Jasmoon butterfly

We are proud to present
Tracey-anne McCartney
AKA
Jasmoon butterfly 'Castles in her hair'




Trace lives in SW London, In the UK . She loves Jasmine , the magical moon and delicate butterflies. She is also a mixed media artist... Who loves Dolls, Bos pages, Hand-made books, Beeswax canvas, pyrography( art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks) and Jewelry.




Trace’s favorite mediums to work with are :
Clay, fabric, wood & paper...not to forget she loves paint and water colours! Trace has always expressed her minds day dreaming via art. Whether it be a few words, a sketch or a fully formed creation. Her personal interests are mythology ... lore, renaissance and mixed media.




Trace has always had a stirring within her, but she would say the visual form started with short fairy stories & pictures while growing up. As a child she always created a story, or sketches of other worlds.




She was fascinated with nature and its ancient lore. As she grew older she continued drawing & painting mainly on paper and some wood panels. It was not until she got older that she realized that there were more materials and mediums to play with …yay! :0)




Trace started creating dolls around two years ago and finally built up the courage to list them on Etsy. Prior to that she was nervous and apprehensive about her art, & wondered how she would feel if they did not sell. When her first doll sold she was overjoyed, her trial piece, the dipping of her toe in the water so to speak.




Upon seeing one of her creations in a magazine was just amazing! She was jumping for joy all over the place! This gave her the courage she required to self submit her work as an artist rather than a mum with a hobby.




Trace loves to buy Pretties!… Something that will catch her eye especially an unusual craft item. Usually it has a story to tell such as folk or whimsy. However, she loves grungy pieces...favorites are candles!!! Items with a distressed, aged feel always appeal to her.
She loves to sell folk, whimsy (with an old lore feel) or with some message to share via her pieces.



Trace's partner & children are fabulous! Often she will sit down with her partner & youngest son & they all create together...such a wonderful experience. It fills her heart with love.



I wanted to know what her newest projects were and she said... Les petite dolls - almost complete - the smallest cloth clay dolls she has made so far. Her B.O.O.K - Book Of Open Knowledge - Pyrography mixed media codex type books and decorate pages. Beeswax canvas - again mixed media. She will be selling prints in her soon Etsy/Folksy shop…with sketches/art very soon.




Tracie sells on:
Folksy
Etsy
Website
Wip site
Blog


Facebook
Flickr
Twitter




Trace told me…
“My heart sings when I read or see an inspiring piece of art.”
For that reason she luv's blog hopping! Go check hers out and get to know her better because we are going to see a lot more of this talented artist.
Trace believes in
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Love & light