Monday, February 10, 2025

Amy's Postcard

 


You can find Amy at: Birdie the Recycled Hippy Chick on Youtube

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Expressionism


             Look how this wonky cactus is expressing itself. 

             It must be the hand painted pot.

Monday, October 28, 2024

Art Show


BART presents its annual show. 

I picked 3 that photographed well.







 

Monday, September 30, 2024

Sunday, August 11, 2024

New Postcards

 


Alex completed a set of mixed media postcards.

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Andy Warhol

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Andy entered the "Pop Art" scene of the 1960's and made us look at ordinary objects in a new way.


 My tribute to Andy:



Monday, August 5, 2024

Birdie Made It

 Yes, Birdie at Recycled Hippy Chicks made this slow stitched journal cover. I saw her working on it on her you tube channel, and knew it was just what my latest journal needed.

Front top; back bottom.

My journal is a hard cover journal 71/2" x 9". I machine stitched pockets to each end of the fabric cover so that it could slip onto the hard cover. I added a tie closure made from the binding of a repurposed quilt.

Doesn't it look great; I love it!

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Quote of the Week

" Making art is a lonely business."

                     Kenford Zell 

Monday, July 8, 2024

Quote of the Week

 "If I were called upon to define briefly the word 'Art', I should call it the reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul."  Paul Cezanne

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Quote of the Week

 "A photograph is not only an image...an interpretation of the real; it is also a trace of something directly stenciled off the real, like a footprint or a death mask."

Susan Sontag

Monday, March 18, 2024

#paperterraceDTJJ

Jessica at paper terrace put out a challenge: make a journal from Dollar Tree supplies.

Actually I had no intension of participating, but on a trip to Dollar Tree I spotted the Flamingo padded mailer (how cute is that) & I was hooked. 

The rules were to use Dollar Tree supplies that could only total $20 ( approx. 16 items). I bought the mailer & then pulled out 11 Dollar Tree items from my stash.

The cover is backed with fabric and quilted. I'm pleased with how it turned out.


The theme is "color". I wanted to use colored paper for the pages, but it was just too flimsy, so I used it to decorate the white mixed media pages.


The journal is full of colorful pockets, tucks, flips, belly bands, & tags.

Thanks Jessica for a fun challenge!

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Did You See This?

 The Price Tower is the place to go for art. And Jon Lindblom is the OK artist who has his art on display (and for sale) this month. 






Friday, December 29, 2023

The Color of Giving

 Each of these lovely quilts will be given to a veteran. A gift to cherish.




                                           Detail of the featured fabric. Notice the quilted stars.






Sunday, December 10, 2023

Latest Postcard


 This went to my artist friend Kate.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Quote of the Week

 

"The world doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?"

                                              Pablo Picasso

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

More Postcards

 


Did You See This?

 The art association annual show: here are a few of my favorites.










Wednesday, July 26, 2023

July Birthday

 July birthday #4

Alexander Calder

Masterboard by Alex True


This masterbboard reminded me of a Calder mobile: shapes & colors floating in midair.

Saturday, July 15, 2023

July Birthdays

 July birthday # 3 

Gustave Klimt

An artist who loved to paint women & had a flair for the decorative.


The Woman in Gold even became a movie.