Archive for April, 2008
As promised, images of my newest two pieces! They are both collage, mixed media pieces on paper. I really love working with collage because as I create the collage itself I get impressions and create stories; which then translate into the painting and drawing that will often times cover up the inspiration images. It's always interesting to see what it will turn out like. "Mythology" "Tale of Tails" I also Read More
I spent most of the weekend at Framations for the Spring Art Walk. There was a ton of wonderful artwork; particularly Suzanne Lowry's photography series of wooden figures. I think they would make a wonderful children's book! It was interesting to watch and see how other artists work their magic with potential customers. It'll be a while before I'm comfortable on my own, but I'm making Read More
Jesse and I have been working on the children's book. We've done some research on types of books and we went to the book store to get an idea of what is out there now. We are aiming at 2-3rd graders. We have an outline of the story nearly complete (the ending is a little rough), and three pages written so far. Which equates to about one third Read More
I found inspiration for a new project in an email, if you can believe that! A friend and her daughters tried to rescue a baby squirrel, they named Tiny Tim. Attached to the email were several pictures she had taken of him with the family (see below).
“…we fed him a banana last night, and he fell asleep in the palm of my hand. We put him in his
Read MoreToday was the Lake St. Louis Artist Guild opening reception. I hadn't previously met the judge, Jerry Thomas, but he did a demonstration at an Oak Leaf meeting a while back. Ever since I've been trying to figure out a way to attend one of his Art Clinics, but they are on Friday afternoons and I always have to work. I did get to meet and speak Read More
The OLAG meeting last night went very well, there was a great turn out and the presenter was fun and personable. I was also able present and get feedback on the new logo designs (see below). After the last post with the logo samples I got to wondering how they would look on top of the one of the new website headers. I wasn't sure what I thought, so Read More
Show this Sunday, 1-3pm at the Lake St. Louis Clubhouse!
This week I submitted some pieces to the Lake St. Louis Artist Associate Spring Show. This is the first time I've submitted work in one of their shows; and I managed to take a peek at some of the other work submitted. It was all top notch, so I'm really excited to see it all at the Read MoreI'm including some of the latest designs for the OLAG logo. These represent my favorites right now, but I'm waiting to see what the group thinks and to see how they look with the website header we end up choosing.
The show on Saturday went better than I could've ever expected, I felt like Cinderella at the Ball! When I got there it was already packed; and not just with other artists like usual, but with buyers and people there to help further the cause. I’ve never seen it so gloriously over crowded! Amy, one of the gallery owners did a magnificent job of promoting not just Read More
"Beagle" made it on Channel 5 News on Friday afternoon! They were doing an interview with the director of Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation regarding puppy mills and the art exhibit/benefit tonight; and they aired three pieces from the show.