I made a Big Fish Craft for our church VBS program. The backdrop was made from a 4×8 sheet of mylar that Allison Kromer gave me, she had painted a Riverside High School backdrop on it. Allison your mylar is now, “the big orange fish” at the Country Church of the Open Bible in Elk Washington. The theme is Big Fish Bay teaching about Jonah.
There were paper plates and about 100 clothespins used. To the best of my figuring ability, I was able to find that 6″ diameter plates would fit in a “scale” configuration and allow for about 100 kids to do the fish. It was a quick and fun craft to fill any free time that the children had during their program day. This image shows a very helpful assistant next to “Mr. Big Fish” who is about 1/3 complete.
This art is gone. Here are the paintings and drawings that were sold at two recent community craft shows. These art pieces are newly adopted due to the Herculean efforts, of my dear friends who help me. I love it when art pieces find new homes! Not only does it help the pocketbook, but it also spreads love as it gives credibility to the endless hours spent throughout my artist life perfecting skills. Many, many, many hours.
Pen & Ink with Watercolor
Hummingbird Heaven J3019
9″h x 12″w watercolor on 80lb drawing paper.
Watercolors
10″w x 13″h watercolor on 140lb wc paper.
Birch Autumn PassionJ4119 watercolor
5″w x 6″h watercolor on 300 lb wc paper
Huckleberry Five Study I2619 watercolor
9″w x 12″h watercolor on 140lb wc paper.
Riverfront Park Clock TowerD2219 watercolor
10″w x 14″h watercolor, on 140lb Fabriano paper.
Sunflowers Yellow & Brown J3719 watercolor
Pen & Ink
10″w x 14″h pen & ink on 300lb Arches wc paper.18″w x 24″h pen & ink on sketch paper.
Linx B0613 pen & ink
I remember seeing how a persons face transforms as they pick up a piece of my art, with their expression suddenly becoming full of awe and love.
Never doubt, how important art really is.
To me, witnessing this beautiful event is almost a magical experience. It makes the trials and tribulations with learning, practicing, and perfecting skills all throughout my life as an artist, seem totally worthwhile after all.
Larry and Linda Pointer are such wonderful blessings to me and many others. They included my art along with their own crafts, being sold to raise funds for their favorite tax deductible charity at these shows. People enjoyed the art and made comments along with their purchases. Linda saw the pleasure on the faces of the people, as they shopped at their table. Take a look at the charity they are supporting.
Please feel free to donate, if you feel drawn to. Slavery – HRC Ministries is set up to assist with the escape and rehabilitation of people trapped in Human Trafficking (Sex Slavery).
These pieces of art have been discovered, chosen, and adopted into new homes. I am feeling quite positive about having more space in the studio, which I will just keep filling back up with art.
If you’d like something similar to any of these let me know, I’d be glad to make one for you on commission.
The Chattaroy Church Craft Fair is this Saturday from 9 am-4 pm. It is easy to find off of Hwy 2, a white single-story church kitty corner across from the Chattaroy post office. I have attended this fair before and it was fun, chock full of wonderful hand-crafted items. Larry and Linda Pointer will have snowmen that Larry made and there was some talk of Linda’s pine cone creations too. I am unable to attend this year, thank you so much for including my art you two!
huckleberry watercolors
These small community events are wonderful as they inspire me to complete things in the studio. I just finished matting and bagging 9 paintings and one ink drawing that was laying around here. It feels good.
I made a Big Fish Craft for our church VBS program. The backdrop was made from a 4×8 sheet of mylar that Allison Kromer gave me, she had painted a Riverside High School backdrop on it. Allison your mylar is now, “the big orange fish” at the Country Church of the Open Bible in Elk Washington. The theme is Big Fish Bay teaching about Jonah.
There were paper plates and about 100 clothespins used. 
To the best of my figuring ability, I was able to find that 6″ diameter plates would fit in a “scale” configuration and allow for about 100 kids to do the fish. 
It was a quick and fun craft to fill any free time that the children had during their program day. This image shows a very helpful assistant next to “Mr. Big Fish” who is about 1/3 complete.
