The Graduate

The Graduate
Originally uploaded by jenrosesegrest

Good Afternoon fellow blog readers, well it is about that time for graduation to fall upon us all. Elementary, middle school,high school, college, cosmetology school, etc etc etc...So keeping with the theme I figured I would create a graduation card. Actually etsygreetings, an etsy street team I belong to, is having a whole slew of promotions on grad cards. You should totally check it out, just go to etsy and search the tag "eggrad". Well everyone have a wonderful day,
xoxo jen

Raccoon "Jen-i-mal" Style

Raccoon "Jen-i-mal" Style
Originally uploaded by jenrosesegrest

So I just finished her up today, I plan on painting her in watercolors as well. I will probably whip up some cards for her. I have been thinking of adding backgrounds to my creations, but the plan was to get all my characters lined up and then start showing them in different settings. I have begun to kind of do this with my cows.
xoxo jen

p.s. If anyone has any ideas for a name for this lil sweetheart feel free to shoot em my way.... I just thought of one "Mapache Linda"
Pretty Raccoon in Spanish

Lil Animal box type art

Group shot
Originally uploaded by jenrosesegrest

This is part of a series of ceramic boxes I am creating. The bases on these four were created with extruded low temperature clay. I hand sculpted the figures and then attached them to the lids via score and slip method. I hand painted the figures with underglazes and then finished them off with an application of a clear glaze. The remaining other pieces I am working on are larger in scale and I will post them as soon as they are done. These range in size from 5" to 7" inches.
Just wanted to share a bit of the technical process.

Loookie at my new pins....

How is everyone? I hope everyone is doing just swell. So I know I am supposed to talk about the next three doggies in my family but I had to share this with you all. So I finally got around to ordering button pins with some of my lil Jen-i-Mals on them. I came across Promos in a Snap's shop on Etsy. First of all she has the cutest lil' ferret as her avatar(which was my first attraction). Her shop is filled with all sorts of nifty promotional type stuff. You can order stickers, business cards, scratch cards, pins, if you aren't design oriented or your like me, and can never make up your mind. Crystal has no problem helping you out.
So I just wanted to give her the kudos she deserves. Look at the picture, aren't they just adorable. I really am in love with them. So make sure you stop by her shop and see what she has to offer.
www.promosinasnap.etsy.com.

I hope everyone has a great weekend, for those of you battling the cold stay warm.
xoxox, jen