Winnie the Pooh in Oil Pastels

    As my first work in oil pastels (in a long time!), I decided to try something simple and thus, this Winnie the Pooh was created! I had a great time working on it. It was a good chance to try oil pastels because I got to try working in this medium while doing something with a simple color scheme. To get the shades blended (Which don't show up too well on the photo), I used Kleenex and my fingers. I noticed that The colors really lightened as I blended things resulting in me having do do several coats. Also, I had to be careful with the black of the eyebrow, eye and nose. The black and red shavings loved to find their way to the yellow. Have a great day, everyone!

We're All Mad Here!

My latest shirt depicting my favorite Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat! (Followed closely by the White Rabbit) As usual, I used acrylic paint and let it sit for a few days before hand washing in cold water. After that, I can machine wash; however, the washing machine fades the color quickly, so I prefer to just hand wash in warm water. Have a great week everyone!

Heart from Flour and Salt Dough

I made this for a friend of mine.... it was a disaster! I started out with a simple recipe for Salt Dough, intending to make little pendents. However, I had trouble getting the salt dough to make a perfect small shape so I improvised and formed it into a heart :) <3
The recipe is as follows: 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, cold water.Mix until has consistency of play dough;bake at 250 for 2 hours. After cool, paint. I used simple acrylic paint and sharpies.

All in all, I'd recommend for larger things, such as this heart but don't go in with expectations too high. I tried a couple variations and couldn't get the consistency right and so the dough was either too wet or else flaked off while trying to mold. Also, the smaller things (beads) I made ended up full of cracks within about a half hour of being in the oven. However, it would be a fun project to do with young kids if you don't mind getting a bit dirty! Good luck! :)

Also, I apologize for the lack of posts. College is pretty hectic, but with summer coming up, there should be more! :)

Soul Bag aka FUN BAG!

Since I came to college, I've had to do more shopping on my own and in an effort to be more conscious of my environmental impact, I bought a reusable bag. From there I decided to spice it up a bit.

To do this, I got foam brushes and some generic (on a students budget!!! XD) acrylic paint (Which it so happens is washable but not recommend for human skin... however, since when did I pay attention to the rules?) 

Then I made funky designs on my hands and feet... and well you can guess the rest ;) 

It was a crazy and fun project (particularly, when my roommate walked in to me covered in paint!). I also added little fingerprint dots everywhere. 

As a conclusion I added "Soul" to it. Overall, it was a fun and easy project. I also was finding random bits of paint on me for days afterwards! Note: spread lots and lots and loooooots of newspaper on the floor. A couple of times I almost walked on the regular floor due to momentarily forgetting the paint on my feet. 

Some Drawings

 I apologize for my lack of "crafts," college keeps me busier than I could possible imagine. However, I am trying to get drawing more, so here you are! (I must say the Pikachu-Link cross is my favorite XD )