Tag Archives: trompe l’oeil

Introducing…(fanfare please)…a brand new venue for my Useable Art!

I am so pleased to announce a whole new venue for my Useable Art, a new platform, heck, a new ideology!! See, an odd little set of events over the last few weeks led me to a company I had … Continue reading

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Holy Paintbrushes, Batman!

I’m kinda bursting with glee. Like, I’m wiggling around in my seat right now, can’t sit still, can’t quite keep the happy from sizzling and jiving from the ends of my bedhead hair right down to my toes and out … Continue reading

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Even BUSIER!

This month has been a time of learning, of reflection, of meditation….NOT!! This month has been running-full-tilt-into-gale-force-winds busy. I’m operating at Defcon 5. I think. Not really sure I have a firm grasp of the defcons. Anyway, said insane busy-ness … Continue reading

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Taking a breath…

Golly gee, what a whirlwind! I think I have an hour and a half to breathe here before I have to get back on the mommy train, so I’m carving out a little artistic catch up time. So…hi! How ya … Continue reading

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Meet the artist!

That would be me. The artist, I mean. Really, you can come meet me. Soon, in fact. I’m doing silent (and largely stationary) cartwheels over this. Which is hard to do, so feel free to be impressed. Go ahead. Now … Continue reading

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Brand new listings!

Yay! I have two new pieces to share with you! I have high hopes for these two…I’d love to hear what you think about them! The first was inspired by my Undersea Adventure chair. This has been my most talked … Continue reading

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Here comes Lulu! Featured pick, handpainted accent chair

At last we get to take a closer look at Lulu, aka Tuffets ‘n Bows, aka…the girly chair. This one is just so much fun to paint! I love the color palette, all vivid pastels, and the riot of ribbons … Continue reading

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Surf’s Up! Featured pick, handpainted accent chair

This is the chair that launched my whole beach theme.  It was the first one I painted for my last client, for a family of four siblings, plus a cousin (five boys, one girl; we’ll talk about Lulu later). It … Continue reading

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Featured Pick of the Day–Handpainted Rocking Chair

This one is kind of special. Okay, really special. I made this recently for my cousin, who’s about to have a baby boy. The theme was a no-brainer (the nursery is a really adorable cowboy motif), but it became very … Continue reading

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More Pictures–Travis the Lawman

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