I did some metal working at Buff State this past semester. Here are two sterling silver rings that were cast from wax carvings.

underthewarninglight:

The National - Santa Clara

I wish I had time to draw things like this more often…

(Source: palmettaux, via fuckyeahthenational)

Some more recent figure studies..

Some recent figure studies.

carynichole:

lazyyogi:

Beautiful native american wisdom. I first heard this tale in a native american course at uni

papa used to tell me this story when i was just a little girl. every day that goes by, i hope i feed the right one.

(Source: zenpencils.com, via tastyart)

A little watercolor experiment just for fun.

cheezball42:

John Howe’s pencils from his two years’ worth of work on The Hobbit film trilogy.

(via xpencilsforever)

This is a Toulouse Lautrec recreation done for class, I’ve always loved loved the palette and serene feeling this piece evokes - I had a lot of fun trying to capture that. 18x24 oil pastel on cardboard.

I spent a good portion of the Summer seeking and revamping vintage chairs - here is my favorite pair. I found these Stakmore folding chairs at a vintage market, painted and upholstered them, and sold them to a lovely couple at the same market a few weeks later!