Today I am working on Whales! A whimsical topiary whale, as well as portraits of unique whale tales off the coast of Maine. Who knew!? I do love my job. Stop back by to see the finished results. Which way should that topiary whale’s tail flip?

I am SO excited about this new product. A perfect gift for new parents and a lovely piece of art for the nursery! Our giclee printed canvas is gallery wrapped, embellished with a chocolate grosgrain bow and ready to hang. Personalize and unique, this is sure to be a hit!

For the little princess, you may choose from a light pink or pale green border. Special Delivery, Princess Crown or Baby Rattle topiary designs are available.  For the little prince you may choose from a baby blue or pale green border. Special Delivery or Baby Rattle topiary can be featured .

Have you seen the sweet little coordinating lavender sachet linen door hangers for the nursery as well as the personalized linen pillows??

Each aromatic sachet hangs from a sheer organza ribbon. A fragrant little happy to help that little sprout get his/her beauty sleep. Perfect for a shower gift even when the little one is still a surprise! The pale green design can be for a boy or a girl. Shown below is Princess Sleeping with Light Pink border and Princess Crown Topiary featured.

Princess Sleeping

For pricing and ordering information click here.

Are these guys the cutest things you have ever seen?! What personality in those little faces and bodies. The lovely and talented landscape designer Deborah Silver from Detroit Garden Works contacted me regarding doing some custom work featuring her two little scamps. I went ga-ga over Deborah’s beautiful gardens, Italian pots and charming pups. I think my exact words were “Drool, drool”. Poetic, I know. Art is my gift, words… perhaps, are not.

If you are in the Detroit area you should stop by Detroit Garden Works and meet the celebrities, Milo and Howard. I hear they are quite a hit. Customers often visit the store with their dogs… don’t you just love that! I wish I lived closer. They would totally have to kick me out at closing time. Be sure to visit Deborah’s blog Dirt Simple filled with lots of info and garden eye candy. I loved the before and after Riverside landscape project and the Spring pots with pansies and lettuce. Great idea!

The Corgi design will be soon be available in notecards, limited edition prints, limited edition pillows, linen towels, lavender sachets and linen cocktail napkins. See pictures below for references of Deborah’s beautiful gardens and Corgis!

I got alittle crazy and put it all together! Couldn’t help it.

I have had this little design knocking around in my head for the past 4 or 5 months. Maybe that is the gestation time I need to take an idea and finally get it on paper. : ) So nice to finally see this little guy in person. This design will soon be available as a New Baby greeting card. Hope you like!

It’s the Run for the Roses. Hope your pick wins!

This little painting is a study from a photo that I took at the farm two summers ago. The farm is laid out in strips to prevent erosion when plowing and fitting the ground. As an artist my eye is drawn to the patterns that are created by alternately planting different crops in these strips. In this image the fields of wheat are starting to turn golden and the oats have a lovely bluish-green haze. The undulating hills create movement. The little barn is perhaps too stark. Maybe I’ll push that back into the tree line a bit and bring more definition to the foreground. We’ll see!

It is a crazy time of year here at Michelle Masters Studio! We are in full scale preparations for the Philadelphia International Flower Show Feb. 28th – March 7th. This years’ theme is Passport to the World featuring garden displays from India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Brazil and the United States. In addition to the breathtaking displays, there will be thousands of plant and floral design entries as well as free gardening presentations.

Michelle Masters Topiary Art will be featured in the Marketplace along with 170 other retailers from around the world. I will be manning the booth (#535) all week with my delightful mother. We will be featuring framed art, pillows, stationery, fine linens, marble coasters as well handcrafted soaps and live rosemary and angel vine topiaries. If  you are coming to the show be sure to stop in and say hello. If you have never been… put it on your list of things to do! You will not be disappointed. For more information visit- www.theflowershow.com

My newest Posh Pet Digs design: Cutting hedge portraiture of your favorite pets! A sweet little Yorkie in a topiary barrel chair complete with footstool! I love incorporating various flowers into my designs and I have been inspired by the architectural quality of orchids for quite some time. This arrangement seemed to fit the design. Wouldn’t it be fun to look outside and see this in your garden?!

This design will soon be available on notecards, linen guest towels, linen cocktail napkins, lavender sachets, limited edition pillows and limited edition prints at michellemasters.com

Here is a new little design for the heavenly scented Lilac Handcrafted Soap we will be featuring at the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show.  The design will also be used for a corresponding Mother’s Day Card! A nice little card… a nice little gift… I’m just sayin!

This soap will be available to order on our website next month so be sure to stop by if you will not be attending the Flower Show!

It’s been a very long time since I’ve picked up my pencil and just sat and sketched. On New Year’s Day I decided to start the year off right by going out for a short ride and spending some time sketching. It was such a treat- something that I want to continue. I’ve always wanted to do studies of the kids… they just don’t stay still long enough! It’s a challenge. I managed to do a few gesture drawings of the Bean while he was watching TV. The dog is from a photo I took some time ago of an older yellow lab. I hope to post more soon!