hat I Do
Welcome to Livin Arts! Not only is this site for show casing my creations, but to also show the variety
of items I do create, and the various mediums I use. I do lots of crafting that include creating cards for all
occasions, some calligraphy and a little sewing.
I wrote and illustrated two books, published through Publish America (now Star Publishing).
The Mighty Beasts (2010) and The Monkey And The Frog (2011), pictured top right. The first show cases
some familiar prehistoric beasts, and some not so familiar creatures. The other is about a frog who wanders
from his home, near a pond.
I have completed many portraits of family members and friends, as well as some of my favorite Hollywood
stars. The mediums I use are colored pencils, pastels, oils and acrylic paint and screen printing. I carve wood
and have sculpted with clay. I reproduced black and white pictures into color, with markers, and have done
characatures and line art for area businesses.
I turn 1:6 scale figures (ie: 12 inch action figures/dolls) into celebrities, such as Usher, Buddy Holly pictured
below, and am working on an Amelia Earhart, Jimi Hendrix and Bass Reeves figures. Most accessories for the
figures are hand made and detailed by hand, the clothing are created and sewn by myself, or modified from
existing 1:6 scale clothes. Feel free to e-mail me regarding questions you may have or to request a project you
wouldlike to have realized.
Welcome to
A One of a kind hand
made figure and box.
Left is the before and
(right) after pictures of
a figure, I turned into
Rock 'n' Roll legend
Buddy Holly!
I carved the head down,
(left) to the finished
product (right). I used a
20th Century body to
complete the figure, the
Apllo 13 body being too
bulky for the slim figure
of Buddy Holly.
Below are detailed
images of package
back and his guitar, a
Fender Stratocaster,
I carved from balsa
wood. I used different
sized threads for the
strings!
Figures
Crafts
Printing
Paintings
Drawings
Below: Detail of hand carved and painted Fender Straticastor I made
from balsa wood. The strings are gold and silver thread, with various
pin heads used for the knobs and tuning pegs.
Left: Back of package. I designed and created using an old graphics
program I had. I reused a doll package.
from balsa wood. The strings are gold and silver thread, with various
pin heads used for the knobs and tuning pegs.
Left: Back of package. I designed and created using an old graphics
program I had. I reused a doll package.
Calligraphy
Etc.
Welcome to my site! My name is
Barbara Kelsey-Livin, I hope you enjoy it.
Please feel free to email me any questions
or comments you may have. ~Thank you!
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Stefanie Powers (1984)
My first attempt with pastels.
I found a picture of Ms. Powers
in a magazine and decided to
reproduce it for myself.
Stefanie Powers (1984)
My first attempt with pastels.
I found a picture of Ms. Powers
in a magazine and decided to
reproduce it for myself.
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My first attempt using only markers.
The original was a b&w photo in our
local newspaper.
The California Raisins! (1986)
