WIP Tuesday ~ New Paintings!

After a whirl wind of activity over the weekend, both inside and out, it's nice to sit down and work on a few new pieces that I've started. Especially since it's dreary and cold outside today. 

And of course, I've had help. I always have help!

Orion

I'm curious as to how he thinks laying on my craft table is helping me? Ah well, guess he decided I was working too hard.

After a bit of Orion therapy, it was back to work with me. I've started a Triple Goddess set of paintings. I originally had planned to create them similar in style to my Elemental Goddess and Elementals paintings, but they begged for faces.

Maiden WIP

Maiden, Mother and Crone are all sketched out and ready for painting. Here's hoping Orion doesn't decide I need more therapy and I end up with painted paw prints on my floor.

Hope you all have a creative week!

Eureka! I think I might have an idea...

A few years back I had discovered polymer clay and loved it. At about the same time I had an idea for gifts for the hubby and a few of our witchy friends. And a new obsession was born. They were hand painted polymer clay Gods and Goddesses (I've always had a thing for the numerous dieties that exist). I asked them they viewed the Maiden, Mother and Crone and the Gods that I did were ones that relivant to the guys I made them for. I really loved making them and loved the reaction my friends had when they received them.

Over the years, they had gotten a bit better than the prototype ones (and of course I can't either find the pictures of the newer ones or hadn't taken any). At the same time they had gotten better, I stopped making them for one reason or another.

Today, I had decided was going to be a rather productive day when I crawled out of bed. Not only did I have to drop the kiddo off at preschool and want to work more on my craft swap, but I had a rather extensive list of everything I wanted to get done today. On that list was to come up with some sort of crafty item I can make to sell on Artfire or Etsy. And it had to be something unique as well as something I can craft from the supplies I have on hand. While folding laundry was when I was hit by the proverbial 2x4 lol. And of course like the space cadet I tend to be (I admit it, I can be a bit of a flake from time to time), I had to drop everything and get it written down before it escaped on the back of any other idea that would eventually slip into my head.

So here is a couple pictures of the ones that I have made. I consider these to be prototype-ish because they could use a bit more working with. But even if they were prototypes, I'm still happy with how they turned out.

Pan


The Greenman


Triple Goddess : The Maiden, Mother and Crone


I loved making these because I made most of the elements (including hair) out of polymer clay and just painted them with craft paint. And I had a lot of fun making them and all the details that went into the whole process. I think after I finish my craft swap projects I am going to make one other prototype and see how it comes out before making a final decision about them. But chances are, I am going to be making a rather large number of these.