Original & prints available on Etsy.
This is another curiotype for A.Word.A.Day. It was really challenging (but fun) to paint because of all the teeny-tiny tools. I cribbed them from Joseph’s workbench in Campin’s Mérode Altarpiece.
‘Tis the season for maximum mess-making around here. I love making gifts, but as always when I’m in the midst of an interesting project, I seem to develop a severe case of mess-blindness. Between all the crafting, Etsy packaging, card-making, decorating, gift-wrapping & artwork, my studio tends to build up quite an alarming residue of tools & materials as Christmas approaches.
By Christmas Eve I always feel exhausted, overwhelmed by the surrounding detritus, yet giddy with some sort of seasonal magic. I figure Santa’s elves must feel the same way. Also, I think a little celebratory beverage can make clean-up time a lot more bearable, don’t you?
Good Wassail to all of you lovely oddment-hunters!
Acrylic on text (scanned from an old dictionary) on canvas, 6″ x 6″
Beautiful:)
Your work is amazing! Beautiful.
Thank you so much, Vanessa!
I love it, and congrats on Word of the Day! I love getting that every morning, and seeing your work on it made for especially good days :)
Aw, thanks, Linda– I love AWAD too, it’s my favorite gig every year!
Very nice. So detailed on such a small scale. Have a merry Christmas!
Thanks, Gordana! I’m a mAniaturist at heart. ;-) Merry Christmas to you too, & a jolly wassail!