Friday, April 25, 2014

Friday Egg: Not an egg!


Happy Friday everyone! I've had enough of eggs for just a while; Easter can be such a busy time for me. I had a great time at the Neill-Cochran House Museum Dye-O-Rama last Friday. We had a great turnout and have some really fun changes in the works for next year, so stay tuned.

So today instead of eggs, I thought I would show you another little house project that I have been having fun with. My mom and I took a mosaics class in the spring and I have been making mosaic stepping stones to use as a walkway to my front door since we don't have a sidewalk. Next time I would probably choose one design and use that for all of them, but we have had a good time creating these and they do the job.

Happy Friday!








This one features some small tiles I made when I took a few ceramics classes. Finally found a way to use them!


This is one that my mom designed. She pieced in the round shape in the middle and I did the rest.


This one is JoJo's. She really had fun with it.







Monday, April 14, 2014

KEYE TV Early morning spot

Click on the link below to take a look at the spot from eaarrrlllly this morning! Come out to the Dye-O-Rama on Friday between Noon and 4 at the Neill-Cochran House Museum. It's going to be a lot of fun!





Saturday, April 12, 2014

Friday Egg: Bright Morning Poppies Clockwork

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies


Friday egg is on Saturday this week, but it's a good one! 

I was contacted by another artist named Tina Brand last week. She has an interesting project that she is working on called "Into the Ovoid" where she is addressing some of the inherent problems involved in displaying the eggs we make. Firstly, it's impossible to present the total design in a photograph because of the way the design wraps and changes as it wraps itself around the egg. Secondly, the eggs are fragile and can easily be broken if they are displayed so that they design can be seen from all sides. The way I have addressed this recently is to present the eggshells in a deep frame, depending from the top on an invisible fishing line so the owner can turn it around to see the design. Tina solved this problem in a novel and fun way: she's making a stop-motion movie! Take a look at it here: http://intotheovoid.com/. If you want to kick in some cash to make it happen, you can donate to her kickstarter fund: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tinabrand/into-the-ovoid-explores-beautiful-ukrainian-eggs-i.

After looking at her work, I realized how great it would be to use this idea on my blog. Pictures are good, but sometimes you really need to see the whole design. So with Tina's okay, I have made a few of these gifs so that you can really see how the design works on the egg. I think I like it! What do you think?

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies



As for the egg itself, it is an ostrich egg I did last year. I started with a white egg and waxed all my outlines, then filled in with orange, red, golden wheat, green, and black and then I etched it back down to white. I really like the "freckles" that show up on the white background.

Happy Friday!



©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies

©Katy David Friday Egg: Daytime Clockwork Poppies