Clay characters

It has been a very long time since I have posted, but I decided in all the chaos that is going on right now it would be fun to show how I am keeping busy. I still love clay and making clay casts. For these little guys I have used air dry clay. It is pretty fragile and don’t know if I want to use it again. But these were fun characters to make. Hope you enjoy.

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Custom Pet/Animal Canvas Art

 

 

This is a custom 12" by 12" canvas.  I used different personal information about this adorable dog to tell his story.  I have included when he was adopted, some of his characteristics, his name and his breed.  I love the poem at the top.  It is such a good description about how people feel about their animals.  I have also added some pictures of this little guy when he was first adopted.  Then his photo was transfered over the top.

Baseball Canvas for JAX

 

Well, I was pretty busy over Christmas.  Here is another canvas for family.  My brother as a teenager posing for a baseball pick.  11" by 17"

 

 

 

I also try to always do something a little comical for him too.  This was a quick weekend project that actually went over really well.  Lumberjack JAX.

New Canvases of my Kids

Having fun making some 12" by 18" canvases of both my kids.  These are for my parents' new house. 

She sings a song

Thought that I would try a black and white on wood. 

Alternative photo processes and transfers

I am so thankful that the weather is starting to change to cooler temperatures.  It means that I can start the darkroom up again.  I love just going in there and closing the door and turning the red light on.  I took stock today of what needed to be ordered for developing and processing.  Can't wait.

So, a while ago my mom gave me some really nice wood blocks to play with as I wished.  They sat in my studio for a long time because, I was just not sure what direction to go in with them.  Well, I finally broke them out today.  I have used a photo of an old Ford pickup that is in a storage unit right by our house.  I loved all of the rust on it so, I took several photos from different directions.  I have put it onto the wood block and played around with it after it was onto the wood - blending and oil paint.   I am considering giving it to a family member whose name is Ford!

Tranforming "Ugly" fabric for your mixed media project

It is time for a new challenge!  When I go to the fabric store and dig through the remnant bin, I often come home with fabric and wonder what was I thinking???  And while I believe that the term ugly is very subjective, I do think that some fabric is more apealing than others.  So, for this challenge mom and I are both taking a fabric that we might not be crazy about and altering it to make it something perfect.  Since screenprinting is one of my favorite things, I think that I will be using some form of it or maybe not.  Sometimes I don't know what direction I will go in. 

So here is my "ugly" fabric... It is white with red and black stripes.  Can't wait to see how it ends up in the end!