my fun fun project

a few months ago, kim asked if i would make a piece for her kitchen
i said of course
and then i realized how much more fun it would be if her family
worked together to make their own pieces for their kitchen.

so, today they came over and between a little team building game
and a milk & cookie break,
they made art together!

it started with a prompt to paint the background
of their canvases and then to add a square

at this point, i asked them to rotate to the next person's station
and turn the square into a house.

they were positively horrified!
the thought of somebody else touching THEIR canvas
absolutely insulted them!
and that was just the six year old!

but isn't that the way it is with families?
"don't touch my little square of the world!!!"

it was so fun to watch them,
as they rotated around the room,
adding their touches to each other's canvases.

by the time they made it back to their own piece
and added a few more finishing touches,
they were thrilled with what they had created
and it turns out they even suprised themselves
and each other with the talent they have!

some art and a funny husband

good morning!

here is a little saturday morning art lovin' for you!

tamara came over last week and we had so much fun playing!
she totally inspires me and really helped me loosen up and just have fun with paint.






the next morning, i did a little more playing on my own!
so much fun!
and i have more to share later!


well, i am doing something really really cool this morning
really really cool.
and i cannot wait to share it later this weekned!
it is going to be so much fun!

and here is just a funny little bonus for you:

continuing with the saga of owning a rental property . . .

herb has been putting all of the lawn waste and large trash
(ie: the evil kitchen carpet)
into a large dumpster that has been sitting on the
lawn of the villa on corona.

yesterday, the dumpster guys came to pick it up
there was a crane involved
so you can rest assured that herbie scurried out there
to catch all the action!

so cute and funny!

the art

here we go . . .









i was commissioned by a woman who, from what i can tell,
is a go-getter
turns out we went to the same high school in missouri
so, of course she is above average! :)

despite my red & white colt pride,
i tend not to be such a go-getter these days
or at least, it is fair to say, i like to "go get"
at my own pace

but she gave me a large task:
six pieces
in about 8 weeks
one word was given
that each person who will be receiving these pieces
wants to be inspired by each day
and just one adjective to describe each woman's style
was given to me to guide my process.

yikes!

but, when you put a little jet fuel behind me,
i kind of don't mind so much!

the art

i was commissioned by a woman who, from what i can tell,
is a go-getter
turns out we went to the same high school in missouri
so, of course she is above average! :)

despite my red & white colt pride,
i tend not to be such a go-getter these days
or at least, it is fair to say, i like to "go get"
at my own pace

but she gave me a large task:
six pieces
in about 8 weeks
one word was given
that each person who will be receiving these pieces
wants to be inspired by each day
and just one adjective to describe each woman's style
was given to me to guide my process.

yikes!

but, when you put a little jet fuel behind me,
i almost always pull through right on top

here we go . . .

the big reveal

the time has come
i am on my way
to the post office
to ship off
not one
not two
but six
yes, six
collages.
my second ever commission!
real life, somebody is paying me to make them something, commission!

so fun!

later, i will share more about what this
project was all about
along with more pics!
but right now, i am off to the post officino!

go now

. . . check out this girl's new blog!

i work for tamara's husband, matt.
and she rocks!
seriously, she paints, she sews, she knits, she gardens, she teaches art, she decorates . . .
and now, for the whole world to delight in
(or at least the 4 or 5 peole who read my blog)
she blogs!

he liks to "go fast"!

herb's birthday suprise on saturday.
it was so fun to make him so happy.
we took the "ski train" up to winter park with some friends
and played outside and had a little lunch.
good to see herb with his buddies having so much fun!

in other news . . .
well, not too much time for all of that.
just know that there are big time pictures of
big time projects coming soon.

so, back to alternating between "big time projects"
and big time toilet cleaing, laundry folding, and bill paying.

and of course intermitent trips
to the front porch for some fresh air
and a little reminder that life is bigger than me.

some things that are making me smile

things i have been working on . . .
things i have around me that bring a little sunshine . . .

one of my favorite flowers was in fully bloom last week!
i love peonies!
they are like the ecentric, edgy cousin of the rose!


a canvas i am working on for kelly's studio


a little motivator . . . good words



a little thought that rolled out of my head when i should have been sleeping


this sweet little "curly girl" card . . . if you don't know curly girl you must immediately open another tab and check her out!!!
(but come back and finish reading my blog, okay?)


and finally, some pics from my beautiful red book
where i keep little tidbits and snippets that
inspire me!
you could call it an inspiration book if you like.
or george
or stella
whatever.
she's not picky
but she IS pretty!

modge podge: not just for pre-school anymore

collage workshop over the weekend!

going crazy

a picture from our trip to mexico
back in march
kind of wishing i was back there today
i have created some projects for myself
i put myself out there
and people have responded
and now i have so much work to do
and i am just staring at my computer
hoping it will tell me what to do next

interns are starting in two weeks
this is great
but i really want them to have a solid foundation
i want this learning experience to be organized and meaningful
intentional
i don't want to be flying by the seat of my pants
so i am working
hard
to create order
i am not so great with order

i also have some really amazing commisioned projects
due in july
more on that later
pretty weird that this is all happening at once

words i (re) learned

last week i took some pictures of my beautiful friend stacy and her amazing new little bebe . . .
hutch.

i have to say,
everytime i take "real" pictures
i gain more and more respect for people
who do this professionaly.
dude - it is HARD!

but i think this handful turned out pretty well.

if you have any input (constructive) feel free to drop me an email or leave a comment.