Frederic Remington

Exciting news! Two of my pieces have been selected for the upcoming show at the Frederic Remington Museum in Ogdensburg, NY. The opening will be September 24th, from 2-4, and the show will remain up until January. Anyone in the area should check it out! Also check out the Remington collection, guaranteed to impress all you old west fans out there!

The two pieces selected:

Flutter By

Frog Nouveau

P.S. Both of these pieces were made using my new technique and an awesome paper called "Volcano".

Alle meine Entchen

Another example (see my older post) of my newfound technique. Im not as happy with this one, but I still think that the ducklings are cute.

Finding A Pattern

One thing I really love is creating patterns. I sketch out an idea, scan it into Photoshop, mess around with it, and wind up with something like this:

If you look at this a certain way, the zebras look like lips. 

Let The Trumpets Sound

I just completed the submissions I was working on and finally have some time to get back to my commissions!

Not so long ago I developed a new technique, which up until now I have not had time to post about. It is fabulous! I wont bore you with the details, but here is an example of what I came up with. The  inspiration for this piece came from the trumpet vines growing outside.

Set Up A Studio - Check

I now have a nice drafting table to work on. My back is rejoicing! Everything is all nicely set up the way I want it, and my studio space overlooks the river. What could be better?

 "I have sometimes sat alone here of an evening, listening, until I have made the echoes out to be the echoes of all the footsteps that are coming by and by into our lives."

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

The Great Design-A-Thon

Good morning, everyone! What a great July it was. I was so occupied with events, activities, and designing things that the days whizzed by before I knew it. Now we are in August! Can you believe it?

This month is paper cut month. I have a huge number of commissions to get through, and more keep coming. So I am in the middle of what I call, The Great Design-A-Thon. My process is as follows:

1.) Get information on what exactly the client is looking for. How big? What color? What subject? Etcetera.

2.) Make a rough sketch (or two, or three) of the design. Send it, and suggestions, to the client.

3.) Wait back for confirmation/input.

4.) Make new design and/or start cutting.

5.) Fini!

Add to this a number of artwork submission requests I have received for upcoming art shows, and I am a busy gal!

Im not going to post any pictures of the commissions I am currently working on (I will post those when they are completed and are in their forever homes), but I will leave you with a couple of paper cuts I made for my project with Bedford Creek Press.