Slacking...

The other day my husband told me I should make videos of the DIY stuff I do or when i'm creating my paintings. I then had to explain that half the time I do all this stuff by myself over time. Not like a week but sometimes i'll work on something for like a month.Yet there are some things I knock in a couple hours. I also do not own a tripod nor is my "art room" set up for me to film anything. Basically I'm just making stuff as I have time or materials and then I come back afterwards and write about it on here. 

Lately i've been slacking though. I have painting i've been working on for months. I started calling it "Black Girl Magic" and I have no idea when i'll be done with it. I just keep adding layers and staring at it for a few days. Yet this year I have given myself the goal of completing 10 paintings. 

This will be interesting. . .

Emotional Baggage

 This lovely creation was something I started WAAAYYYY back when I was still attending Towson. The idea behind it was as human we carry so much around with us but no one can see it because its not physical but emotional. SO, I created a skirt to show all the stuff we hold on to, most of which is garbage anyway, hints why I used giant trach bags.....

In class explaining the concept...

A classmate was lovely enough to model it for my while I explained...

Home, after I finished the skirt...

Made of trach bags, newspaper, various tapes, spray paint...

Wine Glasses: For the Mothers !

Glasses I made for the various Mothers of mine or that I know.. More of these to come. 

Mommy 

my bf's mom Rose

My Step Mom Felicia 

Wine Glasses: Animal !

These animal theme wine glasses I made for a few friends of mine for no particular reason but just beacuase I love my friends and I like to do nice things for people I love. I get more satisfaction out of makign someone something and having them get excited about the gift then recieving a gift in return. Thats one of the reasons I make art, to make other people happy, in turn making myself happy. 

Acrylic paint and sealer, lots of layers

A peacock for Rasean.

Cheetah Print for Janette

3D paint and acrylic sealer

Whitney B. and her glass

Giraffe print made with 3D paint and acrylic sealer

Wine Glasses: Birthday Presents !

Then I started giving my hand painted glasses to people as birthday presents. Usually a martini glass for my lovely friends that finally crossed over into the 21+ club. A wine glass for my been inthe 21+ club peoples and a beer mug for the guys. Each glass design is based on the person I was giving it to in one way or another. 

Cheetah print doen with 3D paint.

Sealed with acrylic sealer

My Boo Josie with her 21st bday martini glass.

Sun Flower and Duckies for my bf's cousins wife Sara

21st martini glass for Rachelle, drove all the way to Frostburg to give that one.

O_o Ciara's 21st bday martini Glass.

Avery's birthday martini glass

Birthday Mug for my "twin" Zachary 

Birthday mug for my bf's big brother Charlie

Birthday wine glass for my bf's sister-in-law Whitney