Today’s art was inspired by my friend Briana. She asked for a purple sunflower painting for her birthday, so I was on a mission. I didn’t really think about how novice my painting skills were when taking on this project. There’s no such thing as a purple sunflower, so trying to find flower pictures to take colors, shading and [...]
Category Archives: My Art
Life is beauty full
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Today’s artwork is a 3 panel canvas painting I did last weekend. I’m getting excited to work more with canvas, as this is only my second time painting one. My inspiration came from a painting my sister saw in a local antique shop (first picture seen below). My sister loved the piece and asked that I [...]
Woven chain bracelet
Friday, May 6, 2011
I recently found this woven chain bracelet tutorial on Honestly…Wtf and had to make one myself. For this project you’ll need a curb link bracelet, embroidery thread, 2 bobby pins and scissors. The curb link bracelet was the hardest thing for me to find. I found a few but I didn’t totally love the shape [...]
T-shirt necklace
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
I was in a super crafty mood but all the craft stores were closed. What to make, what to make? Thoughts of fabric jewelry came into mind when I stumbled across this t-shirt necklace video, by Martha Stewart. This was it, my craft for the night. First, I started with a women’s thin, soft cotton [...]
Chanel Earrings
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Chanel’s Spring 2011 collection has the coolest accessories this season. From chain link earrings to feather hair pieces, the look is sleek and just over the edge. These Chanel shoulder-duster earrings were the inspiration for my art post this week. I wanted to recreate the look in a silver version. It’s its own edgy statement piece, and [...]
Apple and Gouda Salad
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
I recently saw an Apple and Chevre Salad and was excited to remake it at home. With the little hint of spring weather we had this weekend, it seemed like the perfect timing for this light, refreshing salad. I chose to use Gouda instead of Chevre, as I wanted a little more dense, smokey flavored cheese. The [...]
Seahawks Canvas
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Today’s picture is a sample of my first canvas painting. Apparently you can use all sorts of paint mediums on canvas, and apparently I need to take a Canvas 101 class. I love the use of color on top of color and the idea of layering paint. This gives the artist the freedom to [...]
Sketches
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
My art project for this week was to take out the dusty sketch pad and put the pencil to the paper. I found my inspiration from this home in Singapore. This room has strong lines, and great accent tones of black and brown. The rest of my inspiration came from Spring 2011 footwear collections. Alejandro Ingelmo, [...]
Chocolate PB Cups
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
I’m not your typical chocolate-loving, dessert-eating kind of girl, but I love to bake. The idea of creating edible things that make people happy (aka desserts) is all the more intriguing for me to want to bake. And usually with desserts, they get to be colorful, decorated and fancy, which is totally exciting. Browsing around [...]
Valentine’s Day Cards
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
I love the idea of cute little pictures, flirty notes and the pink and red theme of Valentine’s Day. This year I was out to create my own cards to send to friends. I chose to use a basic black card stock and wanted to use color as my drawing ‘tool’. Like in the world [...]
