Excess – Illustration Friday – Emila Yusof (Emilatopia)

Teddy Bears by Emila Yusof
teddy bears | acrylic on canvas
for sale – see Emila’s Original for price info

This week’s theme at Illustration Friday is ‘Excess’, so I thought I illustrate a room which has an excessive amount of teddy bears! As a kid, I didn’t have many toys but kids today, especially my son, has excess toys. I’m getting really worried as according to a study, too many playthings can restrict development and may harm children. It is advised that parents avoid electronic toys and buy ones that need imaginative input from the child: Lego, bricks, farm animals, simple dolls and good books.

I am going to do just that.

55 Comments

candace trew camling

December 4, 2007 at 4:03 am

I’m 24 and I have boxes of stufffed animals from my childhood…and I’m attached! Love the illustration, and great concept!

catnapping

December 4, 2007 at 5:16 am

i think that stuffed animals. like other soft dolls…make loving children.

crayons and paper are always good, too!

Mary

December 4, 2007 at 5:28 am

What a lovely idea, great style and colours too.

tusen

December 4, 2007 at 8:28 am

Great illustration. I especially like the bedsheets pattern.
As for the toys, we didn’t have so much either and I remember many great games and stories we used to invent 🙂

pupu

December 4, 2007 at 10:01 am

This is really nice. 🙂

ming

December 4, 2007 at 12:21 pm

that is not excess…you should see the bears in my sisters room!

emila

December 4, 2007 at 3:56 pm

Thanks for dropping by, Candace!

emila

December 4, 2007 at 3:56 pm

Thank you, Catnapping!

emila

December 4, 2007 at 3:57 pm

Thanks, Mary!

emila

December 4, 2007 at 3:57 pm

Thanks Tusen!

emila

December 4, 2007 at 3:58 pm

Thanks Pupu!

emila

December 4, 2007 at 3:58 pm

Haha Ming, I guess your sister has lotsa teddy bears! Thanks for dropping by!

gina

December 4, 2007 at 4:31 pm

waaa, Emila! I love the details.. fiuhh!

Julia

December 4, 2007 at 5:24 pm

very details and fun looking~~

Julia

December 4, 2007 at 5:28 pm

very details and fun looking!
i stay in Kepong, nice to meet u here in IF~~

kate

December 4, 2007 at 5:56 pm

Excessively ADORABLE 😳

trinity

December 4, 2007 at 7:33 pm

Where is Mr. Bean? LOL

Jessica Wong

December 4, 2007 at 8:49 pm

Hi emila, it’s good to be ‘back’ too…I love your teddy bears, and how you drew the stitches on them. Good to have them in excess!

takfenglili

December 4, 2007 at 10:00 pm

Hey teddy bear is my favourite. Emila, an award is awaiting for u.

pati @-;--

December 4, 2007 at 10:05 pm

“None excess is good” says my mom. I think your thoughs in this entry are very wise, Emila. Kids should be free to create and I’m sure that with a mom like you, Yassin would be like a star! 😛

ninaseven

December 4, 2007 at 10:35 pm

so adorable, i love all the stiched details.

studio lolo

December 5, 2007 at 12:25 am

Nothing you do is in excess…except wonderfully cute art which I can’t get enough of 🙂

the_baiti

December 5, 2007 at 1:21 am

indah la artwork puan..

valgalart

December 5, 2007 at 1:44 am

😳 Over the years I think my John has brought home 20 little bears to me so your piece really touches me. It is charming and sweet and I remember that all of our toys as children were ones that required an imagination, I think that is a good thing and it lead me to be an artist. I love paintings using bedrooms, especially children’s rooms. You made a beautiful painting. 😆