Rumi
May your New Year be filled with passions fulfilled and dreams realized.
Pam
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Crafting at Quest Montessori
This was a treat...
A few of us parents went into the classroom and did holiday crafting with the children last week.
This was a project I did with them...Winter Fairies.
A few of us parents went into the classroom and did holiday crafting with the children last week.
This was a project I did with them...Winter Fairies.
The children were so engaged and creative and each Fairy was completely unique.
It was fun to see them take a basic idea and make it their own.
Watching children create freely is a great exercise...it can remind us that we all have a unique voice and something to express.
Also, that there is no right and wrong in art...it is personal and up to each individual to decide what the create.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Green Moss Quartz Handmade Necklace
A Favorite Past Design
These cool, icy green quartz beads remind me of thick water drops.
The beautiful beads are bottom heavy but are still luminous and delicate.
Separated by sparkly, vintage, crystal beads this design reminds me of a regal ruffled collar.
These cool, icy green quartz beads remind me of thick water drops.
The beautiful beads are bottom heavy but are still luminous and delicate.
Separated by sparkly, vintage, crystal beads this design reminds me of a regal ruffled collar.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Buddy - Spot Mural
Last Christmas I did a little painting for some dear friends...
The children wanted small portraits of all of their pets scattered in their bed rooms...this was one of them...Buddy.
The children wanted small portraits of all of their pets scattered in their bed rooms...this was one of them...Buddy.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
ASID Casita Showhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona
This was a really interesting job I did back when I lived in Scottsdale.
The ASID created a designer showhouse at a historic hotel...transforming the individual casista into one of a kind showplaces. Designers bid for the opportunity to create a special space.
Three designers that I worked with on a regular basis were chosen to participate and so my handi-work was sprinkled throughout this project.
This was a section of one casita I did some decorative painting in.
For the walls, I aged and washed them with color. I hand cut custom stencils inspired by the fabric choices and used them around the bed room room and in the bath room. Then I painted a mural on wood planks which was used as a headboard.
I also gave the ceiling a splash of color in a cobalt blue and aged the wood beams.
With recent snow storms here in New England...this looks like a cozy place to snuggle up.
The ASID created a designer showhouse at a historic hotel...transforming the individual casista into one of a kind showplaces. Designers bid for the opportunity to create a special space.
Three designers that I worked with on a regular basis were chosen to participate and so my handi-work was sprinkled throughout this project.
This was a section of one casita I did some decorative painting in.
For the walls, I aged and washed them with color. I hand cut custom stencils inspired by the fabric choices and used them around the bed room room and in the bath room. Then I painted a mural on wood planks which was used as a headboard.
I also gave the ceiling a splash of color in a cobalt blue and aged the wood beams.
With recent snow storms here in New England...this looks like a cozy place to snuggle up.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Bench Mural - Trompe L'oeil Letters and Faux Cushion
Hand Painted Concrete Bench...
This was a fun job...
My client had a long, built in, molded, concrete bench along a bank of windows in their Scottsdale, Arizona bed room.
To soften the look, I hand painted a tromp l'oeil (fool the eye) yellow and white striped cushion directly on the concrete...complete with dark green "piping".
On top of the "cushion" I painted some letters and stamps.
I think the faux cushion really added some interest and whimsy to their bed room and I love that people were really fooled into thinking that it wasn't a hard, solid bench.
This was a fun job...
My client had a long, built in, molded, concrete bench along a bank of windows in their Scottsdale, Arizona bed room.
To soften the look, I hand painted a tromp l'oeil (fool the eye) yellow and white striped cushion directly on the concrete...complete with dark green "piping".
On top of the "cushion" I painted some letters and stamps.
I think the faux cushion really added some interest and whimsy to their bed room and I love that people were really fooled into thinking that it wasn't a hard, solid bench.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
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