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Make More Art from the Heart
It’s been a whirlwind day. I started by creating a care package for a dear friend who is going into the hospital tomorrow. I created a few coloring pages for her with small poems circling around them, threw in a few black and white copies of my favorite drawings and a new zine my husband drew up last month. I tucked inside one of my dreamcatchers and a few notes from some shared friends. Not long after that, my hubby and I drove out to meet her and her hubby. First I shared the care package, then we headed to dinner. It was a great visit. I have been thinking…
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Art Making Marathon
Yep, I am stretching, getting all pumped up, and ready, because this week I am going the extra mile. I’m doing an Art Making Marathon in the Creativity Tribe Studio. On the agenda: more wire dreamcatchers, a wire dragonfly, a few painted birdies, and some little paintings. …..and maybe a few other goodies! My sister-in-law, Erica Duff, has a new salon that blends her love of doing hair with her love of handmade art. Oh, and I can’t forget her love of all things feathered! Feather’s Beauty Lounge I few months ago I decked her walls out with some of my paintings, and now, for her first big event (a…
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Dreamcatchers
One of my favorite art projects recently was one I did for the gals at Paint Mojo Texas. It was a labor of love for sure. I made 20 little wire dreamcatchers to give to them during the retreat. I chose dreamcatchers because I wanted something that reflected the word Mojo. And dreamcatchers, a few days before Halloween, did just that. I worked on an extra one today that is going out in the mail to a friend who I originally met on the blog I had before Creativity Tribe. She has been an integral part of this dream for me, supporting, encouraging, sharing her wisdom and creativity. She is one of…
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Circle Art
This last week when I attended the Paint Mojo Texas Retreat with Tracy Verdugo, we spent time exploring our personal symbols. I have to confess that jazzed me like nobody’s business! I like symbols. I look for them out in the world, in the way of logos, graffiti tags, signs, patterns, etc. I collect books that explore ancient markings including hieroglyphics, runes, labyrinths and mazes. This evening at the bookstore, I sat, listening to folk music and letting my pen explore the page. I began with one of my favorite symbols, the simple circle. I added marks, allowing my hand and mind to automatically go from one strata to the…
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Healing Art
Several years ago when I was very sick, I made my way back to health while preoccupying myself with little drawings. I called the simple little sketches my Fairy People, although they rarely had wings and some were even skeleton folks. I think I must have thought of them that way because something in me felt like modern medicine and even alternative medicine was not fully helping. I unconsciously turned to my imagination to help me escape the pain and wished for an ounce of magic or miracle to cure me. Something I was doing worked. When I drew, the pain left for a bit. And eventually I recovered. I…
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Festering Eyeball Pudding
I have been straightening my studio, re-organizing it really. Oh, how about a little peak in the studio!? We had a Witches’ Ball at the house last night for Halloween. But before the party, I snuck into the studio for a few pics of my handmade witches hat. Yeppers, I was having fun with the camera! I also created a necklace filled with dehydrated prince charming (just add water and a kiss…simple spells are always my favorite!) One theme of the party was to bring food with gross names. My offering: Graveyard Gruel (Texas Chili) and Festering Eyeball Pudding (grapes, tapioca pudding, and pecans…actually VERY yummy.) We had a…