Art Work – Page 6

We have lots of bunnies in the yard year round. There are at least four right now that hang out around the yard. They are a blast to watch when they start playing and chasing each other around the grass. They are very comfortable…. ok, overly comfortable…..

and show little fear when we are around the yard. When the dog is out and about in the yard, they stay where they are, nestle down in the flowers or grass, and just watch him. Often they continue to munch on grass while they keep an eye on him. Occasionally the dog spots them and then the chase is on. The bunnies always win and slip away through the fence. I had the image of the bunnies nestled down in the flowers, keeping an eye on the dog, when I painted this little miniature painting:

And that is a peek behind my easel for the story behind the painting. : ) You can find this painting in my Etsy shop.

April 30, 2012

Kathy

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Etsy Wedding Registry

Posted in Art Work, and Reviews

Brand new to Etsy is a wedding registry. Very cool idea. If you've poked around on Etsy, you know you can find wedding rings, custom wedding dresses, purses for the bridal party, invitations, hand decorated shoes for the bride and her bridesmads, and much, much more. You can also find just about anything you could imagine for the wedding, the reception and for the home,
Here's the link for the registry.

I had a chance to paint for a wedding from an Etsy customer and it was great fun! A bride contacted me for a series of miniature paintings as gifts for each member of her wedding party. She and I worked out what she wanted and I got to work. What a creative and personal idea she had and I loved being a part of it!

For lots of information and ideas, here's the wedding page at Etsy. And if you are on twitter, I see lots of excitement at #etsyweddings

And lastly, there are lots of real life Etsy weddings to read about here

April 27, 2012

Kathy

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Monarch Butterfly Wall Hanging

Posted in Art Work, and Sewing: Finished Bags & Pouches

Sometime ago, I found the most beautiful Monarch butterfly wing fabric. It was a little remnant that I fell in love with. Unfortunately, that was all there was left …..just that little remnant. Just enough to make a border for a small quilt or wall hanging. I've had an image in my mind and finally got to work on making that image a reality. Below is the butterfly painted on lavender cotton.

I used a heat sensitive pen to sketch out the butterfly, then painted it with Jaquard acrylic fabric paints. You can see the butterfly wing fabric on the lower right. Below the border is sewn on, it's sandwiched with batting and a backing, pinned, and ready for quilting.

I used free motion stitching and mimicked the fanciful flitting that butterflies do as they move from flower to flower. The border is quilted to loosely look like a the monarch wing. Here is the finished wall hanging:

That is all there is left of the butterfly wing fabric. It turned out exactly as I had pictured. : ) You can find this at my SibStudio Sewing shop.

March 30, 2012

Kathy

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Daffodils on Glass

Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel

I just love seeing all the daffodils in full bloom around the yard. I used them as my inspiration for my newest wine glasses. I used a rough sketch drawn in my sketch book last week and looking out my window as my guide for painting.

And here they are –

I enjoy the challenge of painting on glass and treat the glass as if it was a canvas. Glass paint is a bit sticky and takes some convincing to lay smoothly on the ultra smooth glass surface. Once I build up 3 -4 layers of paint to create an opaque surface base, then the fun of painting in details and adding colors begins. These cheerful glasses will bring a touch of spring all year round and can be found in my Etsy shop.

March 12, 2012

Kathy

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A Patch of Cone Flowers

Posted in Art Work

There is a house nearby that has the most beautiful patch of cone flowers. They grow on a raised mound, surrounding her mailbox. Her mailbox is next to a stop sign, so you get a just few seconds to admired all those lovely flowers.

What is fun about this patch of flowers, if you are in the passenger seat of the car, you look right into the patch of flowers instead looking down at them. So for a few seconds at the stop sign, you get a child like view point into the sea of flowers. You could touch them as well if the windows are down. That is the image I had in mind for this painting – a few seconds glimpse into the cone flower patch.

You can find this small painting, matted and ready to go at my Etsy shop.

Category: Art Work

Bunnies In My Yard And On My Canvas

Etsy Wedding Registry

Monarch Butterfly Wall Hanging

Daffodils on Glass

A Patch of Cone Flowers