Recently inspired by the wonderful work of Scott Rolfe, I gave my young artist the opportunity to create his own assemblage. It began with a shoe box lid and one of his favorite books: “The Cat in the Hat”. First, he painted the background. I set out lots of stuff […]
Author: Scarlett
“Road Trippin'” at the Georgetown Art Center
I wasn’t allowed any captures of the newest exhibit at the Georgetown Art Center, but I’m going to tell you about it, anyway. The new exhibit is called “Road Trippin‘” and is enjoyable to view and family friendly. My young artists and I enjoyed all of the travel themed art, […]
St. Praxides
Happy 5th Birthday, Knox
Knox is celebrating his 5th birthday in Heaven today, and we miss him. We were priveleged to attend the release of 130 newly hatched Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles early yesterday morning. A crowd gathered along the Padre Island National Seashore and volunteers stood ready to keep the babies safe from seagulls. More […]
Sea Turtle Mosaic with Grout and Resin
This mosaic was inspired by a greeting card I found at the Austin Aquarium. The whole design was too complex, so I decided to sketch one turtle on my base board. This is my fourth mosaic, but it still takes me a while to cut glass. I waste a lot […]
“Emerge”
“Three Miscarriages”
Acrylic lift on matboard.
“Thanks for Your Comment”
Miniature Monet Magnets
In my last post, I showed you how I created these tiny 2 inch paintings, inspired by Monet. Here’s what I did with them next! I put out paper towels on my table and covered them with a large sheet of wax paper. Then I got some incredible stuff called […]