Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
shellin' out

gave me some irregular pearls
not knowing what to do with them i put them away
until now.............
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
blogoversary
(i love looking back and seeing my art life )
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it has been wonderful
"meeting" so many talented people
sharing ideas and art
and being inspired by it all
i greatly appreciate every ones
comments and encouragement
and would like to say
" thank-you "
sincerely, nancy
"meeting" so many talented people
sharing ideas and art
and being inspired by it all
i greatly appreciate every ones
comments and encouragement
and would like to say
" thank-you "
sincerely, nancy
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
remembering paris
Friday, April 15, 2011
fun with flowers
i've been working on organizing some photos
these ones i took last month at canada blooms garden show
above melted records
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
the butterfly project
( i sent 3 )
trudy is collecting handmade butterflies
for the hollocaust museum in houston
so far she has collected 183 from all over
in many styles of mixed media
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as i was preparing for my classes next month
i started to play with the butterfly designs
to see how they can be twisted in wire
and came up with three more (seen above)
i love how these new ones came out!!
Monday, April 11, 2011
mixed minded
remaking samples, packaging kits and taking notes
i will be teaching 2 classes
one wire and beaded pendent and celtic twist
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next week i'll work on my encaustic lessons
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
dreaming of spring
i can see signs of spring
iris', lilies, chives are all 3 inches
a clipping mask from shadow house and
my photo touched up in ps
the top photo is the finished project using the "screen" blending mode
Monday, April 4, 2011
encaustic class
(i took this last semester off )
once a month heather has a 6 hour sunday class
i gives you lots of time to get something finished
(or close to it) after choosing the rusted lock and key
heather suggest i work with beeswax
i used 4 boards, 2 upside down
and different thickness
here i add a piece of lace i found at the flea market
one of my photos some coffee and sesame seeds to add some texture
and some handmade paper to line the canvas
Friday, April 1, 2011
street grunge project
it has revealed some interesting grunge
which i love
i'm always looking for texture to photograph
they add wonderful interest to any photo
even a simple tree
one thing i always notice is telephone poles
this one caught my eye
i played with the hue/saturation and cropped it
after trying it "on" several photos and
playing with all the different blending modes
i used the "difference" for the above tree
and "vivid light" for the photo below
like marie says
where layers count
sometimes less is more
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