one world one heart

just a "heads up"

next monday is the start of owoh

and event started a few years ago in the blog world

by lisa swifka

and was featured in artful blogger

it a great way to meet other bloggers and

there are prizes!

i will have a great giveaway posted on the 19th

all you will have to do is leave a comment to enter the draw

and the winner will be drawn on feb. 12th

so stay tuned................

getting organized

for the past few days i've been combing

through all my photos

now i have more folders than before

but it was necessary
i mean, i have a good memory and can usually find
what i'm looking for........eventually!
but now i have it fresh in my mind and
have found some "long forgotten" ones
i started a "texture" file and now have over
700 photos and i'm sure to find more
i've posted some of my favorite ones on flickr
above is one of my favorite angel photos
and the background is from an old truck
the door(seen below) was just covered with rust
i played with the hue/saturation in ps

steel and stone

my first jewelry class was at art unraveled

back in the summer of 06

steel and stone was the name of the class

taught by richard salley

a wonderful man and a great teacher

he has just started a blog

if you ever get a chance to take one of his classes, do,

you will never regret it

when i got home from arizona i was charged

i made a ton of jewelry

i would love to take another one of his classes

good question?

i think i will enlarge this picture

and keep it hanging so i can see everyday!

i took this picture in the fall while

wondering the streets of nyc

i have so many photos that i've always

wanted to take the time and organize them

so today is the "when"

i have many "cool and interesting" photos

of signs, grunge and urban decay, the sky, trees

found objects and small details

i know this will take some time

i have 47 folders with 93 sub folders

to go through

since making the switch from film to digital

my inventory has grown immensely

it will be fun to find some "long forgotten"

photos that i can play with in ps

oohhhh there's a new folder!

if i get lost in the files,

will someone find me?!!!

morning walk

"one kind word can

warm three winter months"

japanese proverb

this makes winter bearable!

a view of lake ontario at

the bottom of silverbirch ave.

try and try again

after yesterdays post

i was wondering "how did i do that?"

it's been 2 years since i created that one

i've learned a lot since then

one thing is to save every stage!

so i figured since i did it once i could do it again

first step, find the pictures i used

one was from alcatraz ( a great source for decay)

and the second from a light house near pacifica

just outside san francisco

second step , which i always do

play with the hue/saturation

the brightness/contrast

and shadows/highlights

plus i aways have to see what a picture looks like in b/w

step 3 is adding color

just for fun and to give some contrast

step 4 layer one on top of the other and

use the "multiply" blending mode

find the right positioning and crop and save

then the fun begins

i love to try on every mode

just to see what happens

below are just a few alternatives from the original

you never know what will happen after playing in ps

been there, done that

i've seen this list several times

it was interesting to see how many i've done(in bold)

things i would like to do(italicize)

and things i haven't done, don't want to do or just can't

understand why they were put on the list( regular font)

1. started your own blog ( so glad i did)

2. slept under the stars (several times in the b.c. rockies)

3. played in a band

4. visited Hawaii

5. watched a meteor shower

6. given more than you can afford to charity

7. been to a Disney theme park

8. climbed a mountain (one of my favorite memories)

9. held a praying mantis(i was a tomboy and held many insects)

10. sang a solo

11. bungee jumped

12. visited Paris(would love to visit again)

13. watched a lightning storm at sea

14. taught yourself an art from scratch

15. adopted a child

16. had food poisoning(hopefully never again)

17. walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. grown your own vegetables

19. seen the Mona Lisa

20. slept on an overnight train(from paris to barcelona)

21. had a pillow fight

22. hitch hiked(many times and lived to tell about)

23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. built a snow fort

25. held a lamb

26. gone skinny dipping

27. run a marathon

28. ridden a gondola in Venice

29. seen a total eclipse of the sun

30. watched a sunrise or sunset(as often as i can)

31. hit a home run(only once)

32. been on a cruise

33. been to Niagara Falls

34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors(ireland and scotland)

35. seen an Amish community

36. taught yourself a new language

37. had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. seen the leaning tower of Pisa

39. gone rock climbing

40. seen Michelangelo's David

41. sung karaoke(and apologize)

42. seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant

44. visited Africa

45. walked on a beach by moonlight(my favorite)

46. been transported in an ambulance

47. had your portrait painted(actually sketched)

48. gone deep sea fishing

49. seen the Sistine Chapel(when it was half way cleaned)

50. been to the top of the Eiffel Tower

51. gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. kissed in the rain

53. played in the mud(again the tomboy thing)

54. gone to a drive-in theatre

55. been in a movie
56. visited the great wall of China

57. started a business(several)

58. taken a martial arts class

59. visited Russia

60. served at a soup kitchen

61. sold Girl Scout cookies(not as a girl scout or guide)

62. gone whale watching

63. gotten flowers for no reason

64. donated blood

65. gone sky diving

66. visited a concentration camp

67. bounced a check

68. flown in a helicopter

69. saved a favorite childhood toy

70. visited the Lincoln memorial

71. eaten caviar

72. pieced a quilt

73. stood in Times Square

74. toured the Everglades

75. been fired from a job

76. seen the changing of the guard in London

77. broken a bone

78.been on a speeding motorcycle(driven)

79. seen the Grand Canyon(twice, loved it)

80. published a book

81. visited the Vatican(drank wine on the steps,

seen the pieta`, cried)
82. bought a brand new car

83. walked in Jerusalem

84. had your picture in the newspaper

85. read the entire bible
86. visited the White House

87. killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. had chickenpox

89. saved someone’s life

90. sat on a jury

91. met someone famous

92. joined a book club

93. lost a loved one(too many)

94. had a baby

95. seen the Alamo in person

96. swum in the great Salt Lake

97. been involved in a law suit

98. owned a cell phone(not by choice)

99. been stung by a bee