Mama's New Treasures

Thought I'd share some of my mom's latest pieces. Lately, she's been the one making assemblages... I feel like I need to get back into the loop there. Mom has been decorating little jars with buttons and ribbons, turning them into beautiful containers for supplies.

As far as her little frame, I made the picture hanging inside from a class we took at 'Collage,' where we made tile framed pictures. I had no idea what to do with it, but mom was able to make it lovely with the boot and buttons.

Summer Updates

Feel like I'm always apologizing for not blogging enough here. I just wanted to let everyone know what I've been up to this summer. I have been working most of the summer, but during my free time I have been spending a lot of time at 'Found on Fremont.' Having my own space requires a lot of time making and buying things to keep it new and fresh. Yesterday was the Fremont Festival, so I took some time to help out the other vendors with our outdoor display. It was probably one of the busiest days I've seen at the store, and I was glad Portland's hottest summer day wasn't keeping people from shopping! 

Check out more about Found on Fremont on the blog I designed for us: http://foundonfremont.blogspot.com/

Here is one of Found's outdoor displays from the Fremont Fest- a summer table filled with pyrex! 

Speaking of shopping for the store. Here are some of my favorite finds from over the past few months. I absolutely loved theses two items. They're just so kitschy and fun! :) Almost kept both of them. 

This hilarious 'God Bless This Lousy Trailer Plate' made me laugh so much! Such a fun piece. The bedazzled Virgin Mary is actually a shirt with the icon printed entirely over the shirt. I wore it a few times to school and let's just say it was quite the conversation piece at my Catholic private college. ;)

I've also been spending some time in the studio working on various projects. I'm going to post some of my new jewelry pieces once I get a whole collection ready to sell. My latest project is getting back into painting. I finished my first painting of the summer last week! I'm not a pro and I definitely need to practice more, but I'm glad I was able to blend my paints together more than I usually do. Hope I'll get to make another painting before my summer ends! I want to try a self portrait or still life of some sort. 

So, in this long novel and picture fiasco of a post I think I've covered almost everything I've been working on in these summer months. Because I've been working on the Found on Fremont blog, I'm going to try and keep this blog updated as well. More pictures of new jewelry and some of mom's new work will be uploaded soon! :) 

Found on Fremont Updates!

I'm officially on summer vacation and have successfully completed my first year of college! So... now I have more time to work in the studio and help out at Found on Fremont. I just wanted to update how the space mom and I started has changed. We've moved to a bigger space and we've filled with all sorts of vintage treasures, handmade jewelry, kitschy cards, and other collectables. I absolutely love looking at all of the other vendors spaces. Everyone is definitely preparing for summer, with lots of garden decor, springy vintage items, and beautiful furniture.

Also, two weeks ago I just got my own small shelf space. It has more of a fun and bright colored theme to match all of my lego frames, collaged pieces, etc. I'm so happy with how well it turned out and how many things I was actually able to fit into it! I'm just glad I have another venue outside of etsy to sell some of my work. I've also put a lot of supplies into my space, so that others can make things to create with.

Come visit at: 

4743 NE Fremont St

Portland, OR 

https://www.facebook.com/FoundOnFremont

Steampunk Estate Sale Finds

Last weekend mom and I hit an awesome estate sale by my college, where we found some great items for the store. That alone was something to blog enthusiastically about, but... the best part is that the sale had had jars of old nails, wing nuts, bolts, chains, and other metal pieces. I put all of the goodies I found in this dandy felt tray I found at a thrift store! I think I officially have a steam punk collection to make jewelry and new art pieces. Can't wait to have some time to work in my studio!

Etsy Updates & My New Koi Print

Haven't posted anything lately about my own art in a while, because I just haven't had the time. However, last weekend I was able to work on my stencil print shirts. I even came up with some new designs! I'm particularly pleased with the new koi stencil I made and printed on an upcycled vintage white shirt. Not only was I able to print some new work, I was also able to list them on etsy! :)
Check out the new shirts: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jreyesha?section_id=10859913

Something in the Shadows...

Once again, some of my friends on facebook shared this amazing link filled with incredible shadow art. Seeing things like this help me realize I haven't reached my limits with art. Inspiring and motivating. Moreover, I'm just impressed with the sheer perfection of these artist's vision when it comes to working. No kidding when they say an artist sees the world differently.

Check it out here: 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/21-amazing-examples-of-shadow-art

Too much craftiness?

Haven't been too diligent with posting new things. But, this is officially my only blog, so all focus is here now. Without further ado, I'd like to introduce the most crafty and tacky object I have ever seen for footwear. In one of my many Goodwill trips, I was able to capture this BEDAZZLED and puff painted shoe of galore. For a while, I didn't think you could outdo crafty... now I know there are limits.