Love is in the air...

I don't consider myself a photographer, at least not of people. But every now and then I get the priviledge to take photos of friends and family, and in this case of my friend and his fiance'.

These are some of my favorites from the shoot.

If you're looking for a great photographer, my dear friend Lisa has her studio right above my store. www.lisajuliaphotography.com

A Peek into the Forest: Kelly's Artbox window display

I spent several hours on this display and am quite proud of it! Featured on the little toadstool shelves are some of my new products, including luxury botanicals by For Strange Women, a mossy green silk and velvet scarf by GreenPondCrafts, and new zipper pouches by The Dainty Squid.

Custom Breyer Horse- King

Meet King! Let me just tell you, I had my work cut out for me on this one. I know his coat pattern looks simple, but that wasn't the issue. It was his mane. King's one of those quirky horses that has mane on both sides. Well this breyer model had the majority of the mane on the wrong side. So I had to use my hand dandy dremel tool to take off most of the mane. I then used modeling expoxy to smooth it out, then sand, and prime and sand and prime and sand....and prime, until it was smooth and matched with his body. I then took epoxy and recreated his mane on the correct side.

What do you think?

These kinds of small details are why I have a job doing custom models. Not to mention, king has a "wild eye". His right eye has the whites showing, where his left eye doesn't. :-)

If you want your own custom, please contact me!

I'm Still Alive!

I know I've neglected my blogging, but it doesn't mean I haven't been busy! Here are some custom model horses I've recently completed.

Meet Flower! I added real metal horseshoes to this model.

Meet Rosie! The dappling on her provided a challenge...

Meet Classy and Hottie!

Meet Burly! I had to add a lot of mane and tail to this Belgian.

I am working on many other models this Christmas season and will update you soon. :-) If you are interested in gettign a custom done, I am affordable and can be emailed at kcampbellartist@hotmail.com

New Products at Kelly's Artbox!

I haven't been blogging lately, but trust me I've been busy!

I now carry the cutest little hair clips in my shop, Kelly's Artbox, (in Occoquan Virginia) that my sister makes.

She puts alot of hard work into these adorable little clips, so please check out her new etsy shop at: clipit.etsy.com or come into my store! Here are just a few pictures of what she has to offer.

Orange Poppy hair clips $4.50

A variety of flower clips $3-4.50

Ribbon Mini's $2.80

Baby headbands - great photography prop! $6.50-10.50

Also, in case you missed me at the craft fair-- here are some of the products I has to offer. All photos done by Erum of Erum Photography.

Humourous notebooks, button bobbies, handmade soaps, chip clips

Handmade eggs with nests, chip clips, antiques, journals

jewelry, magnets, clutches, and cards

meet Roxie - Bay Roan Custom Breyer

Roxie is a lovely bay roan draft cross. This is my first time doing a roan...and I had alot of fun with it! She was airbrushed in acrylics and has handpainted details.

Kelly's Artbox Newly Remodeled for 2010

Valentine's window display

My little studio, Kelly's Artbox, in Occoquan, VA has come a long way since it's start in 2007. I moved locations from a second level store to a storefront and with the help of my amazing boyfriend, in January I completely rearranged everything and now it looks like a whole new store!

I've also got some new items in! I now carry cards from Earmark Invitations (very smart and funny), and also have custom made couture hairpins/brooches by Glen & Constance designs.

All my items (except the furniture) are handmade and completely unique.

Glen & Constance Brooch/Hairpins ($8-12) displayed in a vintage wheelbarrel ($30)

Earmark Invitations Limited edition journals $10-15) Handmade zipper pouches ($8)

Shabby Chic shelf $30, "Freak Out and Throw Stuff" parody card sets $10

looking towards my entranceway


my classroom and studio work area

right corner of "retail room"

left corner of "retail room"

earring wall

I now have a whole wall dedicated to my jewelry

Please stop by to check out all the new changes! Also, become a fan of Kelly's Artbox on Facebook! Recieve special fan deals and get the update on all events!

Kelly's Artbox is located on 304 Mill St., Occoquan, VA

Custom Breyer Horse- Cherry Bay

This lovely guy now belongs to Kaitlyn in Michigan! Kaitlyn requested I paint a cherry bay with a snip and 4 white socks. His coloring was modeled after this horse. Enjoy!

His details include: Hoof striping, painted horseshoes, and 4 layers of shading in airbrushed acrylics. Want your own model? Please feel free to contact me!

If you want to know what goes into my customs, please read my previous blog post HERE
Models start at around $65!!