Gathering Inspiration

Finding inspiring things to propel you into your next creative endeavor is a necessity for me. I am not one of those people who can just sit with an empty canvas and have an aha moment resulting in my next masterpiece. Instead I need some sort of catalyst. That is why I have decided to use my 1 month trip to Boston as a inspiration gathering expedition. Equipped with my camera, sketchbooks and some simple supplies I am going to go out and "find" that art that I know is inside of me. So stay tuned....

Gut Art

Well I have had a great time taking The GutArt class with Mystele Kirkeeng . If you have the desire to push yourself in the painting realm then you should take one of her classes!!! You won't be disappointed!!!
http://www.littleglimpsesstudio.ning.com/

It's that time of year...

Well, it's costume building time and I just finished my first build of the season. My pint sized client is a dead ringer for Peter Pensive from Narnia so I had to make sure I gave the young lad a costume that measured up to his good looks!

what I am working on

Well, right now I am working on all the pretty stuff for a wedding. It has been a crazy ride with a funny bride (did I mention she's family?) who believes me to own a magic wand! After all...... it takes a certain amount of money to pull off a glam wedding..right? well, she believes that less is more! so... we will see!
After I finish this project I will be working on a new series of mixed media art inspired by an impromptu trip to Texas..... come back soon for a peek!

A couple of my sculptures

One of my favorite things to do is find cast off items in the garbage or someones garage sale and turn it into a work of art. After all recycling is good for the soul and the planet!

No time like the present.....

"Inside the Bowl" Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas with 3 dimensional seaweed


"Crows in My Cornfield" acrylic on canvas with drywall mud to create texture then sealed with heavy coats of poly-acrylic. I did this to see if it would work...and it did!

I don't know why it takes me so long to photograph and upload images to my blog but it does.... I am sure I am not the only artist who would prefer to be making art rather than documenting what they've already done, but it is a necessary step in the process and one I've neglected for far to long. So, with that said here are some of my pieces that have been patiently waiting for their debut.

Chairs 4 Charity..... the final piece

The seat of the chair is a fused mixed media quilting technique. The detail on the cloth doors was done with hand embroidery, and the poem is an original poem written by little ole me! As for the wings, they are hand carved and shaped from stock pine then whitewashed and slightly antiqued to help the detail show up more. Behind the doors is another little surprise... a guardian angel on it's way to watch over you!