Artist Statement

Art and color have always been a part of my life. I was taken to art classes at the museum at the age of six and that’s where it all began. My interest in art pulled me into a world of creativity, imagination, color and inner peace. I couldn’t consume enough of it.

Through the years of watercolor painting, oils, mixed media, pottery, commercial art, everything intertwined with one another. I wanted to involve myself with something new.

I am self-taught in this medium of Funky Furniture and Home Accessories. I wanted to bring my creativity and imagination to a form of new and discarded pieces and bring them to life with color and function.

When I see a piece that inspires me, I then visualize what I could create with it. It is then taken to the studio where the work begins. The sanding, priming, painting and creating a piece that brings out a conversation with splashes of color and truly has a function.

There are no two pieces that are alike; some are similar, but they are truly one of a kind. Each piece has color form and function. Whether they are chairs, stools, tables, benches, wooden plates, picture frames, mirrors or jewelry boxes, it brings life into a room and inspires conversation.

All pieces are hand painted with Acrylic paints and have either three or four coats of Acrylic or Lacquer for protection. Some pieces have an added surprise of texture with decoupage. I have tremendously enjoyed creating pieces and hope you will enjoy them as well for years to come.

My name is Elaine DeCaro and if you are interested in my work, feel free to contact me at:
designedbylainie@gmail.com

Art Work Designed by Lainie can be found at the following retail locations:

Craft Works
3 Pierce Street
Northborough, Mass. 01532

Tulips
62 Market St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801

Upcoming Shows

May 22-23, 2010 - Long Meddoe Days, Longmeadow, Mass.
June 12, 2010 - Providence Art Festival, Providence, RI
June 19, 2010 - Art on the Street, Beverly, Mass.
July 10, 2010 - Amherst on the Common, Amherst, Mass.
July 17, 2010 - Art on the Street, Somerville, Mass.
July 27, 2010 - Yankee Homecoming Day, Newburyport, Mass.
September 11, 2010 - Historic NE Craft Fair, Codman Estate, Lincoln, Mass.
September 19, 2010 - stART on the Street - Worcester, Mass.
October 2, 2010 - Art on the Common - Westborough, Mass.
October 23, 2010 - Craft Fair, Mayo Elementary School, Holden, Mass.