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It's finally December

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In this year that has lasted close to a decade somehow, it is finally December: the last month of the year. The light in the Northern Hemisphere may be dwindling, but on those days when the sun is out, there is a clarity to the light that I find wonderful.

Today as I write this, it’s cold and clear outside, and it absolutely feels like winter in my corner of New Jersey. I am thankful for the fire pit that Morris and I bought, since we can still spend some time outside on temperate winter days. You can see a pic of our fire-it and some of that beautiful sunlight below.

Now that the election is done, I realize how much space it was taking up in my head. Even with my renewed worries about COVID, I am finally able to pick up paintbrushes for the first time in more than six months, and have started a new piece. It feels good to be working on new art again. You can see the start of the new piece to the left, above.

Speaking of art: I will be doing a live studio sale this Saturday, December 5th starting at 2 p.m. I will be live on Instagram. Here’s a link to my page. If you follow me there, you can find me live at 2 this Saturday with a clean studio, all clean and set up with art for you. (Which means I better start cleaning and setting up.)

If you would like to order any art or greeting cards (some are above) as gifts, please get those orders in by December 11th, so I can get them in the mail in time for Chanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. I’m offering you a special discount, since the holidays are here!

Just enter code FALALA at checkout for 15% off all orders over $20 from now until 12/11/20.

Small, dark, moody vignettes

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I was trying to come up with a title for this post, which is about the five pieces I want to share with you today, when it occurred to me that they are all little stories on the canvas. And what the story is, or what it means, is entirely up to you.

All of the above art pieces are 5”x7” in size on a deep canvas with finished edges. They are suitable for hanging on the wall or sitting atop a dresser, table, mantel, or shelf. Created using hand-torn papers (including the pumpkins, ghost, and bat), acrylic paint, and acrylic inks. Perfect for Halloween or all-year evocativeness. $35 each, which includes US shipping.

I haven’t added these to my online shop just yet, so you can email me to claim one if you don’t want to wait!

Well, hello October!

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Fall is well and truly here in southern New Jersey. We’ve been enjoying cool nights and excellent sleeping weather. In only a few short weeks, it will be time for Halloween, which makes me mindful that I have some offerings that would be PERFECT for both the Fall season, and for Halloween.

Fall is my favorite season.

I’m not a person who usually has a favorite anything, but I do have a favorite season, and it is Autumn (or Fall). Which partially explains why I created the following pieces of art. I love the fall palette when it comes to creating art. I love the leaves (both in real life and in art).

Here are six paintings—four for Fall, plus two specifically for Halloween. All come framed, and prices include US shipping. The first, square piece is a 12” square canvas framed in wood. It features a quote from Sense & Sensibility: “It is not everyone who has your passion for dead leaves.” It is for sale for $150, which includes US shipping.

The second and third paintings are 8”x10” canvas board, matted and framed. Both feature Emily Dickinson quotes. The first, with the butterfly, is “Autumn—overlooked my Knitting” and the second is “If you were coming in the Fall”. Each is priced at $125, which includes US shipping.

The three pieces in the bottom row are all 9”x12” mixed-media collages on canvas board, matted and framed. The first features a quote from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” The middle piece features a Cornish blessing, “From ghoulies and ghosties, long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night, the Good Lord protect us.” The final piece just says “Boo” and features a handprinted ghoul. All three pieces are $150, and include free US shipping.

If any of the above pieces appeal to you, please get in touch to claim it. You can order from the website, drop me an email, or message me on social media.

What's for sale so far!

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Well, if you’ve been following along on Instagram or Facebook or the homepage of my website here, then you already have an idea. But just in case not, here are some pics of last weekend’s studio set up. I still have 5 heart cards (at $3 each, plus postage), both tambourines you see here ($36 each, plus shipping), the four heart collages on canvases in the top left picture ($20 each, plus shipping), the two bright paintings on the wall together (the yellow roses have sold), and the “If You were coming in the Fall” collage ($90, framed, plus shipping).

Over the past week, here are some of the items that have been offered for sale, with prices:

Original heart collages. Smaller ones are 5” square ($20 plus shipping), larger ones are 6” square ($25 each, plus shipping).

Original heart collages. Smaller ones are 5” square ($20 plus shipping), larger ones are 6” square ($25 each, plus shipping).

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Flowerburst

24”x30” mixed media on canvas, $200 plus shipping. (Discounted from $325)

Below, you see my Chakra Heart garlands—each close to 7 feet long, with fourteen rainbow-colored hearts to correspond with the seven chakra colors, all made of hand-painted paper and strung on red & white baker’s twine. Usually $8 each plus postage, they are for sale for $5, plus $2 postage. Two of the hot air balloons that I posted this week remain, priced at $30 each plus shipping ($10). The four original collage hearts this week are different from the ones offered last week. The smaller, 5” squares are $20 plus shipping, the 6” squares are still $25 each, plus shipping. They can sit on a shelf, as seen here, but they are also wired to be hung. The remaining nine pieces are original watercolors, which are matted and ready to frame. (Apologies for any glare from the protective packaging.) The square ones are in 8” square mats, the rectangles are in 8”x10” mats. Your choice, $20 each, plus shipping of $5.

I would love love love to make some more space in my studio, which is why I hauled out all the holiday pieces for tomorrow’s live sale. Here’s a sneaky peak at what the studio looks like today:

“You Only Cross My Mind in Winter” 24” x 36” on canvas. Acrylic ink and paint with charcoal. $250 plus shipping. Cat not for sale.

“You Only Cross My Mind in Winter” 24” x 36” on canvas. Acrylic ink and paint with charcoal. $250 plus shipping. Cat not for sale.

I hope you will stop by tomorrow at 5 pm EDT for the sale. If you miss it, it will remain on Instagram for a bit, and also be posted to my Facebook page.

Now through Cyber Monday

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Morris and I recently returned from a more than two-week vacation, just in time for Thanksgiving week. Oh. And we both got sick just after our vacation started and three weeks later, we are still sick.

BUT!

It is Shop Small Saturday and I would be remiss in missing out on posting here that I have an offer for you. If you buy three greeting cards, I will send you a FREE “I Saw Three Ships” card. In fact, I’ll send you one for every three cards you purchase.Below you can see just some of the options available over on the greeting cards page

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Restocked for Fall

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I’ve been working on some new pieces for fall, and there are now some at both Olde Pear Primitives on Lafayette Street in Cape May, NJ and at MADE. Artisan Marketplace on Broad Street in Woodbury, NJ.

What you see above are hand-painted papers cut into hearts that form Halloween garlands on black & white baker’s twine, which are stocked at both locations, four pieces that I left at Olde Pear, and my shelves at MADE, where I left garlands and one of the little 5”x7” pieces.

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Party on

This 5”x7” collage includes paint and sparkles. $25 plus shipping!

What you see above and below are the three 5”x7” collage pieces that I currently have here in my studio, ready to mail out. If any of them call to you, they are a steal at $25 (USD) plus postage.

I have been having a good time painting inks and paints onto heavy watercolor paper in shades of orange, white, and black. Despite being essentially those solid colors, each paper has at least 6 or 7 colors involved—for example, the “black” is blended from black ink, Payne’s Grey ink, and some indigo and Burnt Umber acrylic paint, and includes some speckles of orange, green, purple, and white.

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Halloween garlands

$8 each or 2/$15.

I will try to update my website this week to add some new pieces to the site, but if any of what you see here is YOURS, by all means, let me know! You can email or fill out the contact form here on the website. Or, y’know, holler at me on social media.

Happy Valentine's/Galentine's Day!

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A super quick blog post to share the love with all of you, and to let you know that I will be posting a more detailed update about the many things I have to share soon.

But for now, just know that you are loved.

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This is one of my original heart collages. As always with most of my work, holler out if you’d like one. (I have these in a variety of colors and am happy to make a custom one!)

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Here's a heart for you

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I am still enjoying keeping things cozy on this cold winter month—lots of cuddling with my husband (and our cat), and reading, and artwork in my studio. I’ve started the process of learning how to paint with watercolors, and while playing with them to start to figure them out, I created a series of watercolor hearts on cold-pressed paper, which decided to grow up and become Valentine’s Day cards.

Here you see the first four I made, though there are now about a dozen, and I plan on making some others this week just because they are fun and pretty and help me learn how watercolors work. These will be going with me to the Valentines Pop-Up Market on Saturday, February 9th at Creek Mercantile in Rancocas Woods, Mount Laurel. Each original artwork is mounted on a kraft paper card, which comes with a matching envelope—perfect for the one(s) you love!

This week, I hope to start painting flowers, in order to take part in a flowers for February campaign on Instagram, so wish me luck . . . as I said, I’m super new at working with watercolors! Meanwhile, there is cold weather and maybe even a bit of snow in the forecast, so we shall continue our focus on keeping things hyggelig around here. What has been your favorite way of injecting a bit of higgle happiness into your life?