the PROCESS...

 

i am studying in my journals, really hard lately...

and love to share!

i've been trying to figure out;

1. if i have a preference to background before faces?

2. leaving more collage in the very end?

i still don't have the answers and probably never will...

i am too spontaneous, and experimental.

so, in the meantime, i learned a LOT from these 2 excercises;

~ i continue to just "dive in" and "do"

~ i truly have slowed down on selections of colors, dimensions and on & on

~ i will never have a favorite between: black and white -- monochromatic -- COLOR!

~ i can't ever be sorry for the ALL tidbits i save/use for collage (even though, i do throw out stuff when it's truly on overload) although, i do have 2...make that 2 really PRETTY tray holders for all this ephemera, which one probably would never notice...BECAUSE...this is ONE BUSY manufacturing room ;0!

 

Yesterday's Example;

i made several of my own stencils, whew!

chose our May photos for that PICTURE FRAME.

finished making a journal for my youngest sister to take on our trip to Santa Catalina, Panama!

ALMOST finished a new BARREL STAVE GIRLIE, with PINK hair! (that i intend to do on mine soon)

painted a little elephant with INDIA INK...it did not turn out ;( but i won't give up...

 

getting a VISUAL here, i am,

i appreciate VARIETY...

and i DO finish my projects (eventually and always), whew!

 

a little

 INSIDE MY HEART

and

MY HANDS

and with

my soul

 

THANK YOU for peeking and i hope you

ENJOY THE PROCESS!

 

 

 

 

WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL WEEK

 

it is SPRING here, is it there with you?

 

xoxo

BLOSSOMS in the Placer ARTS and EVENTS CENTER

 Placer County Arts is having a May Show, titled,

BLOOM

3 of my paintings were accepted ;)

(always thrilled)

This is the first one;

 

JUMP INTO YOUR LIFE

(my picture taking has gone down hill)

 

 

 

 

 

 up close, the largest flower pot in the painting is fabric with paint added to it

 

 

 

 

 there is writing...positive messages all along the orange lines...

 

 

 

 

 

 I have loved these hanging on our own walls...they are so cheerful...but alas...

I paint so much, our walls are over loaded ;)

 

 

 

 

 This is the Second Piece.

These first 2 are 12"x 36" x 1 1/2" gallery wrapped

The 4 polka dot squares are torn fabric and

the flower centers as well ;)

 

 

 

 hoping you can read this quote from Mark Twain?

 

 

 

 

 This 3rd piece is 10" x 28" x 1 1/2" gallery wrapped,

titled; Plant "P" words ;)

TISSUE PAPER (crinkly) is the foundation over the canvas before I applied the layers of paint and more tissue paper.

There is a lot of texture that just doesn't show up in the photos.

 

 

 

 

 like "purpose", "perky" and...

 

 

 

 

 that IMPORTANT one;

Play, play, play...

 

 

 

 

the sides are pretty too...

one day i'll take better photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet and Mingle Night is May 1st for art collectors,

and then our work will remain in the ARTS BUILDING,

the month of May.

If they sell, we are allowed to replace with another work,

so I am very busy PLANTING seeds of ideas and trying

to BLOOM some more.

 

TIS' THE SEASON FOR FLOWERS AND FRIENDS

THANK YOU FOR VISITING ;)

SPRING IS IN THE AIR!

tomorrow

more photos

 

for an up coming

show

called

BLOOMING!

 

(imagine that)

it is spring somewhere...

even if it's just in our

 

HEARTS!

 

XOXO

Saturday Night Art Journaling...

FINDING HER WAY...

INSPIRATION FOR OUR WEDNESDAY...

 After all our company went home...

for 4 days of excitement, and a new baby,

and all that family lovin'...

 

 

 

 

 I'm left with not knowing what to do with myself...

and so I finished "her" on carboard ;)

 

 

 

 

 and these are...

 

 

 

 

 in my Pinterest...

under the Cardboard section

 

 

 

 

 for my collage partners..

those 3 funny colored (just shows up that way here) papers in the center bottom and one to the right are copies on paper of some of my own ink transfers.

they were just right to set off the entire piece

 

 

 

 

another up close

 

 

 

 

 and closer...sooo many layers!

 

 

 

 

A pile full of DREAMS for you...

they should last till after the weekend eh?

 

wanda

xoxo

PRELUDE TO OUR EASTER...

 NEW LIFE

 

 

 

 

 GIFTING LITTLE EASTER HANGER

oh, and I put these cardboard works on Pinterest ;)

you can poke the Pinterest button on the sidebar.