A Handpainted Switchplate

Here's another tidbit I did for Sassy J's Indian-inspired room. This switchplate is on a wall that she painted a brilliant red. Her love of elephants and my love of sunsets behind elephants was the inspiration. I sprayed the plastic plate with Fixatif, then painted it with acrylics, then sprayed it again with the Fixatif so it hopefully won't chip off. I like how it came out.

Fun With Markers in Sassy J's Room

A couple weeks ago, my friend Sassy J told me that she was painting her room in a brilliant red and bright orange because she wanted an Indian-inspired motif. And since I can't keep my nose out of artsy things (and because she let me), I used gold paint markers to do Indian/henna-type designs on her bookshelf and nightstand drawer face. She also loves elephants, so I did some elephant silhouettes in gold on her door. I'm hoping she lets me go all-out again, because it was 3 hours of fun for me, and I still have loads of ideas for her room, some of which include fake gems that you can get at a craft store. I'm pretty sure that gems are a brilliant idea --though Sassy J didn't seem so keen on it, so we'll see. Maybe I'll do a border of elephant silhouettes around her room if I have the time and she lets me. Here are some photos of what I did.

what i've been tooling around with recently

Since I've started two new part-time jobs in the past couple weeks and had oodles of other stuff to do, I haven't had time to start on one of the two big canvases hiding behind the door in my room. Hopefully, though, I'll be able to start on one this weekend. I haven't got a clue what I want to do with it, but that's ok...I rarely know what I want to do with a blank canvas until I pop in some music and lose my mind.

Anyway, I've been doing a couple side projects that I'm thinking may end up for sale on Etsy. They're home decor-type creations, which I've made with slate from an old abandoned roof.