Welcome back to my studio! I have some fun things to show you and an observation to share. First, let's start with the show part.
I finished my tiny vase! I finally found the flowers I wanted to put in it, completing the project:
Nice, huh?! It only stands about 3 1/2 inches tall, so it is perfect for that very tiny spot you might have on your desk at work, the windowsill in your own studio, or in a very wee space on a shelf. I love wee things like this! They prove that you can fit a lot of beauty and color into a very small package.
I also played with the texture piece a little bit, adding some red paint to the front and the top edge. On the front, I brushed the red paint on and then took some paper towels and wiped it off, leaving the red in the nooks and crannies. Very simple, but a fun effect:
On the top edge, I just painted the red on like I did the brown on the front. It was still its original color, and I thought it would look good red. I did a lot of "pouncing" with the brush...bouncing it up and down on the surface once the brush was loaded with the paint. I did that to make sure I filled in all of the texture, as I wanted a solid red surface:
I like it! We'll see where it goes from here.
Okay, that's the show part of the show and tell. Now for the tell. I have noticed recently that I don't really care about keeping the pieces I am working on small any more. I have expanded and will do something big, as well as tiny things. It used to be that big things scared me; now they don't. I have no idea when that happened, but it did. I just hope that the big ones are just as appealing to some folks as the small ones can be! I don't know, though...you'll have to be the judge of that.
I do have one last thing to show you (never say I don't give you value-added service with my blog :-) ). Joe and I went to pick up his '57 Ranchero on the 4th of July. This is his new project car...he is so excited! I love it, too...while old and needing some work, it has so much potential to be a beautiful piece of art again. I think even now it has potential as art, so here's my attempt at an "artsy" photo of it:
It may be broken, but it isn't down for the count (the same could be said of lots of us human pieces of art, too :-) ). I am excited to see how this develops; I hope to document it in photos along the way.
Well, that's enough rambling today. Go find something inspiring to do, to watch, to see, or to be and stay cool out there everyone!
Until next time...happy days!
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