PPF art play

First a video
Just for giggles

 I filmed myself

  and my son edited to make it better

creating primitive wooden birds

 

I have also been painting 

along with the online group...

HERE

trying to paint in an abstract
 more loose style

fun

it is a four week free course via web videos

with instructor Robert Joyner

here are my three paintings so far from the classes

-KAT-
Here is an older post
I like to create anything and everything
that pops into my head

http://katethewayitis.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-love-crafting-with-all-my-heart.html

Jamie and Kat working together on wooden Art

"Piano Man" painting
by Jamie Morath

We are working on making a wooden 3/D of this guy

an idea I came up with one day 

while admiring my friends art works

Jamie's Studio front door
excuse my bad photography

Coffee Time   Girl Friends

Here is a bit of news about my collaboration with

artist and friend

Jamie Morath

I just love her happy whimsical paintings!

  I came to her with an idea 

to make wooden pieces to go WITH each painting.

!t has been quite an under-taking

but successful so far!

some of Jamie's paintings in her studio

Here is an original painting by Jamie Morath
We are going to make this lady chef into a wooden piece
I am working on that right now

Here are some recent  patterns I used to
cut out the wooden shapes for putting these on bases.
They will also be hung on a wall
as a small shelf or just home decor.
Many of these are great in a kitchen or bathroom

paper pattern for the beach  martini chef

"It's Five O'clock Somewhere"

Lady chefs are few and far between
in art work
so our lady chef is very popular!

Pattern for a chef wall hanging
will be cut out of poplar wood and painted by Jamie
we also do  one with a big ole burger on his tray!

Pattern for  the "Bathroom Butler"

This is the pattern for a new piece
with dressed up doggies and  caffeine drinks galore

Jamie will make slight changes to the  painted designs
and even customize each piece to a customers request.
She is a wonderful and funny, down to earth artist and friend.

 It amazes me how each piece is an original and unique.

girlfriends

"Piano Man" painting
will soon be in wooden form
... wall hanging or on a base for sale

My Favorite painting
I am making this into a wooden art piece this week
and soon it will be for sale

Raining Cats and Flipping Dogs
by J Morath and Kat

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere by Jamie Morath
and woodwork by Kat


look at her gallery of prints here:
 "Jamie Morath Art"
...on this sand chef guy I had the idea
 to make little bitty blue crabs, star fish and sand dollars
 and glue them onto the sanded base ... 
...of course Jamie loved my idea 
and she graciously gave me a ton of clay 
and tools to work on those things myself.
I was overwhelmed with her generosity.

  we decided to make the sanded base larger next time

..but this one is the original so Jamie is happy with it and so am I. 

 We will be taking it to art shows around the Midwest
 and it is for sale for $85.00

  We are interested to see how people feel about our wooden art

Jamie has paintings original on canvas
 and  matted prints of all of these


others that are in the works are
 "Piano Man"
"Bone Appetite" (dog painting)
"Caught In The Act" (Cat painting)
"Cheeseburger Cafe" (lady chef and burgers)
See Jamie's art work at  jamiemorath.com
If you'd like one let me know in a comment and I will make it available on my etsy shop for you.
dblrainbow.etsy.com

...Or just leave a comment !
What do you think of this art work ?

Linked to the party over at:

http://santasgiftshoppe.blogspot.com
http://www.greendoordesignsblog.com
http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com

Decorative Bird Art In The Works, And More...

This post is linked to:
http://www.lovelycraftyhome.com/

http://www.skiptomylou.org/
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-stella-susan-got-her-crafting
BNOTP is hosting a giveaway for the silhouette cutting machine!

I have been busy working on some new birds. 

folk art check-wing birds

I start our with a basic bird shape drawn on a one by five inch pine board

 my guy cuts them all out for me. 

 Then... I get creative with modeling paste, to make texture 

and some times just paints and stain and sand down the edges

 to give a distressed look to some of the birds.



Garden Party Green and Old Barn Red


lots of people like this springy Garden Party Green



stained with a cherry stain to seal the wood

I rather like Barn Red myself

garden stake Robin

Robin Red-Breast on a small stand

Blue bird of Happiness
Who can argue with that!

Rainy Days are giving way to Sunshine!

palette knife of "Tall Trees By KAT

Greetings Friends

I'v had Many ups and downs this year.

  I've lost a few... 

 Lately I have been winning a few!  

...because of good friends 

and an attitude of
Not Giving UP!. 

water color by KAT

When a door is closed

God opens a window somewhere, some how!

water color by KAT

If we are looking for it! 

We will find the way

I met artist, Jamie Morath at the 

Loveland Artist Studios on Main 

 She was moving her art work to a new studio 

just across from mine.  

She creates what I would call whimsical

every day life - folk art .

                                                  

So... I had  this idea 
to make some 3 dimensional art pieces from wood 
with her designs.

...and Jamie was all for it!

Yea!

We are developing lots of plans to do more...

... but here is my first attempt at turn her painting 

"Raining Cats, and Flipping Dogs", 
 into 3-D wood form on a round stand.

Jamie's print of her original painting

I started with a piece of pine board
copied the basic shape of the lady 
and umbrella and her puppy

here she is in the beginning stages

bearded puppy on the leash

sweet polka-dot scarf

  I'll be doing more of these with Jamie Morath 

we have plans already!

print of original painting
By Jamie Morath

wooden art 

"Piano Man" print
...soon to be made into a wooden sculpture too.

Soon to be made into a sculpture also

Jamie's print of a beach martini chef titled
"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"

This is our wooden sculpture from Jamie's design.

I plan to make the next one with tiny sea creatures on the sand/ base like a blue crab or star fish.

I am working on the wooden piece for this art work today
Soon we will have many more of our wooden art pieces
Thanks you for opening a window Lord!
And thank you for good friends
good people
and a good life! 
HUGS!

KAT    (Griffin)

Visit Jamie's web page here:

Jamiemorath.com