New Painting

"Among the Striped Trees"
7"X12"
Watercolor on paper

Close up view

Pub Sketching

I recently visited the Tired Hands Brewing Company  pub and did some sketching. The sun made a rare appearance, and this girl came out to play.

Mini Painting Tidbit

As a thank you gift I painted a little hedgehog for my grandmother. 

"Hedgehog"
Acrylic on 6"x 6"x 2" canvas

Hello Again Etsy

After quite a hiatus I'm returning to selling on Etsy. Right now there are a few art prints up in the interim. I will be listing some originals once I get my breather from the holidaze. (Making things and a retail schedule is a tad exhausting.)

2 of the prints currently available:

 Click HERE to be taken to the shop.

2 New Paintings

I have 2 new paintings I completed as gifts over the holiday season.

"Oh Deer"
5"x 7"
Acrylic on canvas
December 2013

"Flower Collector"
9" x 12"
Acrylic, encaustic, 3d elements on board
December 2013

Te Kore Band Art!

I'm pretty thrilled to finally make public a project I've been working on. Recently, I designed a logo for one of my favorite indie bands Te Kore. A little rundown on the band: Te Kore began with Molly Angst as a girl with her piano. She then got herself a partner in crime. The sound is a touching Tori Amos/PJ Harvey inspired alt rock. The songs range from topics of drug abuse, body issues and love to Greek myth. I connected with Molly (AKA Nicole) through the forums of Kittyradio many moons ago. She sent me a demo cd, and it was love at first listen. She has since opened up for (love of my life) Amanda Palmer for the Indianapolis Kickstarter House Party.

Needless to say, I was flattered that she asked me to be a part of her art with mine. Below is the resulting logo I came up with.

Go to http://te-kore.com to see it in action on the Te Kore website. Keep in mind, as of this posting, the fully fleshed out site is still in the works.

Life Imitating Art Imitating Craft

So lately I've been on a wearable art kick. My latest is a petrified seahorse exoskeleton that I turned into a cameo charm. She was painted a gradient pink and lilac, backed with patterned paper onto a cameo. Soon she'll have pink millinery netting and be made into a headpiece.