Merry Christmas

I hope everyone is having a blessed and wonderful Christmas.

Yesterday was a wonderful time of family, friends and fun. Of course there was also massive amounts of food, ribeye roast, baked potatoes, asparagus, bacon wrapped oysters, cookies, chocolate cake and probably something else I'm forgetting.

Today was my traditional pajama day full of watching movies. Watched Julie Julia and if I weren't in such a bum mood I would have had to start cooking up a storm. It was definitely inspiring. Well back to my couch potatoedness.

Sunrise

Not a lot to tell right now. I've spent the last two weekends sorting,
filing and shredding. Something I've been putting off for at least a
year so you can imagine the piles. It's sort of like trying to clean
all the sand out of the nooks and crannies after a day at the beach
but not nearly as fun. Now I have to organize all the stuff I've been
accumulating to use for texture in mixed media. My friends just shake
their heads at me every time I say "Don't throw that away. I can use
it somehow."

This morning was a beautiful sunrise. Not sure how well this will
translate from the iPhone but it was prettier than this. Had to hold
the phone through the blinds in my office.

Updates...

Finally uploaded pictures from my camera for recent projects. I framed the two pieces I created for my office and here are some closeups of the textures. I had fun using tissue, string, modeling paste, cheese cloth, metal, and some pieces of painted paper towels.

Last Saturday had the girls over for scrapbooking and played with some burlap type ribbon and making grunge board look like rusty metal. I used the keyhole grunge board and coated it with modeling past to cover the diamond pattern that it had and to help with the look of layers of paint. Painted it with some orange and black paints and added some coarse pumice and then used a combo of blues and black to paint on the blue. I had my doubts that I could pull it off but am pleased with the results. Used one of my lady stamps for the eye peaking through. I believe I will post this on Etsy and I'm calling it The Beholder.





I also finally started looking at the videos for an online class I signed up for called Spill It!. I haven't started anything yet but I'm so excited that I finally know how to make drips. Sad to say I've been trying all wrong and now know at least one better way. Carmen in the instructor and I just love her colors and textures. Check out her art on Flickr.

Happy weekend...

The girls came over yesterday to scrapbook while I painted and burned pictures to cd for Misti from her son's, Jonathan, birthday. Haven't replaced my wireless router yet so had to go old school. Managed to take some pictures of some pieces I've completed recently but can't upload them yet. Here are some pics using my iPhone. They don't quite do justice but give an idea.









-- Posted from my iPhone

Stealing time

Well, work is definitely time consuming with new responsibilities but I am enjoying the challenges. Just need to clone myself. I have managed to do a few mixed media pieces. Here's the beginnings of two that I recently finished. Hopefully tomorrow there will be good enough light to take pictures of them.

I also signed up for an online class that looks like it will be a lot of fun. I'll have to post the link since this post is coming from my iPhone. My wireless router died so have to get a new one sometime this weekend so I can have my Internet back.






-- Posted from my iPhone

Working...

I work with a bunch of guys. Meet my boss. Nough said.



-- Posted from my iPhone

Little one

Saw my youngest neice yesterday. I guess that also includes my
brother and sister in law. :-). Playing with Toy Camera on my iPhone
again. May actually manage to blog more with this thing.

Playing with my iPhone

Read an entry by Michael DeMeng about the Toy Phone app and just had
to try it out and am loving it. I'm emailing this so will have to come
back and add the link you'll love his photos.

New kitty...

Well, things have been very busy at work with a promotion and new
responsibilities. That's my excuse for not being a better blogger. I
have been very leisurly working on two pieces I hope I like enough to
hang in my new office. Yes, I got to graduate from Vineland to an
actual office. It still feels odd.

On another note this little kitty wandered into our yard hungry and
scared and Momma brought her in. The boys, Scooter and Tigger, aren't
sure what to make of her yet. I decided to call her Pixie but not sure
I'm sold on that so open to any suggestions.

A little catch up...

I'm afraid things at home and work have been very hectic but wanted to at least pop in and say hello, I'm alive and still kicking. Last month I participated in the World Wide Photo Walk which was fun and enlightening. Here are a few pics from an area in Atlanta called Atlantic Station. Have not even had time to tweak them but here they are anyway.