Room to Create

table and chairs...

2010-05-01T09:48:00.002-04:00

This project took a heck of a lot longer than I thought. What I imagined to be a summer job took almost a year... chair by chair.. back and forth and then the table. I did enjoy painting them though.. learned some too.

Isn't that always the way though.. we learn "after the fact".. but it better prepares me for the next time.

dinning - kitchen chairs and restuarants

2009-09-25T18:59:00.002-04:00

This restuarant is closing, and who knows if the next owner will keep the mural. As I was walking by the other day, I decided to take a few pictures. This is the wall of the building on the deck for out door dining... oh well, things change.

Back of the chair for a client... little by little...

so far............

2009-04-22T15:23:00.001-04:00

needed to "look" at this. can't carry it to a mirror :-)

oh blog, I love you...........

gives me a chance to see what I could add, change..

what do you need?

Taking flight......

2008-02-01T09:47:00.000-05:00

this is still the unfinshed painting but it is after a trip to Peru (machu picchu on the left) and the future visit to Lake Titicaca on the right. Yes, although I like to be grounded, I do need to take flight at times...........

House Swap

2008-02-01T09:42:00.000-05:00

These are recycled business cards that I played with for a swap.

Some recent stuff

2008-02-01T09:34:00.000-05:00

Played around with using texture in the background.
Feather's have been an ongoing theme for awhile with me. It started with the dream of a yellow and black bird.
Chair for Michelle.

Michelle's desk

2008-02-01T09:30:00.000-05:00

I changed the brown tip of the stool because it was too "heavy" and made it like the tips of the desk.

Tiles installed

2008-02-01T09:19:00.000-05:00

Here's the tiles installed.
The skinny strip along side the cabinet is waiting for hanging garlic....

work was done at home, positioning where the plug would go with the green tape.

Fruit bowls

2007-09-27T08:50:00.000-04:00

After cleaning off the top of the table, I started in on some shelves and came upon a bunch of pictures. Just what I needed too. Emelio wants a fruit bowl for the RI house. Top one was painted for a house in South Carolina, the other is in the Harrison house.

Stool for Susan

2007-09-26T15:09:00.000-04:00

Bathroom tiles RI

2007-09-26T15:04:00.000-04:00

The Food wall. Rhode Island

2007-09-26T14:57:00.000-04:00

Rhode Island kitchen

2007-09-26T14:51:00.000-04:00

Harrison Children's Center stairway

2007-09-26T14:42:00.000-04:00

The walls inside the doorway. Inside of the door is painted as well.

Harrison Children's Center

2007-09-26T14:38:00.000-04:00

left side of the stairs going up to the center.

Harrison Ave. school library

2007-09-26T14:30:00.000-04:00

Desk parts

2007-02-09T14:45:00.000-05:00

I've been working on this desk for awhile. Coming to gether bit by bit.
When it is sealed, varnished, I'll take another picture. One in it's proper home too.

Wellingtons

2006-05-29T10:18:00.000-04:00

Wellingtons is done. Finished the bar area with ragging on technique...
the dinning room has ragging off.

2006-05-29T10:14:00.000-04:00

Sydney's art. We created paper with craypas and watercolors one session. The next week they had to create something using the paper by cutting it up. This is one example...

2006-03-20T10:48:00.000-05:00

oo vey

2006-03-20T10:29:00.000-05:00

A subliminal message here....

2006-03-20T10:28:00.001-05:00

What word comes to mind?

2006-03-20T10:28:00.000-05:00

Sail Away.......

Harrison Children's Center Artwork

2006-03-20T10:03:00.000-05:00

These are the pieces from last weeks class. This was a fun project and the kids had a blast with the letters. After class, I looked at their work and thought it quite interesting how they each used their letteres. Some used them randomly, while others spelled out their names or used it to create disign, borders, etc.

Harrison Children's Center Art project

2006-03-13T09:28:00.000-05:00

oh, I have so neglected this blog. I had intentions of other things, but the best laid plans......
So instead, it will be still business related but more for art classes and mural work.
What I have been doing lately is having the Children's Center come to the Recreation Center for art classes. There will be an exhibit held in the Municipal building April 9. This will be an exhibit of art and photos (and quotes). It's a plug for the Children's Center and for me but more than that it is in memory of Ginny. I had approached Ginny about doing this 2 years ago and it just never took off....mostly because I procrastinated. Lesson learned.
I have been having a blast working with the kids and we've been doing some fun stuff. I really enjoy watching them create. These are made from foam core. Funny how they mostly came up with figures... alien, but still figures.

Altered Spice Bottles

2005-10-07T08:47:00.000-04:00

Here are a few altered spice bottles. They can be personalized for any occasion: Birthdays, Weddings and Anniversarys, maybe a special bottle for a particular desire such as love...abundance...creativity.
These bottles are painted, stamped and embellished with gemstones, beads, fibers, and charms. Inspirational messages are on the outside as well as on the inside. The inside message hangs from the cork top and are made from shrink plastic.
Prices start at $30.