Studio Tour #19 - J. Elizabeth Johnson

Eyes of The Tiger ACEO by J.E.Johnson

Welcome! New studio tour today!

Victorian Rose ACEO by J.E. Johnson

This week we are off to Oklahoma to visit with the multi-talented artist J.Elizabeth Johnson. I originally met Elizabeth on Etsy where she has two different shops to accomodate her various styles.

WindandHoney.etsy.com houses a variety of colorful "mixed-media assemblage & collage art."

While JEJohnsonPortraits.etsy.com is where she sells her detailed animal portraits

Leopard Journal by J.E. Johnson

and custom pet drawings & paintings.

Custom Original Pet Portrait by J.E. Johnson

Elizabeth champions a number of worthy causes including Etsy Artists For Animals. She has also donated artwork to the Haitian relief shop, HeartsForHaiti.etsy.com. (More about this after the tour.)

Since she has kindly greed to show us around her creative space, lets not keep her waiting:

JEJ: Welcome to my studio. Over the years we have lived in several houses and my studio space has varied. In one house the only space available was one large kitchen drawer. Most often it has been a corner of our dining room. So now I am truly enjoying this studio. I have a good sized second story room that has two walls of windows with lots of great light and two closets for storage.


JEJ: The drafting table is where I do graphite and colored pencil portraits. I have used an antique iron headboard to display images that serve either as inspiration or as reminders.


JEJ: You can see into my largest closet. It is filled with storage drawers containing all kinds of found treasures just waiting for their artistic home to be created.


JEJ: There is also a bed in the closet window for the cats. Yes, there's a window in the closet. Funny what you find in old houses.


JEJ: My worktable is the birthing place for my mixed media collage work. The smallest case in the middle on top of the table is my inspiration box. I fill it with seasonal items or with pieces that might work in a project I'm doing. It helps to develop a creative atmosphere and also keep those items close at hand..


JEJ: The antique record cabinet in the corner is the perfect size to hold completed drawings of 11" x 14" or smaller. I rarely use larger paper so it works great for me. The chair back mounted on the wall was a found treasure. I'm still waiting for an inspiration for what to do with it. Any ideas?


JEJ: My parents bought this rocking chair when I was a baby. It has been my favorite chair my whole life. I spent moody moments in it as a teenager. Later I rocked my babies in it and I rocked my lion in it. And now most of the time when I am online, I am in this chair.

Click Here to read the story behind this photo

JEJ: Along with my online business and doing commissioned works, I also teach art classes to children and adults. My newest adventure in teaching will begin this Spring. I will be offering online art classes through my website Wind and Honey Creations.

JEJ: Also this Spring I will be offering an Online Art Retreat. I'm still working the details out for this project. It will be a group project like going away to a weekend retreat but you can do it in your jammies and your favorite chair. It promises to be a lot of fun.

Elizabeth, sounds like a blast! I look forward to seeing what you come up with next. Thanks so much for taking us through your studio today!

Want to see more of Elizabeth's world & art?

She's donated these 2 pieces to the Hearts for Haiti shop

Dare To Be Free Glicee Print by J.E. Johnson

where all proceeds will go to Doctors without Borders.

Wild Lion Fine Art Print by J.E. Johnson

Plus she will pay for shipping to the buyer.

Here are some other places you can find this busy & talented artist online:

Website: http://www.windandhoneycreations.com

Etsy Shop #1: http://windandhoney.etsy.com

Etsy Shop #2: http://JEJohnsonPortraits.etsy.com

1K Markets shop: http://windandhoney.1000markets.com

Blog: http://windandhoney.blogspot.com

Did you enjoy this studio tour? Please leave a comment to let us know. (By the way, all who comment are entered into a random drawing on 1/28. For contest and prize details, click here.)
Also, please tune in on Feb 6th for the next studio tour. Hope to see you there!