Although still a work in progress I’m definitely liking the direction this is taking. I ordered some garden theme charms from Etsy to hang from the clothes line… I’ll likely dye them with alcohol inks… or sponge them with nail polish… I gave up painting my nails long ago so I’d have yet another medium for my art. My nails are usually done up with glue and speckles of spattered paints. They just scream…”artist!” YAY!
It’s an absolutely gorgeous day out today and I plan to take advantage of what little photography skills I have to capture my back yard. I’ll share my photo montage with you soon. Until later… Have an outstanding Saturday and get some relaxation in.
I finally got my hands on some moss. I had some all along and just didn’t realize it. It was growing on the bricks in the backyard… I started a moss garden on aluminum foil covered paper plates and watered/misted it diligently on a daily basis… Then I had a serious allergy attack and spent three days in a row napping the headaches away. My moss went the way of the dinosaur so now I’m harvesting it for my art.
I started this painting a while back and knew I needed moss… but yesterday I decided to add the twigs with paper flowers into the pots. I’m loving it! It’s going to go great with the rest of the garden series I’m doing. I’m having a great time with these. They are turning out yummy!
Here’s a look at the mess I want to clean up before I head out shopping… Yikes!
Happy Friday fellow artistic peeps… Drop me a comment and share what you’re working on! /HUGS!
Painting in progress on my desk… A beautiful mess of paints and papers litter my space.
In the pink… bins filled to the brim with supplies books begging to be read again and again.
An array screaming to be organized and cleaned up… Often ignored when I have a work in progress.
Coffee, a computer game of solitaire and another mess to clean up!
Ugh! From towels and blankets to electronics needing dusted… at the end of the week I’ll post photo’s of a clean studio!
Thought I’d share my messy room today.
I’ve been wanting to make this piece for some time now. I have several pieces of this white wooden picket fence. I chose the shortest on and collaged text pages over it leaving some of the edges white… I plan to whitewash this once it’s dry.
The background on this painting starts with a piece of collage paper that I dabbed with bubble wrap and other wonderful patterned household goodies. I added a layer of brayered green in streaks then using torn up tissue I layered over the top of that… and using a baby wipe I dabbed a smeared, smudges and smooshed paints on top. As it sits right now I’m liking the look.
I’ll let it dry while I go out for my weekly grocery hunt and won’t be able to play again until tomorrow. That will give me time to think about what I want to do with it. I have an idea or two where I’ll go from here… This is part of a series I’ve been playing with that I want to hang in my entry area for a season or two.
Until later. Keep an eye out for…
This hangs on my studio door. Hee!
I dug through my drawer of wooden goodies and found this block. After attaching the “READ” letters I remembered I had some wooden books as well. I love this little eye candy piece. It’s looks adorable on my bookshelves.
I’m waiting for paint to dry on a painting I’m just now finishing up and my camera battery is recharges so I can’t share anything yet. I will as soon as I can though. It’s a fun and whimsical painting of lollipop flowers on a textured substrate. Very summery.
My next few pieces are going to have a sewing related theme and I’m really excited about working on them. For now however I need to un-bury my desk so I can mess it up again!
I have a bit of a fascination with the Eiffel Tower… I don’t know why I just like it. Probably because it screams…”I’m artistic!” A while back I bought some chipboard Eiffel Towers from Etsy and while playing with a 5″x7″ canvas I came up with this collage. Again I used decorative napkins to layer color and texture. I used pink paint on the first one, let it dry, then added a second layer with blue paint. I did the separate layer to avoid getting purple. There’s nothing wrong with purple mind you… I was just focusing on blues and pinks here. I used a text page on top of the chipboard and then sponged on some watered down blue paint. I used a small sponge to edge the chipboard with black rubber stamp ink.
I layered a pink and blue feather behind the tower and secured them with hot glue. I topped the Tower off with some fringe bling and a rhinestone on top.
Adding vintage looking letters to spell out Paris I finished off this shabby chic canvas. Easy peasy and fun. I especially loved using up the extra fringe I had from making the wooden T-shirt below. Waste not, want not!
Have an awesome Monday… I’m playing again in my studio and I’ll share when my canvas actually looks like something!
I bought this wooden cut-out shirt about a year and half ago at the dollar store while visiting my parents. Dollar store shopping is great fun. You can really stretch your imagination with the things you find. Just keep asking yourself…”How can I use this in my art?”
I have had several ideas for this piece of the past few months and for some reason I pulled in off my pile of substrates the other day and just dove in. Starting with text pages I layered them on with Mod Podge and then used crumpled tissue over that after adding some rub-ons and some paint. I used torn pieces of decorative paper napkin, cut and painted pieces of paper doilies, rhinestones, feathers, fancy fringe, black glitter, pink sparkle paint, and an adhesive cross to top this off. I sponged the edges with black ink from a stamp pad and ta-da! My own couture is ready to wear!
Mother’s Day present number one… finished!
Now I have one more to create. I just love how this shabby chic birdhouse tile turned out. Such a fun process and all on a $1 tile from the Dollar Tree! How delightful.
I wanted to finally get this posted before varnishing so you could see the finished piece. Next I’ll post a bit of Paris I’ve been toying with the past few day. Some more fun I’ve been having with fringes and feathers. NOM!
As it’s Friday I’m half-way out the door on errands so I’ll come back tomorrow to share some more Mon Cheri!
At the eye doctor’s last week the parking lot was covered with a gorgeous pink carpet of cherry blossoms. I LOVE this time of year. We’ve done some of our gardening and here’s the results of our labor so far…
Just a few shots taken from inside. It’s been crazy raining here since we’ve finished this project so we’ve not been able to get back out and work on it. I hope to plant some more along the southwest side of the fence and to get a tree planted as well… along with some bushes. I’ve still got plenty of time! Hopefully we’ll have a long growing season.
I’ll share more when the weather permits.
Here’s the tile after the tea stained the tissues. I added a layer of Mod Podge to the tea to keep it on and then I used some pink Martha Stewart Living Glitter Specialty Finish. Check out the kit on this link. I’m going to have to see if my local Home Depot has that. Nom!
I used a tutorial I found online here to create the text flowers on this…
The purple felt-looking flowers are from Recollections by Michaels. I’m in the process of working on the composition and doing some gluing so I can move on to add the final flair on this piece. The substrate is a 6″x6″ tile from the dollar store. I simple painted it black with acrylic paint and using square cut collaging paper layered with tissue… I created the background that I tea-stained. FUN! This should be done tomorrow so I’ll be able so share the finished art with you soon. It’s a gift for my mom for Mother’s Day. She has purples through-out her house so I’m sure you’ll find a nook she can display it in.
Until tomorrow!
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