My ceramics class took a little field trip today. We were lucky enough to visit local artist, Potter Extrordinaire, & Master of the Kiln, Dan Finnegan.
If you haven't already, Check Dan's work out, simply beautiful.
Dan Finnegan's Website
MORE over at my blog, Crafty Dayeseye
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Tonight I went to an awards ceremony where my advisor for the art club at school was being recognized. I nominated her for outstanding advisor...and she won! Professor Lauzon has been a wonderful advisor and the art club has been lucky to have her. So, my art today is US!
I happened to recieve an unexpected award while I was there too! That's us holding our inscribed Jefferson Cup awards...we soon filled those with punch and cheered to each other!
No, we werent the only people there.
Everyone else was eating gourmet cupcakes...we were taking self-portraits!
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So here is the piece I started working on Friday with my friend Terry. I did a little on it yesterday and today too!
When we got together we didn't know what we would be doing, we just wanted to have an art playdate. Terry mentioned she was having a block on assemblage, so I said, let's go for it. Here is a peek at my piece.
Terry showed me secret aluminum foil technique...well it was a secret to me until yesterday...and I used alcohol paints for the first time!
Lots more to do! Stay Tuned!
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Just a little patch with some free motion practice.
BUT! What I really want to show you is My friend Traci Wood Reynolds awesome, unique, and sometimes strange art she makes every day! Traci is a talented polymer clay sculpter and master wire doll maker. She's one to keep an eye on. This is just a sampling of her work.
Photos courtesey of Traci Wood Reynolds.
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Get over to Traci's Etsy shop and buy a doll!
What did you make today?
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Finally finished!
This hit the post this afternoon, should be at the skull-a-day secret headquarters very very soon.
You can make a skull quilt block and fight domestic violence at the same time too! All the info you need to know is over at Skull-a-day. Come on! Jump over there and get started.
Mixed Media Quilt Square: 12X12 floral black base square topped with skull paper cloth, embellished with buttons.
All that waiting, and that's all we get? Sorry, I'd have shown you earlier but there was a lot of drying time involved.
What did you make today?
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Alrighty, just a sneak peek of the quilt square I am working on for the Art Quilt Fundraiser over at Skull-a-day, benefiting Becky's Fund.
Not done yet, Hopefully tomorrow! Right now it's still wet and I can't do anything else I have planned for it yet!
Know what's funny about this? I've had the idea to do a quilt for a while (art quilt, not cozy quilt), not involving skulls mind you, but this has kick-started my brainstorming process. yay.
What did you make today?
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So, I can't show you the whole thing yet, but I will give you a sneak peek of what I am working on for THIS!
What a great idea, an art quilt to fight domestic violence. Want to participate too? Just head to skull-a-day and get the directions and mailing address!
How adorable are those skulls?! Are skulls supposed to be adorable?
What did you make today?
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Today is… an Ahhhhh-mazing day!
Remember that day I told you about my inspiration for starting this Art Every Day journey? Well, today Noah, featured Art Every Day on his newest book’s blog: 365 Make Something Every Day.
Woooo-Hooooo!
And I know I have made ‘love’ stuff, and it gets sappy, but today I just couldn’t help it! I’m sending my appreciation and thanks in the form of love.
Love of encouraging each other.
Love of celebrating successes.
Love of community building.
Love of helping each other.
Love of making things.
Love of inspiration.
Love of creating.
Love of doing.
And to you----If you have been here before, thanks for your support! If you are new here today, thanks for coming by! I hope to see you again soon!
--Mixed media gift for a friend, still needs to be framed! Whatcha think?--
See the featured post HERE.
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What did you make today?
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I have a cord!
I have a charged battery!
I have some pictures!!!!
Okay, I only took pictures of today's adventure. (I'll update the rest later, this is wayyy better.)
Paper cloth, paper cloth, paper cloth!
My friend Terry from The Raven's Whim, taught me this technique today, and along the way I found my voice in all those scraps. Note: this piece is unfinshed. UNFINSHED! YAY, I get to do more to it!
The creamy flowerish bits on top there, that is cheese cloth...looks like wet t.p. (and that might work well too) fun to 'draw' with.
Do you see all those little bits? Atlas scraps, ledger paper, paper napkins, book pages...
Seriously, that is cheesecloth.
This is the entire piece...so far. It is about 24LX18W.
What did you make today?
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Well? What does it for you?
For me, it is as simple as the energy around me, the sun, especially when it is low in the sky and the wind through the trees on a sunny day.
Sometimes when I look at a piece of art I don't have a coherent thought, feel many emotions at once, my heart starts to race and my palms get sweaty, I kinda get a similar feeling like I did when I first met my husband--all-a-fluster. ( I don't think that is a real word, but...maybe it is now.)
I thought I would share some of my favorite artists, who are yours?
Klimt, The Dancer--Oh, the colors, the textures and patterns, this painting and many of his other works make me salivate.
Chuck Close, Untitled 1963--Probably more well-known for his photorealistic portraits (which are UNREAL, they are so amazing) his more abstract work speaks volumes.
Kiki Smith, Blue Stars on Blue Tree--The lines she draws are so beautiful, the women she depicts are you and I.
Picasso, Head of a Woman-- I know, I know, everyone loves Picasso, right?. Wrong. I don't love everything, but I really love his sketches, simple, unfettered lines, smooth transitions, lovely. I think most people know him for his abstract, out there paintings, but he was really a very talented more realistic artist as well.
Claudia Hellmuth-- Love her mixed media collages, whimsical, fun and personal, her artwork makes me SMILE!!
Kahlo, Two Fridas-- Hauntingly beautiful, especially all of her self-portraits. The colors she chose and the little details make her work special.
Yayoi Kusama, Ascension ofPolkadots on the Trees--Someone who loves dots MORE THAN I DO!!! Bright, eccentric, and positively wonderful!
What are some of yours?
What did you make today?
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