New Wee Planet Martitom Discovered

This wee planet collage will be a gift for our friends Marti and Tom.  It features the front and back of their house, a small garden shed from their backyard, and the 1869 Chicago Water Tower in a rural setting.  Next, I’ll need to add Marti and Tom to the photo, sitting on their world’s lawn. This is my first …

Photo Collage Portrait – Beta

After a long abscence from art, I’m finally making the time to create once more.  Recently I stumbled across the mixed media illustrations of Annette Mangseth and she inspired me to create this portrait of my niece Beta.  While I love the whimsical and captivating style of Annette’s work, I wanted to make this portrait more personal and give it …

Sister Fairies, under glass

Sister Fairies

These darling little angels are my nieces, snug in their nest and testing their wings.  This was created as a gift for my sister.  Their wings are transparencies and the fairies are two-sided so that they can be seen from any angle.  Below is a second view showing the little bird sharing their nest.  Feathers around the bottom complete the …

Beautiful augury from Andrea

This beautiful augury was made by my good friend Andrea.  We haven’t had the chance to get together in quite a while.  For my birthday last week, she joined my husband, daughter and I for a delightful lunch and afternoon shopping in the art section of the local book store.  What a fun surprise! Andrea always has such a good …