July 27, 2015

Artiscope - Amanda Oleander

In case you aren't familiar with it yet, Periscope is a fairly new app which allows you to link with your Twitter followers and broadcast live to them. It's super fun to use and many creative people have been taking advantage of this new opportunity to connect with collectors directly while you are creating! 

The "Queen of Periscope" is artist Amanda Oleander. She hosted a Periscope art show called ARTISCOPE in Santa Monica today and invited me to come down and check it out and meet her. I have to say, Amanda is a doll and the show was super fun.

If you want to check us out on Periscope just look for me or Amanda Oleander.
See you when I scope!


July 25, 2015

Faux Mercury Glass


I absolutely love the look of mercury glass, but it's so expensive! So, I decided to try and create something myself using a plain glass head and Krylon "Looking Glass" spray paint. It was so easy and worked really well. 


What you'll need. Any glass object, Krylon "Looking Glass" spray paint, and a spray bottle capable of spraying a fine mist of water. Fill the spray bottle with water and a couple drops of vinegar. 
Now you are ready to turn anything glass into mercury glass...


Spray the back side of your object with water until it starts to form droplets. For this head, I sprayed the inside. Then spray a light mist of the mirrored paint. Let it dry and keep alternating. Spray again with water, spray with paint. Let it dry. Drying only takes a few minutes and it doesn't have to be completely dry to keep going. The water will repel the paint from sticking to the glass and after a few times you will start to see bubbling and streaks in your glass. This is the mercury effect you are going for.

Just keep at it until you start to see the mirror shining. You can then blot your item carefully with paper towels. I'm really happy with how the final item looks. It would look right at home in Anthropologie (my favorite shop).  If you do it on a vase, you will have to put another smaller container inside to hold water since this surface is delicate and will not be good for cut flowers. Give it a try, it's super easy and makes a really impressive piece.




July 10, 2015

Eden Original - work in progress

Here's another new goldfish in my latest painting "Butterfly Heart".
I'm having such fun painting these little fish. When I was a little girl, I had some of these fancy goldfish and I've always loved their fat bodies and translucent fins.
Painting them reminds me of that pretty fish in Pinnochio. Remember?


July 4, 2015

Happy Fourth of July 2015

Just got to Downtown LA for the Fourth of July celebration and fireworks... What do you think I found? A community mural project! So much fun. So, I jumped in and started painting with the rest of my family. Fun times. Happy 4th to everyone!


July 2, 2015

Hausfrau - audio book

When I am painting, I often listen to audio books. I had to share this book because not only is it a wonderfully sad and beautifully written story, but also the cover art is amazing! 
I love the faded flowers against this blue. It's gorgeous.