Autumn Walkabout

Hi. How are you?

It was a beautiful autumn weekend in Southern Illinois. Today we took a great hike in a nearby state park.

I used the panorama feature on the iPhone to capture this majestic tree.

Happy fall all. Ta-Ta for now!

Times, they are a changin'

Well hi! I've missed you!

Since my last post, so much has happened! Let me give you a quick low-down:

• School is back in full swing and I am now teaching with my beloved former art teacher.  We make a great team!
• After 6 months on the market, I finally gave up trying to sell my house but rented it out to a friend instead. I'm glad to have it occupied for the winter.
• Matt said adios to teaching and has accepted a new job as a uniserv director with the Illinois  Education Association.
• I've said goodbye to my lovely and trusty Volkswagen Jetta. (Matt got a new car and I inherited his Honda Element.)
• I rocked it at a local art fair and sold a lot of work!
• I've scored a killer art commission.
• I celebrated a birthday and now am half way through my 30's. (How did I get so old?) 
• There's a move in the works! 

Well, you should be hearing from more regularly now that life looks to be slowing down a little bit. I'll leave you with a few newbies I made for my last show.  Ta-Ta!

Happy Little Trees

hilltop, originally uploaded by Jennifer Mullin.

I managed to crank this out yesterday while my students were working. Its simple, but sweet. No ink for this one - it will be sold as is for just $10.00. I'll post the link here when its up on Etsy.

Happy Thursday.

Accidental Art

I had a chance to sit down and make some art this past weekend. "Accidental Art" measures just 5" x 5" and was fashioned out of magazine. All the bits and pieces were adhered to a warm gray cardstock that I then embellished with a sepia tech pen and a white gel pen.

I'm really into clouds at the moment, and I came about this particular technique in a very accidental manner. I managed to accidentally get glue on a piece of paper and then stick it somewhere that it didn't belong. When I realized my dorky-ness, I tried to remove it but was left with the white residue of the paper. I liked the look of what was left and now repeat the technique on purpose all the time.

Accidental Art is available for sale on Etsy.

I'm hoping to be more active on Etsy and on the blog in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more art.

Stay a While.......please

Its finally finished. "Stay a While" measures 8" x 8" and was created on a cradled hardboard panel. I think I started this piece back in August, before school was in session, so I'm happy to have this one completed. I will be submitting this piece along with two others to the Midwestern - a show at the Rockford Art Museum. I'm hoping that one of the pieces gets juried in.

Now that things at school are slowing down, I'm trying to get back into the swing of "arting" again. Its been difficult for me to get going, and come up with some new ideas. I've decided to start small, and make some ACEO's. I made a little tree piece today and am quite happy with it. I hope to have more new work to show you soon.

Happy fall friends.

Sneak Peak of the Wallblank Show!

Tease for Cover Your Walls — Fall Art Scene at the BrewHouse from Pablo Korona on Vimeo.

So looking forward to Artscene at Wallblank! Pablo Korona, a fellow Boylan grad shot this video.

Artscene This Weekend

I'm thrilled to be participating in Artscene this weekend at Wallblank Gallery. I will be showing with seven other artists in a beautiful gallery space at the the old Brewhouse on Prairie Street. We will be exhibiting and selling fine art prints and originals. With two other shows going on in the Brewhouse at the same time, you can see 30 artists in one place! Should be fun.

(Photo by Brian Milo)

The show runs Friday, October 2nd from 5-9 PM and Saturday, October 3rd from 3-9 pm. There are 45 venues around Rockford showing art over the weekend. Make a night or a weekend of it!

For more information, visit the Fall Artscene website.

Hope to see you there.