“Arden, Guardian of the Garden”

9 in. x 12 in. analog collage of classical art Frankensteined-together from several magazines & books with acrylic paint accents over a spray-painted mounted canvas of "tarnished" gold and Mod Podge sealant throughout

Because 2026 demands an angel protector 

 

Cat Memorial Christmas Project no. 2

Second Freya memorial token following the bespoke porcelain dish (see previous post), but rather for the holiday tree by way of ornament.  From a doctored photo initially on plain eggshell background that an Etsy seller took a stab at, which I then tricked-out further with pastel spray paints and a darker shade of “tarnish” to the gold frame to make it somewhat less garish.  Added my own double-sided powder pink satin ribbon for hanging and an inscription on the back in white ink.  

 

#petmemorialgifts

Cat Memorial Christmas Project no. 1

Custom dish of Freya (d. December 11, 2025), ordered through an Etsy operation for my parents in a cream and cranberry design to match a porcelain family china set — and my mother Julie's cardigan, fortuitously!  Blue & white toile wrapping (with washi tape "ribbon") was similarly cat-themed, from Etsy.

 

#petmemorialgifts

"Screen Shot"

9 in. x 12 in. mixed-media analog abstract collage of photo reworked from a discarded TIME Magazine utilizing acrylic paint, glitter dust, and Mod Podge on a mounted black canvas

 

“Clara Bow Bows Out”

9 in. x 12 in. analog collage of hand-cut paper imagery over a background of black textured acrylic paint dusted by fine black sparkle glitter on spray-painted, mounted canvas with ice blue metallic washi tape side trim + Mod Podge sealant

We’re in gingham kingdom as satin ribbons commingle with glitter, bay leaves, cranberries —and exhaustion.

#retrostyle #mixedmediacollage #holidayart #ginghamdress 

 

Holidays got you on your knees?  

It’s never a bad time to inquire about handmade art!

"Merrily Millee": A Quick Pet Portrait

* When I say this is a rough sketch

 I also mean literally a “ruff” sketch! 

(For the owner, met & roomed with in semi-routine E.D. hospitalization)

9 in. x 11 1/2 in. hand-drawn pet portrait on Strathmore blonde charcoal paper using standard no. 2 mechanical pencils, a white chalk wand, a tortillon smudge stick, and gum eraser

#petportrait #pencilsketch #strathmorepaper #pomeranianmix #dogparents

Marin "Seagirl" Celia

Portrait of a young woman in bloom, my niece

 (age 17) four months to the day of her passing

not long after sunset on July 5th of this year.

9 in. x 11 1/2 in. Strathmore charcoal paper in dove gray using standard no. 2 mechanical pencils, a graphite wand, a tortillon smudge stick, & gum erasers

 

~ May 7, 2008 - July 5, 2025 ~