Kraken Up

It's WAY past due for me to update this thing! I've been really busy getting ready for graduation, but I've made a lot of awesome things for Etsy! And I'm hoping to get involved in a few of those art events in downtown Roswell, Kennesaw, whereever sometime this year.

I've apparently had quite a fixation on krakens lately, so if you cruise the Etsy shop you'll notice lots of them! I don't know what it is, but my guess is that it's that awsomely designed Kraken Rum that's been taking over design blogs.

Snag a print of this guy^ at kristinadutton.etsy.com

I also had enough traffic to my fan page to finally give it a url!
You can now find me at www.facebook.com/KristinaDuttonPaints!

BIT: the ultimate collection

possibly the final draft of the three labels =]

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Kraken down on spendin'

i bought these little leather coin pouches at work, and stenciled on them. they were a lot of fun, and turned out great!

i tried out a new method that i thought worked great: for small stencils, draw your design out on a piece of masking tape, use an xacto and cutting board to cut it out, and then apply it to your surface. it'll stick but not too much or too little. =]

p.s. it seems the old lady in me is slipping out, i'm making horribly lame jokes lately, guess it's time to break out the cardigans..

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BIT:

just in case you get bit by a zombie:

a series of faux products i've created that help cure ailments involving the undead, vampires, and even abominable snowmen! (stay tuned for the others)

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new collection

posting some new items to etsy soon! they are handpainted, hand cut, and covered in a protection layer of hand poured resin. they are sturdy and waterproof, and the most colorful pieces of wearable art you can buy for around 20 bucks!

p.s. send me a message on etsy mentioning this post and i'll be sure you get a free gift with your next purchase!(just mention this post at time of purchase, i'll honor it until april 1, 2011)

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Royal

worked on some more portraits for the series. =]

miss margot tenenbaum

8 x 10 acrylic on canvas

storm trooper

8 x 10 acrylic on canvas

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handmade stuff

updating the etsy shop with lots of new goodies! all kinds of pretty packaged jewelry, colorful paintings, and a few prints!

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so post modern cameo

here's a sneak peak at my newest project! modern cameo necklaces/brooches. [this is a sneak peak people, please excuse the cell phone camera photo and horrible lighting! all the more reason to stay tuned! ]

new year's resolution: i will update this more!! i will i will i will!

DIY Issue!

click here to view the new issue of commoncreativ atlanta!!

designed by yours truly, and my magnificent partner!

feedback would be fabulous!

you'll be able to purchase the issue in a few weeks, btw!

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let's be frank

i've been trying to paint as much as possible lately. goal: make a full time job selling my artwork via etsy. painted this little gem tonight.

8 x 10 acrylic on canvas.

buy a print of it for your favorite horror movie junky at my etsy shop! linked on the right side of the page!

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Gifts for the Gourmet

Holidays are right around the corer, so I'm setting up the etsy shop for holiday shoppers! I just did a series of paintings of fruit, you can find them in the shop already and WITH FREE SHIPPING.




there is a new little link to my etsy over there ---> that present box! click it!

stamped card tutorial

I made some business cards for Maria and myself for our new business.

you can learn how to, too!

VIEW TUTORIAL HERE

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sparkling sun zombies

my first final project of this quarter. the project was to create a crate label based on the vintage crate labels sold in the 50's (which are oddly popular now, you can find them at most antique stores). The orange is painted with acrylic on a wood sheet, and the typography was done in illustrator. overall, i love it, but i want to change the color of the text. black is so heavy.

& my super awesome zombie necklace! just in time for halloween! you can purchase it here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/commoncreativ

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new etsy things!

put lots of goodies up in the shop! and have already had a few sales!

stuff here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/commoncreativ

me and my awesome friend maria recently launched our own business! it's perfect for all you creative folks out there! check it out and support us so we can one day get excellent jobs and pay off all our education debt! lol

www.commoncreativatlanta.com

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new etsy & bombay sapphire award

you can now purchase my original paintings and other goodies from the common creativ etsy shop! i keep posting stuff just about every other day so keep up to date with it!

this was a painting i did for the bombay sapphire art exhibit at the mason murer gallery for this thursday! i was one of 35 selected, and guess who selected the winning 35 contestants? RUN DMC himself! haha isn't that hilarious?

vote for my piece here PRETTY PLEASE!

and lets take a moment of silence, as my mural was removed from manuels tavern this week =[ it breaks my heart.

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photos

here's some photos i took last week. you like?

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purple cows

as it turns out purple cows are a lot more common than you thought.
this was for a giveaway awhile back. i couldnt help but post it!

my daily kristina

so i've gone and gotten myself sick, just before the game jam. we'll see if im able to make it there or not. what a bummer. but i am featured on an atlanta based website this week!

http://mydailythread.com/Atlanta/gallery/

check it out if ya can!

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finals week

just like last year, i spent my birthday taking finals at school, even with the same teacher! haha. he and the class sang me happy birthday though so that helped. =]

last week was my boss lady's birthday! all amazing birthdays are in september! i wanted to show my appreciation for being the best boss lady ever so i painted her a picture of her pup, ellie may. ellie is the cutest little black toy poodle, and she sure does love her mama!

the georgia game jam starts tomorrow!

last year we were the reigning champs! took first place on southern poly tech's territory, it was a SWEET victory. we're aiming for first again, keep posted on the status!

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stencil tees

quick post, made some shirts the other day, it was a stencil. a lot more work than i thought it was going to be! waaah

the stencil, it looks cool basically.

all the junk it took to create the 11 shirts i sprayed.

one of them, not the best though.

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