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    Mixed media canvas peek

    May 14, 2013 - By 

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    I don’t know if I’m at liberty to show the poem on the canvas yet….hence the partial photo with words blurred.

    My friend Sandy entered a poetry contest and won! Her poem is going to be published. She asked me if I’d do an art piece with her words.

    The funny thing is that I had started this canvas became “stuck” at a certain point. I felt that it needed words.

    Low and behold…the words fell into my lap.  After the words, I added a couple of collage pieces from an old children’s book I saved from the trash heap.

    I hope she loves it as much as I do…

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    UPDATE:  She does love it!

    Here’s a photo of the whole canvas

  • Blog - Kitchen

    Inspired by Pinterest

    June 6, 2012 - By 
    It’s happened again…I just have to make some new things I’ve seen on Pinterest.  
    Such as these Kale chips! 
    OH YUM!
    Crispy, crunchy, healthy, yummy.
    Here’s a link to the the original post. 
    Credit where credit is due….

    The second inspiration didn’t have any readable instructions…just a series of photos pinned. So, unfortunately, I can’t give credit to whom it’s due.

    Here’s the original “pin” (left) which summed itself up nicely.

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    I used an ugly canvas I picked up at a garage sale…gessoed and tissue papered it before painting it green.
    I thought the green left behind my leaves was a little boring so I went back with painted and retouched them. 
    Looks pretty dumb on the shed door but I happened to have a nail there for the photo op.
    Have you been inspired lately?

     

  • Blog - Crafts

    Card and canvas

    December 22, 2011 - By 
    One birthday card for a man… using some Citra Solv paper and Basic Grey packaging. The recipient is back in college get his second degree and is taking some very high level math courses. I thought the normal curve table page was fitting.
    This canvas is now on it’s third life.
    Every time I get tired of it I just spread some gesso over the top and start over. This time I added some modeling paste for texture and then some of my rusted lace fabric. I trimmed down an 8×10 print of digital art.