Friends, Cyanotype, Indigo Dyeing and Weimaraner’s Laura Roberts aka Hastypearl Have you ever had a good idea and it morphed into something new? That recently happened to me. I had the idea of some friends and I, teaching some art workshops here in my home. A couple of things came about and before I knew it, we […]
5 Steps To Transferring An Image Using Shipping Tape Hastypearl Don’t you think the idea of Transferring An Image, is magical ? For some reason it always has been for me. I guess because it’s not a perfect art, so the wonder of seeing if it’s going to work, holds me. : ) Well, I […]
Art Studio ReArrange; Ahhh, Room To Breathe! by Hastypearl Are You a Furniture Hog, like me ?! Yep, I’m a sucker for Turn of the Last Century, Golden Oak. It’s in a sales slump say the antique dealers. Seems that the millinneals are looking for Mid Century decor. Yeah, the kind of stuff that I […]
Happy Mother’s Day: Sometimes A Loaded Statement Hastypearl I used to use the phrase, Happy Mother’s day with one point of reference. Of course, it was My point of reference. It one time surprised me out of my small world, when I read how much for some, that statement brought sorrow. I felt reprimanded. In […]
An Easy Metal Letter Stamping Step By Step, For You ! Hastypearl Have you ever tried your hand at Metal Letter Stamping? I guess that’s a little misleading, because truthfully, this method is great for stamping other substrates, as well. I’ve stamped sheet metal, leather, wood, cardboard and even paper. If you are using another […]
Artist Question: Does What We See, Inform Our Art or Does What We Create, Inform What We See ? Hastypearl Pretty good questions, don’t you think? I started thinking it about it when I recently rewrote my Artist Statement. I kind of redo it every time it is asked for 😉 I guess it’s a […]
True Confessions… Hastypearl Sneaks Photos of Her Work In a Friends Home ! Ok. It’s true! I did it. And Im glad I did 🙂 From my transparent report, I guess you can tell that I didn’t comment a felony, or even misdemeaner. Let’s just call it a little sneaky and a bit goofy, crime. But, […]