I've made a short video on my process for daily paper prompt #20 . . . the blues -
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The prompt I followed this time (from daisy yellow) for this spread in my art journal is called dictionary love. : )
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Steve made a table at Lucas Boatworks and said to me, I have a new table for the Tiki Hut and I would love for it to be a collaborative piece. Would you mind doing some nature printing on it??
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"Flowers" was the daily paper prompt today at Daisy Yellow AND it's also the theme for the ARTchix Studio ATC swap I signed up for. Don't you love it when that happens?
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I had a lot of fun playing with my new Gelli Plate. I got out some old and new stencils, a variety of sequin waste, a few masks, some lace and a combing tool
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I had the pleasure of participating in the ARTchix Studio Blue ATC swap. I used ARtchix ART blast playing cards as a base, the ones with birds printed on them.
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Bill demoed and spoke about the Zen approach of reacting to the moment. In Zen Buddhist painting, ensō symbolizes a moment when the mind is free to simply let the body/spirit create…
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A tribute to my father, Dale Andrews ~ born October 10, 1933, died October 1, 2011 . . .
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Wow, this was quite a swap! It was more popular than I expected, with 40 participants registering and 36 completing the swap. Congratulations to the participants! The flags were sent to me to be exchanged/ swapped and then returned home.
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Wouldn't it be fun to be on that little sailboat out on the St Lawrence River, heading for Lake Ontario and sailing around the Thousand islands? I saw this boat there . . .
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The St Lawrence River is directly in front of our cottage and it is lovely to even just walk down the steps, sit and listen to the water lap on the rocks.
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Steven and I are preparing for a 3-day, 1500 mile drive from Florida to Canada with our 2 dogs Asia & Chloe, our boat Chelsea and two canoes!
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I had never heard of a "chunky" ATC before until I read about it on Lisa Busch's Collage Stuff Blog…
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My husband has found great satisfaction since moving to Florida by taking the woodworking skills he learned from my dad and then applying them to making something he knows well and loves: kayak paddles…
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I got out my foam stamps, decorator Glaze and cosmetic sponges, then mixed the glaze directly on the stamps.
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It is always nice to exchange art with friends, but especially lovely when exchanging with someone you have gotten to know over time and whose art you admire so much!
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Slow but steady, every week, I make sure I get something added to my personal art journal, mostly because I can play along with Art Journal Every Day….
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My husband Steven gets the publication The Ash Breeze in the mail. It is a journal of the Traditional Small Craft Association. Imagine Steven's surprise when he picked up the latest issue and saw a few familiar boats on the cover . . . . and a painting of him sailing!!
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