A couple special Christmas pieces

I wanted to share a couple pieces I've been working on for the last couple months. These were Christmas gifts for my parents and my in-laws. Both are BIG...for me at least. And both gifts went over very well.

My parents - 18"x24"

Dave's parents - 16"x20"

We had a wonderful Christmas at our house. My sister and her family came all the way from the Florida Keys to spend the week with us. I don't know what the girls are going to do now that they've gone home. They had such a wonderful time playing with my sis's twin boys.

Oh and a big thank you to my sis who gave me the Twilight series to read. I did absolutely nothing constructive for a week...I just couldn't pull myself away from the books long enough to get anything accomplished. So...thanks sis!

My father-in-law made me some really amazing cradled artist panels, so look for new work coming soon. I can't wait to test them out!

~Alisa

Little Angel

Here's a piece I recently completed. I've been playing around with larger transfers...and am very happy with the outcome. This piece is 10"x20" and is currently hanging on the wall in my studio.

Vintage Photo Freebies

These images come from my personal collection...feel free to use them in your art, but please don't re-sell them.

Hope you enjoy the images. If you do decide to use any of these in your art, I'd love to see it...just leave a comment with a link to your creation.

~Alisa

It's Fall!

You'll have to excuse me for not blogging the past few weeks. You see, it's Fall at our house and we've been playing outside, soaking up the gorgeous weather.

And of course the best part about Fall (besides caramel apples and pumpkin pies) is playing in the leaves! We have some really giant trees in our yard that produce an abundance of crisp jump-worthy leaves of all colors. The girls take full advantage of the gi-normous piles of leaves I rake...and rake...and rake. They do help out with their minuscule blue rake...or at least they try. But it's all worth it when you get lovely photos like these.

And since I haven't blogged for quite some time, I thought I'd post a couple Halloween pics too. Ella was a zombie nurse. She wanted to be a zombie fairy nurse, but hubby wouldn't let her add the wings to her costume. He was afraid people wouldn't "get it" :) Eva was the cutest little candy corn witch and both girls came home with the candy mother-load (yea for mommy)!

Happy Fall!

~Alisa

$5 ART SALE!!!!

In an effort to make some room in my studio space for new artwork, I'm having a $5 ART SALE in my etsy shop.

That means you can own an original piece of art (not a reproduction print) for only $5!


Visit my etsy shop to take advantage of the sale!

~Alisa

My art is up at Strange Brew Coffee Shop

Friday night Dave and I hung about 25 of my pieces at Strange Brew Coffee Shop in Greenwood, Indiana. The pieces ranged in size from small art cards (2.5"x3.5") up to a giant 22"x30" piece.

The shots are horrible...not much light around here at 7:30 p.m. any more, so I'll have to stop by and take a few photos during the day. At least you'll get the general idea.

Rumor has it that at least two pieces have sold aready, although I haven't been back by to confirm that rumor.

So if you're around Greenwood, be sure to stop in, have a cuppa coffee, enjoy the funky atmosphere and take in some art!

~Alisa

This is your chance to help out with a community mural!

Thanks to a grant from the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation, the Eiteljorg has connected students at the Christel House Academy on the city's south side with Native American photographer and installation artist Will Wilson (Diné) for a mural project that not only introduces young people to art and indigenous cultures, but also helps them to give back to the Indianapolis community by beautifying a neighborhood building.

Beginning this week, students will assist Wilson, a 2007 recipient of the Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art, in tracing and filling in a mural celebrating the Indians of Indiana. The mural, which will be placed on an empty building at 1201 S. Meridian, is being created as part of Christel House Academy's efforts to bring a multicultural education to their students.

Due to the recent rain, we are looking for volunteers to help out...yep, this is your oppurtunity to make your mark (in paint) on the city of Indianapolis. We're going to have beautiful weather this weekend, so if you're available please come out to the mural site (at the corner of Morris & Meridian Streets) and help Will! We are looking for ANYONE who can hold a paintbrush! This is your chance to work with an internationally known artist!

The mural will be dedicated during a ceremony and press conference at the site on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 2:30 p.m.