Christmas Cards 2010

This year I decided to use my creativity and make Christmas cards from scratch. The trick was to use only three materials...a tree cut out, a Santa cut out, and construction paper. Of course with the added help of a glue stick and a pair of scissors.

I decided that each card had to be different and creative. The first, also known as my prototype, was a simple card made of red construction paper and the tree cut out. It turned out to be a card that opened from the center of the Christmas tree (length wise)in which the tree was incorporated into the opening edges of the card. After that, the rest of them slowly came to mind, as I changed one thing in each card.

So far I've made six. Sending out only four, and preparing to send the other two. It's been a joy to use my creativity in hopes that I make the receiver smile. =)
Here's a sample of my work:

Welcome to CRiedel Creations

Over the last few months I have been talking to a good friend friend of mine, who happens to be an artist, and have been inspired to start painting again. It has been a long time since I have picked up a brush and commanded a canvas to come alive with color.
In 2008 I finished my rendition of the "Lorain Lighthouse" which I have thoroughly enjoyed admiring since then. I am currently working on another piece "Marblehead Lighthouse" which has been a joy, and learning experience, to paint. While finishing that piece, I work hard on learning the technique's required to texture a white wolf. In the piece "Guardians of Sky and Ground" I have taken a slightly different approach in my painting. First I am painting animals, which my normal paintings are landscapes, and second I have taken half of each animal and merged them into one painting, thus making it a very different painting from my usual. Although I am struggling to get the right textures and colors, I am learning a great deal on how to improve my artistry.
With this in mind I am very excited to share some of my beloved work with you. Whether it be paintings, drawings, photography, or 3D creations may my work be pleasing to eye, joyous to the soul, and inspiring to the mind. =)