By: nicole,
on 11/9/2016
By: Patrick Girouard,
on 8/5/2016
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 2/4/2016
Send the Avengers to school on your mobile phone in Marvel Avengers Academy.
By: Patrick Girouard,
on 6/19/2015
By: Petrina Case,
on 9/15/2012
This was resized in my Studio for the MINIATURE / CIRCUS / CAROUSEL / LOVER.
Handmade in my studio. The Artwork is from an Antique print.
French Circus Carousel Miniature
• The expression image d'Épinal has become proverbial in French and refers to an emphatically traditionalist and naïve depiction of something, showing only its good aspects. Info sourcs- wikapedia
• Épinal prints were prints on popular subjects rendered in bright sharp colours, sold in France in the 19th Century. They owe their name to the fact that the first publisher of such images — Jean-Charles Pellerin — having been born in Épinal, named the printing house he founded in 1796
It took over 2 days for me to print, cut and assemble.
Each tiny Circus figure is carefully cut and assembled to the interior wheel.
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DETAILS •
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• THe small one is 4-1/2"" High x 2" diameter base
• Working mechanical.
• The inner carousel rotates clockwise as the viewer turns the bead on the top.
• Each CIrcus performer is cut out separately and glued into place on the wheel that rotates.
• The center post is wood, the topper is a dimensional AB plastic crystal bead with the very top being a gold colored bead -all the rest of the Carousel is of cardstock paper.
• Reproduction of a paper toy.
• The coloring may vary from the original Antique print and shades shown here.
By: Petrina Case,
on 9/15/2012
The original McLaughlin Dolhouse closed was 13 square x 1 inch
• Inside cover top shows the information from the original advertisement as follows:
• The house folds down to 13 x 13 x 1 inch. It makes 4 rooms:
Parlor
Dining-room
Bed-room
Kitchen
• Each 13 inch square, without roof, parted off by partitions 13 inches high. It is designed to be played with on a table. A number of little girls may thus get round it to the very best advantage. It is made out of stout binder's board covered with colored designs representing the carpets, walls, windows, mantels, etc. as seen in houses. It is designed to be furnished with paper or other small furniture, and to be occupied by paper or other small dolls. Single rooms are also put up, instead of four rooms together.
• Mine is a reproduction of a paper toy originally designed as 13 x 13 x 1" by McLoughlin Bros. New York.
• Box to hold the Dollhouse 3-1/4" square x 1/2" High.
• Dollhouse opens up to a 6" square x 3" High.
• Dollhouse closed is 3" square x 1/4" High
By: Petrina Case,
on 9/15/2012
This is my sculpture of the 'Geneseo Bear" 9 inches high.
He is in for repairs as he jumped off a shelf. He is ok, just the street light is off kilter.
The Bronze Bear
The Bronze Bear Fountain is on Main Street, Geneseo, New York
Just off campus, in the center of Main Street in Geneseo sits the famous Bronze Bear statue. "The Bear"
also plays host to any number of spontaneous decorations and pranks throughout the academic year. A
story also circulates that one of the wealthy Wadsworth daughters saw the bear fountain in a small town in
Germany, fell in love with it, bought it, and sent it back to Geneseo in the early 19th century. This story is
unverified, but an excerpt from a history of the family that settled the valley implies that this is not true,
and that the fountain was designed and built for its current location: "[Main Street] is still dominated by a
drinking fountain for horses dedicated to Mrs. Emmeline Austin Wadsworth. For some obscure reason its
designer placed a short pole in its center on top of which sits a cunning little iron bear, who is generally
known as 'Aunt Emmeline'.
Reference:
The Wadsworths of the Genesee. New York: Coward-McCann. 1959. pp. 205.
By: Darcy Pattison,
on 3/2/2012
Continuing the series about Alternate Publishing. This is part 5 of 7.
Alternate Publishing Series TOC
Rich Davis is an illustrator extraordinaire, with a generous heart and amazing talent. After being laid off from years as a greeting card illustrator, he went freelance. He has illustrated a series of books for Viking and uses those drawing skills to pull kids into the art world. And in the end, he’s publishing his own education resource book, too. Read Rich’s blog chronicling his one year journey in making his next children’s book for Viking is at creatingtinybook.blogspot.com
Guest Post by Children’s Book illustrator, Rich Davis
Three years ago, I ventured out into the self employment arena. It was not planned, it happened unexpectantly. One of the ways I wanted to try and earn money was through doing presentations for children at libraries and schools since I am a children’s book illustrator. I had drawn with kids quite a bit before this time and I had
seen firsthand that kids like a game….
cartoons…
and drawing.
I combined these three ingredients into one and invented a simple drawing game called Pick and Draw (if you go to pickanddraw.com, you can actually try it online to see how it works).
But I didn’t invent it to take into the market place, I invented it to use for my own presentations in libraries and schools. I didn’t know if it would work. At the first library that I used it, I was floored by the response of the kids (very excited and loved it…wanted more). I had made a large prototype deck and it was the only one there was. I did not know what I had and even excused the success of that first trial as a “fluke”…a good day. But when I tried it at the next place, it happened again…but with an even better response. And people began asking me where they could get it.
I had come from a creative background where I had been a “draw
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By: John,
on 12/15/2009
She had me at “cat bus.”
So tiny, yet jam-packed so full of cute your teeth will rot and you’ll just beg for more, Jamie Ferraioli’s hand-painted polymer clay sculptures are TO DIE FOR. She’s got a Flickr page and a Twitter account and of course an Etsy shop.
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By: Julie Fortenberry,
on 4/17/2009
Thanks to William Horberg williamhorberg.typepad.com
It isn't often I get a chance to do a really FUN portrait, but this was for a friend a long while back, who adores her niece. Her family owned a bed & mattress store and my hubby and I desperately needed a bed and mattress. So, we got a super nice bed, and I did a portrait for the family. My friend was wild about fairies, so I included them and used sparkly paint in some places for fun. This piece actually is about 30" tall. Still my best barter, though I have gotten a canoe, tent, pack and shells for my family as well - among other things : )
This subject is perfect for what I have been spending my time on the last couple of months.
By: josh pincus is crying,
on 6/21/2008
Sayde and Demi are getting the heck out of Dodge (aka Brenton, OH)and going off to the fabu summer drama institute at Wildewood Academy. Before she met Demi, Sayde was plain old Sarah, and her life lacked razzle-dazzle. Now, on the way to Wildewood with Demi dropping his straight boy drag, Sadye is sure she is in for the time of her life.
She is partly right.
Wildewood has everything. Amazing productions, Broadway directors, students who have performed all over the country. There are even a few straight boys for Sadye to consider pouncing. She gets along fine on the surface with her roomies Nanette, Iz and Candie, but underneath it all, tall gawky Sadye still doesn't fit.
She wonders how all of these other kids can simply accept direction. Especially when it's obvious that better options exist. Even Demi starts to think that Sayde is being a downer.
Filled with all of the heartache and angst one expects at summer camp, E. Lockhart has written a superfun book about growing up and growing apart, that theater geeks as well as those who have never even heard of Guys and Dolls will eat up.
I am as far from a theater person as you can get. My high school didn't even have a drama option, and musicals give me a rash, but I truly enjoyed this book!
I have to thank you for the efforts you’ve put in writing this website.
I really hope to view the same high-grade blog posts by you in the future as well.
In truth, your creative writing abilities has motivated me to get my own, personal site now ;)