More Valentine Cards For Sale on Folksy

Three more pop up cards ready for Valentines are now in my online Folksy shop

Handmade and each is an original. Each card is 125mm when folded flat and drawn in ink with watercolour.

Bold Hearts – SOLD

Heart to Heart

Cascading Hearts

Valentine Cards for Sale On Folksy

Three pop up cards ready for Valentines now SOLD in my online Folksy shop.

Each card is 120mm when folded flat and drawn in ink with watercolour. Comes in a cellophane sleeve with envelope.

Allhearts – SOLD

Flowerman – SOLD

Valentine Hearts – SOLD

Twin Babies Pop Up Card

 Pop up card featuring twin babies. Commissioned.

Card is A5 (approx 4″x6″) when folded flat. Drawn in ink & watercolour.

SOLD.

Go Go Giraffe (Drawing)

Go Go Giraffe – a commissioned drawing in two parts.

Each is 4″x6″ drawn in ink with watercolour on watercolour paper (acid free 140lb).

Commissioned and sold.

This is the final secret commissioned piece I was working on before Christmas.

Here is Go Go Giraffe mounted and framed by the customer. Thanks to Alex for his photo which he took before he gave it as a gift and for commissioning the piece.

Creative For A Second or Two – a project for those with ME/CFS/FMS

A new project from Creative for a Second has been announced for people with ME/CFS/FM to participate in. 

I’ve added my name to those wishing to participate in what sounds like will be an exciting, global, collaborative project.

If you have CFS, ME, CFIDS, FM, FMS then you might like to get involved.  I suspect there will need to be some financial assistance with buying journals and helping to have them mailed around the world too.

The following is taken from the Creative For A Second blog and tells you more about the iniative (read original blog here)

“… the time has come to launch a new creative project – something for those who missed out on the first and something for those keen to get their creative juices flowing for a second project.

So what’s in store for us you all ask?

Good question…

I’ve I recently been inspired by the 1000 Journals project, co-ordinated by Someguy in San Francisco. Someguy sent 1000 journals around the world, for people to create whatever they felt at the time and to pass on to whomever they pleased. The result has been an interesting mix of creativity, thoughts, ideas, feelings and even deep dark secrets.

So in the vein of Someguys 1000 Journals project I am going to co-ordinate a similar kind of deal. Of course “Creative For A Second or Two” will have to have a bit more structured as it will be limited to people with CFS/ME/FM etc. And there will be a time limit on the project. I will collect a list names and addresses of those who would like to participate and then a small number of journals (not quite a thousand!) will be sent to the far corners of the globe to start their journey.

I anticipate these journals to travel for about a year or so. Ideally all journals will have made their way back here to Melbourne in time to co-ordinate an exhibition of the work for May 12 2011 (Awareness Day) – yeah!

So that’s the plan, I suggest checking out the 1000 Journals project, online. What you put down on the pages is unlimited – artwork, thoughts, photos, found objects… this is a project for anyone and everyone – not just artists – we all have creativity bones within us!

Email your name and address to creativeforasecond@gmail.com if you’re interested and I will get the ball rolling!

You might also like to take a moment to look at (or revisit) the first Creative For A Second project – a book of artwork, photography, craft, poetry and prose from people with ME/CFS from around the world.

Rub My Belly – A Portrait of Wilbur (Painting)

Rub My Belly – a commissioned portrait of Wilbur the cat.

This is the secret commission I was working on from October to before Christmas.

Acrylic on box canvas 20cm x 20cm. 2009. Sold.

  

Work in Progress

We start with my own cat Flyman showing a lot of interest in this painting of Wilbur – his nemesis who lives next door.

Here I am painting in the outline as the first stage. With small canvas I work on a board on my lap usually with my paints to my side if I can persuade the cat not to lie on them.

Outline completed which acts as a guide.  The lines will be repainted at the end.

Couple of coats of base colour for body.

Working on the stripes.

More work on the sripes, light and shade.

Couple of coats on the background.

Background lightened a little to balance with Wilbur.

Pretty much finished just the signature and a couple of details to do.

Finished piece.

Adventure Kitty is Balanced (Pop Up Drawing)

Pop up drawing made for a friend of Adventure Kitty balanced on a fence post.

Card is approx 125mm square when folded flat.

Drawn in ink and watercolour.

I Am Kitty … You Will Be Mine (Pop Up Drawing)

Pop up drawing made for a friend of Adventure Kitty pouncing on a ball of wool.

Card is approx 125mm square when folded flat.

Drawn in ink and watercolour. Not for sale.

Now Reduced – Christmas Cards and Penguin Pop Ups

I’ve now reduced the price of my christmas cards and penguin pop ups in my Folksy shop. International shipping is available.

Grab yourself a bargain http://www.folksy.com/shops/rachelcreative/sale

 
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Thank You

To say thank you for all your support over the last year.

So many unexpected characters have emerged over 2009. Here’s hoping for many more in 2010.

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I’m sending an online thank you and making a donation to ME Research UK instead of buying stamps to send a greeting through the mail.