Sneak peeks and such!

Happy sunny and bright Wednesday to all my art and animal loving peeps!

Here are some new WIPs as well as some of the ones i posted before...the chick on the sheep has been a challenge. I have never sculpted an animal on all fours!! They are always stanging upright like humans. Go figure! The piece in front is going to be the party chick train!! I think it will have a patriotic theme and the chicks will be holding mini flags. The frog holding the pumpkin will be on the next SpookyTime Jingles update.





Here is a 6 x 8 gallery wrap canvas painting of my catfish sculpture. A fun project to do while the clay dries....



I just took a break out on our back patio with Missy, one of our feral cat tenants. Well, as you can see, she's not so feral anymore....i can pet her and rub her tummy any time :). I force her to let me pick her up. She squirms and rolls that round body around, but i know she really loves it. Tee hee. Isn't she beautiful?

I made this mosaic table a few years ago at a class at the John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown NC (a fabulous place...check out their site!). We learned how to make ceramic tiles and sculpted pieces out of clay, fired them and then incorporated our handmade pieces into mosaics. I etched one of my favorite quotes into the center piece. "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that i can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now." One of the cats is usually sitting smack dab in the middle of this table, so I thought i would get a photo in while i had a chance.

Catfish SnipPet

I finished my happy, smiling Catfish piece last night. He is up for grabs in my etsy shop right now. It took me forever to take his photo...tried several different settings and backgrounds and angles....nothing worked quite right. So, the photos aren't purrfect, but i can promise that Mr. Catfish is especially cute :)! Many MEOWS to all of you!

Tweet, Tweet :)

We had a wonderful weekend with Brian's parents. On Friday night, we had dinner at Ramsey's which is the ultimate in southern comfort food. Then we came home and watched The Wrestler in HD....shoowee, i wasn't quite prepared for the gore, but i could appreciate Mickey Rourke's performance. Note to self: Remember to warn my own mother NOT to see this movie. She would be horrified.
On Saturday, we enjoyed a leisurely morning on the patio soaking up the warm breeze and lots of coffee. After that, we headed to our favorite lunch spot and then to the Equus Run Vineyards for some wine tastings and afternoon jazz. The ride out there is absolutely beautiful and the weather was P-E-R-F-E-C-T. Here is a photo of me with a painted horse sculpture at the vineyards (would love to have that in my yard!) and a lovely shot of some guys fly fishing.



We finished up our day with a hearty dinner at an Italian Lexington classic, Joe Bologna's, and a competitive game of Scattergories.

TWEET! TWEET! The chick is complete!~~
So, now i am back to work and ready for a productive week! I finished my little party chick and should be done with my happy catfish this afternoon.
This piece is available in my etsy shop right now.



Have a wonderful week, everyone!!!
xoxo Carrie

SnipPet WIPs and Show and Tell

A Catfish, a Party Chick and two Sheep in process! These silly SnipPets are drying and should be ready to paint by the end of the weekend.




I received a fun package of goodies from my mom yesterday, so i thought i would share the quirky contents with you. She found a woman in Raleigh who recently bought a warehouse full of trims, ribbons, millinery flowers, folk art treasures, etc. from an 80 year old couple. The lady can't use it all, so she has been having big warehouse sales over the past few weekends. So cool! I have found a few spots around the house for some of these odds and ends...and the rest may end up incorporated into my artwork.






My hubby's mom and dad are on their way to Kentucky from Georgia right now! The weather is FABULOUS here, so it should be a lovely weekend visit. We will be heading to our favorite restaurants, taking a scenic drive through some horse farms and enjoying some jazz and wine tastings at a local vineyard. Oh, and I also want to go see that new Earth movie...hope we can squeeze it in!

I hope all of you have some fun plans for the weekend....what are you up to??
Hugs to all,
Carrie

Earth Day Planting and Upcycling!

Happy Earth Day to all of my special blog friends!! I thought i'd share my two Earth Day projects....vegetable container gardens and a little art upcycling. Here is my first attempt at growing herbs and vegetables. I am going to place them on our sunny front porch and hope that they will survive and florish! The thought of walking right out of the house to pick tomatoes, strawberries, peppers, cilantro, basil and rosemary is so exciting! I will keep adding to my collection as it gets warmer. If any of you have a green thumb and want to share some growing tips with me, please feel free!!

Ok, this is my next art project. My mom found this little antique toy cart at a warehouse sale and sent it to me. I have been wanting to make some pull toys reminiscent of those wonderful antique ones i often see. This cart has been sitting on my desk all week. I just can't decide what animal to add to it...a sheep? a cow? a pig? I am leaning toward creating a sheep with some sort of animal riding on his back. I welcome your thoughts and opinions! This makes me want to hit some flea markets and do a little more art upcycling.

Super SnipPet Sale!

Head on over to the SnipPet shop on Etsy for a HUGE sale on some of my one-of-a-kind, circus inspired animal dolls! Woohoo for sales in this dreadful economy, right?! We all need a break, so I am giving you one :). Maybe you will find a special gift for mom or a treasure for yourself. Here's a little hint at one of the pieces you will see....



Happy Sunday to all of my SnipPet friends! And many thanks from the bottom of my heart to those who left me SUCH kind comments on my sad little post yesterday. I can't tell you how much your words meant. xoxo

SpookyTime Jingles on Etsy!

Head on over to the SpookyTime Jingles shop on Etsy! This shop is filled with special handmade Halloween goodies created by many wonderful STJ artists for a limited time only.



Happy SPOOKY shopping to you!!!

Hugs and happy Sunday to all~~
Carrie and the SnipPets