ROULIER'S RUSTY RELIQUES

FINAL CHAPTER OF DOLLY AND HER PET

Dolly is finished and almost ready to go to the show she was invited to be in. She came out pretty good I think. I love her pet, the poor thing was so beat up when I got him, he was so dry when I started to work with him that his skin was cracking, putting some lotion on him it helped a lot, and also made him shinier. In the last shot showing her back the tail like wire coming out of her is the plug for the lights. The pet is attached with magnets on his feet and a velcro tab on his belly. I took out the stuffing to accomodate the lights and ran the cord through the body and re-stuffed.

A FEW OBSERVATIONS ON AN ART SHOW

    I just finished a successful show and learned a couple of things. I changed some of the things I had done in the past. The first change was how I approached people, well actually I did approach people. My observation has been that artists tend to hang back, hover at the desk area and mumble something like "oh I'm too shy".
    I never worked as many shifts as I had this time and I think it helped me quite a bit. There's no point to working a lot of shifts if you sit a the desk and read a book.....duh. I had the opportunity to practice my blurb about my work on real people and refine it according to the reaction they gave me. An added bonus is that there are a lot very interesting people, take the opportunity to talk to them.
      I approached people and asked them how they were doing....waited for a response.....delivered the appropriate rely....then told them I was one of the artists in the show and be sure to come to me with any questions. That gives them the choice to talk or not. People like to feel they are in control, so if they just thanked me I left them alone. It's always good to follow up with the people who made a purchase after the sale as well. I started my follow up after the sale with a question "have I answered all your questions" sometimes I hadn't.
    One thing that I haven't quite figured out is when people tell you how much they like your work (blush blush)  and I have  thanked them, sometimes following that, is a short awkward silence...humm. I think I need a couple of good follow up questions which might get them talking again.
    You probably shouldn't approach people with the idea that everyone is a sale. I noticed that not only do people want to control the amount of time you have with them they also want a bit of space. Best to just answer the questions they have and get to know them a little. It's interesting to note what they like about your work, sometimes it's something you wish you would have changed before the show and it's the very thing that they love. Awesome!

DON'T FORGET MY LAZERTRAN CLASS

Lazertran is an exciting new water slide decal product that can transfer photo copied images to virtually any surface with awesome results. This class will give an general over view of the Lazertran product (for Laser and photocopiers), then in future classes we will graduate to other surfaces. In this class we will learn how to combine the transfered Lazertran photo  image on canvas, paper or board to use in our paintings. This class is for those who are frustrated with the traditional method of gel transfers not to mention the mess, unpredictable results  and time it takes. These transfers are virtually flawless. Plan on finishing at least one piece in class. If students will email me with an image they would like to use I will print them on the Lazertran and we will transfer the image to the canvas, board or paper and paint. This will add a new dimension to anyones work who likes the photo transfer image. The class is Sat May 10 1-4 in Evergreen, link to your right.
Check out the the Paint along the dotted line album to your right for examples of paintings with Lazertran.

AWESOME SHOW

Thanks to everyone who came to our show you made it a huge success! This was my best ever show in Denver! I had so much fun talking to everyone, it was just great. We also had a group from a convention of museum curators, they were just wonderful. I love talking and boy did I get to talk! Just can't say enough how great everything turned out and how nice every one was. Anytime I have a show please come up and introduce yourself.

THANKS AGAIN!!

DOLLY AND PET PART 4

She is getting there, more decoration, front and back.

LAZERTRAN WORKSHOP

For those in the Denver area:
I am teaching a class on using Lazertran May 10th in Evergreen at 1:00-4:00.
Lazertran is an exciting new water slide decal product that can transfer photo copied images to virtually any surface with awesome results. This class will give a general over view of the Lazertran product (for Laser and photocopiers), then in future classes we will graduate to other surfaces. In this class we will learn how to combine the transfered Lazertran photo  image on canvas, paper or board to use in our paintings. This class is for those who are frustrated with the traditional method of gel transfers not to mention the mess, unpredictable results  and time it takes. These transfers are virtually flawless. The plan is to finish at least one piece in class. If students will email me with an image they would like to use I will print them on the Lazertran and we will transfer the image to the canvas, board or paper and paint. This will add a new dimension to work for those who like the photo transfer image. To give you an idea check out the "paint along the lines album" on your right.

DOLLY & PET PART3

Well she's a tattooed baby and her pet has a new leash. Now she's really getting fun! I think I have a really ggod solution to attaching the Pet!

DOLLY AND PET

Here is a little more on my altered dolly and her new pet. I got this little guy at an estate sale and decided to use him with my altered dolly. I haven't exactly decided how to attach him yet I have a few ideas, I do know that he will be probably near her neck and shoulders as if he was sitting there. He's in pretty bad shape so I have been doing some repair work. I have the holes punched in my tin to connect the lights with glue and wire. The two objects in the jar lid (which will fit in her stomach) will be on the little decorative chain that connects the alligator to the dolly's shoulder.

NEW CROW COMMISSION PIECE

Got a new crow commission from my show I started yesterday here's where I am today. It's mostly roughed in but obviously it's not balanced yet taking color out and adding it back in takes a little time and observation.

HIGHLANDER CATTLE

Well the Scottish cattle, Highlanders, are out and about a few miles from where I live. I just find these guys so interesting. They don't let them out as much in the winter but judging from their coats I'm sure they would be fine. There is a new baby, he's black and looks a little like a rock, in the photo. I was wondering, when I took these pictures, how you would transport these guys, they have impressive horns. It almost certainly has to be done in seperate areas of a truck or they would poke each other and I'm guessing they are pricey little devils!