Decorating Idea

Ebay is a wonderful place to find unusual decorations, especially for Halloween. For instance this morning while shopping for a store display a suggested purchase was an ornate old perfume bottle.

Wait, what is this mysterious glass jar? What does it contain? The adventurers pondered the consequences of touching the wizards collection of rare tinctures and potions.

The price is often what you would expect to pay at Wal-Mart, Target or Halloween shops but unlike the mass produced items de jour that everyone else is purchasing yours will seem unique. On top of that bonus is the fact that you may get an actual collectible out of the deal and of course helping to keep another person's business/hobby afloat (or maybe just help them clean out their storage space.)

A Change Of Use

A while back a friend of mine suggested I market my creations using my name instead of my current business name ( +Purple Dragon Gifts ) . I did not follow her advice until this week. As of today this blog is changing format from a semi-political essay and neat stuff I like blog into the publishing of myself as an artist blog.

My name is Greg Krynen and my artwork uses many mediums for expression. If part of being a professional means earning money then I have been a professional artist since about fourth grade. During that year of school I found a short piece of telephone trunk cabling on the side of the road. Upon looking at the wires I saw all of the different colored coatings and decided to start wire wrapping them into rings and such to give to my friends. Shortly thereafter I received requests from my male friends to custom make items for them so they could give them to their female friends. An entrepreneur was formed.

Since that time I have dabbled in silver work, aluminum casting, brass casting, machine tool operation, pewter casting, wood working, cement casting, welding, polymer clay, paper crafts, sewing, costuming and props, lapidary, ceramics and many other forms of artistic media expression. Heck, I have even tried my hand at visual arts through acting, film shooting, video shorts, print, and audio recordings. I will never claim to be a master but recognition has been bestowed upon me.

Regardless of the medium being worked with I often find myself creating jewelry pieces. Currently a few projects are leaning towards housewares and decor.

Some of my past work can be seen at https://picasaweb.google.com/117581393452618724394/PastArtwork and https://picasaweb.google.com/117581393452618724394/OOAKsold

I do like Halloween. It allows for creativity based both on the real, surreal and outlandish! A crafters paradise! This year I am wearing a DIY piece, made from a baseball cap (brim cut off), caulk, a bit of gauze and some acrylic paint. For a gander go check out my profile on https://plus.google.com/u/0/117581393452618724394 or on Facebook!