adulting with whimsy
Owner of Marie Young Creative: I create devilishly sweet handcrafted art, home goods, jewelry and accessories in my rural Pennsylvania studio.
This handsome gray bat in my new OOAK Victorian Gothic Halloween Ornament is “Vlad the Cute.” He is looking forward to stepping out in his owner’s Steampunk Victorian boot. In the photo, you can see the how I started the piece using a simple paper pattern that I drew. From there I build up layers […]
I just picked up an inexpensive Darice® jewelry display stand, but not for organizing my necklaces. The simple lines made it a perfect display for summer ornaments! The photo above shows three different looks using the one display stand. Summer Ornaments Display 3 summer looks from 1 jewelry stand The first is the “naked” display with just a […]
I had a stretch goal of entering my first juried art show this year, The Blair County Arts Festival (read the background here). All three of my submissions were accepted and now I’m celebrating my small (but big-to-me) success that came from taking a chance. “Freedom,” my dragon sculpture, received an honorable mention and a […]
This year, the Blair County Arts Festival in Altoona, Pa., celebrates 50 years of exploring the local arts on May 20-21. The festival is held each year at the beautiful Penn State Altoona Campus and my husband and I enjoy taking in the food and craft vendors, musical arts and the juried art show. Juried […]
This Siamese cat is feeling snug wrapped in a crazy-quilt blanket. He safely made the trip from Pennsylvania to Virginia to be with his new owner, Julie. She has a soft spot for Siamese cats, volunteering with Siamese Rescue. While everything ended up great, this order started with an inventory glitch on my part. The […]
These ornaments are “one-of-a-kind” collectible egg art. Yes, I sculpted this White Rabbit and Cheshire Cat from polymer clay over a hollow chicken eggshell. The image below lets you see how the Cheshire Cat emerged from his egg. These pieces are both available in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MarieYoungCreative
This dragon sculpture is my husband’s favorite piece of mine; even in its “before” state. I created the top portion (the dragon in the egg) in 2014 and with some revisions in 2017, I am loving it too. About “Freedom” Dragon Sculpture Mixed Media Sculpture: polymer clay, hollow chicken egg, inks (MarieYoungCreative.com) Here are a few […]
My mother gave me a bunch of adorably tiny terra cotta pots. I’m experimenting on how to use them for little story vignettes. I thought I would do a simple kitty sitting in quiet contemplation to warm up my creative juices before moving into more complicated scenes. Simply Sweet Sitting Kitty “Sitting Kitty” is the […]
Study finds candy improves test results Okay, so the claim that “Candy Improves Test Results” probably isn’t true. I read it in a dream state. Last night, in my dream, I perused a magazine that I read for my day job at the university. As I flipped though the pages, I came across an article citing […]
Lately I’ve been enjoying working on some fun wall art for you animal lovers. This sweet raccoon gal is the star of my latest creation: a small mixed media piece called Jazz Hands No. 2. I call her Daisy and she is famous for flashing her Jazz Hands on the dance floor. I shared some in progress […]
