where does your craftiness come from?

where does craftiness come from?. This is a wonderful post by Danielle Cresp a  writer  at www.scoutiegirl.com

I highly suggest you creators out there to mosey over and read this particular post.

“Your craft comes from somewhere.”

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My personal story?

Wow – So nice to see how you all grew up in varied families crafty
or not and yet you still were drawn by your own motivations to become
creators yourself!

Certainly growing up, food was homemade, both mom and grandmother who
lived with us were crafty with grandma refinishing furniture in her
antique shop to showing me how to mix paint colors at age 5 or 6. My
mom’s real joy was interior design and gardening. She saw trends before
they became the new trend – she had some a serious sense of fashion.

I so most attribute my love for crafting and creating from these two
women whether it be creating new recipes on slow food cooking,
gardening, creating art, sewing, etc.

And yet, as a kid all I could be was embarrassed about the homemade
bread I would take to school for lunch that held a boring cheese
sandwich – but would be the toast of the cafeteria when my mom would
send me off to school with hot dogs tied with string and placed inside a
thermos and hot water. To have a warm lunch made up of a hot dog and
‘handmade’ ketchup packs made with wax paper and staples was truly a
hit.

And I have got to thank my mom for bringing me wonderful new art
supplies in the middle of the summer for no particular reason but to
have fresh new supplies.((thanks Mom!))

I do not recall ever a time when I wasn’t crafty – but do remember
months when I did not create but joyfully those months are behind me
since allowing myself to be authentic to whom I am.

And that story about the thermos and hotdogs? Well that was a most successful post written long ago on one of my recipe sites…

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Get some great ideas on getting your shop up and running with success… and yes it does takes some time, determination and follow through, but any help from those that have gone before and have made themselves truly successful!

Spring is here, and it’s also in my steps as I photograph for new martial

Spring is here, and a spring is also in my steps as I photograph for new martial to use in my art work. I often takes walks in my neighborhood and stop

Mixed Media Print by Leah Quinn Copyright 2010

to capture that I find most interesting. Maybe it’s simply a bunch of flowers, or someone’s little front porch statue.

Art I feel can come from anywhere, anytime – it only takes a moment of time to look and see the beauty of what inspires you to record in your own artful way.

The Fall season used to be my favorite season of the year, but I think as I have grown older, Spring has become my new fave.

In the past, it was during the Fall season, us as kids returning back to school, and the most important of all – new school supplies which meant new markers, pens, papers, note book, etc. OK, I ‘m one of those people that actually enjoyed going to school, it looked a lot better than going to what I saw adults doing as work like being an accountant or a toll collector.

But it’s the smell of that fresh paper, all the newness of it all that I think I really enjoyed. And thinking of newness, and the idea of starting over, it is with Spring that I am also finding that mother nature reminds us all about starting fresh, starting over since Winter has finished its season.

And since the weather has been getting a little warmer, I have been taking those much needed longer walks for exercise, those so called ‘artists dates’ with myself and tagging along my dog Theo who when I asked him today if he wanted to go out, I said to myself, ‘what dog doesn’t want to go out, at any time?!’ I laughed at both myself and at him – since he was already smiling at me…ever notice when your dog smiles? It makes my heart smile every time!

So here are just some of the images I caught yesterday with my camera when I wasn’t being tugged my my dog to continue on our walk. One of the more favorite subjects of mine is flowers, and well Spring shows us what’s she got too during this fickle time of the year, there will be gorgeous days and then days with rain and wind…that’s’ all ok with me. But when it does rain, I can look at these images anytime and remind myself why I do what I do – it’s capturing that brief moment of when mother nature is telling us to stop and smell the fresh air of the Spring season.

And yes these prints are available over at my divaliscious art shop over at etsy.com.

My next post will show one how I do what I do to create mixed media prints…

Pussy Willows Mixed Media Print by Leah Quinn Copyright 2010

Blue Flowers Photography by Leah Quinn Copyright 2010

Hand Painted Stained-Glass Bottle Collection for your Mom by Divaliscious on Sale

Hand Painted Stained-

Glass Bottle Collection for by Divaliscious. $26 plus shipping…

These three pretty bottles are perfect to have little flowers like marigolds, violets, lilly of the valleys, etc. placed inside to show off on your table, desk or placed up on your windowsill.

Each has their very own and different patterns on each side, and most definitely catch the sun – seen here there are sitting on my sill. Can be washed in the dishwasher.

Multi colors of reds, pinks, blues with black outlining the resin.

Hand painted by me, in a stained-glass style, the two heart bottles measure 3′ wide x 4″ tall, while the taller bottle measures approximately 5-1/2″ tall and about 2″ wide.

This listing is for the entire collection of three bottles.

Fun for yourself, your sister, friend or perfect for mom with the upcoming Mother’s Day.

Bottles will be carefully packaged for safe arrival to your home.

I ship on Tuesday’s and Thursdays usually.

Thanks for stopping by…feel free to come on back for a visit as new things are being added everyday.

Welcome to Spring Purple Hyacinths Original Art for Sale

This lovely image of Spring Purple Hyacinths have the spring colors of green, purples and pinks to help welcome Spring to your home all year around.

Definitely check the other zoomed in images to clearly see the details.

This is a professional print of my original mixed-media artwork that I have placed onto a 20x30x1.5 inch canvas which has been stretched and mounted with a museum wrap (the image wraps around the canvas) and is ready for immediate shipping for prompt hanging onto your wall.

The colors stay true and are very saturated. Archival inks and a sealant coat is applied to protect artwork from any fading. Canvas is shipped carefully packaged for safe arrival to your home.

Welcome to Spring Purple Hyacinths Original Art on by Divaliscious.

Your Loveable Favorite Pet as a Custom Illustration by Divaliscious for sale

For those who absolutely love their pets, here’s a wonderful present for yourself, for Fido and Fifi and even for your Kitties…

I create unique custom illustrations of your lovely pet from an image you have provided – and within 24 hours, you have a brilliant custom-designed work of art that then I will print in the size you want. Prints can also be placed up on stretched and mounted canvas (see my custom services and illustration prints to see samples of my work.

Shown here, are Theo and Boxer a lovable duo who like to play with one another in the local dog park.

This particular illustration print of best Buddies #1 is available too. This print is sized 16×20 at $50-

Archival inks are used along with a protecting coating to prevent any fading.

Prices for prints and canvas art are as follows:
Custom sizes are available! Just name what size you are specifically looking for – and I will quote you with a price.

Sizing and Pricing Guidelines:
Canvas, stretched and mounted
16×20 – $125-
18×24 – $150-
20×30 – $225-
30×40 – $300-

Sizing and Pricing Guidelines:
Printed Image on Watercolor Paper with 1″ border
16×20 – $65-
18×24 – $85-
20×30 – $120-
30×40 – $240-

Your Love-able Favorite Pet as a Custom by Divaliscious on Etsy.

Port Townsend Seattle Victorian Building Illustration for Sale – Limited Edition

This original work of art is created via mixed media and is printed on fine watercolor paper keeping the colors true, deeply saturated with a wonderful pop and modern look.  18×24 watercolor print $80.00 limited edition – only five will be made.

I highly encourage you to click on the secondary images which are actual zoomed in images of the actual art to see the details of this lovely mixed media piece of art.

Story behind this art:
I was in Port Townsend Seattle which is a lovely seaside victorian village and so enjoyed my day there…including grabbing a peek at a most interesting Coop Gallery who had a private garden overlooking the water. It was so pretty and at one moment, an old ford truck drove by this amazing victorian building of which a photograph of this moment was the starting piece to this mix media work of art.

Wonderful hues of greens and browns plus yellows creates a playful image of this amazing building which sort of takes you back in time. For lovers of old architecture everywhere!

My Art work is printed on watercolor textured paper by Hahnemuhle which is acid-free, on a single-side coated paper with 50 percent rag showing a natural white finish with a slightly structured, soft-textured surface matte. This is a high-quality, mould-made paper which is ideal for digital fine art reproductions and allows for incredible saturated colors to show on the paper.

Port Townsend Seattle Victorian Building by Divaliscious on Etsy.

First Grown Up Tea Illustration Print on Watercolor Paper by Divaliscious on Etsy

This original work of art is created via mixed media and is printed on fine watercolor paper keeping the colors true, deeply saturated with a wonderful pop and modern look. Price $80 + shipping.

Feel free to click on the secondary images to see the details of this lovely mixed media piece of art.

Story behind this art:
I was visiting Seattle and was in a seaside village when I walked into a tea house and antique store when I came across young ladies having their first grown up tea all wearing fancy hats. I grabbed the opportunity to sneak a photograph from which I have made this mixed media digital illustration.

First Grown Up Tea Illustration Print on by Divaliscious on Etsy.

Pike Market Flowers Original Illustration Print on Watercolor Paper by Divaliscious For Sale

This original work of art is created via mixed media and is printed on fine watercolor paper keeping the colors true, deeply saturated with a wonderful pop and modern look.

Feel free to click on the secondary images to see the details of this lovely mixed media piece of art.

Story behind this art:
I was at the famous Pike Market in the center of Seattle and with the many florist who sell their flowers, I was simply amazed and couldn’t stop taking photographs. This started out as a photograph of an actual bouquet that my friend Theda purchased which I have now turned into an original illustration. Filled with pink asiatic lillies and deep purple mum flowers, this makes for a wonderful addition to your art collection. Perfect for those who love flowers to help brighten up their day.

Pike Market Flowers Original Illustration Print on by Divaliscious.