The Big Thaw Arts & Craft Fair

I am SOOOOOOOOOO excited!!! I will be doing my very first art fair WOOHOO!! With my hubby by my side, we will be taking a huge leap into the art fair world.

This April 16th will be the very first (hopefully to become annual) Big Thaw arts, crafts and vintage fair at the Mayo St Arts Center in Portland, ME. You can click on the photo above and it will take you to the blog site for the fair.

I can't get over how talented the state of Maine is!!! You have to check out the vendors sites, there's some really cool stuff in there. I've already got my eye on a few things =).

I have been working my bum off painting and creating for the fair!! Here's a little preview of what I will have to offer.


Several new original Mixed Media paintings, along with prints of all sizes of older paintings.


The debut of my new jewelry, made with prints of my paintings.



Crochet fingerless gloves and woman's hats. Don't you just LOVE the display hands?!?!?! Just got them in today, perfect multitaskers!!


Of course, whatever does not sell out at the fair will be put up on Etsy =). And I will be offering prints of all originals very soon.

Be sure to check out my hubby's photography at SJohnsonPhotos, he will be sharing the booth space with me =)

Fairies and Geishas and Art Journals... oh my!

COLOR!! Oh how I love it! All colors, even the "ugly" ones =). I spend much of my time working in Primitive colors, which is fine, I love what I do…. but sometimes BAM the color explodes!! That is what I love about altered art…. layers and layers of…. you guessed it…. COLOR!

I also have a thing for fairies. They are so whimsical and magical…. anything with wings fascinate me actually.

This piece may be my favorite so far. I used layers of paint, paper, watercolor pencil, ink, magazine clippings, buttons and beeswax. I love the colors in this, they are some of my favorites!

What can I say? I have been on an Asian kick lately, whether it is with my cooking or painting.

I love my Geisha Girl! Her kimono and fans are made from layers of printed papers, and everything else is painted with acrylics. I have shaded everything with a metallic bronze acrylic to add a glow, and I love how it gives the jade background a patina that looks much like tarnished copper.

ART JOURNAL!!

I love the idea! Something to carry around to jot down ideas, work with new techniques, and just play in every day! WOOHOO!

My brother-in-law bought me this beautiful journal for Christmas several years ago. It is made completely from recycled handcrafted paper. I love it!! However, I had no idea what to do with it….. until now. The pages are very heavy, much like watercolor paper. It was completely free of any sort of decoration, a perfect canvas for the imagination! And, of course I had to start by prettying up the cover a bit =)

(I had to get my messy table in there too, hubby just doesn't get the organized chaos of art…. I actually cleaned it up a bit for the photo)

I cannot wait to get started!! I will probably be journaling this online too, it's always good to have a sounding board, and what better than the world-wide-web for that??

Off to paint I go!