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Free Art Tuesday is coming!

Free Art Tuesday is coming!

On random Tuesdays I’ll be giving away free art. It’s pretty easy to get in on the action. Just go to my facebook page {click here!} and “like” it! Then, all you have to do is be the first person to leave a comment when I post free art and the art is yours! Once the first comment has been left I’ll contact the lucky winner to get the snail mail address and free art will be on its way. Please don’t post your address in the comments though!If you like what you see and think your family or friends would enjoy some free art, please feel free to spread the word!

I won’t sell or publish any addresses that are given to me. It’s truly just to get  my art out to the public!

Good luck to all who participate!

My Etsy store is now open!

 

While I’ve been giving my pens and paint brushes a rest, I’ve started to explore recycled art.

I’m working on a series of bird houses made from scrap lumber, old license plates, and used store gift cards and credit cards.  The collection of finished bird houses is a little thin, but I’ll continue to grow the number and styles as time allows.

Here is the link to my Etsy store – http://www.etsy.com/shop/erikrdavis

I will be updating the Etsy store with additional artwork - original and printed greeting cards.

Thanks – Erik R Davis

Build a bird house on credit.

So you want to build a bird house but don’t have the cash?  No problem, just grab a credit card, some old wood and get building!

 

It recently occurred to me how many gift cards, in-store credits, and used credit cards were needlessly going in the trash.  Those cards are all made of plastic, they’ll never breakdown, they will be little plastic cards forever.  So, I started collecting unwanted and expired cards several months ago with the thought of someday doing something useful with them, other than smoothing caulk when I paint.

Since I am a nature lover and a bit of a builder I decided to try using the cards for siding on a recycled bird house.  I have to say I’m pretty happy with the first build!  I used scrap treated lumber, and an old license plate for the roof.  I’d like to see the entry hole a bit smaller, but that was the hole saw I had on hand.  The next one will have a 1″ diameter hole.  I was little surprised with the amount of time it took to side the house.  I knew it wouldn’t be quick, but when you’re siding is half a credit card I guess there is some time involved.

I will be building more of these in the near future.  As long as I can find scrap lumber, old plates, and unwanted plastic cards, birds in our neighborhood will have some pretty spiffy places to call home!

Keep saving the plastic – Erik R Davis