I am really into art. I like drawing and I especially like painting.  A watercolor artist named Caitlin McGauley inspired me to start using watercolor, and I found out that I love it.  These are two pics I drew before I was introduced to watercolor.

 These pictures are when I was just getting started with watercolor. They needed a little work, but practice makes perfect, right?

Once I became more advanced with watercolor, I improved my paintings. This was the very fancy dress that I wore to a party. I added the aqua color to the background to bring out the pastel purple in the dress. 

For this picture, I arranged Tabasco, crushed red pepper, and glass salt and pepper shakers onto a napkin on the dining room table.  

    Now I have found the new media I like to use: Sharpie! First, I started drawing flowers, then it turned out to look like some sort of fancy purple dandelion.

 I really  like the pattern ikat. It has been around for years! For those of you that don't know, ikat is a really cool pattern that's really in right now. Designers use this pattern daily and it can be found on clothes, accessories, and furniture. This is a really pretty "organic" looking blue colored ikat. 

 

http://www.ioffer.com/i/capri-ikat-fabric!-new!-204582810

I really like this certain ikat pattern because of the bold colors, which makes the gray in the background pop.

 http://materialgirlsblog.com/newyork/2009/10/25/ikat-fabric-madeline-weinrib-and-ebay-oh-my/

Look at the furniture, clothing and accessory options with ikat patterns. They are endless!

http://www.houzz.com/photos/furniture/ikat

 http://blog.polyvore.com/2009/04/how-to-wear-ikat-print.html

http://www.thomasville.com/Furniture/Accessories-Furniture/Accessories/i324164-Ikat-Pattern-B.aspx

http://www.doubleselect.com/2012/03/16/tf-slack-for-oki-ni-ss12

http://vintagefarmhouseme.blogspot.com/2012/04/ikat.html

 http://theheartseeks.blogspot.com/

http://www.mulberrywhisper.com/2012/08/silk-ikat-scarf-giveaway-by-mulberry.html