Good Night, Sleep Tight

"Good Night, Sleep Tight".. wouldn't that be lovely... I'm writing this after a pretty decent night's sleep - for having a 2 month old baby. Since having this little baby, a good night of sleep is something that I dream about! This cute little cat cradle was painted for Breck School's annual applause auction. I believe it's my third year of painting something for the auction, previous items were an ABC table and chair set and the "Get on Board" table and chairs. (click on the Furniture label on the right to see). I was happy to paint it for my school, and even happier when I saw who received the doll cradle in the end. Now ... back to bed for a quick little snooze before you-know-who wakes up.

Fall Art Show : 3D work.

So... I was invited to show some of my work at my school's gallery. I am sharing the gallery with another art teacher, and a lot of her work is 2D, so I did a lot more 3D..(with some 2D.). I'm thankful to have the opportunity to show some of my items . .and looking forward to seeing the other art work! Here is a taste of some of the items:

Fall Art Show : 2D work.

Here is a taste of some of the 2D work that I did for the gallery. I'm really workin' the pig, owl and elephant theme ... I guess it's what is going in my mind at the time? I'm sure I'll move on to new animals eventually!

Elaine's Onesies!

So my friend, Elaine, is having a baby! Hooray! She emailed me, asking to draw out 6 onesies in various sizes. I was honored and excited to get going on the designing.

Elaine's Onesies cont..

Here are the rest of them! They were fun to create for an old friend! Happy Baby-ing!

ROAR! First birthday shirt for Flynn

I was asked by a good 'ol art-teacher friend to make a design for her son's first birthday. Mags had the idea of what she wanted, and we put it together - and ta-da! Party shirt was complete.

Bryn's Baby Onesies

I received an email from someone asking about my hand-painted onesies, saying that she had saved my business card from an event that I participated in over 3 years ago. She explained that she was having a baby soon, and was hoping to buy some onesies for her newborn. I was touched that she had saved my business card for so long - and of course was able to paint her what she needed! After looking at images on my blog, Bryn asked for this bird and Mooka.Ink logo to be painted on her onesies. Pretty neat!

You, of course, can order your own special baby onesies- either for your own baby, or a friend! Email me for any of your requests.

Gwynne's Birds

My dear friend, Katie, asked me to paint some birdies for her daughter, Gwynne's bedroom. Katie had seen the birds from a previous blog post, and so we talked about how to do them so they would work in Gwynne's room. Eventually Katie decided to have 3 paintings, with the birds on a somewhat connecting branch (shown connected in this post). These two individual little friends are sized at 8 x 10, and painted on watercolor paper with watercolor paint. I'm pretty happy with the paintings, and it was such a joy to work on a project for a dear old friend. ..

Gwynne's Birds, continued...

And so here is the 11 x 14 painting, again on watercolor paper. These little friends line up with the other two paintings (see previous post) so that when Katie and her husband, Nate, frame them, they can appear as though on the same branch! Thank you, Katie and Nate, for the opportunity!

For Sale: 'Sweet Dreams' Painting

Oh hello there, little piggy! I had originally painted this yummy scene on a doll's cradle (see blog posts: Furniture), and decide to paint it on a canvas. I recently had another art event to attend, and thought this would be fun for the display. This lovely 11 x 14 canvas is now available! Pre-painted (pre-planned) canvas: $50.00; for special orders - prices may vary. If you are interested, or would like your own personalized canvas for your room- please email me for more information.
***Now for sale on Etsy! Please visit: www.mookaink.etsy.com for details. (Or email me at mooka.ink@hotmail.com for more information.)

Ava's Bedroom Murals and Painting

So.. I was referred to a family by my friend, Summer, and they wanted a few paintings for their soon-to-be-born baby girl's room. Ava was coming in a few weeks, and they wanted her bedroom and bathroom to have little murals in various spots that matched their towels and bedding. I spent almost 2 full works days on both rooms, and I was happy (and they were happy) with the finished product...

Birds for the Preschool Classroom part 1

So... my dear friend and fellow teacher, Kerry, asked me to make some little birds for her preschool classroom .. And so I did. These were made with color pencils and watercolor paints. Pretty fun...

Birds for the Preschool Classroom

More bird images from Kerry's classroom. She used them for marking birthdays as well as this cute bulletin board with the kids' photos... The room looks really cute.

Paintings for Carly K.

And so the Anderssons wanted some animal paintings to go along with Carly K's new bedding .. . and so I painted these 5 guys.. .

Paintings in Carly's Bedroom

So -Josh and Jen hung the painting in Carly's room like this.....