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Hi! LOVE TO PAINT! Unfortunately, I haven't done it much in the last couple of years 
so my skills are very rusty. BUT when I move to San Diego, I will be taking art classes and language classes while I gain residency. I'm very excited to make art a bigger part of my life again. Would love you to post some pictures of your artwork
Sara
so my skills are very rusty. BUT when I move to San Diego, I will be taking art classes and language classes while I gain residency. I'm very excited to make art a bigger part of my life again. Would love you to post some pictures of your artwork Sara
Hi Sara,
As soon as I can take some pictures of some of them and get them developed I will :7 ... so far I have done them for family christmas presents, and for family members, I did sell one of them. My hubby likes to hang them on our walls. .... Some of the round saws are very big..... Rhonda :7
As soon as I can take some pictures of some of them and get them developed I will :7 ... so far I have done them for family christmas presents, and for family members, I did sell one of them. My hubby likes to hang them on our walls. .... Some of the round saws are very big..... Rhonda :7
That's fantastic. My projects have mostly been for friends and family also, so all of my best pieces are gone. I mostly love the satisfaction I get out of doing a picture that I know means something to one of them. I have done a few commission portraits, but honestly, I don't like doing that. I prefer doing something that comes a little more from my heart... or at least something I want to do. It's wonderful to meet a fellow artist AND exercise addict... hehehe
Have you taken many art classes, or are you self-taught?
Sara
Have you taken many art classes, or are you self-taught?
Sara
Not only do you and I live near one another, but we both make teddy bears! Well, I used to, anyway. I haven't made one for years. I got in a teddy bear making frenzy once and made 125 in a year. I like to make and collect odd little teddy bears. I made a couple wearing minature versions of my friends' wedding dresses, a giant six foot mouse that we raffled off for the humane society, and a teddy bear chair with a lap to sit in for my step-daughter's bedroom (among way too many others). My favorites are the ones made from those old mouton coats. What kind do you make?
I make jointed Teddy Bears, and I have made some really cute long white haired jointed rabbits, I will try to find the pictures of some of them, 2 of the bears I made have clothes on, those clothes take almost as long as the bears to make. I really enjoy bear making too, people seemed a bit surprised when I told them how much I would sell them for, I think they don't realize what goes into making one .... Rhonda :7
mine are made out of synthetic fur, and not mohair, I never could afford to buy the mohair.
mine are made out of synthetic fur, and not mohair, I never could afford to buy the mohair.
Yes, jointed bears. Me, too! I'd love to see your pictures! Especially the rabbits. I put clothes on some of mine, too. Others I don't. It does take a long time, but it's fun. I don't like to sew anything that requires me to use a pattern, but if I can just go off on my own and design my own patterns, it's more creative and I have a great time. I've sold a couple, and, like you, they're definitely pricey. I've got 30 or 40 hours in some of those wedding dresses, for example, (although those were gifts of love and I never sold one).
I don't use the mohair, either. Talk about expensive! I do buy old coats at the Salvation Army, though, and clean them up and make bears out of them. I like the ones made of unusual materials the best. Do you sew yours by hand or on a machine, or both?
I don't use the mohair, either. Talk about expensive! I do buy old coats at the Salvation Army, though, and clean them up and make bears out of them. I like the ones made of unusual materials the best. Do you sew yours by hand or on a machine, or both?
I sew the big ones on a machine and the smalll ones by hand. I went to Amazon back about 2 yrs ago and bought about 4 Teddy Bear making books. Its really fun to me...... before that I never thought about how Teddies wear made ...... I will look for the pictures today, if I can't find them I will take some more ....... Rhonda :7
You would probably like the teddy bear purses I made ...I also like to make quilts ..... Rhonda:7
You would probably like the teddy bear purses I made ...I also like to make quilts ..... Rhonda:7
Hey Shari and you other ladies, you go to www.picturetrail.com and type in rcook in the members box and I posted 5 pictures, will post more later. Hope you like them ..... Rhonda:7
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Yes but I haven't painted for a few years because of lack of space. I still draw and love to go out into the garden and lie in the grass while I draw. Some of my best work gets done in the month of August. I bought a graphics tablet for my computer over a year ago so I could start using Painter but haven't had the time to use it properly yet. I love Painter though - to me it is the closest thing to real paint and drawing on a computer there is. I like to create using Painter and then I use Photoshop to add in some effects.
Rhonda, I had a look at the pictures you posted at picturetrail and I think they are wonderful. I live teddy bears but I am terrible at sewing. Everyone of the fluffies, you've pictured there look absolutely huggable and adorable. I also love your painting.
ATB,
- Lisa
Rhonda, I had a look at the pictures you posted at picturetrail and I think they are wonderful. I live teddy bears but I am terrible at sewing. Everyone of the fluffies, you've pictured there look absolutely huggable and adorable. I also love your painting.
ATB,
- Lisa