...which means that Halloween is a mere 7 months away. Time to get crackin'!
It might seem that it's a long way off, but it's really not. Before you know it, summer ends and the first cool breezy nights of early autumn signal its arrival. I have a lot of plans and a lot of art projects to get underway.
But first - sharing two new goodies. One is a revamping of an existing art piece that needed a little "oomph" (La Madame de la Morte) and the other is a colorful Day of the Dead keepsake box I worked on while I convalesced after my surgery in January.
Photos following are the keepsake box...
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| Polymer clay skull & bleeding hearts, with metal pins forming a halo |
I worked with some really vivid, rich, bright primary colors - not my usual palette, but I had a blast doing it, as was painting a filigree background on which the skull was attached.
Now for La Madame -
She was created a couple of years ago, but I always felt like she was still unfinished, perhaps just a wee bit short of her true potential. So, I took her back into the shop and jazzed her up some more. Added an extra long braid in the back of her skull, held in place with another rose.
A line of black satin roses adorns the hem of her dress at her feet, and a very pretty black velvet brocade lines the bottom of the wooden base she stands on. I loved her always but love her so much more now!
Boy oh boy, did it feel GREAT to be creative again.
After several long difficult months of forced recuperation, during which time I lost my computer (just got a brand new Mac with a 27 inch monitor, amazing graphics card and one terabyte of storage), I'm rarin' to go here.
Yay! I'm baaaaaaack!
My latest offerings are listed here -
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MacabreWebs
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