TOWERS II

This is my 2nd towers mixed media piece for the Towers and Turrets class I am taking. I collaged on top of this one instead of painting faces, and I had a blast. I fear I may have gone overboard a bit, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am hoping to use some of these close up images in my finished pendants....which are.....almost, done! This class is excellent, just can't tell you how much it has improved my way of seeing things, and my jewelry skills. I am already addicted on making pendants and bezels, which I hope to share with you soon. Sorry for some of the blurry close-ups, but I cropped into the photos, instead of taking close-ups, but I think you get the point.
Thanks for taking a peek, and please don't forget to enter my giveaway here. You still have time, and I'd love to hear from you!

GIVEAWAY FROM THE HEART!

NO , I didn't forget that I said I would be having a giveaway soon, but you know how life gets in the way sometimes of what you want, or can, do. This giveaway is a BIG FAT THANK YOU to all who come and visit my little blog, give me words of encouragement all of the time, listen to my gripes, and are my friends ....which is everyone who is reading this!
I will giveaway two things, the first is the fabric art piece I made awhile ago. It needs a thingy to hang it, but I am sure you can figure that out.
The other is a new pair of earring I made ...I call them Starry Night. Cut wood beads with tumbled recycled glass, and sterling silver.

So that's it. Just leave me a comment, and if you want, I would really like you to heart something in my etsy shop, just because I like to get a feel for what other's like, but, this is certainly not mandatory, just a comment will do. I do love reading comments everyday, it lifts my spirits. Many of you have been super through this medical ordeal of mine, and I really appreciate that , and look forward to the good spirits you all send!

I'll pick a winner sometime late Sunday night, Oct. 3rd.

TWILIGHT

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It's that beautiful time of evening, or early morning, where dim and diffused light is indescribable to me, fascinating at times, when things seem to glow. It is a stage of "in between", open to interpretation. Intangible things always peak my curiosity, they are so desirable, the things we can't touch. Be we can let them touch us, if we open our mind.

Thanks for visiting.
Have a beautiful weekend all!

FALLING

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It's now in my backyard that the little leaves from our beautiful birch tree start to float softly to the ground, palish yellow lying on a mixture of green and brown grass. And that is what I saw when I learned that I won this gorgeous pendant from Nan of Spirit Rattles. Earth tones and subtle colors , as you all know by now, make me feel good. They are natural, raw, untainted, and beautiful. Nan captured this perfectly in her pendant. I tagged along.

Thank you for visiting and inspiring me always.

SPIRIT SPEAKS WITHIN

I am taking an online class ..."Towers and Turrets", given by Sharon Thomlinson and Deryn Mentock. This class is fabulous, as it is a wonderful fusion of mixed media and jewelry! I signed up late, so I haven't gotten to the jewelry part yet, but I may stay on the mixed media part for a while since I have found it so much fun. I have learned so many new techniques, especially how to achieve those deep deep layers that I admire . The face painting part went smoother than I thought, I am pretty happy with my quirky faces here.....but I would like to do more. It takes me a long time to do them, but it is sooooo relaxing to me. This piece is a combination of a lot of techniques done on a 9x12 watercolor paper that was gessoed first, acrylics, collage, ...well, go visit the site HERE to see if your interested!

So that's what I did this weekend!

Thanks for visiting and sharing my world with me!

HAPPY ENDING

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We all have a happy ending somewhere....but can we find it, or, obtain it somehow?
When I saw this buddha charm on vacation...it immediately made me smile a big smile, so that in itself was worth it. I wanted this bracelet to feel good, and look good. Heavier metal always feels good to me, beautiful natural stones are a no brainer, they all speak to me differently, they are wonderful little acts of God. When I put it on it felt good...like a happy ending to a creation.
Buddha's smile didn't hurt!
As always, thanks for visiting. Wishing everyone a happy ending!

CUSTOM FIT

It's been a while since I made a journal page, but frankly it just wasn't happening. Then it did. As many of you know if you follow my blog, I have been dealing with health issues that have affected my way of thinking. I feel that I am moving past some of the anger that I didn't even realize was anger, and am beginning to accept things better, and try to make things work best for me......a customizing, er, let's say, just some tweeking. Probably a few more tweeks yet, and I might just get to that custom fit.
I made this double spread out of a practice portrait drawing from Suzi Blu's class in Jan. I found my perfect words on some old dress patterns, I just love the color of pattern tissue, and the transparency creates such a mood for me.
I always have a bird with me, or in my thoughts, and I created the texture with Golden's molding paste and some foam stamps impressed in it, then a wash of light color. I have not been feeling like a lot of color these days, lightness, subtlety, and calmness appeal to me....a feeling toward peace....it makes me feel comfortable.
Thanks for visiting as always. I deeply appreciate it.