Valentine's Day Specials

The season of love draws near and I felt inspired to pull out my love related items into a feature site. Magic Heart Love is my new blog, and it offers direct "buy now" shopping buttons. I'd love it if you'd stop by and see items not available elsewhere. I enjoyed making the blog banner and background image as well; the banner is a variation of a little pencil drawing of mine and the background image tile was created from a tiny clipped bit of a photograph!

 

 Browse an affordable selection of handmade hearts & love related gifts of jewelry, home decor, sun catchers, metaphysical love spell amulets & good luck charms, mobile art, ACEO & other SFA mini art cards, Chi energy movers, natural hearts, and romance roses all with a heart or love theme; Perfect for Valentine's Day, Sweetest's Day, Mother's Day, plus weddings or Wicca handfasting.

 

At Etsy

In the real spirit of love, each item sold from both of my Etsy stores I will donate $1 to disaster relief for the Haiti earthquake. I've personally donated to Doctors Without Borders, but would like to gather funds for a special organization Vodou Aid -- read about it in my Witchy One blog. 

 Vodou Aid page, scroll down, click to donate -- it's that easy. http://www.vodouaid.org/

 

My Mystic Griffin Handmade Jewelry shop at Etsy.com has several heart shaped earrings to choose from and more heart related necklaces and pendants are on the way -- especially in a vintage Steampunk assemblage style!

 

The Curio Castle Shoppe is featuring several items, metaphysical and mundane alike, in a Valentine's Day shopping guide from the Old World Shoppes of Etsy Team. More than just hearts and roses, this group of handmade artisans offers a unique selection for all tastes and price ranges to find your sweetie something special. Click to browse OWSLove

 

*Original art images ©Tree Pruitt, unless otherwise indicated. Contact the artist prior to ANY use or for purchase information.

Antique Victorian Collage Binder

I had fun creating this digital collage collection of old paper ephemera, stamps, illustrations & newspaper clippings in a playful romantic style, circa 1900 - 1940 war time era. Main text clip on front reads as, "The Fairest Joys Of Life". Post office mark is from Cincinnati Ohio Stock Yards & other text includes "I wish", "With my compliments" & "Echoes of the past". There are Victorian paper doll children & whimsical "Wind in the Willows" type animal characters too.

Antique Victorian Collage Binder by TreePruitt
Get a custom printed vinyl binder online at Zazzle

Vintage whimsy... the design is unique to this eye-catching binder because every tiny little image was added & placed by hand, or rather by 'mouse'. It makes a perfect scrapbook to hold memories of a special occasion, a decorative place to store your collectibles records & receipts or a family archive. Depending upon the type of insert pages you choose to use this binder can also make a book to feature an ACEO collection or house your own paper ephemera. I plan on getting one to hold and protect my original paper cut-outs. If you go to the Zazzle.com site there is a special 'zoom' feature that allows you to travel close-up through the images in this digital collage.

Reverse side and spine of binder shown above.

Antique Victorian Collage Binder for home or office includes full-bleed, photo-quality printing on the front, back & spine, with 4 pockets.

Style & Size: Avery Signature 1" thick 3-Ring Binder w/ EZ-Turn Ring

Price: $22.35 (plus S&H) purchase at Zazzle.com link above for easy service, or contact me and I will gladly place an order for you with the information you supply.

Pro 9-Pocket Pages (10 Ct. Pack)

Clear protective page inserts, 10 Pages(s) per Pack
SKU: 1-PRO9T-10
- Holds up to 9 cards sized at 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 each

- Made of Heavyweight Polypropylene

- Strong Welds

- No PVC

- Made in USA
1 pack of 10 count pages $3.00 plus shipping to your location based upon zip code, (about $7.00 UPS Ground for up to three packs). Contact me and I'll gladly send you a PayPal invoice showing your order.

*Original art images ©Tree Pruitt, unless otherwise indicated. Contact the artist prior to ANY use or for purchase information.

Geisha Doll Art Collection

One day I discovered a Geisha Girl doll sitting in the rain and couldn't resist a rescue. Badly damaged from exposure to the elements, I decided to take the doll apart. This actually wasn't easy to do, as the upright standing figure was well mounted to a base. The plastic like material the hands are made of moulded into a rude middle finger gesture easily with a heat gun. Off came the large ornate hair piece to expose an empty head underneath, which makes for sort of astonishing sybolism. Each of the images in the collection below are a feminine expression in digital photographs that were manipulated for a painterly effect, and all have recently been added to my ArtWanted.com portfolio. Visit the link under each image to visit my portfolio where you can also use the great zoom feature to look close up at details.

Throughout the ages & cultures of time woman have been the prime target of marketing devises in combination with social restrictions. These images bespeaks of the gentlewoman's inner opinion of the world in a funky, not so genteel, manner. Part of the sociopolitical series, "Toys", where I explore the concept of childhood toys representing situations & ideas of the modern day world.

Ring Finger

Orientation

Wordly Woman

*Original art images ©Tree Pruitt, unless otherwise indicated. Contact the artist prior to ANY use or for purchase information.

Howling Cute Holiday Shirt

Here's a doggie t-shirt with a message from your dog instead of a letter to Santa Claus. It reads as Dear Santa, bring cookies! It's an original design I drew out by hand using the ArtRage painting program and it lended out great effects! I wanted it to look as if it were drawn with a tail dipped in ink and signed with a paw print. I used a combination of image frames from different programs to get the chewed and tattered looking edges so that it resembled note paper.

Dear Santa Bring Cookies by TreePruitt
Make dog shirts using zazzle

Since the example link above doesn't show the whole design well, I've included a smaller version of the entire image for you below. Click on it to see an even larger, but lower resolution, image so that the texture can be seen. The actual printing from Zazzle should hold even more detail than what you see here!

SPECIAL NOTE: There are many different animal paws in the world but I wanted to make a print shape that would stand out. The paw print form on this dog tee shirt was inspired from my late darling bullmastiff, AKC Pruitt's Bountiful Harvest or just Harvey (notice in our picture together that I have to sit on my foot to be as tall as him, lol). He'd walked over paint one day and I thank goodness I had the foresight to lay down paper to catch his print before cleaning it off. This isn't the actual print, but I drew it based upon that with the computer mouse. Harvey made a big impression wherever he went so it's fitting to use his foot as a model for this dog T-shirt design! :)

BTW, my boy was sired by Am/Can/Int/Natn'l CH. Willowwoods Barb'Eric Mufasa, OFA and I've never come in contact with a dog like this in my life -- living with Harvest was an AMAZING experience b/c he was SO sweet and SO very smart! (sniff, sniff) Barb'Eric Bullmastiffs

Consider visiting American Bullmastiff Association Rescue to give a loving forever home to a darling in need! :)

*Original art images ©Tree Pruitt, unless otherwise indicated. Contact the artist prior to ANY use or for purchase information.

Crazy Attitude T-Shirt Fun

I had a good time putting together Zazzle.com tee shirt designs with a rebel attitude and a touch of insanity for my Wicked Art & Graffiti store section. I hope you'll enjoy seeing closer close-ups and reading the inspiration stories behind the images and sayings. Each of these new products have distressed grunge like font. The most colorful of them all reads as 'Attitude is a pre-existing condition'. The image on the shirt is a digital painted version of a pastel painting of mine titled, 'Young Man with a Rubber Chicken', though the chicken is mostly out of this picture.

Attitude Is A Pre-Existing Condition by TreePruitt
Make custom t-shirts at Zazzle

The original piece was inspired by a pierced & painted young man, looking like a hard rock or punk dude, I encountered at a bus station one day. He inexplicitly was throwing a rubber chicken into the air. While the bird was in fake flight he'd hurriedly assumed a standing posture, as if ignoring his knowledge of the birds existence, only to snatch the thing up at the last moment before it hit the ground. He repeated this odd pattern until the bus arrived. He didn't seem any more mentally unstable than another person bored with waiting for public transit, and when I inquired as to his behavior he kindly replied that he thought it was funny & didn't worry about what people thought. I didn't ask him why he had a rubber chicken in the first place. I really should have done that.

The art image without text, along with a close-up of the digital painting effect, are shown here. Click images to view larger then browse back here for more.

A portion of the t-shirt text above can also be found on new industrial style designs for both men and women. The shortened statement of 'Pre-existing Condition' is layered over a photomanipulation of grey metal with a streak of rust. The image has a broken edge border for a tattered grunge style. It looks great on the dark shirts too, like the khaki color called 'Army'.

Metal PreExisting Condition by TreePruitt
Design custom t shirts on zazzle.com

The metal back ground image has also been used to feature a phrase close to my heart. While enjoying an evening of Family Guy style humor with friends I cracked a funny remark that lacked in taste. Through laughter someone said, "You're not right in the head"! To which my own darling husband replied, "She's so not right that she's not even LEFT in the head"! Hence the inspiration for the new 'Metal Not Even Left in the Head' t-shirt. I like it best on the Ladies Destroyed T-Shirt in Vintage White because I think it goes great with the messed up font style.

Metal Not Even Left in The Head by TreePruitt
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So, consider wearing one of these shirts to express your own crazy side, rebel punk or bitch attitude. I hope you've enjoyed browsing these latest additions to my growing Zazzle store gallery.

*Original art images ©Tree Pruitt, unless otherwise indicated. Contact the artist prior to ANY use or for purchase information.

ACEO Shopping

For your convenience I've created this quick shop for ACEO mini art card prints & originals, by artist Tree Pruitt. ACEO's are excellent as small format art in an over sized mat & frame, are perfect bookmarkers or gift tags, can be displayed in card holders & are fun to collect! All ACEO's come with a clear protective sleeve & some have an acid-free envelope included. Secure checkout right from this page; no need to join or become a member of any site. Need more than a quantity of one? Just contact me & I'll be happy to help out. Browse & enjoy the variety of styles I've explored in this miniature art format.

ArtistTree Sell Handmade

*Original art images ©Tree Pruitt, unless otherwise indicated. Contact the artist prior to ANY use or for purchase information.

Carved Willow Magic Wand

My enthusiasm has gotten the better of me, so I must tell you about a wand I'm near to finishing! This wand is designed especially for use in Wicca magic and rituals. Even though my old camera will catch better images in the daylight, I've included some snap shots here. Made of weeping willow wood, it features a hand carved Mother Earth Goddess and pyrography burned symbols. I had a hard time holding back from the fun of adding detail to the human like figure so that the stick didn't become too fragile in the center; it's still as strong as willow can be! The natural under-bark is still in place in areas and some spots have indents that strongly remind one of certain female anatomy that is sacred -- indeed vital -- to birth, and I've accentuated those to emphasize the importance of the natural Yoni like symbols.

There's a lovely light catching quartz crystal shard at the top, but I chose to end the tip of the wand with a spiral rather than a stone. I think the spiral is one of the most important of the Wiccan religious mysteries. The spiral of life is where we often find ourselves in the same places we were in the past, but on a different and hopefully more progressed level or layer of the spiral. Bettering one's self for the benefit of all should be the goal of every Wiccan; this is selfishness through selflessness, (helping others helps yourself in the long run).

On the wand, Wicca mysteries are further alluded to by more symbolism. The tangle of hair the Goddess sports represents the web of life. The open carved space in the middle of the hair is the Center of all being where energy is waiting to be fulfilled to being. The handle portion of the wand holds simple line glyphs for the Elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit; indeed ALL of the Elements were involved in crafting the wand. The reverse side has words the symbols stand for burned into the wood too. At the foot of the Goddess is the double crescent and circle symbol that most commonly represents Her in the Triple Goddess aspects of Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

Wicca Willow Magic Wand

Don't think, however, that only the feminine divine is expressed here. The circle and crescent symbol of the God, often thought of as the Horned God, is directly balanced in opposite to the Goddess sign on the reverse. Wicca can often seem very Goddess centered, but because of the theory of Force and Form the God is always present even if not as visually represented as His female counterpart. The complexity of Force and Form can be summed up as the God provides the force, or driving energy, of the universe and it is the Goddess who gives it form and shape. In this wand the God is present through the sun's energy that allowed the willow tree to grow, the strength in my muscles as I carved the wood, and even the power of change that was required to make the metal hand tools I used. Though the Goddess features most prominently on this wand, I feel there is a good balance between all of the most important Wiccan symbolism.

There's little that's left to do before this 13" wand is offered for sale. I still need to buff on a finish of carnauba wax for a natural muted shine. I like using varathane because it's such a durable finish, but I think that would be too shiny for this wand. The hand rubbed finish will still be water resistant but will also have a lovely tone and feel. After the finish is applied I need to do the "core". This wand will have a magickal core which will work in a similar fashion to a totem animal medicine bag; No whimsical dragon scales or firebird feathers though! I have a very special bit of naturally shed elk fur that I'm considering placing inside the small hole I've burrowed into the handle of the wand. I'll likely consider appropriateness of the metaphysical energy of several other materials too before capping the hole closed with a tiny gem stone, sealing the core inside. It doesn't require much of any given thing to add to the magic because it's simply the blessing of the energy involved that counts. I'm always careful not to use anything dangerous, illegal, or unethical in a magical core -- that would defeat the purpose -- but I won't make final decisions until the action of "doing" is in hand. This is without a doubt the most elaborate wand I've ever crafted! I'm sorry the fun of the project is nearly over, so you can bet that I'm already contemplating another.

*This is another instance where my art blog and my metaphysical paranormal blog overlap, so this entry will also be found at http://www.witchy-one.com/

*Original art images ©Tree Pruitt, unless otherwise indicated. Contact the artist prior to ANY use or for purchase information.