Wednesday, March 7, 2012

keep calm



i had to post this

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

too many projects..................

i have at least a hundred ideas running around in my head

some of them new things i want to try

like crocheting wire

i've crocheted since i was 7, every barbie had a poncho

it's something i do while watching tv
it was so easy, i have tons of wire, yarn and beads

all i had to do was make some time and start!

now i can't stop

Sunday, March 4, 2012

fleamarket finds

a gift from carmi and paul

i have a starflash, starluxe and starflex and now a starmiteIIII

it will be a challlenge to find any other starmites

my collection is growning 19 different brownies so far


and of course i found some metal and jewelry to add to my already huge pile

the pearls where a great find, occupied japan, 12 stands for $5

i love this little olive jar, when you lift the lid there is a spoon attached


and gifts for a friend


sunset in caledon

just when you think you've got the best picture

take another!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

texture challenge

this weeks textures can be found on my flickr page

no matter where i go i always find texture......my eye just goes to it

telephone pole, rusted mail box, stone wall, peeling paint, park bench

at the flea market, auto garage, graveyard ......everywhere..anywhere

i always have my little camera in my purse just in case


someone asked me how i start a project
i create a new blank file add in all 6 textures and then bring in a photo maybe 2
i "turn off" all but one of the textures and try on all the blending modes
saving the ones i like and then moving on to the next texture
then i try 2 or 3 or all 6 to see what they look like
most of the time it gets a bit busy
this time i actually liked what happened
above all six layers and the blending modes i used

above six new textures i created by combining several of the textures
and playing with the blending modes
over the next week i will play some more to see what i can create
for this challenge, i will post results on march 11th
so if you want to play along go to my flickr page and download these textures
email me your results and i will post every ones projects

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

kumihimo and wine

now that i have mastered the "round" kumihimo disc it was time to tackle

the square version

once my friend carmi gave me the "coles notes" i was good to go
an hour later i had enough to make this double bracelet for my niece

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easy peasy or so i thought until i was invited for dinner and crafts

at my friends house, we should have opened the wine after the demo!!lu made a wonderful meal !!!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

encaustic class

for today's class it was all about texture and glazes

first i covered the board with pages from a science book

once i chose a color palette of greens, yellow, grey and blue

i add light washes of color so that some of the paper would show through

circles, drips and a tracing wheel highlighted with burnt umber oil paint

cheese cloth and oil paint to create more texture



 
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