My Found Poetry self-portrait is published in the current Jan/Feb ’13 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine! To create this mixed-media self-portrait I rescued a severely damaged and abandoned book and upcycled it into fine artwork, selecting a word here and there and piecing them into unique, original poems and stories. Here are a few samples (but not all) of …
Mmmm…I’m in love with the sound track! It is a perfect compliment to my artwork, slow like honey and full of longing and depth of feeling. Check out this video…
OK, I was feeling a bit brave and daring! I loved my guitar series so much that I just had to do a self-portrait… So, what do you think? Music Was My First Love, Self Portrait by Nikki Smith (Digital Art Watercolor) Copyright 2012 Nikki Smith of BookSmithStudio.com; All Rights Reserved. Model is Nikki Smith – me, myself and I. …
My Guitar can *SING* by Nikki Smith Copyright 2012 Nikki Smith of BookSmithStudio.com; All Rights Reserved. Fine art prints available up to 45″ x 60″! Recently, I’ve been so busy creating art (and, I admit, getting distracted by life in general) that I realize I’ve neglected to blog about so many things! Even big things like getting published – twice! …
Inspired by Carl Sagan’s quote, “We are all made of stardust,” and by the beautiful work of photographer Marissa Katarina Bergmann, I decided to try my hand at creating a “stardust portrait.” The concept for this style of portrait is to emphasize the natural beauty of freckled skin and its similarities to a field of stars. After all, we truly …