Collages

This one looks a little weird in the picture, but in person it is so neat. The bug in the center was a broken figurine and he is sitting on top of some roses that were left over from another project. All of the flowers around him are from a pillow that started making when I was a teenager. My mother was trying to teach me needlepoint or crewel I'm not sure which. Either way I was never going to finish the pillow and so I was thrilled to chop it up and use it on this collage. I got my husband to cut the sun out of wood for me and I made the butterflies out of a costume jewelry bracelet that had broken and multi-colored feathers.

This is a figurine that I bought some time ago and she didn't really fit in with the other witches in my collection. I like her much more now that I have given her a few changes, stuck her on a canvas and surrounded her with talisman from the Black Pullet.

Colorful Boxes

These are more of the cigar boxes that Ryan brought home to me. They are done with acrylic paint and then antiqued to tone them down a little bit. I attached ceramic tiles around the sides (Ryan brought those home as well). I made these because I am going to do my first craft show in Thomasville, NC on May 2 and I wanted some inexpensive items to mix in to everything else. I'm hoping to get a few more done before the show with zodiac signs, and hobo signs or something. Hopefully people will like them.

Mother Earth and Amelia Peabody Paintings

This is my folk are representation of Mother Earth. It's done with acrylic paint in bright colors of course.

Amelia Peabody is a character from a series of books by Elizabeth Peters. They are mysteries that are set in Egypt and are perfect for a fun light read.

Wine Cork Boxes

Ryan tends to find "great deals" whenever he has to travel. He came home a few months ago with about 80 cigar boxes that he thought I might be able to do something with. I only have 78 to go.

Colorful Cats

When I went to Spain I was absolutely mesmerized by the fantastic graffiti in Barcelona. It was gorgeous artwork, not just some kid scribbling Tammy loves BoBo or something like that. There was actual skill involved with all of the designs and the shading. Anyway, there was one narrow alley that one guy had taken over with his brightly colored animals including cats which inspired my kitty cat paintings above.

Tile Paintings

Whenever I go anywhere on the Mediterranean I buy ceramic tiles with artwork like this on them. I love the folk art designs and bright colors. It's also nice to have white outlines instead of more traditional black. These are some acrylic paintings that I have done based on my souvenir tiles.

Belize Boy Acrylic Painting

Ryan and I went to Belize a few years ago and were absolutely charmed by the children in a small village next to a bird sanctuary that we visited. This would be my folk art representation of a very sweet little boy that helped us find the proper path back to our car after we got lost.