Countdown to Painting Exhibit...

Here are the two newest hubcaps in the collection...

-"Geometry"

- "Luna"

On a Roll with Painting!

Lately it has hit me that I have two exhibits coming up where my hubcaps will be on display- Earthfest 2009 at Pellissippi State Community College Campus on April 18th and First Friday at Mast General Store on May 1st- so I have been painting hubcaps like crazy. Here are the newest ones that I have come up with....I hope you like them.

Here are the two newest hubcaps to the collection. I am very excited to have them finished and up here for all to see. I hope you enjoy and if you want to see them up close, mark your calendars for May 1st from 6-8pm at Mast General Store in Downtown Knoxville, where they will be on display for the First Friday Event!!!

Rain Barrel for the Rainy Day Brush-off

Spring showers are just around the corner, and what goes better with a little rain than a rain barrel. Rain barrels are a wonderful way to save yourself alot of money on gardening and lawn maintenence since you are using what Mother Nature is providing. You place the barrels on the down spout of your guttering system and it catches the rain water as it runs off your roof. On average, one inch of rain running off from a 1,500 square foot house equals 935 gallons of water, filling 16 rain barrels or 13 bathtubs! That goes along way when it comes to saving all that money on watering your lawn.

The Water Quality Forum is having their second annual Rainy Day Brush-off event where artists from all over Knoxville are painting these rain barrels to go on display at businesses all over town and then be put up for auction on E-Bay starting in May. It is a great event for a great cause and I have been happy to create a barrel of my own. It took me awhile to even come up with an idea, but once I did, the painting process went pretty smoothly from then on out. Since we are near the Smokies, and I can usually see these from my drive everyday, I had lots of inspiration right outside. I hope you enjoy the rain barrel and look for it and others throughout Knoxville. There will be rain barrels to buy at Earthfest this year... look for our booth.

Newly posted hubcap photos!

Though I am still trying to figure this blog site out, I am happy to say that I did end up posting some of the hubcap pictures up here. This will hopefully be updated frequently once I get into the groove and paint my little heart out onto my hubcaps once more. I am looking to be inspired so if anyone has any scenes or ideas that they would like to see painted onto a hubcap, I would love to hear any suggestions.

Another exciting event has presented itself to me and it is that I will be one of Knoxville's First Friday Artists that will be on display at Mast General Store on May 1st. Everyone should come out and visit me!!

All the hubcaps I have are for sale, so if you are interested you may contact me at lilysjb@hotmail.com

Welcome to my first blog on my Creative Spaces page. I am highly excited about getting to share my artwork and other creations with you. I have been working on my hubcap art since I was in college, though it started as a high school game of "Who can find the coolest hubcap on the side of the road?" These roadside treasures became my wall decorations for all of my college years at Berea College, in KY, much to the dismay of my roommate. But at least they turned colorful pretty quickly. From there, these basic colors turned into scenes, objects, and abstract designs. It wasn't until recently that they moved from my own private collection in the back room of my house to a place where others may see it....All thanks to Ijams, who let me set up a display of them in the hallway.

The pictures of my hubcap art, drawings, and jewelry will be posted soon.