Mindful Birds

This week has been very busy

"The Mindful Bird"
gift shoppe
at the Williams Inn
Williamstown , MA

would like more birds

I 

Am

 rushing around

 trying to do some,  

and get them out fast !

The season doesn't last long

... and it sure sneaked  up on me.

I start with a simple bird shape of wood
and sand the edges a bit
but keep it a little rustic and rough

paint a base coat of black acrylic 

paint the wing white and the rest any old vintage-y color

see that big old log
and the little dowels ?

slices of the log thing for bases
painted with a watery bronze paint;
 drilled a hole for the dowel
and sign each on on the bottom

now they can stand up
and get a spray coating of clear sealent

finished

Happy

 "Pretty Golden Leaf - Time "

soon to be 

"Where the Heck Did

all those Pretty Leaves go - Time"

and then, 

"Get out the Boots and Mittens" - Time

Big Ole Hugs to All !

- KAT -

joining the artistic and creative bloggers at..............

Painted trees on PPFriday

I was not happy with the last tree painting with the cardinal
so I have started a new tree oil painting
This is the first stage of it
 I need to work on this a lot
but here is where it stands as of today
Busy busy busy
with a lot of other stuff going on right now 

close up shows a bit of dripping  

This close up is cleaned up a little more

 no drips anyway
LOL

 also working on....

(more to be added here
later today )

Hugs from rain soaked, Ohio ! 

Sun Where are YOU ?

- KAT -

Bird, Bird, Bird, ..Bird Is The Word

Great News !

Suza 

has called

asking for more little birds

for her gift shop in Williamstown MA

as many as I can make in the next two weeks !

YEA !

There is  going to be a magazine article 

on her shop also

which is pretty exciting for Suza

and her shop

" The Mindful Bird "

this is modeling paste (heavy) mixed with a drip of water based paint
to make the basic texture on the wood bird 

owls, woodpeckers, cardinals, and bluebirds 

Maybe a bird of mine 

will make it into a photo shoot of her shop.

 I can hope and cross my fingers and toes.

It would be so cool for

an amateur like me

and for my art.

-  KAT -

Autumnal Art

Happy Autumn
Have to update my crow and my owls 

made some daisy/sunflowers
  with oven bake clay and decided they were too perfect looking
So...I added some modeling paste
 mixed with acrylic paint to make them more unique

I wanted a more primitive folk art look
than  molded flower shape 

The leaf was formed flat
then I curled up the edges
like real leaves would be 

I painted them again
and added white and yellow
and a burnt sienna center to the flowers
and a few shades of green to the leaves 

I wanted to do more with the copper wire I have
so I thought a nice little swirl of it
in the center of the flowers would be pleasing to the eye.
do you like it?

Here is the updated crow with the yellow flowers
he is decorating his place too...

a few real crow feathers decorate his tail.

I sanded  the base down on all the edges to
achieve a more primitive feel to the piece 

This Sly Crow is stealing
shiny stars from the sky

What a great
balancing act Mr Crow ! 

Here is my updated owl with dancing pumpkins
or are they trying to roll away in the wind ? 

Mr Owl is watching over the baby pumpkins
 because someone
stole their mommy,
to make a Jack-o-lantern 

this is some of my primitive bark art

did you notice his neck warmer of feathers
Thank you to
Theresa @ Run Around Ranch
for the feathers from beneath her bird feeders 

I used the copper wire to make curl-ies on the pumpkin stems
the stems are actual pumpkin stems...

...a la Frankenstein
Yes,.. Igor, We have achieved pumpkin-perfection !


Hugs to you all
from :
Abby  Normal


actually


- KAT -


PLEASE click on the link below 
to read about
some special books for a
special purpose ...thank -you
if you can take the time to do this also
KAT


http://katethewayitis.blogspot.com/2011/10/special-children.html




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My Over-Worked Work- Desk

My Work Desk...
 this fine Wednesday morning...
"fiddle-dee-dee"
looks like ...
a war zone !

 I have been working from home all summer. 

...soon I will transition back over
 to working more at my  studio.

This time of year it gets real busy 
and more people are over there.

I am working on many things at once :

  sketches  for a children 's book

 about a mouse named Percy...

"Percy"

an owl oil painting on slate...

...and more tiny birds to send off to the gift shop 

out in Williamstown , MA.

Mr.  G says he has no where to sit and do HIS work 
(and he's right)


I have my stuff spread 
every where 


Time to get organized a bit !



Easier said than actually
DONE !


I'm an awfully lot like Scarlett O'Hara...






" I can't think about that right now...


 If I do, I'll go crazy.


 I'll think about that tomorrow."




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Nancy Thomas - An American Folk Artist

If you love Folk art and Primitive decor

you have to check out Nancy Thomas's blog and website 

I painted for her a long time ago

 when my hubby was stationed in Virginia for awhile.

  Nancy gave me a job...and it is the one job i miss the most...

what a pleasure working with all the wonderful artistic people 

there in Yorktown Virginia

Visit her cozy shoppe and see her latest art 

and some art work by other artists she show cases also.

A wonderful Lady

Hugs

- KAT -

    

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