Craig Elliott Gallery

A website entirely devoted to my collection of fine jewelry has just been launched and has gone live!  

craigelliottcollection.com

I use an unusual process to create these works, modeling the forms first in Maya, the program that animated films are made with. The 3D models are then made into real prototypes that are cast in metal.  These "metal masters" are cleaned up and and fixes or flaws removed.  Then the masters are used to make the final molds for lost wax casting.  All the jewelry is hand made and assembled and ships in its own specially sized box.  

-Enjoy!  

I have been written into a wonderful regular feature on the Tor website written by the talented illustration team of Kurt and Zelda. The theme of the feature is that they pick a few artists who's name start with each letter of the alphabet, and then introduce a different letter for each installment of the feature.  They, by now, have reached the letter "E" and have chosen me to be part of the five or so artists for that letter!  

Jump on over to the Tor website and have a gander at this installment and all the others if you haven't already!   

I did a couple sketches from some Dean Cornwell paintings last night and I thought I would share them.

 I always love the strength of structure that he puts in the heads he paints and draws.  they are exaggerated in character and simplified in structure.  all the right stuff!  

I've been painting like crazy after work and on the weekends to create enough work for my show in Paris later this year.  Here is a funny shot of the 7 paintings I am working on this week drying all at once. All this art leaves me little room to make more!  Sadly I cannot put them outside, because it is very dusty out here due to my neighbor having 20+ horses and goats etc.  

But what the hell. I'm having fun!  

My new line of glass cameo jewelry on silk ribbons is now available in the store area.  There are 9 designs, each centered around one of my fine art paintings.  Several of the designs sold out at their introduction for Comic-con this year, so this should prove a popular new item! All the cameos are signed by me and hand made.  Each cameo is somewhat unique, as the glass beads used in each are all different.   

All of the cameos are available for $25 with $4 shipping. 

Enjoy!  

-Craig