new work, new location

check out my new work

on my new blog

nancylynndonaldson.blogspot.com



latest encaustic work

some of the paintings ive been working on

getting ready for my fall show next weekend

see my latest work on my other blog

for show details email me at

nancylynndonaldson(at)gmail(dot)com

happy new year

wishing you all the best for 2015!

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below, some of my latest encaustic work

seen on my new blog

nancylynndonaldson.blogspot.com

 

ready or not?!

 this is freaking awesome!!!
pan am games 2015

there was a crooked house

on the way to my friends cottage there is this very

 cool abandon house

it's at the half way mark so its a good time to stop,

stretch and take a few photos

every time we notice its getting a little "wobblier" 

and as the years pass, we wonder

"is it going to be there ?"

 

this year i almost missed it, i was distracted

by all the highway construction

and only because we had to stop for lane restrictions

that i looked over and noticed

that there it was or wasn't?

i couldn't pull over to take a photo so i made sure

 on the way back i would

luckily the construction had moved further up the road

 and I made sure i found it

i was a little sad knowing that these might be the last photos

soutache addiction

my latest addiction

soutache

to see more check out my new blog

http://nancylynndonaldson.blogspot.ca/

what you are missing on my new blog

in january i started my new blog

www.nancylynndonaldson.blogspot.com

ive been creating a ton of work since coming home from the hospital

everyday i am working on something

above my recent encaustic painting

below some jewelry  and my new product of choice powertex

please stop by for a visit, i would love to hear from you

what a difference a year makes

a lot has changed in the past year

everyday I am getting stronger

cancer free, working part time,

creating lots of art and back at the gym

even taking zumba classes

( mind you I'm the drunk looking girl at the back

with a big smile on my face and

 just so grateful to able to participate )

a special thank-you to all my friends,

family and healthcare providers

for all your love and support

I couldn't have done it without you

 

check out my new blog

http://nancylynndonaldson.blogspot.ca

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above photos by eugen kertesz for the facebook page

Humans of Toronto 

new year, new location

as the sun sets on another year

i've decided to move my blog to a new address

www.nancylynndonaldson.blogspot.com

i will be posting all my art, jewelry and photos

same as always

 

i hope you will visit me there



merry christmas

Merry Christmas

to all

and to all a good nite

last minute gifts

it has been a busy month

with life getting somewhat back to "normal"

I've also got the creative bug!!

(must be the full moon)

 I have a ton of jewelry supplies

and when I found a container filled with chandelier crystals

I got inspired

I think they work well with the pearls and metal

a few extra crochet projects

a change purse and zebra slippers for sadie

and just a couple samples of the over 20 encaustic painting i've  done

over the past few months

dazzel it tassels

now that I've been getting healthier and feeling more like my old self

it's great to be presented with a challenge

my friend carmi sent out this package with some wonderful

suede tassels and cord  from the new dazzle-it line

plus a few jewelry components (left)

and one of my projects (right)

a number of beads added to some chain with the tassel

as always one project leads to several more

above I found 5 different styles of chain

wove some suede lace through the larger chain

and added the tassels to the ends of another

above I decided to use a macramé square knot

adding silver beads in between

I have more to work on so I will keep you posted

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for more info on the dazzle-it line check out their blog or on facebook



encaustic

happy accidents!

some days I start out with a great idea

I can see it in my head, sometimes I dream about painting

then when it comes to getting it onto the canvas it can go wrong

for some reason I was having a hard time

I just wasn't "feeling it"

after several breaks and almost giving up

I decided to give it one more chance

after layering and scraping

ironing and adding more color

more scraping and ironing

I finally liked what I was seeing

so I added a photo transfer

and after six hours of pure frustration

a beautiful painting

lesson learned

never give up

but more importantly

patience!!!!

sari yarn

i'm always up for a challenge

so when I met my friend carmi for dinner

she was showing off her latest purchase from anthropologie

silk sari yarn

as soon as dinner was over we headed next door

to get some more and promised we would both make something

I decided to get out the crochet hook, beads, wire and chain

before long I had this necklace made

carmi made a wonderful braclet seen on her blog here

CHA retreat

last weekend I spent time with a wonderful group of creative women

at kempenfelt conference centre for an artist retreat

it was the first of what I hope to be many

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 a weekend filled with workshops

resin class with carmi cimicata

brother scan and cut with joanne and Cathie

decoart painting with Debbie

powertex with brigett

coats and clark fiber with Leanne

ecstasy crafts paper arts with marilynne

also accreditation sessions

boothmanship with wendy

and ethics and standards with ann

plus a bonus gift bag from Westcott

in between classes we spent time eating

 and socializing in the evenings around the fire

i really enjoyed my time with likeminded people

learning new crafts and making new friends

 

 

fall scenes

its been awhile since I had a chance to just get in the car and wonder

 taking all the back roads and finding the best photo opportunities

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a few weeks ago I planned a weekend trip to

prince edward county

I have only every been once and that was a long time ago

it has grown significantly in the past decade

featuring over 20 wineries

b&b's, antiques, arts and crafts

and wonderful sceneries

perfect timing, coming back from a tasting

just as the sun was setting

I would love to find out who hung this door!!

lots of barns

we only managed to visit 2 wineries

only because we had such a wonderful time

wondering the properties and taking photos

and of course enjoying a glass of wine

encaustic class

getting back into a routine is a great feeling

i've always felt that creating art is my form of therapy

and since my surgery i've wanted to do something that

represented my spine

so last week i got the idea for using railroad tracks

luckily there is a hobby store close to my home

once i chose my color palette the rest just fell into place

i just started creating texture

layers of wax and then scraping, back and forth

until i achieved the desired effect

once in a while i used my iron

im happy with the results

 

 

 

a few details from the above painting

knit or crochet, what's the difference?

when my friend carmi posted this on facebook

I had to laugh

some people just don't know the difference

and I guess I can understand when talking to certain friends

but my crafty girls should know, shouldn't they??

 

to me , not naming any names, one is fast, free and fun!!

the other takes way more patience than I have

 

since fall is in the air

my mind has turned to crocheting

on a trip to niagara region with my friend ludgera

i purchased some great yarn on sale for half price

one ball of yarn makes the perfect tube scarf

 

                                                                                 

harvest

is there anything more soothing then the smell of lavender

it was such a wonderful first fall weekend

 what a perfect day to harvest

 

I spent time cleaning my garage

 making space for all my garden ornaments and furniture

wondering through the garden, taking photos and planning next years design

 

it will be sad to see the garden go

but I will have this bundle to remind me

that spring will come again

and I will be ready to get my finger in the dirt

and nurture it back to its glory once again

 

 

 

 

encaustic class

it's been a long 9 months since my last class

I've been dreaming about painting

 since leaving the hospital over 3 months ago

I have so many ideas in my head

it was a bit hard to focus at first

i had a vision of something that just didn't want to work

so instead of getting frustrated i put it aside

and started the piece above

working with several shades of blue

i just started covering the canvas

something soothing about blue

(like looking at clouds)

it made me forget about the first piece

and thinking about clouds why not add some white

and while i was at it i thought i would through in a silver lining



it was great to be back in heather's class