Once again, I learn a valuable lesson from my kids- on vacation no less! My oldest daughter has had a fear of fish for quite some time. Whenever we were vacationing at the ocean she was so preoccupied with the threat of fish that she missed out on the bliss an ocean brings. She sucked [...]
Art Journaling
I was honored to be in the March/April issue of Somerset Studio and I wondered what could top that. Now I know what tops that- seeing what people have made with their artists tape! Have you played with artist tape? I’d love to see what you’ve made! These are from Muriel Chapelle. I am in [...]
Just a quick post today- lots to be done and not enough time…The sunshine lately has just brought on a sense of joy that led me to start playing around again with my hardware store punchinella. It is such an inexpensive supply – especially since it is self adhesive! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV2vbP41YWw I made a huge sheet [...]
Michelle Wards Crusade #61 is about restraining yourself- which is a challenge for me. I made this art journal page a while ago but felt conflicted. I usually fill a page with lots and lots. I like things overdone just like the king’s little chateau in Versailles. This page was different. I loved the greens [...]
As I finished the messy background my muse decided to stay and play a while. Stamping Dina Wakely’s wonderfully mysterious person was my first step followed by phrases cut from a random book page. The words led me to my washi tape splurge. That bottle tape was a small fortune but I knew I had [...]
http://youtu.be/4lgyGkExGwA “I dunno. I don’t care. I dunno.” These are the answers I was giving myself when I went to my studio today. I have been out of town and swamped with various family & everyday events so I was looking forward to uninterrupted art time. I now had the time and “I dunno” was [...]
When opportunity knocked I was in my bathrobe, had bed head, and in desperate need of cover up makeup. But no matter what you are wearing, when opportunity knocks, answer the door. I love reading Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s blog and was so excited when I saw she was looking for people to submit fast forward [...]
I was a giddy groupie so excited to be in a class with THE Jane Davenport in Seattle. It was Jane, right there. The Universe wanted me to be here. I was able to use my frequent flyer miles to fly first class to Seattle. Let the pampering begin! I was able to spend [...]
I owe so much of who I am to my mother. Even though breast cancer took her from me long ago her impact, the lessons she taught me, her voice (which I hear in my head too often), her zest for life continue to be with me. As I celebrate my artist tape article in [...]
Thanks for stopping by for my celebration of my artist tape article in Somerset Studio’s March/April issue! This is an old yearbook page cut down to fit in my junk journal. As I looked at the people on the page, I began to think about all the wonderful people I have in my life. Each [...]
