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Weekly Photo Challenge: Pull Up a Seat

two young boys sitting at the piano

Pull up a seat and play us a tune….

Posted byAngela Umphers RuegerApril 9, 2019April 9, 2019Posted inPhoto ChallengesTags:cats, children, Encore! Old Pianos with a New Song, music, photo challenge, photography, piano, piano bench, playing piano, seat3 Comments on Weekly Photo Challenge: Pull Up a Seat

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"Riff" is a large arrangement of nearly 200 piano action pieces. Measuring 24" x 48", this piece is designed to be hung either vertically or horizontally and is perfect to hang over your piano, sofa, bed, in the hall, in the studio, or wherever your wall space is calling for a fun splash of color and symmetry. Now available in my Etsy shop. Check out the link in my bio. . . #piano #pianoart #pianogifts #pianodecor #giftformusician #musicislife #musicandarts #musiclover #pianolife #repurposed #upcycledpiano #etsysellers #etsy #iloveetsy #etsyshopowner #etsygifts #etsyhandmade #etsysellersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #encoreoldpianos #handmade #makersbiz #makers #usamakers #createdtocreate #handmadebusiness #creativelifehappylife #creativeprocess

From my workshop comes a brand new piece made from piano wood: a cell phone holder. It doesn't have a creative music-themed name, just a very practical function---two, in fact, for it can also hold business cards! The one you see here is my first, and I gave it to my son yesterday for his birthday, but several more will be ready for sale soon. He had suggested a hole through which he could run a charger cord, but I tried and failed on my practice piece, so that feature is a no-go, at least for now. . These charming little things came from a piano desk, the unattractive but functional wood which supports the keyboard. I was cutting one up to throw in the trash bin because I thought it was unusable. Yet as I cut, ideas began to flow, and one more piece of the piano was saved from the landfill! . In the photos here you will see a piano desk similar to the one I cut up, as well as all the usable parts I got it of it: cut, cleaned, and sanded. . . #piano #pianoart #pianogifts #pianodecor #giftformusician #musicislife #musicandarts #musiclover #pianolife #repurposed #practicemakesprogress #upcycledpiano #etsysellers #etsy #iloveetsy #etsyshopowner #etsygifts #etsyhandmade #etsysellersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #encoreoldpianos #handmade #usamakers #createdtocreate #handmadebusiness #creativelifehappylife #creativeprocess #artistlife #floridaartist #woodart

Another new mixed media painting is complete. This one is called "Night Song" after a tune by the same title. I am just now listening to the melody for the first time, but I've already fallen in love with the words! . . #pianoart #pianoartist #pianogifts #pianist #pianodecor #pianolove #musicislife #pianolife #repurposed #recycledpiano #etsysellers #etsy #iloveetsy #etsyshopowner #etsygifts #etsysellersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #usamakers #createdtocreate #creativelifehappylife #paintpracticerepeat #abstractpainting #abstractart #acrylicpainting #floridaartist #youtube #mixedmedia #nightskypainting #sailboat #nightsong

I've been wanting to do this scene for a long time, but didn't know how to fashion the heads for my little birds. Then I was given a piano in which almost all the hammers had lost their felts. Wouldn't you know it, the purple inside-felt pieces, when washed and dried, made the perfect bird heads. Now to give this painting a name.... . . #pianoart #pianoartist #pianogifts #pianodecor #pianolove #musicandarts #musiclover #pianolife #repurposed #practicemakesprogress #recycledpiano #etsysellers #etsy #iloveetsy #etsyshopowner #etsysellersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #encoreoldpianos #usamakers #createdtocreate #creativelifehappylife #creativeprocess #paintpracticerepeat #abstractpainting #abstractart #acrylicpainting #artistlife #floridaartist #mixedmedia #birdsonawire

"The Current of His Love" number 2. The title comes from the hymn "O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus." One thing I love about paint pouring is that it never comes out the same way twice. . . #pianoart #pianoartist #pianogifts #pianodecor #pianolove #musicislife #musicandarts #musiclover #pianolife #repurposed #practicemakesprogress #recycledpiano #etsysellers #etsy #iloveetsy #etsysellersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #encoreoldpianos #handmade #createdtocreate #paintpracticerepeat #abstractpainting #abstractart #acrylicpainting #paintingstudy #artistlife #floridaartist #artist #paintpouring #mixedmedia

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free! Rolling as a mighty ocean In its fullness over me. . Underneath me, all around me Is the current of His love; Leading onward, leading homeward To my glorious rest above. . O the deep, deep love of Jesus, Love of every love the best! 'Tis an ocean vast of blessing, 'Tis the source of peace and rest. . . Introducing "The Current of His Love." This is my first pour, but it will not be my last. I truly enjoyed doing this and adding painted piano pieces to the finished canvas. Well, it's mostly finished. After the glue dries, I'll give it all a couple coats of varnish. . . . #piano #pianoart #pianoartist #pianogifts #pianist #pianodecor #pianolove #pianostudio #musician #musicislife #christianmusician #musicandarts #musicmaker #musicministry #musiclover #pianolife #repurposed #recycledpiano #etsysellers #etsy #iloveetsy #etsyshopowner #etsygifts #etsyhandmade #etsysellersofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #paintpouring #abstractart #acrylicpainting #mixedmediaart

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