'DREAM CATCHERS' © SAUNDRA LANE FINE ART

My dream catchers are a new creation for me.  I am always looking for new ways to be creative.  For me, working in a new medium is a way to generate more inspiration in my work as an artist.  I was never interested in doing them before, until one day I realized I don't have to create a perfectly symmetrical dream catcher...I can tickle my artist view by doing them in a new way.  Creating something with your own spin is a perfect solution for days when you are stuck for ideas!

My dream catchers are made with aspen branches from my property on the mountain.  I have learned that the best way to create them is to shape them as they might naturally be; meaning, not a perfect circle...and then letting them dry a bit.  This way they will not shrink once you have added the web inside.  I enjoy adding a bead or two..this one has a hand made bead from a magazine I rolled, and an actual acorn that I found after a season.  To add another of my personal spins I added a word encased in two part epoxy.  I tea died an old t-shirt and use them as an added element of texture hanging from these catchers...and then I decorate with feathers and beads...I love leaving little shoots (when they are there) of branch in my designs that emphasize the natural"ness" of the finished dream catcher.

 Another "Be" This one is SOLD

 "Goddess at Heart" available through Luna's Mandala in Conifer Colorado

 "I am Worthy of My Dreams" SOLD

The fun thing about these fun bits of whimsy is they can be personalized with a word of phrase of your choosing!  The only drawback is these little beauties are not huge so you have to keep your phrase to a few words...but...FUN!

I happen to be teaching a class on how to make these beauties on June 4 at our local coffee shop called Tamari's.  If you are interested...send me a message!

KEEP LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION!!

"PUPPY FACE" ORIGINAL OIL FOR MY ETSY SHOP; AND...A NEW ITEM! © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

"Puppy Face"

3.5"x4.5+"

oil on matt panel

$40 without frame; $50 with frame

AVAILABLE IN MY ETSY SHOP

This little sweetie is a pup that a facebook friend posted and I asked to paint.  I just fell in love with this little face.  He comes framed or unframed in this upcycled frame I painted.

We have had such a cool spring...after the years of 90+ degree weather early on, I'm not sorry...There is some beauty that comes along as well...Love looking at my geraniums through my window...and we even got a rainbow last night!

I have been working on some fun little containers for my shop in Conifer...They are canvas! FUN DOINS!  I've got TERRIBLE handwriting, so I'm using stamps for the words...I've just ordered some other fun words and phrases...for now, they are at Luna's Mandala in Conifer, but I may offer them through ME for those of you that have special requests...I can make them about any size...they have just begun in my head! I used to make these years and YEARS ago, and felt it was time to bring em back with some changes of course!!  FUN DOINS!

 "Believe" basket/bowl/container (I haven't figured out what to call them yet)

apx. 4.5" wide, 4" deep, and apx 2.5" high

"Passion" basket

apx 5" wide, 3.5" deep, and 3" tall
Available at Luna's Mandala

STAY TUNED...I'm not sure where or how I will offer them, but there will be more!!

and...just a little side note...My sweet hubby let me design my latest necklace.  This is my mother piece...it has my Peridot( (hubby bought me for my uhummm 50th bd) , my daughter's diamond (that I actually wore to her wedding), and the opal that is my son's birthstone...THE COOL THING IS...my husband's birthstone is also opal, and my grandson Paxton's is the same as mine!  YAY!

OK...I'm properly inspired...but wait, there is more...I'm ALSO working on a FUN commission that includes a window, branches and stained glass...STAY TUNED FOR THE FUN!

HAPPY CREATING!