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Friday, August 30, 2019

Second Group of 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. 🙂. If you want them, now is the time because I am not going to be making more!

I like this one... it looks octopussy.

As far as the black and gold coasters, I made only eight and just posted the other four in my previous post. When I asked if people wanted to see that they were recycled I got a resounding yes, so you my find little chipped pieces or a bit of grout I left on one. Picture me digging through piles of discarded builders’ junk, scraping and scrubbing and you’ll get the picture. Anyway, once these are gone, they are GONE!

Oh my goodness, I love these!

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Coasters for Small Gifts

Hard to believe, but it’s time to start thinking about tiny, special gifts for the holidays. These enchanting little coasters come in three different images, all with a nice cork back, so you can mix and match. Check out my website and get a little ahead of the game. Our orchestra is beginning Christmas music; that means it’s coming!

Aren’t they sweet? Methinks they’ll make your coffee and tea taste even better! Check me out at colorcatstudios101.etsy.com

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Chrysanthemum Woodblock Coasters

Here is the third in my series of artistic coasters. This one features a woodblock into which I carved a chrysanthemum for printmaking. It’s made many beautiful prints. With woodblocks you can make maybe 100 prints before the wood begins to shrink, swell and split. I always retire mine before that happens because the blocks themselves are such a thing of beauty. So... by creating these coasters, it’s a way of sharing the beauty! They’re on my site, for $8.00 a pop!

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You can see by these last photos that they’re super glossy and reflective. LOVE!

It deepens the colors and they are just gorgeous.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

Creative Hands Coasters

Here’s the second in my new series of coasters! I put my treasured Bob Ross keychain that one of my students gave me next to it for size comparison. This is a photo of my hands holding a pot of charcoal. The pot is a reproduction of the ones Rembrandt used, which we purchased in his home/museum in Amsterdam. These coasters are now available in my shop for $8.00 each. Think about them for gifts as well as for yourself.

Raccoon on Coasters!

I am so excited; I’m getting ready for a show and just received the coasters I ordered! Here’s the first one, my little raccoon. The coasters are super glossy and have a nice cork back to protect your tables. Just what you need to ‘fun up’ your household. At $8.00 each and free shipping, they’re just what the doctor ordered, and a fabulous way to knock out some gifts. Here’s my adorable coaster conversing with a fork so you can note the size. Find them at

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SO. MMMMUUUUUUCCCCCHHHHHH. FFFFFUUUUUNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!

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!