My nine-year-old daughter painted this. I’m very proud of her.
Category: alternart
Dec 31
Emily’s Jewelry Box
I made this for my niece Emily, who is seven years old. I bought the wooden box at Michael’s and spent a few weeks decorating it. The butterflies are cut out from art paper that I bought at the Paper Studio (one of my favorite stores!) The lettering on the top is made of polymer …
Dec 27
Jessica’s Jewelry Box
I made this for my niece Jessica, who is five years old. Like her sister’s box, it is a wooden box from Michael’s that I spent a few weeks decorating. I used violet interference paint, mixed with gel retarder, to stamp the leaf patterns on the lid and sides. I tried to make a polymer …
Dec 11
Gloom Cookies
I saw these on a comic, and thought that they were just about the funniest things I’d seen, so I had to make some for my friend Jessica, who has a black sense of humor (like me!) As for the technique, they are “icebox cookies” from the Joy of Cooking cookbook, with Pillsbury vanilla frosting …
Aug 16
Leaf Designs
I’ve been thinking about ways to use 2-D art in my collage that involves neither stealing others’ art nor drawing. Because, let’s face it. I’ve been doing strictly 3-D art for so long that my drawing skills ain’t what they used to be. I have a scanner and a garden. I also have Microsoft Photo …