zazzle is my new source

i just posted this on zazzle.com go there take a look i'll be posting more soon!

black and blue by claraism
Get this custom print at Zazzle

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns

I created this piece after I talked to a man on myspace.com, he had a sad story like most people who seek social networks for friends, but his story of addiction and devotion struck me. I was inspired to paint “Crown of Thorns” from his poetry and a portion of his life story.

Paper Clay

Super hero's are real people too

writing blogs is new to me, but i have been reading them for a while now and i have read some real inspiring blogs. today people use blogs for a lot of reasons: some use them to place a personal stamp out there in the world...some you it for self promotion and advertising. and others tell their most personal stories to the world. this last one is my favorite type of blog.

please check out this blog, of a single father and a real life Super hero: http://www.myspace.com/sonofsid

you wont be disappointed...he uses humor and reason to tell his story...

A tribute in Paper clay

i have decided to make sculptures from the stories i read from theses blogs. one of his blogs he talks about playing with his son, sporting a real super hero costume and jumping over sky scrappers made from furniture...

here is a pic of the sculpture in progress...i named it "Super Sid"i will post the finished sculpture when i finish.

give thanks for recycled art

Artful Folks
Thanksgiving is right around the corner…the days just fly by…scary really…I’m getting all my crafts in order for etsy and ebay and zazzle as well as for the home here in CT. this year I have made papier-mâché dolls and now I’m working on marionette dolls…hope to finish my first real soon.

Adding green to your Thanksgiving
I re-purpose old unwanted(s) into art I think it adds more character to the pieces I work on to create something from …well trash.

New life for your old wood
This pilgrim girl was painted on a piece of wood I found outside and now it still sits outside but now it has a greater purpose it greets all my friends and family…

Christmas is comming make it handmade

some of the coolest things for this years gift giving....just take a look at this guys stuff....i will be post some of my art here to....and the best part about this is you will be help local artist and not the mass produced big businesses...here is his link
PauloRodrigues's" Gallery at Zazzle

make a commitment this Christmas season to buy handmade!!! at take the pledge dot org

this is my third blog...whahoo!

a lot has happened since my last blog, so I'll try to touch base on some of the events.

Feeling a little baptist?

this weekend I was hired to video tape a baptist seminar. where one of the big ticket topics was "so you're Baptist, but are you relevant?" i am not kidding, and for the hour long workshop people used examples as to why they were Not relevant...I like to think that every person that exists is relevant. so I am here to say that whether your baptist or not you are relevant. you matter, and as long as I exist you will always mean something to someone...your thoughts , and your actions directly affect another person,place or thing...so you see you are relevant...



Taking my own advise...

I should take my own advise...in my last blog I mention not knowing how to use Etsy.com. so i thought that it must be me or worse my art that kept people away....I thought that i as a Mixed-media artist was irrelevant...my art was not relevant...so i took my advise and thought about the fact that I make art, I see it, I can touch it, and touches me right back by bringing out an emotional response in me...there fore my art is relevant and so am I as an artist and as an individual. I sold this little devil paper mache art doll. she is so cute...i hope that who ever bought her loves her as much as i do...more to come so check back often!