Art Licensing, Wood Product Ideas for #MATS Home Decor 2022
For this week’s assignment for #makeartthatsells Home Decor,
I used the linework and brushed ink drawings from my “mini” assignment and tried to create carved and inlaid textures in wood.
The little wooden dog figurine is my favorite. (:
Salutations and Hand-Drawn Lettering for Ceramic Collection, #makeartthatsells
Hand-lettering for this week’s class in Make Art That Sells.
I went with a series of antique typewriter-styles of lettering, focusing on “politeness” with varying salutations and RSVPs.
Have a favorite?
Make Art That Sells, Home Decor 2022, The Beginning
Week One of the Make Art That Sells Home Decor class!
This was an attempt at creating metal products with a focus on birds. I created a cockatoo with a gem for an eye as a brass lamp base + a laced lampshade (OR maybe a frosted glass lampshade). I also have a painted blue metal bird wall hanging. The bird sculpture can also be on TOP of the ring as a towel holder.
What do you think of these ideas?
More Character Play with MATS
Another character illustrated for MATS Bootcamp 2022
April’s assignment focused on drawing children. We were provided a fun story snippet of a young girl named Florencia who had a sidekick and a time machine!
I sketched a variety of kids’ bodies and studied their proportions, and I eventually came up with this young whippersnapper with a penguin sidekick.
My illustration for MATS Bootcamp 2022, April
Another year of Make Art That Sells Bootcamp!
I’ve been participating in the MakeArtThatSells.com Bootcamp since 2015, and the assignments never disappoint.
Instead of having an entirely new focus each month as in previous years, this year’s Bootcamp has an overarching theme of “Character Play.” We’ll be creating a character each month, both for book illustration and for toys and games.
I’ll update more in a few, but I promised myself I’d get this posted tonight. My submission for the illustration part of this month’s character, a happy little donut named Coco Moloko….
My illustration for this month’s Make Art That Sells Bootcamp. An assemblage of freehand ink drawing with a few pops of color.
Home Decor Plus course with MakeArtThatSells.com
Another course completed for MakeArtThatSells.com with Lilla Rogers and Margo Tantau: Home Decor Plus!
I’ve taken many classes with Lilla over the years, and once again, her style of teaching makes what might seem impossible (creating an entire collection in just a couple of weeks!) into something doable. By breaking creative tasks into bits, Lilla helps me work through an assignment incrementally, piece by piece, before my mind can get ahead of itself and feel stymied. Her courses really keep things moving.
I drew various icons based on our prompt and trend board first…
Some of the icons I drew for the initial prompt. Copyright 2022 Kendra Shedenhelm
And I drew more icons and played around with color…
More drawings and color tests for makeartthatsells.com course, Home Decor Plus. Art copyright 2022 Kendra Shedenhelm
I layered these drawings on various product templates and ultimately submitted this page with a blue texture on white ceramic. I called this collection “Peacock Mashup”.
“Peacock Mashup” collection in textured blue by Kendra Shedenhelm for the makeartthatsells.com course, Home Decor Plus. Art copyright 2022 Kendra Shedenhelm
All of this art is available for further viewing on my agent’s website as well, at wains-world.com. Please reach out with any questions!
Thanks again to Lilla and Margo for another wonderful and helpful class!
Holiday Card Submission for MATS
Another year, another round (or several) of MATS courses!
This year, agent Lilla Rogers of Make Art That Sells offered a free course to the winner of the Holiday Card challenge. The prompt: Favorite Holiday Drink.
Aside from coffee in the morning, my favorite holiday drink is red wine. I wanted to create a cozy, wintry look for this card, with a not-so-dainty glass of red wine.
Drink up!
