Monday, December 14, 2009 at 01:08PM These are two new commissions I just finished yesterday. They are to be Christmas gifts for, you guessed it, American Airlines and Stanley. My clients are managing their Hispanic marketing campaigns and wanted to present them with a painting that reflected the spirit of the campaigns.
I really liked how they turned out! They are made on 16 x 16 hardboard panel and lots of love.
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 02:01PM 
It's been work, work, work around here. I'm working on a lot, and I mean, A LOT of commissions. I don't know why but I always say yes to everything, and really.... would you say no to work that is also super fun? come on! :)
This is a small piece that I will be sending to Young Blood Gallery in Atlanta, GA. ASAP, as in, they needed it last week. I had to pick one of the four seasons and for some reason "spring" came to mind immediately. All the artists will have to pick one season and I wish I could go to the opening of this show that I know is going to be awesome.
I had the idea of the butterflies on the shadow box since the beginning, and then the drawing followed.The shadow box is behind glass, so the UPS transportation worries me, let's just all gather together and send good thoughts, k?
All the green is painted wax paper with acrylic paint. I posted some pictures of the paper before cutting it here. I looooved the texture!
The butterflies are also cut out of the wax paper and actually pinned to the painting, there's also some clouds in the background, but I don't know how visible they are.
I played with all the layers and different depths of the piece. A little like working on 3D but no really.
Ok, so let's get back to work!
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 08:34AM 
This painting is called "La llorona" after a Mexican legend about a woman who lost her children who drowned on a river and now wanders endlessly looking for them, they say that at times when you feel lost, wandering the streets, mourning, she will find you and cover you with her shawl, making you one of her "children".
I made this painting for a Day of The Dead exhibit at Pura Vida, a beautiful local art gallery and shop in downtown Charlotte.
I used a Masonite board and made a collage with old book pages where I drew the llorona, I added a layer of lacquer varnish to protect the collage and paint.
It ended up looking more like a bride/skeleton and kind of Victorian in style.
The Day of The Dead, also called All Saints Day, is another Catholic feast we celebrate in Mexico, on Nov 2. And if you think this blog is suddenly going all religious on you, don't worry, it stops today. Religious icons and images are embedded in Mexican culture, from Our Lady of Guadalupe to La Catrina, it's a rich culture that I had the privilege to experience growing up and as an artist I am drawn to the religious images and the meaning they have.
I have a printable of this piece available at my etsy shop!
Please dont miss this interview over at the fabulous Diahn Ott's blog, her work is really amazing, please visit her etsy shop (thank you Diahn for digging me up from the millions of etsy shops!)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 08:44AM 
Today, October 28, in the Catholic Church we celebrate the feast of St. Jude Thaddaeus, not to be mistaken for Judas Iscariot, which is the bad bad Jude, the one who betrayed Jesus.
Jude Thaddaeus is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes, which translates to: if you have a problem, he's your man. He'll intercede for you up there with God and give you a break. And it is never a bad thing to have more people on your side rooting for you, right?
A while ago I made this portable shrine for saint Jude for Found Art Tuesday. And I made a free download that you can get and print out if you like, just to remind us that we're not alone in our troubles and that there is someone to rely on, even if we cant see them. This always gives me some kind of comfort when I'm dealing with something I wish I could control and solve, but can't. And that's what "shrines" are all about, a reminder that we're not alone.
If you want to make your own Judas shrine, you can dowload this same image I made for Found Art Tuesday on the dowloads part of this website, and here is a direct link: Judas Shrine
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 03:22PM I had written this post DAYS ago, and didnt noticed I didnt hit "publish" until today! duh!
So what have you done all these days? I've been away doing many things, one of them, was being featured in.. *gasp* decor8!! Holly included my 2010 calendar on this year's decor8 calendar round up. There are many beautiful calendars included so you don't wanna miss it!
And, oh yea, I also made these rings with collage and epoxy resin.
I used watercolor papers to make the tiny collages and placed them on this sterling silver plated ring. Then the collage is encased in shiny resin.
I wish I had more rings to make. I thought about waiting until I sell these to order more, but I'm thinking to just get more just to make them! Next time I think I'm making tiny drawings on top of the collage (something I thought about while I was pouring the resin!)
I'm taking these rings tomorrow to Sanctuary of Davidson where they will be for sale. BUT there is one for sale only on my etsy shop! here
