I was thrilled to be invited to be a participating artist at this terrific venue in Yellvillle, Ar. Check them out on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561436784308
There are wonderful photos on their facebook page of the interior and some of the artists work.
I took these photos outside looking in at the grand opening tonight. It was a packed affair!
I think I’m ready to receive attendees in my studio. You will find original oil paintings, mixed media cards, art assemblages and even a few pieces of textile art.
This was a huge undertaking of destashing fabrics I had no plans for. Many car loads went to the Salvation Army. Rather than try to sell thousands of yards of fabric, it was donated in hopes that the SA sales would feed some families. A much better use for it rather sitting in bins on shelves in my studio.
You look around until you find something that has the color that speaks to you! I have some short bookcases on the pony wall to the open kitchen. It used to be a bar but all it did was collect stuff. So when we had the kitchen updated, we took off the sitting area. That pony wall had been painted the color of the room and was pretty BLAH. Time for a change!
We have a lampshade made from real preserved leaves that has great greens. I didn’t want to carry the lampshade into the store so what do you do? I found that the dust jacket on this Harry Potter book was perfect, with all the shades of green that matched the lampshade. I first went to Lowes and found a swatch for a Sherwin Williams paint but when I got it home they had not mixed it up and it was a lump. (That’s another story! ) Back to the store for a refund.
I went across to Home Depot with my color swatch and asked them to help me find a swatch close to that color. A surprise for me, they have a computer to color match. You can see the dot of paint on the swatch that is a perfect match. It took 3 coats of paint for me to be happy with the coverage and the final finish but I love it! A perfect match to my houseplants! The perfect spot of color needed behind the bookcases.
Lacking a specific genre, I am calling my kids steampunks.
What does that term really mean? One meaning online : a style of design and fashion that combines historical elements with anachronistic technological features inspired by science fiction. So then I need to define anachronistic: belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned.”she is rebelling against the anachronistic morality of her parents”
Well, the heads definitely look old fashioned and the designs combine elements inspired by science fiction. So Steampunks it is!
Dragonfly is being born . She gets her name from the way dragonflies seem to be drawn to her. There are a couple of problems to overcome before she gets her color and finishes. She will have wheels and will roll along if I can work out how to attach them.
JP Dawes Contemporary Artist 