Some colorful pages in my sketchbook. Sometimes you don’t want to think too hard about imagery and just want to go for color.
Author: Monica
You might be a Mermaid if…
Had so much fun making these little mermaid signs. They are small 4″x4″ and about the size of a coaster. They are mounted to an easel back for easy display standing upright. I got the darling little mermaid from The Porkchop Show on Etsy. So she is 3D and sits a little above the background. The background is one of my paintings and the colors turned out quite vibrant!
Beautiful Handmade Polymer Beads
Have a look at these gorgeous beads made by my very talented cousin, Janice!!! They are exquisite and each one is unique and interesting. She was kind enough to make them for me to use with my next set of mini art panels. I am going to pair the beads with my images and see which look like they belong together. I am so grateful as she sent me a bunch. She makes many beautiful things like ornaments and cake toppers. Look for them soon in my next set of Artful Box panels.
*Update- See Janice’s beads in action on my new art panels .
Hopelink Calendar
Here is my illustration that was used in the 2014 calendar for Hopelink. They do a wonderful job of helping those in need,in my community and “offer an integrated array of programs that enable families in crisis to make progress toward and achieve self-sufficiency” I was very thrilled to be included in such a beautiful calendar for such an important organization. Can you guess what month it was? If you said September, you’d be right! The beautiful little girl is my niece.