Amy Bauer's Art

Double Tack

Amy — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:22:25 +0000

I put all my drawings into my sketchbook. Now it is officially ready for me to pack it up. Which I will do and mail out this week.

January Tree

Amy — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:11:26 +0000

Still tilted. Still showing cement. Standing tall. A quick visit to my Tree shows it in it’s unnaturally natural suburban surroundings.

Sketchbook 2012

Amy — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:40:35 +0000

I updated my sketchbook project page to include this years images. Check it out and tell me what you think. http://amybauerart.wordpress.com/sketchbook-project/#

Tree Christmas 2011

Amy — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:42:38 +0000

Went to visit my Tree on Christmas day and made a startling discovery. Why my Tree’s cement was showing! And now it is really at a severe angle. Will the 3 year outdoor celebration this February be the last? Will it be the end? Will my Tree make it to then? How do I feel about this? A remarkable journey through outdoor recycling. One that was thought to last 3 months at the most and has become an extension of 1 simple thought in 2006, “I’ll make a tree out of paper”.

Here are some pictures of the current state of my Tree.

& 1 Doggie Portrait

Amy — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:31:23 +0000

A present I drew for Christmas was of an amazing smart lovable dog that packed himself into the trunk of a car to signal he was ready to leave.

Card, Present, Party

Amy — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:26:45 +0000

For December I made a papier mache birthday card for my dad, a abstract fabric monster for a 5 month old, and a felt and button bird to wear to a party for myself.

The card is all recycled paper and stickers I had left over from a project from 6 years ago. The monster is made from felt and cotton (part of a summer dress that is being recycled). It has soft corners so that it can be grabbed easily by small hands or shoved in to a mouth since the baby is teething. Stuffed with organic natural fibers!

Now the bird is an all purpose accessory that I had pinned to my belt. Where it will land in the future is unknown. Maybe on a headband or part of a package for gift giving, or part of a wall decor. Perhaps it will fly into some craft project yet to be started! Until then it is room decor and lovely with its antique buttons.

60s Stripes

Amy — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:35:25 +0000

In honor of the unusual beautiful weather I made a simple striped sleeveless dress yesterday. Used a remnant I found at a thrift store earlier this year. Just cut it into 2 silhouettes and sewed it together. Came out great.

Meeting o Mat

Amy — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:15:25 +0000

Thursday evening I went to a meeting of my art collective Union Square Artists. We collected and discussed are art o mats. As we talked we made some more. Here are my spontaneous pieces from that meeting.

I really love making these.

More Art o mat

Amy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:07:19 +0000

This may be too much fun if there is such a thing. Just finished my other 2 wooden blocks for the art o mat machines. Here are some pictures, and like I typed in the other post I photographed them on a different surface to get rid of the glare.

Enjoy! I did!

Art-o-mat

Amy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:01:22 +0000

The art collective I am in, Union Square Artists are creating art for art o mat. It is art on wooden blocks. The blocks are the size of cigarette boxes and put into converted cigarette vending machines. So instead of cigarettes you get little pieces of art! It is fantastic.

2 of my 4 blocks are done. By using markers I just sat down and made some art that I really like. Here are some pictures. Let me just warn you that I shot them on a shiny surface and the pictures taken with flash came out true to color unlike without the flash. So please don’t mind the shine in the middle. Will not be photographing the other 2 blocks on this surface.