Old Collage using little girls image

Like I mentioned in my previous post-I LOVE the picture of these little girls. I gave this as a gift to Gillian's "teacher" who came out every week to work with her from the time she got out of the NICU till she was 2 1/2 years old. She LOVED my art and always commented on it when she came each week (It always sat on the piano). So as a gift to her when I knew that Gillian would be "graduated " from that particular program and Janelle would no longer come out to see us every week, I did a piece of art for her. Her favorite color is pink so I wanted to incorporate that into this. To date, this is one of the most favorite pieces I have done. This was done in 2005.


(Image transferred to Canvas, molding paste applied for texture, hand dyed ribbon, buttons, vintage text)

The text reads:
"The only way t0o have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson"

Alot of heart went into this-Janelle became a very special person in our lives, and we are still in contact today.

Assemblage Just Completed

I just finished ths Assemblage. I have had this box for ages, and thought it was so cool but with alot going on over here I just had not had time to use it. So it got colored on and toted around the house by my resident toddler for a couple years. Anyway-yesterday I got inspired to use it.
I covered it all in old text and painted it. From there I was not quite sure what I was going to do with it. The picture of the little girls is transfered to canvas. Its one of my personal favorites that i have had for 2-3 years. I have actually used the same pic before, on a collage piece I did for a friend as a gift. I will upload that photo next :)

(very difficult to get a good picture of this assemblage-but you can get a general idea of how it came out. Its very nice and I am proud of it :)

Simplicity

I just finished this-worked on it yesterday and today. I hand drew the image myself :)
Its got stamping, acrylics-heavily textured background using vintage papers and the painted over them. Also used my Neocolor II's on it. I was terrified to try to draw an image of a person, but I like how it turned out. Its WAY better in person! My friend's daughter was oohing and ahhing over it.
I am slowly gaining more confidence in drawing. I am really liking it :)

Collage for the day

I just got some of Outside the Margin's fabulous Color Mists, so had to play. What better day to get these-its right on my birthday :) woohoooooo!!
Anyway, did a collage piece using some background tissue created with these. And of course, had to use the Winged Whimsy stamps-can't get enough of them!


Also got accepted into MMCA, so what a great day its been !

Tonight I am going to go chow down at Macaroni Grill, one of my favorite restaurants! woohooooo!!

Great Grandpa Ord

This is an assemblage I did a couple years ago that hangs on my wall. The man is my great grandfather, who was a pharmacist. This was a really fun one to do, being I have worked in pharmacy (although not so much lately) since 1989. I loved collecting old pharmacy memorabilia to do this :) Hard to get a real good picture of it, being it was done in a cigar box lid.

another older collage

I did this one last year sometime-for a calendar swap thing I did. Its got hand dyed fabric, transparency and ephemera on this. I really love how it turned out. I can't remember what month I had- but I was glad to be a part of the calendar and it turned out wonderful.

Got Bernie's new book

and Ohhhhhhhhh my goodness. Its just awesome! I ordered it for myself for my B-day coming up. I love the techniques she has in this book! I have tried many of them before, but I always seem to forget about these. I had forgotten all about the Nevr Dull sitting in my drawer. I LOVED playing with it and seeing it used in this book made me go get it out again.
I am in absolute heaven having Gillian in preschool in the afternoons rather than the morning. I am able to get all my work done in the mornings so that when she goes to school I can have a couple hours to myself. Before, I was rushing to get my work done in the mornings while she was gone, then when she got home I never got any time for myself. So this has worked out just great!
Anyway, I did do a couple ATCs today, using some techniques in Bernie's book. If you don't have it-RUN out and get it! You won't regret it :)
Now off to order some more Golden Acrylics...........I am running low on some colors and can't get enough of that Diarylide yellow!

Beeswax

I guess I am sort of reminiscing here LOL
I haven't worked with beeswax in a while.............I need to! I have this one sitting on my piano and it just reminded me I gotta break out the ole beeswax.....
This is 8x10 on canvas.

Anatomy sketch

This is an old ATC I did a few years ago......had to share it as I have always like this one. The anatomy sketch stamp is one of my favorites ;)

Blue Heart

"Blue Heart" is the name I gave my collage/painting. The birdie has a blue heart-which unfortunately is the way I am feeling at the moment :(
I started him yesterday, and just finished him other than a nice coating of some matte or gloss medium. I normally do not draw, but I did draw him -this is a first for me. Added some small collage elements and the background is stamped. I am happy with how he came out. This is 6x6 on a stretched canvas.