My Virgin is finished

Since I was invited to be the lead artist for Dia de los Muertos: La Ofrenda at SSA, I have been painting some pieces I will display during the event. 

I am planning in having some of my pieces of jewelry, paintings, figurines and folk art inspired in the day of the dead tradition of my country Mexico. All these pieces will be made by me and it will be the first time I will show more than just my jewelry.

Painting and making folk art is something I enjoy doing a lot. I have never taken classes for painting or learn how to create the folk art but I like it to be this way much better because all my work is 100% what comes from my heart.

One piece that will be the center piece for my altar is a painting I made in a hand carved wood tray of the Virgin of Guadalupe. It took me more than 5 months to finished it, I painted almost everything but I left the face plain until today that I felt it was the right time to bring her in my painting.

Mi Virgen Morena
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Hand carved wood tray painted with acrylics.
25" x 12.5"

Second Giveaway

As my second giveaway I want to give the winner 4 postcards with some images of my paintings. The winner can use the postcards to giveaway or display them with frames in a wall. I am sure my painting postcards will bring some color to your home.

The only thing you have to do is to write a comment here in my blog and that is all.
I will announce the winner on August 20.

Love,
Lorena

My First "Nicho" is Finished !

A couple of days ago I started painting some wood boxes to make new homes for my figurine rings I made last year.
They needed a perfect display for them and instead of looking for something made already, I decided I will make them their perfect home.


I forgot how much I enjoy making folk art, painting the boxes made me realized my big love for this form of art. Every minute I have spent making them is full of joy and wonderful memories of my country.


I will be making more than eight nichos in total but I may make more. This is the first one I have finished and it was inspired in my Angel ring.

ANGEL
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Creative PaperClay, Colored pencils and Acrylics
3.13" x 2.10" x 1.37"

I first painted the wood box in red and started drawing free hand some flowers and leaves.

While I was painting my box I started talking an online workshop with the amazing Keith Lo Bue to learn how to work with steel wire. I took a class with him in Houston already but I knew this new workshop will be incredible and I am having a GREAT time.

During the first couple of videos, we had to start playing with a piece of wire to practice and when I saw the piece of wire I knew what I could do with it, instead of just leaving that in a box of "practice" pieces.

I grabbed my stamping tools and added some stamps in my piece. I played a little more with it and adapted the design to my box. 

Yes, I added some metal into my "Nicho" and I am super HAPPY at how it makes  my nicho more ME !!

Nicho Felicidad
©2012 Lorena Angulo
Hand-painted wood box with acrylics and steel wire

Making a home for my little figurines

It been almost a year since I made my ring figurines and after spending a day cleaning up my studio I noticed they were all inside a box and I felt very sad about it.

I LOVE making them, they gave so much joy and looking at them all together inside a small box make me realize they deserve much better than that.

I took them out of the box and decided to make them a new home.

Looking around me studio, I saw something that will work perfect for what I wanted to make. I want to each have their own space and I am very sure I will have a great time making them.

I painted some unfinished wood boxes in bright colors (of course!) and this is just the beginning of how their new home will look like.

I will post the "nichos" with my rings inside them when I finished making them!


Love,
Lorena ♥
 

My little Catrinas: Veronica, Dolores and Carmelita

I finally finished my little Catrinas and I am very happy to see them with their own personalities and charm.

I present to you my "Little Catrinas."

Catrina CARMELITA
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Creative paperclay, acrylics, watercolors

Catrina DOLORES
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Creative paperclay, acrylics, watercolors

Catrina VERONICA
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Creative paperclay, acrylics, watercolors

Here you can see better their faces.

Catrinas DOLORES, CARMELITA and VERONICA
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Creative paperclay, acrylics, watercolors

Before and after images.

Catrinas CARMELITA ,VERONICA and DOLORES
©2011 Lorena Angulo
Creative paperclay, acrylics, watercolors

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