Clemson University

Recent Creations!

I've been sharing a lot of ooey gooey stuff lately so I decided to share some projects instead :) 
I haven't done anything to the house or the studio but have some BIG plans that will hopefully start rolling this week. I'll keep ya updated. 

So here are a few projects that I did for my aunt. She commissioned both of them, one for a gift and the other is a donation to a church fundraising auction. 
The sign below is for the church. It's a solid piece of pine shelving with wire on the back for hanging. 



 This is the other project she commissioned. It is a refurbish of an old desk she found and wanted re done for her grand-babies. 



they are Clemson fans too so she let me have free reign on the design. I know Clemsons colors are technically orange and purple but navy is often used in place of purple. So to keep it a cleaner design we went with navy with a white and orange racing stripe. And added little details like tiger eyes peaking over the desk, and a fun font with the paw on the back. 


And I did some other work for a friend on ETSY. She wanted a small portrait of her fur baby for the office. So these are 8x10 canvases for her and a friend. 



Finally I did some other tin signs. The Texas A&M sign I did specifically for Kelley from The Grant Life and the other was for another client on etsy. Both were complete custom commissions both for new friends that I've found through the awesome world of the internet :)



 These are just some of the projects I've been working with lately. I've loved the amount of time I've had to do these kinds of projects and I'm looking forward to adding more to my schedule!! 
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Clemson University Kitchen Table

I'm sure you know by now that I have an obsession with furniture, specifically kitchen furniture :)
A while back I got this beautiful pedestal table from Salvation Army in Clemson for $15!
I used it for about 3 or 4 sculptures and finally got around to using it for what I bought it for. I have been dying to paint a kitchen table for some one. 
I decided while I was still in Clemson I should honor my last few weeks with a Clemson themed table. 
I drew out a "map" of Clemsons campus using some of our biggest land marks. 


First I sanded the top down and then white washed it giving me a blank canvas to illustrate the top. 





I wanted to give the landmarks a twist by doing my own interpretation, I chose the Presidents House. 


Tillman Hall

Memorial Stadium

The Walker Course

 Cooper Library

The Esso Club

Lake Hartwell


Painting this table was so much fun! 
I wish it could live in my home forever but I've collected too many tables over time. Right now it is in a consignment store in Clemson but if you are interested let me know and we can work something out!! 




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Sorry I've been gone for a long time! I'm going to try and start posting again soon. We are starting to settle in to our new home wich means y'all are about to get a lot of new projects!!