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a day in the life of a 2 year old
"a babe in the house is a wellspring of
pleasure, a messenger of peace and love,
a resting place for innocence on earth,
a link between angels and men." ~martin farquhar tupper
studio friday/playtime
using pulpy,bumpy cotton paper,two near empty tubes of paint,
deep turquoise & white acrylic and a spattering of silver
paint [it needed something!]...my tools were the spent tubes,the
curled up ends and the lids to doodle with. fun excercise! i am
going to cut this up into atc size,i think.
see more playtime here
an acceptable level of healthy insanity....
taken from an e-mail from christi ....
"1. AT LUNCH TIME, SIT IN YOUR PARKED CAR WITH SUNGLASSES ON
ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD, AND POINT A HAIRDRYER AT PASSING CARS.
SEE IF THEY SLOW DOWN.
2. PAGE YOURSELF OVER THE INTERCOM.
DON'T DISGUISE YOUR VOICE.
3. EVERY TIME SOMEONE ASKS YOU TO DO SOMETHING, ASK IF THEY
WANT FRIES WITH THAT.
4. PUT YOUR GARBAGE CAN ON YOUR DESK, AND LABEL IT "IN".
5. PUT DECAF IN THE COFFEE MAKER AT WORK FOR 3 WEEKS.
ONCE EVERYONE HAS GOTTEN OVER THEIR CAFFEINE ADDICTION,
SWITCH TO ESPRESSO.
6. FINISH ALL OF YOUR SENTENCES WITH THE PHRASE,
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPHECY."
7. DON'T USE ANY PUNCTUATION MARKS WHEN TYPING.
8. AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, SKIP RATHER THAN WALK.
9. WHEN ORDERING AT THE DRIVE THROUGH,
SPECIFY THAT YOUR ORDER IS "TO GO".
10. GO TO A POETRY RECITAL AND ASK WHY THE POEMS DON'T RHYME.
11. PUT MOSQUITO NETTING AROUND YOUR WORK AREA.
PLAY A TAPE OF JUNGLE SOUNDS ALL DAY.
12. WHEN YOU GET MONEY OUT OF THE ATM, SCREAM "I WON! I WON!
IT'S THE 3RD TIME THIS WEEK!"
"1. AT LUNCH TIME, SIT IN YOUR PARKED CAR WITH SUNGLASSES ON
ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD, AND POINT A HAIRDRYER AT PASSING CARS.
SEE IF THEY SLOW DOWN.
2. PAGE YOURSELF OVER THE INTERCOM.
DON'T DISGUISE YOUR VOICE.
3. EVERY TIME SOMEONE ASKS YOU TO DO SOMETHING, ASK IF THEY
WANT FRIES WITH THAT.
4. PUT YOUR GARBAGE CAN ON YOUR DESK, AND LABEL IT "IN".
5. PUT DECAF IN THE COFFEE MAKER AT WORK FOR 3 WEEKS.
ONCE EVERYONE HAS GOTTEN OVER THEIR CAFFEINE ADDICTION,
SWITCH TO ESPRESSO.
6. FINISH ALL OF YOUR SENTENCES WITH THE PHRASE,
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPHECY."
7. DON'T USE ANY PUNCTUATION MARKS WHEN TYPING.
8. AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, SKIP RATHER THAN WALK.
9. WHEN ORDERING AT THE DRIVE THROUGH,
SPECIFY THAT YOUR ORDER IS "TO GO".
10. GO TO A POETRY RECITAL AND ASK WHY THE POEMS DON'T RHYME.
11. PUT MOSQUITO NETTING AROUND YOUR WORK AREA.
PLAY A TAPE OF JUNGLE SOUNDS ALL DAY.
12. WHEN YOU GET MONEY OUT OF THE ATM, SCREAM "I WON! I WON!
IT'S THE 3RD TIME THIS WEEK!"
can't get enough of halloween!
christine farmer,ruth moody,barb o'brien,carol dickson
nancy connelly,becky fierberg,linda smith,ellen rigor
so cool these are,each one my favorite!
altered
cool image from sarah...transfered using studio paper ,fun
stuff to play with! the background paper is from steph and
scarey yet...those stitches are real...i actually worked the
singer!
studio friday/invented tool
"Does anybody have an art tool that they have invented
because what they needed just didn't exist? Or perhaps,
they didn't have the tool necessary so they have adapted
something else. Might be interesting."
yep,here it is....after seeing shirley nachtrieb demonstrate ages ago
how to make fab marbled papers with shaving cream & reinkers,
i ran home to make this loose variation of the tool she used.
what this block of wood and crooked nails lacks in beauty,
it way makes up for in function...it works like a champ!
see more invented tools here!
because what they needed just didn't exist? Or perhaps,
they didn't have the tool necessary so they have adapted
something else. Might be interesting."
yep,here it is....after seeing shirley nachtrieb demonstrate ages ago
how to make fab marbled papers with shaving cream & reinkers,
i ran home to make this loose variation of the tool she used.
what this block of wood and crooked nails lacks in beauty,
it way makes up for in function...it works like a champ!
see more invented tools here!
artplay 2006
it was quite an honor to be included in this 2006 edition
of the amber lotus publishing "artplay" calendar...AND it
was a paying gig...how cool is that? even cooler,the other day
tom and i popped into left bank books and there in all of its
glory was a big display of amber lotus calendars with artplay 2006
right in there with all the rest....the only place i know of in my
hometown to carry these! have i arrived?!
the artists featured are:
- patricia chapman {may}
- lisa cook {june}
- sarah fishburn {april}
- jill haddaway {november}
- mary haldeman {january}
- claudine hellmuth {october}
- me {february}
- jean mcbride {july}
- jen osborn {march}
- tracy roos {september/cover}
- red dog scott {august}
- lunaea weatherstone {editor & calendar text}
- karenann young {december}
homecoming 2005
this is hannah & zach...one of the only pictures
i snapped that turned out...i am grateful for
the one...this is for b & h..not pixel~ized.
studio friday
lost & found...
my beloved sealing wax and seals. as a teenager nothing
was more important to me than a properly signed and
sealed letter to a friend.....colored inks and stationary
and the news of the day tucked into an envelope with
a plop of wax and the seal of choice to protect those
contents. i treasured these so. the aromatherapy.
then over years, decoupage,ceramics and rubber stamps
moved in and pushed the seals & wax to the background...
only to be found again for this edition of studio friday !
my beloved sealing wax and seals. as a teenager nothing
was more important to me than a properly signed and
sealed letter to a friend.....colored inks and stationary
and the news of the day tucked into an envelope with
a plop of wax and the seal of choice to protect those
contents. i treasured these so. the aromatherapy.
then over years, decoupage,ceramics and rubber stamps
moved in and pushed the seals & wax to the background...
only to be found again for this edition of studio friday !
self portrait tuesday/show me your slippers!/self documentation
i won this!
this gorgeous hand beaded bracelet was made by
heidi for the art 4 a cure silent auction held
today...it is one of nearly 20 items auctioned off with all
proceeds going to the susan g. komen foundation,i had my
eye on this faboolicious arm charm,as soon as i spotted it i
knew i had to have it.....i have it! i love it! thanks,heidi!
studio friday
what not catcher...yellow gold blossoms in a
golden yellow rimmed bowl...one of many vessels
in my art room filled with found objects for another day!
know what i mean?
bcatc's
~artist trading cards 4 a cure~
many artists donated these mini masterpieces to
create a page of 9[we have lots of pages,thanks to all!]
to be sold at the 5th annual art 4 a cure
breast cancer fundraiser in st.louis,mo on sat.oct 8th,2005 @ 10am.
ALL the proceeds from the sale of these pages o' atcs
will be donated to the susan g. komen foundation.
pink...my favorite color!
self portrait tuesday...traumatic documentation
me today...
a scar above my right eye from an unfortunate
step in front of a swing set ...one year after the
football helmut came off {below}...i have a smaller
scar to match on the other eyelid from a run in with
a coffee table...again when i was a wee tot...
head injury a go~go...............
....easter 1959,yep,that's me in a football helmut to
protect my fractured skull....i fell down the
basement steps,landing head first on the concrete
floor below,since there was no blood my mother
thought that i was alright,until the next day when
she was brushing my hair and felt a mushy spot
on my head.off to the er we went where we were told
that nothing should come in contact with my head...
hence the football helmet {donated by a local sporting
goods store} and there it stayed for 6 weeks. i have since
wondered if that fracture may have caused later problems,
when posing the question to a dr. on occasion...their answer
was always "no",but the question remains in the back of
my mind.
self portrait tuesday,on monday,the explanation
"October Challenge - Self documentary series
The challenge for October is to do a self documentary series.
Self documentary - document yourself for a moment, for a day, for a week.
Document a specific event or an ordinary day. Be honest, be real, be true,
try to be a little gritty, do not gloss over, do not only show the pretty images.
Series - 3 images or more - a sequence of events, tell a story."
as a kid i was forever getting hurt.as an adult,same but different.
i have had alot of trauma to this body i have been given.
so i have decided that this will be the subject of my self documentary
series,i think it will be a healing experience {sorry!}
some may consider these coming images to be gritty,some may not!
stay tuned............
The challenge for October is to do a self documentary series.
Self documentary - document yourself for a moment, for a day, for a week.
Document a specific event or an ordinary day. Be honest, be real, be true,
try to be a little gritty, do not gloss over, do not only show the pretty images.
Series - 3 images or more - a sequence of events, tell a story."
as a kid i was forever getting hurt.as an adult,same but different.
i have had alot of trauma to this body i have been given.
so i have decided that this will be the subject of my self documentary
series,i think it will be a healing experience {sorry!}
some may consider these coming images to be gritty,some may not!
stay tuned............
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