Tag: Sheep Incognito

  • CREATURE COMFORT SHEEP INCOGNITO MUG now available

    CREATURE COMFORT SHEEP INCOGNITO MUG now available

    CREATURE COMFORT SHEEP INCOGNITO MUG

    Make your morning coffee smile at ewe – add some “Creature Comfort” to your day.
    Wrap your fluffy self into a quilt of warm fuzzy feelings with a cup of coffee or tea…such a cute addition to your mug collection!

    11 oz., white ceramic mug with Conni Togel’s quilting related fun Sheep Incognito art “Creature Comfort” printed on both sides, so it can be used left handed or right handed.

    The perfect gift for anybody you know that needs a smile to go with their favorite beverage in a mug…

    Each individual mug is safely packaged in it’s own styrofoam container, then boxed for it’s journey to your home – multiple items are boxed together.

    ©conni togel/sheep incognito/charisma art gallery llc
    Creature Comfort Sheep Incognito Mug

  • OUT WEST IS BEST

    The West Side Of This Country Is My Favorite Place To Be – Here My Top Ten Reasons Why:

    1. The Sky: whether dark and gloomy, bright and sunny, stormy or cloudy – usually all of the above at once. One thing is sure: it reminds you how small and insignificant one person can be.
         

          
    2. The grasslands: The prairie part of the US might seem boring – mainly because it is so vast. But looking closer, you begin to notice details: Pronghorn antelopes with their offspring. Fields of sunflowers bobbing in the wind. An old homestead up on the hill, surrounded by big, wind-torn trees. Miles and miles of fences. A few random cows sprinkled amongst the wavy grass patches of all shades of green.
      If you ever feel claustrophobic – this place is the antidote for you.
    3. The Water: Life-force of everthing, water plays a center-stage role in everything out west. Reservoirs for keeping huge metropolitan cities green, or puddles for the cows to slurp out of on hot summer days. My favorite feature of any watery spot out west: it reflects the sky (see 1. above)    
    4. The People: nowhere else in the USA will you find this mix of outdoorsy, politically interested, technology oriented, healthy living, open-minded people from all around the world – seemingly all getting along quite well. And, colorful people they are, too…I love just talking with people at the next table – always something to learn or share (yes, people elsewhere are lovely as well – but out West has my heart)…
    5. The Food: yes, twice. Try Rock Inn in Estes Park, Colorado.Or the Thai Kitchen. Yep, you are welcome again.
       
    6. The Mountains: You knew this already. But did you realize THIS is what you have been missing:


                    



       

    7. The Wildlife: Encounters of the wild sort seem to be the daily standard:
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    2. The Festivals: the West does it best. People come to support whatever the cultural events can throw at them. Great fun!        
    3. It Is Home: After spending 12 years in the Frontrange of Colorado, and after being gone for just as long, it still feels like home to me.
    4.  Inspiring, uplifting, and sunny skies – it makes a pretty good case for being out West at least once a year with my Sheep Incognito flock….
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    THIS WEEKEND: FORD ARTS, BEATS, EATS 2016

     

     

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    Come visit the SHEEP INCOGNITO on 7th Street, in Downtown Royal Oak  this weekend! New sheep, new smiles await ewe!

  • A NEW ALPACA PAINTING IN THE FLOCK

    A NEW ALPACA PAINTING IN THE FLOCK

    Trying Out New Things In The Studio

    “Our heads are round, so our mind can change directions….”

    That is my mantra lately – some call it “squirrely”, others call it “uncommitted”, still others call it “creativity”. Whatever it is that makes us think around the corner, it is what hit me recently.

    Sheep have happened. and, I love pInting them – they make me smile. But why stop there?

    So I’ve started to add new critters, new media, and new techniques to my studio.

    Most recently, my easel has been my ipad, with a nice painting app, to explore the process of digital paainting. It seems a much more portable and forgiving media – not to mention, that the juried fine art shows offer a digital media category that needs some smiles as well.

    So here are my first endeavors with the new roadmap I am following for a bit:

    TITLE:”Cowllamaty” 

    llama painting by Conni Togel
     
    And this is one in progress, that I have been working on this morning a title to be determined….

     

    A new Alpaca Painting in the making
     
    Let me know what you think – I always love feedback!

    Oh, and, of course we will offer these as prints on paper and as hand-embellished giclée eproductions on canvas soon!
    Keep an eye on my website: Charisma Art Gallery Website

  • A Happy New Year!

    HAPPY NEW YEAR AHEAD!

    The year has already shown itself to be going in a good direction – a few days off between shows, is always a very good thing, seeing that I am usually on the road more than I am at home.
    We took several weeks off to be home with family, celebrate Christmas, hang out in PJ’s at home, and just not do much of anything.

    Christmas was fun, filled with laughter, good people, marvelous cookies, food, hot chocolate, and I think I might be fluffier than any of my sheep ever are, now.

    New Year’s Eve was  more of a “Retirement Home Excitement” evening – just hanging out, not doing much of anything, except watching movies with my daughters. Just the right speed after the hectic of the Fall show season…

    Then, of course, there was the issue of our trailer going missing from the driveway, and being found in the woods about half an hour away, with all the artwork, panels, prints, and originals being tossed about rather roughly. And, our backup inventory of prints, some tools, and some parts from the trailer gone missing. Fortunately, we are working with a fantastic Insurance company to help us recoup and regroup, hopefully in time for the big show frenzy of Spring arriving.

    On the upside of that: the thieves were apparently dumb enough to leave the original paintings on the panels, and to actually steal signed prints, that are very much identify-able. If you see anything pop up in your neck of the woods, or online, by all means, please let me know.

    I would post pictures, but something here isn’t working – technical issues are persisting, and, quite frankly, my life is too short to spend hours on trying to sort all that out…I’d rather be painting and re-creating what was damaged in that event.

    Not being technically savvy is problematic – but, I do have enough skills to add new discount coupons! And, I love supplying the world with sheepish smiles and happy thoughts!

    So to help your year start off with smiles as well, here is a coupon code you can use on my website to “fluffify” your world for the new year:

    Enter code “FLUFFY” on the cart at checkout at the Sheep Incognito website to get 15% off your entire purchase!

    If you run into any kind of trouble – please drop me a line at the studio through the webform on my website…it’s the only way to ensure that I actually get the mail.

    So here’s to a year

    Filled with fun – do something silly that makes you giggle, every day.

    Filled with peace – don’t sweat the small stuff, and forgive stupidity.

    Filled with happiness – focus on good memories. good people. good things. good people.

    And, filled with just a touch of sheepish outlook on life: sleep alot. eat as much as you need. hang out with peaceful friends. Bounce when happy. Burp so you don’t explode. Look beautiful in a sunset. Be wary of weird things. Explore new pastures. Eat lots of healthy greens. And most of all: make someone else smile. It’ s what makes everybody’s world better!

     

  • A New Sheep On The Block

    A New Sheep On The Block

    FRESH OFF THE EASEL:

    There’s a New Frog Painting of Sheep Incognito in Town!

    Fresh off the easel, and new in the Sheep Incognito online store, is another knitting painting, titled “Frog It All”.

    The Original Painting was done in oils on a fat, gallery wrapped, square canvas.

    Have a look:

    Frog It All Original Oils on Canvas by ©Conni Togel/ Sheep Incognito/Charisma Art Gallery LLC 2015
    Frog It All
    Original Oils on Canvas by ©Conni Togel/ Sheep Incognito/Charisma Art Gallery LLC 2015

     

    Frog It All Original Oils on Canvas ©Conni Togel/ Sheep Incognito/ Charisma Art Gallery LLC
    Frog It All
    Original Oils on Canvas
    ©Conni Togel/ Sheep Incognito/ Charisma Art Gallery LLC 2015

    TITLE: FROG IT ALL

    SIZE: 24″ x 24″ x 3″

    PRICE: $2,200.00

    It is available for purchase by clicking on this link

    We also offer prints on paper in double mats and hand-embellished giclée reproductions on canvas in standard frame sizes on the website – just hop on over to visit the Sheep Incognito flock of prints to start your own flock of the fun, sweet, and whimsical Sheep Incognito by Conni Togel.

     

    Of course, you can always contact us at the studio  – we love hearing from ewe!

    You can keep up with studio happenings by visiting the artist’s Facebook page and clicking the like/follow buttons.

    New shows are being added continuously – check out the EVENT CALENDAR for upcoming shows, festivals, and exhibits with Sheep Incognito coming to your area.

  • 2016 Sheep Incognito Limited Edition Wall Calendar

    2016 Sheep Incognito Limited Edition Wall Calendar.

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  • Horse Fly Original Oil Painting

    Horse Fly Original Oil Painting by Sheep Incognito Artist Conni Togel
    Horse Fly Original Oil Painting by Sheep Incognito Artist Conni Togel

    Horse Fly Original Oil Painting.

  • New Sheep Incognito Events Added for 2015

    Check the calendar for New Sheep Incognito Events Added for 2015

    I just added a few new events to our lineup for 2015 – among them some of the nation’s largest Irish Festivals…

     

    here is the link to my Event Calendar:

    http://www.sheepincognito.com/calendar/

    Prices at the shows are a bit lower than on my website, and, you won’t have to pay for shipping on items we have at the mobile gallery.

    Also, the mobile Gallery is pretty much the only place where you can snag the newest collector’s cards – we only print a small batch of each card, and they will not be re-printed. They fit neatly into a standard collecting album, so you can start your own mini flock of Sheep Incognito to carry around for a smile on the go.

    Come on by for a visit – the Sheep Incognito flock is sure to be somewhere near ewe soon!