It's been a truly inspiring experience, and worry not, you haven't seen the last of me...
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Day 29 "Tree Spirits" Weather: Sunny, 70 ° Inspiration: Today's artmaking was a struggle. After 29 days, I'll be the first to admit that I'm feeling a little spent. Thankfully, today's piece is inspired by nature. Too often, I feel like I waste beautiful days indoors because I'm too busy toiling away inside. After staring at the beautiful day unfolding outside of my window today, I called my sister and asked if she and her family would go on a bike ride with me. Medium: 10x13" Chalk on Brown Paper |
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Day 27 "The Cat Burglar" Weather: Partly Cloudy, 79° Inspiration: Folks who know me well know that I'm cat lover. I admire their confidence and independence. I am often mesmorized by the grace and agility of big cats, particularly lions. When I watch documentaries their beauty literally will take my breath away. Pictured in this piece is my soul-mate cat Nya (named after the cat burglar in Mission Impossible II). I call her that because she prefers me above all others. I've never had a pet like that. Since she was a kitten if I wander out of sight she'll call to me with a particular meow to find out where I am. Medium: Chalk on Brown Paper |
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Weather: Sunny, 73° Inspiration: I am so very proud of my niece and my sister. This past week they were in Joplin, Missouri helping people try to put their lives and homes back together. On May 22, 2011 the town was hit with a category 5 tornado. My sister said it looked like a war zone. This image was drawn from a photograph taken there. Pictured is my niece Brittiany resting amongst the rubble. Click here if you'd like to see the original photo. Medium: Charcoal |
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Day 25 "Hometown" Weather: Partly Cloudy, 77° Inspiration: It's easy to take the beauty of my hometown for granted. I've grown up seeing 1000 foot freighters, so they've begun to all look the same. It's when I take a vacation elsewhere I begin to notice my affinity for Port Huron's natural beauty. I find myself looking to the horizon trying to find where their water begins. Being land-locked freaks me out. I'd rather swim in the lake than any pool or ocean anywhere. Today's entry is an ode the beautiful blue waters of my amazing hometown. Medium: Sterling Silver w/Glass Beads |
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Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 68° Inspiration: Today's entry is more of a color study than anything. Life has been pretty crazy the last week and I feel that I'm in dire need of some simple soothing peace. Medium: 11x14" Mixed Media |
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Weather: Rainy & Fickle Inspiration: I think that in a previous life I was a dancer. If not, I hope to be in my next. Since I was a young'un, I've had a facination with dance, and have accumulated quite a collection of dancing movies. Think Flash Dance, Dirty Dancing, Save the Last Dance, etc. I could watch them over and over! Tonight's feature was Center Stage. Ballerinas are poetry in motion, in my opinion. Medium: 9x12" Chalk on a Romance Book Pages |
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Day 21 "Eye Doodle" Weather: Intense Thunder Storms , 75° Inspiration: Thunder, lightning, torrential rain, and three hours later Sadaat and I arrived at Lake of the Pines campground in Clare, MI. We're celebrating the birthday of a friend of ours, but upon arrival I find out there is no internet. The nerve! Don't they know one needs internet to camp properly?...just kidding, though it has delayed me posting this piece. My night consisted of delicious beef barley soup, Woodchuck cider, and a drink mixed by our friend that we dubbed "Date Rape" for obvious reasons. With most of my day spent packing and traveling, today's entry is a doodle I like to do - an eye. Medium: 9x12" Color Sharpies |
Day 20 "Daenerys" Weather: A Mix of Sun & Clouds, 77° Inspiration: When I was little I used to like to draw the characters from my books. This practice lead to me creating characters of my own. It was magical to me because I believed on some plain of existence my characters lived. I often wished they'd come to life in my world, but alas that never happened. I was watching the TV series "Game of Thrones" and a protagonist hatched some baby dragons and the idea took me back, so here's a little dragon I hatched. I call her "Daenerys" after the character from "Game of Thrones". Medium: Chalk on Brown Paper |
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Weather: Partly Cloudy , 77° Inspiration: I've had a VERY busy day. It's almost 8:00 a.m. June 20th and I haven't slept yet. There's a good chance I won't get to sleep till later on this evening. It's the weirdest thing, when I see someone sleeping, like on TV, I instantly feel tired and envy them. It's like seeing someone yawn and involutarily feeling the need to yawn yourself. Medium: 8x10" Pen & Ink |
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Weather: Mostly Sunny, 75° Inspiration: This 6x6" mini painting is based on one word - the word "Love". I once did a whole series of word art where I solicited words from friends and family. I ended up doing over 150 paintings! Tonight I was out w/friends dancing, drinking and being merry. In this atmosphere and frame of mind I tend to be a happy person that "loves" her friend and her life. Medium: 6x6" Acrylic |
Day 16 "Harem II" Weather: Sunny w/Thunder Showers, 70° Inspiration: Today was an education in international shipping options. That's right I sold my first piece to a buyer over seas! He's an old school mate that's moved on to bigger and better things abroad. Today's drawing was inspired by the 8 panel painting I sold him called "Harem". P.S. If you're looking to ship something internationally, DO NOT go w/FedEx - they were ridiculously expensive! Medium: Pencil |
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Day 15 "Little Sister" Weather: Sunny, 73° Inspiration: (Fellow gamer geeks will recognize this one.) "Little Sister" is a character from an awesome X-Box game called Bioshock. Tonight I went out with my husband and somes friends to a birthday party at a restaurant/bar/arcade called Dave & Buster's. After all that gaming, I was in the perfect mood to tackle this piece. The plan is to submit her to the Game Informer Magazine Art Contest. If they publish her, they'll hook me up with a free game! Medium: 14x17" Chalk |
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Day 13 "Paralyzed" Weather: Sunny, 68° Inspiration: About 10 years ago I dated a guy who took it upon himself to recover our computer and ended up accidentally deleting years of my personal photographs. I was beyond sick over it. The smartest guy I know is working on the malfunctioning hard drive that has on it all of my personal photos, but I'm paralyzed with fear waiting... Medium: 12.5x13" Pastels on Paper |
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Weather: Cloudy 67° Inspiration: About a year ago I purchased a device meant to protect my data. Today I found out that the equipment has malfunctioned and that I may have lost years and years of personal photos. I won't lie, I'm beyond devastated at the thought and this somewhat simplistic piece is all I could bring myself to do. It looks a little bit like color photos going down a toilet don't you think? Medium: Color Markers |
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Day 11 "Cuddly Hippie Hat" Weather: Some Sunshine w/Clouds, 66° Inspiration: Tonight's little gem is a baby hat (modeled by my Schweetheart Monkey). I imagine, someday if/when I have children, I’ll torture them with goofy looking creations such as these. I was inspired by the realization that as an artist one of my favorite things to do is experiment with mixing different colors and/or textures in the various mediums I use. I don't know if it's just me (I may be a bit of a weirdo), but I get a little thrill when I put my brush in a different color paint or start a different color yarn. Medium: Crocheted Homespun Yarn |
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Day 9 "Fast & Dirty Napkin Art" Weather: Cloudy, 66° Inspiration: As promised (or warned), here is some cocktail napkin art. Everybody has there thing, me, I doodle girl's faces. I was thinking of the protagonist in the book I'm reading right now - "The Host" by Stephanie Meyer. Eh, it's Bowlioke Thursday so here some fast and dirty art. Enjoy :) Medium: Ball point pen on Cocktail Napkin |
Day 8 "Butterfly" Weather: Sunny, 77° Inspiration: My 16 year old niece and I make art once a month (tomorrow) at Sanborn Gratiot Memorial Home, an assisted living home for the elderly. This piece is a sample to show the seniors what they can do with tissue paper. I won't lie, it's rather challenging to come up with projects suitable for seniors. Many struggle w/arthritis and poor eye sight, but I think the transparent, colorful nature of the tissue paper will be a good fit for our lively bunch. Medium: Tissue Paper & Glue on Poster Board |
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Day 7 "I Can Fly" Weather: Sunny, 90° Inspiration: Recently I went sky-diving for the first time and it was probably one of the most amazing experiences in my life thus far. It was liberating that I had the courage to step out a plane at 13,500 feet, and most people don't know this, but the sensation is not one of falling but that of flying! I can close my eyes and imagine it vividly. This bracelet is meant to encourage me to take a moment occasionally and remember the experience. Medium: Beaded Bracelet |
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Weather: Sunny, 79° Inspiration: Today's piece was inspired by serenity. For me, Sundays are a day of rest, so the style I chose is a rather leisurely one (easy). Instead of conveying an idea, my goal was instead to invoke sense of warmth and sweetness. Medium: 12x12" Acrylic on Canvas Board |
Day 4 "Sole Mates" Weather: Sunny, 72° Inspiration: Like most couples, occasionally my husband and I squabble, but it’s the healthy sort and there’s never a doubt in my mind that I’m married to my soul mate. Just recently it’s been a bit bumpy, so tonight, in an effort to reconnect we went out on a date. Nothing fancy, just dinner and a movie – it was really nice :) Today’s piece is a portrait of us… Medium: Charcoal & Pastels |
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Day 3 "Oberon Bottle Cap Belt" Weather: Sunny, 72° Inspiration: Today was too busy to allow myself to play in the paint, so I decided to treat you all to one of my fashion concoctions. Personally I like my belts to have an assortment of colorful caps, but the Oberon belt has been requested repeatedly and the yellow sun design is so summery it just made sense. This belt can be sized to order. If you purchase it please e-mail me. Medium: Bottle Caps & Military-style Canvas Belt |
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Weather: Sunny, 68° Inspiration: Woke up to a strange man hovering over me in bed last night and proceeded to attack him, only to realize the strange man was my husband. Needless to say the fright left me rather discombobulated today. A fun-filled night of Bowlioke at the Zebra Bar in Port Huron saved the day. Though it might not be apparent at first glance but the form in this piece is bowling! Medium: 9x12" Permanent Marker on Watercolor Paper |
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Weather: Sunny, 67° Inspiration: One of the very first things I remember drawing that got the attention of my parents was a self portrait. I've created some rather successful pieces based on this concept over the years, so I thought an emerging face within a tree-like design was a good place to start since summer seems to finally be here and I feel a little like I'm coming out of hibernation. Medium: 9x12" Charcoal on Watercolor Paper |
