I am Not Crazy I am Just A Christian Written By Catherine Coyle

 

WIP. Labrador Retreiver Portrait By Catherine Coyle

Watercolor Dog Portrait

Handmade Concrete Garden stones By Catherine Coyle

Just wanted to share a new exciting adventure. I have been casting concrete stepping stones. It all started about a year ago working on the weeds and flower bed around the house and I learned a lot. Coming soon to the Arden Fair....

Thank you, The Earth Needs Love, Cat 

  Hand Carved sandblast Granite Tile

Experimenting with concrete is fun and as I create I come up with new concepts.

Original Art Dragon fly by Catherine Coyle

Altered Photo. Hand painted, torn paper, ink.

Prints available in my new store, Society 6

ccoylecreations Original Art

OOAK Merbaby Ornament Polymer Clay By Catherine Coyle

One Of A kind Rose Design Acrylic Painting By Catherine Coyle

abstract rose design 

I really had fun experimenting with this 

6" x 6" mini canvas. 

Interesting Facts About Vitamin C

I had to share this Vitamin C 

Facts The Truth

OOAK Baby Girl Original Artist's Sculpt By Catherine Coyle

Sweet Little Baby Girl  Brown eyes and  hand rooted mohair measures 6  inches.

 A One of A Kind Polymer Clay Sculpture

OOAK Baby Mermaid Sculpture Merbaby by Catherine

One Of A Kind Hand Sculpted Merbaby

Hand sculpted Polymer Clay Merbaby and Seahorse. Hand rooted Mohair. 

Tail is mix of colored clays.

One Of A kind Hand Etched Art Granite Tiles By Catherine Coyle

Close up view OOAK Basket Design

It's hard to believe I have been etching granite for almost 25 years...  Here are a few original designs all one of a kind. Diamond Etched on Black Granite.

6" x 6" x 3/8" w/ Bevel, White Wash Solid Frame

 OOAK Seahorse  12" x 12" x 3/8" with bevel 

OOAK Dogwood Design 12" x 4" x 3/8"  w/ bevel 

 

OOAK Baby Angel Ornament by Catherine Coyle

One of A Kind Angel Baby Hand sculpted over wire armature. Hand made eyes and hand rooted mohair. Measures approximately 4 inches.

 Mer-babies.... Ornaments... One of a kind Polymer Clay.

OOAK Baby Girl 7 inches By Catherine Coyle

I love this baby Girl. She is one of a kind with acrylic brown eyes and hand rooted mohair, sparse like a new baby. Measures about 7 inches. Her outfit is one of a kind and well made by Cherry Copeland , click on her name for a link to adorable tiny clothing.

OOAK Baby Girl with Hand Sculpted Kitten by Catherine Coyle

My New Favorite baby girl. She is so cute. Measures about 10 inches. Hand sculpted with Prosculpt Polymer clay. Glass Dark Grey eyes, and hand rooted very sparse brown mohair.

Beautiful dress and hat by Lanae McQuillen. 

Love the 12 Universal Laws

I wanted to share this video  It's great....

New BAby Girl Art Doll Sculpture OOAK

New Baby Girl One of a kind full sculpt

Tiny 5 inch little bundle :)

OOAK Hand Etched Deer Buck and Doe Black Granite by Catherine Coyle

LOve this Deer Etching listed on ebay

How to Etch a Dragonfly onto a Marble Tile by Catherine Coyle

How to etch/engrave a marble Tile

Create your own Art Tile as seen on That's Clever, HGTV Filmed in 2007 :)

Materials:

Tumbled Marble Tile 4" x 4" x 3/8"
Tracing paper
Pencil
Sharp knife
Masking tape
Electric Engraving tool
hand carving tools, file
Enamel paints
Paint brushes and sponges
Cup with water for rinsing and creating wash
Sand paper

 Tile may be framed as shown or used as accent tile.

Step 1.

Step 2-5

Steps 6-11

Step by step
1.   Create image of dragonfly on tracing paper for position
2.   Draw dragonfly image onto marble with pencil
3.   Etch the lines with engraving tool
4.   Mask around the dragonfly with tape (if desired) and paint engraved lines
5.   Etch lines deeper
6.   Mix desired colors (blue-green)
7.   Sponge tile with paint let dry remove tape
8.   Etch lines deeper where needed
9.   Repaint new lines with small brush or add another layer of paint to entire surface
10. Add accent colors to desired areas wait till dries
11. Sand "lightly" entire surface for a smooth clean finish

Wip Baby Angel Girl Ornament One of A Kind

 Two baby Angel girls, polymer clay, measure about 3 inches.

Work in progress...

Still need finishing touches, sand and paint, etc...