A Returning to...

It's been way too long since I have picked up a brush (not counting the one that I use for my hair) and it felt so awesome to start painting again. I feel a tad rusty since I know it's been over a year since I have painted. I have been drawing more than painting and even stopped doing that for a while since I have had my Etsy shop going.

This painting is for a friend who does my hair and he loves poppies and nature, but right now, it's so far from where I want it to be. it looks very foreign and not my own thus far, but I know it will make its way to my own style...that happens a lot with my art. Each work transforms drastically from the beginning to the end, so I am on the right track, I guess. Ha.

I also tipped over my linseed oil, so that was a fun mess to clean up, but I managed to save a good amount. The photos will be much better when I blog about this painting again, which will be so very soon!

Discovered, Undiscovered...

I have ventured onto the Pounce section of Etsy so many times and I wanted to start recognizing Etsians who I happen to pounce on and love to death. So many new favorites have entered onto my list because of normal browsing, but recently, I have been loving just stumbling onto an Etsy shop and falling in love with the items, so I decided to start blogging once a week and feature one "Undiscovered" Etsy shop and one shop that "Just Sold" and I am pretty excited about those that I happened upon for my first entry!

Undiscovered:

The first shop I totally fell in love with was from New Zealand artist, Rosemary Mortimer. Her shop kiwibird1 ,is full of beautiful contrasts and rich colors in nature. I checked out the rest of what she had for sale and loved the wide range of work that she has. The item that was displayed as the main photo in Pounce that caught my eye was a card titled "Letters from the Past." It immediately caught my eye and I really loved how the vivid colors popped in front of the dark background.



Another piece I really love is titled "Coromandel Carving" and It reminded me a lot of the foothills in California. The realism is just awesome and I love how she added the sketches and Rosemary Mortimer goes into detail about that in her description.


So, if you have not checked out this awesome shop, please do!

http://www.kiwibird1.etsy.com

Just Sold

The next Etsian I stumbled upon was artist from NYC, stepanka, and her pottery is so very soft and delicate, and very unique with all the drawings and variety of objects she chooses for her ceramic pieces. I loved how the light passed through the numbers in her item titled "123 - Translucent porcelain cup." It's just fun and I thought of how awesome it would be as a gift for someone who loves numbers.


Then as I looked on inside of her shop, I found myself wanting to purchase many, if not all of the items she had in stock. From the items she calls "wall pillows" to her beautifully crafted mugs that could stand on their own as art pieces, I just really loved her juxtapositions in general. One of the wall pillows that I was most drawn to is titled "stepi - small porcelain wall pillow"

So if you love fun ceramic pieces, or just love art, definitely check out stepanka's shop!

http://www.stapanka.etsy.com

I am so very glad I pounced on these sellers and stay tuned for my next two shops that I will feature next week, it just might be you! :-D

Autumn's Treasures...

I fell in love with all these items so I figured I would share it in a blog entry. The cookies look almost too pretty to eat and I get lost in the photographs because they are so captivating and beautiful. It's so strange how there are so many things in the world, yet I can always be amazed at the beauty that is all around, and the fact that there is so much talent out there to portray that beauty. I am never bored and that's just awesome.

Click here to comment and click on the items, thanks!

Business cards all done! Yay!

I finally finished my new business cards so I am going to be purchasing them online very soon and handing them out to customers and around town. I am so excited and let me know what you think!

It feels so nice to retake photos of some of the items I added to my shop about two months ago. It really makes a difference and now I can actually show the true length of the necklace with the mannequin torso that I have had for a little while. :-)

I need to go to bed so very badly and sometimes I wonder if I am a little bit mentally unstable when it comes to disciplining myself to get to bed at a reasonable time. I will conquer it! I must!

I had my 4th sale yesterday (finally), woohoo!

So I had to go out and buy boxes tonight at Michaels since I haven't got my shipment of boxes yet, so I took advantage of that and did something a little different than the Natural Kraft jewelry boxes I will be using more, so it was fun!

So here it is....The Lucky Elephant is all ready to be shipped off to another land!

Why I Love Etsy!

I just received these beads in the mail from fivesisters and there are some sellers who I just think they must know what I like because the free gifts they give are super awesome and are usually something that I was going to already purchase myself. So this is an appreciation photo and for those who love beads, you may want to check her shop out!






I already started making some things with the beads I got from her shop so stay tuned on my Etsy shop for they will be showing up soon!