My Halloween fun

Halloween is my favorite time of the year because it is one of the few times of the year my tastes are much more acceptable.  

I found this great "Nevermore" banner at Target.  I made a raven out of cardboard (& painted).  

It really pops on my living room accent wall.  The pattern is below.

I work next to a Dollar Tree which can be a blessing and a curse.  I found this Virgin Mary that was both cheap and poorly painted so I don't feel bad painting over it... 

I like how my skeletal VM turned out.

Aurora Keeps Me Going

A little watercolor sketch of my little monster.  It fills a journal and my heart.

February Art Snacks

Markers make an artist smile!  Aurora's obsession with food bright this piece to life.  I'm not sure if it is because of it being so easily available to me but I really love work on and with cardboard. 

January Art Snack

I am new to subscription boxes but Art Snack is pretty fun.  Getting these random art supplies monthly is like Christmas.

Aurora has been providing a little inspiration lately.

           

Art Sighting

I have seen these babyfaces on the news but didn't look up where they are in hopes of finding them in the wild.

Happily, I found these two on my daily commute.

It took a while for the traffic to be just right for this picture.  

I love these and want to do something similar someday.  I wonder what medium is used and how they are attached?   They remind me of the Toynbee tiles.

Cardboard Sunflowers

We have been in Colorado for two years now. Something that makes me think of home is sunflowers. It is a favorite symbol and I guess what I am trying to say is I miss Kansas... but not enough to go back.

Run You Clever Boy and Tag

Being the Whovian I am I was inspired to make a little something. Souffle take time, patience and in my experience some cooking genius.

1560 Selfies

My family loves to collect history. It is a favorite pass time at most gathers to pull out the binders and the tubes of photos and documents.  My Grandmother pulled out her boot box full of photos and we found this gem. Selfies are for everyone!

Meet Aurora

I came home for the 4th of July and my mother surprised me with this little ball of energy.

She is half pug and mini aussie.

What's the Stich

So I have been dabbling with plushies to quench my desire to create sculptures and feed my addiction to fabric.  Like with quilting I enjoying either making up my own patterns or trying to figure out how to make quilts I have seen.  It's all about the problem solving and figuring out how things work.  Sometimes I do use patterns but mostly to learn techniques.  One of my first plushie I used a pattern from We Lived Happily Ever After.   I had it's difficulties but I learned a lot about making different plains simply and in the end my cousin was happy for new pal.  

I am still trying more patterns from this site but with additions to make it my own.  

I hope to post more learning experiences soon!

Sick-o

A month or so ago I was deathly ill... Ok, it was a cold but it felt like death.  While laying in bed I had medical masks on the brain and decided to look at some patterns.  After I found the perfect fabric I made this bad boy.

I am in love with this and am thinking about adapting the pattern for a beard pattern.

http://www.craftpassion.com/2013/08/face-mask-sewing-pattern.html

Hopper Lids

We form parts called hopper lids and me the doodle bug I illustrated the label on the charts white board.

Dustin really liked it and encouraged me to continue working with.  

I'm glad I did continue working on the surreal nature of this. 

Busy! Busy! Busy!

The last 3 months have been busy busy. 

 It has been a blur of brochures, manuals for various machines in the shop and a brand standard the will take effect this month. I've learned a lot about color, printing and more about plastic as well! 

 More projects then time...  My portfolio is drooling a bit!

East Yard Setting

I was setting in my grandparents yard. 

 I have spent the majority of my summers here since I was born (and I was born in July).

I want to share my little slice of paradise and persevere it to look back on.

Summer '06

I found some pictures of the best summer of my life and decided to play with them a little.

Save the sheep!

My story:

There are poor homeless sheep scattered across western ks looking for a home!

True Story:

My grandparents have a impulse buy sheep (named Barbie) that once lived in the living room but when it grew up it became a companion for a couple of orphaned colts (Video 1 and 2 of one).
.  Than when the colts outgrew there yard she became a yard sheep. 

She has made a nest out some cardboard the blew into the yard.

East Plant is Ours!

Formation Plastics Inc has a new location!

Here is a sneak peek at some beautification we have in our future!

riDQlous.

I came across a random picture of my boyfriend and played with a little!

Happy New Years

I have made my first goal: 

I have been paid for design work! 

Yay!  

I am not a full time designer yet but I feel I am laying a foundation to someday become one!

Proof !

At long last I am starting on my journey to prove art degrees is worth the 

time, tears and money I have put into it!

I have completed an ad for my company! 

It is great to think of something I created being included with all the Steer Wheel Desks we sell!