{Echo} Week 19 - Blur

This is my entry for {Echo} Week 19 - Blur

FeAtUrEd ArTiSt On ToTaL aRt SoUl

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One of my photography pics is featured this week on the front page at Total Art Soul. 

This is an exciting step for me!! My pic is the first pic in the 3rd row.

NeW JeWeLrY DeSiGnS - sNeAk pEeK

Cleaning out my studio space I discovered that I had these vintage typewriter keys. They them from an old typewriter that was thrown in the trash. I decided to take them and design pieces of jewelry. I took pages from a vintage dictionary and ran them through the paper shredder to make strips. Doing this saved me a lot of cutting and made the exact size and width I was looking for. It also gave the paper strips that ragged edge I was looking for. I am not yet revealing the design until I have a few more made, keep an eye out later this week!!

BuRiEd TrEaSuRe 2010

Be sure to visit Seth's original post Burried Treasure regarding this Collaborative Project and to visit other blogs involved in the project as well.

Below you will find my Buried Treasure, it is a re-post from 2009 of some ATC's that I had finished. I chose this one for this post as I liked how these had turned out (actually, I had forgotten all about them!) Thanks Seth for this fun project and getting a chance to visit a lot of other blogs that I would not have found otherwise.




Here are the 4 Spring themed ATC's that I made for the Monthly swap at AlteredDesigns Yahoo group.

A dAy In LaNcAsTeR

Waiting for a balloon. Maddie and her flower balloon. Glass ornaments at one of the cool shops we found. Maddie and Daddy waiting for Mom. Maddie at Building Character. It was a good visit to downtown Lancaster, a city with so many cool hidden places. We definitely need to explore the city again soon!!

PoOl DaYs

Some pics from the pool so far this summer.

ChIvEs & BuTtTeRfLiEs

Caught this with my phone camera on my patio.

{Echo} Week 18 - Stripes

This photo is my entry for {Echo} Week 18 - Stripes. The photo was  also taken with my phone using the FX Camera App. You can follow the {Echo} Challenge at Art by Christi  and Ilka's Attic or on the FlickR Group

ThE fIvE "f'S"

Fourth of July, Friends, Fun, Food & Fireworks...the Five "F's". This year we had over a few Twitter friends @mk_girl (Nicole Leer) @leerdustin (Dustin Leer) @ItsEspoYall (Michael Esposito)  @ShaunTFrankel (Shaun Frankel) for an evening of fun food and fireworks.

rOsEs

More pics with my phone camera in regular mode.

CoLlAgE pAiNtInG - LiNeAr DuO

I saw a collage technique in the latest Cloth Paper Scissors magazine that I just had to try. I took an 8x8 canvas and covered it in gesso in random brush strokes to leave a texture. After that dried I used a clear gel medium to apply a torn strip of decorative paper midway on the canvas. I then took a vintage tissue pattern, crumbled it and applied it to the canvas over the torn paper, again using gel medium. After it dried I repeated this process. I then applied the circles cut from decorative scrapbook papers and covered the entire canvas once again with gel medium. I allowed this to dry overnight.

Next I randomly dry brushed coordinating paints onto the canvas allowing the under layer to show through. I stamped a few colors using shelf liner for texture and dripped paint from a wet brush for the splatters. Then using a thin liner brush I outlined the circles with black paint and painted the stems and leaves. After drying, I used black and white Prisma colored pencils to loosely circle around the flowers. And this is the finished painting. The whole process really didn't take much time at all and I feel confident that I could do quite a few of these in different sizes and colors. I am quite happy with the outcome. Titled - Linear Duo

TeN oN tUeSdAy

Ten things about this week:

1. I got rid of the junker car for $150.00, it was picked up today by Bob's Big Tow, LOL!

2. Two injections in my back at the rheumatologist, that sucked!

3. Twitter was acting whack, totally annoying!

4. Scored an antique ironing board at a yard sale for $8 - cha-ching!

5. Made an awesome stew in my new crock pot today - YUM!

6. Discovered a new ice cream spot in Lititz - Greco's!

7. Started a new collage painting and will hopefully finish it tomorrow.

8. Actually posted here on the blog, 4 posts in one night to be exact.

9. Getting my hair did for the first time in like forever this Friday!

10. And finally my baby girl will be 5 on Saturday!

How was your week?

{Echo} Week 16 - Meander

This photo is my entry for {Echo} Week 16 - Meander. The photo was  also taken with my phone using the FX Camera App and was unedited other than cropping. You can follow the {Echo} Challenge at Art by Christi  and Ilka's Attic or on the FlickR Group

{Echo} Week 15 - Rouge

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This photo is my entry for {Echo} Week 15 - Rouge. The photo was taken with my phone using the FX Camera App. You can follow the {Echo} Challenge at Art by Christi  and Ilka's Attic or on the FlickR Group

NaTuRe StUdY

All of these pictures were taken using my phone camera with the FX Camera App and edited slightly in Picasa. I think for a phone cam they turned out really cool.