I’m in no shortage of these at my house so when I saw Somerset Life’s ‘Paper Roll’ challenge I thought I’d give it a try. And lest you think all rolls are created equal, I have to show you the difference. The sturdier tube on the right is Charmin. (Isn’t […]
Creative Projects
Altered Travel Folder
I took a plain manila folder and altered it for our upcoming trip. I’m taking Knox to the UK f0r an annual retreat held for families with children affected by Cockayne Syndrome. This will be our first time to attend the conference. It’s going to be a special trip so […]
Published in Somerset Studio, Fall 2012
Surprised and delighted to have a little something of mine published in the new Somerset Studio. The challenge for this issue was to create art in honor of Edgar Allen Poe. I submitted this mixed-media piece based on his poem “The Coliseum”… This issue has some really beautiful collage papers […]
Turtle Painting for Knox
I’m FINALLY done! Here are some of the photos I took during my progress. My studio was my bedroom floor… I decided at this point to make a barely perceptible face on the girl. If you walk by and just glance at the painting you’ll never notice it, […]
Baker’s Twine Candy Cane Tags
Remember these tiny candy canes I made from baker’s twine last year? I sandwiched them between some vellum and sewed them into tags for Somerset Life‘s baker’s twine challenge. Many thanks to my friend Connie for encouraging me to submit something. Stop by and visit her and see the lovely […]
Published in Artful Blogging, Fall 2012
What a cool birthday present. I came home from California and saw my blog published in Artful Blogging, just in time for my birthday on Sunday. Now that’s better than a big piece of cake! Thank you to editor, Jennifer Taylor, and everyone at Artful Blogging for including me in […]
Last Week of SOC 2 –Watermelon Ice
Summer of Color 2 concludes this week with the color theme of ‘Watermelon Ice”. Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Be sure and check out more red art over at Kristin’s. I’m working on some Egyptian ATCs for a swap coming up so I’ll show you those soon. Thanks for […]
“All Things Aqua” Challenge for Somerset Studio
My eye is always drawn to the color aqua, especially when it’s set off by black and white. These mini black canvases were perfect for my submission to Somerset Studio‘s “All Things Aqua” challenge. I mixed some white acrylic with heavy gel medium and loosely painted two with circles and […]
Ocean Dreams
It’s already week 5 of Kristin’s ‘Ice Cream Inspirations‘ blog challenge. Be sure and check out more art in the colors of ‘Wild ‘N Reckless’ Sherbet over at Summer of Color 2! Thanks for stopping by!