Alison and I's show was successful and it's nice to have it over with. I totally didn't promote it at all on this blog because that's just how well organized I am. But I'll post some photos from the opening in a (near) future post. Anyway it's nice to have that over with. My current project, among other things, is painting this headboard for a child. What child, you ask? Whichever child's parents purchase it from me on Kijiji. I suppose, alternately, some adult who's super-into fairies might buy it. The headboard is a leftover from my previous roommates Chris and Amy (thanks guys!). Anyway the basic idea is to paint a mural on the headboard (and any other furniture I can get my hands on) and see if there is a market for this, when I'm not doing wall murals and other stuff.
Here is the headboard:
And here is what I have done so far, in the middle of the back of the shelf:
I was thinking about doing the headboard in a neat fantasy forest theme with a unicorn and wizard or whatever; eventually I got the idea to draw these two fairies having a sloppy tea party on some of those red and white mushrooms. I tried to steer away from making it too sexy/druggy/scary. I DID however want the fairies to look a little "off," like they are missing a chromosome or something. What the hell, they are fairies after all.
They'll be surrounded by large flowers, grasses, etc., a la Honey I Shrunk The Kids. I'll probably throw in some crazy bugs and stuff too. Almost the whole thing will be covered. I might even install a reading light concealed in the ceiling of the shelf. I'm excited to finish it and see if there is a market for this type of stuff. I also want to do custom furniture that's a bit more sophisticated, with custom stencils and whatnot.
And here is what I have done so far, in the middle of the back of the shelf:
