I needed a mental health day today, so took a vacation. Slept in, had lunch out, lazed around and did nothing. Finsished cleaning up the studio and reorganizing. I have a great day. The picture is my friend Sandy, she is much better looking than that, but she started her new job today.....and was not even nervous. Am i the only one who would be nervous starting a new job.
I got a couple of snaps of the studio, just little bits to keep you interested. Hope you like them..
What do you desire that you are lacking and someone else has? If you could have it would you really want it or is it just a notion? How come you want to have it? What can you do to still that desire so that there is no need to be envious of any thing or anybody? 
Well today is 1 year since I started this blog and a few thousand visits, so no complaining from me. But i think it time to change it up a bit. I visit blogs regularly and have a few favourites, I like to see what they do with their blogs. One I visit regular is Oceans and Forest Walks(and if I knew how to put in a link I would) has a great blog with lots of cool things, pictures that move in and out and create visual interest, songs etc. This is the year or the month I should say (May) I have dedicated to updating my blog with cool things, I think it will add interest ,so stay tuned for a few new things. Some of the same old ones, me, art, and chatter....I am excited to try outand learn these new techniques....Well post later tonight my Studio Friday (Iam just a day behind)..
This week, let’s take a look at words. Words found in the pages of a book, on a sign, in a handwritten note. Let the words inspire you — not just the meaning of the words, but also the appearance of the words and the relationships between the letters.
Well all is quiet in the house, hubby is in bed, the daughter is still at work and I just came up from the studio. I am working on painting, as you can see by the picture, I need to improve my painting and drawing skills, and as I have said many times prat ice, practice only gets you better. Other than that, a quiet weekend which is just what I needed after a hetic week at work. Sunday you will find me and hubby putting up the shelf I got at Ikea that I got for my birthday and organizing the studio. It seems that is all I do, I cannot create in a mess, but can make a mess while creating. Having my mom over for roast tommorow night and thats the weekend in a nutshell. Hope you like my painting...and talk to you tommorow.
Well this is a picture I drew a few weeks ago, I saw a picture in the paper of a "turkey vulture" and it got my eye and I sketched it. I think I need practice in the animal drawing department. But you only get better with practice. I want to thank you for the nice comments about my blog and keeping it up. I was really having a bad couple of weeks, but I am feeling better now. Sometimes the stuff you write you look back and read it and think who wants to read that crap. Now I could talk about stuff that really doesn't interest me, and I think if you read my stuff you must like what I talk about, even if it is about nothing. I am in the process of creating a book called "Bertha's Closet" she is my grandmother born and bred in England hence the name. I have been in the planning stages of this collage book, I have pictures, and I am going to draw garments from the time period etc. I am excited about this project, it will take awhile but Its something to work on, when other art projects are going badly...Well must go my shows are almost on, greys antomy, etc. I don't watch to much TV but I do like my shows. Talk to you tomorrow.....and think good thoughts...
Well I know I have been away awhile, but I am back. Since the trip I have been down in the dumps and wondering if I should give up the blog and even my art....which hasnt been going that well. So I took a little break from blogging and just puttered around in the studio and I feel much better, I created this peice from an old medical book my mom gave me. It still has some work needed, but I like the way it turned out. I did it on a canvas. I have let things slide around here, and in the studio, but I definitely am feeling better and ready to take on some stuff. So thanks for reading.....
1. Today was great, my daughter got accepted into College. She doesnt really know what she wanted to take, so decided to take alot of computer courses, to start which will serve her well in the working world and the school world. One further step into independance I hope I can handle this next step she will move away. I told her where she goes we go.
Yep, still have not gone back to work yet. Tuesday is my first official back to work day. Am I looking forward to it, no. Always after a holiday the first week is the worst, at least its not a full week, plus I will have alot of cathching up to do, so the day will go by fast. Hope you all had a great easter weekend, I did. We have a family get together at the mother inlaws and had turkey and ham and the whole works, and took alot of great pictures and played board games. The weather still is not geat it is going to be 0 tommorow that celsuis. Today I went out and bought myself a new book Collage by Claudine Hellmuth, I have been wanting this book and so I treated myself to it today.Gotta go talk to you tommorow.
Well its is Saturday and I had a great day today. With my buddies we made Soccoer people. My friend is a soccer coach to a bunch of ladies and made them all soccer pins for the end of the year. We all helped and got the job done. I must say I did not help, as I just got my nails done in arizona and frankly cant do a thing with them yet, I can type. What a Diva i am (lol). I put my two cents in, I also helped with the clean up after lunch so they could finish the job and acted as offical photographer. Beads are not my thing, but I do like the finished product. The picture has alot of white space I know but I wanted you to the pins are they cool or what. One of the legs has a slilver soccer ball.
Other than that tonight I am going to do some art I have decided on the project and you will probably get to see it tommorow. We are off to the mother in laws for turkey tommorow, I am bringing a ham, and the vegetables, the daugther is bringing salad, and dessert. So not to much for the mother inlaw to do. Well should go, am cooking ribs for supper and I hear them calling me. Have a great Saturday and hope the Easter Bunny is good to you, I will talk to you tommorow...
I want to live in a place where orange trees grow on the blvd and you can just pick them. But since that isn't happening in the near future here is a picture of one in Arizona.
Made it home safe and sound, a long plane ride, first at 9:00 PM to Las Vegas and then at 12:00 to home. I did play the slots at the airport and won about 50.00 with a 20 so reall won 30.00 then I left. Well am all settled in at home, except have not unpacked the suitcase, done any of the laundry or done any art. I am going done to the studio tonight I am itching to do some art. The picture above is of the first mission in scottsdale, it was in the process of being redone. Love the design and the colour which is white, I like clean bright colours.....Hubby was glad for us to be home,for some home cooking, I dont know what he survived on while we were gone but no cooking was done at our house. Well gotta go, I might post later on....
