I’m swimming with the tide and made my own flower bib necklaces – since they seem to be all the rage these days and my two daughters love to accessorize! It’s easy to go wild with the flower arrangements when making a bib necklace but I like to keep my designs dainty so Mica can where the necklaces to school without being gaudy. (She’s actually wearing the lace necklace today.) And as you can see, I love the look of pearls.
Lace Flower Bib Necklace
Rosette Flower Bib Necklace
I did several necklaces which showcase different kinds of fabric flowers. The ones above are just two of my favorites. I also created video tutorials on how to make them. (Yes, I’m slowly conquering my fear of ‘talking in front of the camera’ and started making videos. I figured, the necklace tutorials are good warm-up video projects for me.) I’m in the process of editing them but I will be sharing the videos here in the blog very soon – so please watch out for them.
I’m super thrilled to be the featured artist this March at Wired Cafe in downtown Rockford, Illinois! Thanks to my very supportive husband for helping me hang my artworks on the walls last Thursday. I couldn’t have done it without him.
We had an opening night last Friday, but unfortunately, we experienced a snowstorm which prevented a lot of people from leaving their houses that night. Nevertheless, I thought it was a fun night, especially with Michael and Naomi providing the crowd with some relaxing jazz tunes.
So stop in the Wired Cafe anytime this month to check out my art exhibit and treat yourself to a delightful breakfast or lunch. Be sure to try their granola yogurt parfait – so good!
Art Exhibit at the Wired Cafe
March 2 to April 6, 2012
414 East State Street
Rockford, IL
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Below are some of my recent encaustic mixed media paintings – all done on birch panels that Troy braced. You can view more in the gallery. These paintings and several others will be hanging at the Wired Cafe in Rockford, IL for the whole month of March. If you live in the area, I’d love it if you can come check it out.
