New Work:in Progress

A new painting is slowly coming to life. It's taking a while to finish it because I keep changing my mind about the color scheme ( must have changed it about 5 times already).
Anyway, it's a giant shroom growing in the midst of Venus flytraps.
I haven't picked out a name for this piece yet. Any suggestions?

Preparing for Craft Fairs

Tomorrow will be my first Craft Fair where I'll be vending my wares. I've helped sell for others before, but this one is my first where I'll actually be selling my own stuff. It took my all month to prepare and I'm confident enough to say "I'm ready".

A great shout out and thanks to Handmadeology for sharing a "The Ultimate Craft Show Preparation List" post with all the necessary links that helped me prepare.

Below are some progress shots and finished products. Yay, I'm so excited.

Bottle cap hair clips featuring miniature prints of my art.

Pinback buttons of my artwork, all packaged and ready for the fair.

Hair Bow Ponytail holders handmade out of lace, vintage fabric, and bottle caps 

featuring miniature prints of my original paintings.

Handmade hair bow barrettes and brooches.

New Accessories in Progress

With just 2 weeks left until my first EVER Craft Fair in brooklyn, I am trying to diversify my inventory and add some variety to it. So I decided to make my artworks portable. I'm currently working on my wearable art collection: hair clips, hair ties, pendants, and lockers featuring miniture prints of my paintings.

Cutting out 1 inch circles out of felt for hair accessories.

Hair bows and ribbons out of trimmings, lace, and Parisian vintage silk, oo-la-la.

I actually had a lot of fun doing these, and I am by no means crafty and hate sewing. So, I'm kinda proud of myself for that, felt a bit like Martha Stewart.

More to come: hair clips out of bottle caps, how thrifty of me :o)

New Work: Progress

Another piece I started on. This time, I'm planning on combining acrylic and oil paints in one painting. More progress photos to come, so check back soon.

New Work: Progress

I tend to be more of a starter than a finisher. I have about 9 paintings I need to finish, but that doesn't stop me from starting new ones. Once I get an idea, I get a jolt of energy and motivation to start on it - finishing it is another story.

Anyway, before I bore you with my rambling. Here is a new piece I started on.
A sketch in graphite on wood panel. It's so cute. I hope I can finish it by Easter.