The nest is empty...

Well, it has been two weeks since

the Mourning Doves little ones hatched.

We are now experiencing our first 

"empty nest syndrome".

I did see mom, dad and the two youngsters

in the yard as I was walking Paddington

this morning. One youngster even stuck around 

for a while to check out Paddington!

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As promised, I wanted to share images

of the finished Tall Clocks and the
Heart Hand Held Mirrors. I will be posting them at
  www.theartramp.com soon and will also
post them in my Etsy Shop.

(https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheArtTramp?ref=hdr_shop_menu).

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A new venture for me...I have been asked to join the 

"Resident Artists Program" 

at The Homespun Garden Shoppe on Etsy.

My pieces will be featured and they

will be celebrating "Christmas In July"with

a special offer on Saturday, July 25th!

(My birthday)

Please take a moment to visit

The Homespun Garden Shoppe on Etsy!

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Sometimes it pays to have 

been a graphic designer for 32 years.

I am working on a new business card

and a tri-fold brochure so that I have something to

hand out when I do my first show this Fall.

I will be at the American Artisans Show in

Wilton, CT. on November 6-8, 2015.

http://americanartisanshow.com

I hope to see you there!!!!!

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As you may know, I have started a Go Fund Me campaign

in order to cover the costs involved in 

traveling to and from the show...gas, rental van, 

hotel, booth fees, folding tables, etc.

and the supplies needed to create more pieces

for this upcoming show and a couple other shows that

have approached me. It seems the only way

to grow my business and gain the exposure I need

to keep moving forward is by doing a few

high quality shows with other more established

artisans of a high quality.

Any donations are greatly appreciated and feel free

to share this link with others who

appreciate the arts and quality Folk Art/Tramp Art.

www.gofundme.com/z8mrd5k

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REMEMBER to visit Martha Stewarts

AMERICAN MADE website

to see all the nominees in the different categories.

My profile can be seen at:

www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/104332/crafts/the-art-tramp

My friend Lori Brechlin of Notforgotten Farm

is also a nominee, but, in a different category. You can

see her profile at:

www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/104333/crafts/notforgotten-farm

I am certain that we would both appreciate your votes!

Voting begins on September 21, 2015.

In the meantime you are welcome to leave comments

for those artist whose work you like.

As always, thank you for dropping by and

spending some time with me. Enjoy your day!

Slowly but surely...

Good morning everyone!

I am working on finishing up a handful of pieces today.

There will be two Heart Hand~held Mirrors

and two Tall Clocks ready by the end of the day. 

I am just waiting for the mail to arrive with 

one more antique Pocket Watch to use for the Tall Clocks.

Here is a photo of the first Tall Clock I made.

It stands 16" tall and is now in a Private Collection.

I have changed the construction of this piece slightly

on the two I am currently finishing and

will take photographs this weekend to post here.

The Tall Clock is available in three heights: 14", 16" & 18".

The two Heart Hand~held/Courting Mirrors

use vintage pocket mirrors as the looking glass and

have been designed so that they may be held

or hung on the wall.

"True Blue" & "Heart of Gold"

These are "work in progress" photos.

I will be taking better photos for here and my website

once the Tall Clocks are finished.

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As some of up may know, I started a fundraising campaign 

on Go FundMe.

Please read my story and see if you can help 

me grow my business! Any size donation you could make

would be greatly appreciated!!

http://www.gofundme.com/z8mrd5k

and if you'd like to leave a comment or 

VOTE for me (starting September 21st) take a look

at my nominee page for Martha Stewarts 

AMERICAN MADE 2015.

I am a nominee in the

Craft ~ Recycled, Upcycled, Vintage Category.

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/104332/crafts/the-art-tramp

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Finally, I took these photos as I went for 

a brief walk in the garden/yard this morning.

The textures and colors of nature....

grapevine, wine grapes, hydrangea, bittersweet, 

an old pear tree, stonework and weathering paint...

and our Mourning Doves have at least one 

newly hatched baby!!!!

The Art Tramp and Martha Stewart...

I am pleased to announce that I am a

Martha Stewart AMERICAN MADE 2015 nominee in the 

Craft ~ Recycled, Upcycled & Vintage category.

If you click on the icon to the left or 

use the link below to view my page, add comments 

and starting September 21st you can have

an opportunity to VOTE.

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/104332/crafts/the-art-tramp

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Things are gearing up here in Trampland a.k.a. my studio.

I am waiting to get more materials so I can 

finish up a handful of pieces I have started. Then I plan

to start making the 40 to 50 new pieces I have 

designed in the last few weeks. 

Look for some exciting things to come...

a series of Tramp Art birds based on the illustrations

on some antique Frakturs. Other pieces include

a Pipebox/Keyholder, a Spoon Rack, a Wall Sconce,

a Lantern, a Starfish Box, more sewing boxes

a group of Limited Edition Christmas Ornaments and

some other surprises!

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I want to take a moment to thank you for your 

interest in my Tramp Art. I would greatly appreciate your help 

to continue my growth and success! 

My Tramp Art pieces are one-of-a-kind works of art and I would

love for more people to experience my creations! 

If you would like to help me with this please take a look at

http://www.gofundme.com/z8mrd5k.