Im getting ready for my second year exhibiting at Surtex in New York City next week. Surtex is a show that features artists surface and textile designs for manufacturers who apply them to their...
Its 2:59 in the morning and I am up working on stuff for the Surtex show in New York in a few days. I just came across this fantastic video and it blew my mind. Watch it and see what you ...
The Pagoda Finial – JVT for Helser Brothers Something very exciting is on the horizon for those of you who love drapery hardware and are looking for something new and fresh to offer your clients. I’v...
Here’s some green for you. Take a look at those gorgeous tab posts holding up the bed drape. I wonder where you can get those? Coming very soon; The Jacki...
Show seasons is upon us! Last week was the Atlanta Gift Show and this weekend I’m getting ready to drive down to Anaheim, CA for the Craft & Hobby Association Show. I have spent the last couple o...
Last year I graduated to a wide format monitor for my office and I instantly fell in love! So since I have just finished my new Studio ( I promise to post pictures soon!) I have m...
I’m starting off the New Year like I ended 2011, by working. After a great weekend with the Hubby, family and friends in Del Mar, Ca, I am back in my office working on new artwork. January 10 will be...
copyright Jackie VonTobel 2011I know hes not a Turkey but hes as close as I could get! Im on the road tomorrow to San Francisco with my Hubby to spend the holiday with two of my kids who are in colle...
Fall in Las Vegas is really more like a second Spring. The temperatures dip to about 70 degrees and everything turns green again after going brown during the crazy heat of the summer. October and Nov...
I’ve been fighting the flu or a cold or bronchitis or something crappy for the past two weeks and have passed the time working on a collection featuring watercolors of seashells. It seem...
Like many people my personal life and my career have changed so much in the past few years that I hardly recognize myself. I’ve gone from running a demanding business with employees, lots of cl...
I’ve been busy working on custom projects lately so I can’t show much of what I have been drawing. One of my projects called for some vintage florals. I did these in color pencil ...
Alexander Henry has a bright and happy new website ( here). I was checking it out and ran across this brilliant collection perfect for Halloween or for the Goth inclined. I love it!!
Im coming to Chicago on the 18th to teach two seminars for the Chicagoland, WCAA, annual chapter event Windowspalooza.Im teaching one of my favorite classes on quick rendering. I teach you how to use...
This week I’m working on a series of Angels for Christmas 2012 that will be modeled after antique Santons. I’ve always loved antique religious relics and statuary so its fu...
Etsy.com is such a great resource for uncommon and unique goods. I love searching the site for new products and ideas to incorporate into my designs. This Etsy store has hundreds of great...
The standout product offering at the WCAA Inspire conference last week was the new line of button borders and button embellishments from the Finestra line by Rowley Company. These innovative products...
Just got back from the WCAA ( Window Coverings Association of America) “Inspire” Conference in Louisville Kentucky. I taught two seminars and had a great time seeing old friends and maki...
Working on my first project in the new studio and its fabulous; although its still technically under-construction. ; I still need: A TV ~ ( I am a TV addict....
I ran across this book on Amazon the other day and was instantly hooked. It shows endless possibilities for folding fabric into lovely flowers of all shapes and sizes. ...
Paper artist Helen Musselwhite cuts – folds – and otherwise works magic with ordinary paper goods to create these wonderful three dimensional tributes to nature. * all photos - Helen Musselwhite See ...
The handsome husbands shoe room is progressing slowly. Apparently loading shoes onto racks is a tedious and time consuming task. It is woefully apparent that I have vastly underestimated the volume o...
What a great idea for those random chairs sitting around your house. Kindall from Creations blog shows her step by step process here, for creating this adorable settee out of three old chairs she ...
I don’t mind saying that I think my husband is a bit of a hunk. Even after all of these years he still looks pretty darn good and he’ll tell you so to! Unfortuna...
I am thrilled to announce that I have signed with a fabulous art licensing agency, Painted Planet Licensing Group. They will be my exclusive agents in the licensing of my a...
Whenever I am in New York ( or any other city for that matter) I try to soak up every bit if culture and architectural detail I can find. Living in the West in a city that i...
Im packing up my original illustrations - all 785 of them - for my new book today. Got to ship them off to my fabulous editor Madge at my publisher Gibbs Smith to begin the process of putting ...
May has been a busy month with trade shows almost every week. First was the IWCE show in Vegas. We sponsored a Slipcover Showcase booth to show off the many talents of some of the countries best slip...
I know I have been bust but I seem to have lost almost the entire month of February! I cant believe I am halfway into March. Anyway, we’ve been busy around here getting ready for s...
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