Recycled Mixed Media Art, Rooster Loves Chicken ...

I completed this drawing a couple of months and have used the image to create tags, a banner, and cards, but I could not think of a way to display the original. I wanted to come up with unique way to hang the art without taking away from the drawing or the beautiful old book cover.

Last week while painting in my basement studio the idea came to me. I decided to use and old table leg, a vintage necklace and a couple of screws to display the piece. The project came together quickly and I am really excited about the result.

Have a lovely Tuesday!

Happy Summer!

I hope everyone is enjoying all of the wonderful sights, smells, and sounds of summer! I thought I would pop in quick and say hello in between bike rides, baseball, berry picking and birthdays to share what I have been up to.
This is my newest folk-art painting, “Colorful Family”. I completed this fun piece last week. It was created on a recycled drawer front in acrylic paint. I listed this colorful chicken family painting last Thursday in my Etsy shop and 2 days later it sold! I wish everything flew out of the shop that fast. I have 2 more drawer fronts I want to paint on, hopefully I can find some time to work on them. I also have 3 beautiful vintage frames to fix and fill and I have started some Halloween themed drawings. I have a lot of new ideas I just hope I can make some time to work on them.

Noah finished second grade last week. I am excited and sad all at the same time. He did amazing this year. Every time he brought home a report card I didn’t think it could be any better, but every time it was. I am so proud of him. He did not only blossom academically but socially as well. I am so excited to have him home with me this summer. We have a lot of fun things planned, Boy Scout camp, biking, swimming, baseball, library, vacation, golf camp, community theatre.

Part of me is a little sad though that the year is over. Noah had a wonderful teacher this year. She not only was an amazing teacher but she really believed in and encouraged Noah. She is one of those teachers that we will always remember, he was very lucky to have her. She made all of her students an end of the year gift, a DVD slide show set to music of pictures from the school year. It is a precious gift.

We celebrated Abbey’s fourth birthday on the 17th, I can’t believe she turned 4. Abbey wanted a Fairy bike for her birthday and a Hello Kitty bike helmet. She looks so cute riding around on it. I can’t believe my baby is already 4!

Yesterday we went to a local orchard to pick berries and cherries.

They are so sweet and yummy. Abigail was covered in cherry juice, I think she ate more than she put in her bucket. She even had some on her back. It looked like she rolled around in them.

It's summer we can't go anywhere without getting ICE CREAM!

Have a great Tuesday!

A Fabulous New Hoop Collage and some Colorful Inspiration…

This fun collage was created with fabulous vintage items and a recycled paper bag. Some of the fun vintage items that I used were pillowcases, a tablecloth, sequins, ribbon, and thread. A white paper shopping bag was used to create the rooster and chicken and the scalloped framed edge. All the details were drawn on with a sharpie marker. Here are some fun pictures of the collage and some colorful inspiration!

New Paper Banners in my little Etsy shop

I wanted to share two new paper banners that I listed in my Etsy shop today!

The first banner features 3 prints of my "Rooster on a hill of Flowers" piece.

The second banner features my "Blue and Orange Hoot Owl".

A Rooster, an Owl, and a little Love ...

Here is a little peek at some colored pencil and pastel drawings I have created. I will be incorporating them in a couple of upcoming projects.

A colorful Rooster.

A blue Owl.

and, green Love birds.

Have a fabulous Wednesday!