HO HO HO

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

I am published in SOMERSET STUDIOS!

My work is on the right...the one with a baby. I sent this in over 2 years

ago. I am very excited. WOO HOO!

I fell in love with the elephant!
I hope you guys

enjoy these and let

me know what you think!

SeNsItIvE sOuLs......

I have been working on some new creations that I call "SENSITIVE SOULS" They show alot of expression through their eyes. They are made out of fimo and wire.

More CHRISTmas.......

CHRISTmas is upon us......

I have been busy for the CHRISTmas season....I wanted to post a few pics before I go to work today and hopefully get some feedback. What about pricing these? Thanks ladies!

FLU FLu Go AwAy!!!!!

Well, I am getting over the H1N1 flu virus and very thankful that I am amongst the living. I went on the CDC website and it said that 99% of flu viruses out right now are the "swine flu" Pretty scary. All 3 of my kiddies have gotten it too. I work at an elementary school and last wee the kids were going home right and left. I have been working on some CHRISTmas paper mache and fimo snowmen for an up coming bazzaar. WOW, they have been alot of work...layer after layer, details...by the time you sell them you probably make 10 cents an hour!

First Official Dance

This is my oldest daughter, Gabrielle. She had her first official highschool dance...... HOMECOMING. She is a freshman. Doesn't she look BeAuTiFuL!

Helga's Art Lesson/ Challenge

I have been battling the nasty flu

but I still wanted to get in on Helga's

lesson...I was going for a softer more

subdued look. I found a magazine

page that inspired me and went from

there.

SPOOKY Halloween!!!!

Part 2 CiRcLe StUdY w/ HeLgA

This is part 2 of my circle study from Helga's blog...you had to find images from magazines that appealed to you ..quickly make a collage and add part of your circles from week one...then add more circles or dots to make a cohesive collage.

Helga's Art Lesson/ Challenge

Helga posted a new art lesson/challenge on her site and the challenge was D O T S! I started on watercolor paper and used mostly watercolor crayon for the color. I kept building the color layers until I got the intensity I wanted. I then added graphite pencil, some paint and gel pens to make it POP. As you can see I love to use a lot of color and layering in my art. This was a fun lesson. Check it out here:

www.myartisticlife.typepad.com

DoLlS DoLlS AnD MoRe dOlLs

I have been working on dolls after taking a class by Judy Wise at the Art and Soul retreat. If you want check out more dolls from the class here is Judy's blog...http://www.judywise.blogspot.com.

The dolls are in various degrees of completion......I get bored easily and don't always finish things befor moving on to something else!

Dolls in progress....

SpOoKy BaBy........

I made this for a contest on Helga's blog....we had to make a collage using 4X4 background and then add an inchie to it. I painted the background and then added the images. I wanted to use Halloween colors.

Kind of a bad week.....

I had to

attend

my friends funeral and then 2 of my kids got the flu...I think it is the swine flu, at least they have every symptom of the swine flu...all in all it was a crappy weekend!

My friend Teresa

Teresa.....You were the most inspirational person I ever met. Your courage

love of life and positive attitude were incredible. The world is s dimmer place without you in it You have changed people's lives just by having met you.

Crown piece is mine :)

Just to clarify...I only made the piece with the crown on top!

Beeswax.....

I forgot to add that we covered the whole piece in beeswax....my first experience using wax.

LISA KAUS CLASS....

Took a GREAT class

with Lisa Kaus on

Sunday. She was an

excellent teacher! All

the color was added by

watercolor crayons and

graphite pencil...then we added any embellishments we wanted. Every edge is

painted on...even the bottom. The crown like topper I found at an estate sale..I think it is an old lightbulb surround. We also added collage elements.

I LOVED it!

My BIG GIRL DOLL

Here is one of mine.

I am not happy with her arms ...but I think "she" turned out pretty good. She needs a name...

any suggestions?