Update on Kamalee

Thought some of you may be interested on an update of our niece Kamalee's heart surgery. She's done with the worst and is now recovering. Everything sounds like it went really well. Thank God!! Her family really appreciates all the prayer support. Here's a picture of the little angel. Can't wait until I can hug her again!!

Enduring Arts is on Etsy!

I finally have my etsy shop up and running. There isn't too much inventory right now but I hope you enjoy browsing through the few pieces of artwork I do have on there. Etsy is an awesome place to shop for unique handmade gifts! Check out the other crafters and artists. There are some truely talented people out there! Your welcome to visit my shop at http://www.enduringarts.etsy.com/ and come back every so often to see if there are new items!

Fighter Pilot Drawing and Another Prayer Request

I did this pencil drawing quite awhile ago by request of my brother, for a bunch of new pilots in Texas. Jason is an amazing fighter pilot! It certainly takes a person with great determination and a strong faith to do the things he does. He is currently deployed and I ask you to pray for his safety and all the other men and women who are currently fighting for the peace in the world. They are amazing individuals and I'm thankful they have the strength to leave their families to fight for others. God Bless you all!

Designer Genes Photography and Prayer Request

So here is more information on the new Designer Genes Photography business and a few of my favorite photos that Amy has taken. First I'll share a little about her. She is an amazing person as well as photographer! Amy (and her husband Justin) have a beautiful little girl, Kamalee who was born with an extra chromosome. Kamalee inspired Amy to jump into the photography business and this is how she came up with the name 'Designer Genes'. Thank you Amy for having me design your logo and I wish you the best of luck! Okay on to some of her amazing work!!

This is one Amy took of Kamalee and I want to add a special prayer request for her. She will be having open heart surgery on February 26th. So please pray for her and her family that all goes smoothly.

On to a happier note, here are more examples of Amy's work:

Aren't they fun!? She's also very affordable. Her website isn't finished yet as she has been extremely busy with clients and now her daughters surgery so if you have any questions or want to set up a time for a photo shoot contact Amy at amy@designergenesphotography.com.

Happy Birthday to my Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom! Her birthday was actually Friday so we took her out for supper. Here is a drawing I did of her awhile ago. She's the little toddler. Isn't she adorable!?! She's with my Aunt Sandy who is such a great supporter of my artwork!! They are both such a blessing to have in my life! This is just one of the many pencil drawings I have done. Maybe I'll eventually get some more pencil and charcoal drawings/commissions posted on here. Right now I'm busy working on another painting and trying to get over a flu bug!

New Acrylic Painting "Inner Strength"

Here is my most recent acrylic painting on wood (with digital color enhancement). I incorporated a design pattern I made from a few weeks ago and also painted the text "rise above your vulnerabilities, believe in your inner strength". This bird was hanging onto a bush right outside my window on a very windy day. I knew I had to photograph it to eventually put it into a painting. Watching the little bird that day made me realize what an amazing strength they must have to hang on to a branch through all kinds of bad weather. We can definitely relate that strength to our lives. Some of us have huge boulders laying in our path, but with great determination and believing in our inner strength anything is possible. We are able to rise above any boulder standing in our path. Be like the bird, hold on and believe in your strength. Free yourself and fly to a more peaceful destination.

My etsy shop should be opening the end of next week. Prints and cards should be for sale there if you are interested. Hope you enjoy it!

Logo Identity Design

Another part of the Wisp Woods identity package design was the Etsy Header. So far the logo identity includes the logo itself, business cards, vinyl graphics for the vehicle, product showcase book, Blog header and the Etsy header. My goal in creating the identity system is to always have unity within all of the pieces along with a touch of variety so the design always stays interesting. Feel free to check out some of Wisp Wood's small wooden products that are for sale at www.wispwoods.etsy.com .

Another Sneak Peek Logo Design

Here is a quick peek of a new logo design for the upcoming Designer Genes Photography business by Amy Ulschmid. Note the circular green part of the logo is able to change to a variety of colors so it probably won't be green when you see it again. As soon as Amy's website is complete I will share more information with you about her work and the logo. Can't wait!

Amy Lawrence Logo Design

I couldn't wait any longer to share Amy Lawrence's Photography with you. She hasn't had time to get her website totally updated so you will only see the main logo I designed on the opening page. You can view my design with a cropped view of the background design below in one of my older posts. Amy's photography is gorgeous! She captures everything from engagement, wedding, maternity, delivery, and all the way through your child's life. Her elegant portraits are a true piece of art! Here are a few of my favorites:

New! Leave a Comment.

I decided to add a comments link. I thought it would be nice to hear some feedback about my art and designs, so feel free to leave a note at the end of the post. If you have any new ideas/thoughts, let me know. Always looking for new inspirations! I hope you enjoy browsing through my work!

Birthday Invitation Design

Here is how I used my origianl background design from my last post. It was fun to use a combination of fine art and graphic design to create it. I also took the photos and manipulated the backgrounds in Photoshop. It was hard getting the model to stay still once again. Most of the pictures were blurred as she kept walking at the camera! Ha! Overall, I thought it was a successful first birthday invitation.

Original Pattern Design

This past week and a half I have been busy working on the above pattern design, designing an announcement, working on art decor for my living room wall and starting a new series of paintings. Hopefully my idea for the paintings turns out well and then I will start my Etsy Shop. I created the above design to use on announcements and maybe a future painting. I first hand drew part of it and then transferred it to vector format where I made it into a pattern that can have numerous color options. I will post an announcement design within a couple weeks showing how I used it.

Sneak Peek Logo Design

Happy New Year! Well 2009 has started with lots of designing and some art projects. Thought I would share one of my latest logo and background designs for Amy Lawrence Photography. More information and pictures will be posted hopefully within the month, so be sure to check back!

Christmas Card Design

Merry Christmas!!! ...A little late I know. We have been so busy making gifts I haven't had time to blog. I thought I better get my Christmas design posted. I love designing holiday cards, announcements...anything with photos. If you ever want something designed or some of your favorite photographs you have taken manipulated to look like they are professional just let me know! I would be glad to work on them for you! Here was this years Christmas card design. Thanks to Amy Ulschmid for taking the family photo!! It was so much fun to design with it being my daughter's first Christmas! It was printed on stipple textured paper which made it even more fun.

Front View:

Inside View:

Back View:

The New Faith Painting!

Enduring Arts first gift gallery show was last Saturday. It was the first time to show my new faith painting to the public and get feedback. I was nervous and excited about the show. I wanted to know if I have been wasting my time the last couple of months or if it was worth doing what I love. Well, the new acrylic painting was a hit!! (Several other items below sold too! Grin!) The painting means so much to me and the awesome part was so many other people were touched by it and the story behind it! God really does work through people and He does want us to use our talents that He blessed us with!!! I never knew the affect it would have on others, but it was truly amazing and I will always treasure what people told me that day!!!

I made a print of the original...same size and framed it with an old window that was taken out of my house which is pretty old. The whole piece really brings together the past with the present and hopefully makes you think of the future. You have the old window, the modern painting and vinyl quote that says "faith dares the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see". Some of the words in the painting go along with the story that brings the past, present, and future all together. Anyway, I finished this piece the day before the show and it ended up selling so I never had a hanging shot of it but here is what I do have:

Some closer views:

Here is the story I had posted next to the painting: Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see. Think back about the story of Noah. For he put all his trust in the Lord. He did what was commanded of him even though he was unsure of the outcome. What an amazing faith he had in the Lord! The birds in the painting represent the dove and the life going forward. I believe we need to have faith in all aspects of our life. Don’t get stuck in a place where you are unhappy. Take a chance, make a change and have faith! You are unable to see entire sentences on the bottom of the painting. You don’t need to see everything to understand the meaning. This relates to our individual lives. We don’t really know what the Lord has planned for us but we can move forward and know that He is always with us and with Him all things are possible!

Count Your Blessings Custom Tray

After five entirely different design attempts I am finally finished with this tray! I made a reproduction of one of my oil paintings that I completed quite awhile ago but I thought it went well with the tray. I then designed the quote, Count Your Blessings Give Thanks, and applied it over the print. Wisp Woods helped out Enduring Arts once again by building the tray. Its definitely not like the cheap trays in the stores. It was built to last!

Specifications: Custom wooden tray, Reproduction of original painting, White vinyl, Acrylic paint, Matte spray finish Overall Size: 9.5"x14.75"

Enduring Arts Cards

Cards for any occasion! The fronts are reproductions of my original artwork. Available for a limited time. Please contact me at enduringarts@gmail.com. Update: New cards will be coming in my Etsy Shop.

More information will be posted within the next couple of weeks about the new Faith painting.

The kitten card is from an original charcoal and pastel drawing. The cards are approximately 5"x8".

Wisp Woods Identity

I am so lucky to be able to do the marketing for my husband's new business, Wisp Woods. He let me know what feel he was going for and I went from there for designing his logo, promotional book of previous projects he has created and his business cards. He is an extremely talented woodworker! He is always amazing me on what he can build.

Here is the cover design of the Wisp Woods promotional book. I painted the logo onto the black canvas that frames a detailed photograph of one of his creations.

The following shows a few of the book's inside layouts. He built a boat!!! I'll never get over my amazement on that project! If you haven't checked David Ulschmid's website out I encourage you to take a look. Go to http://www.wispwoods.blogspot.com/

The designed business cards below are printed front and back.

Life's Journey

I used a photo my husband took of one of my friends on her wedding day. The photo didn't turn out well but it gave me inspiration to do this painting. Its so much more than just artistic feet. To me Life's Journey is about one's exploration down certain paths of their life. Happiness is a way of travel, not a destination. Our lives are always changing. There are good times and there are bad but its up to us where we want to go and what we want to make out of certain situations. Are you on the path you want to be?
Life's Journey specifications: Medium Acrylic Size 24"x30"