The blocks have arrived!

Preparing the blocks for painting

The shipment from Art-O-Mat has finally arrived. I can now start painting. As soon as I finish 50 blocks, I will mail them back and they will put my little art pieces into Art-O-Mat machines throughout the country. This is so exciting. I hope they are well received.

I have to prep each block. 2 coats of gesso, sand it down a little bit to get rid of the rough edges and then a base coat of acrylic. The backgrounds will take another couple of coats of some design or other and then I'll paint the main object. It's quite a bit of work for $2.50, but it's truly a labor of love.

Many, many thanks to Sharon for turning me onto the whole Art-O-Mat concept.

Another Art-O-Mat purchase

Tiny House 

I'm becoming obsessed with Art-O-Mat art. The idea of converting cigarette machines in art dispensers is just too cool. I love it! My latest purchase is this little kiln-fired earthenware clay ornament. The artist is Kathleen Hill of Kismet Art Studios. I think she's from NY, but I'm not sure. My guitars and birds paintings were accepted by Art-O-Mat so I am waiting for a shipment of blocks so I can start producing my stuff for the machines. This is very exciting. I am a little anxious about having to paint 50 separate blocks. . .it's a lot. But I am hoping that once I get started I can get into the flow and just crank them out assembly line style. They will each be original, one of a kind, paintings, but they'll be similar. I want them to be good. I want people to like them. Good grief. I'm so needy and insecure.