Welcome to my newly designed and updated blog. I am currently framing work for a local fair exhibit and creating a few new paintings for my upcoming gallery exhibit. I am in my 10th year teaching elementary visual arts, and I have most recently used my artistic and design skills in online social software as well as webpage designing for school and church. I am a mixed media artist, so I may try my skills at any variety of media, but most of my work uses pen and ink drawing techniques, digital photography, acrylic painting, and some fiber and cut paper art. Most ofmy work incorporates my interest in texture, pattern, and realistic details that are abstracted for visual effect. Finally, I am inspired by people around me and always by the Creator's creation.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Stokes County Fair 2012
I placed on 7 out of 8 entries for this local fair.
Digital Photography: Location: Bahamas (Honorable Mention)
Ink Diluting Tee-shirt Design Process (1st Place)
Handbuilt Pottery: Couch (1st Place)
Bracelet and Earrings (2nd Place)
Painting on Wood (3rd Place)
Handmade Book (1st Place)
Painting on Textile (2nd Place)
Monday, August 6, 2012
Handmade Book
Title: Handmade Book in Green
Media: Paper, Gel Medium, Watercolor Paint
Date: August 2011
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Mixed Media Forest
Title: "In The Breeze"
Media: Sharpie Markers, Paper, Gel Medium
Date: September 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Mail Art: Postcards
Title: "Moving On"
Media: Tempera Paint, Marker, Pen
Date: February 2012
Title: "Create"
Media: Watercolor Paint, Marker, Pen
Date: December 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Mail Art: Recent Postcard Designs
Title: "Art"
Media: Pen & Ink, Cut Paper
Date: October 2011
Title: "Around and Around"
Media: Mixed Media
Date: November 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Drawings with Names
Title: "Claire"
Media: Marker
Date: January 2011
Title: "Ella"
Media: Marker
Date: January 2011
I made these drawings as gifts for a cousin's daughters after visiting them around the holidays last year. Ella, especially, saw some of the black and white, non-objective drawings I like to create and started calling them "quilts," which was apparently her connection and what she thought of when looking at the drawings. So, I decided to create a drawing for her and her sister but draw in color to match of their rooms.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
One Local Fair
I entered two pieces in a local fair in September and won 2nd place on both pieces.
Title: "Musical Texture"
Media: Pen & Ink, Acrylic Paint, Sharpie Marker
Date: September 2011
Title: "Smooth Vibrations"
Media: Acrylic Paint, Sharpie Marker
Date: September 2011
Graphic Design: Sweet
Title: "Sweet"
Media: Digital Photography,
Photo Studio 5.5, Picasa 3
Date: September 2011
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