wall decor

Here are my two pieces I created (last week) for the Lilla Rogers art course I have been taking. Once again I started with a few hours of monoprinting cut shapes and then added line drawings and a few random scanned objects. The assignment was to create "wall" decor for a canvas. There needed to be collage elements, a flower, a bit of text and my assigned colors were orange and blue. (yay - to Syracuse (my alma matter) and to the Mets (my original home team!) The target demographic happened to fall within my age range - so that was a help. I'm pretty pleased with the way they turned out. I think i've found a new way of working! I think i may even get the first one printed on canvas and hang it in my daughters room. (She wants the top one. She even carried a printout of it around the house this weekend.

Making Art that Sells - via Lilla Rogers - Wall Art Submission

Making Art that Sells - via Lilla Rogers - Wall Art Submission

Making Art that Sells - via Lilla Rogers - Wall Art Second Design

Making Art that Sells - via Lilla Rogers - Wall Art Second Design

delicious florals!

Another week of joy & fun! I am loving this Making Art that Sells class. I am leaving my comfort zone of vectors + Illustrator and having fun in the process. Here are my plate designs for the latest assignment. (Plate designs for my dream clients: Anthropologie, West Elm and Crate & Barrel.)

The assignment was to be inspired by "odd pods" and seeds. I started with some monoprinting (see post below) and did then a bunch of little pencile and ink drawings and then had a blast playing with them all digitally.

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print/making + making/prints...

Today I started out with some drawings and was feeling a bit rusty - so i decided to let loose and do some monoprints/painting & printmaking. It turned out to be a pretty fun afternoon. (Despite the crazy rain + a PA tornado watch...) Looking forward to seeing what become of these monoprint "floral sketches." I'm thinking some (ink?) drawings on top. Perhaps some digital additions... (Click on the photo for a few additional images.)

PS I'm so pleased to be a part of this class! 

invitation design for the bala house gala

Created this invitation package for the Bala Gala for Bala House Montessori School, in Bala Cynwyd, PA. The Bala Gala is Bala House's annual event that raises funds for tuition assistance, teacher enrichment, facility improvements, and other Bala House needs. 

My son goes to this school and I can not say enough about how GREAT it is. I LOVE Montessori! The materials. The methods. All of it.

Invitation printing was done by Casa Papel in Philadelphia.

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going back to school...

Happy. Nervous. Excitied. I've signed up for the Lilla Rogers e-course on "Making Art that Sells". What a great opportunity to learn from the top as well as freshen up my portfolio!

Its been 5 years since I've really sat down and made some art and now that my kiddos are 2 & 4, i'm feeling the urge to create once again. (Hence I took a recent printmaking class too.) It looks like there are some super talented students in the class which will really keep me on my toes. Class (finally) begins next week!

I made this little collage in preparation. It's a little bit of analog and a little bit of digital. I've never made anything like this before - but it was a fun process. Looking forward to more explorations in the next 5 weeks!

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monoprinting on a gelli plate

I took an online course with Carla Sondheim on monoprinting with a gelli printmaking plate. It was a great class. Here are some of my Day 2 prints...