Christmas Mini Commission
Here we are in January, at the start of a whole new
(hopefully excellent) year. I hope all of my visitors had a enjoyable Christmas
with lots of food and the odd tipple.
For me the Christmas period was full of highs and lows. The
highs were getting lots of lovely art books and a shiny new Spyder (a clever
technical thing that improves the colour output on my monitor) sadly this was
offset by my last little rescue rodent passing away Christmas nigh.
RIP Peanut My special little boy
He was named peanut due to his tendency to annoy everyone
(human or rodent) around him to such an extent that he had to be separated from
his brothers for the sake of their sanity. But once he became a only rat he seemed to mellow, he also invented the "yoggie dance" which seemed to involve jumping up and down on his hind legs while doing jazz hands until someone gave him a yoggie... It always worked! He passed away at the grand old age
of just over 3 1/2 smashing Reggies record for rodent longevity.
So, what do I have planned for this year? Well I already
have a few possible commissions to look forward to and I'm hoping to be a lot
busier on that front this year. I am also planning to take part in a lot more
craft fairs and produce a lot more limited edition prints. So all in all I'm
planning to draw, paint and generally work my little socks off! I also intent
to be a lot more fastidious about updating my blog, so I should be posting at
least once per week (Or I will have to take myself outside and give myself a
good talking to).
Todays picture is of the secret mini commission completed
before Christmas. The client wanted a vintage teacup cameo necklace and
specified that person it was made for is not a girly girl so no flowers.
Instead I used a gold lace motif which was no small feat particularly as my
computer decided that it didn't like the first one and chose to crash just as I
finished! Modern technology is definitely a double edged sword.
Don't forget that you can now follow me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TessaLakeillustration
Happy New Year to you Tessa.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about Peanut's passing. Its always said to lose a pet - no matter what their size.
I love the pendant. Do you buy blanks from a craft shop and just insert your images? or did your client supply the pendant?
Hi Sue,
DeleteThanks for your comment :-)
I buy glass domes and cameo settings online and then use a special type of glaze to set my artwork into them. It isn't very difficult but it's a bit fiddly to get it right.