I have finally gotten a chance to post the project that I finished the other day. Work ( and a little bit of play ) has gotten in the way.......Last Sunday I had a chance to drive down to Oxford to the University of Mississippi to see Blues Traveler at the Grove. They were really good. It's not the kind of music that I normally listen to, but I enjoy any kind of live music. The vocals and harmonics were awesome.


This is a photo of the opening band, The Dirt Brothers. I do not listen to Country at all, and they were a Country band. I enjoyed them also--- they were very entertaining and had some catchy tunes.

Now, my finished piece....... I love the way this turned out.

I can't ever seem to get enough of skies and butterflies!
Instead of using the wire mesh and covering up my pretty sky paper, I decided on a piece of metal sheeting placed underneath. You can still the see the outline it , but I love the effect...... kind of surrealistic/modern painting-ish. The white butterfly is mounted on a magnet so I can move it around the board. It was a fun, quick project for my desktop.

Rainy Day Goings-on

Its a rainy day around here, so there is not much going on. I recently bought one of those magnetic word kits and it's an artist's one filled with random words like "canvas", "scream", and "miasma". I wanted to find a way to have a canvas with a magnetic sheet to display various words and poems . It would sit on my desk on a stand and would give me hours of inspiration. :) So, on this rainy day, that's what I'm working on. I've decided on a thick piece of cardboard (the canvas would be covered up anyway) and a nice BasicGrey paper -Mellow"-- the one with the clouds on it. I found a piece of wire screen in the basement and decided that instead of a solid sheet on which to place the little magnet words, I thought the background showing through would be a nice touch. Right now I'm debating on whether it needs other embellishment or not. I love sky scenes and simple would be nice, for once--- I usually tend to like lots of doo-dads and thingys on my work. That's all for now-- I'll try to get this posted as soon as I'm finished with it. Have a good day, whether it's raining or not!!

While browsing through my digital photos, I found a few that I would like to share with you guys.

This was taken at the lake behind my house. I like to sit and listen to the silence of being alone outside. I have always loved looking at the sky and the ever-changing clouds. This was actually the reflection in the lake. Shooting the water gave the sky and trees a dreamy quality. This photo was not altered in any way. I love how moody and stormy the sky looks.


I really like how this photo turned out. This is the Tallahatchie River bridge and train trestle on Hwy 7 between Holly Springs and Oxford, Mississippi. My husband and I stopped on the side of the road and we took a trail down to the river's edge, where I positioned myself right between the two bridges. It was a stormy day that day, too. Since it was so overcast, the original photo was dark with little contrast. I tweaked the photo to brighten it up a bit and add some color. Is Photoshopping cheating? I don't think so. It makes interesting pictures out of ordinary ones.


This is one of my all-time favorites. Two years ago, my sister and I took a trip to Palm Springs, Ca. I took a short day trip to the Joshua Tree National Park. It is so scenic there, no shot is a bad shot. This was a beautiful photo on its own, but I wanted to turn it into one of those old-fashioned Technicolor postcards. That was definitely a trip I'll always remember.

This is a card I recently made for my brother-in-law's birthday. The truck stamp and sentiment is from Artistic Outpost. The barbwire stamp is from Ink by Steph. With a lot of menfolk in my family, I love making cards for them, but I find it difficult making them masculine enough. I love butterflies and flowers but they are not appropriate for 'man' cards! I like the way this one turned out--- I like the simplicity.

Ok. I know I've been a slacker for the past......... eight months!?!? A lot has been going on in my life. My 21-year old nephew died in March, so that has taken a toll on the ole creativity. I have done projects, but it seems to take a lot of effort to take the time to get things uploaded. Maybe now, I can keep up with my blog a little better. It's like a little flower... it should be tended and cultivated. Also, I told a friend the other day that I had a blog, so I figured I'd better get some things on here for her to look at! This was a tag I made for my recent stamp club meeting.
The stamps are from Oxford Impressions. The image is clear-embossed over an old book page, then covered with Ranger Distress Ink in black soot. A little trick I learned while doing this project was to use a gesso wash on the back first to keep the type from bleeding through from the other side. So cool! I burned the edges of the tag first to make it look even more spooky.

Hello

Welcome to my new blog.

I've decided to expand my horizons a bit. Cover some new ground. I am an artist. This will be a place to show my work-- whatever that may be. Whatever I feel like doing.

I have a Graphic Design background. I try to create something every day.
Don't know how often I'll be posting, but will try to do it often. (I do have a job!)