tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27164357913378955342024-02-20T09:00:24.558-08:00My Altered Lifecreating, learning and having fun through artKimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-48028682726557552062010-10-31T12:10:00.001-07:002010-10-31T12:14:32.652-07:00More Zentangles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClNDI2S3OKc7EwhnK6Spp5Z76p98UMvcLg6bGM4Dev1vV5SGa5ZMEs5sb3hKTlA9bpKB6Dt9ZjobiWPl2vsr6mgzQ9gjuR1NcnEoyH3QauHBZLC7uGfkVu0C5p7ZJ2PgejYpL11o5D-Nu/s1600/zen3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClNDI2S3OKc7EwhnK6Spp5Z76p98UMvcLg6bGM4Dev1vV5SGa5ZMEs5sb3hKTlA9bpKB6Dt9ZjobiWPl2vsr6mgzQ9gjuR1NcnEoyH3QauHBZLC7uGfkVu0C5p7ZJ2PgejYpL11o5D-Nu/s320/zen3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534289962337729506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXK0bBDZ2p7N9eUOgzoNa8tIJVJtCV_wJMMPWlkdZw2ioPgdnnGK-0Jf51LpDAugKiczBPGM_cO22qdQfHzCeoNGxSOmQofQ8v_U3RGRX8WixWyt1ADu8TYWWqyF1AydlWoxi2tvt1k7Fs/s1600/zen2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXK0bBDZ2p7N9eUOgzoNa8tIJVJtCV_wJMMPWlkdZw2ioPgdnnGK-0Jf51LpDAugKiczBPGM_cO22qdQfHzCeoNGxSOmQofQ8v_U3RGRX8WixWyt1ADu8TYWWqyF1AydlWoxi2tvt1k7Fs/s320/zen2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534289949324163906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlOdTj2DugGcP4nM63PWiYQGJtf7XuJJ025YKXQpyhKacknntOVPFQQZDjhyphenhyphen6SjhINNvmb4u-VIH8pcPlpc6DY1Xjd5yaN7yuJrcMOX47HScqtIF1VyFMQFWzldhsWIm-8lweUuuFrHQY/s1600/zen1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlOdTj2DugGcP4nM63PWiYQGJtf7XuJJ025YKXQpyhKacknntOVPFQQZDjhyphenhyphen6SjhINNvmb4u-VIH8pcPlpc6DY1Xjd5yaN7yuJrcMOX47HScqtIF1VyFMQFWzldhsWIm-8lweUuuFrHQY/s320/zen1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534289946547054306" /></a><br /><br />Zantangles<br /><br />I am still tangling in my spare time. I find it very relaxing - great stress buster. I am working in a hard back journal so I can keep them all in one place. Not sure what I'll do with them other than open the book and flip thru. I think they may look cool on notecards or gift tags if I make some adjustments in size on the scanner. Currently I'm tangling a cat and I am going to try a Christmas tree.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-37882248559852005062010-10-14T16:49:00.000-07:002010-10-14T16:58:43.915-07:00Autumn Swaps<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONAFi3reZEStr-ZBJQc3hyrjtlITToeVS1iUm46ZFDLB1LDWAeH-x2pDDI59UfDS8Q9xzH5z2CURnZsnEIVIeR0e5rVRS5Mx7sRtw-auKL8b99PJxcBuVRZ3vBVhMVxnasQJ82suybaYq/s1600/fallnotebook.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONAFi3reZEStr-ZBJQc3hyrjtlITToeVS1iUm46ZFDLB1LDWAeH-x2pDDI59UfDS8Q9xzH5z2CURnZsnEIVIeR0e5rVRS5Mx7sRtw-auKL8b99PJxcBuVRZ3vBVhMVxnasQJ82suybaYq/s320/fallnotebook.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528053793152787042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2co6dg3vnmvADnozSlGlKOAhpKiPttSQb_z4Oz4YJCevLxavfJoyQgcpjg0drREeoyvsK_KYKp4qlQ9FBMURjh53tw-TahfaMTUHW0eJlLiwRuj1LBsK2FDDGlSpDCve06GqUkfj1U39-/s1600/fallnotebook1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2co6dg3vnmvADnozSlGlKOAhpKiPttSQb_z4Oz4YJCevLxavfJoyQgcpjg0drREeoyvsK_KYKp4qlQ9FBMURjh53tw-TahfaMTUHW0eJlLiwRuj1LBsK2FDDGlSpDCve06GqUkfj1U39-/s320/fallnotebook1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528053788617600082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdKh-Hm0S9YC5LhiZjMhb_v1VU0TQKnTFJwjv_qOIyQQllzgh5jXKEW5aeskmaNe823WLJgQjK3ynMMfYTlVTvnyZ49IYFElU9ATN1FKVZTkO3oprzHrLp1DFiN8zDW7xxkA5azE_sBNL/s1600/fall4x4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdKh-Hm0S9YC5LhiZjMhb_v1VU0TQKnTFJwjv_qOIyQQllzgh5jXKEW5aeskmaNe823WLJgQjK3ynMMfYTlVTvnyZ49IYFElU9ATN1FKVZTkO3oprzHrLp1DFiN8zDW7xxkA5azE_sBNL/s320/fall4x4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528053784961472178" /></a><br /><br />Autumn Swaps<br /><br />Fall is my FAVORITE time of year! I just completed two projects for autumn swaps; a small altered notebook and a 4"x4" fall themed "anything goes". For the notebook, I used one from my stash of books that I bought up at Michael's after Christmas clearance. I covered it in brown bag collage, smeared some ink and zentangled pumpkins and a fairy. I am crazy addicted to zentangles. My parents gave me a zentangle book for my birthday last week and it has been a great inspiration. I also got a cool set of Micron pens to draw with. The 4x4 is a coaster covered in a piece of sheet music (opera). I painted a simple autumn tree and and made a hanger out of rose colored wire.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-45595147702208896452010-09-01T14:28:00.001-07:002010-09-01T14:33:54.905-07:00August/September Journal Pages<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN676x39FKglRkH84ZPAKdWVXkZu59WXjy94-T9QAW8aSndK9-RNsUAUaQmjMDPdtsT4HXbPtcns2Kzta2bErxdbKVEUSvTVwlLyywpnVyLyulDqbyw8_YFgy96R-2NCoD7e5xzqeyAsMX/s1600/journalaugust.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN676x39FKglRkH84ZPAKdWVXkZu59WXjy94-T9QAW8aSndK9-RNsUAUaQmjMDPdtsT4HXbPtcns2Kzta2bErxdbKVEUSvTVwlLyywpnVyLyulDqbyw8_YFgy96R-2NCoD7e5xzqeyAsMX/s320/journalaugust.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512060179304965746" /></a><br /><br />August/September Journal Pages<br /><br />I amazed myself and got this done early. When an idea hits, I just work and work. Fortunately three out of four kids were away today and the youngest was happy to get her paints out and work along side me. The theme for this journal is "Our Bodies, Our Selves." I painted a Picasso inspired woman and wrote on the journal page "Turned in different directions." I always seem to be going in several directions at once and have a difficult time just standing still. I really hate to be idle and I know that I need to slow down, but it is very hard!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-58640079726309749602010-08-22T16:35:00.001-07:002010-08-22T16:43:15.020-07:00July/August Journal Page<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_Aw1ZJ61kXP0wYi57J2h14PzOprpUy_But6l6cYCh9gNpfsjS7aETH1E_Z3rL_qBA8JNcFH_MMJtPTg1rzBLU0Jr_8ZbIxO2HOuCjlALmD-l_2mAEc01PAUEDoqSdOln3Cip5RWUc3cf/s1600/julyjournal.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_Aw1ZJ61kXP0wYi57J2h14PzOprpUy_But6l6cYCh9gNpfsjS7aETH1E_Z3rL_qBA8JNcFH_MMJtPTg1rzBLU0Jr_8ZbIxO2HOuCjlALmD-l_2mAEc01PAUEDoqSdOln3Cip5RWUc3cf/s320/julyjournal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508382099343756114" /></a><br /><br />July/August Journal Page<br /><br />In this journal, the book owner chose a color theme for all her pages. I decided on orange because I find that it is my new favorite color this summer. It must be the warmth and boldness. The page before this had an image of Frida Kahlo - Mexico's most famous female artist and the page following mine had an Asian feel. I decided to bridge the three pages together by painting my version of Frida complete with Asian accents. I also wanted to poke fun at perspective by having everything out of perspective. After frustration with the background - it took me three times of covering over to get something I was happy with - I was pleased with the finished page.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-23729511522860502512010-08-01T11:44:00.001-07:002010-08-01T12:07:11.707-07:00Nature's Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3D0f61TgCYMgGC_Vo4iEbJPA8yrLBAZIOOzI0EIAnfsPs7ClEIt1YAW0k7uXJ5v57LR9GKDe9TNFoLdo0cIRqYomXumQkzsoEm2A1_BL8I2qQYvcIJPlnhaxuAkDox2tGpIpJ8n52AArt/s1600/IMG_9245.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3D0f61TgCYMgGC_Vo4iEbJPA8yrLBAZIOOzI0EIAnfsPs7ClEIt1YAW0k7uXJ5v57LR9GKDe9TNFoLdo0cIRqYomXumQkzsoEm2A1_BL8I2qQYvcIJPlnhaxuAkDox2tGpIpJ8n52AArt/s320/IMG_9245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500519217223517026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX2p0YFFLkDEM8fockAf-H6ZlYnU5XZHOTVXw-d0mR-qHt0mVtO1wcxRAveMhRqXeasCpu5Y6pDnYKEs5JDHxWzYcWzjF89f0nXbUCeclVojbeguv3SV8MixWvqQ6dofTC2ZYyviAGF3N/s1600/IMG_9071.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX2p0YFFLkDEM8fockAf-H6ZlYnU5XZHOTVXw-d0mR-qHt0mVtO1wcxRAveMhRqXeasCpu5Y6pDnYKEs5JDHxWzYcWzjF89f0nXbUCeclVojbeguv3SV8MixWvqQ6dofTC2ZYyviAGF3N/s320/IMG_9071.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500519211321274482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sUYCyg88m9C6I9K1pAws9tHN1AevC3-_r57zkWP4sceB-zBfyMuuuvp-ripu8OxZvqeLPfUKLMrHI1m_RD6Xox9vzVSiS5HpOzLZ5J6EMlI4KxCCYQvyZmIY3zHHNYlc3jyOxEytdWuf/s1600/IMG_9324.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sUYCyg88m9C6I9K1pAws9tHN1AevC3-_r57zkWP4sceB-zBfyMuuuvp-ripu8OxZvqeLPfUKLMrHI1m_RD6Xox9vzVSiS5HpOzLZ5J6EMlI4KxCCYQvyZmIY3zHHNYlc3jyOxEytdWuf/s320/IMG_9324.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500519196238491042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDesGEyKbbwb_1GRw0XDRKFOA8BRx2ns0w7O2fQksLGJBEAZq1xmfdmnPCxJW1EeKfqkcodeS8cqTY_TslkCYqb0Ms_PBIT8TCzYwdnf2gqUkpbNTdjwleHpU9onXstPnuKI7COSeHwX_X/s1600/k&m.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDesGEyKbbwb_1GRw0XDRKFOA8BRx2ns0w7O2fQksLGJBEAZq1xmfdmnPCxJW1EeKfqkcodeS8cqTY_TslkCYqb0Ms_PBIT8TCzYwdnf2gqUkpbNTdjwleHpU9onXstPnuKI7COSeHwX_X/s320/k&m.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500519192087357906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEbpdHOXGtOZraZjQn5v5-DnmD0DtBsbgN-an7TAhC2Z3iOFfvg0UyOvpcnzPBgcJDD3hyphenhyphen3Jw28ixo7-2m3cMTkBRv8dYQdxo5E-csALUWnfoAdfd-713AvyGZrhlw-YVNUTp8mQynOw3/s1600/IMG_9072.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEbpdHOXGtOZraZjQn5v5-DnmD0DtBsbgN-an7TAhC2Z3iOFfvg0UyOvpcnzPBgcJDD3hyphenhyphen3Jw28ixo7-2m3cMTkBRv8dYQdxo5E-csALUWnfoAdfd-713AvyGZrhlw-YVNUTp8mQynOw3/s320/IMG_9072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500519183257549074" /></a><br /><br />Nature's Art<br /><br />Once in a while I include some personal photos. We recently spent four days hiking in Ricketts Glen State Park in PA. My hubby captured the beauty of the park's waterfalls. There are 21 in all along a 7.5 mile, rugged, often steep trail. We visited each fall during our stay there. The park also has some of the oldest Hemlock trees in the state - 200-400 years old! Our boys are pictured trying to wrap their arms around a very large, old tree. This is truly God's art!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-60844113740264347812010-07-18T07:41:00.001-07:002010-07-18T07:48:23.399-07:00June/July Round Robin Art Journal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrOL3_RORbB77T6bdfYRG3VEpxfA62TIzkeqSPpRggZuE0sF1j1yCSdv_HihsBxVhyphenhyphenS_7X9upsvRMED1VM6cS5IfTj9P1qtqN6d93aHpa0m9Lf2gKkyBFbDNAd5_g7IwHo-KnARcEQRC2/s1600/mailart7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrOL3_RORbB77T6bdfYRG3VEpxfA62TIzkeqSPpRggZuE0sF1j1yCSdv_HihsBxVhyphenhyphenS_7X9upsvRMED1VM6cS5IfTj9P1qtqN6d93aHpa0m9Lf2gKkyBFbDNAd5_g7IwHo-KnARcEQRC2/s320/mailart7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495256562667061378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6bSwWu1sJ6FfyQ8nYonK65cSeVqN6VsxDlOk-Og5mrh92loY8892rz95M0aCm3d8fc5lE9n3kaJLy-cvgcc3Iw8JHY9_4iSTu8HuizRtFix-boXZolmn1Mkkj6_JbrfJkyKNX98ryeLk/s1600/junejournal.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6bSwWu1sJ6FfyQ8nYonK65cSeVqN6VsxDlOk-Og5mrh92loY8892rz95M0aCm3d8fc5lE9n3kaJLy-cvgcc3Iw8JHY9_4iSTu8HuizRtFix-boXZolmn1Mkkj6_JbrfJkyKNX98ryeLk/s320/junejournal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495256554314334274" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">June/July Round Robin Art Journal</span><br /><br />Here is the June/July spread for the art journal project I'm working on. This journal belongs to Kas in my group. She hand dyed all her pages with different berries, and the help of her young son. I chose two violet pages - my fav color. The bold flower or sun - depending on how you interpret it - is filled in with zentangles all having a flower and heart in them. The girl is painted in fluid acrylics with scrap book paper dress. Various papers and paint complete the page. The 8x12 mailing envelope has a sun flower painted using basic craft acrylics and sealed with gel medium. I already have the next journal waiting on my work table. Can't wait to get started!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-42250398567687445602010-07-02T12:09:00.000-07:002010-07-02T12:25:08.099-07:00Scrolls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-DptBvghAHkJ7JOwiYVSehyphenhyphenLLI11DBZnp7t9GQ8LhldW4RD5Mam3WB2Oqjm5GJfsUZXZmYczRZ6Y_YQN_55nbTy5Osq4Jh2aO9gC7SCWbv9pquyaBI1-JxlwqkuJwoGrS5lCrqrREoBW/s1600/scroll2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-DptBvghAHkJ7JOwiYVSehyphenhyphenLLI11DBZnp7t9GQ8LhldW4RD5Mam3WB2Oqjm5GJfsUZXZmYczRZ6Y_YQN_55nbTy5Osq4Jh2aO9gC7SCWbv9pquyaBI1-JxlwqkuJwoGrS5lCrqrREoBW/s320/scroll2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489388470968550354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3fy8FPuCCxbltx6FSSyxeI7vmJeoT4gE0wFk-QUFA-0kCWfvsknhF_yqsgBraH0SgcCNElHVU8N411pXZ1xtlQIs0CGFLC3yobznLnt0gRVVKllIDthHzxByGjWzem83oTVZbgHEltMd/s1600/scroll1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3fy8FPuCCxbltx6FSSyxeI7vmJeoT4gE0wFk-QUFA-0kCWfvsknhF_yqsgBraH0SgcCNElHVU8N411pXZ1xtlQIs0CGFLC3yobznLnt0gRVVKllIDthHzxByGjWzem83oTVZbgHEltMd/s320/scroll1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489388461805278914" /></a><br /><br />Scroll/Journal<br /><br />Here is a journal in another form - a scroll. I saw this idea in Cloth, Paper, Scissor Magazine and thought "how cool is that." It was fairly simple to make, especially since I had some canvas on hand. I used a 4" x 10" piece of canvas. It was left over from our Civil War re-enacting days so I'm not sure where I got it (maybe at Joanns). I used my Caran Neocolor II watercolor crayons to color the front and back. I took gel medium (Liquidtex) and smeared it all over with my fingers, but you could use a brush, and blended the colors together. After the first side was dry, I flipped it and repeated. I think you could also use acrylic paints especially if you added a bit of gel medium to make the paint glide better. <br /><br />I then chose a front and used a dolphin stamp followed by some white acrylic paint on bubble wrap. For the inside papers, I used some off white paper that I had ripped out of another journal project I'm working on. I wanted some text pages. I pulled some out of my Book of English Prose that I got at the library sale. I coated with some gesso to tone down the text. I rubbed some ink pad on the edges of the pages for a bit of color. Using gel medium to fasten, I added the pages by beginning on the right hand side, running some medium down the edge and pressing. I layered the ten pages working right side out to the left side. To finish, I hand sewed some ribbon to tie it closed when it is rolled up.<br /><br />I have two more canvases painted and drying. One is oranges/yellow/reds and the second in purple and black. I'm going to use these to record our summer vacations - we have four mini ones planned. I think they will look super cute rolled up in some kind of holder, available to unroll and relive our adventures over the summer.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-9341390705703288802010-06-26T15:30:00.000-07:002010-06-26T15:41:35.974-07:00Dolls & Mail Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBlRGsexbrEK_M2On_40Sxe-GAJscUYCCdzD0ApJXvRGZiwhQV7Rpiu9BvXeAkVH8fSujooUqTv0qoRo8YCNOW1q-YTH_y8-oc4ruh-y5Zj8fm7s9kn1mUt3kXpdAvSV30hBs1Is_pSEc/s1600/mailart6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBlRGsexbrEK_M2On_40Sxe-GAJscUYCCdzD0ApJXvRGZiwhQV7Rpiu9BvXeAkVH8fSujooUqTv0qoRo8YCNOW1q-YTH_y8-oc4ruh-y5Zj8fm7s9kn1mUt3kXpdAvSV30hBs1Is_pSEc/s320/mailart6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487213803842617378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbprgGZ_IwOLmcNtvOUCIwEixy-Pw3hKp9rDl1RlxGaZwMTqp-kgiHTO6S5wnP1HjYS0cefzKXpPCgp8C9vPAzY43vB8xCS6Hz0AowULzpdv1V83-Q740JMM5zMACVY89NL6Z7hPy2_b8e/s1600/doll10.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 61px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbprgGZ_IwOLmcNtvOUCIwEixy-Pw3hKp9rDl1RlxGaZwMTqp-kgiHTO6S5wnP1HjYS0cefzKXpPCgp8C9vPAzY43vB8xCS6Hz0AowULzpdv1V83-Q740JMM5zMACVY89NL6Z7hPy2_b8e/s320/doll10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487213796587199202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7TjH-Mah78PHFgpb5h68hT3Eb6snoKmPMWkn675MIYT3uKmMPmR_MQotr4G-AZb0llkgYx90bdRSjqN7AcYZ7tW6yCxuHmsytl3zUesrd5dwanSnWYFfn5MmqPoLRF-EHhX5plnv390M/s1600/doll11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7TjH-Mah78PHFgpb5h68hT3Eb6snoKmPMWkn675MIYT3uKmMPmR_MQotr4G-AZb0llkgYx90bdRSjqN7AcYZ7tW6yCxuHmsytl3zUesrd5dwanSnWYFfn5MmqPoLRF-EHhX5plnv390M/s320/doll11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487213788070328210" /></a><br /><br />Dolls & Mail Art<br /><br />The envelope is another mail art swap. The sun is a favorite image that I like to paint. She looks so wise and warm - like a mama. The girl in the black dress went inside the envelope. She had an Irish Blessing written on her. The other doll - pardon the poor scan - was a card for my son's end of the year teacher gift. I'm bummed that I didn't look at the scan better before I sent it off to school with him. <br /><br />I have been going crazy now with art envelopes. Nothing I mail out goes naked - no matter what the size envie. I have used oil pastels, water color crayons, colored pencils, crayons, sharpies on my envelopes. I try not to spend more than 15 minutes per envelope. Having the time constraint forces me to make a quick, simple image - more drawing whatever comes to mind rather than pondering over it trying to make it perfect. The results have been some good looking envies! I had another positive remark from a postal worker. She didn't want to put my delivery confirmation sticker on the envelope because she didn't want to "mess it up." I assured her that it was o-k and that it was meant to be used as well as looked at. I love that such a simple thing can make people happy.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-61047615652457464722010-06-09T12:02:00.000-07:002010-06-09T12:12:03.955-07:00Junk Mail into Mail Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6vP4YF4OUsnBVq5mmCWgi4PsDpzRMIFjJbxAMxp9TloYxmSjpVTfhhFHXm4dLxti5ztcFuA_JDIj8nQWgmp-9zBy0Z2faeYfzE0k8o02u1PjJYewnGSPYP7s-8as3kWlvPYhyphenhyphen26a7suc/s1600/mailart5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6vP4YF4OUsnBVq5mmCWgi4PsDpzRMIFjJbxAMxp9TloYxmSjpVTfhhFHXm4dLxti5ztcFuA_JDIj8nQWgmp-9zBy0Z2faeYfzE0k8o02u1PjJYewnGSPYP7s-8as3kWlvPYhyphenhyphen26a7suc/s320/mailart5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480852103435294754" /></a><br /><br />Junk Mail into Mail Art<br /><br />How many pieces of junk mail do you get that come with a return envelope? I counted - six in one week. What do you do with the return envie? Probably recycle it. Well, how about taking the recycling one step further and actually reusing the envelope? The photo above is an envie I did in about ten minutes. Ten minutes from throw-away to super cute with minimal effort. And you only need some simple supplies that you probably have around already. I covered the envelope with a piece of scrap book paper. I added butterfly images from a magazine, a few flowers cut from scrap book paper and a "butterfly" definition from an old dictionary that I picked up at the thrift store. Slap everything on with a glue stick and WOW you have a good looking envelope that will bring a smile to the receiver's face!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-72086615764584483242010-05-19T06:03:00.000-07:002010-05-19T06:19:19.629-07:00Art Journal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2WJMuKYYk6FB41lA4BrlbZ57HtbmOM31igLgF-Uz8u8z7K83A7b_1BMHtipdFIE7qGdve8bKlNmSE9yETfXNs5CEVhVfmx1FYWZ9ZpklULHrpyT0Z1-PrKPCRQ3rFvy_6HhhMGwxzE7v/s1600/journal1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2WJMuKYYk6FB41lA4BrlbZ57HtbmOM31igLgF-Uz8u8z7K83A7b_1BMHtipdFIE7qGdve8bKlNmSE9yETfXNs5CEVhVfmx1FYWZ9ZpklULHrpyT0Z1-PrKPCRQ3rFvy_6HhhMGwxzE7v/s320/journal1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472966685315485826" /></a><br /><br />Art Journal<br /><br />I have an addiction. One to paper and journals. I just can't resist buying artful paper, hand made journals, doing handmade journal swaps, making art journals. I have a stack of writing journals on my dresser. My biggest downfall is that I tend to not write in them. All these pretty books begging for words to fill them. Ahhhh, I'm getting better.<br /><br />I am starting an eight month long project - another art journal round robin. I was in one, on another art group, and got burned before - never got my journal back. I really like and trust the women in my altered art group, so I decided to join in. Robin, the hostess, sent out a 12 month, 6" x 8" calendar to each participant. We are responsible for getting the pages prepped, do a front (pictured) and back cover and one page of our own art work. The pages were a pain to cover. I tried sanding the shine off, gesso, paint... Finally I resorted to covering a bunch with different neutral papers; maps, tissue paper, paper bag. I added some gesso to tone them down. I didn't really want to influence the artist's choice on the page, but it was the only was to get them covered. <br /><br />I am mailing my journal off today to the first artist that will work in it. I am waiting to receive one. We have until the 21st of each month to get two pages of art done and get it mailed to the next woman on the list. We even had an international artist participating. I'm looking forward to the project.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I have three other art journals going for my personal use. One is filled with art and I am going back and writing in it. The other two are works in progress. I like to have a place to experiment with different techniques. Some pages are good and some stink, but I don't care because it is mine. It is relaxing to go down to my work room and start a background between dinner, laundry, homework, errands. It is my little oasis during a busy day!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-32934329884446850672010-05-13T13:05:00.000-07:002010-05-13T13:14:46.940-07:00Mail Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5Z3r6XtrubngklPoh9quBTy6WGzaUt7nnUTBoGP_c_pjzRjKD8FnkSyKWdV9n7qNoGjOhQdlbvXcNJE-abwIUN_OSk4CwtEguNhsUevIkb-ua7P9QiWzpoEw35ctcDvZh2Jn3OLnNW-E/s1600/mailart1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5Z3r6XtrubngklPoh9quBTy6WGzaUt7nnUTBoGP_c_pjzRjKD8FnkSyKWdV9n7qNoGjOhQdlbvXcNJE-abwIUN_OSk4CwtEguNhsUevIkb-ua7P9QiWzpoEw35ctcDvZh2Jn3OLnNW-E/s320/mailart1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848787718124226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1gEg0AieID-e_Or4gRNdJHrwqhtkswyVMp5-wzvPK9uLtc8ONS1z7YjyQdr7_KCCwe9bY8LmuuEw0zgbkga23MdYzWwOae_4scqZYLt0oLKuMJWg_wlde5NRoS2iW0bPgjXonDgM1CIs/s1600/mailart2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1gEg0AieID-e_Or4gRNdJHrwqhtkswyVMp5-wzvPK9uLtc8ONS1z7YjyQdr7_KCCwe9bY8LmuuEw0zgbkga23MdYzWwOae_4scqZYLt0oLKuMJWg_wlde5NRoS2iW0bPgjXonDgM1CIs/s320/mailart2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848784191666066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSeWYrukXXZ222P2kw7GsRz-yp-v-NorK3zQeiB8Y3ofXUQ8iX1d-r0beZIxE_skk9gpoXiXAVvrdSkHMqbACQtAIZXNPVZb4wjCITMrVXeTXs8JJnY3mXSh-Bfbj1S8jtbeXIv9KaG5D/s1600/mailart3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSeWYrukXXZ222P2kw7GsRz-yp-v-NorK3zQeiB8Y3ofXUQ8iX1d-r0beZIxE_skk9gpoXiXAVvrdSkHMqbACQtAIZXNPVZb4wjCITMrVXeTXs8JJnY3mXSh-Bfbj1S8jtbeXIv9KaG5D/s320/mailart3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848775333260994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFtrkGm2funOJxDxIj_mIfYTAn1X15DFQrJE0GMlxPhJXag4_PyAhF8Yo3n-O8Nj9jknuFTPxjlM2UaaMnG-1gG3jUx3yZHjkFyEq4MNIkRBY-iZdC3vaE0aIoF8Bk__BTO8dJmCLyBxF/s1600/mailart4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFtrkGm2funOJxDxIj_mIfYTAn1X15DFQrJE0GMlxPhJXag4_PyAhF8Yo3n-O8Nj9jknuFTPxjlM2UaaMnG-1gG3jUx3yZHjkFyEq4MNIkRBY-iZdC3vaE0aIoF8Bk__BTO8dJmCLyBxF/s320/mailart4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848764799492770" /></a><br />MAIL ART<br />Everyday you get your mail. Most times it is full of boring bills, ads and occasional letter - yes some people still write letters! Now image opening your box and seeing these envelopes. Much more exciting! These two envies are for a mail art swap. The fronts and backs are shown. The mermaid/fish is painted with a crayon backbround. The owls, a favorite of my daughter, is done in sharpie.<br /><br />Yes, people do actually take the time to art up an envelope. I am hooked. After doing these for the swap, I painted a large padded one for my art journal round robin and started doodling on some business size ones. This is very portable and something I can work on whenever I get a few minutes. I doodle on napkins and paper, why not envelopes. Maybe your day will be brightened by one of these or try your own! I figure it at least may make a postal worker smile.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-73371595436934402062010-04-30T12:08:00.000-07:002010-04-30T12:39:35.267-07:00Sadly Neglected!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fqUTUvqH3-c8d1HoZuCPeqSSEWDwMbxf0CReV6AVShyT-cNIGYMhUPduVDgMQHHbh3jMwhlOe9DhS3IJp4cP4HJ-9Em3iiMQtJ8zikLtKr2yOAN4fuvwx16ItgjBWUMf-uqtf-wE1m1E/s1600/teapot.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fqUTUvqH3-c8d1HoZuCPeqSSEWDwMbxf0CReV6AVShyT-cNIGYMhUPduVDgMQHHbh3jMwhlOe9DhS3IJp4cP4HJ-9Em3iiMQtJ8zikLtKr2yOAN4fuvwx16ItgjBWUMf-uqtf-wE1m1E/s320/teapot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466015302946779842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZp0qWK3VvYDVA0pVCBGBEUKFhKdzzqZpImab_H_dHtGV0Fd1p78hIFS32Hai7UAEPQD-TACHI5f99TZQQ9OU5Xaa9yigezmdrrHQTj59f0viY100YT0UZZ7L1iKE0PZOX4Xv5e7b92n5/s1600/klm.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZp0qWK3VvYDVA0pVCBGBEUKFhKdzzqZpImab_H_dHtGV0Fd1p78hIFS32Hai7UAEPQD-TACHI5f99TZQQ9OU5Xaa9yigezmdrrHQTj59f0viY100YT0UZZ7L1iKE0PZOX4Xv5e7b92n5/s320/klm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466015298212233634" /></a><br />Wow - four months since a posting! I need to get back into the habit of posting my art work. I have slowed down a lot in regards to swaps and my art has taken a back seat to color guard competitions, baseball, teaching, new business, housework and my newest adventure with my hubby - soap making. We will have different hand made, cold pressed soaps for sale soon (they take weeks to cure). If you are interested in natural soap, contact me to see what is available.<br /><br />Here are two photos. The button fairies were for a swap I hosted on my Yahoo art group. They have hand painted faces and wings and are strung on wire with buttons. I think they are so happy and colorful! The tea pot was my contribution to a tea pot fat book recipe swap. It has a collage background with layers of paint and a hand painted mug. The recipe is on the back for my very yummy chocolate chip muffins - a favorite around here.<br /><br />Our family continues to "green up" and eat better (mostly without knowing). We joined a new CSA (community supported agriculture) farm so we are looking forward to fresh veggies all summer. I'm running a craft table for the kids during the open house this weekend, at the farm, and will be teaching a journal making class next month to the member's kids. We are also hosting an art night for our small group, so I'm looking forward to see how creative they are! So even if I can't get some personal art done, I get to share what I love with others! Look for some more frequent posts!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-9738102452705082142010-01-04T05:20:00.000-08:002010-01-04T05:35:56.253-08:00One Small Change ChallengeI have two new favorite sites, SouleMama and Hip Mountain Mama. Hip Mtn Mama has issued a challenge to make one small change each month to help the environment. Here it is:<br /><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;">Our vision with Hip Mountain Mama is much larger than selling environmentally friendly products. We are passionate about educating others about sustainability and passsionate about building community. Our desire to create a community of individuals who want to make a possitive change has led to the creation of our One Small Change project.<br /><br />We want to challenge each of you to make 1 change each month leading up to Earth Day (April 22, 2010). It can be small or it can be huge, but all we ask is that you decide on something you will do to make a positive green impact and follow through with it. If everyone makes 4 changes between January and April, this can have a huge effect. If you want to be a part of this amazing and life changing challenge, please see below for details.<br /><br />How does it work? On January first (or soon after) you will decide on what change you want to make for that month and blog about it. For the entire month you will be conscious of this decision and follow through with what you decided on. Then on Feb. 1 you will write another blog post explaining how the month went with your new green change and also write about what you will change for that month. You will do the same on March 1st and April 1st, then will have one final post on April 22nd listing all the changes you made and the differences it made in your life</span>."<br /><br />I have several ideas in mind. One for this month, I use recycled bags at the grocery store, but nowhere else. I feel guilty bringing home all that plastic from Target or WalMart. I pulled out some pretty fabric yesterday and am going to sew up some bags to take to non-grocery stores. My sister gave me a book for Christmas from Soulemama on recycled sewing projects, including shopping bags. She knows how I comb the thrift stores looking for things to repurpose. If I didn't have such a large fabric stash from when a fabric shop went out of business, I would be buying old curtains or sheets for this project. I'll post some photos when they are made<br /><br />http://hipmountainmamablog.com/one-small-change/Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-58451236150531151552009-11-23T13:59:00.000-08:002009-11-23T14:14:02.615-08:00Affirmation Cards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DLRNK9zXCpUGQsq6DdS9WHsoLuav9lUUjMpx2UyixU86gMWpdHGfMcovQClmEAHBy1XunJVvprcyuCZNoaK-nro-SN6Gp3zWDC5AM9cQIQev1YXYpIlrF4MhkFDRGeCCyk934kX9vuw6/s1600/affirm3.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DLRNK9zXCpUGQsq6DdS9WHsoLuav9lUUjMpx2UyixU86gMWpdHGfMcovQClmEAHBy1XunJVvprcyuCZNoaK-nro-SN6Gp3zWDC5AM9cQIQev1YXYpIlrF4MhkFDRGeCCyk934kX9vuw6/s320/affirm3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407423599453623666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADv8_x4MYK9zP7jSEIPi6XJz9KrRP6LcnAi5QneyWrWwlG8HGVBoAkyZAs2pYT1wAY73EP6EQviHrR3MNh3eW0p3loRJya1_G1n6VsarebDu5_kK5wNV7j6r7vDAZIJ_2Zaa47vTRyl5-/s1600/affirm2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADv8_x4MYK9zP7jSEIPi6XJz9KrRP6LcnAi5QneyWrWwlG8HGVBoAkyZAs2pYT1wAY73EP6EQviHrR3MNh3eW0p3loRJya1_G1n6VsarebDu5_kK5wNV7j6r7vDAZIJ_2Zaa47vTRyl5-/s320/affirm2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407423596444889138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXl8iOWFyDUpm9Breo5RMHtTPBXPmIggi6LLRw9TeuhBY0CCTOP6RVvyQqBU5QdfEQQopKR9b3aMUVZqxTb4XiW5_uirNkgtcW2NLdkz3N2-Gpl0b_aFzQyHh3wP9XqkB8NO06E-C0BVA/s1600/affirm1.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXl8iOWFyDUpm9Breo5RMHtTPBXPmIggi6LLRw9TeuhBY0CCTOP6RVvyQqBU5QdfEQQopKR9b3aMUVZqxTb4XiW5_uirNkgtcW2NLdkz3N2-Gpl0b_aFzQyHh3wP9XqkB8NO06E-C0BVA/s320/affirm1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407423591866042706" /></a><br /><br />These five cards are for my Affirmation Card Swap. The idea was to create five different affirmations. They get sent to the hostess and I get, in return, four more sets of five cards. If you want me to do the math, I'll finish with 25 inspirational cards. This was difficult for me because I am an act of service person, not words of affirmation, but once I got going, I found I am looking forward to receiving the returns. I was so inspired that I am making my mom-in-law a set of affirmation cards for Christmas with Bible verses. I played around with art paste and oil pastels for those - photos in the near future.<br /><br />The cards were all done in craft acrylics. I added some gel medium to help the paint spread better. My copy of "Grateful" pictured here ran a bit when I applied the gel medium to seal it. The scan didn't turn out well - two of the girls have pink hair.<br />I purposely kept them simple and bold because I thought it created an uplifting, happy look.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-43872887995974242972009-11-23T13:47:00.000-08:002009-11-23T13:56:21.702-08:00ATC Swaps<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-fbDsDLm3e6AX4LhxBSmF8V-_O5poAqk0D91SzI7GB00s0aQpjzkLgl06ZQiBf3M-XyRTKIK87wG7l-GVk8fsnvQsbTh3UXtTIxT8Ask9RPULH9fnjUqhyphenhyphenE0WZLC5isvVZpkUEEKdfjG/s1600/fish.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-fbDsDLm3e6AX4LhxBSmF8V-_O5poAqk0D91SzI7GB00s0aQpjzkLgl06ZQiBf3M-XyRTKIK87wG7l-GVk8fsnvQsbTh3UXtTIxT8Ask9RPULH9fnjUqhyphenhyphenE0WZLC5isvVZpkUEEKdfjG/s320/fish.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407420367761356242" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here are a few ATCs for upcoming swaps. I have two goldfish for a partner swap. One done in fluid acrylics on an oil pastel background, the other in watercolor on paper background. The blowing wind is for "Up in the Air" done in fluids and the door is for "Doors and Windows". Colored pencil on paper. The door does open to reveal a fairy.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-52047175322209945402009-11-11T17:14:00.000-08:002009-11-11T17:26:20.514-08:00Greetings from Florida!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SX4LzdTvf-iNcfTFB7H0ru3-Oh6ImvNAA6s3RroDfn5ejwuBR_8I_o5UvJJWBgfER_ZIn6zd2Xs1TLu9LOrrqhPYmPQqFILq9c-Xy6EL7mVhsgbjRJeCTtaHd7lIDNgrluXiefzM_Zkd/s1600-h/beach.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SX4LzdTvf-iNcfTFB7H0ru3-Oh6ImvNAA6s3RroDfn5ejwuBR_8I_o5UvJJWBgfER_ZIn6zd2Xs1TLu9LOrrqhPYmPQqFILq9c-Xy6EL7mVhsgbjRJeCTtaHd7lIDNgrluXiefzM_Zkd/s320/beach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403022340940931682" /></a><br />Thought I would post something quick from Florida. I know I need some new stuff on this blog. I have been bogged down with teaching, home schooling, my newest cause, fostering dogs, and now I'm in Florida, so my art has slowed down. I have a bunch of swaps coming due, so I hope to post some of my current work when I get back home. Check back over the next few weeks.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-49696153905241624512009-10-18T05:56:00.001-07:002009-10-18T06:16:55.314-07:00TAB Choice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpWDr_MUxVnpcpG0m2JEQHvpaV_2fXczG4ZIibQy2DPI6v7BftSjhF81R4phhha1poem0LmxHoe29uIFKGPbO00Ndm154J9lFFQcVLs71lnjKLqBxGSleUdtDX04gHb0gnpNtqf0GitVu/s1600-h/artk1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpWDr_MUxVnpcpG0m2JEQHvpaV_2fXczG4ZIibQy2DPI6v7BftSjhF81R4phhha1poem0LmxHoe29uIFKGPbO00Ndm154J9lFFQcVLs71lnjKLqBxGSleUdtDX04gHb0gnpNtqf0GitVu/s320/artk1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393923406549155826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-yoxdN9aBlCa-VeRf3raLjQ6FfETTQpoobEkV_shimXVpid5FdzpVdhE2ojAuCacLHEXkJJXNK5DsoMbQdono0rTGoPpoCEAdAZsAuBsEZtAERG22loRC1j3B9-cn5GV1YDquc0E4xQs/s1600-h/artkim.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-yoxdN9aBlCa-VeRf3raLjQ6FfETTQpoobEkV_shimXVpid5FdzpVdhE2ojAuCacLHEXkJJXNK5DsoMbQdono0rTGoPpoCEAdAZsAuBsEZtAERG22loRC1j3B9-cn5GV1YDquc0E4xQs/s320/artkim.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393923403251723842" /></a><br /><br /><br />When I took over as art teacher last year at my son's school, I changed the entire curriculum for seven classes. I wanted the projects to be fresh and to be ones that I tested. I got a lot of compliments on the work that was produced and the kids enjoyed the projects. The only problem was, it was cookie cutter art. Most looked like my examples. A teacher that I met through one of my art groups (our schools swapped ATCs) told me about TAB - teaching for artistic behavior. I started researching it over the summer, joined another Yahoo group dedicated to it, got a book on it and was convinced it was the way to go. Fortunately my principal is very cool and open to new ideas and gave me the go ahead.<br /><br />So what is TAB you ask? It is a choice based art room filled with art centers where the students move from station to station creating their own art work. Studies and experience from other teachers show that the kids are more invested in their work because it is their work. The art may not be as pretty, but it is real and creative. Centers include; drawing, painting, fiber arts, collage, print making and short term stations like paper mache, book making, puppet making. It puts less pressure on me to create new lessons and gives the art back to the kids and gets them thinking like artists. Mistakes are a good thing as kids learn what works and what doesn't. I give a short demo each class on a technique and then step back and offer individual instructions or help when needed.<br /><br />I didn't want to go right into this, so we started the year creating murals. I gave each grade a theme and let them work together to plan and create the murals. It went over very well and we had some great art work on the wall for open house. I followed this with the drawing and collage centers. The younger grades embraced this new system and really wowed me with their work. Kindergarten produced some books, first and second grade some very cool paper sculptures. My ADHD student was so engaged, he had no trouble focusing and produced some cool art. This past week I had a set lessons and second grade was dissappointed that the centers were not open. The upper grades were the ones that were lost. They have spent years being told what to draw/make, that they were unsure with this new freedom. I think they will need baby steps!<br /><br />I hope to be fully switched over to a choice based room by December. Kindergarten will continue to alter between choice and lessons. I want to make sure they have help with basis skills such as tracing, scissor work, painting and drawing. I have a few kids that can't cut - they keep saying the scissors do not work. I am looking forward to this year and seeing what great art work the kids come up with.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-19657281707227238652009-09-30T17:24:00.001-07:002009-09-30T17:30:07.596-07:00Let it Go<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GitQw3plU4sP3aaxj6l4oYKpAkb_FXsgCNovXclAVxILJ_Rn7hSR-REl4r-iUU34SsZMLFqyXrySkfularO9vjKzGjj8DVjBWNEyRD-F30FOzPiP-wNeTW_ARtbVL9d-hptEaXw9BRX6/s1600-h/letitgo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GitQw3plU4sP3aaxj6l4oYKpAkb_FXsgCNovXclAVxILJ_Rn7hSR-REl4r-iUU34SsZMLFqyXrySkfularO9vjKzGjj8DVjBWNEyRD-F30FOzPiP-wNeTW_ARtbVL9d-hptEaXw9BRX6/s320/letitgo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387421089284781618" /></a><br /><br />My blog has been ignored for over a month! I have been crazy busy and blogging, Facebook and Yahoo have taken a back seat. I decided to add a piece that I did in August. It is a mixed media done on a recycled hard back book. The background is covered with assorted scrapbook papers, gesso, paint, stamping and images. The girl is done in fluid acrylics. I have done about five paintings with different sayings, but this is my favorite! I think we all have something in our lives to let go.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-11567739902480543742009-08-25T13:47:00.001-07:002009-08-25T13:51:02.085-07:00Art Journal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o2IQTCRpIuywlccj8AHqn5Y6XdcRQFunSm0Dk9EmQPY1V_96psl0-i1TTw2r09fumLMKuZo9hjR7Et2eMN5d-EsJ7PspiOEPGTs2qrrUdV10NZVbxTE-vzCU9-gVQI2aCCBFkzc7h_R5/s1600-h/girls.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o2IQTCRpIuywlccj8AHqn5Y6XdcRQFunSm0Dk9EmQPY1V_96psl0-i1TTw2r09fumLMKuZo9hjR7Et2eMN5d-EsJ7PspiOEPGTs2qrrUdV10NZVbxTE-vzCU9-gVQI2aCCBFkzc7h_R5/s320/girls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374006193752905378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraWLuj_ArWJueWG4yP5x-D8L8idVEXtZgRfbiJlB66lyePAZnJBBx_J8rIQXRNgkiBo_WtxNz_4K5leHC5j31VLrN3uDAVPctYMB_vPruwh5OQl-HjytsO1L4VOJdNm8gIgfVNvI5jFv-/s1600-h/girl.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraWLuj_ArWJueWG4yP5x-D8L8idVEXtZgRfbiJlB66lyePAZnJBBx_J8rIQXRNgkiBo_WtxNz_4K5leHC5j31VLrN3uDAVPctYMB_vPruwh5OQl-HjytsO1L4VOJdNm8gIgfVNvI5jFv-/s320/girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374006185763982834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXpqRoYtsTybQVDc3JGNNDutiFLArfWJHehunkCoJjFB7Pjf2-43STncU-qir6YY2u0GpXO8V1s_8Zt6mzJNbCPq6djg8YVy060hVj-m8ZhAROC4SuJU2OlQwLYImIiMFeccDAMW_wv2a/s1600-h/free.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXpqRoYtsTybQVDc3JGNNDutiFLArfWJHehunkCoJjFB7Pjf2-43STncU-qir6YY2u0GpXO8V1s_8Zt6mzJNbCPq6djg8YVy060hVj-m8ZhAROC4SuJU2OlQwLYImIiMFeccDAMW_wv2a/s320/free.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374006183424207362" /></a><br /><br />Here are a few pages from my newest journal. All are heavily layered pieces; papers, tissue paper, gesso, fluid acrylics, images, stamping. The two girls are aged versions of my daughters.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-8406631800450199432009-08-24T04:56:00.000-07:002009-08-24T05:18:04.418-07:00Trying to Fix my BlogAfter visiting many blogs and admiring the layouts, I decided to fancy up mine. I found a site that had free templates, picked out one, followed the directions and then it got messed up. I lost my "layout" button and my blog layout changed to something I didn't set up. I spent some time before vacation trying to figure it out, but got frustrated (which doesn't take much) and just left it how it was.<br /><br />Yesterday I went searching on Blogger and found a place to post questions to problems. By yesterday afternoon a very nice man e-mailed me with possible solutions. I just read thru what he sent me and found out my blog reverted back to a classic template. I clicked a few things and got my old layout back! It is still not completely fixed because the background I tried to import is now there as well as the free background button. Next step is to try and figure out how to delete this new background. I think I have to go into the html program - better leave that one for hubby!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRDYucsriwERd1nqSMpdWQOwd4hxf8faepy3z2lRG3cSMdjBi9EMmX4C1TWjyddYq-Ppcp1W-2cKtqJiv6oROBdPkYGnPpvfBKzuvIuEECGzLQftkDddo0kRoLF7vah6vtx9IxCKCaF4w/s1600-h/VA5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRDYucsriwERd1nqSMpdWQOwd4hxf8faepy3z2lRG3cSMdjBi9EMmX4C1TWjyddYq-Ppcp1W-2cKtqJiv6oROBdPkYGnPpvfBKzuvIuEECGzLQftkDddo0kRoLF7vah6vtx9IxCKCaF4w/s320/VA5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373502738463344866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuTJzFQfQKIx6Y4qdLap9zQ_OfoKcVoLPC71_E31jOpRYjTK3og30WmGX1R3yP8zhuUWuA5XyhCzb1rFC9KZu7Ln1gV6KmH6Loov7tb4G2trrMJOQ5dN0ajFAMLeClxSTcIrkiA_srgC6/s1600-h/VA4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuTJzFQfQKIx6Y4qdLap9zQ_OfoKcVoLPC71_E31jOpRYjTK3og30WmGX1R3yP8zhuUWuA5XyhCzb1rFC9KZu7Ln1gV6KmH6Loov7tb4G2trrMJOQ5dN0ajFAMLeClxSTcIrkiA_srgC6/s320/VA4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373502731081159730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV0vjPLyQkHVJfyI_e3iM5L9L1Omhk0LIw0OoDnGktmzxy0PRqcxuu8gQ505fB8TcbVfP3TUwAE-WpobqA-7yvG9QtSocSAivfUTegkDITDBY3NQAQrEafs48oVGx9KIr206paMQjfE5f/s1600-h/VA3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV0vjPLyQkHVJfyI_e3iM5L9L1Omhk0LIw0OoDnGktmzxy0PRqcxuu8gQ505fB8TcbVfP3TUwAE-WpobqA-7yvG9QtSocSAivfUTegkDITDBY3NQAQrEafs48oVGx9KIr206paMQjfE5f/s320/VA3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373502727088422754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMUnjLxxwKLWkgbFojXlIJsyOxGoc5ec8B5iaFrMaSXpAFTheSFQzmKTNMgagvGJq9BoY1fDoV0lZbcy_S5Q5qRRpMsu52abxUtjanA1Q8n8H_LJrMMIxwspWLmBWxr6RvUmHHCcl-sxe/s1600-h/VA2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMUnjLxxwKLWkgbFojXlIJsyOxGoc5ec8B5iaFrMaSXpAFTheSFQzmKTNMgagvGJq9BoY1fDoV0lZbcy_S5Q5qRRpMsu52abxUtjanA1Q8n8H_LJrMMIxwspWLmBWxr6RvUmHHCcl-sxe/s320/VA2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373502720470357586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzojIO585hQVLXKgeJ3zmOqAbUBxQfwfnFAwVXonCAyn75QzLMRYvuzbanKMd1yrwk9PjnLu9XD1xgnHw4ji-f1gguu4kvq3i95xZB7fvBYLXBO-3q9ca7TV3E9lZ_TOLe5D7NJGrpj3XD/s1600-h/VA1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzojIO585hQVLXKgeJ3zmOqAbUBxQfwfnFAwVXonCAyn75QzLMRYvuzbanKMd1yrwk9PjnLu9XD1xgnHw4ji-f1gguu4kvq3i95xZB7fvBYLXBO-3q9ca7TV3E9lZ_TOLe5D7NJGrpj3XD/s320/VA1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373502714191762898" /></a<br /><br />I am breaking my altered art protocol and have added some photos from our wonderful vacation to the Shenandoah Valley in VA. The beautiful sunset is what we watched from our deck each evening. The landscape is also the view from the deck of the front lawn and pasture. You can see part of the 1/4 mile drive at the bottom of the photo. See why I am ready to pick-up and move! We visited Luray Caverns. The photos can not capture the vastness and majesty of the caves. A beautiful Monarch along Skyline Drive. The view from Stony Man at 4010 feet (2nd highest in Shenandoah Nat. Forest). We hiked to the top of the mountain and were perched on the rocky ledge (scary, scary). The cool part is we hiked part of the Appalachian Trail to get there. I am in love with the area and miss it!<br /><br />I hope to post some new projects soon. I am in between swaps at the moment, but have been working on my personal art journal and some paintings. I'll scan some of the journal pages and upload them. I am very pleased with the two paintings I just finished. They are very layered with collage materials. The old hard back book cover turned out to be a wonderful canvas. I am toying with the idea of selling them. My problem is I get attached to my art and don't want to part with it.<br /><br />Have a great creative week!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-18571942341962880072009-08-19T13:29:00.001-07:002009-08-19T13:43:39.991-07:00More Charms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExHVvALUn0S316fQdJ_JbYOd-LPEgvbXvUk-aMbBFwcF_yEYab0PfMADeYzx7a4F6SgqO8YMdKy7IyJh05cMiclzrRShmqqxh23B_ONf7ENIKGe2jhFQuqt_IIUi1CBcJIdnFERFYJilo/s1600-h/charm3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExHVvALUn0S316fQdJ_JbYOd-LPEgvbXvUk-aMbBFwcF_yEYab0PfMADeYzx7a4F6SgqO8YMdKy7IyJh05cMiclzrRShmqqxh23B_ONf7ENIKGe2jhFQuqt_IIUi1CBcJIdnFERFYJilo/s320/charm3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775008913328498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje25r83zmckwioes8EDznrsf902_EeyEOtmDR9U1azCR1zTKzHoONqZnmt2j7heE8U3MCITKwQJ0hyjRwSQ0yA-OUI14O8BuHtFry_SFPeJeOqXCmCuzhL1c-cCyC7csuL8Y93sxpS3zvd/s1600-h/charm2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje25r83zmckwioes8EDznrsf902_EeyEOtmDR9U1azCR1zTKzHoONqZnmt2j7heE8U3MCITKwQJ0hyjRwSQ0yA-OUI14O8BuHtFry_SFPeJeOqXCmCuzhL1c-cCyC7csuL8Y93sxpS3zvd/s320/charm2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371775000373322722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mTW14XOty0cgEwTUTtIKCQXHuGODpyiWhgqoRyhoQ_VSn-E9-26QwUShqj9xWEWL1tEvSrdNnXZPig3BWzpM3xq2ilWGzYgwuRQdlmMD_c4WRpXvDo1ShgSTqtp9KyoeOLpA7AGPFdMS/s1600-h/charm1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mTW14XOty0cgEwTUTtIKCQXHuGODpyiWhgqoRyhoQ_VSn-E9-26QwUShqj9xWEWL1tEvSrdNnXZPig3BWzpM3xq2ilWGzYgwuRQdlmMD_c4WRpXvDo1ShgSTqtp9KyoeOLpA7AGPFdMS/s320/charm1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371774994338033346" /></a><br /><br />I was in another charm swap on one of my Yahoo groups. The round and square charms are a heavy cardboard base. They both have paper added. The Asian one has a charm and some cording. The square has a hand painted flower. The puzzle piece is just that - a puzzle piece painted, wrapped in wire and beads. I need to come up with an idea to display all the charms I have gotten in swaps. After this one, I think I will have about 15 very unique pieces of art.<br /><br />As summer is winding down, I have been painting in overdrive. I think my free time will be greatly diminished when the school year starts. I will have to go back to "Sunday is my day of art" - don't bother me. I finished up the art journal for the round robin while on vacation. Unfortunately I don't have another one because we had problems with one of the participants and she has two of the member's journals and won't return them. Luckily mine is not one of them! I began my second personal art journal. So far in this one I have been concentrating on painting my big eyed girls on various collaged backgrounds. I am also playing around with larger versions on canvas and old books. I actually started journaling in the first journal I made - wrote about our trip to the Shenandoah Valley. I love making the art, but forget to write which is strange because I love to write. I'm just not a diary person. <br /><br />Well enough computer time - I'm off to paint (and make dinner).Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-7236467286625500102009-08-01T04:55:00.001-07:002009-08-01T05:11:15.373-07:00Coffee ATCs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlycLc-kpdKHFeU7z90bLuyZ21l-lUVuSg7IUot7Fo5hYnTAgrD7uokaLj4OAKKlR_5DbNa7ZojtgDWMe-n4aoBzi1UPoQgsSWBZAu5vmoBCMY1LhUwdt6hEoF8CTEfqcZOOr2YbJKDRQx/s1600-h/cuppajoe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlycLc-kpdKHFeU7z90bLuyZ21l-lUVuSg7IUot7Fo5hYnTAgrD7uokaLj4OAKKlR_5DbNa7ZojtgDWMe-n4aoBzi1UPoQgsSWBZAu5vmoBCMY1LhUwdt6hEoF8CTEfqcZOOr2YbJKDRQx/s320/cuppajoe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364962932193707618" /></a><br /><br />I like coffee. A lot! I actually went almost my entire life without touching the stuff, then about 3 years ago, I started to acquire a taste for hazelnut and vanilla creme. My mom says I am not a true coffee drinker because I only drink the girly flavored stuff. My dad is so against flavored coffees that I bring my own coffee maker to their shore house so I don't contaminate his coffee maker.<br /><br />Well, amid the chaos of getting ready to goto the shore house, I decided to enter the Cuppa Joe swap at the last minute. I was finally inspired to make six cards. The steaming cup is carved out of styro, I used my brayer to role paint then I printed it on my paper. It was enhanced with watercolor crayons. The yellow card is printed on a piece from an old phone book showing coffee houses. The other two are painted with fluid acrylics and you can see a piece from my coffee bags collaged in.<br /><br />Now I have to get all my swaps that I am hosting swapped out before the next trip to the Shenandoah Valley. I will be packing up my art supplies and hoping to get some time in each day to work on the art journal for the round robin swap. I should be inspired by the quiet and beauty of the 90 acre house on top of the mountain we are staying at!Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-29720631080043596662009-07-15T08:32:00.001-07:002009-07-15T08:41:19.937-07:00Another Art Doll<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0yrwAZ_BeXnLQ6x9vmYY9OUTTo5QE0iYCcVODfMpy36aYsYAHMfJ__EiFRZy4yprd8-__1ncVlhT3qmNc4oJ2MLr_sdcxwp1HXBEzzoLjXTtDGRtech2RRLCSY5S9x-IT-MeJrOyyFJ8/s1600-h/doll9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 114px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0yrwAZ_BeXnLQ6x9vmYY9OUTTo5QE0iYCcVODfMpy36aYsYAHMfJ__EiFRZy4yprd8-__1ncVlhT3qmNc4oJ2MLr_sdcxwp1HXBEzzoLjXTtDGRtech2RRLCSY5S9x-IT-MeJrOyyFJ8/s320/doll9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358710426141941010" /></a><br /><br />I made this little dancer for my husband's cousin's graduation party this past weekend. Katie graduated from a local performing arts high school and is going on to college to major in dance. She has been dancing since she was six! I decided to add a small card on the doll's back to make her into a greeting card. I may play around with the card idea since I enjoy making these dolls.<br /><br />This doll has a hand painted face done in fluid acrylics. Her outfit is out of scrapbook paper with floral trim accents and her legs are from opera sheet music that I bought at the local library's monthly book sale.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-86998337685667004322009-07-10T05:24:00.000-07:002009-07-10T05:34:45.184-07:00Inchie Challenge (7/4)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7GyN9XcChMLuOJ_wk2k_6nq6F9xDUbV_BL6BSoWh4AR5LshZnToS0m_TIBpMi3Z6o-FeYr2XgXx7LanG3zKUWgIzTemyRisLA224niUfaWVWyqaVIFvS54SDHFrMkjdgGMhz_mGAleeT/s1600-h/inchie4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7GyN9XcChMLuOJ_wk2k_6nq6F9xDUbV_BL6BSoWh4AR5LshZnToS0m_TIBpMi3Z6o-FeYr2XgXx7LanG3zKUWgIzTemyRisLA224niUfaWVWyqaVIFvS54SDHFrMkjdgGMhz_mGAleeT/s320/inchie4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356807329266854386" /></a><br /><br />Here is my entry at Small World of Inchies for the challenge entitled "By the Sea." The image is from last year's trip to the Caribbean. This is Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. one of the most beautiful beaches I have been to. While there were no palm trees or hammocks on this beach, I thought that would make a perfect addition to the blue water and tropical breezes. My daughter is playing in the sand in the bottom right corner of the inchie.<br /><br /><br />http://smallworldofinchies.blogspot.comKimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716435791337895534.post-19042309662647839602009-07-10T05:12:00.001-07:002009-07-10T05:24:04.033-07:00Anime/Manga<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJfh0XM_q96m7RoMX4sFj0UaZ1XU7tbbONhQC78zPCwhNsx0DYIE9aV6meLG57kE3YBBgGsw40af1ytvVYgSJqh9NoRxiIx5a6TsqbM2ej1XyjxSUFSFbYGYIm0fiEO9QnmcQzWRyCTcr/s1600-h/anime.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJfh0XM_q96m7RoMX4sFj0UaZ1XU7tbbONhQC78zPCwhNsx0DYIE9aV6meLG57kE3YBBgGsw40af1ytvVYgSJqh9NoRxiIx5a6TsqbM2ej1XyjxSUFSFbYGYIm0fiEO9QnmcQzWRyCTcr/s320/anime.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356803428973190450" /></a><br /><br />This is my first attempt at the Japanese style of animation know as Anime or Manga. One of the main characteristics of Anime is big eyes. If doing a full figure, the bodies are drawn out of proportion with the torso being shorter and the legs longer. I did these cards in colored pencil and Pitt super fine marker. I may play around with creating a character since I prefer drawing simplified images (kid's illustrations). These girls are for an upcoming swap.Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646207016712377456noreply@blogger.com0