Plexi 202

This is the second piece of art that I made.  This was for Janet,.  It arrived yesterday to her house,

but it did not arrive quite perfect.  Two corners of the plexi were cracked.  So for this one all I did was on a 6x6 hard backed canvas, I used some molding paste, and a few different colours of acrylic  paint,

drew the bird, painted her, and used some old hardware and laying around.  Now to

attach the plexi, which I sprayed in blue and created a circle with it, I was going to drill it.  I went out and got the right type of nibs for the drill, but was nervous, and I didn't want Hubby to muck it up.  So I used some

heavy glue (3000) something, and put the hardware on the canvas and the glue on the hardware, and 

it was finished, glued some hardware on the outside and called it a day.  

Plexi 101

Yesterday I posted the picture of TJ's that I did .  So like it or not I am going to tell you how I did it,

and give you a link to a super artist, and how he works on his plexi glass.

1. First make sure, you have all the clear plastic paper off the plexi glass, 
2. The next think I did was use a stencil (the fish) and I used spray on ink Then you can paint around the fish in acrylics or spray inks, use different tools while the paint is wet, scrape into it, then paint anther color, keep making marks and using different colors,making different layers of color the sky's the limit.  And your done when you say your done 

I got my plexi at Home Depot really cheap, and i cut it myself with a ruler and a edge knife (not the right word, my old age is setting in and I cant remember the word) everybody has one.
So if it doesn't turn out, don't think of me, if it does you are allowed to think of me.  Now here is the link,
not only does he do plexi, but he is an amazing artist, take some time and watch his videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us4ygBRo9FE

Anxiety Art

I was in a trade with TJ (she doesn't post on her blog anymore, and Janet from http://jkbees.blogspot.com/

There was no theme.  Well I love doing trades, and getting bits and pieces of other peoples art, but I get anxiety plagued making the art.  I wonder if its good enough, will they like it,   So this is the piece of TJ art that I made.   I knew for sure that I wanted to make something out of plexi glass.  So I started, I had three  ideas, and three ended up in the trash.  This is the fourth one

Its her birthday today, and she is going to open it up.  She is an amazing artist and person, so I hope she likes this one. Janet has not got her's yet, it is very different from this one.  Do you ever feel like I do when

making art for others, or are you confident?

Tweet, Tweet

Awhile ago, quite awhile ago, I was watching Teehsa Moore's video

how she creates a journal out of a big page of paper.  I was going

to link the youtube, but it seems like Youtube is down.  Anyway

I made this journal, and it was just laying around the studio.

So yesterday I decided to start it, this is the front cover, I know

you must think a bird again.  I read somewhere on the blogs

lately that birds are so over, but I like them, so you are

going to see more in the years to come. Now onto  my

next page in this journal and stay tuned , here's a hint

bet you thought it was going to be a bird, you are 

wrong?

big head

As you can see I did this head on February 14, I drew

it big on purpose, I am going bigger.  Don't they

always say "bigger is better".  Now that I am

taking Pursing Portraits, my women should improve,

you can only hope.  Its Saturday, were snowed in,

hubby is out using the snow blower, and I am

warm and cozy in the PJ's where i AM

staying all day.  What are you doing today?

The sky is falling, the sky is falling

Isn't that what Chicken little said?

Today is a go day

Snowstorm warning is out for tonight and tomorrow

Dinner tonight at Red Lobster (yum) with friends

Library visit needed

Get this three pieces of mail sent out on Monday,

One to Germany, two to USA guess who

got here's today -Germany, does that make sense

Art is going to be made tomorrow, digging in

what's  on your plate  for the weekend?

Walk like an egyptian

Well i almost gave up on this blog, I was having such issues, just

trying to post.  I guess Google owns the world now,

I had to update to Google Chrome, then I had

to buy more picture space (5.00), and on  and on.

Okay now back to real life, The little lady above

did not start off with hair like that, but that

is what it ended it up as, hence the 

title Walk Like an Egyptian, do you remember

that song.  But it all started out with stripes

because I don\t wear them, another fashion

rule of mine, do you?

Humpty Dumpty

This started out as me doodling lines, then a circle and before you know it

looked the Humpty Dumpty on crack.

Do you draw every day, or do some form of art everyday? 

Well I do (okay quieten down with that hand clapping), while watching

TV is when I practice my drawing.  That's right I can multi-task,

draw and watch Lockup RAW at the same time.

Well that's it for Saturday, and if you your reading this

tonight, then you and I have the same social life NONE.

Another day in Paradise

A doodle in my everyday book

Another day in paradise, I might clean the bathrooms today.  That could

be the highlite of my day.  So if that doesnt tell you I have nothing, to say i

dont know what does

but have a nice weekend and I see you Monday.

A call to arms

I do I hate my arms, I don't know what age that started, later

in life for sure.  You know they kinda look like a

wet noodle.  I want arms, like Jennifer Aniston, Madonna,

no just kidding I can not work that hard, because I

hate exercise.  But I have been lifting and pumping

iron with my soup cans, and am about ready

to graduate to the 280z can of tomatoes.

Will you be my valentine?

Happy Valentines Day

hubby and I dont really celebrate Valentines day, he wanted to take me out to

dinner tonight but really how busy is it going to be

so I said no, and i am making turkey meatballs, and if that

just doesnt scream happy valentines day I dont  know what want does.



wordless monday

Pursing Heads

I am taking Pam |Carrikers class Pursing Portraits, because I would like to be able to draw people realistically, I mean not draw you, but a person who actually looks like a person, do that make sense to you.
I love Pam's people she draws, her style, not that I want to draw like , but I to be able to draw people.

I have been drawing them in my sketch book and critiquing my work.  What I like and what I don't like.
So then I can try and improve on things I don't like, for example the mouth needs major work, and I like
one of her eyes, the right one.

On another note here is a link to a fantastic video that Janet sent me , this person draws and paints a women's head and uses tissue paper , she has four videos watch all four I really learned alot  http://www.greenislescrafts.com/2012/01/mixed-media-face-prompt.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GreenIslesCrafts+%28Green+Isles+Crafts%29 once you get there scroll down a bit and you will see the video, its really
good.
Well today I am painting some tissue paper, finishing up things, and cooking Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, getting ready for the Grammy's.  Isn't it a shame about Whitney.
Lee

Saturday and I feel good

today sun is shining

finishing off the trade pictures

making chicken quesadilla and salad for dinner

going to watch a movie

what are you up to this Saturday

Book of Me

this book started out as the Book of Days,

and it has morphed into the book of me

I am going my own way, not really

following along, so here it is.  The art

you have seen before .

The cover is glued and varnished.

The spine is covered with a brown paper bag

and the music notes are tim holtz tissue paper

The clock on the eye, the shopper got from Anthropoligie for her birthday

The inside cover was just paint, and dots

 This is a favourite print of mine that I bought from http://lovelife.typepad.com/my_weblog/
another artist that I love and bonus she is Canadian and from Winnipeg.

And I like to have bands around my books, and this is one

I bought from Michaels, its for smash journals, and it

comes two to a pack and it just about 3.00 so cheap

Thats it for today, if you are making a book show it on your blog
so we can all see it.

The Name Game

First off I wanted to thank everyone who commented on my last post. I truly appreciate all your caring words.

Now when I was younger I wanted to be Heidi, it was a book I read over and over again.

Don't ask me why I was thinking about Heidi when I was watching the Cops show, but

it just popped up in my every day book.  And yes I know I spelled her name two

ways, but I decided if I was a Heidi, I would spell my name the other way (lol).

Did you ever have a favourite character in a book you read when you were younger?

Still crazy after all these years

Today i am going to tell you one thing about me, that you don't know,

otherwise I am an open book.  I rewrote this sentence at least

50 times, because I feel i am better now, but there is

no sugar coating this, i suffer from depression.  Yep

thats right me, i went to that dark place about

3 years ago.  Just a few months before i retired.  I

was overwhelmed, with my sisters death, my

mothers grief, her moving here, my family

problems, i couldn't cope.  I started

falling asleep at work (not a good thing to do),

i was so tired i could not get out of the

car, sometimes, i would just sit

in the driveway and sleep.  And

worst of all i was closing my eyes while driving.

That's when I reached out for help, first

to my doctor, who got me started

on a regiment of pills, and then

to a therapist to talk it out.  I can tell you

she helped me the most.  I was trying to be

everything to everybody, and nothing to me.  I went

on sick leave from work, until i retired.  And finally

months and months later i started to feel like

my old self again.  Why am I spilling my guts out on

the Internet you might ask yourself, that's so

private.  But its not , today in Canada it is

Mental Health week, and if this touches someone

anyone, who thinks god I am like that, see

someone, it can make a world of difference.

Okay that's the end of my touch feely story, and now its back to reqular business.

its all about the house

today is all about cleaning the house

doing some art

trying to finish off my trade I am in, its due the 14th and since

Canada mail is by pony express i don't think its going

to make it on time

reading Traci Bautista new book and loving it

having leftovers

tomorrow something you did not know about me

stay tuned

cracked two

This was February cracked, and this is what I saw

1. getting ready to watch the Superbowl
2. have steak, potatoes, mushrooms and quiona salad
3. gave in and went and got the tape, i love it
4. was out shopping with the shopper, bought some new Nike Runners so that when I run the New York marathon next year, i will be ready, ok i wont be running the marathon but I still needed new extremely stylish runners, so people will think I am so athletic.
5. listening to Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl

so that's it for today, what are you doing

cracked

1. this months crack drawing this is what i saw
2. did not get the paper box yet, but there's still tomorrow
3. got a refill for my copic black marker, will refill the marker 12 times, no need to ever buy another copic marker, just buy refills
4. working on my two trades, worrying about if its good enough
5. going out to the mother in laws for turkey dinner
6. beautiful day out today
7. went for a 2 mile walk with devil dog

And that is it for my Saturday, here's hoping yours was more exciting

Good Stuff for Friday

just wanted to show you a few things I found on the Internet lately

that you might be interested in.

1  Julie Balzer has on her online classes
a free online course, did i mention free,
here is the link, all her have to
do is scroll down to stencil 101,
i signed up, but we might
not hear for a few days
as she is away teaching
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/online-classes.html

2.Over at http://elviestudio.blogspot.com/

is it not beautiful, she found it aprothogie, i phoned my store

they have 6 in, i have one boot on and one stuck in my door.  I vowed

I wasn't going to buy stuff i really don't need, but i think i need this,

the other boot is going on, keep you informed.  By the way

if you want it, 22.00 bucks in Canada, and way cheaper in the U.S.A.

i have blog love for this woman, she draws and paints

the way i wish I could, but every month, i

can have a little piece of her art

on my computer,  you can download

a monthly calender for your background

go have a look, I love February

http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/2012/02/february-desktop-calendar.html

that's it for now Kids I have a deeply personal blog post coming up

on the 8th.  Stay tuned.

wishes

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i wish i was Mark  Zuckerberg's  (the creator of facebook) mother

                                 i wish my body could eat anything and not gain a pound

                                i wish there was more hours in the day to create art

                                i wish  i hadnt posted this drawing, if you cant quess what it is,
                               it started as an angel, the face turned out not angel like at all,
                               so i slapped a bird on it, and called it a day