Hello there everyone and Happy Fall ya'll! I sure hope you all are enjoying each day to the fullest. Autumn makes me think about Giving and getting together with family, not to mention having a bountiful harvest. My Grandmother has been in the wheat business for years, and the farm has been passed down through generations. Wheat, corn, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, hay rides and so much more are starting here in my neck of the woods and that got me thinking about what to design for Autumn. Here is my canvas:
Today is the start of a new challenge at
Anything But Cute and our wonderfully talented
Autumn of Sew Paper Paint is our Hostess. She chose the theme of
"An Autumn Day" and describes it as follows:
"I could not help but choose October as my month to hostess here at Anything But Cute. This month, we want to see your creations inspired by An Autumn Day. Anything goes mixed media with an fall color palette, or Autumnal elements. Be inspired by nature with the sights, smells, and sounds of this beautiful season. We cannot wait to see the amazing artwork you turn out!"
Perfect theme for this time of year in my part of the world. I started with a flat canvas and then laid down some stencil work using matte texture paste. While the paste was still wet I sprinkled on some clear glitter, and because I am an impatient person, I used my heat tool to help the paste dry faster. :) After it was all dry I added multiple colors of distress inks and kept blending until I was okay with it.
Next came all the embellishments. I was gifted this orangish burlap and had to use it on this design. I cut it into strips and glued it to the canvas with a hot glue gun.
I pulled some of the threads from the burlap to give it a distressed look and then got my acorns out. I gathered these while visiting my Grandmother for Thanksgiving last year and to celebrate her 90th Birthday. I did have to glue the acorns back into their shells. Hehe!
The rest of the embellishments are picks from various stores. I added and altered and layered until it looked right to me.
The bows were made with some leftover ribbon and jute. Those bows took forever to make but persistence pays off.
The corn husk was inked up and fringed up a bit. The husk part was lightly misted with water and cut into smaller sections that I could curl back. The devil is in the details right? Yeppers.
A couple of metal elements were added and the word "Explore" was added because the cooler days mean exploring more of my town. And voila! Done. Hopefully you all are staying warm and enjoying your day. Carpe Diem! Hugz! ~Niki
I would enjoy sharing this design with these challenges:
To me, art is expression and feelings that are put onto paper for others to see.
I am celebrating Fall and the harvest of the wheat crop. Not to mention the celebration of the upcoming Holidays.
Wonderful piece, autumn is always my fave season, too. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI am so not into autumn colors and leaves, but I do like your canvas. Nicely done Niki.
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Niki this is exquisite! You really worked those natural elements into this canvas beautifully! I love the acorns and burlap! Your background is stunning and really sets a beautiful stage. I love hearing about your Grandmother's corn fields. How wonderful! Happy fall and thank you for your gorgeous work for this theme. Hugs, Autumn
ReplyDeletePunkin' I love your fall canvas, starting with that glittery, textured background! What a perfect backdrop for all those wonderful fall elements! Your corn husk altering really make that fall spray so special and your bows are perfect! Have you had a past in the floral industry??? Great chippie, and I totally get the chosen word. I love to explore everything in the fall, and can spend hours in the woods! I want to come explore those corn mazes with you! Sounds like great fun! Sending you some great big hugs!
ReplyDeleteOh, Niki, you have created a stunningly beautiful autumn canvas! I can't take my eyes of this amazing piece of art! I love your fabulous background with such awesome colors and your use of natural elements is simply brilliant! Love it, love it, love it! Bravo, my friend! Big hugs to you! Branka xx
ReplyDeleteWhat glorious autumnal gatherings - this is just stunning, Niki.
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Wowzers Niki! Those stencilled leaves on the base add such lovely texture, the real acorns are such a fabulous addition and that corn husk - wow, it is beautiful and really shows off your beautiful bow. So beautifully put together and it just shouts AUTUMN! Gorgeous! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteWow Niki, I bet this look amazing on your wall. Beautiful project and amazing details.
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Wow, this is a truly fabulous canvass Niki. I love all of the wonderful elements you have included - especially the acorns! It really does depict autumn. Thank you for playing along with the Crafty Boots Autumn Challenge.
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PS I love your steampunk blog design, so unusual!
A rich and earthy and delightful piece of art.
ReplyDeleteHey girl - this is FANTASTIC!! I've been away from blogland due to life stuff (luckily all good). What a wonderful way to re-enter!! Love that you are channeling in your family's history around this season - something to which I also relate! Hope all is well, and hope to return to posting one of these weeks, once I get past getting physical move to Idaho accomplished! xxx Lynn
ReplyDeleteOh wow, Niki, this is spectacular!! I love the texture you added with the stenciling and the burlap!! The cluster of fall foliage looks amazing!! How creative to use the corn husk!! I love it!! The repaired acorns are my favorite part and how sweet that you collected them from your Grandmother's house!! They add the perfect touch to this stunning fall canvas!! Love, love it my friend!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
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A Mermaid's Crafts
Wow! Seriously Niki this is so very beautiful and so very artistically clever! Love the corn skin, the corn and the acorns - the whole thing is just beautiful and wonderful and oh so wish I could reach out to touch it - it's amazing art xx
ReplyDeleteWow Doc, I am so in love with this canvas!! Your background is amazing, love the addition of the glitter to the pattern (I'm also way to impatient to wait for that stuff to air dry!) lol. I'm so jealous of your acorns, we don't have those around here any more since they cut down all of the oak trees! doh! Your foliage arrangement is dreamy. Love the corn husk and your orange ribbon is hot hot hot!! I do enjoy peeking behind the curtains to see how you've put this together! Thank you so much for another gorgeous project my friend! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLove the corn husk, acorn ribbon cluster you created - so much wonderful color and texture!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fall canvas Niki! I love the colours and textures you've added. The embellishments in the corners are fabulous! Thanks for joining us on the Southern Ridge Trading Company Blog.
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Love it! This is so creative. I love how you used acorns and the corn.
ReplyDeleteOh yes - the wonderful memories of harvest and hayrides Niki - I get it!!! And your project is a great tribute to the season. Love the orange burlap against your LUSCIOUS background. I need to get my acorns out too - love that you used the ones you collected from Gramma's house! BEAUTIFUL and HEARTWARMING Creativity. HAPPY HARVEST! j.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fall project...love all the lovely fall colors. Thanks for joining us on the Emerald Creek Dares Blog! Pam DT
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful... sorry I'm just seeing it now (life is so busy!)-- but this is awesome. The background is perfect, and your little assemblage is so well-balanced! (I love that you collected those acorns last year and still have them in your stash!)
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