Amy's Postcard

 

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

Expressionism

             Look how this wonky cactus is expressing itself. 

             It must be the hand painted pot.

Art Show

BART presents its annual show. 

I picked 3 that photographed well.

 

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Alex completed a set of mixed media postcards.

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:

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!

Quote of the Week

" Making art is a lonely business."

                     Kenford Zell 

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

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

#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!

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. 

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.

Latest Postcard

 This went to my artist friend Kate.

Quote of the Week

 

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

                                              Pablo Picasso

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Did You See This?

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

July Birthday

Monochromatic by Alex True

July birthday # 5Alex True: artist extraordinary!

July Birthday

 July birthday #4

Alexander Calder

Masterboard by Alex True

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

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.