new in my shop: mugs

"Unicorn with Stars":

available through this link

(coupon code: ABCXYZ)

"How Angels Communicate in the Evening":

available through this link

(coupon code: ABCXYZ)

"A Unicorn in Moonlight Tapestry":

available through this link

(coupon code: ABCXYZ)

(note: the watermark in the right hand side of image WILL NOT show up on your coffee mug)

"The Unicorn and the Egg"

available through this link

(coupon code: ABCXYZ)

NOTE: you can choose the size of coffee mug you want in all of these images
(small or large mug) on the right hand side in a drop-down.

Many more coffee mug designs available throughout my shop:
THROUGH THIS LINK

until next time ... 

Vigilant Unicorn

Vigilant Unicorn

available HERE for sale

I tell how to customize below

This piece is from 2012, and I still have the original ACEO (without the border) for sale HERE.

Here is another version:

CUSTOMIZING IT:

Here is how to do it:

On the right, click on prints, and then find framed prints.

Alternatively, go HERE where the framed prints are

click the arrow where it says framed prints on the right hand side

Then you'll see a tab come up just underneath it

You'll see a bunch of tabs running underneath the "framed prints" 

(and underneath the tab, you'll see the framing possibilities --

note: the frame defaults to a black frame -- yuck, but you can change that)

Anyway, up where the tabs are, click on 1. for the size print you want.

Then click on 2. for the frame.

You'll notice right before all the little square pictures of frames, you can choose a frame color.

*The first one is in the gold section (click on VN7).

*The second one is in the gold section too (click on 4VS).  

Then click on 3. for a mat color

*The first one is "Mist matte" which is in the second row towards the end.

*The second one is "moss green matte" -- in the fourth row all the way to the end of the row. 

I usually go for the Somerset Velvet paper. It has the best picture quality for my taste,

but if you want to save money and it is going in an area where sun will hit it part of the day,

or in a bedroom, then the archival matte paper is fine.

Here are some pillow possibilities using the same kinds of sliders and swatches
(pillows here):

using the customization colors and sliders it is:

R (105) G (98) B (58)

or #69623a

Here are some other possibilities you can get by playing around with colors:

The reason for all of these possibilities? To go with your decor.

Here is a greeting card with a light green background:

This background color is:

R (215) G (220) B (193)

or #d7dcc1

Here is how it looks as a tote bag

(tote bags are $19.98 for the smallest, and 

$24.25 for the largest):

Here is how it looks as a shower curtain (cool, yes?):

More products are available in this design HERE.

My continually growing on-line shop is HERE (note as of this writing it is a new shop).

Again, the original, a very tiny drawing, as of this writing, is for sale HERE for $25.

Thanks for looking!

Millefleurs Triptych (with Unicorn) in a variety of prints and products

Millefleurs Triptych with Unicorn, Cranes, Rabbits and Dove

available HERE for sale

I tell how to customize below

(please note: the prints are in a limited edition and I will still be honoring the limited edition whether my real or digital signature is on the print. The limited edition is 1,020). 

This piece is from 2014 and you can read about it on my other post, but for the sake of this post, I am going to tell you how you can get various possibilities in my shop with some framing and home decor.

Here is another possibility:

CUSTOMIZING IT:

Here is how to do it:

On the right, click on prints, and then find framed prints.

Alternatively, go HERE where the framed prints are

click the arrow where it says framed prints on the right hand side

Then you'll see a tab come up just underneath it

You'll see a bunch of tabs running underneath the "framed prints" 

(and underneath the tab, you'll see the framing possibilities --

note: the frame defaults to a black frame -- yuck, but you can change that)

Anyway, up where the tabs are, click on 1. for the size print you want.

Then click on 2. for the frame.

You'll notice right before all the little square pictures of frames, you can choose a frame color.

*The first one is in the gold section (click on PAZ2 on the top row).

*The second one is in the gold section too (click on PAZ2 right next to it).  

Then click on 3. for a mat color

*The first one is "Chinese red matte" which is the near the last row.

(note there is also one called Chinese Matte" that doesn't look quite right, and they are next to each other, so be aware of that)

*The second one is "sandstone matte" -- kind of in the middle of the swatches 

After you are done with that, click on 4. 

I usually go for the Somerset Velvet. It has the best picture quality for my taste,

but if you want to save money and it is going in an area where sun will hit it part of the day,

or in a bedroom, then the archival matte paper is fine.

Here are some pillow possibilities using the same kinds of sliders and swatches
(pillows here):

This one is R(125), G(8), B(8)

This one is R(29) G(83) B(29)

or #1d531d

This one is R(217) G(94) B(106)

or #d95e6a

There are also cell phone covers and tote bags as part of the listing

again, all products available for this listing here 

Or go to my whole shop HERE. 

Unicorn in a Pink Heart

Unicorn in a Pink Heart

© Lise Winne

for sale HERE

This piece is brand-spanking new. It is actually a "digitized piece" that I worked on for a long time. It originated from this piece. It has a different kind of heart around it, plus it has the deep red vine border design. The eye color of the unicorn is also green and the hummingbird has a bit more green in it than red.

In my store, you'll notice that you can customize, and that there are other products than just prints. Following are just a few customization options, and how to do it. 

Here are some framing possibilities:

This one is with the art work size set at 20" x 24"

(the 20" x 24" is a large size, so go smaller if you'd like):

This is a copper frame with a "manor white" matte

Here is how to do it:

On the right, click on prints, and then find framed prints.

Alternatively, go HERE where the framed prints are

click the arrow where it says framed prints on the right hand side

Then you'll see a tab come up just underneath it

You'll see a bunch of tabs running underneath the "framed prints" 

(and underneath the tab, you'll see the framing possibilities --

note: the frame defaults to a black frame -- yuck, but you can change that)

Anyway, up where the tabs are, click on 1. for the size print you want.

Then click on 2. for the frame.

You'll notice right before all the little square pictures of frames, you can choose a frame color.

This one is in the copper section (click on VN4 on the top row).

Then click on 3. for a mat color

This one is "manor white" which is the fourth one in at the top.

Then click on 4. 

I usually go for the Somerset Velvet. It has the best picture quality for my taste,

but if you want to save money and it is going in an area where sun will hit it part of the day,

or in a bedroom, then the archival matte paper is fine.

Here is another possibility:

size: 12" x 14"

mat: Williamsburg Red Matte

frame: Silver (RWB13)

note: some of the frames have a mixture; 

this one has silver and gold even though it is in the silver category.

Here is how a pillow looks ...  

(you can also customize these with different colors and making the picture bigger or smaller on the pillow)

pillows are on this page

another possibility:

If that isn't enough, what about a duvet cover ...

Maybe a teenage girl might like this.

(these are also customizable in terms of colors, by the way)

duvets are on this page

Then there are totes

(also customizable)

These square totes are on this page in a variety of sizes 

There are also more here and here

Here are some phone cases (i-phone case and galaxy phone case -- all in a number of sizes)

Phone cases are here. 

There are also greeting cards in this design, but I don't think I need to show them. They run $5 for an individual card or $45 for 25 cards ($1.80 each). 

$1.80 each is definitely a good price if you have a store you are selling out of, or if you are an individual doing bulk mailing.

Sometimes I like to ask myself, with each new design that I put out, would I buy this design? The answer is yes. In fact, the duvet cover would look great in our new place and it will probably go there. Not every design looks good on a duvet cover, but that one does: it is the right kind of dimensions to fit the kind of space the duvet cover allows. My second choice would be the pillow in the dark red version.

It has been exciting opening a new on-line store. There are many more designs to come, but the process of listing is laborious, as you can imagine.

another link to the Unicorn in a Pink Heart

another link to my entire on-line store with so much more to come

A Unicorn in Moonlight

A Unicorn in Moonlight
© 2013

original 5" x 7" drawing

(available for sale HERE)

If you have an Etsy account, you can also check HERE to see if it is available on the Etsy venue.

(copyright watermarks do not appear in the actual work of art)

Background on this piece:

- This is an original (not a print). It is drawn with fine points.

- It is drawn with india ink and artist grade colored pencils.

- This is part of a new series which can be found HERE (read from bottom to top to see the first to latest in the series). This is the fourth in the series and is the largest one to date (though I'll probably be making others soon and getting larger as I go!). The previous ones were tiny  at 2.5" x 3.5".

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Unicorn Heart

Unicorn Heart

© 2013
giclee prints available for sale HERE

greeting cards will be available SOON, hopefully by the end of the day

If you have an Etsy account, you can also check HERE to see if they are available on the Etsy venue

(copyright watermarks don't appear on any actual products of this work)

Background on these pieces:

- This is part of a series featuring a Renaissance style unicorn with millefleurs . It is inspired by The Lady and the Unicorn Renaissance tapestries (viewable HERE from wikipedia). The whole series of this kind of work can be found HERE (read from bottom to top to see the first to latest in the series). This is the third in the series, although I made a birthday card years ago in the same kind of vein (still unpublished).

- Painted around Valentines Day in 2013 (greeting cards can be used for Valentines Day for the unicorn lover). 

There is also a hummingbird in this piece if you can find it.

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Unicorn Basking in Moonlight aceo

Unicorn with Full Moon

© 2013
(available for sale HERE)

(read here what aceos are: basically mini works of art 2.5" x 3.5"; this one includes a border)

If you have an Etsy account, you can also check HERE to see if they are available on the Etsy venue

Background on this piece:

- This is an original (not a print) drawn with fine points.

- It is drawn with india ink and artist grade colored pencils.

- This piece is part of a new series which can be found HERE (read from bottom to top to see the first to latest in the series). This is the first with a sepia tone treatment and the third in the series.

- Aceos and other miniature artworks became popular on E-Bay because of the affordability. They became available on other selling venes too (particularly art and handmade venues).

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MY ARTFIRE ON-LINE STORE

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unicorn aceos (mini drawings)

(read here what aceos are: basically mini works of art 2.5" x 3.5"; this one includes a border)

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

left: Unicorn with Full Moon (available for sale HERE)

right: Illuminated Unicorn (available for sale HERE)

If you have an Etsy account, you can also check HERE to see if they are available on the Etsy venue

Background on these pieces:

- These are all originals (not prints) drawn with fine points.

- All are drawn with india ink.

- These are part of a new series. These are the first in the series (the black and white one is the first and the colored one is second. To view the whole series, go HERE and remember to read the blog entries from bottom to top. 

- The series is also viewable HERE from my website.

- Aceos and other miniature artworks became popular on E-Bay because of the affordability. They became available on other selling venes too (particularly art and handmade venues).

MY WEBSITE

MY ARTFIRE ON-LINE STORE

MY ETSY ON-LINE STORE

Unicorn V print

Unicorn V

© 2012

5" x 7"

(available as an art print in my Artfire on-line shop HERE
or in my Etsy on-line shop HERE)

New from my art studio!

The story about the piece: the greeting card design has been available since 2009. In order to make a print, I widened the design to include more meadow and also put in stars. 

Here is how the greeting card looks:

Unicorn V greeting card
© 2009

(on cream colored linen cardstock)

And these were both made from my original ceramic sculpture from 2006:

 Unicorn V

© 2006
hand thrown unicorn sculpture

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The Unicorn and the Egg (and other Easter designs)

Continuing with my post from last time...

This is another older card design (from 2009). Have I said before that I like the olde Renaissance style unicorns more than the present-day horse unicorns who are more associated with acid drenched rainbows and mountain vistas than gardens and pretty Renaissance maidens? When I was around 13 years old, my mother pinned up prints of the Unicorn Tapestries (from the MOMA cloisters) in my room. Then my grandmother gave me a book about Renaissance era unicorns at Christmas shortly afterward. Who knows why they wanted to impress me with unicorns and millefleur (it wasn't something I sought out or asked for, in other words). Anyway, the art made an impression even after I grew up, left home and the prints disappeared. I always seemed to be thinking and dreaming about millefleur through the years, even when I was making big statement art in my twenties and thirties (which I don't show on the web at the present time since it is adult & I wouldn't want to confuse my fantasy-artist/ethereal-musician public image, at least not at present). Ornate tapestries from the era are the only pieces of art that can make me cry. I like millefleur even more now than then, as natural paradises are bulldozed and modern, hard edges take up every available visual space in every aspect of our lives. 

Granted, this is a very unpopular niche to be in, especially in the art world. I am not a "serious artist" (and frankly surprised when this art was accepted by the jury at the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center for a show). Okay, I am not serious. And why should I be? My unicorn designs seem to appeal to 13 year olds and that seems fitting.

More Unicorns are here on my website.

Here is a close-up:

Giant eggs, eggs falling from the sky, celestial eggs & other assorted wacky Easter ideas are in some of the shops in my area as well as newly listed in my Etsy store here.

Celestial Egg:

Easter:

Bunny with Red and Gold Eggs:

How Spirit is Born:

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Music MYSPACE (hear clips)

My Etsy on-line store and Artfire on-line store for purchasing some of my CDs and some of my art

My band site: Saratoga Faire

My Renaissance band MYSPACE: The Spirites Consort (hear clips)

4 Unicorns: Unicorn II in Dayglow, Unicorn V in Red, Unicorn III at Dusk, Unicorn VI at Midnight

Note: the copyright watermarks do not appear in the actual art (needed for on-line display only).

These are 4 new unicorns I made from graphically altering relief sculptures. The relief was done on wall-hanging platter shapes. The platters are visible on my website here. You can see that I did quite a bit of altering. The pottery pieces were shown at Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center for a 5-person invitational juried exhibit called Once Again in March of this year and I also sold the greeting cards in the art center shop concurrent to the exhibit. Later, I brought them to more shops.

I like the monochromatic effect I get with these alterations, something one sees at night, at dusk and at dawn, which is why some are titled that. It’s something I never tried before, but I like the effect and it gives another life to my ceramic creations.

Right now I have them for sale in my Etsy shop as greeting cards, but I may do more to make them into prints (& possibly other alterations down the road).

Right now they are printed on linen card stock from a giclee printer with archival inks (rated to last 100 years). They are also signed, so they are a little more special than my mass produced cards which use soy based inks and have barcodes. Sometimes I test new designs out in this way, printing a small number.

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Music MYSPACE (hear clips)

My Etsy on-line store for purchasing some of my CDs and some of my art

My band site: Saratoga Faire

My Renaissance band MYSPACE: The Spirites Consort (hear clips)

Purchasing our Saratoga Faire CD on CD Baby