Patti Rishforth Silhouettes, Portraits and Pictorials

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My husband is back! For the past 2 years, he has been helping to build barracks in Afghanistan. He was able to come home every 3 months for a short R&R but other than that, I got to experience mo...

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I love crockpots. Dinner was a breeze last night and Parks went to bed promptly at 7pm. So instead of bowls and measuring cups, I pulled out a cookie sheet and a bag of clay ...

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Here's the latest portrait I've just completed. This is what I've been doing from about 8pm - 3 or 4am for the past few weeks. I feel like I've just completed a marathon. But well worth it, I en...

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This is a good idea for a large family - or for grandchildren. You don't have to frame them individually. In this example, I used a standard wide format frame from a craft store, cut an art bris...

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This is a sample of how my easel usually looks at home. I'm usually working on several pencil portraits at once. I used to work on them downtown while Parks napped in his pack-n-play I keep t...

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Lately, I've been able to take the cart out on the sidewalk. When my kids come with me, I stay in the studio, but thanks to some babysitting/swapping, I've had the opportunity to come more often...

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People always ask me what the best age is for silhouettes. The truth is, silhouettes are great at any age. My own son has just turned one and I've done his silhouette about 4 times already and ...

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Just wanted to include a drawing of Parks in honor of him just turning one year old. This year has just flown by. Parks is such a blessing for our family. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPa...

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This is my shadow today, Krissy M. She wants to be an artist someday and also a veterinarian. She is in the 6th grade and she loves drawing her pet cat and her great dane. The weather kept the c...

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I love the holidays. I'm grateful for the business I get especially around Christmas. It's so nice to be able to run a small business doing what I enjoy and still run a household with three child...

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Here's my latest work of art. Allow me to introduce, Parks Rishforth. He comes with me to the studio quite often. He was born Jan. 18th at which time, I gave myself a 3 month maternity leave. It...

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I've had a lot of requests to take my jewelry ideas to the next level and offer them in sterling silver or 14k gold. This way they are pieces worthy of becoming heirlooms and passed down fr...

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This summer, the kids have been with me in the studio quite a lot. Ben likes to paint with me sometimes and Elizabeth is usually gluing foam shapes onto popsicle sticks or my floor and othe...

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July 4th was a great day. Lots of people were downtown. The kids were with me for the first half of the day and I let them decorate the cart for me with red, white and blue. They did a great jo...

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This was a fun silhouette! It was for a nursery and not the traditional colors - black and white. I enjoyed doing something with a splash of color. The dog was adorable! He sat for his portrai...

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Artisphere was great! The artists in Art Crossing all did demonstrations for 40 minutes each on Saturday. The weather was perfect and the people were just enjoying Greenville.

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I did my first wedding reception this past weekend! It was so much fun. I squeezed in about 70 silhouettes in 3 hours. So it's official now, I do weddings. Martha Stewart did an article about hir...

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Forgive me reader for it has been quite some time since my last entry. I have been busy moving into my studio and completing my silhouette cart. I'm very happy to say, I took it out last weeken...

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Having a studio downtown in Greenville is so much fun. I love being part of the art community where I grew up. I love talking with the people that wander in and out  and sharing an environment...

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I'm excited to say that I have been leasing a studio in downtown Greenville at Art Crossing (studio 201) for over a month now. I am finally finished with the hardest part which was dividing my ho...

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Now that both kids are in school full 5 day weeks, I have been catching up on a lot of things that have been sitting on the back burner for quite a while. I've been offering note cards that fea...

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