This week's theme is "Art;" I hope it's okay that I waited till today to share the chair I painted in more detail as my creative entry.
I have shared some progress along the way... as there were many many hours dedicated to bringing this to life, but here is the final piece in more detail!
I am a huge fan of including a little surprise in each piece I do. And yes, I am going to start right with the surprise. I named the chair Daydream and found a fun related quote which I have inscribed on the bottom.
"Everything starts as somebody's dream!"
I never fully appreciated the effort required to paint something that is three dimensional.
It was an interesting exercise in contorting and patience as I have designs that align on multiple sides. It's a good thing this was a light chair!
The more I added, the more attached I grew to this chair. To my Daydream.
I love how wild and free it seems to stand there. Taunting anyone to loosen up and let go!
It's almost primal with cave-like and tribal paintings covering several of the ladder rungs.
My artist supervisor was a critical part in assuring quality and completeness!
And like most of my work, she also added a swish here or a dab there as her nose, tail, or paw got involved.
I wouldn't have it any other way!
Really neat to see it against the rocks and trees! It POPS!
A closer look at some of the details. I tried to pull from the patterns in the seat fabrics to tie the wood and fabric together.
I couldn't be happier with how the quilting came out. I haven't put my sewing machine away since.
Tribal bands on the uprights, swirls toward the bottom rung, and there is my lovie-pie.
She was very interested during this mini photo shoot!
So, there you are!
Another exercise in letting go, trusting myself, having a whole lot of fun at the same time!
And won't you check out all my fellow artists here!
15 comments:
Christie, that's a lovely creative piece of art, truly one of a kind!
The chair turned out just dreamy! love the way you swirled the quote along the bottom.
Aren't you lucky to have such an adorable "supervisor" to help you, too. I like the addition of the quilt. I bet it was fun to make. So where will you keep your chair?
xxoo
Such a fun chair! I love that you put the quote on the bottom. And that cushion... fabulous.
Thank you so much! It made me so happy to have it come to life. When I first dreamt up the design, I was a bit nervous that it was too over the top, but I love it!
The chair actually is going to a charity auction where the proceeds will be donated. It looked fabulous in my office, but I'm excited to be a part of the Furniture Sharehouse charity event!
Oh wow, Christie, you get the award for being most involved in a long proces to pull this togthere. And waht a process it was! WOW! I love its whimsy. You are always so fun to read with how your describe things, like the proces here. I can only imainge there was indeed a lot of controting to pain on all sides. At first I chuckled as I thoguht the palette was the chair bottom adn thought, no way I wodl dare sit on it thinking I;d get paint n my self even if dry. LOL. Anyway, where will this chair remain now? Oh! I just read your comment above--an charity auction. how lovely of you to do that! :)
BTW, thank you so much for your wonderful uplifting comments--really really helps, let me tell you. You are so darling. I suspect you adn hubs have a very happy house indeed.
I'll ad this to the montage tongiht...but which photo? Hmmm.....:)
Great chair...and you have a beautiful supervisor!
I'm loving your post, your chair...the feel I get reading about your journey with this lovely piece of art... Your dog approves too. Lovely!
What an original idea - having recently repainted four chairs, a table and two garden benches, I know how much work goes into these things! Fab!
@Mmm, it was a labor of love for sure! And I am happy to send uplifting thoughts your way anytime!!
@Janice, thanks!
@Wanda, glad you enjoyed it! Katie is such a mush isn't she?
@Paintdrops, I really enjoyed seeing some of your repaints too! Really rewarding, no?
Very creative. Great photo of your supervisor. The chair looks perfect among the rocks. Great job.
QMM
What a powerful blog you have here! Happy sure is a choice that I strive to make daily, and you are right -- the simpler, the better. The 'happiness' goal is what led me back to art/illustration just a few months ago (with the help of "The Artist's Way." This chair is so full of fun and whimsy and I applaud the added challenge of painting in 3-D! You have a new FAN in me.
Like the shape of the chair it's quite unusual. Your dog is lovely.
@daylily, Katie is such a ham, right? And thank you for the compliment!
@Jennifer, I’m blushing so much! I originally started this as a reminder to myself of all the amazing things around me and it has really grown over the last two years. Art is really such a pure form of happy for me too! Welcome and hope you enjoy!
@Highland Monkey’s, (love that name!) the shape really did take the cake on this one and thanks for the compliments on Katie (the dog)!
It's classy-tribal! haha. Love it!
Crazy girl! :) This is one cool chair.
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