NEW WORKS......Stop and Smell the roses

So as alot of you may know I am challenging myself each month to complete at least 1-3 new works of art and this month I completed a piece entitled stop and smell the roses. I was inspired by some of my favorite works of art on this one and as with most of my work love the hair...I think I do long hair because mine is short! Hope you enjoy her. Prints will be available on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/poppyseedgraphics in the next few days!

Have a fairy merry day
Lee Seed

FLASH BACK FRIDAY......On Thursday?!

So I thought each Friday I would do a flash back at one of my old works so you can see how I got where I am today! And today thought it might be fun to share my Arwen and Aragorn piece. So like alot of artist when the Lord of the Rings movie came out I was inspired to illustrate and so this is what imerged. More inspired by the book than than the movie it became another of the pieces from my "Romance through the Ages".

Bright Blessings All
Lee Seed

NEW ART........NEW ADVENTURES

So I h and have decided to challenge myself and do 3 new pieces a month!
Why three? Well for the simple fact that I want to get back on the horse and get things started again and that seems like a doable number...not to many....just enough to feel like I accomplished something.
This month I did Apollo con here in Houston and though many of you are going Apollo what? Hey at least it is a convention and it is getting me back in the swing of things, my big plan is to ease back into doing the convention circut again and this is a show I do each year. So this year I had big plans to unveil my new Dragon collection called THE SENTINELS well that did not happen but I would rather not rush them and have them come out exactly as I envision them. So my plan is to unveil them in January of 2016.
So I know a lot of you have been following me on Etsy....Facebook....Pintrest and here and some of you may know I have been suffering with artist block for a number of years which was in part to a bought of serious depression due to loosing a lot of my works when hurricane Ike moved through Houston (we had 65% of our house damages and part of which was a lot of my prints, originals and most of my supplies) a lifetime of work destroyed in a single night but I am slowly pulling myself from the ashes and this is where I will chronicle my rebirth. So I invite you to check back because I will post new works.....works in progress and let you know what shows I am doing. So I take a deep breath and leap off the cliff into the unknown and lets see what will come of it. For now here are my three pieces for June.

Bright Blessings
Lee Seed

BUTTERFLY WHISPERS

THE FAWN

HIDE AND SEEK

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PAY IT FORWARD WITH ORIGINAL ART BY LEANNE SEED

So some of you may not know it but in addition to doing illustration work. IAlso I started working at the YMCA in Katy Texas last year in April, and over the past year I have discovered how much good this institution does for the community. All the workers donate a percentage of their pay check to the YMCA's annual campaign and we do it gladly. Working in Membership Services I see where this money goes...to the families who are struck by hard times, those who cannot afford to send their children to camp or need after school care for their children while they work. Or provide a safe place for older adults to find new friends. All the funds they raise through their annual campaign is through donations from workers, members, and people like you. So I want to do something to help their fund raising efforts so I have decided to raffle off one of my original art pieces. The piece below will be raffled off and 100% of the funds donated will go to the Katy Family YMCA Annual Campaigne. So from today February 6th until March 15th I will be asking anyone and everyone to make a donation to the fund and for every dollar donated you get an entry for a chance to win the piece below (It is worth $1500)....not to mention you are doing alot of good for families that come to the YMCA for help. 

If you have people who like art or would like to support a good cause they can donate by going to

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UGT5KXDU5YZN4

Thank you for your help and happy crafting everyone!

Leanne Seed

MY WISH FOR YOU IN 2015

I want to start by thanking all of you for following me in 2014....for your amazing support through the ups and downs of being an artist. I hope in 2015 to give you more art to look at, more beauty to fill the world with in a place where the grey days out number the colorful ones. 
Though to alot of us the world may be a bleak colorless world full of anger and opression I would like to think that like me there are others out there creating little corners of color....imagination and beauty. With that said my wish for you in 2015 is peace, joy and beauty and if I can bring you just one of those things then my life here on earth has had meaning. I hope each one of you will go out each day and find something beautiful in the world, live each day like it was your last one and celebrate the little joys that come your way in tiny messages. I will bring you more art in 2015 for that is my goal this coming year.
Much happiness to all of you!
Leanne 

A TOAST TO SPRING....my latest work of art

Hi everyone

So yesterday I finished my first color illustration in almost two years...I guess it is safe to say the muse has returned and now I am back in the art saddle again. I did figure something out on my two year hiatus from art...it is in my soul and as hard an artist may try to run away from it there is really no escape from the passion of creating an image that captures a moment in your life......I have come full circle and am now back where I need to be.
So for all of you who stayed in my corner and urged me to come back I thank you so very much....you were the reason I picked up my pens, pencils and brushes again so this piece is for all of you!
enjoy!
Lee Seed

HEARTFELT PROJECTS

So last weekend I spent my Sunday having an art day with my mom (Suzy Seed) and my sister at heart (Cat Woody). We were helping my mom get ready for the International Quilt Festival which is held here every year. I wanted to share with you what we made using metalic crayons, watercolors, paint sticks, muslin, a black pen and a wee bit of imagination.

Our first project was this amazing art journal which we started with an ordinary school composition book then took it to the next level by adding fabric papers to the front and back by Recolections from Michaels (or you can use fabric with fabric stiffener on the back. then on a piece of muslin mom did free motion designs using SULKY threads and also created a quilted heart for the front cover using her threads and hand painted muslin heart. On the back piece again using her Sulky thread she did free motion then we grated metallic crayons and melted them into the cloth using the APPLIQUE PRESS SHEET by Bear Thread Designs. Then with a black pen I doodled designs then with Ranger Distress inks in black sook I stamped my art quote. Next I added some yarn fibers to the spine and tied on some charms from my stash. Now all I need to do is fill it with art and dreams!

The Next Project we did was a heart Christmas ornament. My mom colored the front using crayons then heated the color into the fabric using her iron and the Applique Press Sheet by Bear Thread Designs on the back we used watercolors and painted on the color for a different effect. She then added batting to the inside and sewed the two pieces closed using free motion and Sulky thread. Next Cat went in and beaded the edges using Sulky invisable thread and she added a decorative bead to the tip of the heart.

Last Cat attached the hanger and a decorative flower from Prima as well as an antique pearl button from our stash. This is a fun easy project you can do with your children and make family heirlooms.

For our last project mom and I crated this little card that is the perfect way to pass on inspriation to all your friends and loved ones! We started with a purple piece of card stock to make our base then on a piece of muslin mom did free motion designs along the edge using SULKY thread and then using their transfer pens she colored in the heart shape and painted with alcohol to blend them. Next using twinkling H2O paints I painted the background then once it dried using my pinking shears shaped it to fit my card.

With embroidery thread by Sulky I went around the heart creating a home sewed look. Then I stamped my sentiment in the center of the card using Ranger Distress Ink in Black Soot. I attached the fabric piece to my card using scotch quick dry liquid adhesive and then using gold acrylic paint distressed the card edges. To finish I added a piece of hand dyed silk ribbon from REALLY REASONABLE RIBBONS.

These are fun ways to explore the inner artist in yourself so I invite you to try your hand at making some items for yourself!

Color your world beautiful

Leanne