Finished mermaid picture

Finished the mermaid drawing. Here's a link to my shop: www.pinkflamingo61.etsy.com

Work in progress. Collage, drawing.

This is a work in progress. A few weeks ago while on vacation, I was sitting in the harbor on a ship in NYC, we were waiting to leave and I saw the most amazing image looking out of the window at the bar, I took out my camera, took a few pictures and then saw I had a camera with NO CARD!! I'd left it home-so much for packing an hour before I leave on vacation. The city was outside of the window and overlaid on it in the glass reflection were the people on the upper deck playing chess with enormous pieces. The people looked like they were on top of the buildings with other people climbing the stairs, which you couldn't see, but it placed them in and around the buildings at different heights. The people were the size of the buildings, like huge giants amongst the towering buildings of New York. It was such a great image I wanted to keep it to take home and do a painting-when I have time-haha. So….without a camera I had to do a quick sketch so I could remember it. I did a sketch-y pic so I can figure it out. I want to do this on a big sheet of paper, this is just a sketch to see how I want it to look. So much for having my camera with me all the time! I wish I were more organized like normal people. I was probably packing the camera and thought of something else and got sidetracked when I was packing. It's okay though, this will just make me use my brain a bit more in figuring it out. The second picture is more of the same idea. Can't figure out yet how I want it to go.

Fairies Fly About in the Day

Fairies Fly About in the Day Mixed media necklace.  I used vintage seam bindings, antique lace and tatting, old bells, buttons and beads. A slice of wood with a collaged picture and a tag made with many layers of papers,ephemera, then sealed and tipped with gold paint. A pewter pendent with a Celtic symbol for protection is sewn into the mix. The closure is a giant vintage button with a loop to hold it securely. Glass beads are strung throughout the length.

Interesting note about the necklace: Farmgirlrocks, found on etsy, made some of beads, they look like giant turquoise nuggets. She used potatoes that she dehydrated, then sanded, painted and sealed. The funniest things I ever saw in a bead, BUT! they're fabulous. I love the colors and texture. They add such a new and different dimension to this piece. When I find interesting items

 to include in my jewelry it's like finding a treasure. Farmgirlrocks 

Pink Flamingo 61

Pink Flamingo 61

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