Mystele

this little light shines

all done!

this little light

currently in progress...trial run of a new texture technique i came up with for her wonderful book to be!

 

thanks so much to those of you who stopped by the Red Friday sale. fyi: i'm extending the free shipping offer through next wednesday. have a super weekend!

♥ myste

you've got to be kidding me!!!

so...i was up all night painting- literally. haven't slept, but i finished lots of goodies!!!

around 8 :30, i start listing things on etsy when, all of a sudden, my computer locks up. at this point, i'm almost in tears. i finally realize that my internet is disconnected. so i try to figure out why. i make sure things are all hooked up, and they are. then, i go to the deck door to see if perhaps comcast is working on something. lo and behold this is what i see:

WAAAAAAA!!! so i ask how long it's gonna take, and he says the connection will be "in and out". darn it!!! and the poor guy out there in the snow.

anyway, i am going to try listing things again...if it's a bit slow, you know why!

xo

no matter how hard i try

i always find myself doing "wee hours" painting before a shop update or art show or any deadline for that matter! oh well. such is life. the difference this time around is that i am totally enjoying absolutely everything i'm working on because it's all so very, very me! yay!!!

so, here's the current status of some things for tomorrow's ReD FriDay shop update.

i'm looking forward to painting all these characters to life tonight! and there will be a couple of tall, skinny flying ladies in the update, too. and, maybe, just maybe, i'll have some clay surprises to add to the mix on saturday or sunday. i'll let you know! take care!

♥ myste

groovin' on a wednesday afternoon

i am having so much fun!!! this is the absolute most comfortable groove i've experienced since i started painting almost 2 years ago. what's going on? well, for about a month, i've had this sense that something was happening, that there was a new look, a style, a "feel" that i was supposed to paint next, but i couldn't put my finger on it through thought alone.

so my solution was to just start playing with crazy, whimsical characters which i now understand were tools to bring me full circle and into a deeper freedom as a mixed media folk artist.

i feel the most "me" that i've ever felt. the art that's coming out of me now is truly a combination of the all the things i love to see in art. all of my favorite things are coming out of ME!!! it's amazing and it feels so good. there's no striving and no frustration. it's just flowing. aiiii!!!

as a result of all the play/searching, i've been able to begin my first truly gut-driven series of art called "wonder-full glimpses". i NEVER thought i would do a series. i wasn't ready for a "look", and the thought of it bored me to tears and made me feel boxed in. i needed to explore, to do my thing, to try things out my way and in my time.

finally, the time came when i actually tired of bouncing around all over the place. i needed something solid, something cohesive to work through and work out. the characters that have emerged have just the right amount of artsy fartsy depth to keep me interested and just the right amount of folksy whimsy so that i can continue to offer "little glimpses of happy" to my customers and viewers.

without further ado, i am so thrilled to show you some of the "wonder-full glimpses" series.

you can find these brand new lovelies and more in 2 days (this friday). (of course, they don't come with the snow even though they make it look so wonderful!) also, i'll be offering free shipping on all purchases because i'm participating again in the annual Red Friday Sale !!!  see you there!

♥ myste (another change...my family has always called me "myste" (mistee) and it's time for me to return to that bit of simple comfort, too!)

PS (thanks so much to all of you who've helped make room in the shop for my new art...the sale is still valid through tomorrow.)