I just finished my first painting class at The Creative Arts Center. I wanted to learn a little about mixed media, so I decided to make this turtle.
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Mixed media turtle |
Fermin's brother and his girlfriend recently had a little girl-- so, we now have a cute little niece. Her name is Abigail, but her parents sometimes call her Turtle. I wanted to make something that looked really child-like. I totally copied a drawing I had seen and changed it up a little by added shells, bright colors, changing up the little girl's hair to look more like Abigail's, and of course, blinged it out with some jewelry parts.
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blingity-bling! |
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I had to give the turtle some flowers for her hair! |
So far, I haven't gotten up the nerve to give it to Abigail and her parents. I don't know if they'll like it, and if they don't, I don't want them to feel weird about it. I had fun making it, and using little Abigail for the inspiration for my first mixed media painting!
1 comment:
Of course they'll like it! It's SO charming, and the fact that YOU did it I'm sure will be very meaningful to them. I love it!
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