I have a few new articles up at Handmade News, including one on the fun and frugal crayon resist technique. I have always had a weakness for that jumbo box of crayons with the built in sharpener, so I adore a technique that means I need to buy more crayons!
I’ve been insanely busy with kids, Daisy Scouts, gardening and life. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been involved in art, though. I just finished a piece on the sea and am working on a few more. I also recently landed an awesome writing gig at handmadenews.org, where you can see my first article - Turn Ordinary Silk Flowers into Extraordinary Embellishments.
I hope that no matter how busy you are, you find time for at least a little art in your life, too. Keep on arting!
Chrysti is having not one, but 29, days of giveaways on her blog! Sounds like some awesome prizes, so hop over to join the fun. (By the way, if you’ve somehow never stumbled across Chrysti’s blog, you are either not at all interested in mixed media art or you just got online and never read mixed media magazines. Even if you don’t want to enter for a chance to get free stuff, you’ll want to check out her blog.)
Photo by Billy Alexander
I love these old Golden Books. This one is huge and has particularly cute artwork. It was falling apart, but I got it anyway because I’m thinking some of the pages would be cute hanging on the playroom walls.
I’ve been working on art, honest. However, before I can scan in any sketches, the littles have been snatching them for coloring sheets. I was particularly proud of my rhino, but it just isn’t the same covered in gray and black crayon! (I’ve even been drawing on demand. Draw a bunny. No, one like Max and Ruby. That doesn’t look like Max.)
I’ll get something scanned before it gets colored sometime soon, but in the meantime, here’s something else I’m working on - themed tags for Christmas gifts. I’ll be posting them to All Holiday Cafe - http://www.allholidaycafe.com - as soon as I’m set up over there, but I couldn’t wait to share at least one of them. This one is for the card shark in the family. I have the other side of the ticket on the back, so I can fill in to and from info.
Now, I have a new problem. Any uses for 51 cards?
Even though I wasn’t thrilled with this piece for Suzi Blu’s petite doll class, I decided to finish it. The flash makes the gold leaf stand out way too much. It is more blended in the photo. I would have retaken the photo, but what I wanted to show you was the face and it is clear enough in the photo. See all those color imperfections on the face? They happened after I applied beeswax to the piece.
Now I know why Suzi doesn’t put wax on her girls’ faces!
My Mimosa tree lost limbs in the last big storm and I had to move all the houses, feeders, etc. that were in it. This little guy loved the Mimosa and was not at all happy about the move.
For a tiny guy, he can sure make a racket when he is mad!
This is a Halloween card I whipped up for my sister and her family. I went for cute because she has little guys. The tree branch is cut from a vintage dictionary page and the owl and moon are from a piece of orange cardstock. I added a pattern by running a stamp pad over sequin waste and then inked in the wings and tail. I doodled the slightly creepy branch that is reaching for the owl with a glitter gel pen.
I’m still working away on things for Suzi Blu’s class. I’ll have to take some pictures. I did some more work on one of my older pieces. I don’t think it is quite done. Something more in the background maybe…
Bad, bad cat.
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