ACEO of the Week: U, Me & Everyone We Know

This week's ACEO:

You, Me, and Everyone We Know

We are all uniquely strange.  

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Nursery Art: So Raven

Black Birds don't always sing in the dead of night... Sometimes they ride Vespas in the sunshine.  5 x 7 nursery commission.

This piece has also been released as a print, so you can take home your own raven too!

Tea Party

High school student Sydney Gardella made this incredible tea pot with her own bare hands for a school project.


The assignment was to create a design inspired by another artist.  It sort of made my year to find out that the elephant & owl were inspired by my art on the k8 art & illustr8 web site. 


I am so impressed with what a beautiful job Sydney did on her project, and I hope that she continues to explore art making!  And while she's at it, she should probably just go to art school, graduate and work as a professional artist... 

Garden Art: DIY Succulent Planters

Like many internet geeks, I've been obsessing over Pinterest and all the delicious ideas it shares.  One of my favorites so far has to be DIY concrete planters.  It's been the perfect spring hobby for me, although I've been neglecting my drawing, and leaving a trail of concrete dust everywhere I go...

Here are pix of my favorites.

So go ahead and make your own!  The only tips I would offer: 1. don't forget to poke a hole in the bottom of your planter to avoid root rot.  2. Stick to molding with cardboard boxes and flexible plastics, I attempted to make a couple in a rigid metal box & hard plastic box, neither of which survived.  Good luck!!

The Giving Tree continues to grow

My tree is second from the left.  

I was one of the artists who painted a tree for Isy Mekler's Reach Out and Read fundraiser.  

The trees are now being displayed at the Danforth Museum in Framingham until August 17th.

For more info: danforthmuseum.org/givingtreeproject

If you are in the Boston area, please stop by for a visit! 

History Repeats Itself

Putting together some historical illustrations for my agent & subsequently my portfolio.  Here's George...  I think he has flava.

Monkeys & Billboards

My Potter Park zoo monkeys will be invading electronic billboards across the capital city of Michigan...
They prefer adult beverages to bananas; and want you to come hang out at the upcoming Wine & Stein! Visit Potter Park Zoo's website for more info... Must be 21+ to attend this event.