Lovebird Ladybird

one last gasp of summer.

I've been hanging outside trying to get as much heat and vitamin D as i can before it's gone, gone, gone. You have to do these things with purpose when you live where I do and spend 6-8 months of the year living in a rainy gray world.

This has been such an amazing summer weather-wise. It's been hot, bright and beautiful.

I got to do tons of swimming and bike riding and adventuring and most enjoyable, I was able to spend hours and hours on the back patio making art! Naturally, I had to get my fix on these last couple days of summer.

The piece above is about 2' x 2' and has been (and continues to be) a work in progress. A little here, a little there until it feels done.

Art from the library

The library provides a lot of material to a lady. On top of all the rad books, movies and music that I'm surrounded by- I overhear all sorts of interesting things, see a variety of people and come home with tons of scraps.

This usually means that I have a call number or two in my pockets every night, but sometimes it means that I have a funny note that I found or that my sweet pals in circulation found inside of a book.

I started using them in a big ol' mixed media project! Combined with a variety of collage elements I use carbon paper to trace the writing onto the surface and then I go over that with permanent black marker.

This is a really large piece. I'm not sure of its exact dimensions right now, but it's big! I'm just gonna guess that we're talking 4.5' x 2'.

This piece is a major work in progress and I'm constantly adding to it.

As it comes along a little more, I'll get a better photo of the whole thing.

photographic memory

 

 

xo.

Birds of a feather

The market is coming up and I've been working on all sorts of pretty new things! Journals, jewelry, cards, etc. Here are a few of the new journals!

 

I've been painting and stiching and gluing up a storm!

 

Must get back to work! Hope to see you this saturday! Huntamer Park in Lacey.               10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Back to School Display

My job is so fun! I get to do stuff like this once a month:

There was a fair amount of measuring and cutting and such. I used cellophane for the windows and then taped the kids and pup in behind the windows. Add a few clouds we're done and done!

 

And coming soon- Banned Books Week display. Fun!