Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Flora Series: A-G

A is for Anthurium
A is for Anthurium

A is for Anthurium
The Anthurium crayon is made up of 6 Crayola crayon colors.
The flowers are made of Scarlet and Red and the spadix is made of Yellow and Dandelion.
The leaves and main crayon body is made of Granny Smith Apple and Green

B is for Buttercup
B is for Buttercup
This is my one of my gardening nemesis.  How can you not respect this plant for it's resilience!

B is for Buttercup
The Buttercup crayon is made of 4 Crayola crayon colors.
The flowers are made of Dandelion Yellow and Yellow for the centers.
The leaves are made of Olive Green and Forrest Green.

C is for Clover
C is for Clover

C is for Clover
The Clover crayon is made of 4 Crayola crayon colors.
The flowers are made of White and Tickle Me Pink.
The leaves are made of Olive and Spring Green.

D is for Daffodils

D is for Daffodils
I made this crayon during the Spring when daffodils were blooming.  The many colors, size and shapes inspired this composition.

D is for Daffodils 
The Daffodils crayon is made of 8 Crayola crayons.  This is one of the more complex crayons in this series because of how many colors it has.
The flowers are made of: White, Yellow, Dandelion, Unmellow Yellow, Orange and Yellow Orange.
The leaves are made of Yellow Green and Green Yellow.

E is for Eucalyptus
E is for Eucalyptus

E is for Eucalyptus
The Eucalyptus crayon is made of 4 Crayola crayons.
The flowers are made of Spring Green and Scarlet.
The leaves are made of Olive Green and Forest Green.

F is for Forget-me-not
F is for Forget-me-not
I'm not gonna lie, this is my favorite crayon from this set!  The Forget-me-not is such a humble flower and often overlooked.  It's considered a weed in most cases, but I think it's gorgeous.

F is for Forget-me-not
The Forget-me-not crayon is made of 6 Crayola crayons.
The flowers are made of Sky Blue and Dandelion.
The buds are made of Purple Mountains Majesty and Lavender.
The leaves are made of Granny Smith Apple and the main body is Green.

G is for Geranium
G is for Geranium

G is for Geranium
The Geranium crayon is made of 3 Crayola crayons.
The flowers and the main body of the crayon is made of Salmon.
The leaves are made of Forest Green and Spring Green.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

A is for Artist at Gallery One

A-Z: Flora  
A-Z: Flora
"Flora" is my newest alphabet set. It's currently in a group show at Gallery One in Ellensburg, WA.

I had the pleasure of visiting the gallery last week.  It's an AMAZING space and definitely worth the drive from Seattle.  I highly suggest a day trip to Ellensburg, it'll be a fun show and a beautiful drive.

A is for Artist:
May 6th-28th, 2016

Nance Bracken
Diem Chau
Samantha Fisher
Leslie Nan Moon
Becky Parmenter
Derek Sullivan
Kyle Sullivan
Hannah Viano

In celebration of Washington State’s Arts Education Month, we have invited six regional artists to create a full alphabet series. You’ll find pieces made with cut paper, printmaking, watercolor, carved crayons and more. “A is for Artist” is an exhibition of the illustrated alphabet and celebrates the creativity of both children and adults at Gallery One for the month of May.

Monday, February 8, 2016

Happy Year of the Monkey

Monkey 2016
Hello everyone, it's been a long time since I've posted on my blog!  2016 will be a year full of catch-up and productivity.  I'll start off by wishing everyone a happy and prosperous new year.  2016 is the Year of the Monkey and much like the energetic and unpredictable monkey this year will be a wild ride.  I'm looking forward to it.  

Monkey 2016 (detail)
This is a detail shot of my newest crayon work.  I'm very excited to incorporate different colors to my carvings.  I started to work on another Zodiac set, this time in technicolor!

These are the Crayola crayons I used for this carving:
Monkey's body and base crayon: Tan
face and ears: Tumbleweed
face features: Black
peach: Salmon
foliage: Olive Green and Green
rocks: Timberwolf




Bound.2
If you're in Seattle, please come out to "Seattle Simplified", it's a showcase of recently acquired artwork by Seattle City Lights. It's on view right now at the Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery. 

Seattle Simplified (Part 2):
December 31, 2015 through April 3, 2016
Opening reception: February 9th, 4 - 6pm
Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery
Level 3 Concourse
700 Fifth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104