ocasiocasa (oh-KAH-see-oh KAH-sah) n. the diverse art born within the house of ocasio
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reclaiming frames still motion video
I recently finished a set of frames that Jeff taped for me, and while we worked I taped my iphone to the frame of our canopy, overhead, and recorded a still shot every minute. I used an app called ‘imotion hd’ which automatically stitches each photo together and creates a video clip. [...]
eighteen photography prints…
…illustrates a patchwork quilt of life at ocasiocasa, and are also new additions to our online shop. All created with original photography, some are digitally collaged and feature our toy art. Some are processed with textures and colors to expose the magic of a beautiful world we are fortunate to witness consistently. Feel free to [...]
reclaiming frames
“Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.” ~Gilbert K. Chesterton frame v. To conceive or design, n. A structure that gives shape or support As Jeff and I have proceeded along the road to creating our ocasiocasa art world, we have willingly and purposefully placed [...]
making a shelter for ira starman
. Some of our dolls are in local retail shops, and some are in our Etsy shop online. . . . And while I’ve been really happy with how they turned out, and the reception they’ve received, I’ve also felt that they seem a little vulnerable in the spaces they occupy—out in the open and over-exposed, [...]
dictionary paper blooms and salvaged aluminum wire
. I’ve been on the lookout for paper flowers that can be made easily with old dictionary paper. I wanted to add them to our altered bottles to pretty-up the photos in our etsy shop, and to make the bottles themselves even more of a unique gift item. . . Jeff adds the sculpted design on [...]
book cover art photography
. Stacked in a pile, high on a shelf, in a hall closet, were some old hardback book covers. Many were Readers Digest. They were put there so long ago, we aren’t sure what happened to all the pages that used to be inside of them. We feel confident that they were used up in [...]
storefronting square space style…
. The Franklin Shops on first street is a newly opened boutique retail center inside a refurbished 1930’s hardware store, and a welcomed addition to our historic river district. . . Our artwork has taken up residence inside of some of the square space wall-units in the shop. . . . Something new in our [...]
local exposure is always good…
… …and Jeff and I have been working on exactly that. From mini art displays in front of a downtown shop, which is opening soon and will be home to some of our items, to several small street art festivals, to exhibiting in a local art gallery. … . Space 39 is where we’ve been [...]
creating illustrations with ooak…
Inspired by Bowie’s song – Starman, I created a digital art print with photographs of our one-of-a-kind ira starman the alien art doll, placed free floating, topsy-turvy, in outer space with a fellow starman. With Jeff’s new art dolls, I believe I’m going to have to create more of these illustrations. It is just too [...]
when your art looks back at you
We have been busy working on a collection that we are hoping to start showing this winter. Yes…we discovered a new canvas for jeff’s masking tape art technique —gently used, abandoned dolls. Not sure why, but to me, winter seems like the perfect season to introduce these upcycled, homeless toys. Maybe they remind me of [...]
creepy crawlies, super lens, making envelopes…
Does the end of summer bring an end to the abundance of bugs? Not here in southwest Florida…but maybe a little fewer. During the summer, it seems that I’ve kept a photo log of all things creepy crawly that crossed my path. You see, I’ve been mesmerized with being able [...]
the art of the shadow box…
Or, perhaps a better name for this post should be—when a collection of shadow boxes is the art. With an empty wall over our stairs, Jeff and I came up with the idea of displaying our photos in a grouping of shadow boxes. As soon as we had scrap wood on hand, [...]
when a paperback prefers obscurity…
Jeff has applied his tape designs to more than just the surfaces of bottles. He came up with a cleverly cute way to keep your reading matter undercover. (Autumn Secrets Paperback Book Cover) These just need for me to brush on a few layers of finish, but are looking awfully pretty on our bookshelves while [...]
eating granola in new england…
I woke to the aroma of homemade granola roasting in the oven, our last morning there. And that was just one of many, many things Jeff and I loved about our visit to a region of the country we’ve never been to before. We spent our summer vacation visiting our daughter. She works at Theatre [...]
sipping kentucky wine….
I just got back from a road trip with Mama and my two sisters. We visited our brother and his family and had a very sweet and memorable time. While we were there, in the rolling hills and bluegrass land of Kentucky, we were fortunate enough to be able to visit a vineyard and winery [...]
how he likes to frame things…
I can not recall how long ago these frames first made their debut in our home, but I do remember the weeks leading up to the event. It involved Jeff being pleased with a garage sale find and four rather ugly frames. I really didn’t give much thought to them or what [...]
shhhhh…nature is happening here
This is my ode to the natural world sign I made in honor of all the creatures that also inhabit our small slice of sw florida. They are full time residents, just like ourselves. While they don’t always show themselves, I find that when I’m taking photos of items to put in our shop, quietly [...]
two collage art bottles
Sometimes, Jeff will finish taping a bottle and show it to me, and I will claim it all to myself— meaning that from there on out, I will be the only one working on it, till it’s finished. Usually, we both apply all the necessary layers of glue, paint, finishes, sometimes paper, over the course [...]
a photo journal…slow florida afternoon
Sunday, Jeff and I took a drive to Matlacha—an old florida fishing village that lies directly between our home and the gulf of mexico. Matlacha (pronounced "MAT-la-shay") comes from a caloosa indian word meaning ‘water to the chin’. It is home to a string of brightly-colored art galleries—like the wild child art gallery and the [...]
using video to show how it’s done…
We were asked how, so we thought we would show you. This is a peek into jeff’s taping process. I recorded it, one morning, out on our deck, a few months ago, actually. I had imagined that we would narrate an audio track for it, and…since that wasn’t happening all on it’s own, I came [...]
june was for the baby birds…
and this baby cardinal had one very hardworking daddy. I spotted it one morning in early june sitting in a laurel tree. Mommy cardinal was there also but was a bit camera shy. Male cardinals are the brightly colored, radiantly red ones, while the females are soft muted brown with the cutest orange beaks. I [...]
even more clever uses of bamboo…
One Sunday morning, Jeff woke up with an idea and immediately went to work on it. Meaning, when the coffee was made, I had bring it outside to him by his work table and the sawdust was already in piles. He was splitting and cutting bamboo… and joining the slats to very tall, narrow wooden [...]
a photo log butterfly crossing
Today, I shipped off one of our smallest glass bottles. It required me to make the tiniest box for it. When I got back from the post office, I stepped out back to let jack the dog out for a run. But she rested on the hot deck instead. Taking her cue, I did the [...]
a photo quilt tutorial…sans sewing
Well, I suppose that, technically, this should be called photo tiles. But it is a traditional quilt pattern called Storm at Sea—I downloaded here at QuiltMag.com. And originally, I had imagined that I would actually piece this together with a sewing machine. Stitching together paper works quite nicely, the few times that I’ve tried it. [...]
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