Art with a View

Pastiche Art was born out of Brent's love for old wood window frames (he views tham as works of art in themselves, with their own hidden stories to tell), and the wide world of graphic, visual art. He desribes the process as a matchmaking dance that finds and marries wood window frames with evocative, complementary prints. Focused care is given to bring out and maintain the character of each frame while at the same time adapting it to a particular work of art. The end result is a unique "pastiche" (a work of art combined from various sources). He derives satisfaction when the finished product draws the viewer in giving you a three dimensional sense of looking out a window into an actual scene. Some prints may be used in more that one frame, but each frames originality ensures that the end product will never be the same. Pastiche Art is proud to be part off the value added effort to wisely re-use our natural resources.

Visit Pastiche Art at http://www.pasticheart.net/

Shopping at Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall

If you have an appreciation for the finer things in life, including handmade art, clothes, jewelry, and other items, visit the Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall. The Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall is a community of artists, designers, and crafters that have placed their merchandise for sale. It is one of the easiest ways to not only purchase the handcrafted items that you admire, but also a way to give back to the crafter and artists who created them.

When shopping at Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall you can rest assure that 100% of the purchase price of your items goes directly to the artist who fashioned them. This is important in a time when mass production has made it difficult for those who take the time to hand craft their items to make a living. The Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall provides an outlet where you can browse through numerous artists’ and crafters’ merchandise and purchase the items that you like.

Unlike going to bazaars, flea markets, or craft sales, the Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall allows you the freedom to shop at your leisure, and from the comfort of your own home. The Internet has provided customers the luxury of making purchases without ever needing to leave their home. This has many benefits, some of which include saving money on gas as well as time, but one of the most amazing benefits that shopping online provides, is the ability to purchase products that you wouldn’t otherwise have access to.

Mail order shopping relied heavily upon the use of catalogs, but today’s Internet Market provides easy access to clear pictures of products, as well as the ability to shop worldwide. The Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall has artists, designers, and crafters from various regions, and geographic locations. This not only provides more merchandise to choose from, but it also helps shape the products that are for sale.

When someone shops in a local craft fair or flea market, the items are typically crafted by local artisans. Many artists and crafters are greatly influenced by their surroundings. This can have an effect on the materials used in their crafts as well as the nature or the finished product itself. When shopping for handmade craft items from the Gold Leaf Crafters Online Mall, not only are you purchasing products from various crafters, but you will find that the differences in location greatly influences the wide variety of products that you can choose from.

Visit the Artists at http://www.goldleafcrafters.com

Susan's Pet Portraits

Susan is a sketch artist who creates lifelike images from photographs supplied by her clients.

The sketches are done in pencil and charcoal. As a pet owner and a canine groomer for many years, Susan has come to regard pets as an extension of their owners.

They have character, personality and expression, all of which deserve to be recorded. It is a sad fact that our pet’s lives are shorter than ours but a memento of their time with us can be preserved in a pencil/charcoal portrait.

For several years Susan has been sketching pets and has done commission work for many of her grooming clients. She now has decided to expand her Pet Portrait business and offer her art to pet owners around the world.

Susan works from photographs provided by her clients, and feels her portraits have the feel of realism about them, and of course the better the photo she has of your pet the better the sketch. The best type of photo is a nice close up of your pet.

Susan offers sketches in many different sizes, and she also does sketches of people.
Check out her store at the Gold Leaf Crafters Mall - http://www.goldleafcrafters.com/stores.php/portraits