Here are a few pictures from my March 2015 City Hall Exhibit in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Canada.
2015 City Hall Exhibit
Author: Amanda
Amanda Milke is a mixed media artist who draws her inspiration from her life and faith. She has developed a distinct style of abstract perspective that creates strong bold compositions using a variety of materials along with bright colors and rich textures.
She has exhibited her work around Alberta and has sold her paintings to collectors around the world.
She is the President for the Society of Fort Saskatchewan Artists and teaches Art classes out of her home art studio.
Potter’s Hands
For those that follow along you know that I love to try my hand at anything new and creative.
I’ve also been looking for ways to branch out more artistically in my jewelry biz so I though it would be fun to make some handcrafted clay pendants.
Here’s a peak at what I came up with.
I ordered some triple thick glaze for them that I tried out the other night so I’ll post pictures when it’s dry.
What do you think?
I like both the bold and bright pieces as well as the softer pastel pieces.
I think they’ll be great summer pieces once they’re finished.
I had fun using a variety of items to make shapes and texture on the pastel pieces.
I haven’t fully decided if I’m going to keep them on the silk cords or add chains or suede cord. I’ll play around with that once they are finished.
Cheers,
Amanda
Wild Orange–Gig Town Commission
So, back in 2014, I was approached to do another commissioned guitar that I’m going to share with you today.
Why am I only posting about this now, you may ask?
Simple.
I was asked to keep it on the down low because it was for a company that was, at the time, in the final stages of app development and would be launching a beta version soon and hadn’t made an official public announcement yet.
So, I kept it Hush-Hush.
Until today, that is, as I see they are fully up and running and downloadable.
Now for the details.
Last October, I received a message from Andy Altman the now CEO of Gig Town, in San Diego, California, asking if I could do a guitar for him as he had seen my other pieces online and thought they were “awesome.” *Yay!*
He wanted it for the headquarters of his new biz and asked that it include their logo (another reason I couldn’t share pics ’til now).
Of course I agreed because I love a challenge and I love painting, so it was a win-win. Plus, it gave me one more piece to add to my Colour of Music series.
After working out all the boring details & layout, I was given free rein to start work on the piece.
A few weeks of serious painting later, (from which I’m still finding paint splashes in my studio) I was finished and ready to ship in early November.
Without further ado, here is Wild Orange–Gig Town’s Commission.
Also, here are a few pics that Gig Town has used.
I’d love to hear what you think of the piece! 🙂
Also, go check out Gig Town and Download their App to explore lots of awesome musicians!
Oh, and if you want to commission a custom painted guitar, I’m your Gal!
Here are some of the other pieces I’ve had commissioned and sold.
Washed Away
Good Day Everyone,
Just wanted to share with you my newest painting.
I picked up this Gallery style canvas of a flower at a yard sale last summer (that somebody had bought at one of those home decor places) with the intent of recycling it into a painting that wasn’t mass produced.
Like most things I stash away in my studio with grand ideas of Artistic Expression it sat there for over a year.
But the other night, I wanted a break from my “Tree of Knowledge” painting since I’ve been working on it pretty steadily so I grabbed my Liquitex Acrylic paint markers and just started painting.
When I began, all I knew was that I wanted to use Teals & Blues and next thing I knew I was painting an Abstract expression of Baptism and from there it turned into a very meditative piece.
It’s rather fitting actually, washing away of the old mass produced into something new and unique.
I plan on adding gold elements to it at some point but here is how it’s sitting at the moment.
Cheers and Have a Spirit lead Day!
Amanda
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