View profile: carrieferguson

Real name: Carrie Ferguson
Self description:

Family: It is fun to try to keep track of my three creative kids. New kinds of projects keep appearing.
Travel: I plan to do as much traveling as possible. I have circled the globe except for about 6 degrees down the middle of India.
Art: I like lots of color and texture in my art. Colored pencils and clay allow lots of latitude.
School: I will likely never stop taking classes. I now find myself teaching in a one teacher school.

carrieferguson's creations

Bleached Hoodie

Created by carrieferguson 44 weeks ago

"I got this idea from my son, Jesse, and his wife, Brenda. I decided that I wanted a bleached hooded sweatshirt. I used Kinex toys and layed them out on the shirt and sprayed a 50/50 bleach-water solution over them. I also dipped some Kinex in the bleach and laid them on the shirt (in areas that..."

Pink Geranium in colored pencil

Created by carrieferguson 50 weeks ago

"A light breeze surfs through the bars on my front porch on a warm summer evening. Geraniums sitting on the rail bob their heads. They gesticulate with their leaves. They ask me to make them into art. I can do nothing but oblige. Colored pencil on..."

School Shoe

Created by carrieferguson 51 weeks ago

"This is one of a series of school related things I have drawn. I worked in schools for several years and now I am a teacher in a kindergarden through eight grade one room school in Montana. Through this time there has been a lot of interest in school related art and I have been happy to produce it...."

Blue lobster carapace

Created by carrieferguson 51 weeks ago

"My travels have Carrie'd me to the far reaches of the globe, blue lobsters aren't uncommon, but I found this shell of one on a mission trip to somewhere. I love just how complex the shapes are that can be found in the exoskeletons of..."

Shell mosaic

Created by carrieferguson 51 weeks ago

"On a trip to a beach in india I found some eroded choral stalks and a handfull of beautiful shells. It reminded me of the nature of fractals and I sat down in the sand in a state of playfullness and mild inspiration. Shortly This design was being snapped up through the lense of my camera. It only..."

Orchid in Coloured Pencil

Created by carrieferguson 51 weeks ago

"This drawing of an Orchid I made from a photo I took, I spent 3 days completing it. I love my son. Also This could be considered to be part of a series of flowers I have created on..."

Music Collage

Created by carrieferguson 1 year ago

"Music instruments in my collage are ones used often in elementary school music programs. I tried to capture the intense colors and textures. My composition will bring to mind the varied sounds, together making music...."