What's Your Angle?

this is my assemblage from CJS. I've been working on it ever since the class technique was shown.  but my eye for composition needs to be strengthened. so I fussed over it and I fussed over it. it lay on my table and I would look at it and then look away.

 finally, this morning something just seemed to all connect and I began to paint the background with Twinkling H20s with the tiny little brush dabbing, dabbing small areas filling it with color.  the more I dabbed the more I liked it.

 I played with my camera and arrangements of photography - casting shadows, indoors, outdoors, in the chair and in my purple ribbon wreath.  it seems to actually belong there.

'Perception is everything' is the name of this assemblage.

i love how the little birdie sitting in its nest has a view from the top and kitty leisurely watches upon doggie's back. doggie took the time to dig up all these treasures and of course he is so proud of his finds. the man-n-th'-spoon views it all as total wonder bc perception is everything.  i love the number 11 and the green hand symbolizes everything in recycling, found treasures and "Go Green".

now i love it. well there are some things i would do differently if i could but overall i learned so much from this little project. thank you to Spoon Mini Canvas from Anna Dabrowski and  Creative Jumpstart thru N*Studio for stretching my imagination.

Sisters Share SheART

tape transfer with Kaz Hall on CJS 2014 and nathalie

done according to Kaz - library copy came out black/white even though pic was color.

i placed two pieces of small square fabric under the faces and a colored heart fabric in the center. then wrote with my Dermatograph pencils the word "SISTERS". i love how this transfer turned out.  will use it on a page in my "Documenting Life 2014" journal. 

i placed it in a prominent place in my SHE LIFE STORY journal - inside the cover on the first page.  this was so empowering to do!

She-n-Hottie

 

 
 
Nathalie's Creative Jumpstart inspired my Kaz Hall's tape transfer. i ran a cute drawing one of my sons did years ago thru my hp inkjet printer on photo paper following Kaz's directions.                           the cute pup on left is the transfer.

 

and here is the finished page.

 

 'she nodded, i know you.'

She and Hottie together again. 

 

 funny thing is my oldest son has a doggie that has her body type but is black.

 

products: Adirondack acrylic dabber, homemade liquitex spray, White Cap Photo Paper, Dermatograph pencils, packing tape, book texts

 

Just Notice

i started with a piece of muslin and words printed on my printer and from there a project began to develop. using liquitex inks (only have two for now) i made my own spray inks.  they are quinacridone magenta and iridescent bright gold.

and my Twinkling H20s for more shimmer.

 

and my Strathmore 140lb Visual Journal, musical washi tape, book text, sharpie marker and snippet of threads from the sprayed ink muslin.

 

Nathalie at Creative Jumpstart has really helped me move past blasé.

 

 so its late and i played with my camera trying to capture the true color of my journal page. i think i finally achieved close to what it looks like except you can't really see the shimmer.

 

Just Notice

 

be observant

look up

listen

sounds of wonder

creation birthing

spring is upon us

listen  

observe, listen, beauty

 

something was missing in the left bottom corner and i could not leave it alone, so added punched eggs with stamped words.

 

new beginnings

and

then

i called it finished.

 

 

Favorite Tool

Nathalie at Creative Jumpstart ask us to tell you what our favorite tool is - mine would be organization.  i have cleaned my art studio and now am really cleaning all my art areas (every room in the house just about) lol - i want to be able to get to everything quickly and to be able to use all my art supplies/fabrics this year to create.

other than organization it would be for now my rotary cutter.

but my camera is another great tool for me bc i am learning to see thru a different lens other than my eyes.  i find many times looking thru my camera gives me a different perspective so i can correct my composition.

Think 2 Thing

what do you think this is?  painted tape on my AJ page. Marjie Kemper showed us this technique. Creative Jumpstart 2014 with Nathalie is in full swing. come join us you might win one of the great giveaways.

I began this two-page spread and started thinking - not such a great idea or maybe it was - not sure. anyway the texture reminded me of what i feel like my tumor looks like. i've never written about it or my feelings but last night kinda led me down that path. . my OLW 2014 is "thinking" and i thought it funny how "think" so easily becomes "thing" just one quick change.  and that is how life is one little thing can change your life forever. you look at life differently and realize everyday is special, everyday is a gift from God.  so enjoy your life today. go create art - whatever that looks like - enjoy.

pssst -  i am pretty proud of this 'ugly' aj 2-page spread. i don't usually create this small much less two pages at once. i am learning so much.

Thinking X Marks Spot

doesn't this look yummy enough to eat?  fast'nfinal lightweight spackling

burlap and spackling painted - a Dina Wakley technique w/ joint compound

my OLW 2014 "thinking" - strawberry container stencil with letters spelling "thinking" and my burlap cut into shape of 'x'. where's this all leading?

but of course to Creative Jumpstart 2014 with Nathalie.  come join us.

Ink & Faces

Creative Jumpstart is so much fun, every day another new post of techniques and great artists from around the globe.  Today Marsh Valk had a great vid on cardboard.

 

my paper mache faces

painted my faces with Liquitex inks. quinacridone magenta is a little soupy

but as said in children's book "Goldilocks and The Three Bears"  Liquitex iridescent bright gold ink is just the right consistency for me.  love the glimmer too.

check out  Nathalie's site for more info if you want to join and have a great time learning techniques.

Amazing Corrugated Box Art

oops too much color on my paper at once, but can't wait to see what it looks after dries.

today on Creative Jumpstart Marsha did an amazing video using cardboard box. here is a wet, inked piece waiting to dry and you can see another piece above that. it dried so quickly after being pulled apart I could not believe it.  more paper ideas! come check out CJS with Nathalie.  it is so worth $20 bucks. 

Vision Board Village

last year i created a vision board. i decided to add my Creative Jumpstart village on top of my vision.  Funny last year my One Word was vision. and today I'm "thinking" this is going to be interesting.  its now hanging over my worktable. love that inspiration. and probably the village will continue to grow.

my fur village

my little houses are being built into a village - today added on a bubble wrap tree using painted bubble wrap and scrim for the foliage tyvec envy.  On Creative Jumpstart Julie fei-fan balzer demonstrated many different household items for mark making.

i can't imagine where this littl' village is going to end.

My Fav 2013 Project

was my painted fabric light birdhouse to hang inside my art studio window.

Fur The Alexander

 my little Creative Jumpstart village is growing. and i found the cutest stickers to put on them - "homemade, home, and neighborhood".

 this little doggies house is named "Fur - The Alexander". so funny i had this piece of selvage in my scrap pile and when i put it on then i noticed the word "fur" right at the beginning.  so guess i'm in the dog house, lol.

and this closeup shows the great texture created from that heavy corrugated package rectangle.  so glad i kept that piece of 'trash' as my hubby would call it.  i can hear his voice echoing in my ears right now - "what are you going to save THAT for"? or "let me guess you're going to use that in your art pieces too?"

Creative Jumpstart Giveaway

using my Liquitex Gloss Super Heavy gel medium, Liquitex white gesso and my (forgot I even had these) Liquitex 24 tube acrylic paints I created my little houses.
I used household products:  corrugated shipping pkg looks like bricks (stamped on the face of house and roof), buttons, airmail envelope with bubble wrap on back as the base for my little houses.

thank you so much Nathalie's Studio for  Creative Jumpstart 2014.

Creative JumpStart Giveaway - Suze Weinberg

Suze demonstrated her wonderful wall art hanging using fibers and a household tube for Creative Jumpstart jumpers. so I attempted to do a miniature before going all out with a larger wall hanging. realized there is too much fiber - redo with minimalistic look and then add doodads.

Creative Jumpstart 2014 is the creation of Nathalie. go on over an check out her wonderful site.