Art

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Showing posts with label Before and Afters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Before and Afters. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Katie's Photos

Thank goodness Katie is so willing to model for me while I try to figure out this whole photography thing.  I must say, I am having so much fun with this.  I think this is an obsession that will stick around for a while.  Now if I could only get the other kids to pose for me.






Here's a peek at the before and after, this was done in Lightroom 4.  The temptation is to go overboard, there is so much you can do with this program, I love it!  I'm still learning everything it is capable of, and enjoying every minuet of it.


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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Studio Before and After

Today I tackled perhaps my largest project to date.  I cleaned my basement studio.  I thought this deserved some before and after shots.

 All right, so here we have it.  No, there wasn't an earthquake, or a tornado.  Or a little family of Tasmanian devils living in there.  And before you start counting all the safety hazards... just give me a chance.

Before
Ta-da!
After
Yay!  Time to be inspired and put those blank canvases to good use.  Yes, there is still paint on the floor, and sawdust in the corners.  But that's what I love! There is not much I enjoy more than creating something in all it's grand messiness, and taking it out of that messy environment, into a beautiful setting.  It's magic.  But I do need floor space to do it.

This canvas is ready to go


I found some great things I had forgotten about during this clean up.  

Like this fork.


I also found some strange things.

Like this... thing.

What in the world is this?  Better hang on to it,
you never know when one of these will come in handy.
I hadn't realized I have horded so many frames, now they are all nice and tidy in a box of their own:


Here's a peek at two other hoards I have in my studio, my buttons and vintage lace.


So much to be created- so let's get to it.

Last, but not least, while I was doing all this, look where I found this nosey little bugger!


Saturday, November 23, 2013

Crackle Finish Bookcase

I turned this plain bookcase, into a work of art!  I love how the crackle finish looks on the back of the bookcase. 


Here's the plain ol' "before" picture


Close up showing the finish

Look at that yummy crackle!