Environmental Fair...

I am super excited about taking part in this event. It will be the first time in five years that I sell my items somewhere other than the Internet.

Much of the art I create is eco friendly. My drawings are usually completed on some type of recycled material, whether it is an old book page, a paper bag, or scraps of paper. I buy most of my materials for my collages at flea markets, the Salvation Army, Goodwill, or by begging family for things they are throwing or giving away. Everything from the canvases I paint on to the thread I use, to the materials I usually pack my sold pieces in are recycled. I have also decided when I order my new cards, envelopes, and card stock that they will be all made out of recycled materials. I love trees and if while creating my art I can save a few that would be amazing!

I have a lot of pieces I still want to create for the show including some jewelry featuring prints of my art, painting a few larger pieces including a vintage phone stand and headboard, some fall paintings, recycled paper ornaments and gift tags. I really need to get my butt in gear.

I hope everyone a safe and green Wednesday.

Rainbow Rooster in Florescent Pink Vintage Frame ...

Cheery, colorful, bright, vibrant, and glittery are a few adjectives Noah came up with to describe my latest creation. My newest piece of art is made up of recycled and vintage materials. The frame and sequences I purchased at a flea market, one of the books I used was purchased at the Salvation Army, the other was a book our local library was giving away, and the thread was part of a purchase from a vintage shop on Etsy.

Before I started creating the art piece I dyed some of the book pages. I mixed a little acrylic paint with water and hung the wet sheets from the laundry line to dry. After the pages were dry I sewed together the light teal sky and drew the fabulous flowers with a black marker.

The cheery rooster was created with vintage book pages, recycled card stock, pastels, colored pencil, and pen.

All the different parts of the collage have been sewed with vintage thread and glittery sequence.

The pretty vintage frame was originally painted gold. I repainted with a fun florescent pink.



I love creating collages, there are so many possibilities.




Here are the beautiful flowers and colors that inspired this rainbow colored piece of art.

Sunflowers ...

Zinnias and Black Eyed Suzannes ...

Coneflowers ...

Morning Glories ...

Impatiens ...

and Cosmos ...

The Perfect Pair ...

My latest recycled collage, “The perfect Pair” was inspired by the beautiful coneflowers in my yard and the vibrant Goldfinches that play among them.

I used a variety of recycled and vintage items when creating this piece of art, including a brown paper bag, vintage book pages, old thread, a recycled cereal box, sequins, vintage beads, fishing line, nails, magazine pages, and an old IKEA frame. The coneflower, Goldfinch, sky, hill and frame were all colored and created with colored pencils and pastels.

Have a great Wednesday!

Finally, blue skies and some new Art …

Today was a great day. The sun was shining, the sky was bright blue and I completed two new creations to put in my Etsy shop.






This little creation features a print of my “Sunlight” drawling. I printed it on a piece of photo cloth and then built the collage around the print. I used vintage sequins and beads, glitter, recycled clothing, old music pages, pastels and colored pencils, vintage lace and table cloths. Everything was hand sewn on a piece of canvas. I then attached the canvas to a recycled box that I colored with pastel and colored pencil.

“Love Lifted Me” is the name of this piece of fabric art. It features a cloth print of one of my pastel drawings. I have hand sewn all of my vintage and recycled goodies around the print to create a cheery collage. I lightly stained parts of the artwork to give it an older look. It’s a perfect piece for this time of year.

Pretty Blue Sky!

Sunlight ... Please!

I feel like I have been trapped in the house for the last month. If it hasn’t been the beautiful weather keeping the kids home from school it’s been the flu. They were even sweet enough to share the flu with me last week. It was horrible; I wish I could get my energy back. Doing the smallest chore makes me want to crawl into bed and take a nap. Between the next looming winter storm and being exhausted I’m starting to get a little grouchy, ok very grouchy.

This is a sunny, warm, happy, piece of art I created this past week. Think Sunlight!

Handmade Christmas Gift …

Every year I make a few handmade presents for my family. I especially love making presents for my sister and her husband. The first year they were married I bought them a beautiful antique frame and painted a picture of my sister's wedding boutique. The first Christmas they were in their adorable new house I made them a clay ornament that looked like their new home. This year I used their cute house as my muse and made them a replica of their home out of recycled materials for their mantel.

The materials I used to make the house was a cardboard boot box, a piece of scrap plywood, a brown paper bag, glue, tracing paper, and glitter. It was a lot of fun to create and I was very happy with how it turned out.

I was so excited to see them open it Christmas Eve, I love creating gifts for the people I love!