Outdoor Art - Our Backyard Project

Have you ever had an idea in the back of your mind that you just could not act on? Well, Lynne and I have been talking about using her Satin Fabric prints for Outdoor Art for a while now. The problem was; how do you weather proof it? So, that’s this idea that keeps rolling around in our collective brain without a completed answer.

So we took a problem solving approach and broke the problem down into components and discovered that the only part of our product that is not weather proof is the backer for the satin fabric. Ok, now we have a problem to solve! Develop a weather proof backer.

We came up with a couple of ideas and made a prototype for our backyard. Now we want to see how it holds up before we actually take it to market as Outdoor Art! Lynne has art hanging over her backyard potting bench and hopefully you can too! Please visit Trotter Arts store and follow us on Facebook!

Coaster Art from Cedar Logs

What do you do when you are running out of pandemic home projects and you have an urge to be creative? First you consider what resources you have to avoid a trip out. You discover some cedar logs that you have been saving for an undetermined woodworking project. Then the idea spring forth …. slice the log into coaster size pieces and paint something on them. Now, what to paint on them? ……. How about some South Carolina bridges? So we picked some of our favorites; Ravenel Bridge (Charleston), Gervais Street Bridge (Columbia), Freedom Bridge (Greenville) and the only covered bridge in the state Campbell’s Bridge (Greenville County). After painting, the coasters needed a stand for presentation so we located some available pieces of cypress wood and made prototype stands. What do ya’ll think about them? Lynne wants Trotter Arts to offer them at our next show, hopefully in June!

South Carolina Bridges - Coaster Art - Four Piece Sets with Presentation Stand