Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Very last blog post - blog has moved!
This is the very last Blogger blog post that I will be doing here - I have moved my blog over to my new website!!!! Please visit my new website and blog at www.cphelpsdesigns.com!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Set the table - LET'S EAT!
Here is my plate design for Week 2 of the MATS class. I had fun creating this piece - I would love a matching tea mug! These really are my favorite colors - I should try and break free of them and play with different colors - think I will challenge myself to do that ......next week.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
So much going on!!!!
The past few weeks have been whizzing by- so much going on. My son Joel graduated from college - Yeaaaaaaaaaa Joel!! We are so proud of him!! We had a nice graduation party for him and were surrounded by friends and family!!
I had another chemo treatment (boo-hiss) - I've rebounded and I'm off creating art once again!
We added another puppy to our family! His name is Miller - when we adopted him we believed that he was a Catahoula Leopard Dog x Aussie mix - turns out he is part Great Dane - Which parts you ask? The BIG parts I answer!!! LOL He is going to be a big boy - oh boy! (take a peek at the paws in this picture) He is a love and fits in well with this crazy family!
I finished the first part (Mod 1 - Mod 2&3 are still to come!) of Rachael Taylor's: The Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design (amazing course! highly recommend it) and now I have jumped over to Part A of Make Art That Sells (working hard at trying to extract info I didn't already know - I have been hoping for something more to sink my teeth into) - first week was Bolt Fabric - here is my design. I will keep my chin up and keep working hard - I do love working on a deadline again, I have missed that!
A picture of my "at the moment" spotless work space - don't let people fool you with squeaky clean studio shots - an artist makes a mess! Much time and effort goes into clean up!!
I had another chemo treatment (boo-hiss) - I've rebounded and I'm off creating art once again!
We added another puppy to our family! His name is Miller - when we adopted him we believed that he was a Catahoula Leopard Dog x Aussie mix - turns out he is part Great Dane - Which parts you ask? The BIG parts I answer!!! LOL He is going to be a big boy - oh boy! (take a peek at the paws in this picture) He is a love and fits in well with this crazy family!
I finished the first part (Mod 1 - Mod 2&3 are still to come!) of Rachael Taylor's: The Art & Business of Surface Pattern Design (amazing course! highly recommend it) and now I have jumped over to Part A of Make Art That Sells (working hard at trying to extract info I didn't already know - I have been hoping for something more to sink my teeth into) - first week was Bolt Fabric - here is my design. I will keep my chin up and keep working hard - I do love working on a deadline again, I have missed that!
A picture of my "at the moment" spotless work space - don't let people fool you with squeaky clean studio shots - an artist makes a mess! Much time and effort goes into clean up!!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
More Designs
Continuing to have fun! These designs were done using Photoshop and Illustrator. Not sure which is my favorite - but I'm loving the black!
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Excited about Creating!
I'm in the second week of Rachael Taylor's amazing class - The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design! Having a great time - putting my all into it - and creating up a storm!!! The field of Surface Design has had my interest for YEARS and I have finally taken the steps to learn all I possibly can about it. My dream for as long as I can remember has been to design fabric or sheet/comforters/wrapping paper - anything printed with a design or pattern - I want to do that!
Here is a bit of what I have been working on - Is it possible to have too much fun!
Here is a bit of what I have been working on - Is it possible to have too much fun!
Monday, April 15, 2013
Talent - A New Favorite!
Going through Chemo these past two years (with one year left) has become my new normal way of operating - and to sum it up, it kinda "SUCKS" but I stay positive and really don't complain. While I was in the hospital in 2011 my sister had given me a set of very cute pins (badges) one of them said "Chemo Sucks" - I pinned to my purse. I never realized how much strength and Super Hero Powers it gave me until I discovered that it had fallen off and was GONE for good! That pin was a reminder of all I have gone through and what I still have to face and it made me feel strong and it spoke to me - Hey girl you're a warrior and let nothing stand in your way!
A while ago, thanks to Instagram & Etsy, I came across an amazing artist in Manchester, England. (she creates, she runs, she swims! impressive stuff!)
I simply adore, adore, adore her work! So I sent her a message and told her about my lost pin and asked her if she would design me a new one. I am so excited, it should be here in a few weeks!!! Thank you Nicola! Here is a peek at what she created for me! I also ordered a print of this to hang in my studio and some other pieces of her work. Click on the links above and check out her work. She has wonderful, creative, fun things in her Etsy shop! I will post again when my goodies arrive!
A while ago, thanks to Instagram & Etsy, I came across an amazing artist in Manchester, England. (she creates, she runs, she swims! impressive stuff!)
---- Nicola Rowlands ----
Etsy Shop = MsSpanner
I simply adore, adore, adore her work! So I sent her a message and told her about my lost pin and asked her if she would design me a new one. I am so excited, it should be here in a few weeks!!! Thank you Nicola! Here is a peek at what she created for me! I also ordered a print of this to hang in my studio and some other pieces of her work. Click on the links above and check out her work. She has wonderful, creative, fun things in her Etsy shop! I will post again when my goodies arrive!
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