Gone to the Dogs

Just a bit of eye candy while I tend to my sick kids (AGAIN). Strep is going around their school. Thankfully, they get to go back tomorrow, cuz I'm getting a little crabby from three days without art, let me tell ya!

Aaaaaanyhoo, both pieces are acrylics on watercolor paper. Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!

Pussycat Pussycat

I am officially all caught up with my post cards. They've been sent and people are beginning to let me know they're arriving where they should be. Here is the last one: something that begins with P. I painted a piece of fabric and layered it in my usualy way, with Timtex and the bottom layer is cardstock. I love to paint and decided to give this post card extra effort since my recipients waited so long (and so patiently, too!).

Thanks a million for the wonnnnnderful trades! I pull out my post card collection every once in a while and every time I'm amazed at the beautiful work!

K is for Kansas

/\ FRONT KANSAS PAGE /\

/\ BACK KANSAS PAGE /\

/\ FRONT OF TAGS /\

/\ BACK OF TAGS /\

I'm in a private art group (that stems from treasurearttrends) in which we're making a book of all 50 states plus the US Possessions. I've not been involved in such a major project, so I'm really REALLY jacked!

We have to make 13 of each page and I worked on Kansas today. I'm happy with how it turned out - whaddaYOUthink?

Red Ribbons, Red Ribbons

And the final post card for artsnthemail is Red Ribbons. This set had to reflect "something that begins with R". I like how they turned out and am working on something bigger along this same line.

Easy to do, all it is is a painted piece of Timtex, painted ribbons (which I then sliced thinner) and red thread. I enjoyed sewing the meandering lines. Very therapeutic.

A Girl and her Gun

I'm catching up on things that have been patiently waiting in line to be finished. Since I completed another one, I figured I earned the right to finally play with my new lutradur. I LOVE it! This piece is a rusty copper over green aqua fabric. I like the heat gun and playing with this first piece has given me some ideas. I'm looking forward to more play time!

Good To Be Queen

I'm juuuuuust about caught up with my postcard trades. They all get mailed out tomorrow - YAY! :o) Just making it before the postal hike, I'll be glad to have them on their way to their new homes. I hope they enjoy them!

This one had to be something that begins with "Q". I HAD to do something with Queen! It's made from fabric on Timtex, then painted randomly with aqua, stitched with a blue sulky metallic thread. I stitched the crown down and it's made from watercolor paper painted with gold Lumiere. Letters were stamped, varnish applied and sprinkled with fine, iridescent glitter.

Go ahead and treat yourself like a Queen today. You're WORTH IT! :o)

2 + 5 = Art

Boy, how time flies. I can't believe it's already Sunday. Where on earth did Saturday go?!

To push things back even FURTHER, last Friday, the kiddos were off school. SO. We had a houseful of kids over for Art Day followed by a sleepover. Since we had some little ones here, we started off with a simpler project. We made collage bookmarks. OMG, they were SO into it! I chopped up all kinds of papers and had them, along with glue, brushes & paints, on the table. They went crazy. I loved watching them go from a wee bit outta control laughing and yelling (giving me a headache) to almost instant quiet as they began to work on their treasures.

So here are some shots of their final products. I'm already working on our next Art Day...