These arrived late yesterday afternoon. I’m in love. I’ve been wanting a set of Prismacolor Colored Pencils for well over a year now and finally just went for it. They are oh-so-delicious and creamy to create with. It’s like blending with little sticks of butter! The Julia Child of the Pencil! The colors are so rich and dreamy! You all know what a sucker I am for a good art supply. Well… for any art supply for that matter! Be it good or some recycled thingamajig I found at the bottom of my junk drawer! There’s just something awe-inspiring about opening up a decorative tin box and finding a stick rainbow! Now even my stick men will look groovy! I went right to work on an entry in my art journal using my new tools! It’s coming along quite nicely and I’m having a great time playing. I’ll be sure to share it when it’s done. I’ve also been watching some movies and elevating my ankle per Dr’s request. I’m nursing myself through some flu-like symptoms as well. As they say… “It never rains but when it pours!” It’s been a monsoon year for me thus far, yet I expect more to come … from the sunny side of life! As without the rains of life we can’t have rainbows! Even if they do come in stick form in a decorative tin! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Look at what I’m holdin!
Oh to fly again up my feet! I’m still “Boot-Leggin!” This bright and cheerful bird-brain did take my mind off my woes for a bit however. The bright colors of spring and summer striking against the harsh white backdrop of my journal. I’ll dream in brighter colors tonight. … I hope! I spent some time today working in Adobe Photoshop re-adjusting some postcards I’ve been playing with. Once I’ve mastered how to tile them I’ll be printing some out and getting them up on Etsy. I’m also planning on some bookmarks as well and a few other stationary items. If you have any ideas or suggestions please let me know! I’m always excited to hear from other people.
Papers, rub onz, stickers, gift tags, pens, pencils, markers and more. This is a journal page I did while still in my cast. I’ve pulled out several projects to start and have them front and center on my desk but the boot is causing a bit more pain than I had hoped for. I’m only getting things done in baby steps. Twenty two days from now I’ll be back at the Dr. and hopefully my baby steps will expand to toddler sized steps. I’ll continue to work on what I’ve started and let my baby steps lead me… at least part of that process was getting my desk cleaned off! I pulled some supplies from my cupboard and started a new venture that shouldn’t really take too long to do once I get on a roll.
With all my journals I’ve completed and more pages yet to post I’m wondering what everyone else does with their art journals when they have finished them? Have you made prints of favorite pages? Have you ripped em out and hung them? Or are keeping them neat and tidy on a shelf? Let me know! I’m wondering what all I can do with these closed off works of art.
This is a collaged trivet I made for one of my nieces for Christmas. I nearly forgot about sharing it with you due to the cast of doom around my leg. As of today I have only 5 days of couch misery left. I opted not to risk my good ankle with crutches as obviously I’m not the most graceful swan on the lake. This pretty purple and gold goodies was made using collage papers, decorative napkins, sticker lettering which is painted over in a glossy black, golden metal hearts, gold leafing, modeling paste, crackle medium, and oh so much more! I have a few other similar like creations waiting on my desk for me to play with when I’m back to my walkabout! Until later! Happy Sunday and God Bless YOU!
Here’s something to keep you busy as you anxiously await the festivities. Or to print out and give to your overly excited wee-ones who can’t wait for the big moment! I’ll be gone for a few days enjoying time with family and friends and eating way to much. New Years Promise to self…. Get skinny. May all of you have a marvelous Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and may God Bless you abundantly! I’ll have some changes coming in 2010 that I’m very excited about and will share them here when they are ready. Until then! Jesus is the reason for the season! (and he says it’s okay to color outside the lines!)
Christmas is just around the corner. I’m not done …yet. /SIGH! I’m working feverishly on the last remaining things I wanted to get done before the big day. With only a few things left to do I’m anxious about getting them done in the St. Nick of time! I can’t share them here as the people they are for are actually the only family members I know that visit my blog. Thank you Brandie… and the hubs. I do however have something I want to share with you that I hope you’ll take the time to check into. I’ve met a girl online whom goes mainly by M. She’s hosted a 3 week challenge on a Ning site that after the 3 weeks, and then 3 weeks again, and possibly again, lost popularity and Ning being the ningypoo’s they are, they closed her site. The good news is… She now has a new site called Heart’s Desire for Joy and is offering daily inspiration for free. Her content is solid, her message is awesome, she is truly one of the most inspiring people I’ve come across on the Internet and she’s not snarky at you for succeeding! She’s a very warm-hearted person that you can’t help but fall in love with. Please drop on by, check her out and see what inspiring messages she has to offer. Inspiration is never a bad thing! There are already a lot of really inspiring people that have joined her community so you ‘ll be sure to find something you can relate to. It’s a place of friendship, sharing, discussing woes and working them out…. and so much more. For the most part I’m not one to promote things on my blog, but I believe so strongly in Heart’s Desire for Joy that I really do truly hope you stop in for a visit.
I made this post on some of the Ning sites I belong to and wanted to share it here.
As one often does at year’s end, I’ve been looking back at my artwork over the course of the past few years and I’m amazed at how I’ve improved. With practice one can do most anything.I love what I do so the practice is play for me. I’ve been forced in many cases to work around things that don’t look quite right in a painting or I don’t have the right element for.This helps to teach us and helps us grow as artists as well as building our character.I’m pleased with what I’ve learned through my art and how it helps to heal some of the sorrows that life dishes out.Art has the ability to take pain and turn it into beauty while at the same time healing our hearts and helping us forgive and grow.Art is an amazing tool in life. It’s a gift that literally keeps on giving and I just wanted to take this time as the year winds down to express to all of us that we here hold a very valuable ability to heal ourselves, help others and bring beauty to the ugliness that life can bring. Keep creating, keep bring beauty to your world and share your talent with whoever will have a look!
It’s beginning to look pretty messy on my desk! I’ve been playing with mosaic collaging. This one’s got oodles of medium used on it. It’s a ceramic trivet I got at the dollar store with a hanger on the back so it’s ready to go! I sanded the trivet, used some gesso and then sanded again. Then I spent time meticulously cutting out one inch squares of collaging paper.After my eyes stopped bleeding I used mod podge to adhere them and started playing. There are layers of papers, and tissues and modeling paste, and paper bag, and brads, and hemp, and beads and lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh my! Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention. =) All I have left to do here is to varnish, glue the string down on the back and add a backing that covers up the ugly side of the creative process! Hope you enjoy!
I got a new printer for my birthday and I’ve been playing with it and tweaking my art photos in Photoshop. I’m waiting on some software and some paper but I have managed to come up with some prints that I can sell now. This is from an original painting. It’s a great way to add to your art collection on a budget and something I’ve really been wanting to do for quite some time. I plan on a line of greeting cards, bookmarks, postcards along with the prints. I’m also going to be posting some magnets tomorrow on my Etsy. Today’s posting is my “Draw Back Your Bow” print. After a bit of hit and miss I’m please to be able to post my first “print” for sale on Etsy. If you care to do some window shopping head on over, and remember window shopping is FREE!
Faith comes in many forms… and some it is wearable. While on a supply shopping spree I found these awesome wooden crosses and knew I could transform them into something unique. These one of kind wearable wonders are approximately 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches and stung on hemp cord. For the ease of wearing I tied them off with a knot so you can simply slip them over your head and not worry about fussing with a clasp. I added individuality to each one with different items from beads to glitters. I found some Fiskars Zingz at Big Lots that I thought would be fantastic fun to play with so I used them on the blue cross. It’s fun digging into a project like this, I always start off by cleaning my desk and ending up with a huge pile of supplies smothering my desk. It’s also fun to try new projects and new mediums to stretch your imagination muscles!
