Author Archives: Diana Ani Stokely
By the Time I Got to Woodstock – book cover and interior setup
Orphans Afield – Book Cover
This is Jim Eidson’s second book — I am proud to have typeset the interior and designed the cover, too. It was quite the investigative adventure to find just the right faces to illustrate the main characters. His book is … Continue reading
Last Old Bear – Book Cover
Local author, J. Arthur Eidson, kindly brought his manuscript to GRAFIX to go for typesetting the interior and designing the book cover. His story takes place in the hills and plains around Hamilton, Texas, but the evocative insights are universal. … Continue reading
This Here Book – Book Cover
Billy McCool, local historian and all-around story teller, had been working on his notes for more than 40 years. His daughter, Sandi Harris, patiently worked with me to get the abundance of words into a single document, which tells the … Continue reading
What About Photography?
Photography — whether portraiture, landscape, product illustration, or action — enhances any message. Contact Diana at GRAFIX to go to start the process of photographing your own business or product. Dale Kilpatrick as Santa Claus calls his reindeer. Aspen leaves … Continue reading
What About Websites?
One of my favorite websites features The Ramsey Collection, an astounding art gallery located on the Square in downtown Hamilton. GRAFIX to go created its website and a detailed database identifying these works of art by Old Masters, American Masters, … Continue reading
What About Logos?
An eye-catching and memorable logo is often the first step in the branding process. GRAFIX to go is ready to assist you in identifying your audience, appealing to their tastes, and creating a memorable logo to achieve your goals. With … Continue reading
Piece of Her Heart – book cover
This is the second in a series of books from Amy McVay Abbott, the Raven Lunatic, published in the spring of 2014.
Père Ubu – DVD cover
Con Chapman wrote a farce of a play and is now publishing the DVD recording. This shows the front and back covers.
Erica and the Ghost – photo art
Erica Herd has a one-woman show called “Alzheimer’s Blues” running in New York City and surrounding ‘burbs. She asked me to create some art for her new website ericaherd.com and I was happy to comply. I noticed a strong resemblance … Continue reading
SharonWattsCreative.com – website
It is a real pleasure to work with another artist – one who I admire greatly – to create a website together. Sharon and I have collaborated in the past, and it just gets easier and better with each new … Continue reading
JTSFarm.com – logo and website
This is the time of the year when local ranchers are keeping all hours to help their livestock with birthing. JTS Farm raises Dorper Sheep and White Dorper Sheep, too. They will be entering their first show in April at … Continue reading
Clothesline – photo art
Some of the photos from the first digital camera are pretty awful. It becomes a challenge to brighten them up, to remove harsh black spots and outlines. The cameras I use now take so much better photos, but I cannot … Continue reading
RockChurch-Gap.com – website and graphic art
I like making maps. I think this one is particularly clean and simple and goes with the whole look of the website. Since GRAFIX to go had already designed the brochure (seen in the right sidebar), and since I had … Continue reading
StreaterOutdoors.com – website
I met Zane Streater years ago, but he is for sure not the kind of guy you would ever forget. So, when he walked in my shop one day, we just started where we had left off before. I had … Continue reading
Deadly Fantasy – Book Cover
Andrew Wolfenson’s new book is out, and I got to do the cover!
Brumbalow and the Porta-John Logo
Wayne Brumbalow is a hard-working guy who is constantly expanding his business. He recently contacted me to create a logo for the Porta-John offshoot of his regular septic service. Wayne had sent me some cartoons for inspiration, so I combined … Continue reading
African Queen – photo art
Sitting there in the park one summer evening, she kindly said I could photograph her. When I told her that I admired the elaborate knot of her headdress, she said that one could tell which village a girl came from … Continue reading
Mary’s Sister – photo art
There are moments of grace, when one is given the inspiration and the ability to achieve the idea that was dreamed. Mary’s Sister was such a moment. Maybe all those times of plugging away at the most tedious and insignificant … Continue reading
Model A – photo art
Although this photograph was taken in a less than ideal setting, I did not toss it out. I prefer to enhance such images, if possible. By removing the distracting background, and replacing it with a country scene, this setting now … Continue reading
Best T-Shirt – advertising design
I like taking a photograph and making a magazine cover from it. Any caption you would normally put on the photo becomes the title, list of articles, and byline. I’m gonna have to try this again.
Captain Bell – photo restoration
I was given a difficult task one day, to create a portrait of a man. The only clue I had of Captain Bell’s face was a photocopy of a newspaper clipping about an inch tall. I worked on it for … Continue reading
OK Cowgirl – graphic art
I was given a set of fabric paints — ball-pointed ends sprouting from paint tubes, and a tin plate with cinch ring to hold fabric taut. Of course, I decided to make t-shirts. I would find ideas everywhere, comic strips, … Continue reading
Mermaid – photo art
The rocking of the boat was my salt water cradle driving out all troubles, deadlines, and phonecalls, inserting wave laps, susurrating palms, and creaking wooden joists. Moonlight bathed my face through the open port. Were there old tales of bad … Continue reading
Ringness House Museum – logo design
The Ringness house was in disrepair, as shown in the 1998 photo at left. Many expressed interest in restoring the place, but it was Betty Tindall who organized the restoration project, and who worked tirelessly to bring in donations and … Continue reading
Madre – graphic art
I created this portrait of la Madre de Dios as a digital graphic using vectors. Back in April 2010, I wrote a story using it as the illustration. ~~~~~~~~ The news coming out of Tamaulipas, Mexico is grim. A lone … Continue reading
The Little Mountain – photography
I love to visit Monticello (the little mountain), the home of Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia. When last I visited, the weather was cool and clear — a perfect day for enjoying one of the prettiest historical sites in America. … Continue reading
La Folklorica – photo art
I invite you to sit on the porch of Mi Tierra restaurant In San Antonio, Texas. Before long, you will be serenaded by strolling mariachis, those guitar-strumming, cornet-playing, singing men dressed in their gaucho finery, just as they did for … Continue reading
Self Portrait in Progress – graphic art
When I was about 14 years old, I heard about Hotei, a kind of happy Buddha with a fat belly that one rubbed to have good luck. I asked my father to find me one, and kind man he was, … Continue reading
Save the Grackle – advertising design
After Wild Ben Hanlon returned from a trip to Austin one day, he swore he had seen boat-tailed grackles picking up french fries in parking lots and dangling them out of their beaks like cigarettes. They are such a … Continue reading