Tour de Tiny Rent House

Can you believe we've been back in Austin for almost an entire year already?!? And that means that we've lived in our little rent house for half the time that we lived in our first home in DFW. Time flies. Crazy.

We significantly reduced our living space when we moved to Austin (I think by about half or more when counting garage and shed space), so arranging furniture and decor was a little bit of a challenge, but alas, we did it, and if we're going to be living here, we're going to call it home. And thank goodness for some art to help us with that. Here's a mini, not all-inclusive tour of the house.

On My Own Time Art Show Year 3

I am happy to announce that for the third year in a row, I scored first place prizes in the Ben E. Keith On My Own Time art show (my husband's company). My winning pieces were...

My beloved 2109 Meadow Lane reclaimed art piece (first place in mixed media)

And one of my Kitsy Co pieces, Chirp! Chirp! (first place in works on canvas)

Reclaimed Texas Art Piece from House Scraps - Part 2

TIME OUT! If you missed the first part of my Texas reclaimed art project, read about it here.

At this stage I had already:

• Gutted and re-assembled a pallet base
• Gathered and cut scrap material to fit inside of the pallet
• Painted the scraps vibrant colors

Next, diving into part 2 of the project, came assembling a "lid" to my art piece. The end goal? A top (front) panel for the pallet with the shape of Texas cut out, to create a shadow box-style effect. For this part I used a section of paneling from our living room remodel.

Reclaimed Texas Art Piece from House Scraps - Part 1

And now to introduce hands-down my favorite project of 2013 - the Meadow Lane Texas reclaimed art piece.

I did it! After a year of talking about it, I finally made it! A reclaimed art piece made of only reclaimed scraps from our house remodel - trim, base boards, shelving hangers, fence wood, pallets, paneling, old screws, etc.

I took a ton of photos throughout the process, so being as brief as I possibly can, here's my beloved mixed media art project, inspired by artist Dolan Geiman.

On My Own Time Art Exhibit

Remember my exciting announcement that I won the Ben E. Keith On My Own Time art show? Well, it officially displayed at NorthPark Mall this past month.

Art for Baby Jameson’s Chic Blue and Gray Room

As promised in my Baby Jameson art preview, I added the final word of the Luke 2:40 scripture and finished my first painting of 2012!

I Won! Ben E. Keith On My Own Time Art Show

I am so excited to announce that my Flamingo won Best of Show and 1st place for Works on Canvas in the Ben E. Keith On My Own Time Art Show.

2010 and 2011 Art in Review

Bahhhhh, I was REALLY hoping to post remodel pictures of our office on Friday (or even this weekend), BUT, while the room is about 97% painted, we still have several details to finish. So I guess I will have to wait a post or two for the reveal. Now instead of flashing proud pictures of our room makeover, I'm going to flash proud pictures of my art.

The past two years (pretty much since college graduation) have been quite art and craft-o-licious for me. I actually thought I had produced more art pieces in 2011 than I actually did, but I guess not since I spent last year crafting away for the wedding and not actually painting. Nonetheless I have plenty of 2010 and 2011 work combined to use in my rookie showcase.

I painted this one as a Christmas gift for my Dad and Haley. 

They had a poster of this flower so I thought I'd give them something real. 

It took me over two years, from the day I started, to actually finish it.

Bobbie Burgers "Realms of Love" Replica (oil)