Sharon Olvera Design Mixed Media Artist Portfolio

1. Sharon Olvera
Sharon Olvera Design
Mixed Media Artist Portfolio

2. Artist Statement
I stumbled upon my path as an artist in the last
year and a half even though I have been deep in
arts and crafts my whole life. What I call my
mixed media art comes out of a combination of
the influence of the scrapbooking world and my
faith.
Following are some of my creations….

3. Contents• Awakening
• Calliope
• Chastisement
• Consuming Fire
• Covering
• Deliverance
• Eden
• Everlasting
• Glory in the Midst
• Garden Whispers
• Imagine
• Intercession
• Joy
• Grace
• Light of Revelation & Glory
• Living Water
• Love Came Down
• Love Peace Hope
• Resplendence
• Red and Yellow Black and
White
• Rejoice and Shout!
• Milk and Honey
• Multiply
• Providence
• Sanctuary
• Set Ashore
• Set Free
• Snow Messenger
• The Letter
• Threadline
• Sun Garden
• The Firmament
• Transformation
• Tu B’ Shevat
• Twilight
• Two Cute Girls
• Virtuous Woman
• Walk by Faith
• Wonders in the
Woodland
• Yield

4. Awakening
Original is 12xs12 Stretched
Canvas
Materials and Technique:
Fingerpaint with Acrylic and
Fabric paints.
Based on Psalm 57:8

5. Calliope
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
The music which comes from
the caraousel….
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic – Bees Wax, Crayon
Wax, and Fabric Paint by Tulip.
Encaustic brushes
Psalm 150:1-6

6. Chastisement of Our
Peace
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Materials and Technique:
Acrylic and Gouache paints
Napkin papers.
My artistic version of the
legedary dogwood tree.
Isaiah 53:5

7. Consuming Fire
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic - Crayola Crayon
Wax
Heat Embossing Gun
Hebrews 12:29

8. Covering
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic- Crayola Crayon
Wax; Heat Embossing Gun
Proverbs 3:5-6

9. Deliverance
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Materials and Technique:
Acrylic paints
Acrylic gesso
John 8:32

10. Eden
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Fabric strips
Florals
Crayola Crayon Wax
Heat Embossing Gun
Genesis 2:9

11. Everlasting
Original 12x2 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic – Crayola Crayon
Wax; Heat Embossing Gun
Psalm 90:2

12. Glory in the Midst
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic – Crayola Crayon
Wax; Heat Embossing Tool.
Revelation 22:2

13. Garden Whispers
Original 16x20 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Florals
Encaustic – Crayola Crayon
Wax
Heat Embossing Gun
Genesis 3:8

14. Imagine
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Texture Paste and Stencil
Fabric Paint by Tulip
Fabric Spray Paint by Tulip
Adirondack alcohol inks
Heat Embossing Gun
Psalm 139:16

15. Intercession
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Texture Paste and Stencil for
background.
Pebeo Paints – Vitrail and
Moon Fantasy
Fibers: Tissue papers and
Feathers.
Old Chain Necklace
Romans 8:26-28

16. Joy
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Materials:
Acrylic Paints
White Gesso
Multi colored tissue papers.
Isaiah 55:12

17. Grace
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Honeycomb stencil by TCW
used with Whipped Spackle
by Faber-Castell. Spray paints
by Tulip, liquid acrylic paint,
and alcohol inks by
Adirondack. Gold glitter by
Studio.
Proverbs 16:24

18. Light of Revelation and
Glory
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Background in acrylic and
gesso with dots of glitter gel.
Fibers: Strips of fabric and
Embroidery floss.
Luke 2:30-32

19. Living Water
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Acrylic paints
Texture paste
Old toothbrushes
John 4:14

20. Love Came Down
Original 16x20 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Mod Podge
Tissue papers
Crayola Crayon Wax
Heat Embossing Gun
James 1:17

21. Love Hope Peace
Original 12x12 Stretched Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic Beeswax and Crayola
Crayon Wax; Fabric Puff Paint in
White.
Use of a hot griddle to warm wax
in tins.
Galatians 5:22
Romans 12:12

22. Resplendence
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Acrylic paints finger painted
onto the background.
Yarn (Kidding Around by
Loops and Threads)
Pearls (Fillers) by Ashland
Habakkuk 2:14

23. Red and Yellow Black and
White
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Acrylic Gesso
Acrylic Paints
Tissue Papers
Heat Embossing Gun
Matthew 19:14

24. Rejoice and Shout!
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic – Crayola Crayon
Wax
Heat Embossing Gun
Psalm 91:11

25. Milk and Honey
Original 16x20 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Crayola Crayon Wax
Florals
Mod Podge
Heat Embossing Tool
Ezekiel 20:6

26. Multiply
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Floral stencils
Daisy stamps
Black acrylic gesso
Acrylic paints
White fabric paint
I Corinthians 3:7

27. Providence
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Stencil and Texture Paste
Fabric Puff Paint by Tulip
Adirondack alcohol inks
Fabric Spray Paint by Tulip
Matthew 6:25

28. Sanctuary
Original 16x20 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Crayon wax, florals, encaustic
gesso, gel medium, and clear
varnish.
Heat Embossing Gun
Romans 1:20

29. Set Ashore
Original 12x12 Stretched Burlap
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Encaustic Gesso
Colorful tissue papers
Crayola Crayon Wax
Clear Wax by ArtMinds
Mark 1:20

30. Set Free
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Crayola Crayon Wax
Encaustic Gesso
Heat Embossing Gun
Psalm 118:5

31. Snow Messenger
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Acrylic paints
Tissue papers
Bling pearls
Proverbs 25:11-13

32. The Letter
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Acrylic Paints
Fabric Paints
Tissue Napkin Papers
Stickles in Candy Pink
Glass glitter
2 Corinthians 3:3

33. Threadline
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Mod Podge
Napkin Tissue Papers
Embossing patterns by Sizzix,
cut out and arranged.
Faber-Castell Gelato Sticks
Ecclesiastes 3:7

34. Sun Garden
Original 12x12 Canvas
Panel
Tools and Materials:
Layered tissue papers
Feathers
Balls of yarn
Petals with mod podge
Purple weaving strips
Crayola Crayon Wax
Heat Embossing Tool
Job 8:16

35. The Firmament
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Materials:
Encaustic – Crayola Crayon
Wax
Heat Embossing Tool
Genesis 1:1-2

36. Transformation
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Crayola Crayon Wax
Images of butterflies with
brass template by Art C.
Heat Embossing Gun
Romans 12:2

37. Tu B’ Shevat
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Paints in acrylic and Scribble
Pop 3D fabric . Finger
painting technique.
Tu B’Shevat is a celebration
about the trees, in particularly
fruit trees, like our Arbor Day.
Isaiah 65:22

38. Twilight
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Materials:
Tissue papers
Encaustic -Crayola Crayon
Wax
Heat Embossing Gun
Exodus 30:8

39. Two Cute Girls
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Materials:
Background painted in acrylic.
Eyelash yarn added.
Girls (no faces) acrylic paints
and napkin papers and
ribbons for bodies and
clothes.
Inspired by my two youngest
nieces.
Proverbs 7:4

40. Virtuous Woman
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Tools and Materials:
Acrylic Paints
Honeycomb template
Texture paste
Painted Lace
Pink Pearls
Proverbs 31:10

41. Walk by Faith
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Tools and Materials:
Acrylics
Gem stones by Ashley
Feathers over a branch
Black birds in Clipart
2 Corinthians 5:7

42. Wonders in the Woodland
Original 12x12 Canvas Panel
Materials:
Blue gift tissue papers
Faber-Castell Gelato Sticks
Mod Podge
Artist Clear Wax
Micah 7:14

43. Yielded
Original 12x12 Stretched
Canvas
Materials:
Gouache paint (opaque water
color); splatters of white
gesso.
Zechariah 8:12