Watery Burn

Eggplant Man

Every once in a while, you find an eggplant that just has to be.....put out there, you know?

Laundry Room Door

A while ago my mom and I painted a peacock on the glass panels of an old door that we installed going from our dining room to a powder room. Jason and I remodeled our kitchen this year, and we had a door just like it going into the laundry room, which is always a mess. Since our kitchen now looks nice, I got tired of looking at the laundry room through it and painted the door. Then I scraped half of it off with a razor blade and painted it again. I think I like it now? Not sure yet. The peacock was so much easier because I ripped the design off of a tshirt. I made this one up myself, wanting to keep the same style but a different picture. So here it is...for now.

More Dresses

My sewing room is about to be occupied as living quarters for my brother's family in moving transition, so I got really motivated the other night to finish up some unfinished projects. Heidi is in Elephant Dress, which is for sale as a sewing kit at Mamma Made Designs. Elsie is in a dress that was a collaboration between me and Rachel Galloway. This is the only good photo I got, in between the bug-bite scratching and nose picking.

Old World Birds Dress

Here is my Old Worlds Bird dress on Elsie. Size 5. I can't help being inspired by my Slovak heritage. I've always loved their artwork and traditional dress. Coming soon, this will be available as a sewing kit at Mamma Made designs.

Our Kitchen is Finally Done!

We started remodeling back in November 2010 and our kitchen is finally finished. Here are the before through the after photos with all the messy details in between.

Starting with the old...

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Winged Lion

I've entered this in the "Imaginary Animals" Spoonflower contest this week. If you like this and you have nothing better to do with your next three minutes, you could vote for me!

Living Creature

Conga!

I made this fruit hat to wear at the Danielson concert in Washington DC next weekend. I will be leading a conga line for "People's Partay", because I felt bad that nobody went for it in Pittsburgh.

Psalm 103 excerpt

Who pardons all of your iniquities

Who heals all the diseases within you

Who redeems your life from the pit

Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion

The Lord is gracious

Slow to anger abounding in lovingkindness

He has not dealt with us according to our sins

Nor rewards us according to them

For as high as the heavens are above the earth

So great is his lovingkindness toward those who fear his name

As far as the east is from the west so far

So far he removed our transgressions from us

Just as a father has compassion on his son

So the Lord has compassion on those who fear him

For he himself knows our frame

Oh he is mindful that we are but dust

But the lovingkindness of the lord is from everlasting to everlasting

octopus guitar house

Uncle Ralph and Boots

I just finished this portrait of my wonderful Uncle Ralph when he was young, sitting with his dog Boots. Uncle Ralph passed away this year, and I'm giving this painting to his widow, my beloved Aunt Rita.

Oil on Canvas
16x20

Many Sparrows

Many Sparrows

I have numbered the very hairs of your head

Therefore, do not fear, do not fear

You are worth more than many sparrows

You will find many troubles here in this world

Take heart, do not fear, do not fear

I have already overcome it

I myself will go out before you and stay

With you, do not fear, do not fear

I won't abandon or forsake you

Peace I leave with you

My own peace is what I give

Not like the world has

Not how the world lives

Not what the world gives

You are worth more than many sparrows

Not Waiting

"And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"

Luke 13:16

Sewing Kits Now Available

Wahoo! Some of Rachel's and my sewing kits are now available to buy at Mamma Made Designs. Get them while they're hot.

Hearts and Hummingbirds

Here is Elsie in "Hearts and Hummingbirds dress" which will soon be available as a sewing kit at Mamma Made Designs.

Fishing

Here's the last painting I completed for my class, which is over now. I'm going to have a gallery show at the BC3 campus in two years, which seems like a lot of time, but I need to complete about 20 paintings between now and then, which means I have to really push to get about 1 painting done per month. It takes me about 9-12 hours to do one painting, and I don't get much time to work, so it will be tough. But it's good to have a goal to work towards, otherwise I probably wouldn't do anything at all...

Fishing

36x24

Oil

Gift

This beautiful Ovation guitar was given to me this morning by some friends. GIVEN to me!!!

I am blown away.

Thank you.

Remodeling

Yesterday....

And today. Aaaghk!

Two Poppies

Here's the third painting I've completed for my painting class. It's the first time I've painted with a knife. It was kind of fun, but difficult. I guess it takes a lot of practice to get good at.