Karen Derrico of Derrico Studios is one my clients. I made a likeness of her adorable dog, Hannah, a few months ago. She sent me this lovely holiday greeting this morning featuring Hannah and her mini. It made me laugh out loud and is still making me smile now! You can visit Karen and her lovely art at http://www.painting4paws.com. Visit my online shop at www.ameliamakesart.etsy.com.
A wonderful event begins today and I am going to be there from 12 to 6pm - tomorrow as well. The event is a fundraiser for Portland's only 24 hour animal hospital, Dove Lewis. There are sketch artists who wil sketch your dog for free with a purchse of three bottles of wine, a raffle with gift certificates for my felted dog portraits and other canine entertainment. If you are in Portland, I would love to see you there.
Let us drink wine!
Urban Wine Works
407 NW 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
www.urbanwineworks.com
This is Savannah and her wool mini. What a gorgeous Vizsla you are.
The last day of summer is upon us at this very moment. I don't find myself sad at all that it is going - though my summer was too, too lovely. And as you can see by the three month lapse in my entries, very busy. Too many things happened to share it all in this one post, so will touch on some of the highlights and fill you in later.
Mostly, I have been making wool portraits of dogs still. It has now turned into a full fledged business.. I was also invited to show some of my dogs at a beautiful gallery, The FUEL Collection, in Philadelphia this summer. The show was titled Puppies are Biodegradable and its purpose was to raise awareness about the horrific problem of puppy mills.
Edgar and I made it there to see the city and attend a cocktail party at the gallery. I was pleasently suprised by Philadelphia. I had never been before and really enjoyed it. We also spent a short time in New York City where we stayed with my most favorite friends and visited Edgar's family. It was an action packed week of museums, galleries, bars, clubs, broadway shows, outdoor movies in Bryant Park, The Cloisters, picnics, lunches, amusement parks.... the list could go on and on. I was very proud of us for packing so much into our short trip.
Here area few of the dogs I have finished lately. I still love making them and thank goodness - I have about 90 orders for portraits right now! More about that another time....
This is Buddy a knock out of a St. Bernard living in Philadelphia and Dash a sweet little Yorkie also in Philly
This is Morgan and Maddie. Morgan, the German Shorthair Pointer is my father's dog
Dottie and Owen are also from Philly
This is Etta, her eyes melt my heart every time I look at them. I think this is one of my most favorite photos ever sent to me. What an angel. Can you believe this sweet girl is 18!! They are doing something right.
Well it is back to work for me.
A
A beautiful day in Portland, you can see the sun and the moon in the sky. I keep waiting for the rain to come. It will be any time now and when it does it won't stop for months. But alas, I spent the day painting in the studio. A little guilty for not spending it outdoors, but as much as I like the sun, outdoors is just over rated. Give me my ipod, my coffee, my paints and I could not be more happy and whole doing anything else.
Here are a few little lovelies that I painted this weekend. They are each 4" x 6". I usually paint much larger but I have recently found a fondness for the minature. To me they move beyond a 2D work and become a little object. They are for sale at my shop: www.ameliamakesart.etsy.com
Amelia
Last Thursday in Portland is an all year event but it really takes off in the warm summer months. It is an art festival along a street of galleries. local clothing designers, bars, yummy restaurants like Bernie’s Southern Bistro (one of my favorites), open artist’s studios, and gift shops filled with fun oddities. Then there are also the street venders who sell painting, buttons, pottery, sculpture, art on paper, clothes and other good stuff I can’t think of right now. There are also musicians, street performers and people just wandering around in costumes. Oh yeah, and dj’s inciting dance parties on the corners that spill off the sidewalk and into the street.
I was not only there enjoying the atmosphere and my friends, I was also there peddling my felted bags, which I did quite successfully. It was very exciting for me because it was the first time I had tried to sell my felt work like this. The bags looked so beautiful all laid out on the table. There bright and cheery colors made them look like a table full of candy. People could not resist petting my pretty little bags as they walked by. Their soft and fuzzy bodies demanded attention. I sold all but these three. You can find them in my shop at www.ameliamakesart.etsy.com
Afterwards, my lovely friend Allison and I were off to The Moon and Six Pence, a charming little pub with a closed in outdoor patio. There we sipped a spanish coffee and a hot toddy under the stars while we rehashed the night and did our usual catching up. It is always nice spending time with her, I will be sure to write more about her later.
Well that was my adventure for Thursday night, now it is already Monday afternoon. I am not sure where the weekend went to, except that I made more felt stuff and worked a bit on some paintings for my September show.
more soon,
Amelia
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