Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Today

Well, today, I feel uninspired.  I guess there are creative ups and downs for most designers, but this definitely feels like one of the dreaded "funks" that you go through.  The weather is cloudy and rainy and it's an unexpected turn from last week's beautiful weather. At that point, I was dreaming of going to my backyard to take a million photos of the beautiful pink buds that are all over my trees right now.  But, the weather quickly turned and I think that it has put a shock into my trees' system. I hope that when the weather does brighten that they will quickly bounce back.  Who knows?

Last weekend, I took a trip to Adams, TN, to go antique shopping and went to Adams Antique Mall. WONDERFUL PLACE THAT IT IS! I found so much and I really went overboard.  I found a photograph of a lady named Alice Anthony. I am going to try to find out who she is. I plan on using her photo in my "designs" but wouldn't it be nice to know a little about the lady behind the name (especially now that I have her photo)?  I'll share what info I find out about her in this blog. That would actually be something interesting to follow. I'll also put a copy of her up and we'll start to check into her life....

Friday, March 25, 2011

301 Magazine

New website to check out called http://www.301mag.com/.  Josh Sykes will be photographing jewelry and products from Designs by Sharla and these will be appearing on the blog soon. I'm ultra excited because 301 magazine will also feature my designs in their fashion section of the magazine.  The magazine promos Jackson, TN lifestyle.  Be on the lookout for Designs by Sharla!

Picture

Okay- here is the picture that I completed last night from the event at Artifacts.  It was really fun!  I got a chance to meet fellow artist- they knit and have a display at Artifacts. Their names were Sharon and Sandra. Very cool and funny ladies.  Sandra said that I cheated doing this (there is an "oops" and I won't even point it out...).  We had a dose of laughter along with our cheese and crackers.  It made me really want the next class to happen. I think it gave me a good feeling of "unwinding" and there really was no right or wrong results.  It gave everyone the chance to express their artistry in their own fashion.  Very fulfilling experience, especially when you can take home the end result.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Mixed Media

Tommorow, i'm attending a mixed media event at ArtiFacts, the store in town that sells DESIGNS BY SHARLA items. I'm excited because it's a subject matter that i'm very interested in. If you check the links section of my blog, under ArtiFacts, it talks about the events. I'll try to take pictures of my "finished product"and attach it to the blog. 

Well, I just wanted to blog a bit about that and will discuss more later!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Flowers

Well, I'm actually trying something new and am trying to sell it at ArtiFacts.  They are silk and dried flowers that I'm developing into headpieces.  I'm in love with the fact that they are extreme.  I'll try to show some pictures of them. They seem awfully hard to photograph without actually having it in someone's hair.  Of course, my friends are more than happy to volunteer, so, I guess I need to take them up on it.  I'll include some soon.