Good
morning Crafty Peeps! This is Cara posting for Team A and on behalf of Asmah,
Cicci, Neha, Aly, Melanie and our Guest Designer Julie Odil, welcome
one and all to a new Anything Goes Challenge for the week of Jun 21th, 2016
Our
Sponsor this week is The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette with a generous prize of
a 3 Digital Stamps of Choice
My name is Nikki Burnette and I am the artist of all the artwork
that you see on this website! I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio, but I currently
reside in Columbus, OH with my loving husband of 5 years, our daughter Ariana
and our two adorable cats: Jensen and Willow. My daughter and kitties provide
constant inspiration for me!
I have been an artist my entire life, but began my professional
fantasy art career when I began to sell ACEOs on eBay in 2006. You may have
heard of them, but in case you haven't, ACEO stands for Art, Cards, Editions
and Originals. They are miniature paintings measuring 2.5x3.5" and are
highly collectible. I was fortunate to be well received in the ACEO community
and started to grow a fan base. People started asking for originals and prints
in bigger sizes and they also wanted a variety of products featuring my
artwork. So I started to branch out and over the past 8 years it has turned
into something that I feel so fortunate to have now. My art is collected
worldwide and I'm licensed with a variety of different companies. I have also
been lucky enough to be published in a book and a few magazines and online
publications. I also attend fairs and conventions across the Southeast and have
recently had the privilege of having my artwork on the cover of the ImagiCon
2010 program cover!
I have been asked before "Why fantasy art? And this is my
response: Fantasy art is where my heart lies. I love being able to escape the
reality of our world for even just a few hours and enter a new fantasy realm
where witches play tricks on Halloween Night, fairies fly around the sweet
smelling rosebuds, and mermaids swim gracefully through the water with their
dolphin friends.
I mainly use watercolor and ink to create my fantasy fairies,
witches, vampires, pirates, steampunk and mermaids and offer my art in many
different sizes including ACEO (2.5x3.5"), 5x7", and 8x10". I
turn my original art into a variety of items to offer you a fun way to
experience my art! I create hand-embellished limited edition prints, custom
paintings, magnets, stickers, bookmarks, pocket mirrors, buttons, coloring
pages and more! These are all made in my studio and shipped to you by me, the
artist!
I feel so privileged to be able to do something that I enjoy so
much every day and am thrilled that you have taken the time to read a little
bit more about me and my art! Thanks for stopping by!
So
check out the inspiration from the Design Team and come play along with us!
Guest
Designer
Gentle Reminder! We love seeing your entries each week however, we must
have rules for you to follow to keep it fair and fun for everyone.
- Only 2 entries per person
- No back linking - all entries must be new and not posted prior to the start of the challenge.
- All entries must include a link back to Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Blog.
Link
up below to play along!
