Web store news!

I'm excited to announce that I have opened a second Etsy shop, this one dedicated to my mixed media art! I am of course still maintaining my MissAdventureArt Etsy shop, which contains my drawings, but after some deliberation I ultimately decided that I wanted to manage my mixed media art and my drawings in separate Etsy stores.

My new shop's name is TrashToTreasuresArt. I chose this shop name because my philosophy in creating my mixed media art is to largely use recycled and upcycled goods, such as scrap cardboard and old books that are otherwise not being put to use. I am working on stocking up this new shop as quickly as possible, but these three art tags are already available at TrashToTreasuresArt:

"You make my heart tick."

"You're my cup of tea."

"You're the cat's meow."

To visit either of my Etsy shops, just click on the links at the top of this very blog of mine!

Good night!

WIP: Experimental Fun

I've been branching out more than usual lately and taking on some new techniques and projects. A lot of these new undertakings of mine revolve around mixed media art, which I've come to really enjoy. Although I prefer to keep my mixed media art relatively simple, I've found that it allows me to incorporate a little of everything I love doing. It doesn't get much better than that!

My latest project is something I'm creating for my sister (in other words, I'm using her as a guinea pig for a new series I'll be starting soon). This piece is still in the works, and I'm more or less experimenting as I go, which I find is a great way to learn new things and to get my creative juices flowing. Here are a couple of shots to show you what I've been up to with this piece today:

I finished drawing the background of this piece last night. The next step was to adhere the little pieces of the quasi-collage portion of it.

Mission accomplished!

This piece is not yet complete. I have some definite plans for it yet, as well as some potential experimentation to put it through. I love creating little mini drawings to incorporate into pieces such as this. I also like to collect pretty Kleenex boxes, magazine clippings, and mailings and use the pictures and designs they offer in my little quasi-collages such as this one. Fun!

I hope all you bloggers out there are having a wonderful weekend!

The Night Owl

This weekend is my sister's birthday, and as part of her birthday gift I am completing a pencil drawing for her. My sister loves owls, and I have drawn them for her in the past. Apparently she likes my owl drawings, because she recently asked me to draw her another one for her collection, and she gave me some loose ideas as to what she's hoping for. So, I've been working long and hard on getting this owl just right. I hope it turns out to her liking.

Here's a close-up WIP shot of my sister's birthday owl:

I'm tentatively calling this little guy "The Night Owl".

Although I'm enjoying creating this pencil owl, I'm also eager to start my next My Furry Family piece as well as more of my InspirACEOns pieces. So many ideas, so little time!

Good night!

Fantastical Feline Fun

I wanted to share a quick work-in-progress shot of my current animal nursery art piece. This one stars two little felines and a bit of whimsy.

I'm having a lot fun with this one and cannot wait to see it finished. There are a couple of details (color choices, etc.) that I'm still trying to decide on, but I figured I would sleep on it and pick it back up tomorrow.

Good night!

Christmas is in the air.

I've started working on some of my Christmas pieces for this year, some of which I plan on making into Christmas cards. This one is a work-in-progress I'm creating for my local church's craft and art fair that will take place at the end of this month:

This piece is inspired by the beautiful appearance of my local church and the Christmas trees that are set up there during the Christmas season. The lights on the church's Christmas trees are meant to make them shine like candles -- from bottom to top, the lights gradate from white, to yellow, to orange.

As you've probably noticed from my other pieces, my favorite subjects to draw are animals. This particular Christmas piece strays from that, but I am enjoying working on it, even if I feel as if I can't truly do justice to the real deal.

If I can manage to stay on schedule I will finish this piece tomorrow and will share the final result then.

A Whimsical WIP

I'm doing some late-night drawing tonight, as I'm very eager to see my current work-in-progress completed. I thought I would share a shot of this WIP in order to give you an idea of what's to come. And to build some suspense, of course. It's still in the very early -- and I mean very early -- stages, but here it is nonetheless:

"The Fauna and the Fairy Ring" WIP

This piece, which once completed will be called "The Fauna and the Fairy Ring", is a bit different from what I've been creating lately. However, I do still consider it to be part of my animal nursery art series. What's more, I plan on making other pieces in the series with this type of animal-centric yet whimsical subject matter.

For whatever reason, my approach for this particular piece has been a bit different than my norm. I typically -- as in essentially always -- do a complete pencil outline of the entire piece before even breaking out my pens. However, with this piece I felt compelled to bring out my pens earlier than usual. In this case, I've been sketching each individual component with pencil and then immediately going over it with pen before moving on to the next section of the piece. That's certainly not a life-shattering change by any means, but it is definitely a change in pace for me personally. I guess I'm just so excited to see this particular pen drawing finished.

If I don't finish this piece tonight I will likely finish it tomorrow. I will post the completed piece for you to see then, and I will upload it to my Redbubble and Society6 web stores.

Good night!

Sincerely,
MissAdventureArt