Watercolor and other art by Rachel Ferrier
Nebula, 7" x 10" watercolor + gouache If you've had a chance to check out the Fairy Tree Studios home page lately, you might have noticed that I finally added a few new pieces of art. I did some experimenting in adding stars and highlights to some night sky scenes with white gouache. I bought… Continue reading Trying Some New Techniques part 1: Watercolor
Since I’ve been spending so much of my time lately not making art, and thus don’t have much new art to share, I thought maybe I’d share here some of the other hobbies I’ve been working on lately (although maybe “working” isn’t the right word). (Also it still feels a little weird to call myself… Continue reading An “Artist’s” Hobbies
During February I took my time to get painting, I’ll admit. I told myself I’d get back to it as soon as January was over, but as I mentioned before, the motivation hasn’t quite followed. Nonetheless, I’m getting pretty good at sitting myself down in the chair and telling myself to work just for a… Continue reading 2021 Studio check-in #2: Lots of little paintings
We've gotten several more inches of snow since I took this picture earlier this afternoon. Not obvious from this angle are the drifts forming in front of the cars. Over the last few days, we've been feeling a little (or in my case, a lot) cooped up. We've had ridiculously frigid temperatures and are now… Continue reading Snow Days and A Sneak Peek of Two New “PIY” Kits
January is already over, and with it my very first webinar, for which I dusted off my teaching and creative writing skills to lead lessons in "Writing with the Moon." It was a great success, I would say; I received the most wonderful feedback from one attendee in particular who said how my explanation of… Continue reading Back to Business!
For once I've mostly stuck to a plan that I planned for myself: I decided that in January, I was going to give myself a creative break. I gave myself permission to play around with other mediums or less polished pieces instead of trying to produce a bunch of new work to stock up the… Continue reading 2021 Studio Check-in #1: Alcohol Everywhere
The Allerton Mansion, where we'll be getting married (photo courtesy of their website). Not pictured: all the beautiful gardens and trails on the grounds around the mansion. Back in April, when my fiancé and I got engaged, I knew our version of wedding planning was going to be a little unusual, thanks partly to our… Continue reading Wedding Planning During a Pandemic, pt 2
Trading cards my colleague created for the book "Dune" -- artwork by me. Last summer, when things looked briefly like they might start getting back to normal, one of my coworkers randomly (or at least it felt a little random to me) sent a group message and asked if anyone would be interested in starting… Continue reading Book Art, in Another Form
First of all, Happy New Year to you, and welcome to my first post of 2021! I feel like I'm still decompressing from all the activity of the holidays, still letting the dust settle before I move on to the next thing. Although truthfully the next things are coming pretty quickly; Writing with the Moon… Continue reading New Year, Same Me (Mostly)
Our lovely Christmas tree this year First of all, happy holidays to all of you, dear readers; I hope you're finding time to relax and recharge and connect with family and friends even if you can't be together in person. Jake and I have been fortunate enough to see family who've already recovered from the… Continue reading Studio Check-In #12: Preparing for a New Etsy Shop
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