Anne Leuck 6/13/06 Anne Leuck 6/13/06

A Dog Named Dot?

Just shipped my most recent creation to NY for my booth at the Licensing Show next week....I think her name is DOT. She is 48 inches long from the tip of her nose to the tip of her tail!

Anne Leuck 6/7/06 Anne Leuck 6/7/06

Sgraffito for Me-o

Sgraffito:

A technique where a top layer of color is scratched to reveal a colour beneath. The term comes from the Italian word sgraffire meaning (literally) "to scratch".

I recently figured out how to do sgraffito on terra cotta tiles after a little bit of trial and error. The key is to carve before the first bisque firing and use many layers of white underglaze. I love it, this one is called...HumanBeast...I think.

Anne Leuck 6/6/06 Anne Leuck 6/6/06

Portrait

Illustration Friday Theme - Portrait

This is a recent Pet Portrait that I created for a customer to give his wife in memory of their sweet cat BeBoo who recently passed away. They said she was the queen of the house.

Anne Leuck 5/30/06 Anne Leuck 5/30/06

Illustration Friday - Cake

Illustration Friday Theme - Cake

This cake painting was inspired by my dear friend Stephie's whimsical and tasty creations at Angel Food Bakery here in Chicago.

Anne Leuck 5/16/06 Anne Leuck 5/16/06

My New Tent Goes To Michigan

I just purchased this used Craft Hut Tent on Ebay. I sent the tent top to Flourish Company and they put a great skylight in and vents on the ends. I used it for the first time over the weekend at the Bloomfield Birmingham Art Center Art Fair in Michigan. I love it! Much more room overhead, and very well built. You do get what you pay for...not to mention a little more peace of mind when the weather turns. I have to thank the Art Fair Sourcebook Forum, that's how I found out the tent was up for auction on Ebay - they are a great resource for this business!

Anne Leuck 5/10/06 Anne Leuck 5/10/06

Getting My Hands Dirty

To keep some balance in my soul I have been carving clay tiles at Lill Street Art Center in a class called "Dreams, Myths and Stories" taught by a wonderful artist - Corinne Peterson. This piece is stoneware.