"SPIDER WEB" BATIK by Felicia

 I received "BEST IN SHOW" at Esperanza Mansion, located near Keuka Lake.   Art shows were held there for several years.  I wasn't going to put this batik in the show because the wax didn't crackle as it should have.  However, I needed 10 pieces for the show.  I never expected to win the prize!

"PORTRAIT OF CODY"

WYCINANKA..."RED ROOSTER" by Felicia

PLASTIC JACK-O-LANTERN...CARVED BY FELICIA 2009

FELICIA'S FINGER PAINTING FROM KINDERGARTEN (5 years old)

COLLECTION FROM POLAND

We have a huge collection of artifacts from Poland.  We have been on tours and visited relatives and friends 9 times.  Poland is a fantastic country to visit.

FELICIA & JAKE'S WEDDING PHOTO..PART OF THE POLISH ARTS CLUB DISPLAY AT STEELE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

This case had a photograph of us in our wedding outfits, when we got married in Polish costumes 31 years ago.  We made our costumes ourselves.  The whole wedding party was in costume.  Our Polish Arts Club of Elmira was asked to display objects from Poland during their October Polish Heritage Month.

"CHINESE ANGELS"

Snow Scene (copy from Currier and Ives)

"TIGER"

EGGS DECORATED WITH BEANS

Pisanki Eggs

Wycinanka: "GNIEZNO" (NEST)

Wycinanka: "PARTRIDGES, DEER, AND SHEEP IN TREES"

Wycinanka..."LOWICZ WEDDING"....Step-by-step

MAKING A WYCINANKA...STEPS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

MAKING A WYCINANKA....STEPS 7, 8, 9

Batik "FLOWER"

This process is similar to making Pisanki Eggs which are made with hot beeswax on eggshells.  Here you stretch a piece of cloth, melt the wax...a combination of parafin and beeswax...paint it on the cloth and put it into numerous dye baths.  Afterwards, you iron it between newsprint to remove the wax.

"ORIGAMI: THE ART OF JAPANESE PAPER FOLDING"

I demonstrate and teach the ancient Japanese folk art of Origami, which dates back 2,000 years.  It is fun to create birds, frogs, other animals, flowers, and many kinds of unique one-of-a-kind ornaments and mobiles.

"KEEPING A TRADITION ALIVE"

Wycinanka..."LITTLE GIRL IN TREE OF LIFE"

WYCINANKA CHRISTMAS TREE

WYCINANKA CHRISTMAS TREE

German Paper Cut..."A TREE OF FULL OF LIVING THINGS"

Wycinanka..."6 ROOSTERS IN A TREE"

Paper Cut made for WSKG Public Television. "FOLK ARTISTS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER"

"FELICIA'S GARDEN" with Blue Ribbon

 My "FELICIA'S GARDEN" won Best in Show at Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia, Pa.   The show was called "CUT IT OUT".

Wycinanka...."LOWICZ DANCER"

Wycinanka... "FORSYTHIAS"

Oil Painting..."NELLIE'S FLOWERS"

"APPLES AND ORANGES"... My Oil Painting in Van Gogh style...

"ANIELA'S FANTASY" #2... Wycinanka

Paper Cut..."HEARTS IN SYMMETRY"

Paper Cut...."PULLING TAFFY" Design

Chinese Paper Cut..."YEAR OF THE OX 2009"

Chinese Paper Cut..."YEAR OF THE ROOSTER 2005"

Digital Photo...."LITTLE FAWN VISITS OUR YARD"

Paper Cutting...."THE TREE IN ART"

                          Bartram's Gardens, Philadelphia.....October 2008

Polish Paper Cut..."BIRDS, ROOSTERS, & LITTLE GIRLS"

Polish Paper Cut..."FLOWERS IN A BLUE VASE"