flying shoes art studio

2023 ART SHOWS Hi there, folks! It's been a long time since I even logged into my blog account but here are some updates from Flying Shoes Art Studio. I am one year into retirement from be...

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 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY LITTLE ART STUDIO. Today marks the day ten years ago that I created my very first d ictionary drawing of a little hummingbird which has since catapulted my art acr...

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It’s been a long, long time but I am once again in the Northeast in the fabulous Berkshires.  You can come visit me the 2nd - 4th at Ski Butternut in booth 25 in Great Barrington.  We are ...

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8.5" x 11" Four Sheet Bird Themed Collage Kit Created with Waterproof Ink on Translucent Papers Including 5 of my Original Bird Dictionary Drawings and Three Bird Definition Dictionary Pages ...

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This spring I have been busy giving workshops on the popular medium of colored pencils.  I love colored pencils and use them nearly everyday.  They are a key medium I use in building my dictio...

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 It's a wonderful treat to be contacted by Robert Reid of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) which is our state Public Television station.  Robert is a remarkably skilled jour...

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I am catching up on some blog posts and wanted to start by sharing this fabulous honor.  I was voted Best Art Teacher in Oklahoma by Oklahoma Living Magazine.  This publication is circulated ...

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Each year I have my second year art students create a black and white, charcoal portrait.  I have them do a number of  a skill building exercises to prepare for the portrait.  I provide each s...

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"ME" I've kept drifting further and further away from blogging and do most of my online posting via Facebook and Instagram.  Lately when I revisited my blog, I became nostalgic and was remi...

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The van is ready to pack with art, prints and all our display system as we finish up preparations for our 4th trip to the Salem Art Fair and Festival.  We love participating in this fabulous s...

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6.5" X 9.5" Ink Drawing on Painted, Antique, Dictionary Page I am having so much fun drawing a series of dictionary drawings with a different twist from my usual color choices.  For these z...

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I am taking my artwork to the next level with instant, digital downloads of some of my dictionary drawings. What this means is customers can now purchase a file of some ...

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Handmade Book Made from my Original, Mixed Media Painting  Last summer I visited Ashland, Oregon to see friends and attend the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (something I HIGHLY recommend).  ...

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12" x 18" Dinosaur Dictionary Mixed Media Drawing They are here!  A whole collection of vintage looking drawings of dinosaurs on a fabulous, dictionary page with the definition and a great ...

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Happy to reopen my online, Etsy shop after the holidays.  This shop features prints/reproductions of my original, dictionary drawings.  I will be adding lots of new drawings and hope to hav...

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"Time to Catch Wishes, Hopes and Dreams" Mixed Media on 12" x 18" Masonite Board  I was determined to complete some unfinished pieces that have been patiently waiting for attention in my ar...

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We've been snowed in for days during our Christmas break which is rare on the plains of Oklahoma so I've had lots of time to putter, organize and get my stuff together.  The entire, second sto...

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12" 18" Black Ink Drawing on 5 Panels of Bristol Board  Each November I create an ink drawing while my high school students are studying and working on a large scale ink piece.  I reproduc...

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So excited that my little Etsy shop recently recorded 1,000 sales and counting.  I realize that it's not giant numbers in comparison to many but it is a thrilling milestone for me. I have ha...

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Brand New Zodiac Dictionary Pages Not long ago, I started experimenting with vivid, watercolor washes across my dictionary pages.  When I first started doing dictionary drawings I actually ...

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"Winfield in the Milo" My art studio is filled with projects to finish.  I love to do so many different, creative things and like many artists, I tend to jump from project to project.   ...

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To start the year with my high school craft classes, I teach a unit on making paper sculptures.  I love demonstrating all the ways I have discovered of manipulating, folding, twisting, curli...

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My Dollar Store, Fabric Covered Pumpkins  It's always a great day when I get to do something creative.  Today I covered some Dollar Store, plastic pumpkins with fabric and burlap scraps. ...

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"TAP" 6.5" x 9" Mixed Media Drawing on an Antique Dictionary Page While traveling around the country to art shows, I often have customers and patrons ask me for specific themes and images. ...

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I have really neglected my blog and instead, have spent most of my time using other social media to share my artistic adventures and artwork.  I hope to do a better job of writing and sharing....

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