Art on Tuesday

Photo Wraps

2012-02-14T09:05:00.007+13:00

I like making these photo wraps
to give as gifts.
I learnt this technique working at a laminating
and mounting company called Artmount.
I just scaled down the size to suit 6x4 photo's.

Firstly I laminate the image.
Next I cut a board like 3mm card or Ultra- smaller than the image.
Then I cover the back of the photograph with double sided tape,
and basically wrap the image over the board.

To finish it off and keep it looking tidy, stick a piece of
card on the back then add self adhesive magnets.

:) :) :)

Puff Painted T- Shirt

2012-01-10T08:26:00.005+13:00

I was in a chemist in Titirangi and saw they sold Puff Paints!

I hadn't seen these since I was a little girl so I had to buy some.
I found a T-Shirt of Mason's that had a couple of stains on it and drew
on these "dare devil's" character's.

Had to add a little devil tail at the back too!

Felt Christmas Stars

2011-12-06T14:34:00.001+13:00

More Felt Stars :)

Felt Christmas Stars

2011-12-06T14:25:00.006+13:00

I saw the idea for these cute felt star decorations on-line.

So easy to make!

Laundry Tub Make Over

2011-11-15T08:43:00.004+13:00

My brother gave me this old laundry tub to use as a planter pot.
I decided to give it a make over with some tiles I was given from a pool contractor.
Thankyou John Roberts and Global Tiles :)

I'm really happy with the result and I have another tub to make over
which I will blog when finished.

Hand Made Toys for Riley and Fergus

2011-10-25T20:13:00.004+13:00

I made these cuddle buddies
for my brothers friends new baby and toddler.

Back View :)

Hand Made Toys

2011-10-18T08:16:00.004+13:00

I made these 'Cuddle Buddies' for my son.
I used a similar toy stlye hot water bottle cover as a pattern.
I think these guys are really cute!

I bought a book called "The Creative Book of Soft Toys" by Sue Quinn.
(Found in an op-shop for 50c!)
"Douglas the Duck" is my first toy made from the book.

Amigurumi Cell phone photo's

2011-09-06T14:09:00.005+12:00

My first ever amigurumi!
Big thank you to Amber :)

Grey elephant with orange scarf.

My late Gucci in the background :( RIP

I added a nest for this big owl to sit in.

I knitted these cute little owls last year.
There is Gucci again :(

"Ike"

2011-08-23T11:27:00.003+12:00

Pencil and charcoal on paper.
August 2011.

Kleer-Kast Resin

2011-07-19T08:35:00.003+12:00

These are the product of my experimentation with Kleer - Kast Resin.
I need to refine my mixing skill as these took far too long to set!
More to come soon :)

Amigurumi French Bull Dog

2011-06-07T17:30:00.005+12:00

Lately my sister has been looking into getting a pet dog.
She is quite taken by the French bull dog breed.

This is my take on an amigurumi French bull dog.

Melody's Belly

2011-05-17T13:35:00.011+12:00

My friend Melody wanted to enter a photo competition, put on by scampsboutique.co.nz.
The Idea was to decorate your baby bump in a "Green" way.

Melody's idea was inspired by the book called "Where is the Green Sheep" by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek. Melody made the fence from wire and matchsticks, The sheep from cottonwool and paper, she also made the playdoh and died the coconut with natual plant extracts to make it look like grass. Melody picked all the greenery from where she lives.
I helped to decorate and took the photo's for her :)

Here is Melody at 39weeks pregnant.
Melody's idea was a success as she won 1st place in the competition!
:) :) :)

Orange Tones II

2011-04-26T14:23:00.004+12:00

Acrylic on boxed canvas.
Painted this to go with a green toned paiting
that I posted awhile back.

Concrete Sculptures

2011-03-29T17:00:00.012+13:00

As part of the Open Studio Weekend in Waitakere City,
artist and sculptor Pardo Jackson
held a workshop for concrete sculpting.

Once again I had a lovely time creating these two pieces :)

Top view

Front view

Back view

My second piece....

Front view

Back view

Both pieces are made from a concrete and sand mix.

Gucci and the Felt Cat

2011-02-08T17:58:00.008+13:00

My Cat Gucci died two weeks ago today..... :( :(

I will miss my gorgeous companion,
as she was never far from my side.

Rest in peace my beautiful pussy cat. xxx

These are photos I took of Gucci, and a felt cat I made.

Hello....

Who's this?....

Ok....

Not impressed...

Back to sleep... :)

Amigurumi Elephant

2011-01-04T12:25:00.003+13:00

I modified the pattern for this elephant
so he would be larger and put his legs underneath.
My favourite toy thus far :)

Amigurumi Owls

2010-11-16T18:36:00.002+13:00

Still enjoying crochet.......I made these for friends :)

Hydrangeas

2010-11-02T20:16:00.004+13:00

35cm x 50cm
Spray paint on ultra board.

34cm x 32cm
Spray paint on ultra board.

I cut stencils from card to create these images.
I am trying multiple stencils aswell, more images to come soon :)

Bonnie's Table

2010-10-05T12:50:00.005+13:00

I tiled this little table for my friend Bonnie.
:)

Amigurumi Elephant

2010-09-28T16:49:00.002+13:00

I"m still enjoying croheting these little toys :)
Made this one for my brother.

Chigirie Workshop

2010-09-14T20:39:00.005+12:00

Back in July I attended a workshop held by teacher and artist Barbara Ken-Mann.

I thourghly enjoyed my afternoon creating this form of Japanese torn paper.

Barbara Ker-Mann and I.

The Class that took part in the workshop at the Corbans Estate.

Little Flowers

2010-08-10T18:03:00.004+12:00

Acrylic on Canvas

This little set has been box mounted.

Cactus and Pot

2010-08-03T19:59:00.004+12:00

I made this as a birthday present for Nick.

I also tiled the little pot for the cactus to sit in :)

Amigurumi Crochet

2010-07-27T18:19:00.006+12:00

My friend Amber kindly taught me how to crochet.

This is a Japanese style called Amigurumi.

Basically translated it means knitted stuffed toy.

I'm really enjoying making this seriously cute crochet!

Little Green Egg.

Fits perfectly in a kinda surprise container :)

Rhys's Cat

Meryl's Pot

2010-07-13T21:41:00.002+12:00

Covered this pot with tiles as a present for Meryl.

Quite enjoy working with different materials.

More to come soon :)

Green Tones II

2010-06-22T19:14:00.002+12:00

Acrylic on Cavas

Concrete Sculpture

2010-05-25T20:37:00.006+12:00

Concrete and Sand Mix.

Artist and Sculptor Pardo Jackson,

took a group of us for concrete sculpting in early May.

I had a lovely time creating this weird piece.

Little Wave and Koru

2010-05-18T15:46:00.002+12:00

Pastel and Acrylic on Paper.

I made this little pair for my friend Mirella for her birthday.

Images have been box mounted with a black edge.

Lex

2010-01-05T20:07:00.002+13:00

Charcoal on Paper.
2010.

Lowe

2009-11-24T12:07:00.003+13:00

Charcoal on Paper.
2009.

Stages of a Painting

2009-11-10T11:24:00.007+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas.
2009.

Grace

2009-10-27T10:40:00.002+13:00

"Gracie"
Pencil on Paper.
2009.

Goodie Bag Finger Puppets

2009-10-13T16:19:00.009+13:00

Made about 20 variations of these little finger puppets.
They are going in goodie bags for Della's 1st birthday.

Driving With Nick

2009-09-22T12:15:00.003+12:00

Pencil on Paper.
2009.

Spikey Monster Finger Puppet

2009-09-08T19:07:00.001+12:00

Still enjoying making finger puppet's.
A few more..

Little Yellow Chicken

2009-09-08T19:05:00.000+12:00

Green One Eye Monster

2009-09-08T19:03:00.000+12:00

Pig Finger Puppet

2009-08-25T19:15:00.003+12:00

Been making finger puppets lately.
Little pink pig.

Butterfly Finger Puppet

2009-08-25T19:12:00.003+12:00

Yellow Butterfly.

Monster Finger Puppet

2009-08-25T19:07:00.003+12:00

Green Monster.

Red Sun Glasses

2009-08-18T16:00:00.003+12:00

Pastel and Acrylic on foam core.
2009.

Catherine's Abstract

2009-08-11T09:53:00.003+12:00

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas
900mm x 1200mm
My favourite painting this year :)

Flax

2009-07-21T20:11:00.001+12:00

Coloured Pencil on Paper
2008.

Dining Room

2009-07-14T16:36:00.001+12:00

One Minute - Pen on Paper
2003

Green Tones

2009-07-07T19:16:00.000+12:00

Acrylic on Canvas.
2009.

Red and White Abstract

2009-06-16T17:40:00.001+12:00

Acrylic on Boxed Canvas.

2009.

Catherine's Hibiscus

2009-06-02T10:52:00.006+12:00

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas.
2006.

Unsuspecting chicken

2009-05-12T20:35:00.001+12:00

Pen on Paper.

2008

Rangitoto Water Feature

2009-05-05T11:28:00.011+12:00

This is a tiled water feature I designed and made with John and Morgan Roberts in 2007.

John and Morgan of John Roberts Pools.

The water runs over the face of the tiles into a stainless steal spill tray.

Purple Road

2009-04-21T11:16:00.003+12:00

Felt on Paper.

2002.

Jacob Te Atamira Story

2009-04-14T13:45:00.003+12:00

Charcoal on Paper.

My next door neighbour Jacob - 17 months old

Brown Triptych

2009-04-07T10:02:00.012+12:00

Acrylic on Canvas.
These have been box mounted with a chocolate coloured edge.

Orange Tones

2009-03-24T12:45:00.003+13:00

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas.
This painting is currently for sale at:

The Fairy Flower shop

423 Titirangi Road

Ph: 09 817 3780

Colourful Mosaic

2009-03-10T10:16:00.002+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas

Diamond Flowers and Dots

2009-03-03T11:19:00.001+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas.

Felt Drawing 2002

2009-02-24T11:56:00.003+13:00

Felt Pen on Paper.

I did this drawing in 2002.

I would like to get this framed behind glass.

About the Blue

2009-02-17T11:55:00.002+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas

Kirby's Abstract

2009-02-10T14:14:00.002+13:00

I painted this for my friend Kirby as a birthday present back in 2005.

Acrylic and silver pen on Canvas.

Stages of 6 Red Triangles

2009-02-03T15:55:00.004+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas.

Della and Toni

2009-01-27T19:30:00.002+13:00

Pencil on Paper

Roko

2009-01-20T19:43:00.003+13:00

Charcoal on Paper.

Jai

2009-01-06T14:16:00.004+13:00

Charcoal on Paper.

Morgan's Piha

2008-12-23T16:10:00.002+13:00

Acrylic on board.

Framed - No glass.

Blind Drawings

2008-12-16T09:50:00.007+13:00

These are one and two minute drawings of my old flatmates Nick and Tarryn.

I had these images framed behind glass.

I gave these to Nick and Tarryn as a wedding present.

Flower Wrap

2008-12-09T11:45:00.004+13:00

Coloured Pencil and Acrylic on Canvas

Della Ngarotata

2008-12-02T11:14:00.002+13:00

Charcoal on Paper.
Toni's baby Della, One week old.

Stages of a painting....

2008-11-25T09:00:00.011+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas.

I would like to get this piece mounted and framed.

Graham's Toi Toi

2008-11-18T08:56:00.001+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas.

Laurens 21st Paintings

2008-11-11T08:50:00.007+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas. Varnished.

Melody

2008-11-04T08:32:00.004+13:00

This is a drawing of my friend Melody.

(I have cropped this image down.)

Charcoal on Paper.

ALex's Rangitoto

2008-11-04T08:16:00.004+13:00

I painted this Rangitoto a couple of years ago for my brother Alex.
Acrylic on Canvas - Varnished.

Dominique

2008-10-28T08:51:00.005+13:00

This is a ten minute drawing - Pencil.

This image is framed.

Katie-Dawn

2008-10-21T08:48:00.002+13:00

Charcoal on Paper

Lea-Bella

2008-10-21T08:46:00.002+13:00

Charcoal on Paper

Calm Rangitoto

2008-10-14T08:40:00.002+13:00

Acrylic on Canvas - Sold

Toni Ngarotata

2008-10-14T08:29:00.004+13:00

This is my good friend Toni.

She is 7 months pregnant.

Pencil on Paper.

A work in progress......

2008-10-07T21:38:00.003+13:00

This is a piece I'm working on at the moment....

It's taking a while because it's quite big...92cm x 122cm

Bean Bags

2008-10-07T11:21:00.003+13:00

Charcoal on Paper.

My Rangitoto

2008-09-30T09:24:00.006+13:00

Close up

Pastel on Paper.

This image is framed behind glass.

Abstract Flax

2008-09-30T09:10:00.003+13:00

Acrylic, Gesso, lipstick and Indian Ink on Canvas.
I gave this to Karl for a 30th Bithday present.

Jacqui's Rangitoto

2008-09-23T20:05:00.004+12:00

Acrylic on Canvas

Detail of Pepper Triptych

2008-09-23T10:18:00.001+12:00

Jacob Te Atamira Story

2008-09-23T10:02:00.004+12:00

Charcoal on Paper

My next door neighbour.

Palm Triptych

2008-09-23T09:53:00.002+12:00

Acrylic on Canvas

The Figure in 30 seconds

2008-09-23T09:10:00.004+12:00

Life Drawing

2008-09-16T09:53:00.007+12:00

These are 30 second warm up drawings.

Charcoal on paper.

2008-09-16T09:51:00.003+12:00

Warm up drawing.

Charcoal on paper.

2008-09-16T09:45:00.004+12:00

These are 20 minute drawings of model "Kiri".

Charcoal on paper.

2008-09-09T12:31:00.004+12:00

Lea-Bella

2008-09-09T12:30:00.002+12:00

Julian

2008-09-09T12:29:00.002+12:00

Isiah

2008-09-09T12:28:00.002+12:00

Manase-Brian

Green Yellow Abstract - Sequence

2008-09-09T10:52:00.003+12:00

2008-09-02T16:28:00.005+12:00

Meryl's Birthday Drawing

I did this drawing of Mason (my son) for nanna (Meryl)
for her birthday back in June.

Charcoal on paper.

Bright Triangles and Circles

2008-09-02T13:44:00.003+12:00

This is acrylic on canvas.
I've just dropped it into the framers today.
I'm getting a wide black bevelled frame - no glass.

Mirella's Birthday Painting

2008-09-02T13:31:00.006+12:00

This painting was done in acrylic and indian ink on primed card.
I mounted it onto black ultra and then had it framed

in a simple black box frame behind glass.