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Announcement    Welcome! I'm Justine, and these are the whimsical results of momentarily distracting ideas sprung from my mind while learning to fly.*

Please feel free to write with any questions or custom requests, usually we can accommodate for what you have in mind!

Also check out my other shop for nature-inspired illustrations: jshihillustration.etsy.com

*"The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying:
There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The first part is easy.
Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties.

One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won't, You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.

If, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momentarily distracted at the crucial moment..."

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Last updated on Mar 4, 2023

Welcome! I'm Justine, and these are the whimsical results of momentarily distracting ideas sprung from my mind while learning to fly.*

Please feel free to write with any questions or custom requests, usually we can accommodate for what you have in mind!

Also check out my other shop for nature-inspired illustrations: jshihillustration.etsy.com

*"The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying:
There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The first part is easy.
Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties.

One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won't, You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.

If, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momentarily distracted at the crucial moment..."

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Mini Prints 4 x 6

Mini Prints 4 x 6

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About TheArtofFlying

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On Etsy since 2011

Many Inspirations

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    Phoenix, AZ

    Makes digital designs into real-life pins to wear!

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