Well that is all I am going to add at this time. I have more but I think it is time for me to take a nap. Thank you for stopping by to look at my projects! Happy sticking stuff together day!

Just Breathe

This canvas was fun.. the background is colored using Gelatos. Gotta love those Gelatos.. and many pretty things and layers of fun to make a finished airy looking piece. 

Back in time

Mixed Media.. I love the vintage look of things. This piece uses many different paints, inks, and found things to add texture.  It is one of my favorites so far!  "Envision"

Mixed Media... This piece uses a piece of wood (actually it was the top of a wooden cigar box) as the substrate. The colors in the background is thread wrapped and wrapped and wrapped some more around the piece of wood then I used a gel medium to stick it together. There is modeling paste and paint to add more texture and of course Scrabble tiles for the "Don't Worry Be Happy" quote. I had just listened to this song before adding the tiles and although I had heard the song jillions of times in the past, I really listened to the words this time and they really do send a message, Especially the way the world is today.

Mixed media.. There are many things happening on this canvas. Paint, buttons, metal, beads and other found objects. It makes for an interesting piece that takes awhile to see. I named it "Be Yourself" which sometimes we forget to do as we get to involved in pleasing others.  Not that that is a bad thing. But none the less.. Be Yourself..

I always have at least one art journal happening at all times. I never know what is going to end up in my art journal. Some pages are just a sloppy gloppy mess but other pages turn out kinda cool. But is for me and me alone so it is all ok. 

Encaustic Painting. These are some Encaustic paintings that I have dabbled in. Encaustic painting is done with beeswax. I love the freedom of what happens when working with wax. I have done quite a few and each one turns out awesome even without a plan. As you can see I love drippage! 

My daughter found some 16X20 painted canvases for next to nothing at a yard sale.. She knows I love re-doing things so she picked up a stack of them for me. I paint over them with Gesso and then I just do stuff to them. This one I named "Sing... even if off key" I layered a few paints etc and kinda like the way it turned out. I am thinking it may still need something to finish it but I will just let it hang around a while and see if something comes to mind. Otherwise it will just hang around like this forever! I don't claim to be an artist.. I just do stuff to keep myself off the streets and out of the saloons! 

I see it has been a coons age since I have entered anything into my blog. That does not mean I have been lazy.. it means that I have been busy, busy, busy! I craft in some way or another every day of the week. I look at other blogs and get new ideas and start new projects! I am in love with paper, glue. scissors. paint, gesso, canvas, just EVERYTHING. I am thinking that I am going to be taking more photos of my "Things" and posting them here even if it is memories for myself!. I LOVE to create! REALLY!.. I think I will now walk around my studio with my camera and I will be right back with a collage of photos... so sit tight... I will be back...