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    A second look: Creative ADD

    November 2, 2015 - By 

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    This month for Second on the 2nd, I’m sharing a post from February 2012 that still makes me laugh at how all over the place my creativity takes me. Sometimes even in the course of a day. Right now I’m just wishing that creativity would kick back into gear…I’m in a bit of a dry patch on the creativity front.

    Join me for a look back…

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    I’ve been all over the place lately when it comes to creativity.
    I think I may have Art ADD (attention deficit disorder).
    Ok…some might argue that I have ADD in other areas of my life as well but the Art ADD is self-diagnosed.
    I blame the other on Motherhood. Children steal you’re ability to keep a clear running thought in your head. 🙂 But I wouldn’t change a thing.
    Anyway…these are the things I’ve done in the past week.
    I papered our recycling cabinet to match the fridge.
    Knit another dishcloth on the loom…

    Knit a cowl on the loom…

    Miniature terrain on a recycled CD…
    Another terrain piece…
    And last night I started another twirly crochet scarf because my elbow was hurting from the repetitive motion of the knitting.
    Crochet seems to work my wrist more and doesn’t bother me.

    In addition I’ve been washing and ironing my way through a large box of old linens. Deciding what is decent enough to save and use and what I can use in my artwork. Vintage linens and fabric are part of my idea for the Postcard Challenge book.

    So, yeah…definitely Art ADD.

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    That was a crazy amount of creativity in a short amount of time. It would have been really great to bottle a bit of that enthusiasm for a later date such as now!

    On a side note…what do you think of my blog makeover? I was feeling the need for a change. I’m still tweaking things here and there.  Please let me know if anything is weird or not functional for you. Thanks!!

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    A second look: September dress

    October 2, 2015 - By 

    SecondlookSince we are coming up on Homecoming for my kids school I decided to dig up a post I created paying homage to my high school flag twirling days. Our big event was Homecoming. We marched and twirled with the band in the parade and during halftime of the football game. It was really quite fun!

    Take a look…

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    Last month some of my visitors from the Dress-up Project thought the idea of recreating my flag twirler uniform was a good idea. Funny because it was just something I thought on a whim …not a really great plan in my head. So, I dug out the picture and gave it a whirl…or maybe that should be a twirl.

    Most high school mascots are named for birds or tough, scary animals. Or maybe warriors.
    Not us…
    We were the Skippers. Yeah…I know…
    Oh, watch out!!  Here come those big, bad Skippers!  It was a nautical thing that was much more relevant about 50 or so years prior. Although I’m sure it was chosen as an elitist thing. Bunch of snobs….but I digress.

    Anyway…we had a sailor theme for our uniforms. I did manage the sailor collar but didn’t even attempt to make a sailor hat or the white gloves.

    I’m  pretty happy with the result.

    What do you think compared to the real deal…?

    Homecoming 1988

    Never mind the “woodsy-the-owl glasses”.  Good grief…keep in mind it was the 80’s after all.

    Make sure to visit the Alice and Camilla blog to see the rest of the September dresses.

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    A second look: Asian theme altered book

    September 2, 2015 - By 

    I decided to dig deep in the blog history for Second on the 2nd this month.

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    I’ve been scattered lately when it comes to art…a big part of me thinks that the “old days” when I participated in many more swaps and round robins….before postage got too out of hand…I was forced out of my comfort zone and in the process grew as an artist.

    This post was definitely from those days. Have a look…

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    I completed my pages for the latest book I received in my current round robin.

    The original drawings from the book were hand-painted by me with watercolor crayons. The chopsticks were shorten by breaking then shaping them in a pencil sharpener before a slight bit of whittling and sanding.

    The bamboo was drawn then painted by yours truly. The fortune reads “The luck that is ordained for you will be coveted by others”

    I’ve never done any Asian themed art before…at least not consciously. I did do a mixed-media painting a while back that ended up having an Asian flare.

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    Hope you enjoyed this second look at my post from January 2008