Adirondack Chair is Finished!

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New to Etsy Shop

 

Swarovski Turtle Necklace and Earrings
This is necklace is adorned with citrine colored swarovski crystals and paua shell slices on antique brass chains.  Misty purple pearls and turtle charms complete this piece.  Earrings are included as well making this set a must have for the summer.  Click on the word "necklace" above to visit my Etsy shop to see more detailed photos of both the earrings and the necklace.

Green Batik Tote

This bag is made from green and orange batik cotton fabric.  It's sturdy strap is connected with antique brass rings.  The bottom of this bag actually expands leaving a little extra room.  The tote is about the size of a magazine, but could fit about 10 of them!  It has one pocket on the inside.  Click on the word "bag" above to visit my Etsy shop to see more photos of this tote.

Portrait of Effie

Finished this colored pencil portrait of my 5 year old cat, Effie.  Yes, her eyes really are that big too.  She always appears to be in a state of shock.

Working... and all of its perks

Sorry it has been a little while since posting.  I have actually been creating art!  I am currently working on the ADK chair for LARAC which is due this Friday the 15th.  Short of finishing the front piece, all that remains is clear coating.  So naturally, it would rain.  Ah the luck I have...

I have been creating with colored pencils as well, getting back into something I enjoy, and learning a few new techniques.  In fact, I think that I took virtually every book on the subject from the library to get inspired.  Originally I intended on submitting artwork into a local juried show with the Hyde Museum.  I don't think that I will have time to finish though, or that it is worthy of getting in, but we will see.  I have until the 25th.  The subject matter is none other than Effie, my 6 year old black and white tuxedo cat.  I enjoy drawing fur, although I learned just how difficult black fur is to draw with this subject.  I will post the drawing when finished, which it nearly is.

On a side note, I started working overnight shifts at work.  It takes a little getting used to, and I can't seem to sleep more than a few hours in the morning without getting up, eating breakfast, letting the dog out, and going back to bed for a few more hours.  The rest of the day I spend walking around as though my head is floating detached above my body.  This is my first week, we'll see how it goes.  Only 4 more months to go.

ADK Chair Design

I have officially picked up my chair for the annual LARAC ADK Chair fundraiser.  Now, I just have to actually get started painting.  Well, I suppose the real truth is that I have had the chair for like 2 weeks now, and haven't begun just yet.  I did however paint the base coat on the chair, a beautiful sky blue.  My design is shown here.  It depicts an osprey, one which I have been documenting through photos for the past summer along Lake Champlain.  Last summer she had to sets of young with two birds in each. 

What drives you to create?

After days of attempting to rid myself of this artist's block I seem to have contracted, I am yet unable to go through the motions of putting brush, or pen for that matter, to any kind of surface.  This is not to say that I do not feel inspired, because by all means I certainly do.  I cannot help but to research a new technique, delve into Google images of this or that, or make doodles in my sketchbook with the intention that they will somehow leap off of the page and become something much more than what they are.  So what on Earth is holding me back?  The usual excuses arise of course, i.e. I'm too busy, there just isn't money, I have too many other things to do.  So why does art take a back seat when it is supposed to me the most, well, second most important thing in my life?  For some reason I continue to feel this fear, this inadequacy, as though suddenly after so many years of practicing art, that I might fail at it.  The question is where did my drive go?  I have decided to determine what my drive is.  What drives me to create?

What is your drive?