La Ti D'Art

Currently under creation: 3-D Articulated Mermaid Santos Cage Doll Shrine. Using colors like blues, greens, and pink salmon, I have been begun to paint the shrine to evoke a mermaid's home - the ocean.  The  shrine posts have been covered in beach sand and the main base piece holds a genuine Mabe Pearl.  ****Check back soon for further developments.... 

So, Christmas will be here before we know it and Artists everywhere are starting to create their 2018 designs. I started a couple of weeks ago with this CHRISTMAS SHRINE.  It will be available for sale in my ETSY shop  [https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaTiDArt]  next week and is One-of-a-Kind. Here are a few more images of the piece finished and 'in process'....

HANDMADE 5"x 5" CARD ON STRATHMORE CARD STOCK. HAND ROLLED PAPER CANDLES WITH SISAL 'WICKS'. EDGE OF CARD IS ACTUALLY BURNT WITH A LIVE FLAME SO NO TWO CARDS WOULD BE ALIKE. THE SENTIMENT IS 'THE ICING ON THE CAKE"....

HAND PAINTED STRATHMORE CARD, 5"X5". HAND EMBOSSED, HAND COLORED COPPER SHEET WITH ART NOUVEAU DESIGN.  WATERCOLOR PAPER FRAME WITH COPPER PAINT AND ADDED PATINA.  

HAND PAINTED STRATHMORE CARD, 5"X5". HAND EMBOSSED, HAND COLORED COPPER SHEET WITH ART NOUVEAU DESIGN.  WATERCOLOR PAPER FRAME WITH COPPER PAINT AND ADDED PATINA.

HANDMADE, HAND PAINTED WATERCOLOR PAPER FLOWER WITH  ANTIQUE FRENCH SCRIPT WATERMARK ON KRAFT CARD STOCK.  IRIDESCENT RIBBON BORDER OFFSET.  

YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH By: Mark Melnick With all of the commercialization of the holiday season, I thought I would use my second WHITE ON WHITE Challenge to bring the perspective back  in a beautiful, creative way with this amazing Shrine piece. Difficulty: Intermediate - Advanced Time Required: 90 minutes + drying time [minimum 24 hours] Step 1. Empty half a re-inker bottle of Cotton White STAZ-On Ink into a small container or paint palette. Paint the pieces with a stipple brush so that there are streaks in the ink - Yes, I realize this is an out-of-the-box use of ink but stay with me for the fun. Allow pieces to dry overnight [take this time to create the Copper sculpture piece]  Step 2. Take Copper Sheet [I do not use foil, I use 8mm Copper sheeting] and place on mold or in an embossing folder. I used a mold and created the shrine piece using a paper stump [you can create your shrine piece using whateve...