Necklace Making

Making necklaces has been a fun creative way to try using new tools & old. I loved working with the small quartz stones and gold wire.

The necklace turned out simple, pretty, and delicate. My friend loved it as a holiday gift!

Watercolor Thank You's

Lil Clay Bird

Currently I am working on a small clay bird. Here are some pictures of it before the clay dried.

Elder Care Project- Dream Catcher

This project was created for an Elder Care Course I was in this Fall. The materials I used were copper wire, beads, handmade paper breads, photographs, and shell beads.

The beading part was relaxing and therapeutic due to the repetitiveness. Bending the wire and rapping it tightly proved to be more difficult. The project turned out light, dreamy, and thoughtf.

Report Cover Art

For an art therapy class for elder care we chose an extraordinary elder and wrote a paper on the person. We also made a piece of art with images of the person and work for the reports cover.

I choose Georgia O'Keeffe due to her being a truly inspirational woman who continues to do art up unto she was 96 years old.

I printed the images, burned the edges of the paper, added flower petals from a farmer's market flower, and watercolor some of the edges.

Here is the cover art for the paper with her two beautiful works and picture of her.

Beading

I am going to start to get into beading and I'm pretty excited about it. Right now I am in the mists of creating a mobile with wire and shimmery beads.

Here is a sneak peak if the bead colors. The art piece will be post lasted this year.

Wood Block Print: "Thinking"

Oil Pastel/ Gold Paint: "Gold Waves"

Watercolor: "Aqua"

Paint: "Sun"

Graphite: "Accessories"

Watercolor: "Growing Teapot"

Wire Mobile: "Green Moss"

Mask- "Who Am I"

Altered Book

Art Documentation

Welcome to Alexis and Art where I will document my art journey and art work.  This blog will help show some of the current art projects I am working and also be a space to document my art work. 

Hope you enjoy following along and the creativity that might be sparked in you!