I started making these fabric wall hangings this summer as something that could showcase my photos of the beaches, as mementos for the touring customers in the gallery and I was hoping to sell the 3 or 4 more that I made. I had no idea that they would take off as well as they did, and now I’m having trouble keeping up 
Somehow between finishing my bowl for the Empty Bowls bennifet and making thanksgiving dinner, I need to sew some more for the gallery. This is a peek at a few… I paint the background fabric, print my photo on cotton and sew it on, then layer on goodies that I find on location.
Archive for the ‘ART’ Category
Fabric Wall Hangings
November 18th, 2009
Playing around with a little clay
June 14th, 2009
I couldn’t sleep last night, so I pulled out my pottery clay and made a few bugs They will need to be fired and glazed, but here they are in their still wet, raw glory. Below are thumbnails, so just click on each one to see it better.
The holes are for wire attennas to be inserted when they are done, and the long skinny one will hang, so it has an extra hole.
Silent Auction * Art for Alexis * BID NOW
June 4th, 2009
UPDATE: there are no minimum bids… you send me your best bid and I’ll let the winners know on the evening of the 14th. A great opportunity to get some art or a sterling charm at a great price, with free shipping! Please bid now
Meet Alexis… she’s been fighting cancer since she was a baby and she needs our help. Click here to read her story and click here to read about the silent auction that Tammy is organizing.
I am putting my “Love Soars” and a sterling silver and pearl nest charm up for auction. The auction will end on June 14th @ 6pm. All bids should be emailed to me directly the top bidders will be announced here on my blog on the 12th, at which time I will contact you for shipping and payment information. You will need to send your auction payment to me, but it must be made out to Seattle Children’s Hospital. I will then mail your check to Jill, Alexis’s mom and will mail your art – in the spirit of giving, I will pay for the art shipping
Love Soars
LOVE painting with a mod look… drippy aqua acrylic paint and a very fun 3D heart with wings. A little vintage sheet music distressed with paint and some lovely scrolls.
Negative space gives this a modern flair! And if you love the aqua and red color combo – you’ll love this painting.
14×14 inch stretched canvas
1/2 inch deep
CLICK HERE TO BID… Please put BID: LOVE SOARS in the subject line!
Nest Charm
A sweet sterling silver nest holds this freshwater pearl for a delicate and pretty charm. About a half inch across.
CLICK HERE TO BID… Please put BID: STERLING NEST in the subject line!
Not naked anymore :)
May 27th, 2009
My bare naked bird…
May 26th, 2009
… you know I used to have a bare naked bird for real. A budgie named Buddy… he moulted once, dropped every single feather except one or two on his little tiny head, and he never got them back. A bare nake, ‘plucked’ looking bird. Oh poor little buddy. He lived a few years before he went to birdie heaven, where hopefully his angel wings were feathered!
Back to my bird… I made this little guy this weekend, using air dry clay. I’m not sure how I’ll paint him yet. I want to make a whole bunch more… it’s kinda zen like to play with mud very relaxing. (click the pics cuz the thumbnails cut off the beaks)
He’s kinda rough still, not yet sanded smooth – but I don’t think I want him totally smooth, because I like the rough look.
Another one started!
May 26th, 2009
Can you guess what this is?
I’ve started another cage skirt “doll”. I construct the cage, from scratch, soldering each wire connection as I go. I’m not an expert, so some ‘welds’ as my dear friend calls them are bigger than others, but that’s ok – I’m a woman, not a machine, lol. I love soldering the skirt… more than any other step, it’s the funnest and most gratifying for me.
Here’s a little hint… later this fall (or maybe by mid to late summer), I’m hoping to teach an online class for this…. is there any interest???
Do you see in the top, center of the photo… a cement/tiled round thing? That’s the base for the cage (skirt). More pics to come as she progresses.
Amilee – available on Etsy
May 22nd, 2009
She’s signed, sealed and ready to be delivered
Available in my Etsy shop right now
click to see her on etsy
Can I gush a little?
May 21st, 2009
Try this video again… the first time I uploaded it – it only showed a quarter of it. It should all be here now… my son, my g-baby, and my art.
A sneek peek of Amilee
May 19th, 2009
She’s my latest painting. I did her in a style I Have not done before, and it’s by far my favorite method so far… I think I found “my style”. I have used all my fave methods and combined them into one style … acrylic paint (made translucent like water color), wood burning the outline, adding in paper like always, but the best part is something new I tried…. instead of using acrylic paint on her face, I left it ‘naked’ and only used my wood burner and some pastel chalks to giver her life. I love the effect. Acrylic paint is used on her eyes, lips and hair – to make them pop.
I need to finish her shirt, then get her photographed with my good camera – this is just my camera phone (her background is showing blue, but it’s really more green) and she’ll be for sale on Etsy. I need to go the fabric store for some organza for her shirt, this weekend.
Coffee Filter Garland… my version
March 29th, 2009
Pam Garrison set the stage with her coffee filter garland that she created after being inspired by an Anthropologie display. She used white and brown filters, colored tissue and sheet music. I didn’t have colored tissue, so I dyed my filters and they came out great. I also used vintage buttons to add more pizazz.
Making these is pretty easy… string up the filters and you have a garland, but if you would like a step-by-step tutorial for exactly how I made mine, with photos, tips, etc, you can purchase my 6 page pdf, via PayPal. All proceeds will go directly to the vet fund for my sick kitty Goliath.
Click Here to buy it for just $5 it wil help pay for my cat’s ongoing medicine and vet bills
THANK YOU !!!
I’m not trying to make $$$ with the tutorial, it’s more of a fundraiser for Goliath’s vet bill, but if that’s not your thing, that’s ok. Email me and I’ll send you the pdf for free
