What have I done lately.....

Mercy for Animals

I was asked to participate in a silent auction next month in Hollywood, CA at the Justice for All Party given by Mercy For Animals. I was absolutely thrilled! I hope this piece raises lots of money for animals.....

Here is the link for the event.... http://www.justiceforallparty.com/

Singapore!

This is a custom illustration I did for a beautiful couple in Singapore!

working hard in the studio....

I love it when I get bursts of inspiration and I don't stop drawing until my eyes go all wonky! That has been my week....every free second I have had I have been creating up a storm in the studio! I hope this continues.....here are some of the results.....

A couple of hand painted totes....one for a dear friend of mine and the other should be in my Etsy shoppe very soon.

Several necklaces.....two will be for sale in my shoppe and the blonde is for a new found friend!

The Mermaid.....one of my latest mixed media pieces...created on recycled cardboard with pencils, acrylic, glass beads texture gel, vintage French paperback, and metallic paints. She will be listed in my shoppe soon as well.

Two more pieces you have seen before...but they are all dolled up in some lovely frames. The Dark Princess is getting prepared for a local art exhibit and Sylvi is getting ready to go up for sale.

Currently finishing up several more pieces and hope to blog about them tomorrow!
Faerie love.....Elise

Meet Sylvi.....

She loves taking long walks in the woods....

Original illustration done in colored pencils, ink, acrylics and cut paper on printed paper.

more functional art....

I finished up a new brooch as well as a tote bag last week. I was half tempted to keep the bag for myself...but decided to part with it and it has since been sold...but I will surely be making some more!

The brooch is once again made from paperclay, pencil and acrylic....so much fun to make!
The bag was painted in acrylics and came out so much better that I hoped as I am still freshening up my painting skills. I tend to work more in pencil but I have been wandering into the world of paints more and more lately.

Homage to Tim Burton....

Anyone who knows me know that my works often reflects my love of Tim Burton's art and films. From the black and white stripes to the melancholy eyes...you can always find a bit of an homage to my love of all things Tim. In my latest piece I was inspired by Tim's fantastic drawings from The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories.  I had such a fun time creating this jester stick...don't be surprised if another one pops up very soon!

Meet Léon!

new faeries have landed.....

I recently completed two new art doll faeries. One of which was a give away to the winner of my December drawing. I drew a name from all of my customers that purchased something in my shoppe during the month of December....Ericka O'Rourke was my lucky winner! :)  Funny thing is Ericka is a dear friend of mine....but the drawing was fair and square...I promise! Here is her new faerie...Tierra Sky....

and Tierra's sister, with a very different personality I must say, Aria...

studio....

A teammie of mine on Etsy wanted some studio pics to share on her Facebook page....it was a great excuse for me to clean up my act. It is always changing and evolving....but this is what it looks like right at this moment.

Loving it....

I am so in love with mixed media...and I have experimenting with so many different things....and also getting over my fear of messing up! It has been such a wonderful adventure and I am quite certain I will never be able to go back to the very flat portraits I used to create. Every time I enter the studio now...I get a tiny thrill for the upcoming treasure hunt through all of the items I have collected over the years....that are finally getting put to use!

Here is my latest piece. I found an awesome piece of cardboard in the recycle bin one day...perfectly square and quite sturdy. This was the beginning of this illustration. From there I added card stock for the background...then put my pencil to paper and added the princess. Gave it a border using some decorative paper tape printed with script. Once that part was complete I embellished the piece with paper flowers, butterflies and bees. Afterwards I added my own flair with pen and ink...threw in a few teeny copper stars and then finished with a tiny bit of faerie dust. Here she is....

"The Dark Princess"