very simple line drawing self portrait,copied from a photo.
InSPiRe ME thURsDAy on sunday
.life.art.wishes.dreams.
inner urban exploration
my dear daughter. her pentax. me tagging along on her urban
exploration of the st.charles riverfront.
inner exploration:
it has been a rough two years in the life of this teenager...
two years that i am now well aware of. for me,it has been
a rough almost two months coming to terms with how i can
make it all better for her. i cannot make it all better for her,but i
can and will be there to walk with her through the black hole
that she has found herself in. a one day at a time proposition.
a commitment,a choice. right now she comes first. and there is
light at the end of that tunnel.....she sees it, i know its there, so
we keep walking.
just thought you should know.
studio friday...old,new,borrowed & blue
something old: my moms treasured wiss pinking shears,
as a kid i remember her guarding these things with her very life,
wondering just what all the fuss was about...now i know,just a few years
ago my mom gifted me with these ages old mighty,weighty workhorse
shears and i now protect them as though my life depended on it! thanks,ma!
something new: this week,something new is this precious gloria & debbie
rubberstamp,with their parasols...too cute!
something borrowed: yards and yards of this knitting tape
from corey. i am gonna borrow this for a long time! it has a really
great texture and is made out of %100 rayon,which takes dye realllly well!
something blue: something treasured always. my collection of
edgar a. guest poetry books.these are also something old...copyright 1924.
i adore this man's simplistic,folksy,no nonsense view of life.
thanks andrea & studio friday!
inspire me thursday { the atc }
i love the artist trading card format and i really
get a kick out of altering photos manually,i would
someday love to dig into this photoshop program,but
until then i will rely on my sandpaper,paints,inks
and glitters to change the appearance of a somewhat
non-descript image. this is an image of my baby sisters
that i only recently had seen.
i decided to copy the original image onto photo paper (twice),
then cut them down to the atc size (2.5x3.5) and alter them...
then i will affix them to cards for their birthdays!
easy fun!
INSPIRE ME THURSDAY
spt [all of me]
again with the uneven nostrils.
i am learning to embrace them
in these later years! alright already.
self portrait tuesday
the reading room/cocoon
a safe haven.since andy moved out a year ago,i have turned
this spare room into a place for reading,napping,thinking,crying
& dreaming.
and on those nights (all to often) when the hot flash rules and
my dh is breathing.....to loudly,i can slip in here,throw open the window
at will and toss and turn to my hearts content.nice.
i had to have these when i spotted them in the pottery barn catalog.
the possibilities are limitless.fun,no?!
studio friday { what's your poison? }
a simple girl with simple tastes...a strong,black cuppa joe folgers
does it for me in the morning and late afternoon. after dark i
swig constant comment to sooth the days damage....in my
favorite oberweis mug!
moreSTUDIO FRIDAYpoison
fear not
smooches/token of affection/from my heart
when in doubt follow the simple path i always say.
so i came up with these simple valentines and i love them!
i used pre-cut paper hearts from waste not paper/paper source,
embossing powder,ink & stamps,artchix glamour post girls
and irridescent glass hearts with pin backs adhered as a small
token of affection...now if i could turn back the hands of time so
these could reach the recipients by tomorrow...ah well...be still
my tardy heart.
studio friday {FeAR}
fear du jour
here it is the saturday before my very favorite holiday
and i have not even begun to make my valentines yet. i have
assembled some of the elements and there they sit...taunting
me..reminding me. fear steps in and paralyzes...then at zero
hour it usually motivates me,but at what cost? stay tuned.
STuDio FRidAy
wishes & dreams
it has been a rough couple of weeks here in the land
of lombardozzi...both bitter and sweet,and as weird as it may
sound i love the taste of both...lets me know i'm alive!
i have several deadlines looming and have had no time and
little desire,not to mention any idea about which direction to take
for any of these.until last night,the muse came to call and led me
along the path of wishes and dreams,so this morning i put the
finishing touch on my 5x5 piece and i am off to the copy shop....
then saturday in the mail to you,sarah & friends!
next,comes my 11x4 piece for steph...
then a couple of proposals...
muse don't fail me now.
enough of blue already!
aren't these two of the sweetestbitty
girls that you have ever seen? I am working
on a project,for an adventurous scrapbook
and got a stack of pictures from my dad
that i don't recall ever seeing,this one was in
that stack.i adore it.these are my baby
sisters sitting in my dad's workroom,clearly
lovin' & livin' in the moment...a much
simpler time. i'm going to have to find a
use for this gem!
perfectly matched
ds tony w/ gf lauren.
lauren flew in from philly to "meet the parents" this weekend.
she is precious and genuine and is perfectly suited to tony. he
is so happy.....that is all i want for my babies.....to be happy.
lauren painted the very cool "tony" canvas above top left & center,
she is an amazing artist,whaddaya think?! the center image
was taken in the photobooth at the city museum,the outside
shots are on the u.city loop and the purpley,reddish collage was a gift
from me to lauren...she loved it!
check this out....
upcoming artful workshop!
{you saw it here first!}
can't make it for the workshop because you live
out of town?
contact me for kit information!
{you saw it here first!}
can't make it for the workshop because you live
out of town?
contact me for kit information!
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