art every day

If Not Now, When? | Revisited

This is the last week I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  School is slowly falling into place and I am about ready to begin my Art Every Day 2.0.  Enjoy these posts...and get ready to PARTICIPATE next week!

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This is the 1st post I did, the one that began this whole 365 journey!!  See you next week!

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So today begins a journey of one.  I love to make and create, but really need to hone in on ME, develop my style and aesthetic, I need to experiment more and procrastinate less. 

Here is what I am laying down.

--Make Art Every Day!

    It might be paint, fabric, photo or something more surprising...but I am challenging myself to Make Art Every Day. 

--Document it Every Day

    A picture, a bunch of pictures, thoughts, feelings, a discussion about my process.

--Have Fun Every Day

    Take time for myself, explore, create and experiment. 

--Learn from my mistakes

    Oh, there will be mistakes, but they will only make me a better artist and lead to great things.

Feel free to help hold me accountable!

Completed Steampunk Round Robin Pages Art Every Day 220 | Revisited

This is the last week I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  School is slowly falling into place and I am about ready to begin my Art Every Day 2.0.  Enjoy these posts...and get ready to PARTICIPATE next week!

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Okay, lots of pictures of the finished steampunk pages I made!

 
 

I even got to use my dremel for this one!

Next theme?  Sewing!

 

What did you make today?

Back In Action Jewelry Holder Art Every Day 228-229 | Revisited

This is the last week I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  School is slowly falling into place and I am about ready to begin my Art Every Day 2.0.  Enjoy these posts...and get ready to PARTICIPATE next week!

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Hello...hello...ello...llo...lo...o......

Anyone there?

Well I am feeling much better and got back to it yesterday and today.  I'm planning on just tacking on some extra days for my 365 at the end.  I'm gonna make it work!

Organizational Art.

 
TAKE:

Thrift Store  Frame

Rabbit Wire from the hardware store

Sand paper

Spray Paint ( I could spray paint my LIFE!)

Staple gun

PUT THEM TOGETHER.

HANG JEWELRY ON IT.

ENJOY.

 

File Folder Art Every Day 361 | Revisited

This is the last week I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  School is slowly falling into place and I am about ready to begin my Art Every Day 2.0.  Enjoy these posts...and get ready to PARTICIPATE next week!

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Remember the paper I made yesterday?  Yeah, well, I need more time to put the whole thing together as it is still drying.  A little too thick I think.

In leiu of fabulous handmade goodness, today a bright yellow folder with flowers.  Feels good to file away all that junk when it goes in a pretty folder!

Caged Bird Sings, Art Every Day 41 | Revisited

This is the last week I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  School is slowly falling into place and I am about ready to begin my Art Every Day 2.0.  Enjoy these posts...and get ready to PARTICIPATE next week!

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I just bought these watercolors for a class I am taking.

I've never really been a fan, and I have to say it will be a long time til I completely understand how they really work.  I mean every stroke shows, I haven't figured out how to layer them yet, and they always mush.  So...I am trying to work with the mush, I tried to  use clear gesso to add to the layering, but well, that just...mushes!

There are various quotes from Ayn Rand, Maya Angelo, C. S. Lewis and D. H. Lawrence on this page.

What did you make today?

 

Portrait of a Friend From the Past Art Every Day 162 | Revisited

This week while I am getting in the swing of things for my new semester and preparing to begin the next chapter of Art Every Day, I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  Enjoy!

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Soooooo, today I sketched from a picture on my friend's site Smunch.  You might remember her, she did the pictures of Harper and Xav.  Lauren is adorable, and I tried to catch her spirit in my drawing, in my own way.

Many Meals Art Every Day 186 | Revisited

This week while I am getting in the swing of things for my new semester and preparing to begin the next chapter of Art Every Day, I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  Enjoy!

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Today I made...SPACE!  Space in my kitchen cabinets.  After a long talk with my doctor, and then convincing myself, I purged all the junk I wasn't supposed to have in my cabinets!  Everything from noodles, to rice, to cake mix...you name it it's gone.  Here are the pictures to prove it.  (again, sorry 'bout the photos I shot them with my phone)

 
Peanut butter for the dogs...popcorn and baking powder; wait, why do I have baking powder...I can't bake anything...wish me luck!

Happy, happy Food Bank!  Have you visited yours lately?

Hopefully I made dinner for a family or two with all of that.

 

What did you make today?

Picture of Flowers Art Every Day 268 | Revisited

This week while I am getting in the swing of things for my new semester and preparing to begin the next chapter of Art Every Day, I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  Enjoy!

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This is actually growing in my front yard!  Love that!

Celtic JOY Book Round Robin Art Every Day 261 | Revisited

This week while I am getting in the swing of things for my new semester and preparing to begin the next chapter of Art Every Day, I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  Enjoy!

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I finished and submitted this today in my mixed media group.  This is B-'s book and her theme I had to work with was Celtic.

I was inspired by my art history class and a Norwegiean church we studied. 

This was an old board book and the right side page was a puzzle.  Most of the pieces are glued in, but I left a few empty for depth. 

The book binding split while I was working with it, so I glued it together as best I could and decided to fill the space with 'old artifacts'. 

The weird eternity thing with heads is supposed to be a zoomorphic interweaved piece.  The small heads are snakes and the large heads are gryphons. 

On the left is a scottish thistle (LOVE).  I love thistles! [on a side note, the garden I used to work for had a HUGE thistle in it, loved that...almost as tall as I am.  They also used the thistle as part of their logo.]

The words around the thistle read:

May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!

 

 

Skull Quilt Square | Art Every Day | Revisited

I'm still getting in the swing of things for my new semester and preparing to begin the next chapter of Art Every Day, but I wanted to share a little follow-up interview with Noah Scalin of 365 Make Something Every Day,  Skull-A-Day and ALR Design!  And...along those lines---

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This week while I am getting in the swing of things for my new semester and preparing to begin the next chapter of Art Every Day, I am revisiting a few posts from the past year.  Enjoy!

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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?