ARTvent ready & waiting!




31ish brightly packaged artfully handmade treasures
waiting to be opened and adored...starting on august 1st.
i can hardly wait,i walk by this basket and glance out of the
corner of my eye,i feel if i gaze head on upon it i will rip
them all open in a crazed frenzy....and what fun would that be?
fun indeed!
thanks to karyl howard for her amazing organizational skills
in getting this whole thing together!

dilemma



lyle & abby & amanda.............
can you imagine how great that
show would be? sadly,not this time
around.
lyle lovett will be here while
the ditty bops are here.

and where will i be?
here in lies the dilemma.
....eeniemeeniemineymo

artvent event!


pat brewer's offering to be opened august 26th...

a gathering of artists around the bounty!

a truly delightful experience,being in the same room with
wonderful,beautiful artist friends that i deeply admire and
just knowing that for the month of august(those dog days)
and a bit beyond,there will be one special piece of art goodness
to sink our teeth into each day!
i plan to document each gift,each day...

please stay tuned to this blog!!!

inspire me thursday/child's play


me and my baby sisters...another favorite snapshot by dad.
this is a loose page for an adventurous scrapbook project.

more child's play here

brotherly love


tony photoshopped this and sent it my way....i really
love this and just wanted to share it! two of my three:)

butterfly book bonanza!





thank~you pat brewer for another of your fabulouslyfun,
trickytechnique laden workshops! you rock @ rps!

studio friday/sidekick


another cute cat picture...can you stand it?!
sissy is my sidekick,my little art room accessory...
all is right with the world when this kitty appears,
i know that some of you know just what i'm talkin'
about....pat,becky,corey...anybody else?

more studio friday sidekicks

cones o' plenty


these are my 31 "charms" for
the creative underground
grand swaggin' summer garland swap...
i am running so very behind on this one,i had
so many ideas and could not commit to one
until about a week ago.then life got in the way
again as it so often does, and i wasn't able to do
exactly what i wanted to to these....so to the
recipients,these paper cones come to you ready
to fill with your own brand of botanicals..be they
silk,plastic,paper or real...even weeds bloom!
do enjoy!
thank~you cu mavens!

happyhappyjoyjoy


16 years ago today i got my girl!
a happy,joyous & free birthday,my love!
~momma

studio friday {view from above}

dive in....the water's fine!

studio friday topic this week -"It just got me thinking what would
my desk look like from above? I have a feeling I would find some
inspiration somewhere in there!" view from above.
-Michelle

experimenting with the magical qualities of twinkling h2O's,
spread out all over the place,i lost myself in these color filled
pots o joy,getting set for my workshop @ rock,paper,scissors
featuring at least 9 different techniques using them...
there are still a couple of open seats...winkwink!

fabulous faux!


my friend cindy has a new
blog showcasing some of her
beautiful faux finishes...
check it out!(too too faux!)

inspire me thursday....packing tape transfer


i must say that i love this method of transfering images.
i have found it to be the simplest and most effective
technique so far. this is a photocopy of an image of
my dad as a wee babe that i used for a mini book that
i made for a segment on "that's clever"....the directions
can be found here.

thanks,m & m aka inspire me thursday!

polymer clay....rules here!


the house in which creativity is nurtured and polymer classes
are always taught by corey...from the humble basic clay beginnings...

to the crazy cool caning techniques................and finally,

you will desire only those extremely personal,fabulous
embellishments that only you can make to adorn your artful
journals,collages,scrapbook pages,cards or jewelry and so much
more! corey will be teaching me and a few friends a private
class this tuesday....if you have 4 or more in your party,you,too can
sign up for a private customized class,otherwise just call the shop
to get in on an already scheduled workshop....very relaxing and
theraputic...did i mention fun?! i am excited!
p.s. paper,rubber stamps,books,ribbons
and more paper also RULE here!

saturday morning surprise!



here i sit,doing my early morning routine...sipping coffee,
doing my morning reading...a much needed meditation
and kick in the pants.then checking e-mail,visiting blogs
and posting when i feel moved.
well!i feel moved to post these images that i just opened
in my e-mail that my dad just sent me...i have never seen
these before and i am loving them! my dad has always been
a photographer,in my eyes far more than amateur,always
developing his own pictures,taking the family to cool places
to find just the right shots and never,i mean never left home
without his camera...and still doesn't to this day.
these images were slides,i'm told,just made into pictures. i am
about 8 years old in these,young i know,but i can recall this day
...we were at forest park and it was a very rare occasion when i
was alone with my parents,i can see that i was revelling in that
....a cherished memory,i never want to lose.
thank~you,pop...love you!

inspire me thursday/body parts





















cousin patty's
knobby knees
circa 1930's,
from a photograph
of my dad's cousin
patty...quite the
sassy little
lassy she was!
simply cropped
and tinted in picassa2.

InSpiRe mE ThURsdAy