I did an interview at Etsy Cafe a while ago- check it out!

http://etsycafe.blogspot.com/2008/03/ela-steel.html

This is the latest in my series of small portraits. It’s approximately 8.5″ x 11″ - mixed media on hardboard.

If you’re interested in modeling for this series make sure you get in touch with me! You don’t have to be a professional model and I welcome all shapes and sizes.

Kristen paints some pretty great stuff herself. You should swing by her website and take a look.

She also posted a video up on YouTube when she received her portrait in the mail. Check it out below:

This chick has the coolest shop. She makes paper goods out of recycled junk mail and embeds seeds in them. You can give someone a birthday card, they can water it and have a flower. Yay!

So I haven’t made any new original ACEOs or ATCs for quite a while, but it’s definitely something I enjoy. Recently someone on Etsy requested that I make some of my paintings into ACEO sized prints. She was even kind enough to give me a bit of a review in her blog.

It reminded me of how much I like to do the quick little tradable art. It lets me work quickly through ideas and still have a really good end result. It also gives people who can’t necessarily afford larger pieces the opportunity to own original art. It’s a pretty good deal all around.

I painted that little girlie today, and I pre-cut a bunch more blank cards so that I can grab one and paint something whenever the inclination strikes. If you’re interested in taking Little Brat home, she’s available in my shop.

A new pendant that I made from a vintage optical lens and one of my paintings. Check out my Etsy Shop for this and more!

I’m currently in the process of completely overhauling my Etsy shop. I’m adding new prints of all sizes, and probably some original stuff along the way. Check it all out!

  

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