Murals by Missy - The Blog

Before I start, I have to say it for my own sanity: I know it has been awhile since I blogged. Blogging is, sadly, low on my list of priorities. Being the mother of a 3 year old and a loving wife AND an artist allows me limited free time, and when I get it, off to my studio I go to paint.
In between jaunts to Fairfax, Dulles, Sterling, and Leesburg to attend to my son’s busy schedule, I'm going to try to be better about blogging (maybe bump it up above vacuuming on the list) but I can't make any promises!

Anyone who views my galleries will notice a very obvious theme in my work. I won’t deny it, I have a deep and profound love of fairies. Why do I love them? Maybe I was one in a past life. Something about the hidden magic found in nature really appeals to me. The idea of secret worlds filled with fluttering wings and sparkling fairy dust, where fragile figures tend to nature’s little tasks just speaks to my inner child in a way that no other concept really does. This is the magic that I strive to reach every time I head out for a consultation and gaze at a blank wall that a client has asked me to paint.

You can imagine my sheer joy when I arrived in Ashburn recently to consult with a client whose little girl was in love with Tinkerbell and her fairy friends. Now, I have a great deal of respect for copyrighted characters, especially Disney characters, and so I would never dream of painting a mural that would infringe on copyrights. I came up with my own design for the mural.

Here’s a fun aside for you. Before I became a mommy and a muralist, I used to sculpt fairies by hand, using polymer clay, mohair, and fabric scraps. I absolutely loved this, but changed gears when I became pregnant because I was cautious about the toxicity of the clay.

Aren’t they cute?!