These two butterfly canvases are available on my Etsy shop for medical research. All proceeds from my shop are donated to research for Cockayne Syndrome. My little boy, Knox, was diagnosed with this extremely rare disease when he was 8 months old. He’ll be celebrating his 3rd birthday this July, […]
Mixed-Media Art
Chatelaine for the Artist
I still play. I create things that are totally unrealistic and completely impractical, just for fun. I was watching Dowton Abbey and noticed a chatelaine, worn by the housekeeper, Mrs Hughes. Chatelaines were a ‘useful’ form of jewellery, worn when women’s clothing had no pockets. They were dangled from the […]
Paper Butterfly Collage with Nail Polish
I played with nail polish on paper. It didn’t turn out like I expected, but the colors were pretty! So I made a small collage with it… I used a rubber stamp for the butterfly and cut it out… Hope you’re having a great week! Thanks for […]
Girl with Kites
Just playing around with some of my paint cards from Home Depot. I’m trying to come up with some new designs for a mosaic. By the time I finished this, I decided it would be better as a painting. Or maybe a design for cards? Thanks for stopping by! […]
Blue Owl Postcards
I made these postcards using the owl stamp I carved and my Derwent Inktense blocks. We didn’t have much of a winter here in central Texas, so the only snow I’ll see is the sn0w in my art. I stamped the owls in blue, then added more color with the blocks, […]
‘Free’ Mixed-Media Butterfly Canvas
This small black 4″x 4″canvas is one of my many “tried to do something on here but it didn’t work’” canvases that I have lying around. Today it got a make-over. First, I covered it with a thin layer of fiber paste. Taking this pretty silk butterfly, I gently removed […]
Bird and Topiary
Having fun with my scissors again…
Glad
Good-bye pastels… Hello primaries… Hope you like my blue-haired momma with her sweet baby. Thanks for stopping by!
“Madonna of the Owl” Collage with Origami Papers