Few completed art projects.

Photographic project, titled "Day in my life" was fun and fairly easy one to do. I did some photoshop enhancement on the orange color and it came out quite well:

Made this cute sculpture of a folk owl-woman using air-drying clay and acrylics. Added pocket in front to hold something in, may be business cards? (Etsy Shop)

Gessoed vintage 1910 music book to transform it into an art journal. The cover before:

The cover after:

First page before:

First page after:

Vintage book primed with gesso and added collage:

Did some value studies for Misty Mawn workshop "Full Circle". Still life by the window:

Victorian girl. (Etsy Shop):

Mixed-Media Lanterns

I created these 2 mixed-media lanterns based on assignment given on 2nd week of Misty Mawn "Full Circle" workshop. They were supposed to be a bit more simple, but I went overboard with detail and layers. I thought I would like to enjoy looking at them not only at night, when they lit up, but also during the day. I painted faces in acrylics using pictures as references, added organza, vintage doilies, paper doilies, lace, beads and other embellishments. The insides we painted as well. And now, I light a candle and put it inside! (I only made 2 of them and after some consideration decided to sell them in my Etsy shop.)

1st week of Full Circle Workshop

My goodness, 300 people on Facebook of this workshop, there is so much artwork posted, I hardly manage to see everything. The workshop is very inspirational like all Misty Mawn's workshops, they are always above any expectation and I am already so driven to do various creative yummy stuff - I cannot stop! What I created on the 1st week:

Life Mandala, 20X28, acrylics on paper, available in my Etsy shop.

Anna Pavlova, charcoal on paper, 16X22, available in my Etsy Shop.

This was assignment on who you were before and who you became (photography and poetry).

My first Mandala.

Following project is not part of Misty's workshop, but I did it anyway, because it was fun. I took my baby's formula jars and re-purposed them. First I painted them in cream acrylic paint (house paint from hardware store), then chose from selection of my napkins (and I am embarrassed to admit how many napkins I've collected). I glued the napkins on the tins using acrylic gel medium, but you can use modge podge as well. That's it! Can be used as pot for plants, containers for utensils or art brushes - anything you want really!

Here comes new Misty Mawn Workshop

I cannot overemphasize how incredible Misty Mawn art workshops are, and how much they will do to your development as a beginner or established artist in a very short time span. The amount of tips and tricks I learned, the amount of great artists I became friends with, I even sold my small artworks online, which I never even though of before. You will never regret taking her workshop, that happens every year in January, and massive comunity of online artists literally live from January to January to participate in it. Not to mention that Misty Mawn herself has incredibly magical artworks, once few of them appear on Etsy (which happens rarely), they usually sold within 3 days, I hardly managed to catch one myself. The course starts tomorrow, 20th January 2014, but you can join any time later and catch up at your own pace, it's usually stays open for a year or longer. These are just a few of my artworks I created during Misty Mawn last year workshop, and I am so looking forward to the new one:

Vintage room for baby and toddler

Tallulah Jade Rainbow Hamman turned 2 on the 6th. In the past year I've been working creatively redesigning my toddler’s bedroom, to give it a vintage look. I have collected many vintage decorative and functional items for her room, and now that it's mission accomplished - it's time to share it with the world.

Hand embroidered vintage table cloth re-purposed as curtains:

Collection of vintage dolls for Tallulah:

This book shelf and a bench were made from recycled pallets, I really love their organic rough look:

I've been hunting for vintage wooden crates to create this display. More vintage dolls and toys:

Hand embroidered vintage table cloth made into curtains as well:

I store my toddler's chalk and crayons in these vintage enamel cups:

My collection of vintage fabric buttons, that I sowed into one display:

Display of many vintage findings on the wall, from thrift stores, charity shops, online shops and antique markets:

Collection of vintage cushions, dolls and hand made toys, vintage crocheted through:

This baby table and chairs are modern, but I painted them in bright colors:

I made this red stand from 3 vintage stools:

This vintage lamp was cleaned up, then buttons and tussles added:

Vintage drying rack repurposed as child's shelf/ display:

I eventually filled this display box with vintage toys bought online:

How true:

These cushions for baby's chairs I made from vintage tapestry handbag:

I rescued this Pink Panther for $1 from a pile in charity shop. Boy, she was ugly, I prettied her up with new nose, bow, skirt and shoes, all made from recycled vintage fabrics:

Tallulah's room before:

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