LOVE OF PAPER

 

Every time I do a collage I fall in love all over again with paper . I have had a recent obsession with creating mica veils on woman in my art...it is about mystery, the unknown, and what may be....the possibilities. 

Hope everyone is having a creative week!

As always, thanks for visiting!

TRYING

Quiet

 

calm

comforting

meditative

these are the things that bring me inner calm

 

(these pieces are available on etsy here)

Happy weekend to all.

I AM SO FORTUNATE

I was recently very fortunate to win a giveaway from Gaby over at Colorful Adventures blog! I won this amazing handmade leather journal that Gaby made herself,  filled with so many pages, and now my mind is whirling at the possibilities of filling it up! Gaby is a super talented artist, creating beautiful soldered pendants and incredible mixed media pieces. You won't be disappointed when you visit her blog!  Gaby also included a beautiful handmade postcards and another smaller card, and wrapped them in such a lovely paper!!!  Thank you Gaby for your generosity, I love all of my gifts!

 

 

 

I had to share these photos of some papers I received form a faraway friend.....ooooh, paper makes me swoon, and these do just that! I adore every little snippet, and my friend included darling little envelopes she made out of paper, tiny tags with inspiring words, and teeny tiny paper journals...so cute, and I know I will fill them with more art! There were far too many papers to show, but I think you get the idea, and if you are a journaler, or collager, you know the excitement of paper!!It's been a great mail week already!

I hope you are all having a great week, and thank you all for being a part of my daily inspiration, you are all wonderful!

BEGIN AGAIN

 

Yesterday I was inspired to finally pick up on creating a journal that I actually stated 2+ years ago, when i signed up for an online class by the wonderful artist Kelly Kilmer!  I have admired Kelly's style, techniques, and her blog for a loooong time. I am curious if anyone else does this, say, starts a class and doesn't finsih it for some reason, then longs to do it, but just doesn't , until finally you push and MAKE yourself try, and then you wonder, WHY did I procrastinate for so long?  It never ceases to amaze me! 

Well, I find this process very different, and a bit scary, but that's why it is fun, and I feel I NEED to try new things, I crave to know new things. I am not sure of how this came out, I am fairly happy with it, but, well, I have to get used to unchartered territory.  Writing in a journal is new to me, and I want to try to get past that phobia of not writing, so with this one I let it fly! 

I think if you visit Kelly's blog here, you  will see she posts everyday, always sharing tips and techniques, and although I only ever signed up for one class, she shares of a wealth of info in her classes.

Thanks for visiting today, and as always, your wonderful comments!

SLUMBER

I've finally taken a break from making jewelry, and can actullay show and list some items! My showing went well, and now I can rest, just like the happy peaceful face in the necklace......slumber...it's just sounds so nice!

I hope everyone is having a great week, and thanks for visiting! I am looking forward to making some art!

MEASURING UP

 this is a piece of a mixed media necklace I made recently

 

That is the thing I guess I always have in the back of my mind...measuring up. How about you? Even though I say it doesn't matter, I find myself measuring and comparing myself to others all the time, and I am trying and working to release myself from this thought. I think it is self destructive, and as I speak out loud now I am reminding myself to go back to my motto this year, and that is to try my best. That, I know I am doing. I am curious to know how everyone else handles the self criticism and self induced guilt...or are you free of this, and how do you do it?!!! I am trying.

 Believe me when I say I did not stage these two photos! This is my workmat, and I am winding down what has been a feverish pitch of working these past few days getting ready for a showing. Phew!

Thanks for stopping by, and sharing your comments, stories, and friendship!