Love

Inspired by the lovely Mystele from http://littleglimpsesstudio.ning.com/

I picked some photo faces from prints created from  paintings. The wings are made with homemade paper. Very nice and thick. She has little flowers (real dried flowers) in her hair,which is mostly covered by the yummy wax ;-)
I included some  japanese tape,and  typewriter letters spelling 'love'. Oh her little dress was from this gorgeous paper i found at Urban Sources here in Vancouver.http://www.urbansource.bc.ca/index.html an alternative art material store ( a must see if your ever in vancouver)! I used a piece of sari silk inserted thru a little cherry mini eyelet, I made with my crop a dile, and the final touch with an encaustic finish.With the ribbon she hangs about eleven inches

"There's Always One That Stands Out in The Crowd"

canvas panel,acrylic,acrylic inks,modeling paste,acrylic glazing medium,pouring medium

Muse Flash Feature in Cloth Paper Scissors

I was featured in Muse Flash from Cloth paper Scissors magazine . It is a  a' potpourri  of creative inspirations' with other featured  artists.
You can find me in the July/August issue 2010

Pages from my journal ~Finding a love bird~

One day I found a love bird munching grass......

Artist Beth Meador's Story

I met this wonderful artist , who is doing artwork for people to heighten awareness about blindness.
I am helping her to achieve her goal with her hope of  having at least one ATC in every continent of
the globe .

I received this one from Beth called "Bloom"
If you would like to know more about Beth please read her story by clicking on "Artist Beth Meador's Story " above.
Here it will also show you how you can go to another link to participate in this event to help Beth realize her goal.

First of Three Paintings Commission

I am working on three paintings presently for one person.
The theme is Three Sisters..I just finished the first one.
The first one I just finished was inspired by Raphael The Three Graces.
The Three Graces are the personification of grace and beauty.
In Raphaels The Three Graces all women have their hand on each other's shoulders, and I was immediately
inspired to create a mixed media work using that same idea , because the Three Sisters are very close to each other. It was a great challenge, and enjoyed creating this  artwork for Jenni.
Although Jenni and I know each other only thru helping each other out thru etsy, we don't know each other well; but after doing these three paintings I feel a closeness I can relate to,because we are also Three Sisters.

In the Three Sisters I created the customer wanted specific items held in their hands a sun, moon and star

 The second painting was inspired from a photo of my 2 sisters and myself. 

In this painting more so than the other two, I felt some sadness.Just

the way it turned out. By writing the three words Love Faith and Hope it enhanced

the love and closeness of the Three Sisters under trying situations

 

In the last painting The Three Sisters are under an arch. I was inspired by different artists.

I used a crackling technique

to make the building look old.This painting also depicts the closeness with The Three Sisters.

These are my latest art.
The first two are expressive mixed media done on 140 lbs Fabriano acid free watercolor paper with an acrylic glaze 7 x 9 1/2. Available at my Etsy
The next one is an ancient relief technique done on wrapped canvas. 10" x 10"
Some camara glare may show; but not part of art
Titles >1. Connexions 2. Surprise 3. Three Flowers

Mail Art

I belong to a group where we do mail art. Artists

exchange art thru the mail. Here is one I did for

an artist in France called Le Petit Oiseau D'or

(The Little Golden Bird)

It translates.. A little golden bird

Came to visit

It was a beautiful treasure

And with me he stayed

Mariette xox

Fabric Collages

Hello friends!
I've been doing some Fabric Collages in the last little while. Here are some of my finish pieces.
I used cheesecloth, japanese tissue paper, and muslin as some of my support.

Mariette xox

Lady in Red

Red Friday.. whoa!
What does red mean for you?
There's many symbols related to the color red.
Red symbolizes life energy, physical strength and vitality, joy, excitement, passion, luck
Childhood stories.. Little 'Red Hen', 'Little Red Riding Hood'
In Asian culture monetary gifts are usually presented in 'red 'envelopes during festive occasions
The 'red lotus' expresses compassion and passion

Mariette xox

White Thursday:Self Portrait with Bijou

Into the white. This was most challenging

I was playing with the whites to get some

reasonable amount of darks also.

It was made on very thick cardboard ( almost

looked like bookboard) ,which was attached to a teething cooler for Bijou my cat . He's 10 months old and bites

into everything. He chewed off the cord on my yoga pants lol

I gessoed the thick cardboard three times on both side, and it was wonderful to work on. It's 81/2 x 51/2..

I have some beautiful silk ribbon , and I think it's ready

to hang up;-)))

Mariette xox