Steampunk Bat Queen!

This is a mixed media collage on canvas using a variety of techniques, then coated in wax. I have always loved the grunge and distress of items that have aged over time, the eclectic images from our past, old bottles and clocks.

I have been collecting clocks and clock parts since I was a little girl, something so magical about the fantasy of time, something you can't stop, but something you can enjoy if you put your mind to it. Night time, allows us to dream, to cultivate our ideas and try to put them into reality when we awake in the morning time.

The Victorian Era led us down the road of fantasy and the unusual, paving the way into Art Nouveau period, adding to Sir Conan Doyle and Hoodini, where magic filled the lives of many, expecially the occult during the 1900s into the 1920's.

This piece is a result of my love for vintage, grunge, the eclectic, magic and wax!


This is a great project to do with small canvas', wood scraps or onto a box, I hope you enjoy!
xoxo
Lisa!

Freebie Collage Images For You!
Hello All,
Many of you know just how much I love photographs and ephemera, the more vintage and unusual the better. Old books, magazines, illustrated journals, scrapbooks, theater/opera programs, circus programs, fashion plates, comic books, recipe books, craft books, cabinet cards, postcards, tin types, perfume and apothecary labels/boxes/bottles, cigar labels/boxes, tobacco cartins, candy wrappers, prom tickets, dance cards, auto/oil ads, carnival posters, you name it, inspiration and imagery for your artwoks can be found everywhere, the older the item, the better chance at it being copyright free/public domain.Normally works dating before 1929 are considered public domain, however you will also find works from the 1930's to the 1970's that are copyright free as well, or no copyright was re-newed on these, or photographer or individual is deceased, no estate with restrictions, etc. can all lead to public domain works, check the US Gov.Site for more details, in my book: Altered Art Circus I touch on the subject, located in the beginning of the book.I periodically upload images for you to use in your works both on this blog and on my flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonfaires16/sets/72157603511546861/ In order to download the pictures you must have a flickr account (which is free for a basic account), and be my approved friend contact, which can easily be done by sending me a friend request, once approved you can download the images in high resolution to use in your works.

I also have a variety of collage images for sale:
1.Flapper CD
2.Soiree CD
3.Marie Antoinette Chronicles/Royal CD
4.Fashion Plate CD
5.Art Deco Fashion Plate CD
6.Grandville/Ballet/Botanical CD
7.Holiday CD
8.Halloween CD
9.Opera CD
10.Children Storybook/Ephemera CD
11.Vintage Greetings CD
12.Kitchy Chic CD
13.Doll Chronicals CD
14.Travel/Archaeology CD
15.Queens of the Sea CD
16.Seaside CD
17.Circus CD
18.Vintage Wedding CD
19.Compilation CD (parts of each available cd)
20.Geisha CD
21.Victorian CD
22.Fairytale Follies CD
For more information on these cds's, what's in them, previews and to order visit
my webshoppe:
http://moonfairesworld.com/curiosity_shoppe.htm
my etsy shoppe:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074220
moonfaires.etsy.com
my ebay shoppe:
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Queen-Lisas-Art-World__W0QQ_armrsZ1


If you have additional questions regarding what's on the cd's send me an email at:
lisakettell@yahoo.com please put CD question in the title.Enjoy the freebie's I have posted today, just click on the photo, it will bring you to my flickr site.

Have a magic filled day!

The Art Doll Chronicles Theater Book

Here is a sample of the book I made for the workshop I teach called: The Art Doll Chronicles Theater Book.

I just taught this workshop on Sunday at the Summit Visual Arts Center.

In this class you transform an old book into 5 mini theaters, learning the carving and special gluing of the pages, the paper layering, piercing, page building, assemblage, doll making, molding and construction. You learn vintage art techniques and color mixing.


The book covers are layered with either wallpaper, decorative paper or fabric, then embellished with gilded gold embossing inks and powders, loads of ribbons, glitter and bling!

Learn some illustrative techniques and mixed media painting!

Work with clay, beeswax, embossing inks/powders, hot glue, liquid caulk, vintage and designer papers, trims, glitters, crepe paper, rhinestones and other magical supplies!


I hope to see you at one of my workshops soon, check my blog or website often for new classes and workshops.

Coming up: ZNE Convention, Pleasanton, CA, I'll be flying to the West Coast from April 26-May 3 to teach 2 classes, vend at the vendor faire and sign books, My first West Coast Adventure this year, til next year in Jan. 2010

More classes in NJ, NYC, PA, CT, MD, MA, DE, dates to follow!

New Artful Supplies: Vintage Handmolded dolls, Parts, and Grandville Collage CD!

Hello Everyone,
I hope your day is shining bright today, and magical things are coming your way! They did on my side with the release of new art supplies that I have been working on for awhile, Last night I un-veiled some of the new supplies with photos on flickr and listings in my etsy store and website store.

The first of these items I've listed are the: New handmade hand molded, doll heads, made from my original vintage Charlotte Doll, now available for you to use in your works.
Each is made from a lightweight foam clay which won't peel, flake or break when dropped.

These are flat backed and lightweight perfect to use on atc's, in paper projects, as paper doll heads, scrapbooks, assemblage, as charms, and more! These pieces can also come rounded to use as doll heads in your doll projects.

They can be painted, inked, aged, glittered, easily use a scewer to pierce a hold through, works well with tacky glue, hot glue, caulk, etc.

These doll parts also come in several colors/styles, pre-painted for you:
Lady Lily-Lavender Violet
Pinka-Dilly-Bright Pink
Limette-Light Green
Meadow-Golden Yellow
Sally Bleu-Pastel Robins Egg Blue
Other colors not pictured: Dahlia-Black and Lacey-Pastel Pink.

Measures between 3/4 inch to 1inch wide!

They are available in:
1.flat back for paper crafting, assemblage, paper dolls and more.
2.Rounded like a doll head for doll making and other artful ideas.
3.Choose from Foam clay for best paper crafting, soon I will have bisque,vinyl, and rubber forms within a few weeks.
4. They will be more colors, styles, shapes and sizes as well.


As you can see there are a variety of fun colors, they also come in black, brown and Violet Red, colors.
Here they are in the un-finished form which is cheaper then the pre-painted ones.

and I also have Royal Crowns as well
If you are a store or webstore interested in carrying any of these supplies in your stores, please contact me about wholesale amounts, pricing and orders.
Here is a freebie of a Grandville Image, for more freebie images of Grandville and other images visit my flickr site. For a set of Grandville images look for the collage cd this weekend!

The Altered Book: Art Doll Chronicles


Hello All,
On March 15, 2009, I will be teaching an altered art book class called:
The Art Doll Chronicles at the Summit Visual Arts Center from 10am-4pm, if you are interested sign up at the summit visual arts center, limit space of 15 students!
Sum Visual Arts Center, Workshop Sign Up

We are going to create vintage books with faux gilded covers, reminiscent of the most elaborate of royal opera books, each page is going to tell a story of your adventure in a secret Doll Land or Story Book Land, the pages of your book will be 3-D with handmade dolls sewn/glued to each page, or layered with dimensional silhouettes, backed by sweet distressed writing papers or piano papers. There will be an exploration into your creative mind during the whole class, with a question: What inspires you and how can that inspiration bring you into your own artful World.

I will have books from vintage opera to eye candy filled chic, romantic, doll house and my own for the class to gain inspiration from, while working. We will also embark on a mixed media/1920's doll illustration, 1920's Dennison doll making, book binding, altered art techniques, distress techniques. You will receive a template of vintage doll and storybook illustration that you can leave with and study for future projects. This turn of the century illustration had simple lines, and such cutesy attributes, so easy to duplicate and turn into your own style.

I'll be supplying most of the supplies such as papers, fabrics, images, ribbons, trims, glitter and more, along with goodie bags and some other surprises, revealed in the class. However students are encouraged to bring their own images, fave paper or fabric, stickles, glitter, etc that they could use in addition to the supplies I will be bringing.

Main techniques that will be taught:-Bookbinding
-Paper Piercing
-Rosettes: the art of folding
-Paper millinery flowers, learn to make your own
-Doll and Paper Doll making
-Altered Art and Collage Techniques
-Making your own silhouettes
-Basic Storybook illustration and Mixed Media illustration
-Vintage Art Techniques

I'm working on some various examples: Silhouettes with glitter and creamy colors against lettered writing pages and German Crepe paper doll book example, the painted version book, and the Living Opera Theater Book, etc.

Hope to see you there for some artful fun and magic!
Lisa!
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the Summit Visual Arts Center site reads:
The Altered Book: Art Doll Chronicles
Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Bring your childhood dolls and storybook classics to life. Create a book with vintage tones and classic elegance with the use of basic book binding, altered art, sewing, doll making and other artful techniques. Each page will resemble a vintage story book, a doll house, and a fairytale theatre with 3D elements and miniatures. Work with designer papers, rich fabrics, vintage trims, crepe paper, tinsel, rhinestones, doll parts, images and other fun supplies.

Altered Poker Chip! APC's!
Here is an example of an Altered Poker Chip aka APC's, a concept I made for a project in my new book Altered Art Circus, called: The Traveling Bumbelina's.

Currently I am hosting a swap in The Faerie Zine Flickr group, called Carnival Tokens.

In this swap you will alter 2 poker chips and get 2 poker chips back, with a Circus/Carnival theme.

For the original project: Traveling Bumbelina Coins and its Coin box, you can see it in my new book!

Contact me if you want to join the swap, deadline to sign up is March 15, 2009!

XO!
Lisa!

The Fairytale Box Assemblage Workshop I am Teaching at Tinsel Trading and Contest Too! Read Below! Kits Available Soon!


In a land far far away where blue birds and sparrows can be heard singing sweet melodies as they fly by, a land where boats don't need water to sail, just a sprinkle of pixie dust on their sails and away they go, sailing gracefully through the sky, over storybook places such as Mother Goose Corner, Wonderland and Mermaid Cove where Peter and his bandits from Neverland can be seen playing mischievious pranks on Captain Kidd and his men.
Come set sail with me on the Fairytale Boat of Dreams in my workshop entitled: The Fairytale Follies Box Assemblage, at Tinsel Trading!

For more pictures and info on joining me at Tinsel Trading for this class and to join in on other workshops visit Terri Ventura's Flick page: Dimestoredaze or her blog/websites:

http://www.dimestoedaze.typepad.com/
http://www.dimestoredaze.com/

I will be teaching this class on May 31, at Tinsel Trading!

My class will be filled with Lisa Magic, Surprises, Enchanting Goodie Bags and more, not to mention some edible treats as well.


Also today begins the 2nd blog contest:

Contest Details:
7 winners will be picked to receive handmade tickets to ride this boat.
They are altered art vintage style boat tickets which I made to giveaway to 7 lucky winners, to represent 7 days of the week and the 7 seas. I will keep the tags a secret until the winners are picked, so start posting for a chance to win. These tags will also be made for my class as well!

Magic and Joy!
Lisa!

By June, I will be selling kits of some of the fairytale boxes, in different sizes and packs for all price levels!

Also take a stop by my flickr site of image and explore:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonfaires16/