I am pleased to announce that the Milke Family has started a new creation!
We are pregnant again.
It’s very early on in the First Trimester but it is exciting news that had to be shared.
🙂 I’ll be sure to update as we see how this new little creation is progressing.
Cheers,
Amanda
This is where I get to plug my Artwork and say buy, buy, buy cause we will have another baby to feed, feed, feed 😉
I also have some great deals on custom work at the moment so why wait 😀
Ever have those nights where you’re laying in bed and you have something come to mind and you KNOW that if you don’t get up that instant and write it down it’ll be gone in the morning.
That happens to me ALL the time. I don’t know how many nights I have scribbled on a piece of paper in the dark hopping by morning I’ll understand what the heck it was I wrote down.
Well last night I didn’t have my idea book by the bed SO after Blinding myself with my cell phone I typed my thoughts out on my notepad.
What were they? It had to do with my Genesis Tree of Knowledge painting and I’d tell you my ideas for the piece but as they say “Spoilers Darling”.
Needless to say I went back to working on it tonight and though I didn’t work on the really exciting bits I did block in my next layer.
Transforming the painting from this:
Into this
It may not seem like much but Trust me It’s all Clear now!
Prior to my epiphany last night I worked on a few earrings for my new jewelry line I’ll be starting.
and a couple of rings
If you know me at all then you’ll know it was the Bright bold colors that sold me lol
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AMilkeArtStudio?section_id=13693866
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AMilkeArtStudio?section_id=13706419
My love for color extends beyond my artwork.
Though oddly enough I still love my jeans and a black T lol
Anyway enough chattering for tonight.
Cheers,
Amanda
Well the renovations have finally been completed in the basement and I am now free to set up my home studio.
Though it isn’t as fancy as some Artist’s may have it is mine and that’s Awesome!
It is far from complete as I still have a few tweaks I would like to make but for now this is how things are progressing.
The other half of the space will be shared by my husband for all his hobbyist en-devours and used as our Multi-Media room including our sizable home library.
All in all it should be a fairly stimulating work/play space.
I’ll update more as thing progress
Cheers!
Amanda
Alright Ladies & Gents be prepared to get messy with this one:
Flour Paint!!!
So much fun and best of all Non-toxic which is great for Babies who like to taste test their world.
First the recipe
…really easy
Mix flour with water and add food colouring
How much you ask? Well that’s the beauty, you can make it as thick or thin as bright or pale as you want.
I opted for a smooth consistency and just used a plate for Zoë to dip her hands into.
Next the setup
I used a contained environment for the test drive aka I strapped her into her high chair, pulled on the water-resistant bib and put a drop sheet down.
Then I used a board canvas because it would be sturdy and wouldn’t turn to slop like paper.
I picked a size that would fit in her tray (being a painter I rarely lack canvas to choose from but if you’re not like me just go down to your local dollar store and pick one up there) anyhoo then I duct taped it down to the tray to prevent kitten from pitching it across the room.
Then I offered the pallet to my blossoming little artist.
Eventually I just let her play with it.
As you can tell by her mouth heh she had to become one with the canvas.
Also the flash makes her blink.
If it had of been the “non-toxic” finger/poster paints you buy in the store I might have been a bit leery.
If you’re wanting even healthier dyes you can always use food puree juices to mix with the flour water mixture like raspberries, beets, carrot etc but I was going for quick this time. Plus the unappealing flavor of bland flour might help teach her that not everything is mouth worthy.
As you can tell she’s still teething.
So once she was done painting and I washed her off I took her one of a kind work of art and popped it in the oven on a cookie sheet at 180°- 200°c until it dried out. Spray on a few layers of clear a protective coat and it’s ready to display.
I wonder what the Artist was thinking when she created this heh 🙂
Now if only this would pay her tuition lol
I suspect we’ll be doing this project again someday, because both baby & mommy had fun.
If you decide to give this one a whirl let me know how it goes.
Cheers,
Amanda
Amanda Milke 