Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Onward Jazz Paintings by New Orleans Artist JK Schwehm
Onward Jazz Framed Panel Print Paintings by New Orleans Artist JK Schwehm New Orleans Fig Street Studio
When I first got back to painting after I retired I tried to stick to local images and things related to my life growing up in New Orleans. I had an Uncle who always wore a hat, like me he was bald. His favorite was a ship captains hat as he was a inland waters pilot and could take large craft in the Great Lakes and Lake Pontchartrain. I saw this picture once that just reminded me of him so I quickly painted it as an exercise in doing portraits. I wanted to do my uncle but have no photos of him to go from so this exercise is to see if and when I get a photo of him I can do it with him in this type cap. After I did it I placed it on the web and a nice lady in New York bought it as she had an African-American art studio she wanted to display the original in. I have since lost contact with her so I am not sure where the original is now. I have the image now on cards and things at Zazzle and Cafe Press as I kept a scan of it before I mailed it off to New York.
I titled the painting "Onward" after the words on the hat. Those who know me know the hard times I went through back then and the words expressed to me what that Uncle would have said to encourage me on. "Onward" and since then that is what I do, move forward.
When I first got back to painting after I retired I tried to stick to local images and things related to my life growing up in New Orleans. I had an Uncle who always wore a hat, like me he was bald. His favorite was a ship captains hat as he was a inland waters pilot and could take large craft in the Great Lakes and Lake Pontchartrain. I saw this picture once that just reminded me of him so I quickly painted it as an exercise in doing portraits. I wanted to do my uncle but have no photos of him to go from so this exercise is to see if and when I get a photo of him I can do it with him in this type cap. After I did it I placed it on the web and a nice lady in New York bought it as she had an African-American art studio she wanted to display the original in. I have since lost contact with her so I am not sure where the original is now. I have the image now on cards and things at Zazzle and Cafe Press as I kept a scan of it before I mailed it off to New York.
I titled the painting "Onward" after the words on the hat. Those who know me know the hard times I went through back then and the words expressed to me what that Uncle would have said to encourage me on. "Onward" and since then that is what I do, move forward.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Some helpful articles on getting married
Some helpful articles on getting married in New Orleans- http://ht.ly/3eRnK
New Orleans wedding officiant Chaplain JK Schwehm writes helpful articles on how to get married at this link http://www.examiner.com/wedding-planning-in-new-orleans/jerry-schwehm
Read over them to make your wedding a lot easier. From a simple elopement in a park to a larger family style wedding.
New Orleans wedding officiant Chaplain JK Schwehm writes helpful articles on how to get married at this link http://www.examiner.com/wedding-planning-in-new-orleans/jerry-schwehm
Read over them to make your wedding a lot easier. From a simple elopement in a park to a larger family style wedding.
The Lighthouse on Camp St. New Orleans
Growing up and having family living on Camp St I always wondered about the lighthouse on Camp off Julia. I imagined the Mississippi River must have been closer to Camp St before the levees? But as I grew older I discovered it was never a real lighthouse but a building built for the charity, Lighthouse For The Blind. Today it is a glass art studio but my fascination with a lighthouse so far from water has never ended. Once while walking down Camp toward Poydras in 2003 I stopped and took about 20 pictures from different angels and this composition was derived from those photos. I guess not everyone is so fascinated by this lighthouse as I rarely sell a print or card but for me it is part of my growing up in New Orleans and a part of my childhood.
"This lighthouse was added to the existing structure in 1924 by the Lighthouse For The Blind as a thematic symbol, and served as their headquarters until 1948"
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Fig Street Studio Black Friday Sales
Fig Street Studio at Zazzle will participate in an hourly sale where different products will be sold at deep discounts. Here is the list of sales and times they begin:
Black Friday’s Sale Schedule - November 26, 2010 (PST)
(Note: The deals change every two hours, can sign up for e-mail notice below. Check with the Zazzle store for discount codes to use to get the sale price.)
12:01 AM Half Off All Mugs
2:01 AM $10 Off All Avery Binders
4:01 AM 75% Off Harry Potter T-Shirts
6:01 AM 70% Off Holiday Cards and Invites
8:01 AM 50% Off Ornaments
10:01 AM $20 Off iPhone & iPad Cases
12:01 PM 75% Off Business Cards
2:01 PM 65% Off All Posters
4:01 PM $8.80 Off $0.44 Postage Sheets
6:01 PM Half Off All T-Shirts
8:01 PM* Friday's Favorite Deal Repeat
10:01 PM* Friday's Favorite Deal Repeat
Click images here to go to the store now and line up what you will buy when they have a sale on friday.
Get an e-mail notice here- http://www.zazzle.com/blitzendeals
RT @figstreetsales: Art In The News: Japanese Christmas Ornaments: http://ht.ly/3eomF #Japanese #Christmas #Ornaments
Fleur De Lis on Ceramic Tiles
Fig Street Studio has a large selection of unique fleur de lis on cearmic tiles, magnets, cards, and more. Shop local see them here- http://www.cafepress.com/figstreetstudio/5263902
Also available at Arius Gallery French Quarter New Orleans, 504 St Peter St, New Orleans
New Orleans: The Importance of Po' Boys
The Importance of Po' Boys to New Orleans Culture and Food
Unique New Orleans poboy design on shirts and gifts http://ht.ly/3ej2X
Unique New Orleans poboy design on shirts and gifts http://ht.ly/3ej2X
Support Local New Orleans Small Business: Art
When you shop New Orleans Small Business you support your community!
Fig Street Studio art can be found locally at Arius Gallery, St. Peters St, Jackson Square
Fig Street Studio is home of New Orleans artist JK Schwehm selling art from New Orleans on the web for 12 years. When you need a gift think local art, local small business and support the local community. Stop in Fig Street Studio on the web at http://www.figstreet.com/studio, follow the links to gifts, prints, ornaments, cards and more from a local business. Personalize gifts at his Zazzle Shop on the web. Add names, text to shirts, cards, invitations, and more. Get a postcard, magnet, greeting card or print. Shop local, help a small business.
Support Local Businesses
Beware of Copycat Art and Designs
Be sure to ask if the art sold is original not a copy of someone else's creative work. For 12 years I have worked in fine and graphic art. Made many unique designs sold on the web. I always seem to find someone else either downloading my art or designs or duplicating them in a shop they have on the web. I feel like I have created an industry with people who are not creative enough to do their own designs. They just see what I have made duplicate them and try to sell them. It actually is a chore keeping up with those copycat people. So sometimes I find silly things I have done copied. I have made up words that look real and put them in designs, then I find the made up words duplicated on designs. I put silly images in different spots and then find those images in those spots on duplicate designs. I wonder if people spend time looking at my shop just to duplicate what I made that week? As an artist I paint and create silly things just for the exercise of doing it then I see that silly design duplicated, mostly in other New Orleans centered shops on the web. So I ask if you buy a design be sure to know who the designer artist is. If they are from New Orleans and not another state and city, and if the design is original not a copy of one of my designs. I still find people downloading my images and placing them on fridge magnets sold locally. I have contacted the makers and asked them to stop taking my creative work but still see them sold in some places. So be sure the art and design is an original and not a copy of my work. Thanks.
Visit Fig Street Art Studio on the web Nov. 20-23 and save $10 on orders of $50+ http://ht.ly/3c7eN use code: Friend10 www.figstreet.com
Japanese Christmas Ornaments
See more at http://www.cafepress.com/figstreetstudio/398789
Monday, November 22, 2010
Unique Art Prints
Famous New Orleans art prints sold on web by local artist- http://ht.ly/3dEu5
New Orleans Cathdedral at Night Poster from Zazzle.com
Unique art. American made, not sold in store only available from artist.
New Orleans art posters and prints make great gifts. Sales help local art studio. From $10 and up. Limited availability. Can be framed for a great gift.
See more at http://www.zazzle.com/figstreetstudio/posters
New Orleans Cathdedral at Night Poster from Zazzle.com
Unique art. American made, not sold in store only available from artist.
New Orleans art posters and prints make great gifts. Sales help local art studio. From $10 and up. Limited availability. Can be framed for a great gift.
See more at http://www.zazzle.com/figstreetstudio/posters
Art Prints by New Orleans Artist
Follow link for more info on art posters from New Orleans artist.
https://www.zazzle.com/collections/art_posters_by_jk_schwehm-119606021362874050
Art prints sold world wide on the internet by local New Orleans artist, follow link for more art.
New Orleans Music Poster
by figstreetstudio
Art Posters By JK Schwehm
by Fig Street Art Studio
Black Smith Shop, New Orleans Poster
by figstreetstudio
Jazz Fest Guitar in Blue Poster
by figstreetstudio
New Orleans Art poster, local artist, great gifts- http://ht.ly/3dDZh
Chat Noir, New Orleans Music Poster
by figstreetstudio
https://www.zazzle.com/collections/art_posters_by_jk_schwehm-119606021362874050
Art prints sold world wide on the internet by local New Orleans artist, follow link for more art.
New Orleans Music Poster
by figstreetstudio
Art Posters By JK Schwehm
by Fig Street Art Studio
Black Smith Shop, New Orleans Poster
by figstreetstudio
Jazz Fest Guitar in Blue Poster
by figstreetstudio
New Orleans Art poster, local artist, great gifts- http://ht.ly/3dDZh
Chat Noir, New Orleans Music Poster
by figstreetstudio
Dachshund Tennis Shoes
The famous Dachshund on tennis shoes available on the web, limited art edition not available in stores done by artist.
Dachshund, Weiner dog by figstreetstudio
More Dachshund art available click image:
Saturday, November 20, 2010
JK Schwehm, art tiles now sold at Arius Gallery, Jackson Square, New Orleans see- http://ht.ly/3cYIc
Fig Street Studio Tiles Available At Arius Tiles French Quarter
Local tile retailer Arius Gallery, Jackson Square, at 504 St. Peter Street, phone 504-529-1665, is now carrying Fig Street Studio tiles and ornaments. Stop in and see the tiles designed by artist JK Schwehm. Great for gifts and mementos of your visit to New Orleans. Ask them about your favorite tile design or ceramic tile mural. Murals can be made to order and shipped to you. Your favorite art or a new design from Fig Street Studio on a tile or a tile mural. Tile murals are great for bath or kitchen. Add your name or address to the Spanish Tile Murals found in the French Quarter.
Have your name or street address added to a tile like below.
See more samples at this link: http://www.cafepress.com/figstreetstudio/4855160
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Crawfish, Crayfish on Porcelain Christmas Ornaments
Crawfish Pinch Me Cartoon Ornaments from Zazzle.com
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the marine crustaceans commonly known as crayfish, see spiny lobster.
| Crayfish Fossil range: Mesozoic–Recent | |
|---|---|
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| Northern koura, Paranephrops planifrons(Parastacidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Astacidea |
| Superfamily: | Astacoidea Latreille, 1802 Parastacoidea Huxley, 1879 |
| Families | |
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Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads – members of the superfamilies Astacoidea andParastacoidea – are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom; they are also mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter against predators.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Well Behaved Women Don't Get Jewelry by figstreetstudio
Well behaved women, Don't get Jewelry: http://ht.ly/37dbR
Hi figstreetstudio,
Your product, Well Behaved Women Don't Get Jewelry , is now in the Zazzle marketplace!
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Your product, Well Behaved Women Don't Get Jewelry , is now in the Zazzle marketplace!
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Your product, Well Behaved Women Don't Get Jewelry , is now in the Zazzle marketplace!
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Your product, Well Behaved Women Don't Get Jewelry , is now in the Zazzle marketplace!
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Your product, Well Behaved Women Don't Get Jewelry , is now in the Zazzle marketplace!
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