Archive for the "art" Category
Monday, April 15th, 2013
Recently a big hoohah has come about over the Jayne hats from the Firefly series, aired so many years ago, for a single season before it was cancelled. Fox owns the rights to Firefly and they chose to pretty much ignore anything to do with it for more than a decade. Meanwhile, loving fans were making hats in a certain style similar to one that a character wore. Now this wasn't a newly designed hat, made specifically for the show. It was an old old style knitted cap with ear flaps that people have been wearing for centuries. Enjoy The Full Story...
Tags: bbc, blue, Doctor, Firefly, Fox, hat, Jayne, licensing, orange, Police Box, Serenity, tardis, Who
Posted in art | 5 Comments »
Saturday, November 17th, 2012
I've turned my refrigerator into a TARDIS. The doors look like the Police Box, the cap has the sign and a working light beacon, the ice/water dispenser is hiding behind the little phone door and it even makes the whooshy sound when the doors open!
Enjoy The Full Story...
Tags: bbc, bigger, blue, box, Doctor, Dr, fridge, inside, like, police, refrigerator, tardis, tardus, tartus, Who, whoosh
Posted in art, studio | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
This past spring, in order to help us pay the ticket to the National Space Symposium, we ran a Kickstarter campaign.
Enjoy The Full Story...
Tags: art, artwork, blowing, blown, donation, free, glass, kickstarter, planet, reward, sale, sculpture
Posted in art | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 13th, 2012
I love it when I find a shop that is selling the kind of work I want to be doing. I look through, get inspired, (get jealous), and have just too much fun looking through. That's what I found with this week's Focus on shop. Wyvern Designs creates these wonderfully fun pieces that I just love.
Enjoy The Full Story...
Tags: #IBH, crochet, earring, frog, jewelry, knit, ornament, pendant, seahorse, steampunk
Posted in art, focus-on | 2 Comments »
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
Recently, I was commissioned by a lady to create a canvas painting that depicted a moment for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover, Curiosity, when it was being dropped off on Mars by the newly developed Sky Crane deployment craft. The landing is to happen this evening.
Enjoy The Full Story...
Tags: acrylic, art, brush, canvas, Curiosity, Laboratory, Mars, Martian, MSL, oil, painting, red, science, spacecraft
Posted in art | 4 Comments »
Sunday, July 29th, 2012
This week my focus on feature is a wonderful shop with the kind of jewelry I wish *I* was doing! I have always loved the wire-wrapped jewelry pendants. I have wanted to do that with my little glass pieces, but haven't. The shop I'm featuring this week
Enjoy The Full Story...
Posted in art | 2 Comments »
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
Today, I would like to focus on another Artfire artist, Heart and Sow Designs. She makes very sweet accessory sewn pieces like scarves, cover blankets, aprons and hair flowers. I love the homey, country feel of these beautiful pieces, and the prices are amazing!
Enjoy The Full Story...
Tags: #IBH, apron, blanket, bow, cloth, fabric, napkin
Posted in art, focus-on | 1 Comment »
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