here are all of my new miniature, wood nicho ornaments! no two alike, $12 each.
most of them are listed in my Etsy art shop, except for the two Frida ones, you can find those at our website www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com
if you see any you like, act fast! again, no two alike, and I won’t be making any more…
’til next time…
one-of-a-kind wood nicho ornaments, $12 each. ©susie carranza studio
it’s been a while since i’ve blogged…
every time i tell myself i’m going to blog consistently – life happens.
the end of october brought with it the first anniversary of losing my sister patty
then, on november 2nd, my mother unexpectedly lost her sister, josefina (my Tia Chepa). once again, we were faced with the loss of a loved one right before the holiday season.
i won’t go into emotions right now…i’m just dealing with making sure my mom’s okay and that she not get ill, as she did when we lost my sister. she’s still recuperating from that…
i’m just getting back to work again. on a personal level, i am not thinking of celebrating holidays right now. from a business level – life goes on…shops remain open…
this past week or so i’ve been working on Christmas ornaments. i just listed some to our website – i’d love for you to check them out!
wood ornaments by Susie Carranza for http://www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com
ornament: pot of marigolds with mini serape & heart milagro…
ornament: Frida with El Venado Loteria card…
ornament: large orange rose with miniature clay pottery…
ornament: Frida with wing milagros & flowers…
for these and lots of other handmade art pieces, please go to http://www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com
i’ll also be adding new items to my Etsy art shop and Etsy supply shop in the next few weeks. please support the handmade community and original artists this holiday season! ❤️
(i bought the raw handmade wood ornaments i used here from Terramaya on Etsy – make sure to check out her shop!)
’til next time…
if you’ve read my previous posts, you know I took part in a ’30 paintings in 30 days’ challenge in the artists’ group HeARTspace on Facebook (created by artist Jeanne Bessette). the challenge ended yesterday and I’m proud to say I completed the whole challenge!
I won’t lie – sometimes I didn’t post one photo each day. with both my mom feeling under the weather (again), then my mother in law being hospitalized (again), my mind was often occupied with other things and I couldn’t get myself to finish artwork in front of me. but I played catch up, staying up late when needed. one day I posted four (or five?) paintings all in the same day in order to catch up!
here are all 30 pieces. I still consider a couple of them to be unfinished, but the purpose of this challenge was (I think) to dig deep into our creative selves, paint consistently and purposefully, and see what we learn about ourselves in the process.
I’m still marinading over what I learned about myself, my work, and where I want to go with it. (another blog post for sure!)…in the meantime, here are group shots of all the pieces. Look for much better individual photos to come, as well as most of these new pieces being available for purchase! 😉
’til next time…
paintings 1-15 of 30 paintings in 30 days challenge…
paintings 16-30 of 30 paintings in 30 days challenge
the term “art therapy” and “art saves” is used quite often, or at least it is in the blogs and Facebook pages I follow. I think after certain words or phrases are used toooo often they lose their original meaning. but I can tell you that there really is such a thing as art therapy – and I don’t need a licensed ” therapist” to experience it!
today my plans suddenly changed, and I found my Sunday being free. I was initially disappointed, upset, and felt very much alone…
so what did I do? I art-ed (is that a word?!) of course!
pulled out the largest canvases I currently own (only 11″ X 14″; they’ll have to do), got my most thrashed paintbrush and got to painting…
…and you know what? it was just what I needed. I can’t control what happens around me, but there’s something about dragging paint around a canvas, ripping up book pages and gluing them down with no plan in mind, spilling drops of paint and creating pools of color – it just feels good.
now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some canvases waiting for me…
’til next time…
I’m happy to say that I’m still going strong with HeARTspace’s 30 paintings in 30 days challenge! Here’s what I’ve been up to…
Day 5: “For Patty”, mixed media on 7″ X 9″ hardboard.
Day 6: “Unknown”, mixed media on 8″ X 10″ canvas board.
Day 7: “It Never Stops”, acrylic paints on 5 1/2″ X 7″ canvas.
Day 8: “Dream”, mixed media on 11″ X 14″ canvas.
Day 9: “Still Together”, mixed media on 5″ X 7″ wood plaque.
Day 10: “Two”, mixed media on 6″ X 9″ canvas.
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