Helena Marette

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Textile Cuff

Hand sewn using vintage fabric and tiny vintage beads.

The flower was hand-dyed using an organic dye made from avocado skin. Prisma colored pencils were used to highlight each petal before sewing them to the fabric.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Neighborhood Artwork

Scot Silcox.

Helena Marette. Handfelted Necklace with copper.

Greg Blair. Face, 20"x40".

David Boyd,Jr. Peach Expolsion 107, oil on gallery wrap

Located in the heart of Downtown Newnan, Georgia, The Vintage-Flea

offers a curious selection fleamarket finds, vintage pieces, jewelry, and art from local artists.

The Vintage Flea also keeps a delightful stock of "Sensationals," amazing soy candles.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Inspired by wildlife while living in North Carolina, (USA), and volunteering at the Piedmont Wildlife Center Hospital, Renee Seaman Treml's paintings highlight the subtle details of nature with delicacy and humor.

Many Faces Of A Kookaburra 1, mixed media, acrylic

Renee creates her collage, mixed media paintings by using handmade paper along with pages from retired books for her backgrounds. She applies the paint directly on top, allowing hints of the background to show through the paint.

Many Faces Of A Kookaburra 3

Snowbirds, mixed media, acrylic

For her scratchboard illustrations, Renee paints ink on smooth clayboard and scratches away the ink, revealing the white background.

Tea Cozy Series, Little Roo

Tea Cozy Series, Koala

Renee Seaman Treml and her husband moved to Bisbane, Queensland (Australia) where she continues to paint and scratchboard Native Australian Wildlife.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Henry Diltz

A Legend in the world of Rock photography, Henry Diltz captured musical history in the 1960's and 1970's.

James Taylor, 1969

Linda Ronstadt, Santa Monica, 1968

Michael Lang, Woodstock, 1969

Tom Waits, Hollywood, California, 1980

Photographer Henry Diltz, and Woodstock promoter Michael Lang, will be at the Morrison Hotel Gallery, in New York on August 13, from 5pm-7pm.

All photos are from the Morrison Hotel Gallery.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Self-made Sunday

A post about artists who have gained personal success without formal education in their respective medium.

Andy Davis

Recognized as one of the few self-taught american artists to have the skills of an American Master, Andy Davis completed life size sculptures of music legend Ray Charles, James "Radio " Kennedy, and Chick-fila founder, Truett Cathy. His larger than life size bronze sculpture of Hugh Hefner will be installed in the Playboy Mansion in 2009-2010.