Thursday, January 27, 2011

I'm a Logo-Designer, too.

So, I had a fun request for a project a little while ago.  A long-time friend of the family was in need of a logo revamp and new banner for her blog.  Apparently, she likes my art and wanted something with the Upenover vibe (cool!).  I had fun whipping up a new little creation, and here it is:


Pretty cute, huh?  You can check out her blog on parenting at: www.momotics.com.

Thank-you, Danielle!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Love-Inspired Valentine's Art

Well, I did it!  I finally finished my Valentine's art piece - yay!  Here it is for all the world to see and love.  It is inspired by my wonderful husband (to read more about the inspiration, click here).
"Soul Mates"
I actually created two versions of this piece.  After I finished the above version, I wanted to see how it would look if I got rid of the tree, and just focused on the hearts.  Here it is:

I couldn't decide which one I liked better, so I decided to share them both.  Enjoy, and Happy Early Valentine's Day!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Too Late for Christmas?

Ok, so I'm the biggest slacker ever!  I start this blog, and then I ignore it for 6 weeks?!.  Whoopsy.

You see, my big plan was to create this beautiful Christmas art-piece just in time for everyone to fall in love with it and order it for everyone on their Christmas list.  So, I put off all other aspects of my art business (including doing blog posts), just so I could create my masterpiece.

Well, I'm really really slow, and the piece took FOREVER.  I finally finished it, one week before Christmas, which happened to be the exact cut-off date for the printing company that I use.   Which meant that it was too late.  : (

Luckily, all was not lost, and I was able to at least use it on the cover of my own card.   So, here is my lovely creation (a week and a half after Christmas):


If anyone wants to get a head start on next year's Christmas - here's a lovely gift idea for you.

So, I just wanted to let you all know that I am still alive and still creating art (just not as quickly as I would have hoped).  Merry late Christmas and Happy New Year!!