Just a peek at my first oil painting.....Myrtle the Turtle!
18 x 24"
I built, stretched, primed and stained the canvas myself during my first class with Frank Pierce at A Southern Studio. The background & darks have been slapped in...can't wait to start adding detail!
Check back to see my progress!
I mentioned in my last post that I'm moving 'Twas Brillig Online over to Etsy! The process has begun and, for awhile, my wares will appear in both places...although not duplicated on both.
The new shop on Etsy is called The Tulgey Wood. (The name 'Twas Brillig was already taken. Drat!) I hope you'll pop by and peruse the newest additions!
In other news, my painting of the three Hereford cows, titled "Bethesda Belles", is currently on display at Flynne's Coffee Bar and Downtown Gallery as part of the art show "Painting the Town." The art was created by local artists and each image depicts a scene from Southern Pines! Well worth stopping in to see if you're in area. Of course, all the works are available for purchase. Art makes a great Christmas gift!
Wow...nearly an entire month has passed without a post. Not intentional, I promise! I've just been busy working on new items for the studio shop and paintings.......paintings.....and more paintings!
The Alice in Wonderland series is temporarily on hold. In its place, I've been working on a piece called 'Bethesda Belles' which will be shown in the Paint the Town Art Show next month at Flynne's Coffee Bar in Southern Pines, NC. All the artwork at the show will feature scenes from Southern Pines!
I've also completed a small canvas (5x7") of a purple cow, titled 'Some Days are Moo" as well as a small canvas board (6x8") of a crow, titled 'The Sentinel.' Both of these items will be available for sale soon and I'm planning on offering prints as well.
In other news, 'Twas Brillig will be adding an Etsy shop, The Tulgey Wood! This online shop will be in addition to 'Twas Brillig Online for the short term and will eventually be the only place on the web to buy Brillig goodies!
About 2 weeks ago, I posted the first pictures
of the wren family that nested in a hanging geranium plant on our deck. I've been taking photos periodically since then.
Today, when I went out to get new shots, I found that the babies had fledged this morning!!! Yay!!!
Sadly, we did lose 2 of the little tykes about a week ago, presumably due to the intense summer heat we had. The other 2 did just fine and are now bouncing around in the rhododendrons, squeaking and peeping for Mama Wren to bring them a nice juicy bug!
The first 2 pictures were taken when the wren chicks were 6 days old.
It's amazing the little guy up front can sleep with all the yelling behind him!
Feed us, Mama!!!!!!!
Here the youngsters are 11 days old. They completely ignored me and wouldn't even peep. I can only guess that it was because their eyes were open by this point and they didn't like the big monster with the camera staring at them!
You can see their feathers are starting to come in at this point.
By this time, we had lost the 2 others to the heat. :(
I can't help myself...I just love baby birds!
Here's the busy Mama (or Papa, not really sure which since they both tend the nest!) bringing a fat bug for the kids on the 4th of July!
Once again it's time for First Friday!
First Friday in Southern Pines, NC, is held the first Friday of the month from 5pm until 8pm.
Throughout the summer months, First Friday is a non-profit event which features food and beverages for all ages, kids activities, and live music. Proceeds benefit The Sunrise Theatre and The Food Bank.
This month the featured band is The Benjy Davis Project, a Louisiana-based rock band.
Be sure to visit downtown Southern Pines for this event on Friday, July 3, 2009! Many of the local businesses will be open as well!
Be sure to stop by 'Twas Brillig during First Friday!
Mention this Facebook event and receive 25% off any ONE regularly priced item on July 3, 2009. (Excluding stained glass) Offer is good for the entire day, not just during the First Friday event.
For those unable to attend, the single item discount will also apply at 'Twas Brillig Online.(http://brillig.shophandmade.com)
Just email me before you check out so that I can adjust your invoice!
(Please note that the store will be closed at 4:00 pm and reopening at 5:00 pm for the event....I do need to grab a bite to eat!)
First Friday in Southern Pines, NC, is held the first Friday of the month from 5pm until 8pm.
Throughout the summer months, First Friday is a non-profit event which features food and beverages for all ages, kids activities, and live music. Proceeds benefit The Sunrise Theatre and The Food Bank.
This month the featured band is Corey Harris, a "Rasta Blues" artist from Charlottesville, VA . Harris is very talented and has played with Buddy Guy, BB King, Dave Matthews and others.
Be sure to visit downtown Southern Pines for this event on Friday, June 5, 2009! Many of the local businesses will be open as well!
Remember to drop by 'Twas Brillig and say hello!!! If you mention that you visited my blog or saw the blurb on Facebook, you will receive an additional 10% off your purchase. (excluding stained glass items)
Looking forward to seeing you!
For those of you who don't know, I am the proud "other mommy" of this fantastic Pyrenean Shepherd named Mariah! This is one heckuva dog! And she loves snow as we found out today. Living in North Carolina, we don't get much of the fluffy white stuff here but this morning we were treated to 3 inches of the stuff and my little mountain dog and I had a great time messing around in it! Had a devil of a time getting her back in the house!
My boss (that would be me LOL) even told me to take the day off due to the weather. Gotta love that! So I stayed home and finally finished up organizing all the jewelry supplies that had gotten completely out of hand late last year. I've been trying to finish that job for weeks and today was the perfect day to kick back and handle it!
Shop News:
I've been working on hand-hammered sterling silver and copper (not together...yet!) jewelry. Some interesting coils have happened and have been turned into earrings....oh, and one larger coil went 3-D and got a hand-wrapped bail created for it and is now a necklace. The photos I took didn't turn out well so I will try again tomorrow and post them when I get a chance.
I'm also working on setting up an online shop at shophandmade.com .... IF I can figure out how to get it to work. It keeps dumping my item listings for no good reason. I want to try them out because you can sell for zero fees and, since it's a new online venue, my wares won't get as lost as they would elsewhere. I'll keep you posted on that endeavor as well!
In the meantime, I'm off to watch AI! Gotta have it! LOL
