Blue Starfish

Sometimes I get a kick on things and I just can't stop. From blue crabs, I have ventured to blue starfish. Same idea. 

Products with this design can be found at "shop crabulous!"

T-shirts, bags, mugs, housewares, kids

Another New T-Shirt For T-Shirt Season!

One new T-shirt just wasn't enough; I decided to design a second one. "Dreams Come True On the River" is a saying of personal significance to me and I thought my sailboat collage was the perfect illustration. So here is T-shirt #2!

T-shirt can be purchased at shop crabulous!

And here is an "up close" look at the image:

New Burlap Throw Pillow

"Sea Stars" Burlap Throw Pillow
Available at shop crabulous!

I've designed this pillow with me in mind, but of course I want to share it with everyone!

Tangy Zoodle #101

Tangy Zoodle #101

Sea Critters!

I've added two more collages to my Seashore Series. I hope you enjoy. Notice the use of zentangle design in these pieces. It's taken over my life! :-D

"Seahorse" - 5x7 - Mixed Media Collage

"Coral Crabs" - 5x7 - Mixed Media Collage

Down By The Seashore

Of course, by now, you know how much I love the sea and I felt drawn to create (haha! "drawn" to create) more sea themed works and incorporating a little of what I've learned through the art of Zentangle. 

"Sea Stars" - 5x7 - Mixed Media Collage

I know you can spot the lines of Zentangle right away. It was a lot of fun creating this starfish that way. I also had a lot of fun working on the background. I took a canvas, wrapped it in an old dress pattern, melted and swirled crayons over that and then wrapped the whole thing in cheese cloth. Why, you may ask? Why not!

This is the canvas after it was prepped. The melted crayons are so much fun to use and they add a nice texture to the piece.

II also couldn't resist adding some sparkles of vintage glass glitter to my sea pieces. This is an item that I stumbled across in my favorite store, The Paris Market & Brocante.

This is the prepped canvas for the second piece in the series which I finished last week. Once again, old dress pattern, melted crayons and cheesecloth.

"Little Red Sea Star" - 5x7 - Mixed Media Collage

Cottage No. 3 - Tybee Island Cottage Tour

KEY LIME PARROT COTTAGE - 401A JONES AVENUE - TYBEE ISLAND

All cottages on tour have been decorated by Jane Coslick and most can be rented through Mermaid Cottages or Tybee Cottages.

Two More Crabs

I finished Crab In Blue and Crab in Gold to go with Crab In Red. I love their jewel tones. And although I'm willing to sell them individually, I think they'd go great together as in my example below.

"Crab In Blue" - 6x6 - Mixed Media Collage

"Crab In Gold" - 6x6 - Mixed Media Collage

Sailing

"Sailing" - 10x12 - Mixed Media Collage

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I love the site of sailboats on the water and have always wanted to do a somewhat abstracted collage of them. So, here it is!

Red Balloon

"Red Balloon" - 8x10 - Mixed Media Collage
Not For Sale

Another collage featuring a child at play on the beach. It has always been a favorite theme of mind in other people's art. About time I created some pieces of my own with this theme. Once again, I'm not yet ready to part with this piece so for the time being it's not for sale.