Rainbow Fish

When my sister Shana graduated from Clemson with her degree in Elementary Education, I needed a gift. So, I thought about something she could use in her classroom and then I remembered her favorite book from our childhood, The Rainbow Fish. I painted an interpretation of the front cover of the book and used beaded paper to imitate the shiny scales the Rainbow Fish shared with his new friends.

A tree... inside?

My fifteen year old sister was ready to update her pink room to a more fun and mature style, so I painted the walls a cool gray and the ceiling aqua. I added a stripe from the floor to the ceiling on the wall beside the windows and also behind the bed for more color. We cut a large branch off a tree outside and attached it to the wall and added small crystal balls and flowers to the branches. I found an old brass chandelier from the Habitat Restore and painted it black lacquer. The curtains are sheer aqua and match the ceiling, apple green accents the aqua with the bedspread.

The tree wall.