bat Mitzvah”, commissioned by a local child psychologist for her daughter. This was fun to work on, as it was a Keynote-based project, as opposed to Flash, which I was more used to using.

Two New Oil Paintings

Lilana — Fri, 04 May 2007 22:24:19 +0000

I got inspired this weekend and created two new oils, both 12″x16″. Here they are…

Spaceanthemums

It Could Be About Veggies

Backpage Cartoons

Lilana — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:21:55 +0000

Still not sated, Joseph Devens came back for more, this time in the form of the Backpage cartoons website, a special home for his new, all-color, long-form comic series he runs on the back page of the DT Weekend magazine at the University of Texas at Austin. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like:

Debout Shoes

Lilana — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:20:37 +0000

Yet another re-coding job, this time it was for Debout Shoes, although sadly this company is no longer in business.

The Mystic Way

Lilana — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:18:46 +0000

This was another coding-only assignment, as the site had been designed and launched previously. I had the pleasure of re-vamping what’s under the hood for The Mystic Way, psychic Ross J. Miller’s website.

Juvenal Reis Open Studios

Lilana — Sun, 14 May 2006 13:13:54 +0000

Juvenal Reis Open Studios ~ View my Artist Statement
I’m participating in the open studios event in my studio’s Long Island City complex, opening my doors and showing a range of my works from ’00-’06.

Twisted Sister

Lilana — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:11:02 +0000

For this site, I worked as a coding collaborator only–the design was by Teresa Torres. It’s the personal site of AJ Pero, the drummer of Twisted Sister.

Rumble Wear

Lilana — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 22:09:48 +0000

I was hired on as a flash subcontractor for a street clothing company’s site, called Rumble Wear, and although the site has since undergone a redesign, you can still check out my flash intro in the link above.

Soixante Neuf Jewels

Lilana — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:08:13 +0000

New York jewelry designer Joie Jager decided that my touch was just what was needed for the redesign of her jewelry website, Soixante Neuf Jewels, so I created this online home for her jewelry and footwear. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like:

Word

Lilana — Mon, 02 May 2005 19:07:14 +0000

You might say ‘word’ got around, since the Yale slam poetry group, Word, approached me to do their site. After a previous design incarnation in blues and purples, they opted for a more urban feel, and so I obliged with this site. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like:

Pinko And Mink

Lilana — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 04:03:54 +0000

Having not had enough, Joseph Devens came back for more webdesign, in the form of a site for his new, short comic Pinko And Mink. This one has a much different look, as the comic itself is very bright and zazzy, what with being about a Communist superhero and all. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like:

The Knighthood of BUH

Lilana — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:56:42 +0000

Amidst a lot of cooks in the kitchen, I helped create the Knighthood of BUH humor club’s website, but it appears no one is paying for their domain name any longer.

The Killer Shrews

Lilana — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 03:40:42 +0000

A friend approached me and asked if I would do a parody poster of the one from the hilariously bad B movie “The Killer Shrews”. This was supposed to be specifically aimed at his friend, whose software company’s name involved shrews. I said, “Sure!” and this pastel parody was born:

Whale On The Web

Lilana — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:31:12 +0000

My dear friend Joseph Devens writes one of the funniest cartoons I’ve ever come across in my life, and I had the immense honor of creating a website to house these hilarious things. We wanted the website to have the same look and feel of the comics…sometimes ornate, sometimes direct, but either way, in good ol’ black and white. See Whale in all its glory. Here’s a sneak peek at what it looks like: