Paint Love// Collaborative Mural Project

I am so excited to be a part of Paint Love.  Paint Love's mission is" connecting artists and nonprofits for a positive impact on youth."  They help connect artists with organizations throughout metro Atlanta. Julie McKevitt, founder of Paint Love, is a dear friend of mine and a very talented artist.  She works hard to seek out and organize some amazing opportunities for artists to get involved in their community!

 Last month I worked with Paint Love to create a unique art experience for the students at Norton Park Elementary School.

We worked with 3rd and 4th graders as well as their awesome art teacher, Sabrina Barilone to create a collaborative mural using photographs of their school!You can also check out Paint Love's blog post about the project here

Before going to the school, I put together a few different photos of the school that Julie(founder of Paint Love) captured for us. In Photoshop, I layered some effects and colors to make the image fun for the students to paint!  We printed the image, and cut it up into a grid, giving each student a small section of the picture to enlarge on their canvas!

During our time there, we taught the students about the work of Andy Warhol, how to work from a grid, and mix paint!We had less than 2 hours with the group, so we were working fast!

 

Then it was time for the installation!

Woohoo! Some color for all of that space!!

Thrilled I had this amazing opportunity to get involved! If you are an artist interested in being a part of this organization, contact them!

art actually on instagram.

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We repainted our yellow floors last week and I am excited to share the new look with you soon!

brushstrokes.

Brushstroke patterns seem to be all over the place this season, from fashion to home decor.  I love the color that it brings to things in such a natural, unpredictable! No two brushstrokes are ever exactly the same, and I think that is definitely part of the beauty of them!  I was in need of some new stationary, and decided to make my own using blank note cards and envelopes. You could do so many different types of strokes and color combinations, so the variations are endless!

I used acrylic paint and 2 different sizes of brushes, then layered one color on top of another.  I also added a little brushstroke patch in the center of each envelope for addressing!

Paint Love.

I am so excited to be a part of Paint Love.  Paint Love's mission is" connecting artists and nonprofits for a positive impact on youth."  They help connect artists with organizations throughout metro Atlanta. If you are an artist interested in being a part of this organization, contact them! Last week I worked with the founder and one of their interns to stretch canvases!  You can check it out here. 

And a recent cut paper design I made.

      Try to make something every day...it's good for you.

snow days.

We have now had 5 snow days in just two weeks! I've been busy catching up on photo editing, working on some paintings, and just enjoying some much needed relaxing time!

a visual journal update.

Recent pages from my visual journal:

Some photos from our travels.

Catch up.

My addiction to throw pillows.

My love for food.

And desserts.

Abe Lincoln.

It  rained all week.

Papercut

texture.

It's a new year.

black & white

construction paper triangles.

photobooth and festival.

 

A few weeks ago I set up a booth at a local art and music festival in our town.  I sold jewelry, prints, cards, and had a photo booth! To see some of the images taken in the photo booth, check them out here.  

 

h + moose.

I made these little framed pieces a few weeks ago for my friend Katey! She is having a boy and hopefully these will make a  cute addition to her woodland creature themed nursery!  I bought a neat wooden frame and a shadow box, and then filled them with decorative papers, moss, and cut out my own H and moose design!