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All artwork/photos on this site ©Paula Pindroh.Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-27520306168913706412015-08-22T16:36:00.002-07:002015-08-25T08:32:39.944-07:00Just My Type -- Polymer Clay Lettering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just completed a personal lettering piece in polymer clay... Just My Type. I'm going to keep experimenting with this! Having some fun. Happy weekend, all!Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-80627831831536302152015-08-04T14:41:00.001-07:002015-08-04T14:41:43.476-07:00Clay Sculpted Alphabet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, hello! I'm beginning a 26-part series: a polymer clay sculpted alphabet. I'd like to work on more clay lettering these days, and thought this would be a great way to get a little practice in. Here are the first four--fun so far!<br />
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<br />Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-75593659244965190772015-02-02T11:39:00.000-08:002015-02-02T11:39:24.157-08:00<br />
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Recently did some commissioned linocut pet portraits for a fabulous repeat client! These were a lot of fun.<br />
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...and I love when clients send photos of the art all framed and displayed together! (Along with my chalkboard Hugo from last year.)</div>
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<br />Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-32185438118421211852015-01-20T10:29:00.000-08:002015-01-20T11:03:11.661-08:00Linocut Tuturial! {featuring Ruby}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey blog people! I've recently been getting lots of questions about my linocut / block print process. During one of my most recent printing projects I took a bunch of photos to share.... hope this helps to spark some block-printing creativity out there!<br />
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Here are the materials I use for block printing. Carving tools (I have small, medium-V and large-U gauges) brayers, and inks. Although there are some really nice high-end inks out there for printing, I'm pretty happy with water-soluable Speedball inks. Their clear ink extender is also great for helping thin down the inks for smoother printing.<br />
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This is my starting point: the sketch I drew of Ruby, ready to move on to become a linocut!<br />
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...I then traced over that drawing on tracing paper. I find that transferring my sketch to the block is much easier from tracing paper rather than sketchbook paper.<br />
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The traced sketch is placed over my block (I call it a block, but it's actually Speedy-Carve material from Speedball-- similar to a rubber stamp.) Once I've got it positioned just where I want it, I take the end of a (capped!) Sharpie or pen and rub the drawing to transfer the graphite to the block.<br />
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Here's how the transfer looks.<br />
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Start carving! I usually begin with the smallest details first, then work my way into larger areas with a larger gauge carving tool. This will only be a one-color print, so whatever I'm carving away will be the color of the paper, and what is left behind will be inked in black.<br />
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Carving out the feet!<br />
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Here's the block after I'm finished carving. Carving out lettering in reverse always feels strange, but I just have to trust those guidelines!<br />
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Inking up the block with a brayer! Ink up the block as evenly as possible and carefully lay down a piece of paper on top.<br />
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I print my linocuts at home (without the use of a letterpress), so a good way to get an even amount of pressure over the entire block is to rub the back of your paper with a spoon & a little elbow grease.<br />
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Lifting up my first print!<br />
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Here's the initial print of this Ruby block (AKA: the Artist's Proof.) From this point, I can now see areas in the block I'd like to carve out a little further.<br />
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Once I have a print that I'm happy with and it's dry (the water-based inks I use take about 20 minutes to dry under a warm lamp... oil-based inks can take days.) I like to add some color details with acrylic paint or paint markers.<br />
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(I referenced this photo often for Ruby's color details.)<br />
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Here's my final Ruby portrait! There's only going to be this one printed portrait out in the world, so I simply signed and dated it-- no edition # required.<br />
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I hope this helps some block printers out there.<br />
Happy printing!<br />
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<br />Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-74846775383905913582015-01-08T13:58:00.001-08:002015-01-08T14:00:29.378-08:00New Year, New Website<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcIqZjyvw75-DSnSsLNLxls2dV8yfffUZvjs83LUf-CrtyRxO2yIQZnX7C61qvcr21yfBgRTGoHt4N-Ceqtz3CI-fFfasSMX1w9BvT7UtCKtbaRkgg-pYlT2VH-ynvv9-bMb253WHrjww/s1600/websnapshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcIqZjyvw75-DSnSsLNLxls2dV8yfffUZvjs83LUf-CrtyRxO2yIQZnX7C61qvcr21yfBgRTGoHt4N-Ceqtz3CI-fFfasSMX1w9BvT7UtCKtbaRkgg-pYlT2VH-ynvv9-bMb253WHrjww/s400/websnapshot.jpg" /></a>
Hey everyone! It's been a little while since I've posted....but I'd like to change that!
Here's something for starters: I've recently updated my website. Take a look at what I've been up to!
<a href="http://www.paulapindroh.com">www.paulapindroh.com</a>
...my goal is to show you some new work here on the ol' blog at least once a week.
Thanks ;~)Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-45509941347186240622013-04-23T19:31:00.000-07:002013-04-23T19:35:11.541-07:00My Uni Posca Marker chalkboard!<https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePivusoUIZG-LBa2Mn9TDDoOmExZrEZ-IYH-swqqzw8WapmHeCoG4uXJsRLvCT9c0D7DxYTjMO8Kc3m95P4Zi4Vk3NeqU9ioC3TP9NJnhQgGEZ7dyxhEP9KYhBvdyCtFdBwnxm95K-KcG/s1600/164646_10200832161673803_725940765_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePivusoUIZG-LBa2Mn9TDDoOmExZrEZ-IYH-swqqzw8WapmHeCoG4uXJsRLvCT9c0D7DxYTjMO8Kc3m95P4Zi4Vk3NeqU9ioC3TP9NJnhQgGEZ7dyxhEP9KYhBvdyCtFdBwnxm95K-KcG/s320/164646_10200832161673803_725940765_n.jpg" /><br>
Hey all... another marker update! I was commissioned to create a promotional board for my favorite paint markers--Uni Posca-- for a trade show in St.Paul. <br><br><br>
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Here's my final board! It's a little larger than 2' by 3'.<br><br><br>
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(I'd like to design a surfboard in marker art one day...)<br><br><br>
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My take on the Posca logo.<br><br><br>
For more of my chalkboard & marker work, check out my Facebook art page:
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paula-Ps-Sign-Studio/152327491601912?ref=stream">Paula P's Sign Studio Page</a>
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...and here's where I buy my Posca's: <a href="http://www.durablesupply.com/">durablesupply.com</a><br>Love these marker people!Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-91132229484140795492013-04-15T07:43:00.000-07:002015-01-20T11:00:41.176-08:00Sign Art Update!Well, hello! It's been too long. I've been working on a bunch of commissions, in a new medium for me... spray paint and paint marker. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAgA3FEfS3okPRVY3hu9oKETGYPbkmMLBsfUys2V9aLbyWoFo9p9S6tDZ03mCfAZxmf2CZ2Za7wQlx9od6UnINEUx0IUp0qLXcluh0cDxkGYNX0v5HtLOBgLABvAqz6jjuvOXKdyXLkMX/s1600/puppylove.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAgA3FEfS3okPRVY3hu9oKETGYPbkmMLBsfUys2V9aLbyWoFo9p9S6tDZ03mCfAZxmf2CZ2Za7wQlx9od6UnINEUx0IUp0qLXcluh0cDxkGYNX0v5HtLOBgLABvAqz6jjuvOXKdyXLkMX/s320/puppylove.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc_Xei4JxquJM51gzTM_YN4jSs36RAqY7MK73McSV4cM9rHjy3clIDbmzdVDoLDDfaxYiZXwJNgm3mnq8JESBwI8dD3PhtC3yqwOUolmi5I2mlNass3fq8YrYi9oJvzuT-vHuoNEXEJ5Y/s1600/chardbarrel.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc_Xei4JxquJM51gzTM_YN4jSs36RAqY7MK73McSV4cM9rHjy3clIDbmzdVDoLDDfaxYiZXwJNgm3mnq8JESBwI8dD3PhtC3yqwOUolmi5I2mlNass3fq8YrYi9oJvzuT-vHuoNEXEJ5Y/s320/chardbarrel.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjFq1AVuxhkRdRcutAATkqWQ1Qb91gylVcR2CM6O9EHxV-OGd9Lm2BqsSVzhOl3xOBYSVzfj3CNCF53Ls9BegCPCx_pGyfhYALPtq3EtNx5DUsyuywFebiAv4VuoVI8P5tIdtlyJyD_yY/s1600/hadmeatmerlot.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjFq1AVuxhkRdRcutAATkqWQ1Qb91gylVcR2CM6O9EHxV-OGd9Lm2BqsSVzhOl3xOBYSVzfj3CNCF53Ls9BegCPCx_pGyfhYALPtq3EtNx5DUsyuywFebiAv4VuoVI8P5tIdtlyJyD_yY/s320/hadmeatmerlot.jpg" /></a>
...I have a few pet portraits in this style that I can't wait to share. too! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg903iqipmwt7SBbLbJUn421cZd_HdbpegoAc0pGvns2iI4jaz8oLWyIAgPurKRuoEe1hHVNt6Y-LCcuTzS-4k3d1V3uuybWU3mrGT9Q43RFBm_FEVaTKm4uesvXw7JumYJ46a-zbS0fsR1/s1600/579562_157460504421944_744312868_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg903iqipmwt7SBbLbJUn421cZd_HdbpegoAc0pGvns2iI4jaz8oLWyIAgPurKRuoEe1hHVNt6Y-LCcuTzS-4k3d1V3uuybWU3mrGT9Q43RFBm_FEVaTKm4uesvXw7JumYJ46a-zbS0fsR1/s320/579562_157460504421944_744312868_n.jpg" /></a>Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-57172732109972112672012-06-14T14:05:00.001-07:002012-06-14T14:08:42.422-07:00Finished Wedding Invites!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7FDyBulClcUHf8-IxSOCiOew2SrG7Dp4QoALKRvTp1x3JWP5mc-b7PvxT02QQrGln8FlRUaL-c5-ln8e_7TFP813prxd_t21Au_77GETF7t87xMH6_njkFPtRRU5frwWfcciVEiTdoj_/s1600/janiceinviteprint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7FDyBulClcUHf8-IxSOCiOew2SrG7Dp4QoALKRvTp1x3JWP5mc-b7PvxT02QQrGln8FlRUaL-c5-ln8e_7TFP813prxd_t21Au_77GETF7t87xMH6_njkFPtRRU5frwWfcciVEiTdoj_/s400/janiceinviteprint.jpg" /></a>
I'm finally allowed to blog about these! Finished up this little printing project last week and I'm excited to share these. My sister is getting married in 2 months and she asked me to illustrate and print her invites... so much fun!
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Here's her concept sketch she sent me for inspiration... (The bride and groom have three little boys between them, and this wedding will officially bring this family together. We thought it would be a great idea to include them on the invite, too!)
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I was doodling some ideas with Paper by FiftyThree (love, love, love that app!) and sent her this rough idea...
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...which turned into a cleaned-up sketch...
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...and then a carved stamp! (I no longer carve linoleum blocks like I learned in school-- I much prefer the ease of Speedball Speedy-Carve.)
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This is round one of printing sitting out to dry.
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Good thing my ink is gluten-free? Ha! Still wouldn't want to taste it.
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Here are all the finished invites ready to ship!
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More prints I've done recently....
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...this was last year's Christmas card. I think I have the printing bug again :~)
<br><br><br><br>Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-87755931958311391012012-04-30T20:57:00.000-07:002012-04-30T20:58:01.440-07:00In love with Paper by FiftyThree!Anybody else out there absolutely hooked on <a href="http://www.fiftythree.com/paper">Paper</a>???
I'm still in the learning stages, but it is just so enjoyable. A great way to sketch anywhere on the go.
My experiments so far:
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Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-53856591690670982672012-03-28T08:01:00.004-07:002012-03-28T08:15:59.823-07:00Children's Theater PostersI just wrapped up a series of clay illustrations for the 2012-2013 season of the <a href="http://www.thechildrenstheatre.com/">Children's Theatre of Cincinnati</a>. Check it out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAc_ntOJmD10AtLN9Yb4xm0dSYypbEcHVlYeScgPbAvTxJi0PH_FrgoZhKJsTb1c4PSG3ij2cAymK0C1U_-p41C4zVtJ1QPhZ-9m1D4LR-DnPiHXJxRcI7GYveQsNKJyg7rSPuO22CFiu/s1600/Merlinsmallbanner.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAc_ntOJmD10AtLN9Yb4xm0dSYypbEcHVlYeScgPbAvTxJi0PH_FrgoZhKJsTb1c4PSG3ij2cAymK0C1U_-p41C4zVtJ1QPhZ-9m1D4LR-DnPiHXJxRcI7GYveQsNKJyg7rSPuO22CFiu/s400/Merlinsmallbanner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724964023991697970" /></a><br />The Magical Adventures of Merlin. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNJIBloy95DUwfFu_CMBHEPYyPkl-U1lD0ibhL9GZDaIXv70ScX_j1lASTdjVJJrfMZgEbEab98u87NbD7GJ2Me4oWcwC6nrPt0lfmoSXl-6f3XO2MA7LksN9xQSj548To42VWCIw9vL0/s1600/suessclaycopysmall.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNJIBloy95DUwfFu_CMBHEPYyPkl-U1lD0ibhL9GZDaIXv70ScX_j1lASTdjVJJrfMZgEbEab98u87NbD7GJ2Me4oWcwC6nrPt0lfmoSXl-6f3XO2MA7LksN9xQSj548To42VWCIw9vL0/s400/suessclaycopysmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724964014619997794" /></a><br />Suessical Jr.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpScDuUsCb6leO0z3NMZK4QMSsJclzjdpuwVo3SmOLnbu776fJMlXVsgMQh7ZdpOe_ir-kncXoVlCDDVpypaAHB7eqjHVfz11lNYYT_7jsgoPJd9a4P1gH8um7M7Nh_wQSkhOUyqC-kla/s1600/Toyfactorysmall.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpScDuUsCb6leO0z3NMZK4QMSsJclzjdpuwVo3SmOLnbu776fJMlXVsgMQh7ZdpOe_ir-kncXoVlCDDVpypaAHB7eqjHVfz11lNYYT_7jsgoPJd9a4P1gH8um7M7Nh_wQSkhOUyqC-kla/s400/Toyfactorysmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724964012464718178" /></a><br />Santa's Toy Factory.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZazgFIBO9051r6Zje36G29vkkR-bdqkZwvQm5PEc808b48dnYIh88v3CQ2NeRQY4_gFNxbs7ulMayIM7BhDp_bYOumAvZnJNVB-0Ik9OW6SO9NuMwMzVMplj08a49pEcrwZXPUa-JAKS/s1600/cinderellanewcolorsmall.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZazgFIBO9051r6Zje36G29vkkR-bdqkZwvQm5PEc808b48dnYIh88v3CQ2NeRQY4_gFNxbs7ulMayIM7BhDp_bYOumAvZnJNVB-0Ik9OW6SO9NuMwMzVMplj08a49pEcrwZXPUa-JAKS/s400/cinderellanewcolorsmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724964332953690306" /></a><br />Disney's Cinderella Kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8dJQ3blNnInM0iFqPQ6DmGAjsSkbnWwSnpA0a2ZOAyoW-EMw2IzQ11Kujl2_-32HkhJQqKMbWRBe1d74TrnFq3EN2eRQxnKgIABik_fsikjfu-X1tRDPlKzRxhV3S6K4k91p3AV3cMQG/s1600/cinderellagreenclaysmall.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8dJQ3blNnInM0iFqPQ6DmGAjsSkbnWwSnpA0a2ZOAyoW-EMw2IzQ11Kujl2_-32HkhJQqKMbWRBe1d74TrnFq3EN2eRQxnKgIABik_fsikjfu-X1tRDPlKzRxhV3S6K4k91p3AV3cMQG/s400/cinderellagreenclaysmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724964336475808498" /></a><br />Here's an alternate color version of Cinderella Kids. The client preferred the first version, but I can't decide which is my favorite.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV94kI2mkH-ARef_ctCqaigRLrTZpd6qMpGklMmpnDs1hGoDe17BX52zjYFJJoHhvBPz3iF6yfYAhBtbJlxWPPWPf-CXlpByySV7NUXljspM-uWanb1N2nyXNK9hpCc6V2FC5AxWeYglN0/s1600/cinderellasketch2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV94kI2mkH-ARef_ctCqaigRLrTZpd6qMpGklMmpnDs1hGoDe17BX52zjYFJJoHhvBPz3iF6yfYAhBtbJlxWPPWPf-CXlpByySV7NUXljspM-uWanb1N2nyXNK9hpCc6V2FC5AxWeYglN0/s400/cinderellasketch2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724964035514498402" /></a><br />...this is how it looked in the sketch phase!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1jjB82Ms0N2EW_c1tS3XwkehK0oMzGqPYMdtZrx7EFilKaANB0RbF_VWrklah3C2piAh33yFtKjMTjeqowZ033c1D10vCsCN8iy1WnneRPUwE7_aYNT5kq15LtiGP0SfCD86Yj0NVXXO/s1600/greenclay.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1jjB82Ms0N2EW_c1tS3XwkehK0oMzGqPYMdtZrx7EFilKaANB0RbF_VWrklah3C2piAh33yFtKjMTjeqowZ033c1D10vCsCN8iy1WnneRPUwE7_aYNT5kq15LtiGP0SfCD86Yj0NVXXO/s400/greenclay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724964027018027154" /></a><br />...and here's the sculpt in progress. I normally sculpt in full color, but I tried a more digital approach with this one.Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-84791106877918196602010-09-09T14:42:00.000-07:002010-09-09T14:48:33.705-07:00the Fib-Sniffer 4000<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1NtSuDAZaNKbep1FnvBeBkENQ1WHNkt2X3YpealHj3jV9zsj3qT_6pPjyeegAJhQjMO8UUtI5GkfFg0lWwOrAbZfB6aX8kAK1fJ66_AnZITkXZpOjIpCG5WayRUyvNXXC2GLXERoSN0T/s1600/fibsniffer.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1NtSuDAZaNKbep1FnvBeBkENQ1WHNkt2X3YpealHj3jV9zsj3qT_6pPjyeegAJhQjMO8UUtI5GkfFg0lWwOrAbZfB6aX8kAK1fJ66_AnZITkXZpOjIpCG5WayRUyvNXXC2GLXERoSN0T/s400/fibsniffer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515032452745555010" /></a><br />Wow! I've been digging through my closets today in search of artwork I can sell..... and I found this guy! This is my very first official clay illustration. It was for an advanced Illustration class at Kent State in Spring of '01, so nearly 10 years! It looks so.... primitive. :~)<br /><br />Those hands make me laugh! ...and how my businessman is flat, with his mouth completely punched out. Those lights around the border are glow-in-the-dark.<br /><br />I'll keep practicing & see how things look in another 10 years!Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-26717018291216993242010-09-04T07:51:00.001-07:002010-09-04T07:59:45.138-07:00Polymer Clay Cactus Gardens!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByj4MdqIlqS7uvWj3Sdow-YtwEVA4rJtc3pZDzZ1k7INN7s1xZJnkrxxQ296BDA7f5sm_qLNJI5bBe7Q1atF-fEC95_gvYjXZoFK53-2_lQ2SaFchUDW6Rbz2ZK7aZAYWYvtS9kHyroNZ/s1600/cactusarrangement.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByj4MdqIlqS7uvWj3Sdow-YtwEVA4rJtc3pZDzZ1k7INN7s1xZJnkrxxQ296BDA7f5sm_qLNJI5bBe7Q1atF-fEC95_gvYjXZoFK53-2_lQ2SaFchUDW6Rbz2ZK7aZAYWYvtS9kHyroNZ/s400/cactusarrangement.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513071528970893970" /></a><br />Hello! Look what I did yesterday :~)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_8tfJCZDGETFNcaJUj77TAa09-QkWTFvjywu_rmPUfd96puVcg_ktjyBZ21OpXDSPtf_sYNP6vEOPfa_iPYEnf7OnWqawG7bzfuOzJG6NWER9MTdW72-L0sxG2ABY3E8ZsPwd8HuJu47/s1600/cactus1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_8tfJCZDGETFNcaJUj77TAa09-QkWTFvjywu_rmPUfd96puVcg_ktjyBZ21OpXDSPtf_sYNP6vEOPfa_iPYEnf7OnWqawG7bzfuOzJG6NWER9MTdW72-L0sxG2ABY3E8ZsPwd8HuJu47/s400/cactus1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513071363935241282" /></a><br />I'm preparing for my first outdoor art show next week, and I decided I needed something fun to sell that doesn't go on the wall. These little polymer clay cactus gardens are fun to arrange & re-arrange..... I'm thinking of setting a fixed price & letting people pick out their favorite 5 or 6 cactus components?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1omx6Py8E2PlDPZH8cq_Zq83prfyGMdcnOB2sPpjd5MQSuts0139wU4sXGtoR_8WJ2Eg7lDH-YEgr6FBShO0rc6lL41zCEk0pJMbI4KFX1HJ0qoypcfg9r3HKCCX2O09wfeisK_hYsBj/s1600/cacticloseup.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1omx6Py8E2PlDPZH8cq_Zq83prfyGMdcnOB2sPpjd5MQSuts0139wU4sXGtoR_8WJ2Eg7lDH-YEgr6FBShO0rc6lL41zCEk0pJMbI4KFX1HJ0qoypcfg9r3HKCCX2O09wfeisK_hYsBj/s400/cacticloseup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513071356017362882" /></a><br />Close up of the rounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxpSbsu_0vVboTsgakFXHlA-p_8bHLVGAIBYOFt2_55R5735erwcuTf6B4GjMtU1-mleg4IJu6YQt8V7FcQghNKVg9kRSMUlkdnIqwi-JfRiGCWLz6fThHeTVlUTbXD9tVp9qjWoqGhh8/s1600/cactiselection.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxpSbsu_0vVboTsgakFXHlA-p_8bHLVGAIBYOFt2_55R5735erwcuTf6B4GjMtU1-mleg4IJu6YQt8V7FcQghNKVg9kRSMUlkdnIqwi-JfRiGCWLz6fThHeTVlUTbXD9tVp9qjWoqGhh8/s400/cactiselection.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513071353286179362" /></a><br />Plenty to choose from!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_-_qIG2gmSE3pf0R6LAMu3WN-XSbM0z6tTIXyangukoAZmg1zKO8MDn8Zj3ZQg7hnWIaZp2gHbYq7lDOaelOWCFf0eECJdiuT2knUg0TPUp0opuCQ8QdafwmBTlpOkIRYOtknsVK8uI7/s1600/cactusnub.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_-_qIG2gmSE3pf0R6LAMu3WN-XSbM0z6tTIXyangukoAZmg1zKO8MDn8Zj3ZQg7hnWIaZp2gHbYq7lDOaelOWCFf0eECJdiuT2knUg0TPUp0opuCQ8QdafwmBTlpOkIRYOtknsVK8uI7/s400/cactusnub.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513071344274114690" /></a><br />I've made the bottoms all pointy nubs; easy to stick in a little pot full of sand. (or grits, or lentils....)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98uaanIQETVAz7U5dXSVjVAx8fsn0U6cQhFxrQjADfa7VtU0GmpjcaHgTreyPKtrKguaArKb56YY0NJypcw4bG1GJaosgk3S1euOlWstPURDz9ywBKhZeYzQvjgRnxvEX0gRu38X6TRnz/s1600/cactiround.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98uaanIQETVAz7U5dXSVjVAx8fsn0U6cQhFxrQjADfa7VtU0GmpjcaHgTreyPKtrKguaArKb56YY0NJypcw4bG1GJaosgk3S1euOlWstPURDz9ywBKhZeYzQvjgRnxvEX0gRu38X6TRnz/s400/cactiround.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513071339668282322" /></a><br />I'd love any feedback on these! Should I sell the pieces individually? ...or pre-arrange the pots?<br />My first show should be quite the learning experience ;~)Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-81369016369172807272010-08-09T20:36:00.001-07:002010-08-09T21:06:47.916-07:00Spot Illustrations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NizbNF-zV7QYACBR8rfrFPEPx9JIDdCRUoLr2XD7Pvotqa9PN_hTr8fUyoy_lPrfVOLJLURobp5GERJRy4-PBSQF8T98XaNQhEu6iCi5Fprvxwy6NRTHhEjRsbYDopwGERrd2jOYP-o8/s1600/tinyspotoutdoors.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NizbNF-zV7QYACBR8rfrFPEPx9JIDdCRUoLr2XD7Pvotqa9PN_hTr8fUyoy_lPrfVOLJLURobp5GERJRy4-PBSQF8T98XaNQhEu6iCi5Fprvxwy6NRTHhEjRsbYDopwGERrd2jOYP-o8/s400/tinyspotoutdoors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503620146325756050" /></a><br />Well hello! Here are 4 of 6 spot illustrations I've just completed for Cleveland Magazine. It's for an article discussing private schools, and places where learning actually takes place.<br />This one is "The Great Outdoors."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0-n9gTx9dxQL3aRd9kdugMjg1pefyvq754V_uFFX_wFuouTCBvwbSPu_LTgpCN1t9m0QKB20OMMEbki3wx4Uk4FcVgbX244lbKCbSHSco01w_66JipyyNm47qx1nTiiEcq9jHV_61Qyf/s1600/tinyspotschool.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0-n9gTx9dxQL3aRd9kdugMjg1pefyvq754V_uFFX_wFuouTCBvwbSPu_LTgpCN1t9m0QKB20OMMEbki3wx4Uk4FcVgbX244lbKCbSHSco01w_66JipyyNm47qx1nTiiEcq9jHV_61Qyf/s400/tinyspotschool.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503620138322810290" /></a><br />"At School." I tried to keep these pretty simple, as they'll be printed somewhat small...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTNos0SdFA8yY-QWdAog83_k_4pVY94jKF-D0Zt4Fs3r1rAL-pE-fIU9jU5zG6dKznB228z5TbficmPmOTTmsUroq-HNPfA_EKLZfTEJOq60LcjCgQ_uQQ32TvVFwskB_RvKd_OrvaSVl/s1600/tinyspotbeyondborders.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTNos0SdFA8yY-QWdAog83_k_4pVY94jKF-D0Zt4Fs3r1rAL-pE-fIU9jU5zG6dKznB228z5TbficmPmOTTmsUroq-HNPfA_EKLZfTEJOq60LcjCgQ_uQQ32TvVFwskB_RvKd_OrvaSVl/s400/tinyspotbeyondborders.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503620133040403890" /></a><br />"Beyond Borders."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHvOL-05ooFP97JoNiU9RYI9aHse-iLvnbhIbt6l-ZN1KdB9-5txjNkODbzNo5VJ3BsJ_7EMi8nRIL3CzN4eUkshMf2WeX-zFCp9mw4MfL9KME80v_Caf77C7J3vM8LSoZqWcaJ9Y9nBj/s1600/tinyspotworkplace.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHvOL-05ooFP97JoNiU9RYI9aHse-iLvnbhIbt6l-ZN1KdB9-5txjNkODbzNo5VJ3BsJ_7EMi8nRIL3CzN4eUkshMf2WeX-zFCp9mw4MfL9KME80v_Caf77C7J3vM8LSoZqWcaJ9Y9nBj/s400/tinyspotworkplace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503620126348596274" /></a><br />"In the Workplace."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLw2loaTc9sL2zvR_hj3Y67jVeaZvSs2iltc-dPmlPB9T3SAR7l1cVat3LZOiUHdp2jc6M4h4PhKNlyo116tWlHjAwaUZhMRlOyon-U0ybCJ8o4UufCMots5Ra3D0hYypn_6HopRvSBCP/s1600/borders.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLw2loaTc9sL2zvR_hj3Y67jVeaZvSs2iltc-dPmlPB9T3SAR7l1cVat3LZOiUHdp2jc6M4h4PhKNlyo116tWlHjAwaUZhMRlOyon-U0ybCJ8o4UufCMots5Ra3D0hYypn_6HopRvSBCP/s400/borders.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503627452454384482" /></a><br />.....here's how the sketch phase looks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIWMhnpE8Xi6tzOPzf3y5XRCi0zYKNLKTbDvTEv9B-S-XEqu6i113ewPscrFzNPEofZ9FfJ80IRHjwBd2Lf9TPmQDk-zyyW2cUh0HL9XyVS3uotSMdGl46TxXraEf0m-4MBUq7Wa91QLL/s1600/outdoors.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIWMhnpE8Xi6tzOPzf3y5XRCi0zYKNLKTbDvTEv9B-S-XEqu6i113ewPscrFzNPEofZ9FfJ80IRHjwBd2Lf9TPmQDk-zyyW2cUh0HL9XyVS3uotSMdGl46TxXraEf0m-4MBUq7Wa91QLL/s400/outdoors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503627451055082642" /></a>Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-44689515235117306712010-08-07T09:14:00.000-07:002015-01-20T10:47:52.050-08:00Clay/Art News!Hey! <br />
I got to meet one of my all-time favorite illustrators, Chris Sickels of Red Nose Studio.<br />
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It's so inspiring meeting other clay artists!!!<br />
<a href="http://www.rednosestudio.com/rednoseblog/?p=700">Red Nose Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.rednosestudio.com/">Red Nose Studio.com</a><br />
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Me being cheesy. (...Is that an autographed Look Book you're holding?)<br />
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ALSO:<br />
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I've signed up for Art in the Park! (I'll get the official word in about a week....cross your fingers!) It's a huge outdoor art/craft show in northern Kentucky, and I've been preparing & framing my polymer sculptures to *hopefully* sell.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf-P5ACMvGn9Ol32Mu3QegwuOHduN1XrAyg-HkKF77IYwvzxsZV7SWBlX5qEm1JLpPkFPV3EklOqQTgijN6HPM3-mL3xYFGMRPdx3-sOpMcDYzjXFU5vOCsnUyqcCpqBtyC11ZUJGH2iK/s1600/WIPschools.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf-P5ACMvGn9Ol32Mu3QegwuOHduN1XrAyg-HkKF77IYwvzxsZV7SWBlX5qEm1JLpPkFPV3EklOqQTgijN6HPM3-mL3xYFGMRPdx3-sOpMcDYzjXFU5vOCsnUyqcCpqBtyC11ZUJGH2iK/s400/WIPschools.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502702459735444642" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
....and finally, here's the next step in my illustration. Still tweaking things a bit. Final + spots due Monday!<br />
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Have a good weekend ;~)Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-3894860492798047642010-08-04T15:09:00.000-07:002010-08-04T15:12:00.840-07:00Clay in Progress!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHsPG-oHgFoM2XW3h2NUXqqHOogS6F0UuQfEkWkJHamLrObLMQ67T1W9SilD6ItgjepXa4feXRONaLgrJrF4V5I2ZWcjFlGNsRrydCL51yVnHWMsdIn3IvJtB8X528k6gSG4KKBbYoCMX/s1600/westernacademy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHsPG-oHgFoM2XW3h2NUXqqHOogS6F0UuQfEkWkJHamLrObLMQ67T1W9SilD6ItgjepXa4feXRONaLgrJrF4V5I2ZWcjFlGNsRrydCL51yVnHWMsdIn3IvJtB8X528k6gSG4KKBbYoCMX/s400/westernacademy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501680457970845586" /></a><br />Here's what I'm currently working on! Part of a full-page illustration for a magazine article about schools, and where learning actually takes place. This is a fancy, fancy private high school in Hudson, Ohio.<br /><br />I'll post the finals soon!Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-74955673456198423422010-08-01T05:47:00.000-07:002010-08-01T05:52:30.970-07:00Sketching away....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqkRhNrL38YEFHUO60ezEA-ZQ4r3lYISG_4QnjSY-_ZsT_yXFVFN0TIl9QYxnXB1Drgc2yWABknvxnzum00guuKW5poOSo5oerrTEhgW7gvoagOWR0m4AOdO0HZhEkLseG0PVIsCTIl-h/s1600/icecream.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqkRhNrL38YEFHUO60ezEA-ZQ4r3lYISG_4QnjSY-_ZsT_yXFVFN0TIl9QYxnXB1Drgc2yWABknvxnzum00guuKW5poOSo5oerrTEhgW7gvoagOWR0m4AOdO0HZhEkLseG0PVIsCTIl-h/s400/icecream.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500422327770633666" /></a><br />Working on a Tshirt design! This is cut out from a sheet of freezer paper..... I wonder if this design has waay too many tiny little details for spray paint! ???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHyP4rq6l4kHIsJpHfv8zdpHcq3gcnE6C0okJKo_SBhTHE9flgxRtU899yCsPOlv9jqV9WiWn6Ek-REEvfSDmEh8LdN9N51WgJpv54sXqM3hFuWO8hCNKVWS4a12jI201Ue42yazpXQXJ/s1600/sketchingspots.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHyP4rq6l4kHIsJpHfv8zdpHcq3gcnE6C0okJKo_SBhTHE9flgxRtU899yCsPOlv9jqV9WiWn6Ek-REEvfSDmEh8LdN9N51WgJpv54sXqM3hFuWO8hCNKVWS4a12jI201Ue42yazpXQXJ/s400/sketchingspots.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500422320371457218" /></a><br />A page in the life of my sketchbook. A full-page spread + 6 spots all due this Thursday! I'm looking forward to showing you those finals. ;~) OK--back to work!Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-19807397906652884042010-07-17T20:43:00.000-07:002010-08-01T05:52:48.619-07:00Colonel Windpipe!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMU2bjviVgkXdPbSKfXU0Dxa6obydZ7X4jRxlroA8gANLafizG3mD2PtfohGKgpq0vBdsUNja_KMKO4BJ_CVC0soeCpc-mNy2Ogr0Du8DSCaHhriXu5p30bpNEB7tThYGcIyMNgv-aIBr/s1600/marchingbearSMALL.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMU2bjviVgkXdPbSKfXU0Dxa6obydZ7X4jRxlroA8gANLafizG3mD2PtfohGKgpq0vBdsUNja_KMKO4BJ_CVC0soeCpc-mNy2Ogr0Du8DSCaHhriXu5p30bpNEB7tThYGcIyMNgv-aIBr/s400/marchingbearSMALL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495085455338201298" /></a><br />Hello, all!<br /><br />A friend sent me a link to this fun Flickr illustration group:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/colonelwindpipe/">Colonel Windpipe Needs You!</a><br /><br />This is my entry! (It's going to be part of a large printed poster with proceeds going to charity.)<br />It struck me in a creatively-inspired groove ;~)Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-86535378502258639432010-06-14T22:37:00.000-07:002010-06-21T16:49:05.031-07:00Edgar Allan Poe Progress!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ11G00oYgSPTRWL7-FG23Ji34FBXAtD370tAWrajHuV3pCm7FaqbkuB2_kwWuJ1uKK2Xhtxc85P2-gMdKAkocRlA4wAakLGIBBhemhKj4fMBFm4mYJBI9JPQVbJi47RseWpWLBNdFW1K9/s1600/poeday2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ11G00oYgSPTRWL7-FG23Ji34FBXAtD370tAWrajHuV3pCm7FaqbkuB2_kwWuJ1uKK2Xhtxc85P2-gMdKAkocRlA4wAakLGIBBhemhKj4fMBFm4mYJBI9JPQVbJi47RseWpWLBNdFW1K9/s400/poeday2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482870649766595730" /></a><br />We're getting somewhere! This is about 7 hours of sculpting. (...and a terrible snapshot!)Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-31079786775937437952010-06-12T22:59:00.000-07:002010-06-21T16:48:42.583-07:00Edgar Allan Poe.A personal piece in the making! (inspired by my most recent trip to SC.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2mD882TOAEbDcjiNNCInaKphcjqlx9ee3P9Qs6duhHs5aZAqFEwvlxaflfCyWGUmRSkeyqbKzhgZnCecnv3WtZK4Z8PlmV2tHZPX5umal4lLgX6L3PgY9FrdyuXC94KXqscpF2M2PRfG/s1600/poesketch1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2mD882TOAEbDcjiNNCInaKphcjqlx9ee3P9Qs6duhHs5aZAqFEwvlxaflfCyWGUmRSkeyqbKzhgZnCecnv3WtZK4Z8PlmV2tHZPX5umal4lLgX6L3PgY9FrdyuXC94KXqscpF2M2PRfG/s400/poesketch1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482134315405221122" /></a><br />...two pages of brainstorming in my sketchbook. I want to show Poe writing 'the Gold-Bug' on Sullivan's Island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIJyq6uTL-ZIIJqVBotME6pZjBDh9XLxhEAPYq9e-OPZL2lAxm46B2P9kNtElmaW1Lxv2xHBh6MUK9481uht64qYrzYJsVyvNyrbIifT6AbpcC9ON1YmmDx3lSz11FxUzMPHsurgAk5-d/s1600/poesketch2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIJyq6uTL-ZIIJqVBotME6pZjBDh9XLxhEAPYq9e-OPZL2lAxm46B2P9kNtElmaW1Lxv2xHBh6MUK9481uht64qYrzYJsVyvNyrbIifT6AbpcC9ON1YmmDx3lSz11FxUzMPHsurgAk5-d/s400/poesketch2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482134305348944898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKROHQ6-JWFAKMiLCPg4UQrB4_093HaUOB9lD3NMUMRkmTziM2SpOCqL_YYrw8YjqdGIITDOCc602wPCYlxIw6sgn4RtwwOqrvBgBVEXwAMyWOu5iaR32nNT1O6N8keZ3dGN72wcbRob7/s1600/poefinalsketch.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKROHQ6-JWFAKMiLCPg4UQrB4_093HaUOB9lD3NMUMRkmTziM2SpOCqL_YYrw8YjqdGIITDOCc602wPCYlxIw6sgn4RtwwOqrvBgBVEXwAMyWOu5iaR32nNT1O6N8keZ3dGN72wcbRob7/s400/poefinalsketch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482134289739719602" /></a><br />Here's a more finalized sketch. Still a few things to tweak here & there, but I think I'm ready to begin with clay....Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-55923176027380636292010-05-31T18:37:00.000-07:002010-06-21T16:57:59.483-07:00Polymer Space.Here's what my desk looks like tonight:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EXNFa2hJJ3Jz6r1NnWxH1ynG17MY7mF_5NPvQogWTYx3CUxWDSSHlaoy4FKc9t4Moq2DeIOWNS15VIqQhfBBUNEOMWBV1u38eOjN1ES86grTRrtPVws1I2kcvyHHJTX4egvL6rQq5THe/s1600/outerspace.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EXNFa2hJJ3Jz6r1NnWxH1ynG17MY7mF_5NPvQogWTYx3CUxWDSSHlaoy4FKc9t4Moq2DeIOWNS15VIqQhfBBUNEOMWBV1u38eOjN1ES86grTRrtPVws1I2kcvyHHJTX4egvL6rQq5THe/s400/outerspace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477613496234329810" /></a><br /><br />I'd like to blog my polymer life more often than I have been, so it looks like you'll be getting more 'in progress' views!<br />This is the start of an outer space scene. Nothing like a deadline to get me moving! ;~)<br /><br />Right-hand corner: my trusty-rusty pasta machine.Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-4982218488494741012010-05-29T21:21:00.000-07:002010-05-29T21:27:42.571-07:00Dinosaur Study!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1arDe3RChqTyxAPX5uXf1Qkc30u4ZnNC3StEwynjJtLa9RK5hgpfhYO44wLZKvVTBjaz-i6XQHagZ2hl0SG8U3w_ijIFwPsUrBSfcpIHGvH8TxU7MN9BiwR7Bx1OjEPSCbgUmw_oUWEEt/s1600/dinohead.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1arDe3RChqTyxAPX5uXf1Qkc30u4ZnNC3StEwynjJtLa9RK5hgpfhYO44wLZKvVTBjaz-i6XQHagZ2hl0SG8U3w_ijIFwPsUrBSfcpIHGvH8TxU7MN9BiwR7Bx1OjEPSCbgUmw_oUWEEt/s400/dinohead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476913784033317938" /></a><br />A dinosaur study for a proposed project. This took me about 2 hours.<br />Love, love, love dinosaurs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FqxMbIdXcmgKxdZDbXBCeGtvhvUZ2HPO5X1bC1SLXa0Dv-C_4x5isjTvDhya14BGirSYnDcH6jUwqgsfFQcPt6Gi_oM_iYx44DluBbHi_m5Ru4aHDHjO8MTr5fSwSS7-aYld7RnrWtHU/s1600/dinocloseup.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FqxMbIdXcmgKxdZDbXBCeGtvhvUZ2HPO5X1bC1SLXa0Dv-C_4x5isjTvDhya14BGirSYnDcH6jUwqgsfFQcPt6Gi_oM_iYx44DluBbHi_m5Ru4aHDHjO8MTr5fSwSS7-aYld7RnrWtHU/s400/dinocloseup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476913778536833842" /></a><br />I've been adding some chalk pastel to my clay creations lately after they're come out of the oven. I'm digging the new look!Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-87040497099144254962010-05-12T20:00:00.000-07:002010-06-28T20:23:22.370-07:00Begin Within<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnGThSggX3XpYwY9vcSSIxXvp-YvMnbokeguO1lteW_OkdODmqdzpdb6iUDDRlOLoo4Uw-0Epkx1DMqE1qBwbPt7MynN6vSLyS-8YriCA1D0Xi3PQq5c5KCV0IEiuKSMBKTb1EhINddax/s1600/within1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnGThSggX3XpYwY9vcSSIxXvp-YvMnbokeguO1lteW_OkdODmqdzpdb6iUDDRlOLoo4Uw-0Epkx1DMqE1qBwbPt7MynN6vSLyS-8YriCA1D0Xi3PQq5c5KCV0IEiuKSMBKTb1EhINddax/s400/within1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470584569629234050" /></a><br />A recent commissioned piece. Polymer clay and chalk pastel on a (homemade!) wooden frame.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo1ciFYrj4PYU4sogCQ910bNyOytlYBr05WRw2EIoJ4pc-0Z5hnomFVMcH51UOJHRgT-JMGv-7-oVNTznyaOhdDR8y1GpOzgbt7xlVWd7PnUc7FqwUjkn9RlNvFml8oT2sKiv0LzSAzI_/s1600/within2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo1ciFYrj4PYU4sogCQ910bNyOytlYBr05WRw2EIoJ4pc-0Z5hnomFVMcH51UOJHRgT-JMGv-7-oVNTznyaOhdDR8y1GpOzgbt7xlVWd7PnUc7FqwUjkn9RlNvFml8oT2sKiv0LzSAzI_/s400/within2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470584563847936370" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83JM3PtTnZQPTPV89-UhHOESx4cqCcvdN9LqKpkgCGpxuXqjtnyg7m98vce9-6JhHdH3Z1nOiOCweVT2goYYLbSK3iY4bmnNkdgu3PRa3kf8TGLJZOVNIsixbCMQft1BJYGkCG3Uv-twn/s1600/within3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83JM3PtTnZQPTPV89-UhHOESx4cqCcvdN9LqKpkgCGpxuXqjtnyg7m98vce9-6JhHdH3Z1nOiOCweVT2goYYLbSK3iY4bmnNkdgu3PRa3kf8TGLJZOVNIsixbCMQft1BJYGkCG3Uv-twn/s400/within3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470584558559940962" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie08vlsXLIoKAws0bnFcDpJUvgJbt47rODhNpEi8oAOjZlYBrMvl-3RFZ750xEoPBj7jIW1d1Bdm0iJmaOlC1rOUcroVCt5oBJWupBkNEWA3b1V2jVAYSVaWJdvAxd9_lqxHmK9Fkgn7Rg/s1600/within4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie08vlsXLIoKAws0bnFcDpJUvgJbt47rODhNpEi8oAOjZlYBrMvl-3RFZ750xEoPBj7jIW1d1Bdm0iJmaOlC1rOUcroVCt5oBJWupBkNEWA3b1V2jVAYSVaWJdvAxd9_lqxHmK9Fkgn7Rg/s400/within4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470584547144914578" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte_0OepFu2VVlfoh2U1UGYefy4C5rSSXDIAQ-uZMGVR3K3VxTog07N-ULtE8f9MzMXn_ff5lx1XtrRleYzqQfeiDfJL076ASUmFim0PpQUHON4k7S1iHALBbu6fhJ1OmwftWs4M0aHEMl/s1600/within5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte_0OepFu2VVlfoh2U1UGYefy4C5rSSXDIAQ-uZMGVR3K3VxTog07N-ULtE8f9MzMXn_ff5lx1XtrRleYzqQfeiDfJL076ASUmFim0PpQUHON4k7S1iHALBbu6fhJ1OmwftWs4M0aHEMl/s400/within5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470584542036893730" /></a>Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-82782744784707519042010-04-20T20:47:00.001-07:002010-06-28T20:37:37.771-07:00Figure Drawing in Chalk.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AxIKlF2-y7nuAl27oS-Wkw6J2v0Er3t0rLOADJCPxIPJ4cluUt8KWPhOQKxySI1YX9l_QnnX3ZHV1Qap7QVvztzT1ju-s2gIIrAtwK5DPLhHo6CvLfKbkdgf4bhe5DNGXDJqUNXr9uSf/s1600/chalknude.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AxIKlF2-y7nuAl27oS-Wkw6J2v0Er3t0rLOADJCPxIPJ4cluUt8KWPhOQKxySI1YX9l_QnnX3ZHV1Qap7QVvztzT1ju-s2gIIrAtwK5DPLhHo6CvLfKbkdgf4bhe5DNGXDJqUNXr9uSf/s400/chalknude.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462432566568220530" /></a><br />Yup, I'm on a serious CHALK fix right now! This is from my figure drawing group tonight. I'm pleased with the figure, annoyed by the overworked/fussy chair + cloth! I need to learn 'less is more' in my drawings, but that will come with practice. That's the whole point, right? Flexing the brain ever so slowly :~)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4sStPvsvu448muMG6UFDfIl4MWiVc7bWqvfc_Hx0lY_Y6zMUvleUERwFSboY84rgZJdAK4txdYNjpTq9zlkR748bDU_W4fg3DQiPXywj3rrRyOazABV4jbsVFjH1E_hkndDo1Pr9fv7E/s1600/manifest.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4sStPvsvu448muMG6UFDfIl4MWiVc7bWqvfc_Hx0lY_Y6zMUvleUERwFSboY84rgZJdAK4txdYNjpTq9zlkR748bDU_W4fg3DQiPXywj3rrRyOazABV4jbsVFjH1E_hkndDo1Pr9fv7E/s400/manifest.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462432558901582338" /></a><br />Here's where the group meets: <a href="http://www.manifestgallery.org/studio/">MANIFEST</a><br />I feel creative just walking in that room!Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-35902182429395025322010-04-19T09:10:00.000-07:002010-06-29T21:29:20.111-07:00Cluck.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKzWh5qaF-IBRPBMIeRoPYPy_ChHD_qgoJxkflb6c866Vu9uW4Hw-yy8VbANKo9hS6iMYWnbhwoWT8Q48uYxSpqALdOwUlD1GGmGC6VLCB0hrG2wua5He7Is9PwD_yIz3IbUVPhugN-xE/s1600/2buckcluck.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKzWh5qaF-IBRPBMIeRoPYPy_ChHD_qgoJxkflb6c866Vu9uW4Hw-yy8VbANKo9hS6iMYWnbhwoWT8Q48uYxSpqALdOwUlD1GGmGC6VLCB0hrG2wua5He7Is9PwD_yIz3IbUVPhugN-xE/s400/2buckcluck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461881900087447362" /></a><br />Looking through my sketchbook..... found a little Trader Joe's humor ;~)Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052175061943826065.post-21575033741408781632010-04-19T07:17:00.000-07:002010-06-28T20:35:40.898-07:00Garlic Study<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNkCfXz-icVLLWpt5JKqCm1pXQ9KmKEwJmjwssbm7XQSCpQZmqRmjojhc71nymMB87T3BKlzuHC-7krB4YPSH_r7FsLMlht9KdI0Xizb8n7PFTdLjyE_bNOEOgSGfWF6P0R0wO4a2QvXv/s1600/GARLIC.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNkCfXz-icVLLWpt5JKqCm1pXQ9KmKEwJmjwssbm7XQSCpQZmqRmjojhc71nymMB87T3BKlzuHC-7krB4YPSH_r7FsLMlht9KdI0Xizb8n7PFTdLjyE_bNOEOgSGfWF6P0R0wO4a2QvXv/s400/GARLIC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461852647546774722" /></a><br />A personal piece. This is chalk pastel on wood panel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrlcuqHVl7AC0JiaZZIxhHWP2QF6GArUv2MM-IMlC6kjLA8TA54XPaqgH9DaRO7ukJsy44x_rf5g0o4mUlxw1PtQ5PVd4LbcaWFvlfI7a_3U0GY6UT5RR2UiGwvry7jqKBCe3mHwjixvc/s1600/Garlic-closeup.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrlcuqHVl7AC0JiaZZIxhHWP2QF6GArUv2MM-IMlC6kjLA8TA54XPaqgH9DaRO7ukJsy44x_rf5g0o4mUlxw1PtQ5PVd4LbcaWFvlfI7a_3U0GY6UT5RR2UiGwvry7jqKBCe3mHwjixvc/s400/Garlic-closeup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461852645171156978" /></a>Paula Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01948080976673572868noreply@blogger.com0