Hello everyone!
For years you have wondered who is responsible
for the lovely artwork that accompanies Kirks Folly jewelry and accessories. This
week we interview one of the wonderful artists who share their creative talent
with us. We are extremely
pleased to have as our guest this week, gifted fantasy artist:
DONNA ANTONUCCI
Please welcome
her warmly as she shares the inspirations for her magical artwork. Welcome Donna,
and thank you for bravely agreeing to be the first guest of our new blog. Let’s
get started.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN CREATING ART?
I’ve
been creating art for as long as I can remember. I've drawn since I was a
small child; my mom said I was always doodling on everything!
ARE YOU SELF TAUGHT OR DID
YOU STUDY ART IN SCHOOL?
I
am self-taught but my high school art teacher influenced me greatly and we
remain friends to this day.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ARTWORK?
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| Created from real life visitor! |
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| Click here to see this splendid Halloween-inspired work! |
Halloween inspires
me too, the whimsical, fun silly side—not the gory, gross or scary. I love to
make hats and headpieces and my Halloween costumes. I love to embellish
ordinary things and make them more fabulous!! Lots of glitter of course!
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| Beautiful bejeweled Angel Dog (Commissioned piece) |
ARE ALL YOUR WORKS RELATED TO FANTASY?
Most of my work is fantasy related. I do draw realistic animals: wildlife, pet portraits…but the animals may have wings! Seems like everything gets wings!!! My medium is colored pencil mixed media and colored pencil with watercolor and acrylic. I also use an airbrush on Stonehenge or Canson Mi Tienes paper. I love drawing fairy animals the most, but I do love drawing all fantasy creatures: fairies, mermaids unicorns and on and on!
Most of my work is fantasy related. I do draw realistic animals: wildlife, pet portraits…but the animals may have wings! Seems like everything gets wings!!! My medium is colored pencil mixed media and colored pencil with watercolor and acrylic. I also use an airbrush on Stonehenge or Canson Mi Tienes paper. I love drawing fairy animals the most, but I do love drawing all fantasy creatures: fairies, mermaids unicorns and on and on!
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| Such beautifully detailed work, with so many hidden treasures to find! |
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| Gorgeous mermaid and dolphin! |
I first saw
Kirks Folly on QVC while I was channel surfing. I spied this most Magical Jewelry
and the most Fanciful sets and costumes and beautiful Jennifer showing off the
jewels. I jumped around the room saying OH My God!! What is this?? Who makes
this?? I have to know!! It was love at first sight!
This was back in
the early 90's…SO my memory isn’t so good, but I think I called the factory and
asked if I could send in some of my art and if they would be interested. I
remember calling Ann Marie Couto, who was designing the costumes, and I said, ‘I
want to paint fairy wings.’ The next thing you know I was in RI, staying at Ann
Marie's house and painting fairy wings and things! They were for the costumes
to be used in the next QVC Enchanted Garden, Fairy Tea show!! It was a
wonderful experience to spend time with the Kirks and with Ann Marie and I have
many fond memories!!!
WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER INTERESTS?
I collect Dolls!
I started with Barbies, and now I collect Evangeline Ghastly from a company
called Wilde Imagination. I also collect gothic, fairy and mermaid dolls. I’m
interested in just about anything that strikes my fancy... I love tiny little
things, and Halloween.
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| Wee owl |
My studio has a lot of Halloween themed items and I just
repainted it purple and restyled the whole thing. My studio is in my home...I
love to take photos of the wildlife in my yard and also photograph my dolls and
make props for them. Oh, and I can't forget—I spend time on Facebook! Feel free
to send a friend request!! Lol
WHERE CAN WE SEE MORE OF YOUR ART?
You can find my
art for purchase on my Fan page on Facebook, I do take commissions occasionally. I hope to put things in my
Etsy shop soon and I also have my work in local galleries and gift shops!
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/FAIRY-MAGIC-FANTASY-ART-by-DONNA-M-ANTONUCCI/104141176290401
ETSY:
This concludes our special guest interview. Donna, it’s been
great having you here. Thank you for joining us and we hope you will continue
to help us “Sparkle the World!”
Please check out Donna’s Facebook page to see more of her
exciting work and press that Like button if her work inspires you!
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