She Watches Over Me

The next couple of days will be busy and I may not be online too much, so I'd like to let you in to a sneak peek of a 12" x 12" I am creating. It's a surprise for someone who holds a special place in my heart, who has been there for me since my childhood, who has contributed to the growth of my wings....to let her know I love her...thus the title......She watches over me...

I will post a full photo when it's done.  The original will of course go to her.

Prints will be available in my Etsy as soon as I figure out the printing thing-a-majig, I'm looking into several options and trying to arrange for Giclee printing and waiting for replies from the printers, I want you of course to have the very best copies :)  It's part of the reason I haven't uploaded any prints for sale just yet.

Going Places

In her heart

She knew

it was just

a matter of time

before she would be

Going Places.

Mixed Media Collage on 8 x 10 wrapped canvas

by Indy

Two New Mixed Media Pieces

I've had a very productive two days.  Finished two (2) mixed media pieces I was working on in canvas...and one that is currently ongoing.  

This first piece is very close to my heart. I started creating this with the a girlie drawing inside my journal in mind but somehow, she did not seem the right fit.   The canvas sat there with its background partially done for days.  Then one day, I had propped the canvas with the bottom up and I saw a shape which I immediately sketched in and eventually turned into the girl in the painting.

All It Takes Is One Step
Mixed-Media on Canvas, 10" x 14"

 

She wears a badge of "Courage" in her heart. And a message to everyone that, "all it takes is one step". Yes, sometimes it is that one step that is the hardest to do, most often when fear keeps us rooted in one spot. Courage is taking that first step and believing that the magic inside us will allow us to fly.

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A Promise to Love Everyday

Mixed Media on Canvas,

This second piece is based on a sketch I made in my kraft paper journal, playing around with my charcoal pencil and drawing whimsical faces.  I really love how this turned out with the pastel dreamy background colors and touches of doodling here and there. 

The pieces will be up for sale soon, both the original and archival quality Art Prints on Etsy, without the watermark of course :)

A Merry Menagerie

So my sister shows my nephew Evan the owl I made for him and he gives it the seal of approval :) He went up to my sisters laptop and kissed the picture of the owl, attempted to type on her keyboard...and started repeating Owl, Owl, Owl.  Awww!! Wouldn't that make your heart melt?

So of course I asked my sister, what other animals does he like so I can make him some more? Alligator, fish, elephant, tiger....and fish also meant (sea creature) - dolphin, turtle, starfish, octopus...hahaha! So now we have the Merry Menagerie which will reside in Evan's playroom.

Just finished two more today (click to enlarge):

Materials: Magazines, old dictionary pages, scraps, vellum, acrylic, watercolor, china ink, markers, pastels and lots and lots of love :)


More in the works....

My sister said she is going to hang them in Evan's play area right beside the big Lion growth chart she bought at Pottery Barn.

Credits: Cute Tapes and Stick-it Notes by Gunhild Storeide

Plus, plus...I'll be making prints of them and finally gather up the guts to sell :)

Evan's Owl

Aside from the things I'm working on, I promise myself to TRY to create something by hand everyday - today I created a collage for my nephew Evan, he loves owls (who doesn't? they're so cute with their huge huge eyes!)

Evan's Owl, Collage on Paper
Materials used: Various Scraps of papers, acrylics, white and black china ink, cray-pas, highlighter, glitter gel pens and License Alpha Collage Sheet by SherrieJD for Evan's name, sample frame by me.