tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:33:14 +0000collageabstractanimalsinchiesdrawingupcycleddogsdragonsaceomermaidsbirdscatscolored pencil illustrationscraftsdigital paintinglogosatcsgraphic designart cardsfantasytreesmarkerscd coverspaintingfairieshttp://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ksc)Blogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-1047056642935596226Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:21:00 +00002011-11-23T23:21:52.891-06:00I've got my first arts/crafts fair coming up next week, December 3 (which happens to also be my birthday). I've been trying for the past few weeks to build up my "inventory" with new art cards, and art card prints. Slow going, to be sure.http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2011/11/building-up-inventory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-2038198626017444255Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:46:00 +00002011-07-31T17:46:17.498-05:00Two more chunky book pages. Here I've just got down the color before I cut them out... http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2011/07/fairy-wip-2-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-4394135187750705346Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:03:00 +00002011-07-25T00:03:48.256-05:00Finally finished this one; two more to go. The plastic wings weren't working, so I went with paper instead. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2011/07/first-chunky-pagedone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-5520638580132190024Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:08:00 +00002011-07-14T00:08:20.470-05:00Been kind of busy, so this one got a little stalled...I hope to work on the others tomorrow. the wings are hardly visible, being cut of clear plastic; look closely!  http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2011/07/fairy-wip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-1067440686580924667Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:27:00 +00002011-07-06T22:32:50.077-05:00I've known about chunky books for awhile. It wasn't until the other day that I saw a swap going on at atcsforall that I got inspired to try making some. (Actually, only the "pages" are made; the book is assembled from collected pages.) Here are some more samples of finished chunky books: A collection on flickr. And another one. I thought I would post my works in progress of the three pages http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-kind-of-swap-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-4683156396341509791Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:51:00 +00002011-06-24T23:51:45.415-05:00Well, the seedlings from the previous post have survived, at least. I wouldn't say they were thriving. So since growing real vegetables is proving so elusive for me, by golly I'll just DRAW a gut-load of my own produce! And these won't rot, either.http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2011/06/growing-some-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-3159589657811208224Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:39:00 +00002011-03-04T23:39:43.216-06:00Since I can't seem to get any artsy inspiration lately, I'll just go ahead and post something that has nothing to do with art. If nothing else, for the sake of blog CPR. We've started some seedling for this year's garden. I WILL grow something this year. These are tomato plants, on the first day, and seven days later. So far, so good:  http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2011/03/non-arty-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-2026867728852667132Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:18:00 +00002010-10-01T14:27:09.744-05:00The latest swap I've signed up for over at illustratedATC's, is a pet portrait swap. Each participant in a particular group submits a picture of their pet, and all the other artists in the group depicts that pet on an art card. I've been working on them this morning, and just snapped a few pics at the beginning of the process. You can see how cramped my little work space is. Thank goodness I'm http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/10/pet-portrait-swap-wip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-3431524692693652144Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:33:00 +00002010-09-24T10:33:20.199-05:00I bought a second-hand set of wooden coasters a few months ago at a thrift store, and they've been patiently waiting to be transformed into...something. Well, I finally finished them all! My art usually has animal or fantasy creature themes, but I also enjoy depicting fruits and vegetables. Of course, they have to have cute faces on them. I will be listing these on my etsy site soon. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/09/produce-in-paint-and-wood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-2516293602489796586Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:32:00 +00002010-09-17T23:33:12.449-05:00fairiesgraphic designdigital paintingmermaidsIt's been a long time since I've participated over at worth1000.com. The other day I browsed around and saw a contest that looked fun, an "under da sea" illustration one. I started a digital painting of a mermaid at a masquerade, but didn't make the deadline. But here is how far I've gotten on her, maybe I'll still finish it. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/09/digital-painting-wip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-2624374107906092678Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:07:00 +00002010-09-17T23:13:09.731-05:00colored pencil illustrationsaceoatcsfantasyart cardsanimalsI belong to an ACEO group over at ebay, where they have several sorts of contests and theme weeks. The first week of September's theme is Mythological creatures. Well, I just HAD to jump in on that! I waited til the last minute, so I skipped the full color route, but I am pleased with the monotone look. UPDATE: They didn't sell at ebay, so over they go to etsy! the satyr listing the gryphon http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/09/mythological-critters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-4391358925319520554Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:50:00 +00002010-09-17T23:13:57.791-05:00graphic designlogos http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/09/some-recent-graphic-design-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-6907420833370943395Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:33:00 +00002010-09-17T23:17:20.737-05:00colored pencil illustrationsaceocatsart cardsI have been trying to get some Halloween stuff up in my shop.  So far just ACEO's. For my latest Halloween art cards, I'm experimenting with better photo arranging. I think the scan, bam, thank you, m'am approach needs to go. It does take more time, but I think the results are worth it. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/08/holidays-already.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-8743889659866975889Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:05:00 +00002010-08-23T09:05:55.686-05:00This project floated in my brain for quite awhile before I finally got started. However, it didn't turn out like I envisioned it. I can't quite put my finger on why I'm not happy with it. A mixed-media piece, the base is a wooden cabinet door panel, the princess is a colored pencil drawing that was cut out and attached to the base. The vines and leaves are also paper. So, now I'm trying to http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/08/art-frustration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-511490809922616374Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:04:00 +00002010-09-17T23:15:59.641-05:00colored pencil illustrationsfairiesfantasyI actually managed to finish two more fairy house ornaments! And I even got around to listing them all at my etsy shop. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/08/two-more-fairy-houses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-3269640931727187651Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:12:00 +00002010-08-05T22:12:37.775-05:00A few weeks ago while browsing through a thrift store, I found a box full of little wooden birdhouses, the kind for craft projects. The idea of painting birds on them just wasn't gelling, so this is what happened with the first one. (there are 8 in all). I first drew the fairy on cardstock, then cut her out and glued her onto the front. I hope to make all of them into fairy abodes. We'll see how http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/08/fairy-prototype.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-2091042752573091688Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:28:00 +00002010-08-04T00:28:15.994-05:00Just thought I'd share a (very) small sampling of my 11 year old daughter's creations. These pics range from about a year ago to just a few days ago. Most of her polymer clay objects are about an inch long/tall or less. Some things she has in her own Etsy store, some have been on the computer waiting to be listed. Enjoy. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/08/mini-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-3705115570588838585Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:05:00 +00002010-07-25T19:05:46.911-05:00I received a nice surprise in my Etsy inbox the other day. A fellow member of the fantasy artists of etsy  team has blogged about one of my art pieces.  Check it out over at The StarShine Shoppe. Thank you, Brandy, for your generous segment on my little mer-dog magnet!http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/07/blog-feature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-6921691005669327530Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:57:00 +00002010-07-14T21:42:47.310-05:00I've been working on this project a long time. I dug out an old knick-knack shelf from storage and went to work stripping 3 layers of paint off. I started covering it with decoupage, but that didn't work as well as I thought it would. So I stripped and sanded off all that, and then I was able to paint it. The design I used was sort of inspired by the new "Alice in Wonderland" movie, more http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/07/painting-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-4295971976770297978Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:28:00 +00002010-09-17T23:16:37.843-05:00catsfantasymermaidsdrawinganimalsWe've been in Branson, Missouri for the past week. I took all my drawing stuff with me, hoping to get some serious art done. But as it turns out, this is all I got done. This is the first larger format drawing I've done in a long time, "larger" being about 8 x 10".  This will be left black and white, I think. I worked on this while everyone else was playing cards at the table next to me. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/07/vacation-drawing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-5568439601045749397Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:03:00 +00002010-09-17T23:20:47.908-05:00colored pencil illustrationscatstreesatcsart cardsanimalsI just finished a set of ATC's for a one-on-one swap over at AFA. It was the first set I've done for art supplies, instead of an even card trade. I received a nice set of artists' chalk pastels in return for these three cards. I've also submitted this post to the "I Made It! Thursday Blog Party" over at Everything Etsy. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/06/latest-artist-trading-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-2235706017223282289Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:11:00 +00002010-06-08T14:11:03.950-05:00So I've wanted to do one of these for a long time. I definitely need a better camera set-up for next time. I had it taped to a box, and towards the end of the video, it was sliding downwards. I didn't notice till it was too late. Of course, that made it out of focus, too. Some parts I edited out completely, my left hand kept obscuring the whole thing. The ideal set-up would be to have the camera http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/06/first-speed-drawing-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-473481172066091952Mon, 24 May 2010 00:08:00 +00002010-09-17T23:19:52.784-05:00colored pencil illustrationsatcsart cardsdrawinganimalsI finally finished up my latest set of trading cards for iATC. The object was to pick random items listed in two columns, and incorporate them into an image. In one column, someone listed "sheep". I took that and used it for all three cards, combining it with "tutu", "big wig", and "corset"... http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/05/latest-trading-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-3355258018446579350Wed, 19 May 2010 03:55:00 +00002010-05-18T22:55:38.288-05:00Here's a strange looking moth we "spotted" at the gas station the other day. I just happened to have my camera with me. Not sure what kind it is. It sorta gave me the heeby-jeebies. http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/05/non-arty-post-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741312681291110250.post-8520287471581146135Tue, 18 May 2010 02:54:00 +00002010-05-17T21:56:43.929-05:00Days four and five of Bethany Missionary Baptist kid's church murals... http://keelazkreationz.blogspot.com/2010/05/mural-continued.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ksc)0