Sky Bird Arts

Statement from the Artist:  "My artistic career began with artist parents. I studied at a fine arts high school and have a BFA in fine arts. I work in many mediums. I am a painter and collage artist, clay artist, sculptor, designer, writer, singer, mother & have had some very interesting jobs. I live and work in a beautiful woodsy spot near Lake Michigan, which is always inspiring.  I love working in high-fire clay because it has the capacity to travel through time. Consider that in purchasing a stoneware mug, for example, you have something that can be passed from generation to generation, potentially lasting for hundreds, even thousands of years."

More of this artists work can be viewed on her website:  http://www.elizabethpaxson.com/  or by clicking through the link on the post title above.

Jewel Renee

Statement from the Artist:  "As an illustrator, I have a special affinity for color, pattern and line quality. As a scared scared-y pants, I have a strong aversion for things that could touch me when I swim. I am using illustration as therapy to get over this and possibly enable me to snorkel some day. I am documenting my progress (or lack thereof) on my blog:  http://www.jewelrenee.blogspot.com/.  I love when people stop by and suggest a sea creature for illustration.  After finishing an illustration, I offer prints in my shop here:  http://www.jewelrenee.etsy.com/.  If I do get the guts up to swim in the ocean, it'd be for naught unless I could finance it."

Truly, this is a girl after my own heart.  Our mutual love of sea creatures and all things reminiscent of sea life have formed an underlying appreciation for each other's respective talents.  I began following her blog in which she chronicles the ongoing progress of her illustratons and I found it a very easy and interesting read.  She is quite candid about her inspiration, her methods and outlining the journey as each piece develops.  I am a big fan.  If you'd like to see more, and I suggest that you should, you can click on either one of the links above to visit her etsy shop or the blog and learn more interesting tidbits about the lovely Jewel Renee.