Giraffe Mask

Just posted this in my etsy shop.

Printing with Paper Doilies

This is a simple process of using doilies as stencils. I took a large sheet of white drawing paper and placed the doily on top of the paper. I cut up a kitchen sponge and used that to dab the acrylic paint directly onto the doilies so that the lace patterns would be captured. As you can see, I soaked through several doilies as I kept layering prints on top of one another. After it dried I cut my sheet of paper into rectangles and mounted the prints on notecards.

Orchid Lei

I'd never seen an actual lei made with orchids until yesterday. One of the students at the school where I teach brought them in for the teachers on the last day of school. The father brought them back to New Jersey from a trip to Hawaii. Isn't the color exquisite? I had to take a picture since the petals are beginning to drop.

A Sheet of Paper Becomes a 3D Giraffe

I always enjoy doing paper sculptures with children and watching them fold and twist the paper so that a material that was once 2D becomes 3D. I got the idea for this giraffe when I saw an abstract metal sculpture of a giraffe and thought that I could cut and fold a piece of paper so that it could become a standing paper giraffe.

Printmaking Collaboration with Children

Each rectangle of art was created by a different child at the school where I teach using a method of printing that uses a gelatin print. The children were all able to make several prints. I selected one from each child and mounted them on this canvas. We had an opening reception for the collaboration last night.

Jumping Jack Template

Template and instructions are available here.

Goodie Bag Template

Just added this template for making a goodie bag illustrated with one of my cupcake paintings to my etsy shop.