October 2011
Heritage News
October 24, 2011
Kevin Rogers, President of Arizona Farm Bureau presents my Heritage print to Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona. His district encompasses lots of ranches and cotton farms. Seems like a perfect fit. Thanks for the support from Arizona Farm Bureau.
2011 Cotton Christmas Card in Progress
October 22, 2011
I should have been doing this in July but.... it was so not Christmasy. However, I have found that by turning my a/c in the studio down to 63 degrees and playing Christmas music, I can focus on the Christmas season even in October.
Here is the very beginning where it is drawn and the parts I did not want colored are masked with rubbery but very handy stuff...
The background is blocked in and the rubbery stuff is still there...
The rubbery stuff is removed and about 60% of the detail is in. There is still alot of work to be done on the cotton bolls, bale and star. The words also have to be added...
So stay tuned - hopefully it will be finished this week with cards just in time for the holidays.
Late Nights
October 22, 2011
Cleaning the Cotton Pickers
Happy Birthday Son!
October 20, 2011
Here is my cotton kid - 16 years old. I love you son!!!
Whole Plant Cotton Wreath
October 19, 2011
I love this wreath made on the ingenius mold from the Murphrees.
Harvest Has Begun!
October 17, 2011
We started picking this morning at 8:00. Such a time of hard work and nervous anticipation. The fields in front of my house are turning whiter by the hour.
I also have a new partner in The Cotton Shedd, my daughter, Summer Grace. She is amazingly creative and the most organized person I know. She is bringing some new ideas with her. We are putting the last touches on our studio this afternoon so it will be just right for this Saturday's wreath class. As always we want our guests to be transported from the busy world and be enveloped in the simple steady rhythm of the farm.
An Original Watercolor in the Etsy Shop
October 16, 2011
Tiffany Shedd Art has a facebook page too
October 16, 2011
Another new facebook page has been added that only features art.
Check it out and give it a thumbs up if you like it.
We Now Have a Page on Facebook
October 15, 2011
A very infant still in the process of being birthed page ..... but here it is.
Please give it a look and give us a like if you are so inclined.