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Eat Your Art Out
I am so excited to announce that Rayner’s Chocolate and Coffee shop will be hosting my artwork. You can stop by and support a local business and a local artist. If you haven’t been to Rayner’s stop in for some coffee or tea. Not only do they have yummy pastries, but really good breakfast…
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Color Study: White
I finished this mixed media piece the other day. I started it because (for some unknown reason) I was thinking of a teacher I had in college. She said that nothing is ever “just” white. White will have an undertone, whether it be cool or warm – look closely and you will see all…
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A Wordy Night
Tonight I pulled out my paint brushes, acrylic paint, canvas and got to work. I’ve had a number of ideas rolling around in my head for months on end and I just had to get a couple out. Started, something. With headset plugged in, I worked, cut, glued. Got annoyed every time I got…
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DIY Canvas Quote – Pinterest Pin Project #1
So, I have decided to start trying out some the cool things I have been seeing on Pinterest. Project #1: DIY Canvas Quote. Looks simple enough. Right there under the picture were the directions, use re-positionable vinyl letters and paint over. Peel off letters. Oh, I can do that I said. I wanted to…
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Late Night Anger
Ah, the angst of a college student. This is one I did while living in an apartment that had a great view of the San Francisco peaks and was just down the road from NAU. The strange thing is that I remember Ben, a friend, calling me from his apartment (even though it was…
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Blast From The Past
Facebook is a wonderful tool to find friends that you have lost contact with over the years. This weekend I found my matron of honor from my wedding. I am so excited to be in touch with her again, and even more excited that I have discovered that she moved back to Phoenix last…
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Mixed Media Mini – Time Flies-Enjoy It
Here’s the next mixed media mini: Time Flies – Enjoy It. Yes it is 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and that is real watch on there. That is one of my non-working watches that I don’t wear anymore, and I recycled onto this piece. I was thinking back at missed times with my family…
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Mixed Media Mini – Her Love Song
I was playing around last night and pulled out (again) some mini canvas’ I bought a while ago. Above is the first in a series of mixed media minis that I started creating. This one is “Her Love Song”. It is on a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ canvas made with acrylic paint, beads,…
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Paper Collage Poem
This was a very special piece that I was commissioned to make. I felt deeply honored to be asked to make it. It was created from a poem and was a gift to the author. The stylized interpretation of a passage of her poem became the focal point with parts of the poem inked…