maggie

here's the drawing for a poster i'm working on for a play about Mary Magdelene.

not my usual realm of subject matter, but it was nice to just draw a little bit.
i'll show more as it progresses!and thanks to Sara Kumar for asking me to do this!

old lady status

sooo i made a quilt.
i am an old lady.
i am really pleased with it, i didn't think it would turn out as satisfyingly quilty as it did.
i used a lot of old tshirts and bits of fabric that i have loved or were given to me by those that i love.


also, pocket looooves it. she blends in sort of, for she too is patchwork.

Red Engine

Helloo!
the lovely people at Red Engine Studios put some of my classwork in the "Student Gallery" section of their website, woohoo!
If anyone is looking to take some amazing entertainment-related and traditional classes, its the place to go!
Also here is my last painting from that class, as well as my finished Prince portrait!

he will make sweet, sweet love to you with his eyes. watch out.

hours and hours

way after the fact, here is my piece , "Hours" from the Upper 600s show a few weekends ago.it is reversible, like an hourglass.



for purchasing inquires, please send me an email!



also this is my little experiment in banners. i still have lots to work out.
i'm going to sell these two for cheap, since they are my first attempt, if anyone is interested.
they have bamboo at the top, strung with embroidery thread for hanging. they are backed with white fancy fabric. the "now what?" is hand stitched onto the velvet and cotton.
please email me if you are interested in purchasing one! or both!

cats n paintings n ideas

it was real warm today and pocket decided she LOVES the little fan i had going.
look at that face of bliss!

a portrait of prince that i am working on. still need to do more...i'll be done by the end of the week, as this is my last week of classes at Red Engine Studios! wah! : ( it went by so quickly...

(pocket also loves the pincushion. i intervened before she ate any pins.)

well i made another dreamcatcher, this one is more normal so far.
not sure what to do with it now.

we got to paint sarah last saturday, which is always fun. i wish the face turned out better...

i'm trying to improve my sewing skills. i have ideas but they never turn out nice enough. also i think i tend to try to use the wrong materials because i think they will work, or at least i pretend they will, when really i should be using something more suited to the project.


what project, you ask?
below is my first attempt.
i'll get better. im still not really sure what im doing. so i won't tell you yet.



and finally some random drawing, because its too hot for shirts.

dreamz

here is the finished little dream catcher.
it has lots of pretty things hanging from it, some crystal beads, feathers and whatnot.



it is for sale, if anyone wants to buy it! $45 ! email me if you are interested!

summertime

so here are some things. this little tea sprite I made a long time ago but never took photos of it finished- i poured resin for tea, which was dyed green with ink and a little silver ink to give it sparkle! her hair is actually made from tea bags. i drink a lot of tea.





this is a work in progress- i am making a small (7" diameter) dream catcher. mostly because i need something to keep me busy. maybe ill go into mass-production.

here are some shots from the amazing Terra Obscura show put on by the Upper600s! A lot of people put a lot of work into this show, and it showed! my old dream catcher/ chandelier was hung over the band, which was fun! i managed to not take any pictures of my piece, duh. i'll show it to you when i get it back.


this was the garage room, which was really amazing! blacklights and string, turned out even better than i imagined! you can see my piece in the foreground there.


and finally, another life study. kind of a weird photo...
anyway...yeah. someone want to offer me a job? commissions? anything?

work in progression

hello! i am taking a break from working on this piece to show you all whats goin' on here.... my piece (still unfinished! AHH no time!) for an AMAZING show that will be up for this Saturday ONLY! In case you didn't already know about it - Terra Obscura- put on by the Upper 600s and featuring a heap of amazing artists! go to it!


this is sort of a reversible piece- it can go upside down, well..there is no right side.
its supposed to be reminiscent of a hourglass, or just the reversibility of things.

here's how its looking now, i'm not sure i love the paint job yet...we'll see how it evolves.




this is the frame/stand that the figures will go in. i cut wooden triangles for the bases.


aaand finally, this is a 3-hour figure study i did on Saturday.

loveboat!

my teacher/friend/amazing artist Daniel Lim was married earlier this year,
and I made a little portrait sculpture of him and his lovely wife in a little love-boat as a wedding gift.

this was my first real venture into sculpting a specific person,
and i think they turned out pretty accurate, if i do say so myself...



if anyone is interested in a commissioned piece of this sort, or knows someone who's getting hitched and wants a unique and personal gift, I would love to make more!
this could be a wedding cake topper, an individual portrait sculpture, or anything else you could dream of. Just send me an email at jlldalva@yahoo.com and tell me what you're thinkin' of!