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Showing posts with label sk sartell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sk sartell. Show all posts
Borei Design French Chicken with SK
A Snow Day (week) Project with Borei Design
I have three feet of snow outside my front door. And it's Still snowing. Snow Day! Holly's cute little French chicken will be a fun project as I can't get out anyway.
Thanks for sharing Holly.
Thanks for visiting.
ProX & SK
ProX Home Center Ladies Night w SK
Just a quick thanks to ProX Home3 Centers for hosting this years Ladies Night.
What a fabulous turnout and such talent abound in this valley. You ladies were such fun and make me feel welcomed to your community. Now I'm part, and I thank you.
SK on Elderberry
PLUS: I got a very nice bonus and a thumbs up from my favorite graphic supplier Graphic Fairy.
Thanks To the Graphics Fairy for featuring my little chair. You are awesome.
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I Heart You with SK
Nothing touches like a well deserved love.
Even though this is what it looks like from my bedroom window, and now all my Christmas yearnings are past and the New Year is here, I have to think of Valentines. Noooooooooooo.
Yep. Here I go.
I've never been a pallet connoisseur. They just have too many splinters for these delicate little flower hands of mine...
I have seen some very amazing and talented works done from free wood pallets. So I thought I would try my hand at a few freebie loves.
I painted each separate board a different valentine color and let them dry. I used a poly to preserve the old wood.
I laid the pieces next to each other and screwed a backer board across the back in two places. This secured the wood boards together.
I also cut a few plywood scraps to cover the entire back of some to see the difference in durability. The plywood works best. I used wood glue and screws to attach the pieces to the plywood.
I then made several size heart paper templates and cut my hearts out with a jigsaw.
When they were all finished, I sanded the edges back deeply. I love the old look.
These were fun to play with. Yea. You go pallet girl...
Old Oak Rocker with SK
Not all Old is Old with SK
This decrepit old rocking chair had seen beeter days. Two of his legs had been broken in the past. Glued and scewed. I took him apart and repaired the old joints,
The carving was intact and in beautiful shape.
I fine sanded the entire chair and dusted.
I mixed several of my favorite colors of chalk paint.
After painting each section, I set it aside to dry. I sanded each coat and repeated each color, Sanded and buffed with a clear paste wax. Dry and buff, Then repeated three times.
As I patently waited for the wax to dry, I upholstered the little inset seat with the black and white pockadot fabric.
She turned out with a sassy additude and will be fun to show off.
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SK's New Studio
Elderberry Road Update:
Life is rushing past fast. We should be in our new home on Elderberry Road by the middle of October if not sooner.
I have a new logo and name in honor of this stupendous and exciting point in my life. I have met so many kind and friendly people whom have welcomed us to their community.
I am anxious to start our new lives on Elderberry Road.
This is the view from my house site. Amazing isn't it?
Country life, cottage life, farm life, painted, but classy not cutsy...
Thanks Janet Eastman Oregonian Home and Garden
Thank you Janet Eastman of The OregonLive
A series of events to be held May 29-31.
Thank you Janet for your kind article. We all know most people don't get it. That's ok.
We do appreciate all kinds of vision. Even in lil' ole' Salem...
Thanks again Janet. sk
SK on Elderberry
A new year, a new name...
Challenges are often met with resistance. Not so here. I will let you know a secret. Challenges and those pesky hurdles are what keep us moving upward and onward.
My name is being changed to SK on Elderberry. This pretty much covers just about everything I create, so why not?
It will be fun to recreate my logo and all that comes with it.
Thanks for being part of the growing season.
sk
How fun is that. I love it. sk
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SK and Hometalk Interview
Hometalk and SK
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Tikva at Hometalk for their brand spanking new Behind the Screen platform. I think I was the guinea pig, being the first interview for this new Hometalk project.
Her fun and intuitive questions tried to keep us on track. Despite me she was successful for the most part. Although we spoke on many topics, our personalities just clicked and we just had way to much fun. A comment was made, " who knew when I picked up the phone this morning, I would find a friend and kindred spirit on the other end of the line." Those kind of connections are hard to come by. And I thank Tikva for her sharing her joy of life with me.
Thank you for a beautifully written article, but thank you more for the sweet connection which was made.
I hope you will enjoy the outcome of Tikva's and my time spent together. It was a blast and made me smile for days.
sk
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Hometalk is an amazing place for creators of any art, be it food, design, paint or a multiple and endless variations of the word art. The Hometalk home is a marvelous spot to share, ask questions and get great feedback.
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In In the foothills of Oregon, surrounded by forests, an hour away from the beach, and with a variety of different terrains any which way you turn, is a charming barn bursting with vivid color and wild personality. Inside, SK Sartell, a multi-media artist, carves concrete, sculpts and paints furniture, and weaves trellises. This home is much smaller than the large property housing a B&B, where she and her husband lived before, but this house is styled perfectly to her taste and preference. SK and her husband, who is a general contractor, took all the charm of their old space, and crammed it into every nook and cranny of their new house, creating each feature by hand and giving each room vibrant color and expressive character.
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Tikva at Hometalk for their brand spanking new Behind the Screen platform. I think I was the guinea pig, being the first interview for this new Hometalk project.
Tikva Morrow, Hometalk
Interview might not be the correct term. We had so much fun. She has a light and airy spirit which is curious about the world around us. We conversed for over an hour and had an instant connection from thousands of miles apart.Thank you for a beautifully written article, but thank you more for the sweet connection which was made.
I hope you will enjoy the outcome of Tikva's and my time spent together. It was a blast and made me smile for days.
sk
http://www.hometalk.com/4369344/behind-the-scene-sk-sartell
Hometalk is an amazing place for creators of any art, be it food, design, paint or a multiple and endless variations of the word art. The Hometalk home is a marvelous spot to share, ask questions and get great feedback.
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Behind the Screen: The Art of Exposing Pipes and Carving Concrete
Everyday, brave Hometalkers face the chaos of the world standing tall with their tools, and tackle the boring or broken spaces of homes in need of improvement. Against monotony, clashing patterns, and abandoned junk yards, they risk everything to bring creativity and beauty to their lives and the lives of those around them, and to share that creativity with the world through their computer screens. These are their stories.
In In the foothills of Oregon, surrounded by forests, an hour away from the beach, and with a variety of different terrains any which way you turn, is a charming barn bursting with vivid color and wild personality. Inside, SK Sartell, a multi-media artist, carves concrete, sculpts and paints furniture, and weaves trellises. This home is much smaller than the large property housing a B&B, where she and her husband lived before, but this house is styled perfectly to her taste and preference. SK and her husband, who is a general contractor, took all the charm of their old space, and crammed it into every nook and cranny of their new house, creating each feature by hand and giving each room vibrant color and expressive character.
Color is, afterall, an intimate friend of SK's. SK grew up on a farm where the closest neighbor was an hour away. Roaming in the sagebrush hills as a child gave her a feel for color and texture, and the spirit and effervescence they lend to life. It also convinced her that she could do anything.
SK has never believed in words like "no" or "can't." She's done things people told her were impossible or were just "not the correct way," but she believes that, "a professional is someone who can fix their own screw-ups." SK says that when a plumber once saw the open display of copper coil pipes under her sink, he protested, but had no good response when SK asked simply, "why not?" She and her husband have created some pretty crazy designs at home, but each is incredibly beautiful and interesting.
Most of the materials SK needs for her work are not your average crafting materials, like her cement mixer and handmade tiles, but she can find what she needs nearby in Portland, OR.
Though her entire home is incredible, SK's favorite parts are the downstairs multi-functional area, which literally has everything from her kitchen to her workspace, and her bedroom, which is a calming sanctuary with a bed made from two antique doors. But the creation SK gets the most joy from is a set of four pieces: The remarkably sculpted fridge, the two french door cabinets beside it, and the tiled fireplace that they surround - all are crafted in the same vibrant red, and all make her smile whenever she passes them. The refrigerator itself is a masterpiece, styled after a vintage steam trunk, and made with some sculpted Wood Frosting putty and Modern Master Metal Effects Paint.
SK wants her creations to be part of the larger wonderful creation that she's found in life, and she encourages creativity wherever she sees it. Her home is often visited by her four children and ten grandchildren, and they never leave without painting with her and taking home a new piece.
SK believes that Hometalk is meant for appreciating each other and inspiring each other. She doesn't take negative feedback for her unique artistic eye too seriously - she believes that everyone has their own style, and there's beauty to each one, even though there is great difference between them. She's especially drawn to people experimenting with paint and color, and bringing salvaged things back to life.
Now that you know all about SK Sartell, keep up with her posts and projects, by following her on Hometalk and checking out her Hometalk profile page.
Thanks for visiting. sk on elderberry
Literally From Rags to Riches with SK
Exacting every ounce of creativity from a woeful old chair.
Featured on The Graphics Fairy and SK's Little Poppy Chairhttps://sksartell.blogspot.com/2014/07/literally-from-rags-to-riches-with-sk.html
This little office chair was bound for the dump.
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She was on her way to an anonymous end. Unexpected things happen in my sub-consciousness when I see an old miserable piece of furniture. The swirls of "what Ifs?" start zipping through my mind. Can it be saved from a woeful end and what could I do to brighten it's future?
Could she be loved again?
I bought two painters canvas tarps planning to try my hand at reupholstering....Who was I kidding?
After painting a couple of yards with a large damask stencil I starting to strip the old chair. I love the creative process more than the actual work of getting the chair recovered.
Carefully trying to take each section off in the reverse order of how it was previously attached.
It made sense to me to try to use these pieces as my pattern. As this was happening I found the pieces were in such dire straights they just shredded. Sooooo.....I had to make my own pattern.
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The arms were covered first, then the seat, the front bottom of the seat, each side, the front back and finally the back piece.
I wanted a very eclectic look. So the painting came as I finished each section. I added a damask here and a free-handed poppy there. Filling spaces with French lettering, butterflies, birds and swirls from The Graphics Fairy
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Using simple acrylic paints I started to paint in my outlines.
My poppies are a favorite subject. And I wanted a very hot pop of color to balance the cream and the black damask.
Design balance is important in a crazy piece like this.
It had to be fun but the heaviness of the black damask needed a strong balance or the chair would feel off balance and whacked.
I am going to add buttons to pull the back into a diamond pattern.
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