tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35630258436040082072024-03-05T09:57:12.080-08:00frosticular designfrosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-42039013872606305822013-06-03T07:34:00.000-07:002013-06-03T07:35:38.176-07:00Nominate someone to win a painting...Encouragement can come is so many different forms, and by far the best thing we can do for people is be there for them. I truly believe that our <i>time</i> is the <b>best</b> thing we can give other people. But, sometimes it's nice to give a gift.<br />
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Do you know someone who really deserves to have one of these paintings? send me an email, tell me their story and why you'd like to see them receive one of these paintings. There is no reason too big or too small to nominate someone. I'd love to hear from you!<br />
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These are the three paintings available to choose from. (left) <u>Seuss Girl,</u> 18"x24", (middle) <u>Earth Monster,</u> 18"x24" and (right) <u>Pig Beside a Cherry Tree</u>, 30"x40". All are original paintings, acrylic on canvas.<br />
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my email address is ellie@frosticular.com, and i'll be accepting nominations until the end of June. :)<br />
<a href="http://www.frosticular.com/">www.frosticular.com</a>frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-81997842423464686912013-05-28T07:20:00.000-07:002013-05-28T09:50:46.308-07:00<br />
As many of you know, I have taken a fancy to designing my own fabric using my frosticular elements. The process has been a lot of fun for me, and incredibly fulfilling as each sample arrives in my mailbox! But not only that, I have received encouraging feedback on my designs, as well as interest. Though I am still in the "R&D" phase of this idea, it is looking promising!<br />
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Recently I teamed up with Kitty, a photographer, and Brynn, my model-for-a-day, to feature one of these fabrics that I turned into a little dress. It gives you a taste of what these fabrics could look like as a finished product! (skirt fabric is a frosticular design).<br />
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I am incredibly thankful to Kitty for volunteering to snap these beautiful photos, and to Brynn for volunteering to be my model! They were both wonderful to work with, and I really appreciate that they gave up their time to help my vision become a reality! The beautiful necklace Brynn is wearing is a piece by Nakamol, and was on loan from Global Experience for the photoshoot. It matched so beautifully I had to ask, and they graciously obliged! </div>
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<br />frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-25988419500504086052013-04-22T13:29:00.000-07:002013-04-22T13:29:55.345-07:00Element 12: Charlie's RobeIn 2006 there was a movie released called "Arthur and the Invisibles". We would rent this movie on a regular basis for my youngest son to watch. When the sequels came out a couple years later we were somewhere close to first in line to watch them.<br />
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Last night the children's TV Channel, YTV, played all three movies, and we managed to catch the sequels. During the 3rd installment "Athur 3: The War of the Two Worlds" there is a scene with Arthur's grandfather, Charlie. He is wearing a robe. The colours of the robe struck me. Muted yellows in a checkerboard pattern complimented by an aqua coloured collar.<br />
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It's funny how sometimes someone's aesthetic can be <i>just</i> ahead of the times. Years ago the robe didnt strike me. It didnt even stand out. But this time around, for one reason or another, the colours were right on trend and they caught my eye. i was instantly inspired to use the colours for a new Element painting. In my mind i also knew what i wanted that element to look like, so i got to sketching and came up with something i was pleased with.<br />
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this morning i eagerly walked to my studio ready to produce Element 12. It's great when inspiration hits and everything falls into place.<br />
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I wish i could find a screen shot of the scene i am referring to, but i am unable to!<br />
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<br />frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-47580404193912580192013-03-29T15:40:00.002-07:002013-03-29T15:42:14.238-07:00Muscle Man and His GirlAwhile ago a friend opened a Bridal Shop here in Thunder Bay. She suggested that I could put a couple of my pieces in her store for exposure. I really wanted to create pieces specifically for her space so instead of going down there with whatever I had on hand, I waited 'til things slowed down in the studio and then I set to work on a piece specifically for showing in her store. <br />
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I knew exactly which drawing I was going to use. <br />
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At home I started to dig through past drawings until I found it. As precious as I remembered. A Muscle Man showing off for his girl!<br />
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The entire piece was inspired by the colours reflected in any iridescent crystal or sequin or bead commonly used on a wedding or prom gown.<br />
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I bought a big package of flat-backed, iridescent, swarovski crystals to embellish the dress with. Hard to capture with a camera just how flashy these little suckers are!<br />
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I was really glad that Shelby liked the piece. She really had no idea what I was doing, and even though my confidence in what I do is quite strong, at the last minute I always play the "what if they dont like it" game. Perhaps I cant help it!<br />
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<br />frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-55426124000516835652013-03-23T15:26:00.003-07:002013-03-23T15:27:39.844-07:00Music Studio Triptych<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kathy commissioned me to do a piece for her music studio's lounge. I was given a manilla envelope <i>full </i>of inspiration that she had collected/been given by students over the years. There was so much to look at and choose from! For a couple of reasons these are the three drawings I settled on working with, though for about 7 days the "singing beaver" was a real contender!<br />
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I planned the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptych" target="_blank">triptych</a> so that they would be cohesive as a grouping, but also kept in mind that they may stand alone one day down the road!frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-55409914683296841852013-02-26T09:49:00.003-08:002013-03-23T15:29:24.336-07:00Baby's Being Born!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What an exciting time to have my little brother and his wife expecting their first child! I asked my daughter, who is now 7 years old, if she would draw a few pictures for me to look at, and use, for a painting for their nursery. Let me tell you the drawings did not disappoint! Although all three drawings were adorable, I stored 2 away for a later date, and went with the sweet drawing where dad is looking at mom, who is looking at baby, who is looking at the world!<br />
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Update! It's A Girl!! The painting now resides in little Hadley's bedroom reminding her of how much her parents love and cherish her.<br />
<br />frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-15756372051177298032013-02-13T11:09:00.002-08:002013-03-23T15:32:22.602-07:00Sam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This commission was a lot of fun. As soon as I received the intial drawing from Sam's mom, I saw a kid who was pretending to be a giant lumbering through a tiny village, or something of the sort!<br />
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But I have to tell you. The best part of this commission was giving the painting to Sam. Up to this point I have always handed off finished pieces to parents. I was in luck this time as Sam was in my studio. I held up his original drawing "Remember this?!" I said to him. He nodded his head yes. Then from behind my back I began to bring out the painting... "Well, <i>this</i> is what I did with it!" He was so pleased. It made my day.frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-9409798522124833232013-02-13T10:56:00.001-08:002013-02-13T10:56:43.755-08:00Chasing Atlantis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have friends producing a feature length documentary inspired by their love and fascination with space and space travel called <a href="http://chasingatlantis.wordpress.com/about/" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Chasing Atlantis</a>. When they asked me if i would be willing to donate a piece of artwork to their fundraising efforts, i was more than willing. I find it so inspiring to see people chasing their dreams as these guys are! Best of luck!frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-69759432155710087112012-02-28T09:53:00.001-08:002012-02-28T09:54:24.105-08:00NEW!!! frosticular elements!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i can often be found sketching diligently in a journal. usually when doing this i am coming up with new ideas for backgrounds to use in my paintings. when i am creating these preliminary sketches i am often thinking of at least 5 different ways in which i could ultimately use it in a painting. i have affectionately started to refer to these ideas as "elements"... and have created a series of smaller scale paintings that allow me to explore the potential that these individual elements contain. this is what i refer to as my 'frosticular elelments'. enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-76811921061404426272012-01-26T19:12:00.000-08:002012-01-26T19:13:18.545-08:00Been Awhile!For the longest time i hadnt been able to sign into this account! Now that i have sorted it out, i will try and keep it a bit more up to date!<br />
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Here is a recent painting i just handed off to a happy recepient this week!<br />
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Debbie, who placed the order with me back in November, was a dream saying 'i will leave it up to your creative genius what you do with it.' those are my favourite customers!<br />
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i am hoping to get some pictures from her in the new year of grandma opening it, and a photo of me and cameron with the painting! stay tuned! :)frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563025843604008207.post-79785572558125657022010-12-26T12:09:00.000-08:002010-12-26T12:15:25.188-08:00Crazy Train!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqcbzd9ub856G8JPSbWz5UPiY2mrrd_BeYsjRAGCfQtwlYY1OfpfuMr0u6v9X2WzMVn8PQOp2H80Rmj68q5rvis2dSTiebR55CEt15sQHRURQdEqpaYKJALwCG809QqHfIc8xBFeLWGA/s320/TRAIN+copy.jpg" width="320" /></div>the original drawing sent to me via email.<br />
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and the finished product.<br />
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this was a christmas commission. this drawing was done by a young boy who loves trains. i love his drawing, and i had a wonderful time working on this painting!<br />
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i received a wonderful email on christmas day from the grandparents that recieved this as a gift:<br />
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"<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">My daughter bought one of your paintings of one of my grandson's pictures. It is fantastic! My husband and I both love it...it's already been hung on the wall!</span><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">I just wanted to thank you! It's one of the best Christmas presents we've ever recieved."</span></div><div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I am always happy to hear that i have made someone happy :) </span></div>frosticular designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458529131931081916noreply@blogger.com2