~Little Cowgirl~

Meet Gracie. I used to be a nanny to three little girls. Gracie is the youngest and was in preschool, Morgan is the next , and Lindsay is the oldest. Grace got out really early since she was in morning preschool so we were pals. I love these girls! One night, the girls and their baby brother, Ridge stayed the night. When Ridge went to sleep the girls decided they wanted to play dress up and take pictures for their mom. So, we took a lot of pictures which I lost when my last laptop crashed. For some reason I have this one and I manipulated it and entered it into a photo contest. Gracie has been in the top 15 every single day since I entered her. I made the photo black and white and then I went in and free handed the color on the hat, boots, and shirt. Then I put a black edge on it.

~Mosaic Cross~

This is a huge hobby of mine. I will be posting a log of pictures of mosaics I have done in the past. I began this about 3 or 4 years ago. I was TERRIBLE the first couple of times I did it but I caught onto it really fast. My main items I sell are the crosses. I use very very fine china usually with 3-D items in the center. As this one has antique ceramic roses in the center. This cross actually belongs to my Nana. I have made crosses, trays, tables, birdhouses and birdhouse chapels and quite a few other things. As I work on these mosaics, I think of our brokenness that we all experience in our lives. Just as these fine pieces of china were broken to make something DIFFERENT yet BEAUTIFUL, God does the same things in our lives. He uses all of our broken pieces in our lives to make something DIFFERENT yet BEAUTIFUL. We may not be able to see it yet. But he is at work! ABOVE: This is just a close up of the center of the cross. The roses have a little moss around them to fill in the holes. This is one of my favorite crosses I have done. I am not currently making mosaic items but I will be in the future. I will definately keep you posted!

~Photo's I have taken in Fredericksburg~

Here are some more photographs I have taken and played with in Photoshop and Illustrator. These were taken in Fredericksburg. Please enjoy. Oh...and have an incredible day!!!!!!!!!!!ABOVE: "The Outhouse"

ABOVE: "Flower Panel"

ABOVE: "Old Church"

ABOVE: "Fredericksburg Tin Steeple"

ABOVE: "Fredericksburg Sunday House"

~More pics FOR SALE~

Hi there everyone! I have some more photo's that I have taken. Please enjoy and send me an e-mail if interested. They will be mated and framed. Have an awesome day!ABOVE: Taken in my Nana's Backyard

ABOVE: "Antique Hat's"

ABOVE: "The Tulip"

ABOVE: "Tin Wreath"

ABOVE: "Coffee Shop Bouquet" Taken in a little coffee shop in Fredericksburg

~Whimsical Coffe Cup Painting FOR SALE~

This is the "Whimsical Coffee Cup" painting that I have been wanting to get on here. The painting is done in acrylic on Bristol Board paper. It is 14"x17". This will be framed in a black frame with a black mat to make it really pop. Please e-mail me at hdstokes2@suddenlink.net or leave me a comment for more information and pricing. Have a great day!

~Turtle~

Hi everyone. Sorry that it has been a while since I have updated. I have been a little under the weather. I am back though and working on my art. I have a new painting that I just sprayed the top coat on and am waiting for it to dry so I can post it. It is really cool!

This drawing is one I did in Design I. It looks a little warped for some reason. It doesn't look straight. I couldn't get it to look right when I took the picture for some reason. If you have ever used Prismacolor colored pencils, you know how tedious it can be. This picture doesn't do justice at all to it. It has many many layers of pencil especially on the shell. My inspiration was my little red-eared slider turtle, Myrtle.

~Photographs for Sale~

Here are some more fun photo's I have taken. If you are interested in any of them, please send me an e-mail at hdstokes2@suddenlink.net. Guaranteed to get a great deal. Again, photography is not really my thing but I hope you just enjoy looking! Have a great weekend!