Painted stones - from 2014

As I was thinking about what I was going to show this year at CHAC, I came across a bucket of cut river rock that I had prepped a few years back. As owls are my new obsession, I thought that painted owl rocks would be new a different from what the artists would be showing with me. Here are some of the best ones I was able to photograph before selling.

After the first dozen sold, I started branching out into other creatures. Also, popular - especially the hedgehogs. They took a little extra time because of the carving, but they sold very well. I used the bottoms that I cut off the larger stones to make these hedgehogs. I can't seem to throw anything away that could potentially become a piece of art.