To Mend a Broken Heart

I'm surprised I left this one unfinished for so long. She was started in plenty of time to have ready for Valentine's Day 2013. She was made for that holiday, and yet, I finished her this evening.  The challenge was that after so long of not touching her, I could barely see my sketch lines and it was fun trying to remember what my original plans were for her. 

Finished piece. Difficult to scan, I noticed. 

The first pic is where I began tonight, then I added more details. 

The finished here shows the colors far better than the scan does.

 The gold is metallic watercolor. 

Here are some of her details. I do like her. She's vibrant and not 

quite like most of my past art pieces. 

Later I'll put her on DeviantArt and on Etsy. I have to decide what she'll cost. She is 9x12 on Arches cold pressed watercolor paper. I use mostly Grumbacher watercolor paints, with a few others. 

Tiiiiired. Last update for today. Done for now

Two more bracelets

Paper beads and glass on cotton thread

She really likes these! She approves. 

Working on Swaps!

It's been a little while since I was able to do much arting stuff. I didn't take photos of the envelopes I'm making also. I've been slowly working on some jewelry for swappies. Swappies are basically other people who are sick with chronic illnesses. We just try to cheer each other up. :) I'm very slow on mine because my left hand is still extremely numb/hurty. I have no idea what it'll take to get that to work again. I've been checked for carpal tunnel and don't have that, last we knew, but I'm fairly sure there is a nerve pinched somewhere around my elbow.

Welcome to my messy craft area! This is our art desk. Justin asks me what I'll do whenever he's ready to actually create art. Um...guess I'll be packing my stuff up then. :)  I want this to be usable by both of us. I'd love to see him create art. 

Here is just one bracelet set for swapping. I'm working on a lot more. I can't wear metal, but I might do some with metal closures too. These are loop and bead ones, 7 inchers with a little give.

Addendum:

A few hours later, this necklace is done as well. It's a 16 inch choker. I hope I find the right swap partner to receive these bits of jewelry. I worry I'll send to someone who will hate it :( 

Paper beads, black cotton cord, peridot-colored glass chips and hemalike beads. 

Just a Preview

I spent yesterday mostly on the couch with my sweetheart, since I was so heavily fatigued. It allowed me time to draw and decorate two homemade envelopes for two of my penpals (I'll show them after I send them) and to start this 11x14 drawing in pen and ink. I didn't realize how much my hands were shaking when I took the photo, sorry. This is only one third of the picture, a dragon triskele of sorts. It hasn't gone quite as planned, but I plan to make another after this to see if I get the form a bit more the way I desire. 

No arting today. Neck is in knots and the headache is severe. I'm proud of where my art is going, however. Any fellow artists know an awesome paper for pen and ink with added watercolor elements that won't buckle? I'll use the color in this one, but probably mostly dry color.

Taking Time, Blues and Candy Sweet

I'm slow even on working on beads right now. Here are my current pieces. They're watercolor painted on paper then cut and rolled. Unique and all one of a kind.

This set is a random cut set, an experiment. I didn't measure any of the pieces and am using 2 types of scrapbook paper. 

Another New Creation....and a Cat.

New Bracelet

I'm glad I can finish a few things off and on. I've made many bead sets, but finished few.  Definitely haven't made much into actual jewelry. This one is fairly simple, but comfortable. I set it back to sell though. Wish me luck!  In the meantime, I'm still working on that same picture from last week. I hope to feel better later to do something else on a theme. There's a  masquerade and fairy theme in a group I'm part of. Or the tail end (I think) of sketchfest? Cleaning house has to come first today, however. It'll be slow. Apartment inspections for appliances this week.

I worked on this one with a heat pad on my right knee. Zoey zonked out and just let me bead away.