I've got the Painting and Embossing bug today!!

Well this afternoon I broke out my paints and embossing gun and went to town. I made 3 Dia de los Muertos inspired paintings!! Embosstastic!

This first one is a lime green calavera on a bright tomato red background. All the decoration on the skull is embossed as well as red swirls and marigolds in the background.

This one is glitter metallic mania. I'll have to say I have a slight obsession with glitter and metallic paints so I used them BOTH!! The background is black metallic with irridescent glitter paint on top. It looks beautiful in the light!! Too much you say NEVER!! I also used pearlized white for the skull and metallic paint for the designs. On top of that...yes their is more, I embossed the designs. It was really cool because as I used the embossing heat gun the metallic paint started to bubble up and created amazing texture!

This one is the first one I did, they are actually in reverse order in which I did them. This one is more realictic, a skull from profile view. The background is stained brown, black, and copper with gold glitter on top. I also embossed swirls using black and translucent powder. It looks shiney and wet. On the skull I painted various sugar skullish designs and embossed some of them!!

These beauties are all for sale on my etsy!! Check it out

Painted Pottery, Handcarved stamps, and Paintings oh my!!

Sorry channeling my inner Dorothy there did I mention that I am going to wear ruby slippers to my wedding??!!

Anyways, here are some painted ceramic coasters that have not been fired yet, so they will look drastically different when they are. I am continuing with the tattoo series a bit.

Here is a painted canister that my mom specifically requested. She wants a set of famous art pieces on canisters and dishes! Can you guess which one this is?? ** Molly you can't guess because you should know already!!** This one also isnt fired yet. I'll be sure to posrt after they come out of the kiln.

Also I have rediscovered my love for print making in the form of and carving stamps!! I got the Idea from http://www.craftpudding.com/ to glue them on wood blocks to mae them easier and less messy

I also bought these cute mini letter stamps at Micheals crafts the other day for $1 each!! Isn't that cool I am really obssessed with stamps lately...if only I could thing of something to stamp them on!! lol

Also here is an update on the painting I was working on. I think it is almost finished but not quite. It is in thet stage where it needs something else but I am scared to mess it up by working it to much ya know?

Also good news ART PARTY TONIGHT!! and the watching of Project Runway double YAY!! I couldent' remember if I showed this to yall it was made by my bff Molly of http://www.specsandwings.blogspot.com/. It is a necklace/ small painting/ decoration for my lamp for the time being!! Thanks Molly!!

New Painting for Mrs. Kiser

It is really weird that in a year and a half MY name will be Ms. Kiser!! but anyways this is a painting that I made for my future mother in law!!

What do yall think about the orange in the mix with the white?? It was somewhat of an accident. I didnt realize that the red would bleed through the white no matter how many coats I put on it, and get darker as the white dries. But I kind of like it

Finally Granny Square Number 10...or is it 11??

Granny # 10 or 11

this one is really cute don't you think?? It took a while to finish longer than others and was a little complicated when it got the the last two rounds, but over all pretty good

I have been creating up a storm!!! I have a painting in the works...finished another, 2 ceramic pet bowls, a new japanese print book, and a new addition to the tattoo ceramics!! Lucky for yall I have been documenting with pictures!! Expect many posts in the days to come...here is a sneak peak at a new painting

3 reasons why I haven't posted granny # 10

Reason # 1

granny number 10 is ridiculous and not a true grann square, it does not crochet around the edges but diagonally...and it is not cute and hard!! So I have expelled it from the count down and I am working on # 11

Reason #2

my fiance and I made a frivilous purchase....we bought a Wii and it is really fun!!

Reason #3

I was making this!! for my new sister in law to be!!

it is 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas,

it is called "All in the Family"

the pics turned out a little darker than it is in person, it is also coated with many THICK layers or varnish

What do yall think?

New Painting

"The Girl With the Owl Necklace"

I made a new painting !! I am going back to my roots a little and working with imagery I used to paint a couple years ago. It is for sale on me etsy