Monday, September 17, 2012

Autumnal aspirations

Where has summer gone???? Blown away with warm, sun kissed crunchy leaves, taking the scorching heat and promising cooler, windy days full of hot soup, indoor projects and frenetic event planning! Presently awaiting a vendor spot at Crafty Wonderland , Portland, Oregon's premeire winter arts and crafts event, with my art friend extraordinaire, Jennifer Thorenson of Clever Girl Studios...(who actually shares her shop with her friend, Victoria..) Also on the roster for October: the long awaited solo art show hosted by The Brickhouse ...a night of art, music and fun with some new work by yours truly....

Mean while, here are a few ideas and ites I have been toying with, after a recent trip to Whidbey Island to see my family's gorgeous new house on the Puget Sound, I discovered a bunch of great hunks of driftwood and smelled potential amidst the seaweed...This is what I ended up with:




 
 
 
My new fetish for wood includes little drawings on masonite craft panels, and using the muted brown as toned paper; the neutral shade and hard surface lends itself to a variety of techniques, and especially the likes of colored pencil....these small works are portable, great for trade shows, cheap to ship, and I have also made them into prints to fit every budget....
 

 


 
 
 




 
 
Here's a few hand decorated journals I have been playing with as well; I fell in love with the idea of decorated journals a ways back and my dear Mom has made me quite a few great ones, so I thought i would try to draw on a few, do a few lino-cut print ones, as well as image transfer decorated ones as well....in the end the image transfers can be expensive mistakes if they misfire, as well as the lino-cut ones, but when they do turn out right they are FABULOUS. :)
 






Well, time to go actually get some "work" done in the studio, I will post pics of the Brickhouse show art as soon as it is displayed...don't want to spoil the surprise..:) Meanwhile, I hope to convey warm, windy wishes to anyone who may view these humble pages, and may you have a creative September!

For info on any art/items posted here, please check my Etsy shop : Myriad Studios

or if you happen to be strolling around in downtown Vancouver, WA, stop by The Catalyst
for original art and jewelry!