Fleur de lis...

I'm finished.  I think!  I've finished the candle as I'd hoped but now it sits there beckoning me to look and make certain I'm happy with it all.  Maybe it needs a little something...

:)

All in a days work...

Art, art, everywhere...

Before I get to the visuals of what I've been up to the past few days, let me just mention that now is not a good time for little Boog to learn to crawl!  He's into everything...eating any bit he finds on the floor, tearing things apart, pulling boxes of supplies over.  And when you say his name, he looks at you so innocently then smiles...what a scamp!!  Time for the baby jail to come down from the attic!

The candle is also crawling along.  I'm feeling more relaxed and confident that it will be done on time, maybe early?

Meanwhile, on the other side of the studio, rusted fabric, tea bags, and thread waxed with beeswax await my attention.  

A book of rusted prints also waits for me to stitch it together...I've punched it for 5 signatures...I'm mapping my stitching plan for an uneven numbered spine.  Something unconventional most likely...

And in between these two projects is...toddlers!  Little creative souls who want to paint candles too...

And try out blow pens!  They didn't get the memo about blowing only air...not spittle, through the pen, yuk.  Good times...

Candle update...

Here's how far I got in 24 hours...I was up early painting before everyone else got out of bed.  

I've changed the shade of blue 3 times now, and the final color, cerulean blue deep, is a thinner paint and takes 3 coats to cover.  And naturally, my printer is out of ink so I can't print off the lamb image I need to look at for color reference, so I'll be pulling it up on the iPad.  Usually, I dab paint on the image to check my color matching...I'm not sure that will be appreciated on the screen of the iPad?!

Time to get busy...

What have I done...?

It's that time of year again...Paschal candle painting time.  With exactly two weeks left until Easter, the "tension" I require to crank out serious art work has arrived...in full force!  

This year, I decided the candle needed lots and lots of ornate detail.  What have I done?!!  I just finished cutting in 1 of 4 very intricate designs (thankfully it's the SAME design repeated) and I'm sitting here resting my eyes and stretching my neck...watching out the window as the college boys next door rake their yard and fire up the grill...

I haven't even started painting...sshhh, don't tell Father!!  

Best get back to it...this candle isn't going to paint itself!