burn baby, burn

If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen this already. I wanted to share a quick photo of my screen-burning. This is the third time I've tried this one and, while it's not perfect (yet), it did work. 

I did a test print, but I don't want to give away too much too soon!

This is my screen-exposure "unit" set up in our guestroom. I can make the room super dark so it's the perfect place.

before and after

I have a little before-and-after for you today. A little art for my husband as a Christmas gift.


I found these pseudo-oil paintings in a thrift shop. They were labeled "French, 1950's". I think the frames are beautiful and were exactly what I was looking for.
So, I primed over the prints, painted the frames with a lovely brushed nickel spray paint (Valspar, I think) and transferred the silhouettes I did of our two pups and painted them with gouache. I added monograms for them too. "A" for Addie and "C" for Conner.


Ta-Da! They're hanging in our living room next to my Keep Calm poster (in Apples and Orange orange, PMS 151) from sfgirlbybay.

The Alphabet

This has been in my head now for a while. I'm relieved to finally get it out. It's so satisfying when something comes out as you picture it in your head, isn't it?

I would love to see this on a T-shirt, tote bag, or sofa pillow with no repeat. I could even print onto a nice cotton paper stock and hang as wall art.

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