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.

Spring has arrived just in time for Summer.....Happy Flag Day!

Well, the garden is growing.

We have a wonderful old Pear tree, Cherries, Figs

and a Grapevine along with the flowers.

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I have been busy creating as well!

So I wanted to take a moment to share some of the pieces 

I have been working on this Spring.

There is a Trio of Snowmen and a NEW Raven

that will be available to order soon 

in the Open Editions section of my website. I am also

working on a Four Drawer Chest/Thread Chest,

two sizes of my Tall Clock/Pocket Watch Holder and

a NEW Heart Hand-Held Mirror.

I wanted to post some images 

showing the progress of these pieces...

~Snowman Trio~

The Tramp Art Snowmen come in three sizes. 

Their hats are made from vintage thread spools, pressed board

and available antique elements such as feather tree springs, 

buttons and assorted millinery items.

The top each base will be dusted with some

vintage mica "snow" and some German glass glitter.

The final touch will be to dress each in a scarf 

to keep away the cold. The scarves will vary and 

will be made from vintage Christmas Tree Tinsel/garland 

or strips of antique fabrics.

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~The NEW Raven~

This Raven stands with it's head looking upward 

and his wings spread. He stands approximately 7.5" tall,

12" long and has a wing span of 17".

The last images shows him holding 

an unfinished German style Christmas Lantern.

I am also making an Easter Lantern.

Both lanterns will have inserts placed in the windows.

The lanterns and a NEW Raven will be going off 

to an artist friend of mine since her favorite holidays 

are Easter and Christmas.

I really like these little lanterns so I make make some more...

maybe at a slightly larger size so that I can 

add some layers of Tramp Art to them. They would be 

wonderful ornaments for a tree. I do plan on making a larger 

Halloween Lantern to go with the large Raven.

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~The Four Drawer Chest/Thread Chest~

This is a work in progress as I am still going to 

add Tramp Art layers to the top, sides and drawer fronts.

The drawers will have vintage knobs and 

once pulled out the lids of the vintage cigar boxes

will have a pull tab made from silk ribbon

and attached to the inside of the cigar box lid with a

vintage Dresden Star

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~The Tall Clock/Pocket Watch Holder~

I am going to be finishing these with 

my custom mixed stain. The inside of the bonnet

and the back will be painted. I may even

do a grain painted finish on this pieces one of these days. 

I am currently searching for a source for

good working or non-working pocket watches to

include with each clock case ~BUT~

if you have an old pocket watch that you want to display 

you can use this Tall Clock to hold that

cherished time piece.

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~The NEW Heart Hand-Held Mirror~

I have always loved the small courting mirror.

I plan on continuing to make a series of 

small/courting mirrors and this is the newest piece

in that series. I have already made a 

Single Heart, a Double Heart and a Love Birds Courting Mirror.

The photos show the front and back sides of

this Heart hand-Held Mirror

which can also be hung on the wall with a loop

of leather that will be tied through the hole 

in the handle OR you can simply hang it on a nail

using the hole as the hanger.

Vintage pocket/purse mirrors are used in all

of my courting mirrors.

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Hope you are enjoying your Spring and 

thank you for taking some time out to read my blog.

It is Flag Day so I wanted to post a few images of 

some Flag based pieces I have available...

Enjoy!

Enjoying a nice Spring evening after a day of chip-carving

A bit breezy outside but I am sitting here

listening to the birds chirping

and the wind blowing through the tree branches.

I spent the day working on new pieces.

Two Heart shaped Courting/Vanity Mirrors and two

sizes of my Tall Case Clock/Watch Holder.

The inspiration for the mirror came 

from a friends post on Facebook of one of their 

favorite antique pieces...a heart shaped

board that had some sort of seal attached to it.

I have no idea what the original piece

was used for BUT I immediately pictured

a hand held/hangable mirror!

The Original Inspiration

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The Art Tramp Heart-Shaped Courting/Vanity Mirror

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The Art Tramp Tall Clock/Watch Holder

The last two photos are of the first 

Tall Clock I made which is now in a private collection.

I have changed the structure slightly

in the two newest pieces so that the watch will remain

with the case when the bonnet is removed.

Now I am searching for inexpensive old pocket watches...

working or broken.

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Many more pieces are in the works. Two sizes of

an 1800's style German Toy Automobile,

three Ravens (small, large and a NEW style),

three Snowmen (small, medium & large),

several NEW Sewing Boxes, a four drawer chest,

some single drawer boxes, Bible boxes,

some larger boxes using antique seed and

spool boxes as the base, a bank

and two game tables using antique table bases....

so keep checking back here or visit my

artists page at www.facebook.com/arttramp and

my website at www.thearttramp.com.

As always, thank you for dropping by

and feel free to sign up to follow my blog.

Spring is here...the snow is melting...the early morning sun is shining through the kitchen window...

and I am sipping my coffee and having some fresh fruit

for breakfast as I hear the snoring of my 

husband and our dog coming from the bedroom...LOL

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I am working on several new pieces. 

Printing out my patterns, tracing shapes onto wood

and then cutting everything out by hand.

My work table is covered but soon some exciting

new pieces will emerge!

I am also making a few of my Ravens and have designed

 a new Raven. Also working on a couple of German

Automobiles and a large and small Tall Clock. There will be

some wonderful new Heart-In-Hand pieces and even

a couple of full-size game tables using antique table bases

...one will use a Country Sheraton table base with 

original black paint and the other is a simple Hepplewhite

tappered-leg base in the original apple green paint.

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Since I had shared the work in progress photos

with you I thought you might like to see the finished 

Moravian Star and Maggie pieces...

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and finally, for those of you who celebrate this holiday

I wish you a very Happy Easter!

Here is the card I designed for my husband

hope it puts a smile on your face...