CHILDHOOD

Denise Phillips of Birdnuts Mixed Media blog is hosting an atc swap this month with the theme of childhood. I have made 2 atc's so far, and am planning on a third, because you can enter 3 times, for three chances to win a gift certificate to Melissa Samuels shop! I really NEEDED to do some art, and it is feeling great!

Thanks to Denise for all her hard work and for hosting this fab event. Go to Denise's blog to learn all the details and join in the fun!

NUNN

I thought I would share the first two pieces I made for the Nunn Design team back in February. I was a bit timid to incorporate a lot of my quirkiness since these were the first pieces, but as the year goes on I promise you will see more of my signature style.

Nunn has a fabulous selection of components that I was thrilled to work with, for one, the rhinestone chain....ahhh gorgeous stuff! Nunn is also carrying the Crystal Clay, a very easy epoxy that you can color, or purchase in a color, and then set chatons, beads, metal, and just about anything your imagination can think of. It is really fantastic stuff.

I am looking forward to the month by month challenge of pushing my creative limits with the Nunn Design Co, and I look forward to sharing more creations with you!

Thanks for taking the time to visit, I always appreciate that.

IMAGINATION

This is a piece I made recently for a swap, requiring a hand drawn face. At first I was not going to do this swap, because I am not that good at it, but of all the things I want to improve on, drawing faces would rank high on the list. So, I did it. It's not the best, it's not the worst. Yes, I can draw. But I really want to understand what I am doing with each mark. I want something in between reality and fantasy. I purposefully elongated her face, trying to convey an atmosphere, but don't know what that quite is! I like some aspects of it, and I enjoyed working with the color. I still want to learn more about the anatomy of the face, and how to make it more my own. I envision a style, but it hasn't come out yet. From what I know, practice helps a lot with this, and I haven't devoted a lot of time to it, but again, it's on the list!

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate all your comments!

GLUE AND PAPER

I have been in maniac mode trying to finish a number of jewelry projects with looming deadlines. Then the holiday was mixed in also, and I am slowly coming up to breathe. In the meantime, I put this quick page together, just paper and glue, because I love playing with gorgeous papers, design, color, and emotion. It felt good to do this, and it's something I like to do to clear my mind of beads and metal and adornments!

Wishing you all a great new week!

I JUST KEEP MAKING MORE

ESCAPE is available on etsy here

HERITAGE is available on etsy here

I have been on a creative roll, and so I feel it best to keep going with it.
Thanks for visiting and your supportive comments, you give me the motivation to just keep making more!

BEAUTY

EDEN-available on etsy here

BEAUTY-available on etsy here

I am very tired tonight , and have few words to share, but I'll leave you with new creations to see, textures and colors to brighten your senses, and images to provoke your thoughts!

Wishing everyone a great week!

PRODIGAL

PRODIGAL is available on etsy here

Yes, sometimes we are all wasteful, reckless, extravagant, and wayward.......but we always return home.

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by, and always for your wonderful comments!