Hi everyone!

I'm back from my meeting at the Hamilton Collection! All orders placed while I was gone have already been taken care of =) Meeting went phenomenally well, I'm happy to say! Had some great creative & brainstorming sessions there too - you won't believe some of the great stuff coming soon. I even have a sneak peek of some clay sculpts-works in progress we are coming up with there....hint - VAMPIRES! Also tonight I have new ACEO cards starting at a penny - a phenomenal EIGHT CARD SET of "Alice and Las Meninas" (the group of 8 cards starts at just a penny, only this one set will ever be made!), also the ACEO for "Babirusa Skull," "Cello Storm," and some Faces of Faery (one of which you've never seen!). Also good news for you today - "Alice and Las Meninas," "Babirusa Skull," and "Cello Storm" are all now up as SALE prints at eBay! Only $9.99 for small prints, $20 for big ones. Fun stuff!

To see any current ORIGINAL PAINTINGS up on eBay for auctions, click below.....

All Jasmine's Original Paintings

Firstly - I thought I'd give you a bit of a behind the scenes sneak peek of how things happen at the Hamilton Collection - I've posted a special sneak preview of some of the clay sculptures we've been coming up with - a couple of photos from my meeting yesterday:

These are prototypes for a possible new Vampire Queens series! I'll keep you updated. Stay tuned for new Vampires from me in some original paintings and other formats - including a new series inspired by the Italian Renaissance called "I Vampiri" that I will be debuting soon....... Gotta love vampires!

To see my already available figurines from Hamilton, click HERE

Other statue news - Chris at Magical_Figurines has a couple of penny statue auctions up here (boxes signed by me, of course!):

Penny Statue Auctions from Chris

Now for the new ACEOs - for more info about ACEO cards, how I make them & what they are (basically tiny hand embellished one of a kind canvas prints, trading card sized at 2.5"x3.5" and highly collectable), consult the individual auction descriptions - they are each one of a kind and are awesome! Definitely be sure to check out the listing for my "Alice and Las Meninas" 8-Card ACEO set (it was such a large and detailed painting I've composed a set of 8 cards - one featuring the painting as a whole, and then closeup detail cards for the different characters - the winner gets ALL EIGHT!). All auctions are starting at a penny, with no reserve for ten-day listings ending on the evening of Tuesday, March 2nd 6:00PM-6:15 PM Central Time:

To see them all together visit the ACEO section of my store here!

or individually, the links are below:

BRAND NEW - NEVER SEEN: "Faces of Faery 69" ACEO (this was a custom painting, so you probably haven't seen the original!)

Alice in Wonderland/Other Lands: "Alice and Las Meninas" ACEOs - a set of 8 ACEO Cards - only this one set will ever be made!

"Cello Storm" ACEO

"Babirusa Skull" ACEO

"Faces of Faery 73" ACEO

"Faces of Faery 74" ACEO

Now for this week's SALE PRINTS! Several of my new paintingsavailable, from only $9.99! To see all of the SALE prints together, click HERE

The 8x10 "Alice and Las Meninas" SALE prints are here for $9.99

The BIG 12x16 "Alice and Las Meninas" SALE prints are here for $20

The 8x10 "Cello Storm" SALE prints are here for $9.99

The BIG 12x16 "Cello Storm" SALE prints are here for $20

The 8x10 "Babirusa Skull" SALE prints are here for $9.99

The BIG 12x16 "Babirusa Skull" SALE prints are here for $20

Pssssssst...... if you are looking for any of the above prints in BIGGER sizes, on different paper or canvas options, or big posters, or framed prints, etc. they can all be found in my Zazzle Print Shop here:

BIGGER Prints & Posters at Zazzle HERE

Enjoy! Watch out for Vampires soon...........

Until next time...

-Jasmine

Hi everyone!

I have TWO NEW ORIGINAL paintings for you and both start at just ONE PENNY on eBay! They are two of the originals from my "Faces of Faery" series. In additon I have listed the #01 Lt. Ed. Hand Painted Canvas prints for "Alice and Las Meninas," "Cello Storm," and "Babirusa Skull" - each starting at a penny.

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Also a quick head's up - I will be out of town for just 2 days, leaving in the morning. I'm going to be up north at Hamilton Collection headquarters for some scheduled business meetings, product development, brainstorming, a photo session & videotaping. So - I'll be back Saturday morning. No worries though - it won't be long enough to affect any sort of shipping or orders, just maybe a 1 day delay on emails, etc. But it is a good thing - very fun future projects are developing....

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The new original paintings - the 76th and 77th paintings in my "Faces of Faery" series - my popular series of paintings I've been working on that featuring beautiful faces from all corners of the world of Faery. Each is READY TO HANG - you don't need a frame - 6"x6" in size and on 2" gallery style cradled masonite, original acrylic paintings (not prints of any kind). The great thing about my "Faces of Faery" series of paintings is that they are all the same size and are intended to hang beautifully in a group as well as on their own - for example they make fabulous groupings of several paintings together (I hung up nine of them on my wall in a square shape and it looked fantastic!). To see the new originals (and all other currently available original paintings) simply click below - they're near the bottom of the page here:

Jasmine's Original Paintings Currently for Sale

Or individually - here is "Faces of Faery 76" - she is the 76th in the series. A stunning portrait of a beautiful pale girl contrasts nicely with a vibrant swallowtail butterfly! And yes, to give everybody a chance, she is starting at just ONE PENNY! She's up for a 10-day auction ending the evening of Saturday, February 27th 6:35PM Central Time , and you can see her here:

"Faces of Faery: 76" ORIGINAL PAINTING

And here is "Faces of Faery 77" - she is the 77th in the series. Faces of Faery all feature beautiful faery-inspired creatures, and she is no exception. This one features a red haired girl with AMAZING eyes and a leafy green dragon pet! And yes again, to give everybody a chance, she is starting at just ONE PENNY! She's up for a 10-day auction ending the afternoon/evening of Saturday, February 27th 6:38PM Central Time, and you can see her here:

"Faces of Faery 77" ORIGINAL PAINTING

Next up - new #01 Hand Painted Limited Edition Canvas Prints! For three of my latest paintings - "Alice and Las Meninas," "Cello Storm," and "Babirusa Skull" - each is hand embellished and signed & numbered (#01, first one!) by me in acrylic paint, truly the next best thing to owning the original. Each is up for a 10-day auction starting at ONE PENNY ending the evening of Saturday, February 27th 6:45-6:57 PM Central Time:

See them all together HERE

"Alice and Las Meninas" approx. 11"x16" #01 Hand Embellished Canvas Print

"Cello Storm" approx. 11"x14" #01 Hand Embellished Canvas Print

"Babirusa Skull" approx. 11"x14" #01 Hand Embellished Canvas Print

Enjoy!

Until next time...

-Jasmine

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Hi everyone!

I have a big beautiful new original painting for you tonight - and she is lovely!. Starting at just ONE PENNY on eBay (and prints are up already too!)! A mermaid painting with a vibrant dragon - "Mermaid with a Black Sea Serpent". And in other news - my very first RESIN BALL JOINTED DOLLS are now out - "Adventures in Oz" - beautiful 12" fully poseable (9 points of articulation) dolls cast in artists resin featuring my Wizard of Oz girls! Also, Chris at magical_figurines has a couple more penny statue auctions.

Okay! The new original painting....to see ALL of my currently available original paintings, including the new ones click below:

All Jasmine's Original Paintings For Sale

Or directly.... let me introduce "Mermaid with a Black Sea Serpent" - ready to hang - 2" deep cradled masonite it is is an ORIGINAL acrylic painting measuring - a large one, tall and skinny - 24" in height by 6" wide. A very fun size/shape! It features a beautiful golden eyed mermaid under the water with her magnificent companion - a svelte black sea serpent with glistening scales and fins resembling a monarch butterfly's wings (which also matches the fins of the Mermaid's tail). And yes, to give everybody a chance, she is starting at just ONE PENNY! It's up for a 10-day auction ending the evening of Friday, February 26th at 7:11 PM Central Time, and you can see her here:

"Mermaid with a Black Sea Serpent ORIGINAL PAINTING

Now, as I promised - I'm making the "Mermaid with a Black Sea Serpent" prints available NOW. If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! These are BIG prints - starting at just $13.80 - and guess what? You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. Small sizes are available as well as HUGE sizes - up to 78" size (that is taller than I am!) Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options. No need to wait any more!!

"Mermaid with a Black Sea Serpent" Prints HERE

Let me point out too - I have a ton of new prints available from Zazzle now (much larger than I can offer elsewhere, with many more sizes/shapes/paper choices, as well as posters options, framing, custom matting, etc.) here:

Jasmine's Posters & Prints at Zazzle HERE

And oh yes, as I mentioned - my brother-in-law/assistant Chris has some of my statues up for penny auctions! And very soon he'll have more available so be sure to bookmark his eBay store(including some rare ones, Bradford, Hamilton, etc. with certificates signed by me - yay!). Check out his current penny auctions here:

New "Penny Statue Auctions" from Chris!

Available NOW from Ashton-Drake! My very first RESIN BALL-JOINTED DOLLS! I've had resin dolls, and vinyl dolls, but never resin ball-jointed (poseable!!) dolls - these are fantastic, very high quality - and BIG - 12" high each! Those of you lucky enough to be at IDEX - the International Doll Expo a couple weeks ago got to see these in person.....

Introducing "Jasmine Becket-Griffith's Wizard Of Oz Fantasy Art Doll Collection: Adventures In Oz". There are five in all, beginning with "Dorothy"....

Click HERE to order Jasmine's Ball-Jointed Resin Wizard of Oz Dolls

Or just call TOLL-FREE 1-877-268-6638 and ask for Jasmine Becket-Griffith's "Wizard Of Oz Fantasy Art Doll Collection: Adventures In Oz" - (starting with Dorothy)

Here is some info about the dolls, as from Ashton-Drake:

*Each fantasy art doll in this collection is expertly handcrafted in artist's resin to recreate the distinctive, cutting-edge look of Jasmine's fantasy artwork, including the dolls' amazing eyes and sense of style!

*These ball-jointed dolls boast 9 points of articulation that allow you to pose them in a multitude of ways

*Dolls' handmade fantasy-chic outfits and accessories are constructed of the finest materials

*As an added touch, each doll sports her own hidden tattoo that represents her singular quest

*Certificates of Authenticity

*Measure 12" H; 30.5 cm H

*Issue One - Dorothy," will be followed by "Issue Two - Scarecrow," "Issue Three - Tinman," "Issue Four - Lion" and "Issue Five - The Witch"

*Only $99.99 per issue - you can even pay in 4 installments of just $25 each =)

* As always there is a 365-day guarantee on these, guaranteeing your 100% satisfaction.

If you are a non-US customer and have questions about my Hamilton/Bradford collectibles, please visit HERE

ANY other questions, call the number above (ie, don't call me - I just do the paintings, hehe).

Enjoy!

Until next time...

-Jasmine

Hi everyone!

Here is what has been OBSESSING me for the past three days....

I have a new painting to show you tonight! One of my best yet, and certainly one of the largest I have ever offered for sale. Also - the LONGEST time I've ever spent on a single painting, hehe. "Alice and Las Meninas" - my first "Alice" painting of the year! She's up in my eBay store (where she will remain until purchased, or else will come with me to MegaCon or the Celebration Spring Art Festival, so if you want her - grab her now!)! I have prints up already too!

All right, the new original painting! "Alice and Las Meninas" is the title - one of my favourite Alice in Wonderland paintings I've done yet (heck, one of my favourite paintings of any kind I've done yet)! This is the third painting in my sub-series called "Alice in Other Lands" which are paintings featuring Alice in a variety of unusual circumstances, thrown into settings inspired by my love of art history (be sure to check out the first two installments honoring Bosch and da Vinci). Here we have my Alice on the set of one of the most beautiful and famous paintings in the world - "Las Meninas" (the Handmaidens") by 17th century painter Diego Velázquez - the epitome of Spanish Baroque. This is of course my version (for comparison, check out Picasso's Las Meninas, hehe). In my painting, Alice is playing the little princess (Infanta Margarita of Spain). Lewis Carroll has a cameo as the painter in this piece (Velázquez). The handmaidens truly must be from the court of the Queen of Hearts. In the distance you can see the Mad Hatter sneaking out the back, the Duchess holding a squealing pig, and the King of Hearts looking typically downtrodden and bedraggled. And lo and behold, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum have squeezed their way into the portrait too. Also if you look at the portrait on the back wall, you may see the White Rabbit! My favourite part though has got to be the devilish Cheshire Cat who has seemingly replaced Velázquez's faithful hound. This is a painting celebrating my loves of Alice in Wonderland and Baroque art - no reason why the two shouldn't go together! I've always thought that Alice's adventures should continue into many other bizarre tales, and you can expect to see more from me in the future. My own lowbrow big eyed take on Velázquez's work was one of my largest paintings to date, and took longer than any other painting I've completed (over three days, which is a long time for me!). This is my own original acrylic painting, completely painted by hand. PS - this painting is HUGE - almost four feet wide! Could totally hang over a sofa or headboard and make the room fantastic! Framed it measures 44" wide by 32" high (it is the ORIGINAL painting - acrlyics on a 36"x24" masonite panel). A huge, ornate, antique style picture frame. Tiny carved details suit the Baroque theme. It's an open wood frame with a posh antiqued golden finish - this really is a stunning piece - it truly can be the focus of any room. It's up at a fixed price in my eBay store where it will remain unless purchased or else brought to my art show at MegaCon (or possibly the Celebration Spring Art Festival) in March. So if you want her - get her now (or come to one of the shows!). Click below to see her:

"Alice and Las Meninas" ORIGINAL FRAMED PAINTING

And as always, to see all of my other currently available original paintings - click below - I have some BEAUTIFUL originals up right now and will be adding more soon:

All Jasmine's New Original Paintings

I'm making the "Alice and Las Meninas" prints available NOW on Zazzle. If the original isn't in your budget, grab one of these! These are beautiful prints - starting at just $13.80 - and guess what? You can add on custom mats, frames, glass, etc. however you want it. And you can choose the paper type - glossy, matte, canvas, poster, whatever. Small sizes are available as well as BIG sizes - up to 78"x52" in size. Just use the options in the upper right hand corner of this page to choose the size you'd like - leave it plain as a poster print or add framing options. No need to wait any more!!

Prints & Posters of "Alice and Las Meninas"

Enjoy!

Until next time...

-Jasmine

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Hi everyone!

So much big news tonight, I hardly know where to begin! First, I have a brand new original painting for you - very special auction for one penny - a CUSTOM PAINTING - of a Faces of Faery - it'll be #75 - the winner of this auction gets to tell ME how to finish painting her! Next - I'm very pleased to announce the official publisher's release statement for my upcoming TAROT/ORACLE DECK! Yes, my "Oracle of Shadows and Light" deck will be available from Blue Angel Publishing in May, with a fantastic guidebook by Lucy Cavendish, and I have info regarding that here in this email. And finally - I have a sneak peek of my very first FAIRY WALL SCULPTURE available for pre-order at the Bradford Exchange. A gorgeous fairy/moon/dragon sculpture that actually hangs on your wall - and she is stunning!

First off is the new original painting - a CUSTOM Faces of Faery - this is the 75th in the series. The winning bidder will receive the painting in the photos, but first they will get to tell me the following: **Haircolour/Style (I can make it shorter, curly, add bangs, whatever you'd like) **Eye Colour, Makeup **Skintone, Freckles, Tattoos **Wings if you'd like me to fit some in (note the size & placement of the face on the panel, it'd be a hint of them or very small ones) **I could potentially add a bit of ornamentation like paint in a butterfly or flowers in her hair, earrings, leaves, something along those lines. Faces of Faery all feature beautiful faery-inspired creatures, and she is no exception. This big eyed beauty is to be painted just for you! After the auction ends, I will email you and YOU will tell ME how to finish her! It is on GALLERY STYLE CRADLED MASONITE - 6"x6" in size (like all Faces of Faery) - Matt has added a hanger on the back, so it is READY TO HANG! No frame needed! She's up on eBay starting at ONE PENNY for a 10-day auction ending the afternoon/evening of Sunday, February 21st 4:41PM Central Time

CUSTOM PAINTING "Faces of Faery #75" ORIGINAL PAINTING

To see all of my currently available original paintings, some ending very soon - click below:

All Jasmine's Original Paintings Currently Available

Next - as promised - my very first TAROT/ORACLE DECK! I am SO excited about this! It has been two years in the making, but the publishers just finally announced it officially today so now I'm able to tell you all about it (whee!! I'm awful at keeping exciting secrets, hehe!). The book and descriptions, guides, messages, all that great stuff is by Lucy Cavendish (an expert in the field of divination). Artwork is of course by Jasmine Becket-Griffith (me!), and the deck features 45 cards and guidebook. The name of the deck is "Oracle of Shadows and Light" and it will be packaged in a hard-cover box set. RELEASE DATE: MAY 2010 from Blue Angel Publishing - I will definitely keep you updated. In the meantime - you can read all about the deck, see sample cards and read selections from the Guide on the official release page here:

Jasmine's Oracle of Shadows & Light Deck info HERE

Next up - my new Bradford Exchange line - "Jasmine Becket-Griffith's Fairy Wall Sculptures!" This is my very first wall sculpture - and exactly as it sounds, it is a glorious sculpture that hangs on the wall. This is great especially for folks with cats or small children who like to knock things over, as it's safely up on the wall. Also very nice for those serious collectors who are running out of shelf space (like me, lol!). Her name is "Sapphire" - A beautiful, highly detailed sculpture of my fairy sitting on a crescent moon, sparkling with many simulated gemstones - crystal stars hanging below. She is holding an adorable glimmering dragon on her lap, too. As always there is a 365-day guarantee on these, guaranteeing your 100% satisfaction. And - very nice - you do NOT get billed until your music box has shipped! Click here (or just copy & paste this link into your URL field if it is not clickable)::

Jasmine's "Sapphire" Dragon Fairy Wall Sculpture is HERE!

these are in pre-production, so if you want to be part of the initial test market - get your reserveration in!! I could see these selling out very quickly, she is so lovely and unique!

You can either get your reservation by ordering here (again, you will NOT be charged until your wall sculpture actually ships, as this is a test market in pre-production as of February 11th, 2010):

Reserve your "Sapphire" Wall Sculpture HERE

Or simply CALL TOLL-FREE and ask for Jasmine Becket-Griffith's "Sapphire Wall Sculpture" from the Bradford Exchange:

1-877-268-6638

***************** **Please note - I do not work for Bradford, nor do I stock the collectibles, ship them, nor do I have any inside info regarding orders placed, billing, shipping, timelines, policies, or ANYTHING like that. Basically I just do the original artwork that inspire the collectibles! SO - if you have questions regarding Bradford/Hamilton policies, questions about your order, product info, shipping info, timelines, billing, availability, etc. - don't ask me, instead ask the customer service folks up at Bradford! You can call them at 1-877-268-6638. Or contact them through www.collectiblestoday.com

If you have questions regarding non-US availability (Canada, UK, Australia - anywhere else in this great planet!) - please read HERE

More products are on their way, so keep your eyes peeled!

Until next time... the new painting I'm working on now is truly something spectacular......

-Jasmine

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