AMONG THE CLOUDS

This collage page is long overdue, at least in my mind! I have wanted to make a piece of art for so long, and I always land up having to make the choice of being too tired or making jewelry, the tug of war that I face daily. Art won this time I am happy to say! I am a bit happier for it too.

 

I hope you like it.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit and I always look forward to hearing from you!

 

BABY STEPS

As you can tell, I have been spending a lot of alone time. Besides the usual juggling of exhaustion, of dealing with autoimmune, headaches, real job, and real life, I have been spending some moments here and there teaching myself to solder....rather slowly...baby steps, but getting there. I have wanted to make these earrings for myself  for probably 2 years now. It finally happened. They are not perfect, but that is good. I embrace imperfection, craggly little divets and spots that remind me of daily life. I am enjoying practicing sawing, I really like it. Soldering is more of a challenge only because of the shakiness of my hands, but I will persist!

These are for me......

This necklace I spent a long time working on also. It was a process of working through a puzzle of sorts, but I am very happy with the way it turned out. I used a few different techniques in this one, again, sawing the bird I am most proud of. The nest was fun to make, a technique I learned in Stephanie Lee's Homesteading Course. I incorporated my favorite bits and baubles of building a nest and home and a safe place. The necklace itself will take you on a journey, you just have to be courageous enough to begin.

 

 

 

 

Wishing everyone courage, for whatever reason you may need, whatever aspect of your life.

I am always grateful for you, your comments, and visits.

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!