http://AlteriorMotives.ArtFire.com en-us Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:37:47 MST Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:37:47 MST http://www.artfire.com/rss/studio/ ArtFire RSS Generator matt@artfire.com (Matthew J Giustino, ArtFire.com) Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:37:47 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=250648 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=250648"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_964238122_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=250648 Thu, 28 May 2009 22:33:53 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=239611 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=239611"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_591157342_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=239611 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:31:00 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=235435 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=235435"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_2076903578_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Welcome to my second collection of doodles. Great for kids and adults (some of us still love to color, you know) alike. My first collection of doodles is the ATC-sized booklet, and this one comes to you in another form: old CD's. When ordering, please specify in your comments (or send me a message or email) which Doodle Discs you want and how many. They are, from (your) left to right: 1. Spacey Shell 2. Stained Glass Pizza and Glob 3. Goofy Gearface 4. Bike Chain Ameoba I like Doodle Discs because of the size, and they have a built-in hard surface so you can bring them with anywhere to color. You can give them away, mail one to someone, hang it on your wall as collaborative art, or glue magnets on the back and have a large 3-D art piece on your fridge. I did not punch the hole in the middle of the disc or drill a hole anywhere on the edge to hang it by because I wanted the integrity of the circle to remain intact. That doesn't mean you can't drill a hole in it. But really, it's not that heavy, if you want to mount it on the wall, you can probably just glue some twine on the back and hang it on a nail. No big whoop. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=235435 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:31:00 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=235455 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=235455"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_692506549_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Welcome to my second collection of doodles. Great for kids and adults (some of us still love to color, you know) alike. My first collection of doodles is the ATC-sized booklet, and this one comes to you in another form: old CD's. When ordering, please specify in your comments (or send me a message or email) which Doodle Discs you want and how many. They are, from (your) left to right: 1. Pod People 2. Woven Rainbow 3. Electric Warehouse 4. Spaghetti & Fuzzballs I like Doodle Discs because of the size, and they have a built-in hard surface so you can bring them with anywhere to color. You can give them away, mail one to someone, hang it on your wall as collaborative art, or glue magnets on the back and have a large 3-D art piece on your fridge. I did not punch the hole in the middle of the disc or drill a hole anywhere on the edge to hang it by because I wanted the integrity of the circle to remain intact. That doesn't mean you can't drill a hole in it. But really, it's not that heavy, if you want to mount it on the wall, you can probably just glue some twine on the back and hang it on a nail. No big whoop. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=235455 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:30:59 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=100781 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=100781"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_616025552_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> It's a tiny ATC-sized coloring book of doodles for you to color! Some days you have no inspiration about what to put down on the blank page but you're itchin' to use those Sharpies or colored pencils. Here is your solution. Color some of my doodles! The second photo gives you a glimpse of the doodles contained within. There are 8 separate doodles (each has their own page with a blank back) on Wausau Exact Bristol Medium Card Stock Semi-Smooth Finish. Yeah, whatever, it's nice white cardstock and I photocopied my originals onto it. I've perforated the edges of the pages so that you can tear them out and trade them as ATC's if you like. Just please give me credit as the doodler (in artsy-fartsy parlance, that makes you the "colorist") and point the receiver in the direction of my studio here. I remain the copyright owner of the images. These coloring pages are for use by hobby artists and crafters for their own personal use in their homes or for gifts or...blah blah blah, you know, don't be mean and steal my art. Thank you. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=100781 Mon, 25 May 2009 11:42:55 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=234804 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=234804"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_249172180_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Zip-e-dee-do-dah! It's a little zippy pocket! For your bus change, your ID, doggie treats, tiny art, emergency candy...I could go on. This cotton cloth pocket measures roughly 5 x 4 inches and has a brand new ykk red zipper. Water-like mottled blue of the pocket lining is a nice contrast to the bright gumball explosion of color on the outside fabric. Skinny red ribbon criss-crosses one side, with a vintage ridged red button in the center. Muslin interfacing gives the pocket some strength. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=234804 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:20:37 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=175786 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=175786"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_928105790_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Working retail is a rite of passage, and mine included being robbed at gunpoint in a bookstore, of all places. I mean, who robs a bookstore?! It's a strangely entertaining story. Also included in this 20-page zine are thoughts about the terror of non-linear narrative, naughty bookstore customers, and criminals who worked for the bookstore. Rubber stamp images punctuate the action. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=175786 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:13:48 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=169417 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=169417"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1323477564_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> You love to sew. Your needles are scattered in various locations and pincushions around the house. They are lonely. They want to be together. You want something useful and cute to house them. Viola! The funky needle book! This 3x4 inch beauty is made with vintage upholstery-weight fabric on the outside and 100% cotton green flower fabric on the inside, both accented nicely by the orangey-yellow felt signature in the middle. The edge is decorated with a novelty yarn in blanket stitch, while the front cover sports several yellow beads and a vintage yellow button. This book DOES COME WITH THE 7 NEEDLES SHOWN. I thought it would be nice to have a sort of starter kit with embroidery, quilting, and sewing needles of various size. (But be warned: I'm not doing this again, it's too much of a pain. I like the sewing part better.) There are also several pins on the back page and my favorite little tool for when threading a needle is driving you to drink: floss threaders. These come in handy all the time. The ties are wide sheer ribbon knotted at the ends. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=169417 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:48:38 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=167663 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=167663"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_2139312177_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Cupcakes!! Everyone loves them. They're happy. Combine this fabric with the red confetti on the back and you've got a party on your hands. Or your mug. Top-stitched around edge, and quilted to follow cupcake pattern lines. Stitching detail shown in larger photo of one coaster. 100% colorful cotton fabric with felt batting, roughly 4 inches square, this set of four quilted coasters will make a perfect gift someone you like who drinks liquids and has furniture to put cups on. Pair with a fun mug and some coffee/tea/hot chocolate and you've got a super gift! Machine washable and dryable (air drying advisable for longer life). **NOTE: I know a lot of artists make the quilted coasters but I feel mine are superior because 1)I use felt for batting so it's flatter for cups to stand on, and 2)Instead of just doing a topstitch and leaving it at that, I take great care in my quilting on each coaster, making it a work of art, following the lines of a motif on the fabric and making each one unique; and finally, 3)I make the price quite reasonable compared to the typical price out there for a 4-coaster set.** http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=167663 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:36:31 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=157542 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=157542"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1113026179_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=157542 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:52:32 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=157468 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=157468"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_957235184_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This OOAK mixed media creation measures 7 3/4" x 9 3/4" and incorporates embossed images of one of my favorite hand-carved stamps, a seahorse. Gesso, textural mediums, and acrylic paints cover the surface. The old "white" buttons capture the mood of seashells in an understated manner, and the mysterious blue doodling reminds the viewer of seaweed or other ocean floaties. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=157468 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:03:45 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=156562 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=156562"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1535027152_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This OOAK abstract painting is done on a 5x5 canvas with gesso, textural medium, acrylic paints, archival ink, and a little bit of pastel crayon - that's the shimmering yellow on the surface. Mr. Seahorse is in the middle, bobbing around in the colorful flotsam of the sea. He's imaged from a hand-carved stamp I made, one of my favorites. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=156562 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:02:58 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=153968 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=153968"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1115291081_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> This OOAK abstract painting is done on a 5x5 canvas with gesso and acrylic paints. It's abstract, what can I say that won't sound ridiculous? There are no hidden leprechauns or secret codes. It's just wild streakings of color, carefully cooperating. The first close-up shows one of my favorite areas, and the second closeup shows how I couldn't contain it on the flat surface but had to do funny grass blades all around the edges. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=153968 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:33:52 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=131383 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=131383"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1516567035_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Beautiful Japanese script on one side, red fireworks motif on the other. Top-stitched around edge, and quilted in randomly stitched lines, Etch-a-Sketch style (I bet you didn't know that was a style, did you?). Detail in photo 100% colorful cotton fabric with felt batting, roughly 4 inches square, this set of four quilted coasters will make a perfect gift someone you like who drinks liquids and has furniture to put cups on. Pair with a fun mug and some coffee/tea/hot chocolate and you've got a super gift! Machine washable and dryable (air drying advisable for longer life). **NOTE: I know a lot of artists make the quilted coasters but I feel mine are superior because 1)I use felt for batting so it's flatter for cups to stand on, and 2)Instead of just doing a topstitch and leaving it at that, I take great care in my quilting on each coaster, making it a work of art, following the lines of a motif on the fabric and making each one unique; and finally, 3)I make the price quite reasonable compared to the typical price out there for a 4-coaster set.** http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=131383 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:59:48 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123537 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123537"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_221767766_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Don't let quilters hog all the fun fabric! Wear some on your wrist! Both sides are thick upholstery fabric. Embroidered dark red flowers with pale and dark green leaves against off-white background. One side has gold stripes, the other has pale green. Red ribbon button loop closure and white pearly white button with braided goldtone edge. This reversible fabric bracelet fits 8 " wrist or smaller. Ribbon button loop is both glued and sewn in, so it's very strong. Top-stitched in white. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123537 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:53:57 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123525 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123525"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1299664815_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123525 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:41:22 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123495 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123495"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_519360784_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=123495 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:29:24 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=85628 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=85628"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_2015721186_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Very Sweet. Sickenly even. But so cute. How can you resist it? You want to squeeze it. Plus it has a ribbon hanger so you can display it on your wall at work. Lasts longer than roses! 6" wide, 3" tall, and about 3/4" thick with love, this hand-sewn heart will bring cheer to any sentient being. 4" ribbon hanger is sewn inside the heart and can be used to attach to a variety of surfaces (or hang it around your rear-view mirror). http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=85628 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:36:31 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=85224 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=85224"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1422190117_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> Perfect for Valentine's Day! Or any other time you want to send a message of love to someone who drinks. Wait, that didn't come out right. You know what I mean. Pair these with some snazzy tea and a unique teacup/mug and you've got a winner. 100% colorful cotton fabric with felt batting, roughly 4 inches square, this set of four quilted coasters are all the same chocolatey-brown with pink hearts on one side and 4 different modern pink/red/white lovey fabrics on the other. Machine washable, air drying advisable, and no, you are not going to iron your coasters, so don't even ask me that. Comes wrapped in a novelty yarn bow and custom gift tag with lovey/smushy msg by request. **NOTE: I know a lot of artists make the quilted coasters but I feel mine are superior because 1)I use felt for batting so it's flatter for cups to stand on, and 2)Instead of just doing a topstitch and leaving it at that, I take great care in my quilting on each coaster, making it a work of art, following the lines of a motif on the fabric and making each one unique; and finally, 3)I make the price quite reasonable compared to the typical price out there for a 4-coaster set.** http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=85224 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:55:29 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=63905 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=63905"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_1498523485_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> ACEO Artist Card made using a rubber stamp I carved myself based on a Walter Anderson painting. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=63905 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:48:15 MST http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=63895 <a href="http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=63895"> <img align="left" border="none" hspace="5" style="padding-right: 25px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/11760_product_12625927_thumb_crop.jpg"> </a> ACEO Artist Card made using a rubber stamp I carved myself based on a childhood photo of Amelia Earhart. Even at a young age, you can recognize her, how she looks directly into the camera, and smiles with her mouth closed, as she does later as an adult. http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=ViewListing&product_id=63895