LisaHurwitzArt

pop up and paper dolls.

finally! i completed my first series of paper dolls.  This is Agatha Rose (Aggie for short). There is a lovely story that is behind her which i hope to get published...fingers crossed.

This was definitely one of the most fun pieces i have ever worked on.  i can not wait to do the next series.

She is actually perforated (wow. that was quite a costly venture). along with all you see on the page. even the little paintings in back ground pop out too! i picture little girls making a house (or maybe i'll do that next) and placing them on the walls...

it's 8 x 10 in size and comes with a little note in back stating:

My name is Agatha Rose. I love to dress up in Fancy Clothes. Be sure a grown up helps you or you may take off my nose.

My pop up shop: THREE APRONS was an amazing success. i still can't get over it. the store looked so beautiful with the help from MeadowSweet Vintage and my way talented friends, JJ and Tracy. we had a blast.

here are some pix:

there's me gabbing away, as i did ALL WEEKEND LONG. but it was nice getting out of my studio and home to finally share my work with people. it's been a while.  i have another show coming up first friday in june....stay tuned.... xo.

 

Cards anyone??

greeting cards that is! i finally have boxed greeting cards in my shop...yay!!

two styles. for now.  here's my new three aprons card:

here's how it looks all boxed up and pretty-like.

these cards are 3.5 x 5.5. they come in a sweet brown kraft box and evelopes. 8 cards. 8 envelopes.

here's my girl in boat with butterfly bird and coffee.  she's 4 x 6 with same type brown kraft envelope.

boxed. again, 8 cards and envelopes. i'm still waiting for the little plastic strappy things that wrap around box and make it look all official and professional. but...the ribbon is sweet. may just leave ribbons.

these will be in my pop up shop coming soon....may 11th is creeping up way too fast!! i have another cool item coming next entry....for my pop up and my shop!  they are in the printing process so my fingers are crossed they will come out ok!! i'm way way excited.... stay tuned....xo

pop up shop...coming soon!

i know it's  a bit early...only april. but thought i would tell you what's up!  i'm  having a pop up shop in a way cool area of philly...(um...my hood actually) mt. airy.  it's such a beautiful shop. lovely light, perfect location, and i decided mother's day weekend would be the best time!

me and two other mama's who live on my street, and are pursueing their own art careers along with being hard core mamas!  we are so psyched.  also, my favorite shop in the world, meadowsweet vingtage will have their amazing vintage goodies.  yay!!! can not wait.  so if you are in philly.....come by!! i'm in the midst of making new cool things that will be for sale...perfect for mama's day and every day.  i'll post more when i have more to share...xo

 

new sketch and bunnies

happy spring everyone! at least if you are here or near philadelphia...oh my. it's been in the 70's and sunny all week!!!! sooo hard to work when it's beautiful outside!!! however, i'm trying to keep a schedule (if you know me, don't laugh) i'm kinda allergic to schedules. BUT, i have stuff in the works...so working is a must.

here's a new sketch i'm excited about..

 

now for color..always the hard part for me....i guess it's the sculptor in me.  however, i do love roaming through my favorite vintage shop and getting inspiration from the old oddities.

while buying art supplies, i found this book that took me right back to when i was a kid.  i LOVED this book, and would just stare at the illustrations forever.  such a lovely story...i couldn't wait to read it to my boys.

ok....why now i'm writing in the middle of page is beyond me...i am sooo not savvy in any word doc. but look! i said word doc. that's savvy.

ridiculously sweet. i want a bunny rabbit that wears these sweet clothes and sews and mends...i do have kittens. hmmm....

i'm trying out some collage work too...i love cutting and pasting. i'm probably the only artist who literally cuts and pastes.  my husband was like, " um...can't you just do that in photo shop?" yeah. but it will take me 10 hrs. this is simple and fun. i feel like i'm back in school.

here's one i am just just starting....

oooooooh. love how it pops out on the white! i'm such a messy drawer/painter. this is a way to solve that problem.  i'm just cutting out old prints that were damaged. we'll see how it turns out.

i'm working on some cool things i'll share in my next post!

some will go on this freshly gessoed paper....ooooooooh.....

until then.....happy weekend!

 

ramble ramble...

i think this is going to be one of those entries with a lack of focus. um...that's me.  rather, i am REALLY good at multi tasking. what was i talking about? ha.

ok. i have finsihed a little painting. one of those cool sketchy not sure where this is going pieces. here tis:

 

 

what shall i call this one? girl on wheels with birdcage? k.

i have a dilemma i would like to share as well. why not? it falls under the ramble ramble category, right?

any of my fellow artist/illustrators ever been approached by the directory of illustration

i have been several times, and this time received a personal email.  hmmmm....seems VERY pricey....but, worth it?  really trying to dive into the illustration world...finally.  it's time.  any advice would be oh so lovely.

i'm meeting with an awesome illustrator who is local and whose studio is quite close to mine. check him out:

jeremy holmes, mutt ink. can't wait. i have his book, there was an old lady who swallowed a fly.. love love it.

what else can i ramble about?

ummmm....came downstairs late last night to find this:

 

 

seriously? can't take it. my 150 lb. mastiff and my wee kitten shawn. spooning.

ok. i'm done. my coffee is cold...must make more. 

tweet me!!! i really love to tweet. who would have thought?

xo

 

 

finally. a new site.

please check out my new site. finally!!!! it's still under construction, details here and there...more files to load...but still. yay!  thank you so much jon and nicole...(creators). you rock!!!

http://www.lisahurwitz.com/

 

i am also tweeting. who am i??? i know. i know....but it's actually SO much fun.  so tweet me. i tweet back.

https://twitter.com/#!/lisahurwitzart

 

while i am here.  let me post an image of my painting in progress: (i'm actually working on 3 new ones!!)

i'll post more soon!!!

what do you do when you lost your "muchness?"

 While watching Alice and Wonderland with my boys the other night, (the tim burton version) the Mad Hatter said to Alice, "you are Nothing much like the OTHER Alice, you have lost your Muchness."  which of course made me think of myself as of late.  I think for a while at least, i have lost my muchness.  Like so many of us, balancing all of our daily dailies we do, may leave us with out much time for, well, our muchness. It is one of those lovely times when your studio feels as if there's an endless ocean to cross in front of it, and your mind is seemingly void of spark and spice... what do you do??? if it was summer, i would most definitley be in my garden. But, it is wintery winter.  and so....i chose to...sew, uphoster, bake and do many other fabulous domestic tricks i could pull.....and i guess it is working, sort of...cause this weekend, i drew this....

And began to paint and work on this:

 

Now, leading up to my tiny break through moment, i poured my creative energy into being domestic debbie. and i OWNED it. really. So here are my latest projects:

I re upholstered one of my favorite chairs.

i made curtains. LOTS of curtains.

ooooooooh....look at my lovely hand stitching....

i re decorated my husband's studio/office (at home).  this was a xmas present. i literally did it all while he was asleep xmas eve.  it was fun until the sun came up. then, i got cranky quick!

so, i began re upholstering this chair and made all the pillows, but...that's when the sun came up and hammering and sewing just wasn't happening. (lots of pins are hiding behind the other side of the pillows....)

 This is one of my favorite prints i added to jeff's room. sorry the image is so blurry and my hand is in the photo!  silly iphone camera.  our good camera is sadly broken....um, anyway...this artist is Ryan Fowler check out his shop!

And this one of course...by one of my favorite artists, Juianna Swaney.  i'm sure many of you know her! but, here's her shop as well.

ok. so this was SUPPOSED to be in his office/studio, BUT....just too hokey for the room.  it only took me and Nate like 5 hours to make it!! (was a kit). it is lifesize and way cool. so now it's home is in the playroom.n Am i getting off the subject here? um, i think so. sorry. back to the muchness. or lack there of..

i have been baking A LOT. wonder why all the kids on our block keep stopping by after school??? these are my yummiest of yummies to make.  chocolate chip scones.  i think i can live on these. and coffee of course.

last, but definitely NOT least, we got these little loves.  yes. three kittens.  my husband of course said just get one...but...come on! me? i went to the shelter and among lots of litters of kitties, these three grabbed my heart.  and they had no mommy... so now they have three mommy's! or daddy's. my three boys.  (again how can you get ONE kitten if you have THREE boys???)  their names are: Sally, Shaun, and Theo. 

So there we have it.  next time i lose my muchness, i think we need to move. or get a farm.

 

boats birds butterflies and coffee.

this seems to be the theme lately.... here's my newest.  Girl with Bird, Butterfly and coffee.

i'm putting it in my shop right after my next cup of heavenly coffee....what on earth would i do with out you?

 

 

holiday prints. fa la la...

I finally decided to do a holiday print this year.  i wish i had the time to make boxed cards, but...perhaps next year.  This print : "fa la la" will be available in my shop  very very soon!

i also thought it would be a good idea to list my most holiday-esque prints already available. old and new!

three aprons.

Good Woman.

                                           Girl and Bird.

 

                    Mother and Son.

Vintage interiors. girl with hat. (and chicken pillow)

Reading room.

Vintage interiors. girl in parlor

ok. i could add more, but i think that is that.

i have two more paintings in the works that i hope will also be in my shop soon as well.  in time for the holidays!

happy happy thanksgiving everyone....yummmy yum and yum.

xo

 

books and brushes

happy november!  inspiration can be quite troublesome in any given stage in life....but somehow with three little ones always on you like glue...it seems impossible at times!  however, as my husband always reminds me...I ALWAYS GO THROUGH THIS.  (even though i tend to feel i will never paint anything ever ever again..sound familiar?) sooooo....i search for the things that make me happy....a trip to any flea market or antique/vintage sale....(that will be a separate blog very soon).  fall on the east coast is filled with them on the weekends. and of course going to a bookshop searching for a yummy kids book or two...and....new brushes! ahhhhhhhhhh....a new paintbrush is so heavenly.

and so, i found 2 yummy kids books and 3 lovely paintbrushes. yay!

I LOVE THIS BOOK!  i giggled the whole time i read it.  and then even more as i read it to my two year old...WHATEVER you  stuffy bookstore people who kept looking at us with unkind stares...

nice brushes hmmm?

here's a peek more inside...

the illustrations are so lovely and the colors just perfect.  oh to one day do my own book....

didn't want to give too much away....it's a treat. if you don't giggle....well....i forbid you to read my blog any longer.

 here's the other: not a giggle book...but lovely all the same...

Snow. love love love it.  (you can see a wee bit of my new painting and my smushed up kneaded eraser and my coffee cup. mmmmmmmmm coffee.....)

now some more:

how awesome is that illustration??? funny. i am now realising it's the same  color palette for my new works...  kinda sorta. yes.

one more? ok.

all for now.  next perhaps i will share the beginnings of paintings....off to read these yummy stories to my littles...and giggle.

xo.