My blog is 2 years old!

What?!?! My blog is two years old?!?! I can't believe that it has been that long already. Loads happens in two years doesn't it? I have found great followers, gotten tons of feedback on things (mostly kind...phew) and met some really awesome people. So thanks for following me. I hope to keep you with me for a long while. I swore I wouldn't say "blogiversary" but I just said it...ooops! ;o)

A lot happens in two years. Like my boys went from this:


to this:

So Happy Blogiversary to my blog! LOL

Moving on...

Recently I had a really fun commission of an old high school friend's son. We reconnected on facebook after 20 years...love it! This is her son, his favorite stuffed animal, his room with his bookcase and glow in the dark stars. My personal favorite, their dog who is nothing less than a princess. Here it is:


And she just sent me photos of it framed with her adorable son.


and one with the princess:


I have some interesting projects coming up that I will share with you soon. Until then thanks for reading and ta ta for now! :o)

I can finally break the silence

I had this very cool commission that I have been working on for the past couple months and I couldn't breath a word of it due to the fact that the person it was for reads my facebook page...whether she reads my blog, tweets or fan page I cannot say. ;o)

Anyway, Christmas is over, the sculpture was given and now I can show it to you. It still feels funny because it was a big secret but I am pleased to say that we got away with it. She was completely surprised!


This is a 'personalized sculpture'. By 'personalized' I mean that it has characteristics of the person: hair style, eye color, kayak, etc but not a replica of the person herself. This is how her kayak is (color and all) and color of her life jacket, etc.

Is there someone in your life that you would like forever in a sculpture? Send me an e-mail and we can talk about it. :o)

Blythburgh Church and the Devil Dog

As promised here is the story about Black Shuck...the Devil Dog of Suffolk. I was intrigued by this story as soon as my brother-in-law told me about it. It wasn't the idea that the story was scary but it was funny to me because it scared him - big time!

In Suffolk, England there is a beautiful medieval church called Blythburgh (pronounced blythburra). It is interestingly breathtaking with wonderful carved wood and amazing stonework and an incredible wooden painted ceiling full of angels. I just fell in love with the church and spent so much time walking around and soaking in the whole atmosphere.

This is a sculpture above the entrance to the church.

The ceilings are breathtaking with wooden carved angels. Here is one of my photos that you can find here in my etsy shop. The entire ceiling in the church is like this.


Rather than try to explain about the demon dog called "Black Shuck" pronounced 'shook' I am leaving it to the following quote..."One of the most notable reports of Black Shuck is of his appearance at the churches of Bungay and Blythburgh in Suffolk. On 4 August 1577, at Blythburgh, Black Shuck is said to have burst in through the church doors. He ran up the nave, past a large congregation, killing a man and boy and causing the church tower to collapse through the roof. As the dog left, he left scorch marks on the north door which can be seen at the church to this day."

Here is my photo of the scorch marks. They are said that they still smell. I didn't take a wiff... You can click on my photo to enlarge it and see the marks. They are the vertical ones above and below the top right hinge.

This is of a stained glass window located in the church. The inscription reads, "I trust in God".
You can also find this here in my etsy shop.

So I wonder...where is the grave of the man and son killed by Black Shuck?
I don't know but I will leave you with this one...

Some of my photos

Here are some of my photos that I took in England. Here is Buckingham Palace Road...a bit of a challenge to take since it is 1 story above street level but it just shows what persistence will get you.

This photo cracks me up because they are non-existent in the US and it just felt like I was in the 1950's or something. It is a cigarette snuffer that is still located on buses around England.

This is a photo of a Colchester knight, right outside Colchester Castle. Colchester is the oldest city in England. And did you know that to be classified as a city in England the location has to have a cathedral in it?

Here is my entrance to Parliament in London...


I love medieval stained glass. This is from a church in Suffolk called Blythburgh. There is an interesting story about a demon dog called Black Shuck but I will get into that another time.


You can currently find these prints in amyshort.etsy.com. I have a really cool project I am working on but I can't say anything about that at the moment because it is a surprise. :o) Off to work now. TTFN.

Oi Vey it has been a loooooong time but....

I'm back baby!! No excuses...minus children, house, husband, school, etc. that is my life...my poor blog was put on the back burner. No more! I will now post weekly, if not more, that is...if I have something to say. ;o)

I want to share with you one of my latest projects. I have completed this website for an amazing architect. His name is Robert M. Berger and he is totally worth a shout out because he is so incredibly talented. Hi web address is www.robertmberger.com. He has a blog and will soon be starting to have webisodes. Please take a look because maybe he could design your dream home. :o)

I also want to mention that most of the photos on Robert's website are taken by another amazing talent...Melani Lust. Melani's work truly takes my breath away. I particularly adore her portraiture. Check out here website www.melanilustphotography.com


And finally, since I have been spending so much time on facebook (alas back of hand on forehead...it's true) I have set up a fan page. You can find it by searching Artwork by Amy Short. Or you can click on the link below. I will be posting similar things that you see here but you will be able to see updates easily if you are on facebook. Come and feel free to comment because I love feedback. Hope to 'see' you there or here.

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TTFN my friends.

Handmade News

Lori Ward from Handmade News chose my illustration to put in an article that she has written. This is a fabulous site and I am so happy that she found me. Check it out! Lori is the owner of a quirky jewelry asylum called Risky Beads and the founder of Handmade Highway.

Click on the photo to get there directly or click here.

Thank you Lori. :o)

Birthdays, Boys and Broken Sculpts

Hi All! Sorry for my lack o' posts. Life always gets in the way so I have decided that instead of only waiting for some inspirational art, I would show you a glimpse into the life that is mine. So what has happened since I last posted you ask? OK you didn't but if you are still reading, this is what's up.

My baby turned 3! Happy Birthday my darling boy!! It was a celebration that consisted of Thomas the Train -- Thomas the Train bicycle, Thomas the Train cake and more Thomas!

Here's the cake...

Surprise...my first bicycle! No more trike for me! We spent an hour building this the night before and then my husband 'hid' it in the basement. Not anticipating that Ben would actually go down into the basement (why not he goes everywhere else?) I heard, "YAY MY BICYCLE!!!" from the basement at 9 am....surprise!! Oh well, at least he loved it! This was his acting surprised face when we brought it upstairs. :o)

It's good to be the king...kiss my ring.

Heavy sigh...here it comes. Then came, dare I say, my 40th birthday! I mean my 11th annual 29th!! HA! We had the best day. We went out for lunch and then off to the Andy Warhol Museum for some Silver Clouds:

That is such a dreamy room. They ran around like crazy boys but then we all laid on the floor and watched them float by. Simple concept, very brilliant. Thanks Mr. Warhol.

This is Remy holding onto a cloud.

Then we went off to see the Darth Vader painted mask exhibit a couple of floors below. Very cool. Loads of Darth Vader Masks that artists painted and changed to create their own version of the dark lord.

Image: Joe Ledbetter, Untitled, 2007, © 2009 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM.
All rights reserved. (credit where credit is due!)

The kids dug it but it is so hard to explain to a now 3 yr old, 4 1/2, and almost 7 yr old not to cross the black line and don't touch anything. You really wanted to. They did good though. Good boys! No photos were allowed to be taken. :o(

On the way home we saw this on the corner:

A cool transformer-like sculpture that is made of the bridges of Pittsburgh. Too cool. I have to look into who made this.

Anyhoo, the birthday celebration continued with dinner out and cake. My boys picked out my birthday cake. Now every woman deserves a light up princess birthday cake don'tcha think?

Here was mine:

Now I think that they should start making queen cakes!

Max wrote a book for me:

In between birthdays, my son Max accidentally knocked my nameless guy off the table and broke his neck after my son Ben decided to paint him black! Remember this guy?

Well, he currently has a broken neck, flat cheek and black chest. No worries though, I can rebuild him, I have the technology. (Sheesh that is showing my age!) I will mend his neck, repaint him and add a cheek implant. Max felt horrible but it was truly an accident, I actually saw it happen and how can I not be mad at Ben for painting him black? I can't, he was trying to be creative, takes after his mom!

And lastly, my oldest turned 7!! Heavy sigh...where does the time go?!?! Now how about this for a cake?!?

So cool that I have to give you the action shot:

And of course Max's first reaction when he saw it:

There you have it. The life that is mine. Hope you weren't too bored. Believe me I could go on with the home improvement projects we have going on but I won't! lol

New WIP

Here are some new heads that I am working on. A little different from my norm and at the moment I have no idea what they will end up being but that can be exciting...and nerve wracking depending on my mood. ;o) I've been playing with different styles of ears...some have proper ears, some pointy and some like my illustrations.

Sorry for the bad photos, my camera stinks...time to start saving for a new one!

Art Collectors and Treasury

I would like to introduce you to two beautiful girls who have excellent taste in art! Alison and Madeline are not only artists themselves but they have become collectors. I am proud to say that they are the daughters of my dear friend Christy who I am back in contact with after 20 years! Yay! They also know how to frame things well too. Couldn't have picked out more perfect frames myself girls...thanks for digging my art. I look forward to see your creations in the future. :o)


I am also pleased that I was chosen for an Etsy treasury by TheWorldIsMyStudio.etsy.com. Thank you so much and that is a perfect treasury - all things Paris, my favorite!!


Lastly, I am working on a few new sculpts and will be posting them in progress soon. My youngest decided recently to get into my black paint and paint some of my sculpts that were in progress. I have to rework them to be able to cover the black...heavy sigh...they are only young once and I guess he was showing me his creative side. LOL But seriously...did he HAVE to use black?!!?

OH one more thing!!...My blog was a year old January 16th and I completely missed it! Time is flying by! Happy Birthday blog o'mine and thank you all for taking the time to read it! :o)

Wow...has time flown by!

It has been waaaay too long since I last posted and for that I apologize. I haven't been as productive as I would like due to lots of visitors (YAY) and children's illnesses (BOO) but we are back to "normal" now.

Happy New Year! I have not made ANY resolutions this year because I think that sets me up for failure so forget it!

I have reclaimed my work space that was taken over by lego for a while. A Christmas thing! Here is photo from our Christmas... Yes we did the matching pajamas thing. I think that it is so cute while they are little. Also a photo with the Christmas crackers and dinner. Fun and yummy food. The kids had a great Christmas which always makes me happy. My husband and I had a great Christmas because his younger brother Aaron decided to surprise us with a visit. You may not think this is a big deal but boy I do since he came from London! Good times.

Over the holiday I lost my voice for about 5 days it would come and go. I never had that that long before. Funny story, since you know I often include little conversations in my blog, though usually with my kids. This conversation took place with a local checkout girl at the supermarket. It went something like this:

Girl: Do you have your shopper's card?
Me: Yes (broken and half whisper)
Girl: What?
Me: Sorry I have laryngitis. (cracked and whispered)
Girl: Oh that's ok...I'll talk louder!
Me: I haven't lost my hearing, I've lost my voice!

Ahhhh, our school system makes me proud! LOL

One more thing, Aaron took me to an open mic night in Pittsburgh and even though I felt kinda yuck and couldn't talk I had soooo much fun. I videoed him with his little new camera and you can watch it here. Yes I am biased but he is so freakin' talented so check him out.

OH and even one MORE thing...I want to thank two fabulous artists who blessed me with two more blog awards. One is the lovely Colleen from Loopy Boopy. It means a lot to me that you dig my art. I feel the same way! And the equally as lovely Sonia from The Dark Raven's Nest. Thank you soooo much, it really does mean a lot to me. :o)

More soon.

Banner Day in Blogland!

What an awesome day. I got two awards today and I feel totally honored.

First, Ghostly Diva Gail Lackey whom I admire like crazy, gave me a bop from her cohort Mrs. Pennythistle. Gail makes the most amazing dolls so be sure to check her out! As for Miss Pennythistle...be careful she's crafty and not in the Martha Stewart kind of way....just a warning. ;o)

And now I just got a very cool Marie Antoinette - A Real Person, A Real Award from Tashai at her blog named Ultraviolet Wind. Her work is freakin' amazing and I adore it and her and her blog! Check her out and thank you so much Tashai!

You both have made my day!

Now for the rules of the Marie Antoinette award

Here are the Rules for the Award:
1. Please put the logo on your blog
2. Place a link to the person from whom you received the award
3. Nominate at least 7 or more blogs
4. Put the links of those blogs on your blog
5. Leave a message on their blogs to tell them


So here are my nominations for the Marie Antoinette award:
1. Chasing the Pesticide Truck (I freaking love that title, cracks me up every time and her work does too, skill and fun - love it!)
2. Bonehead Studios (Flora is an amazing sculptor!)
3. Fractured Fairytales (Rosanna makes fabulous dolls with amazing skill)
4. La La La Illustrations (Leanne, you are one of my favorite people with AMAZING skill)
5. Raising Creative Kids (Jen, keep up the great work because little artists become big ones one day!)
6. My Sweet Imaginations (anyone who creates work this sweet deserves an award!)
7. Gail Lackey - (Ghosties, Fairies and Magical Things) I had to give you an award back because not only are you so much fun but your skill is phenomenal. ;o)

Thank you all for your inspiration! :o)

Finally Jane

Ok, ok , you all can stop giving me a hard time now...Jane is finished. ;o) I broke down and bought a new tool and worked her over a lot. For me, painting is the hardest part and I still don't have it down to where I want it yet. Also, next to painting, sculptures are so hard to photograph as they look soooooo much better in person! That is what I love about sculpture, it demands to be viewed in person, that it really should be viewed in the round. I'll do a video again soon but not today. I would say that the ones of her on the bookcase are the closest to what her true color is.

So also, how funny is the photo of her backside. I didn't realize that Earl Grey was staring at her bum! he he I really like her on the bookcase but it is just so hard to convey how dark she actually is. Probably time for a new camera.

Here is my next painting project. Haven't figured out what to name him yet. That is unusual for me because normally the names come to me fast. Maybe I will name him when he is done or get all of your opinions. They look soooooo different once they are painted. Could be an Edward. What do you think?



One more thing...thank you thank you thank you for ALL of your fabulous comments. You are the best!

The evolution of Jane

So my sculpt has changed yet again. Of course she needs major refinement but I'm always into seeing other artists works in progress so here is mine.

My frustration is that I can't for the life of me find my favorite sculpting tool!!!! Where it walked off to I don't know...could be my children, or the goblins (oh wait...those are the same! LOL) I would go out to buy a new one right now but my car is in the shop! Oh well, c'est la vie. I can't go any further without my tool. :o(

Happy Anniversary Dan!

Hi Baby...I know you secretly check out my blog so I thought that I would say Happy Anniversary!

Nine years ago today I vowed to love, honor and cherish you. Nine years later, three fantastic kids and no money to show for it ;o)...I still love you more than I could ever put into words.

I love you!
xoxo
Amy

Rocks and sculpts

Here is the smiley, winking stone we found on the beach in Suffolk. I could have stayed on those beaches for hours looking at rocks. I wish I could have come home with a ton so I could pebble mosaic my back patio but alas (back of hand on forehead) the airplane wouldn't have liked that so here is my little bit of beach. It now lives on my kitchen windowsill.

Also, a few of you have asked for some works in progress photos, so here is one with a few in them. They are all about 80% complete. The woman with attitude fell off the table and now I have to resculpt her hair but otherwise I hope to be completing them this week sometime. Oh except for the head because I think that I am going to make a cloth body for that one. I'll keep you posted.

A lot in common

Every once in a while I like to tell you some of my fun short conversations with my children. Here is one of the latest. A conversation with my 6 year old son Max dressed in his Indiana Jones hat, etc.

Max: Mom, you know, you and I have a lot in common.

Me: Really? Like what?

Max: We both really like Harrison Ford.

Me: You are certainly right about that! (yummy!)

Some old sculpts

Life is a bit crazy at the moment with getting the boys to school so I am trying to settle into a routine. It is taking longer than expected. I have 3 sculpts that I am working on at the moment but while going through some jpegs on my computer I found some photos of some sculptures that I did a while back. One lives in a fabulous woman's home but the other has a broken neck...live and learn...make sure those necks aren't too thin, no matter what your style! LOL

Here's the one who's neck broke. My little French guy.

Back from England!!

We are back from our MONTH in England and we had a fabulous time!! We visited our family, went to castles, explored the coast, made sand castles, went crabbing, went to London, hung with royalty and ate, ate and ate, etc. It was soooo much fun and never in my life did I think that I would be so exhausted from having so much fun.

Some of the highlights of our trip included the boys going to Knight School at Framlingham Castle where they learned to joust and sword fight. Our youngest, Ben was so hilarious in that he participated without any fear and actually kept fighting the knight on his side! Here is a photo of that:


We also went to a few more castles. Here is an amazing one of a really well preserved castle keep. It is called Orford Castle:


We went to many a beach since we were very close to the coast. Here was a rocky beach and the rocks were soooo cool and colorful that I actually came home with a heavy bag since the boys kept putting the ones they liked into the bag.

We visited London and went to the Tower of London and here is the guard, guarding the crown jewels:


Near where my husband grew up is a very cool old water tower referred to as the House in the Clouds. I LOVE this. It is crazy cool in person and for as nice as this photo is it just doesn't do it justice.

And finally, it wouldn't be a trip to England without a visit from royalty. Yes we saw Prince Charles and Camilla. If you don't want to believe me...here is proof!! I have more too. I could have reached out and touched him!

And this is how we felt by the end. LOL...


All in all, there is so much to say and I was so inspired by the art around me including the churches that I will have to slowly show you things as they come up. After all I don't want to bore you with the 1000+ photos that we took! I have discovered that I am obsessed with old doors, windows, angels and of course I always knew I was crazy for sculpture!

Alas (back of hand on forhead), we did not see Johnny Depp though we were told that he moved near by. Oh well! Probably just as well because I probably would have fainted if I saw him! ha ha

More soon!

A wonderful day in webland!!

First, I made my first treasury in Etsy! Thank you so much LindaG !! What a fabulous treasury filled with ballerina's. I am very honored. :o)

To see Linda's treasury click here.

Then I got an award from one of my fav blogger friends Vickie. Go see her blog, she is an amazing artist! Thank you so much...it's my first award! I'd like to thank my mother for having me and my children for their support and my husband for being a great kisser... lol you get the idea!

I would like to award the following bloggers:
1. Diane
2. Anna
You poor thing hurting your neck. I tried to leave you a comment on your blog but it isn't working so hopefully you will stop by mine and see that I have given you this award. Well deserved! Hope you feel better soon.
3. LeAnne
4. Lisa
5. Lorajean
6. Rima
7. Tiffany

The rules of accepting the award are as follows:

1) Put the logo on your blog.

2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.

3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4) Add links to those blogs on yours.

5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs

Also, just so you know my shop will be closed until the 20th of August. I'm off on vacation and will fill you in upon my blog return.

TTFN!

What a weekend

Here are some photos from our hectic weekend. We had lots of fun with friends for a bbq and then tons of outdoor play in the heat!! (between rain and thunder storms and rain...oh did I mention rain?) All in all we had so much fun that we are pooped out. Here are some photos of the boys. Grandma, thanks for the t-shirts...they had to wear them on the 4th of course due to the flags! :o)

Another day in a hectic life!

I know it has been a while and I apologize. No excuses, just life in general. I have a few sculpts in the works and am starting on an illustration series. When I say starting, I mean just today! LOL My eldest son just finished kindergarten...eeeeek! My middle son is who I call "The Instigator" and my youngest is just blossoming into a big boy right before our eyes. All in all they are a great time but it seems like I blink and the time has gone by!

I thought that I would post a custom work I did for one of my best friends. This is her daughter Katie, who...let's face it, is one of the cutest girls on the planet! I couldn't help but draw her and I'm not too thrilled how it turned out so I think at some point I will be drawing her again but for the moment this is what I have. My friend says she is happy with it and that means a lot to me seeing as I think she would be the type to tell me if she thought it was crap! LOL

I am my worst critic but I also KNOW when I can do better.

OK...TTFN! More soon. :o)

The Tortoise and the Hare

I am so thrilled to announce that I will now be offering limited edition giclee canvas prints of my work. I can do them in glossy or matte finishes, though knowing me I will be offering other kinds soon! I just put my first one up in my shop.

Here is an example of what it looks like framed.

Here is what it looks like minus frame.

Sidewalk chalk

It's that time of year when the chalk comes out in our driveway. Here is my latest illustration. I will be off to the printers next week! :o)

End of an era and a big boy's birthday!

It is the end of an era (sniff sniff) no more crib! We said goodbye to it this week since my 2 yr old decided to pull a Nadia Comaneci and jump out of his crib with a big 'ta da'!! I love this crib and all boys used it so we took a photo before we dismantled it.

It was also my son's 6th birthday and what a day we had! It was filled with Star Wars and birthday cake and he had so much fun he said, "Mom, this is the best birthday ever!" All in all a great day!

Dahhhhling sculpture

Here she is:

I can't think of a name for her but I always think that she looks as if she is saying "dahhhhling".

Oh and she, along with my girl below WILL be going on etsy by the end of this week. I just have to get some felt for the bottom of both sculptures.

Creative block!

Arrrggghhh! I have about 15 sketches and 3 sculpts, and a painting started yet nothing to show for it. I have hated everything that I started so hence...not finished or completely ripped up and started again. I am finally working on something that I think that I might actually finish. So frustrating!

Also, it was my 10th annual 29th birthday LOL and my mother sent me this cool card by artist June Silberman of Ithaca, New York (very cool Mom, thanks!):

The coolest thing that happened this past week was my girlfriend Ellen showed up at my door from Florida and COMPLETELY surprised me for my birthday! I have never had one pulled over on me and both my best bud and my husband totally got me. It was soooo great! We had a great time! I think that has helped me get out of my slump. Phew...I feel all inspired again!

Finished goth sculpt

Here is my latest sculpt. I am pleased with how she came out because believe it or not she was a bit difficult to sculpt because she is smaller in size than my usual...therefore her face is littler. She is 9" tall. She is also quite difficult to photograph and it is hard to tell but she is actually more purple than blue. Yes, I have a purple kitchen in my house, it isn't just bad photography! ha ha

So here are a few pictures. I will be posting her on etsy within a few days too.

Also here is my attempt for you to see her in the round as sculpture should be viewed. My son helped me spin her but it is impossible to get no sound and I am not one of those people who knows how to add music and stuff. Anyhoo, mute the volume and it won't be so bad. ;o)

My shop is open for business!

I am so excited...my prints are back from the printer and I have now listed some of my work on etsy.com! You can find them right here, listed below, or on a regular day, on the side bar of my blog. You can also find them on my website: www.amyshortart.com

Currently there are few prints but I am working on some sculptures that I hope to have listed by the end of the week.

Feel free to pass this information on to ALL of your friends and family!! :o)

My new illustration

Here is the latest finished illustration.

I am working on some sculptures and hope to post something 3D next but they take much longer to complete. I am also getting prints done. amazing how much time I don't have!! ;o)

Crazy yet fabulous weekend

I haven't posted this past week because my brother-in-law, Aaron, was visiting from London. We had a blast! He came for Ben's birthday...can't believe that he is 2 already! Our baby's birthday started with him going to the doctor's and finding out he has a double ear infection and while we were there he tripped over his brother's foot and landed face first into a cabinet! Got a lovely gash on the side of his head that almost needed stitches. Luckily we got the bleeding under control and held the slit together with tape. Poor kid, although he is so lovely you would never know that he was ill or cut.

Anyway, we went to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Saturday to see the dinosaurs. I have begun to really love dinosaurs. Never did I think that would happen but I guess that is what happens when you have 3 boys. So here are some funny photos that we took while we were there.

Max, Aaron and Ben acting afraid of the bear:

Then...heavy sigh...why is it so hard to get a good photo of 3 boys (click on the photo to see that the dinosaur behind Remy posed better than he did! LOL)...here is one of the attempts:

I will be posting my new finished illustration tomorrow. Just have bit left to do on it...stay tuned!

Baby Elephant?!?!

I just had to tell you what my 3 year old son said to me today. It went kind of like this:

Remy: "Mom, I want you to grow a new baby in your belly."
Me: "Really?"
Remy: "Yes."
Me: "Do you want a new brother or sister?"
Remy: "No mom, I don't want a baby brother or sister...I want a baby elephant!"

Huh-larious! :o)

New girl

I used to want my ears pierced so badly that I would hang things from my ears to make them like earrings. I finally bugged my mother so much she gave in. :o) Eventually, I had many holes in my ears.

A sculpture

This is a sculpture that I did for one of my dearest friends, Patty, who is also a sculptor. She practically always has a bird on her head when I visit. :o) I made it for her a while back but found the photo so I thought I would post it. Although this sculpt was inspired by Patty it is interesting to me that though I don't own any birds they often find their way into my work...just something about them I guess. Anyhoo...enjoy!

Also, if you want to check out Patty's shop it's www.worksbypatricia.etsy.com

Friends in high places

Here is the latest illustration. I am getting frustrated lately...mostly I find it good that my finished piece doesn't look like how I pictured in my head but this monster bummed me out a bit. He was so much cooler in my head. Oh well, what can you do but move onto the next and hope that it turns out better. I used to have the mentality of not finishing things that weren't "perfect"...yeah, I'm over that now. LOL

So here he is:



and the closeup:

New illustration

I FINALLY finished this bath illustration. I thought it would never happen. I started one and then I clumsily knocked it off the desk and when I went to pick it up it was bent in half! I had to start it over again. Then I don't know how but someone spilled some coffee on it! Yeah okay...that was me too. LOL So I had to start a third one! This is the end result and I tell you if anything happened to it again I was going to scrap the whole things as cursed!

I feel almost completely back to my old self, just the dregs of a cold. I tell you, we have been hammered with illness these past two months. I am hoping that is the end so I can truly get back to my work!

And a closeup:

A fabulous snowman

Okay, so between illnesses (yeah, we got hit twice!! Arrrggghhh!) came a lovely snowfall. So we all went out and played. My 5 yr. old built this snowman which I adore because he has a snow hat and a baby carrot nose!

Another week gone!

I can't believe that I haven't posted any new drawings in a while. This whole week was a bust as my boy was sick with who knows what and I ended up having some sort of flu at the same time. I'm only now feeling more 'normal'. What a week! I will hopefully be posting some new illustrations this week. I may just throw some photos up of my sculpts that are in progress too. Stay tuned!

Scenes from a living room

Valentine's Day in our house:

Notice the opened valentine cards all around!

Finished hero

I finally finished my boy....well, finally took a photo of it. Here it is:

My hero

This is what I am currently working on and it is taking longer than I expected. It isn't turning out how I pictured it but when does it ever? lol I think that I will have to start working in a smaller size because I am coloring for days with these!!

Here's a closeup:

I have been working hard at revamping my website which the world currently can't see anyway due to my ISP. It is has been more than two months and they haven't been able to fix it. I don't know how much more I will take! Arrrrghhhh