Sunday, October 3, 2010

Sigrid's Paper Ponies

Sometimes it can be quite lonely under the sea. Sigrid loves to create paper friends and this day she had her mind set on a trio of seahorses. She even had names for them....Mabel, Miles and Marlo. They were siblings...no, wait, they were friends that had met at the underwater school for acrobatics. They were quite the frisky little daredevils so Sigrid had to keep a close eye on her new friends.
I had an idea to create my own hand cut, beveled box frame that would be permanently attached to the canvas. I love how it turned out! Truth be told, I drew the vision and my kind husband did the cutting and the nailing. But, now that we found we could do it, I will definitely have to do more.

Sigrid came to love her new friends and began to think of many other underwater creatures that could join the school for acrobatics. Who would be next, octopus? eels?

Sigrid and her friends are in my etsy shop.
Happy October dear artists!
I love the fall!
xxx

17 comments:

  1. julie, this is my favorite to date. LOVE!!!

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  2. Julie this is just so cool! I love all the details yet it is very simple and fresh. The box frame looks so neat, wow, you are lucky to know how to do that. I love her little hand holding the string. She is a gem!

    Jennifer

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  3. Lovely mermaid!! Love her tail, it's wonderful ;D
    Greetings Julie!

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  4. She is adorable and her ponies are sweet. :)

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  5. Hi Sweet Julie! This is a magnificent piece! I love all of the colors and textures!!

    Happy fall--hop over to my blog, there's a giveaway going on! :)
    HUGS! Zan

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  6. that is really cool-love the seahorses-very whimsical :)

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  7. Julie--what a creative imagination you have--I LOVE this!!

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  8. I love the little sea horses... a delightful idea.. congratulations.

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  9. I love her tail with the circles from books so much! And her expression - so serene and watchful. I love the seahorses! Fabulous painting!

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  10. OMG!! I love this painting!! Her expression and the colors, everything is so sweet! Congratulations & blessings for the new baby. :)

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  11. Very cute! I love how you did her tail! I hope you are feeling well today.

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  12. She is gorgeous, and I love her little seahorse friends! :) That frame is so cool, you and your husband did a wonderful job! You should definitely do more of those. Happy fall to you! :) ~Lauren

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  13. I'm so happy that I found your blog. You paint how I dream:) I wish I could do this...it's so creative, so personal. I love, love, love your artwork. Thank you!

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  14. She is so stunning - those seahorses are so adorable. You did a wonderful job! And what a terrific frame collaboration. :) Theresa

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  15. Thanks so much for your comments on my work! I just love yours, though. It is so different than what I do, and you're so inspiring. For a few months now, I've been feeling really stifled by realism, and finding your work was like a breath of fresh air and inspired me so much to play and experiment.

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