New Prim Glitter Illustrations!I have been working on a new series of paintings which I refer to: mixed media glitter prim! These paintings start on masonite board and are layered with either vintage piano paper, vintage receipts or scrapbook paper.Then I hand draw an illustration onto it using a pencil, then re-lined w/a darker charcol pencil, painted, re-outlined, glazed, glittered and re-glazed.In this picture I was inspired by Elizabeth Gordon's Butterfly Babies Book from the 1920's. I created a piece with cupcake chic colors, some brights, grunge and light distressing. I call her: Miss Marcy Moonfaires, whose a fairy from Starlight Gardens just outside Illuminaria City. Marcy is on her way to the Annual Butterfly Masquerade Ball held at the Beverly Wistica Conservatory at 7pm til Midnight, when the Celestial Sprites of Havenwood set off the midnight fireworks and special light show....
The next painting in this series is The Halloween Carnival! In this picture you will meet two girls named Lilly and Darcy, come join them as they enter the magical Halloween Carnival located on the grounds of Pennywicke Farms in Hollow Bridge. This year Lilly went as a Carnvial Wizard and Darcy as The Pumpkin Hatter, she is a huge fan of Wonderland and Halloween, so she mixed the two themes together. This year the Halloween Carnival will have a surprise Candy Land Parade which will start off with the dragonfly light show w/music by the Spider String Quartet!

This Painting I was inspired by a bit of folk art/country, mixed w/distressed prim and pastels, I call this one: Hollows Eve Costume Party!
Everything can happen on Hallow's Eve...That's why Maude and Tabitha are going together to the Hallow's Eve Costume Party at Waverly Hall. Rumors have it, that Waverly Hall is haunted by several ghosts, the most popular are Sophie Carlisle, a socialite whose family owned the property for 200 years and Percy the Wizard, who owned the land before the Carlisle's, his Wizarding family had it for nearly three centuries before losing it to Mr. Toliver Carlisle in a debt, or that's what legend has it. Rumor also states that Percy's family went into hiding as the Carlisle's...

Stay tuned for the tutorial and supply list on the art glitter blog this week http://artglitterblog.blogspot.com/

Marionette Theater Workshop, It Finished the Candyland Theater!
Here are some previews of the finished Marionette Theater for my workshop at Zne Covenzione in California I call: Candyland Theater. My students will receive many of the doll parts needed to complete this project.

The only thing my students have to bring is a shoe box, we all have shoe boxes for our shoes right? I'll have a few extras on hand, not many, but some.

This piece is a normal sized shoe box, well I have big feet 9 1/2 lol, so its normal sized to me, then its completely transformed into a theater with movable parts and Marionette, the possibilities are endless and its a wonderful Green project using what you have around the house, in this case recycling a shoe box.I used loads of my hand molded embellishments such as my doll heads, and faux candies, sprinkled in sugary style glitters. Here is the back of the box, made with a sign template and homemade chipboard letters sprinkled with glitter.Here is Miss Nellie, ready to perform, along side of Plumette, her first performance at the Candyland Theater!Come Join Nellie, Plumette and Me at the Candyland Theater!
Magic, Enchantment and Joy!
Lisa!

Sweet Supplies for Marionette Theater Workshop at Zne Convenzione!

I have been shopping and making doll parts and pieces for the my workshop at Zne Convenzione, where my student attendees will receive a variety of goodies to play with including a gift pack of my handpainted doll pieces. In this picture you can see some of the ribbons, the doll parts: Yes Miss Sugar, the Queen of Candyland is missing her arms, that's because she is a Marionette and will have them attached during class, other parts will include a doll head/body where you will attach arms and legs so she can move, like well....a marionette puppet. There will be some cool Bohemian ribbon and trims, felt trims, pre made cupcakes, paper clay vintage style frames, dollie and vintage images. The student will also learn how to construct a sweet faux cake, cupcake, or candy tree, the main base for the marionette to dance upon. There will also be Sugary Sweet Colored Glitters, Martha Stewart glitters, Ranger's Stickles, Cupcake Chic Acrylic Paints, Claudine's Studio Paints and Mediums, Chalk Board Paints, Vintage style wrapping, scrap and wallpapers, sheet music and lots more.

All students are to bring an old shoe box, that is the base for these theaters.Play with a variety of ribbons, and learn a variety of paper building, altered, collaged, pierced, illustrative, sculpting and assemblage techniques, and leave creating a whole new world of magic of your own.

When:
Zne Convenzione April 29-May 3,2009, in Pleasanton, California April 29-May 3, 2009 at Zne Convenzione.

Sign up now for this class at:
http://www.znecon.citymax.com/catalog/item/6444668/6752199.htm
This class is on Thursday 4/30/09 from 10am-5pm, $25.00

Sign up now for the The Fairytale Boat Assemblage Class:
http://www.znecon.citymax.com/catalog/item/6444668/6752178.htm
This class is on Friday 5/1/09 from 10am-5pm, $25.00

For class samples of The Fairytale Boat Assemblage Class visit my Flickr photostream at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonfaires16/sets/72157606992244834/

If you want to go to the Zne Convenzione but are having difficulty paying please click on this link entitled: Pay What You Can and learn more!
http://www.znecon.citymax.com/PWYC.html

The Glittering Eggs From All Over Easterland!"With a whisk of her magic wand, your troubles will soon be gone...You'll receive three wishes, and asked to say, Pixie Dust, Pixie Dust, Take me away to a land filled with candies, treats and Easter Bunny eggs, baskets filled with magical whares and glitter found everywhere"...Poof...I arrived in Easterland, a place filled with extraordinary things, from jelly bean trees and Lollipop flowers to mint chocolate plants and licorice sticks, falling from rock candy trees, 10 miles from Easterland Gate lies, The Easter Bunnie's Workshop and Candy Factory, where eggs in every colors, size, and theme are cultivated. Mrs. E.Bunny is busy getting ready for her annual Easter Egg Hunt and Tea Party, where all guests are given a glittery surprise.
My three favorite eggs from the Mrs.E.Bunny's glittery surprises are: The Candyland Carnival Egg, Queen Felicity's Egg and Queen Charlotte's Egg. Each one is filled with magic.Which one is your favorite????I couldn't decide, there were so many, these three made my list. After the day's event, I headed back to the gate for my journey home, One of the pixie guards called me a carriage, which would lead me back into the forest and over the hill, straight to my house, and it did just that, I can't wait til next year, Oh the fun that will be had!!!!!!
Here is a photo of the almost finished egg tops, they are missing extra bling and one dollie head.Here are some of the eggs all together from the Easterland Tea Party Surprises.Upclose of Queen Charlotte's Egg, made from a variety of items, including the new faux rhinestone embellishments in my Etsy Store.
In the following is a picture of The Candyland Carnival Egg before its glitter make-over, complete with pixe dust wands!

I hope this story and these glitter egg assemblages have inspired you to finish your Easter projects and given a new update on egg decorating and mini assemblage!

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!

Altered Art Circus, Previews, Guest Artists!

Hello All,
As of tommorrow, the official release of the book is out, Feb.1, 2009, but for many, it has already been available, for you to buy and enjoy! The best part of this whole experience is being able to share it with the you and the wonderful and talented guest artists who are involved with it, each of them are truly talented, their works bring magic to my day, everyday.

Here are some previews of the projects in the book:



Here are the wonderful guest artists in the book, who have made this book so much more special! Love them all!

Wanda Eash http://craftymule.blogspot.com/
Gina Smith http://lillysoflondonish.blogspot.com/
Eileen Grobeck http://cheeseclothmoon.wordpress.com/
Amanda Howard http://www.maygreen-fairies.blogspot.com/
Ann-Denise Anderson
http://whimandfancydesigns.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Hayslip http://sweeteyecandycreations.typepad.com/
Lori Karla http://www.lollishops.com/faeriewindow
Debrina Pratt http://whimsicalworldoffairies.blogspot.com/
Izabella Pierce http://izabella.typepad.com/
Laurie Duncan http://happy-as-a-lark-designs.blogspot.com/
Marla Tomlinson http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5181545
Alejandra Pliegro, Sandra Koterba
Buy at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592534872 Border Books, Barnes and Noble, Target Online, Your Favorite Art, Craft Site, Bookstore or soon through Me!

Meet Sugar the Sweet Kewpie Pixie, who loves candy, sweets, and sugar pink, not to mention diamonds are her best friend.

Sugar is now available, ready to sprinkle some sweet magic.

Made from a Coffee Candy Jar with Metal tag still on the jar, vintage kewpie image, crepe paper, mica, antique silver german fine glitter, tinsel, velvet, and other sweet embellishments!





For purchase info, visit my Etsy Store, to buy Miss Sugar!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5074220