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Ello Everyone!

Posted by Erica Rosengren on April 25, 2011 at 11:07am in Welcome to Art Fair Insiders!

Just wanted to stop in and say hi!

 I am a full time Student at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online division, going for my associates degree in Graphic Design. I have been an artist my whole life and I love what I do. I started doing Pyrography in 2003 and completely fell in love with it. There is so much you can do with wood, possibilities are endless! I also enjoy Pen & Ink, Mostly I stipple which is VERY time consuming but the outcome is amazing. Currently I am working on a mural in the Poconos for my brother. It's a very large 3rd floor master suite. Estimated time of completion is about 2 weeks.

Nice to meet you all and thank you for accepting me into you community :)

 

~Erica~

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  • Jim Harris April 29, 2011 at 10:22am

    Hi and welcome.  You will find a lot of useful information here.  I'm a newbie myself to the art circuit and have gain a lot of information reading through the various posts. 

     

    Your work is outstanding. Look forward to seeing more in the future.

     

    I'm a wood sculputor, but do some pyrography on my relief work to highlight and add definition.  http://www.facebook.com/jiharrisfineart.

  • Annette Piper April 28, 2011 at 4:52pm
    Hi Erica and welcome aboard :)  Your work sounds so interesting!
  • Connie Mettler April 28, 2011 at 10:56am
    Welcome, Erica. We are glad you have found us. There is lots of info here, good business information for yourself as well as for anyone else you know who is thinking about coming into this business. We look forward to your participation. If you attend any art fairs, even as a visitor, we'd love to hear your opinions. I know Pittsburgh has their fair share of them.
  • Jacki Bilsborrow April 27, 2011 at 10:52pm

    Hello Erica and welcome.  We are glad you have joined us, too.  You mentioned some things I have never heard of.  What is Pyrography?  Is that something to do with fire?  I love Pen and Ink, too, but have no idea what Stipple is?  What is that?  When you finish the mural for your brother please post a photo of your work.  It sounds like it will be amazing.  Is that being done in Pen and Ink?  I am looking forward to seeing your completed work.  Good to have you here with us.

    Jacki B

    • Erica Rosengren > Jacki Bilsborrow April 28, 2011 at 2:16pm
      Hi Jackie!

      Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I am very happy to have been invited to such a wonderful site! I am finally at the point in my life where it's now or never and I need to push to get seen, this will definitely help!!!

      Pyrography means "To draw with Fire". I picked it up in 2003 for Christmas. I have pieces on my website, feel free to take a look :) Crystalphoenix13.webs.com

      Stippling is also known as "Pointillism" or drawing with dots. It is VERY tedious but the outcome is amazing!

      I am hopefully finishing or at least closer to finish this weekend. I have a few orders to fill, class work and pieces to do for the upcoming Art show. I be busy :) But I love it!
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