Let Your Spirit Soar

Happy Friday Everyone!!  It's Spring Break here and we've enjoying fun filled days along with much needed lazy days.   Boy the week really flies by doesn't it?!  Okay so I wanted to pop in really quickly and share a custom piece that I created for a friend.  If you follow me on Facebook then you saw this one coming together.

Isn't she beautiful...this is my friend's daughter.  This is the first portrait piece I've done and it was a bit nervous at first but I'm very happy with the way it turned out.

This is the first one I've done with teeth too :D

I started out on a tin heart but it really wasn't working for me so I had to switch to a wooden heart.

I added texture using molding paste and stencils.

If you're interested in commissioning a piece like this, please email me or PM me on Facebook.

Thank you so much for joining me today, HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!

Urban Angel

Hello my crafty peeps!  Today I have a new mixed media canvas to share with you.  I think I'm gonna call this one "Urban Angel" because the background feels urban to me.  What do you think?

This is an 8x8 canvas that I started back in April with the Paper Wings Productions April in Paris  & March Mixed Media kits.  I transferred the clip of the lit merry go round onto the canvas but my background was to dark so it didn't show up very well.  I tried to keep going but I got stuck and it ended up sitting on my self for the last few months.  Then a couple of nights ago I decided it was time to finish it up!

I started out giving the background a nice blue wash with Liquitex soft body acrylic paint and then added some texture with the circle stencil from my PWP April Mixed Media kit.

Next I did that transfer I was telling you about.   Since it didn't show up well I decided to add the heart.

This sweet little angel is from the PWP March Mixed kit and can also be purchased individually on the clip art sheet here.

So to finish it off, I decided to simply add some stencil work behind the heart, drips and splatters of white ink, some random stamping and outline the heart.

Sometimes you just have to walk away from a project or just let it sit for awhile to get a fresh perspective.   This canvas turned out completely different from what I imagined but that's okay.  To me art is a living thing that takes on it's own life and directs me on how to complete my project.  All I do is stay open minded and go with the flow!!



This canvas in also available is this beautiful little pocket mirror.  You can pick one up in my Etsy shop: Little Honey Bee Studio.

Well thanks for joining me and have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Daisy - Paper Mache Heart

Happy Friday Everyone, we made it to the weekend!!  I hope you had a great week and are gonna have an even better weekend with your loved ones.  I'll be out at the SoFlo Market on Saturday so if you're in my area, come on down, I'd love to meet ya!  

Now let me introduce you to my friend Daisy.  She is a fun loving girl that always looks on the bright side of life.  I'm not to sure about her choice in lipstick though, I may have to talk to her about that.  What do you think, do you like her lip color?

I really like her hairstyle, I need to wear my hair like that one of these days!

My favorite black Signo pen ran out on me when I was working on this one.  I had to use my Faber-Castell brush tip pen so I ended up with bolder outlines on my accent flowers.

 I think this heart is so fun with its bright color palette.  Daisy makes me smile :D    Here she is hanging out with a couple of her girlfriends waiting to go to the market:

Well friends, thanks so much for joining me today!  Have a fantastic weekend!!!

Artsy to the Bone - Mini Paper Mache Heart

Hey Everyone!  I thought I'd take a little break from my large paper mache hearts to share my first mini heart:

Isn't this awesome?!  I love this mini heart so much that I've decided to make this a reoccurring item in my Etsy shop.  I just love the bright colors and of course the sentiment, "artsy to the bone", lol.  This is a small paper mache heart measuring about 4" x 3".  I used the large Catrina stamp by Paper Wings Productions, the PWP Frida Por Vida stamp set for the flowers and the Muertos stamp set for the sentiment.

Here's a look at the backside of the heart.

I painted this heart with gouache and did my usual pen work around the edges.  I'm hoping to have some of these in my Etsy shop in the near future.  I completed two more of the large paper mache hearts yesterday so keep an eye for them.  Thanks so much for all your kind comments and words of encouragement.  They really mean a lot to me!  Thanks so much for visiting me today, have a wonderful day!!