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Saturday, September 21, 2019

Gifts in the Mail

Wouldn’t YOU like to get lovely packages in the mail filled with cool original art? It’s possible! Easy shopping and fun surprises as well. You never know what kind of thank you gift I’m going to stuff into your package. Now’s the time to start your Christmas shopping and you can get cool stuff in the mail AND get ahead of your gift-giving plans. 🙂. Always a good thing. Www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.

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And... if you happen to enjoy postage stamps, you never know what combination you’re going to get. As a child I avidly collected stamps, actually well into my 20s. I learned the political geography of the entire world because it was FUN and fascinating through the collecting of stamps. It took me until I was an adult for me to realize that I was actually just collecting pictures. Pictures! What a surprise and how out of character for me, haha! Even today I still go to the post office and stand in line to get the cool stamps with which to grace your packages. :)

Friday, August 30, 2019

Art Coasters for Sale

I have been seriously busy adding work to my website every day getting ready for fall markets and shows. That being said, if you like any of these, grab them now!

Gorgeous, huh? I’m curious which one you like best. Details to make them yours are on my website, www.colorcatstudios101.etsy.com.

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Now that I have them photographed, I’m going to flood them with super-glossy protective resin and give them nice cork backs. 🙂.

You would notice this following one has a little chip out of its corner. Picture me digging through bins of discarded builders’ junk, chipping grout off tiles, scrubbing them and you’ll get the idea. I asked if people wanted to be reminded that these are recycled and got a resounding ‘YES!’ So, I used some with tiny chips, left a little grout, and we will celebrate recycling and helping this ol’ world. That being said, I think these little stunners don’t lose anything but actually gain personality with these little blemishes.

Whew! Pretty all over the place!
If you want them, now is the time because I am not going to be making more! As far as the black and gold coasters, I made only eight and will post the other four soon.

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Acrylic Pour Painting - WOW!

Wow, I am loving this paint pour! At 10” square, it’s a little piece that will just reel you in. You can find it for sale on my website. It’s on a 2” deep, heavy gallery-wrapped canvas. I’ve been working on these like crazy and found that they’re not as easy as they look, but man, this one. Love.

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Here’s a closeup of the painting:

Oh my goodness, it’s beautiful!!!

Turkish tour

Another look at those natural color-sources. I asked about cochineal, because you couldn't just have that on a shelf, and yes, their deep reds are cochineal. It's a South American insect that is a parasite to the prickly pear. Owners deposit them into their fields, and blow them off and collect them once they're big. Then they crush their fat, bloody bodies for a nice, natural, red dye. I'm so happy to report that the rug we purchased has cochineal in it. I'm also happy to report that it's likely in your lipstick and blush, ladies, and if you drink cherry coke - it's in there, too! :)

'My' Chair

At our theatre the other night we had an orchestra meeting after I taught my sets class. After about a half hour, someone pulled me out of the meeting for a few minutes. When I came back, everyone in the room was laughing and pointing to the nice, uh, black leather chair. I had paint on the back of my shirt, and it permanently smeared all over the leather! The last time I went in the office, I noticed that someone had taped up the sign you see here. One way to lay claim to something! Well, it's not the first time, let's see, there's my driveway with many colors of paint, our carpet with Peter Pan green footprints, my car with yellow paint on the seat, my gloves, half of my clothes. It seems like everyone likes my painted clothes, kind of like already-broken-in-jeans. Maybe I should start a clothing line!