The last week of the Summer of Color challenge is here, along with the toughest color for me…orange.
My daughter had no trouble at all, however. She drew a sunny and bright “Orange Library”, complete with many juicy-colored books, and a very tangy shaded lion. How does she come up with this stuff?
Even the titles of some of the books are ‘orange-ish’–“How To Sqewws A Orange”. (You know it’s time to start school when the struggling speller has regressed a full grade level or more. yikes!)
‘It’s an orange world,” the pages say, with an orange globe beside it on the table. She’s so creative!
As for me, I’m still trying to get the hang of my mom’s quilling tools.
Unlike my daughter, I really struggled with this color. I kept it simple and decided to quill a goldfish…
I knew it would be pretty small, so I decided to use an ATC as the base and go from there. I found some cute dotted paper and cut some blue paper in a fish bowl shape. I also found this great piece of translucent plastic (from a notebook cover, I think?) to use as the bowl itself.
Then I added some orange-y seaweed and used a burnt orange marker to fill it with sand at the bottom.
Now came the fun part! I cut out the plastic in the shape of a bowl to layer over the quilling…
Another cool surprise was that the drops of glue look like bubbles when they dry.
Even though I got started late, this color challenge has been so much fun! I’m so grateful I was able to join in toward the end, and for the warm welcome from our very kind and talented host.
See more orange inspired art over at Summer of Color!
So proud of you, Scarlett ! Orange would have been a challenge for me, too. I love the goldfish – especially his lips !! I don’t know fish anatomy very well but I call them lips !!! Great job !
Love,
J
Really love the fish in the bowl!
Very nice!
@Valerie –Thank you! And thanks for stopping by! I’ll be over to see what you entered this week soon! 🙂
@Jeana –Thanks, haha, yep it’s one big lipped fish!! Talk to you soon!
Love your daughters work…so happy…and how creative is your piece…what a wonderful inspiration…xxx
Orange was tough for me, too! I love what you made; I am looking at my goldfish now and smiling ;D
I love how the glue dried and added to the wonderful effect; Well Done~
That looks awesome! I love your goldfish and the bowl came out perfect. Look at those bubbles – and even better that they were a surprise. 🙂
And your daughter is incredibly creative. It’s an orange world indeed.
@mandy –I will pass the compliment on to my duaghter, thanks so much! We both thought hers was the best! 🙂
@Ella -And you know that was just the cheap clear school glue, nothin’ fancy! Love that stuff. Thank you and see you soon. 🙂
@i.ikeda –I’m glad you liked them, thank you so much. And thanks for the sweet words for my daughter–she loves to see if people mention her drawing in the commments! She should probably start her own blog. 🙂
What a wonderful idea. This works so well and looks amazing. Your daughter’s picture is also really beautiful 🙂
When I first read over the post I misread the title for “grilled goldfish.” 🙂
@Owen –oh my. Though I can’t help but wonder if that title would draw more readers. 🙂
@Lesley –I appreciate it!! and my daughter says ‘thank you very much” ! Hope you’re having a great day and thanks for stopping in.
Wow! This is amazing! I would’ve never thought of puting that thingy on top. It really looks like the goldfish is in a fish bowl. Love it!
You and your daughter are so creative and talented.Wonderful!
What a clever idea, Scarlett, and I really like your daughter’s artwork as well. This is an important memory and heritage you are creating with your kids and placing their work on your blog. Your site is a great resource for other moms who need some fresh ideas. I am passing your site info. along to others who have creative kids like yours. Good job !
I would also like to see some more of your assemblages. That is your real “forte” and you have a real good sense of design……so what do you think?
Can we see more?
Gasp! HOW cool is that!! Thank you for such a sweet note and I’m so happy to have found you through this event – your work and photography are an inspiration!
Please tell your very talented daughter that I LOVE her library lion (so much detail!) and your goldfish – well – that bowl and bubbles are amazing! LOVE how your mind works 😉 Thank you for everything, xo
Your daughter’s piece is sooo pretty and happy! she’s talented like her mommy 🙂 I’m in awe with your piece!! love the quilling and how you covered it with the bowl! how clever. great works!!
xoxo
@NatashaMay–Thank you! I save so much stuff like that piece of plastic! It’s nice when I actually find a way to use some of it! 🙂 Thanks again!
@Denise –Thank you so very much!! I’m glad you came by. 🙂
@dee –Oh, Dee, you are such an encouragement to me, you have no idea. Thank you so much for your kind words. I would love to do more assemblage work, I’m just short on time, that’s all. Little Knox takes up most of my day, of course. Your encouragement is a blessing! 🙂
@kristin –I will certainly pass your compliment on to my daughter, thank you!! I wish the challenge was longer. 🙁 I hope you host it again! I’ve really enjoyed seeing so many different artistic bloggers out there! Have a great week!
@Joanna –Aww,thanks, her brain is working a lot faster than mine these days! haha! Thanks for your kind words on my beginner’s quilling efforts, I appreciate it so much. 🙂
Loving both the projects in Orange. Annette x
OMG – this is delicious! So creative and unusual – I rarely see any quilling out there in blogland, so this was such a pleasant surprise! Really fun and the creation of that fish bowl is very clever.
Your goldfish is sooo creative and pretty and I love your daughter’s art too!
@Terrie –Thank you! I love quilling but it’s harder than it looks! Have you ever tried it? Some of the stuff I’ve seen on Etsy is so awesome, I gotta keep practicing! 🙂
@Julie –You are very kind and my daughter will be thrilled to receive another compliment on her orange art! 🙂 Thanks so much!
I love your little fishy and bowl! Very clever! Your daughter is amazingly creative too!
Jessi xox
This is very nice! How creative; goldfish in a bowl! 🙂 The fish is so pretty. So it is called quilling! I learned something new today! :-))
Your daughters pic is so pretty too! Very creative I must say! Who would think of putting a lion in a library? I love it! :-))
oh what a lovely fish and your bowl is fantastic…your daughter is very creative like you…
@JessiVille –Thank you so much! I think she’s pretty creative, too! 🙂 Thanks for your kind comment and I hope you’ll visit again! ~Scarlett
@Elisabeth R –You are so kind! I appreciate it so much!! I’m a ‘beginner’ in quilling, I’m still learning the basics. You should see some of the designs on Etsy! They are amazing! My daughter says, “Thank you, it was fun to draw!” 🙂 Hope you’re having a great week. ~Scarlett
@Liette –I really get a lot of ideas from her, thank you so much for stopping by! I’m glad you liked the fish bowl! ~Scarlett
I love your idea. The atc turned out really great. I love the bubbles. Your daughter’s art is cute. I have had fun creating with my daughter this summer also.
Wow, that card is cute cute cute! and your daughter did a fantastic job with orange!!!
@Janelle — So glad you like it! Thanks for stopping by! Isn’t art with kid’s such a blast? 🙂
@Daneile –Thanks so much! My daughter is so happy to read your sweet words about her drawing! Have a great weekend!
What an ADORABLE card & such clever ideas. You are so talented! I am glad you joined the Summer of Color. 🙂 Have a beautiful week.
@Jen -You are so sweet, thank you, and I hope there’s another summer of color in 2012! I hope you have a wonderful week, as well. 🙂 ~Scarlett