Layered Imagery

It has been a very long time since I last posted a blog but I have great reason to today because exciting things have happened with my artwork. I was selected to apply my art onto martini glasses that celebrities signed for the Naples International Film Festival which was auctioned off at a gala held at the Naples Philharmonic on November 10, 2011. One of the glasses I decorated was one that Mario Andretti signed! This was very cool for me because I am learning about cars and their uniqueness from my boyfriend who has rebuilt many old cars such as his Alfa Romero and MG Midget.I am also starting to create 2-D original art in my Layered Imagery technique of racing cars and collectable cars such as Ferraris and Porches.

So I did a bunch of research on Mario and the cars he drove and the races he drove in over his career and I decided to make a 3-D of one of his famous Ferraris out of paper and have it shooting through the glass showing the strength and power of the car. I also hid many images of him and his cars within the car on all sides.

The other cool thing is that Mario was sent a photo of the glass once it was completed and he in turn sent me a signed photo of him where he wrote "Thanks for doing a beautiful job on my martini glass"

Now the coolest part.....I met Mario in person a week after the gala auction. He just happened to have an appearance in Naples at that time. I told him I was the one who decorated his martini glass. He was so welcoming and kind and greeted me with a hug and was very enthusiastic about the artwork I created.

I hope I will soon be blogging about the portrait I create of Mario and his favorite car!