Laura Irrgang

Metal Items for Home Decor

I'm finished with the "Metal" portion of my class. I'm taking "Creating Collections for Home Decor" with art agent Lilla Rogers and creative director Margo Tantau. I'm learning so much!


Here's my Metal presentation, and I'm showing everything on its own below.
Unicorn painting inside a 3-d metal frame. There is a shallow bowl in the bottom for a wallet or other little bits and bobs from your pocket, and 
hooks below for your keys. There are geodes set into the top and bottom.

This chandelier would be of cast metal with a rubbed bronze finish. The nest would be gold toned with geode "eggs" that are lit from within. The bird woman would be painted, and the pink jewels are lit crystals, with dangling twinkle lights.

A copper weather vane embellished with amethyst and rose quartz.

This is my Bejeweled Journal. They give us a suggested color palette, certain things we need to include in the image, and we let our imaginations run from there.

These are my "finishing notes".

Chandelier sketches

I'm working on sketches and paintings for the Home Decor course I'm taking.
This chandelier would be of cast metal with a rubbed bronze finish. The nest would be gold toned with geode "eggs" that are lit from within. The bird woman would be painted, and the pink jewels are lit crystals, with dangling twinkle lights.

Our week

I've been painting bit of things for the home decor class I'm taking. We're focusing on birds and metal this week, so that's what's on my drafting table.

The girls and I have been painting and hiding rocks for the Kindness Rocks Lone Oak project. People paint rocks with positive messages/images, then hide them. If you find them, you post a photo on our FB page: Kindness Rocks Lone Oak
Then you either rehide the rock, OR keep it and replace it with another rock. I'll be working the Kindness Rocks booth today at the Lone Oak back-to-school event. Join us at Lisa's Cuts & Curls for hot dogs, painting, bounce houses, and more!

We hide them, then leave a little poem for a clue on the FB page. It's fun! We like it, anyway. :) 

I saw the most bizarre UFO house (?) off Highway 34 between Quinlan and Rockwall. It was really junky inside with lots of calligraphy. I'll have to ask my friend Tui Snider about it. She's knows all about weird Texas stuff.

 

Creating Collections for Home Decor

I'm taking a class called Creating Collections for Home Decor with Lilla Rogers and Margot Tantau. So excited for it to start this Monday!   
These are prep assignments to get our ideas flowing for the course. 

Design a cup:

Come fly the friendly skies with Nadine. Wait...they're probably not that friendly is SHE'S up there.

2. Create some color combinations you're excited about:

Mysterious Moroccan and classic library inspired hues for fall. I'm feeling a deep dusky purple and worn leather vibe coming on .

3. Share your workspace:

I'm sprucing up my studio over the weekend to get ready for the class. I need to get crack-a-lackin' on the cleaning.

Cone of Shame

Our poor kitties. They just got fixed, and they're so sad in their cones.