MaddFlowers: Fall Wedding Flowers

The Couple: Caysea and Artie
The Date: October 18, 2009

The Location: Tower Grove Band Stand and West County Reception Hall

The Flowers: hydrangea, lilies, alstromeria, calla lilies, carnations and roses

Rehearsal Dinner set up

Lehn-Sell Rehearsal Dinner room design

photo cards.

more photo cards. order a set today of 5 cards with envelopes for $20.

DR proposal.

Working for Design Extra, as an intern, here are renderings for a Dominican Republic proposal.

MaddFlowers: White and Pink Wedding Flowers

The Date: August 2009
The Flowers: hydrangea, calla lilies, roses

MaddFlowers: 85 Rose Arrangement for 85th Birthday!

85 roses for an 85th Birthday!

outside

updated front of house decorations
lots of shiny silver things.

paintings

Recent installment of paintings for Megan B. Gibson.

MaddFlowers: Soulard Wedding

groom's boutonniere.alter flowers.

rehearsal dinner centerpieces.

more floral.

acrylic and pastel.

weavings.

New weaving project

2 years ago, soda can weaving for Textiles Class

mas flora.

I love to paint flowers. This is a 3rd of pictures to go in a wall series. A rose. Inspiration also in the picture.

inspired by stained glass.

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”
-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

I feel inspired by stained glass in many places and ways.
Above from the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, MO.
Below from Our Lady Guadalupe in Dallas, TX.

Hanging plates at Ikea Frisco, TX look like stained glass and inspired a future project.

loved ones.

Today at work I made a heart foam for a funeral piece.

a little light shed on the world.

I cut the world in half. and made it into a light fixture.

Thanks a Latte

Thank you cards I photographed and created.

Christmas cards.

ottoman empire.

This is my newly upholstered ottoman.

labels.

I have recently made ginger ale, vanilla and salsa. Here is my label design for the ginger ale.

artista

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
- Pablo Picasso

Calla Lily Flower Painting

inspiration for upcoming work.


recent painting of a calla lily.

as is.

The "as is" section is one of my faves in stores. You can get some great things to fix up and use different working parts. I have found old clocks with broken faces and re-used the hands. Broken chairs that need re-upholstering, kitchen cabinets. I found this kitchen cabinet in Ikea's "As Is" section and fixed it up for some nice wall art.

oh, clock. rock.

I love stopping by the side of the road picking up old items.

This coffee table I rescued from down the street when I lived in the Cherry Grove. After carrying it partially down the road with Al following me in her Mustang, it got too heavy. We opened the passenger door and stuck it half way in and moseyed halfway down the street again.



The table in its current state after refinishing it.


Another item I love to pick up is hubcaps. They sit there all set up, waiting to be claimed. And I claim them and turn them into clocks.

time will bloom.

Recent paintings of flowers. I love painting flowers because they are so unique and colorful each one.
Lilies and orchids. very fragrant flowers. The more fragrant a flower is, the shorter its vase life is.

Pink day lilies for a friend.
Acrylic on wallpaper. 2'x3'


Stargazer lily.
acrylic and watercolor on canvas. 18"x24"




Photos of Orchids I took at the MBG Annual Orchid Show.

Asian Dinner

In December, my sister and I held our annual dinner party. This year's theme was Asian inspired.

Complete with sushi cupcakes.


Tea and chopsticks helped complete the meal.