happy easter

my indoor fairy garden that i made up this past fall, is still going strong (for the most part...) i had a couple of plants that were not sure about their surrounding- you have to be a fairly tough cookie to survive in my house- not all plants are made for this (looking back, apparently, it is the fairy tears that did not fair so well)....:)

but, some are- like the impatients. and these impatients, are even in sync with spring and the holiday....happy easter!

MAIL!!

i was gonna participate in the usual friday fill-ins (which i do like to do!!- if you have not participated, you should give it a try), but,....when i got home from dropping off our daughter at her driving hour this morning....i spied from the end of the driveway a large envelope sticking out of our mailbox. look at the colors- my favorite!!

a large mailing envelope, painted, stamped and delivered with my name on it! i had dreamed about getting one of this artist's envelopes or file folders.....do you know Roben-Marie? she is a totally amazing artist! i love her sense of style and her creative inspiration that she always seems to be providing to me.

i feel so blessed because my package that arrived held rubber stamps! not those cutesy teddy bear or kitty cat ones....no these are mixed media essentials! doodles of the coolest sort! Roben-Marie asked if i would create stuff using these stamps- well YES! all i have to do is make interesting arty stuff with new stamps?! i am so totally in! and perfect timing....it is friday, and i am off of work- what a perfect creative storm!

mixed media flower on canvas

on friday this past week, i got to go and hang out with my mom and paint at her studio for the day. the female forms that i posted earlier this week were some of what i painted, but, the other painting i got done that day was this flower.

i like painting with my mom, especially at her studio...we have similar art interests and painting styles, but, do select different colors to purchase and paint with; so when i paint there, i have to use colors that sometimes i have not painted with- which at times, challenges me.

little and big/ female paintings

have you heard of bob burridge? i was fortunate enough to take a painting class from him a few years ago. i like to visit his website and was so inspired by his contemporary figure drawing that i needed to make some of my own. can you pick out which of his ladies was my inspiration? if you are on the contemporary figure page- i used the second painting for my inspiration. i started first with a small piece of paper, post card size, and then, made another painting on a canvas, 10"x12" covered with music paper.

friday fill-ins

and.... here we go! 

1. the wind blew wildly and even though the calendar says it is spring, it still feels like winter.
2. spending today with my mom creating art and having my husband take me out for lunch today for my birthday made me feel warm and happy all over.
3. the smell of  car rear-end grease makes me think of old cars (love them!).
4. when i am feeling lazy i sog on the coach.
5. brilliant purple is my favorite color- it is so hard to choose though; i love color!
6. the door creaked and a ghost came in. (do you believe in ghosts?...)
7. as for the weekend, tonight i'm looking forward to going to a movie, tomorrow my plans include going to an indoor track meet, and sunday, i want to will be at a volleyball tournament.

happy spring!

i am so ready for spring!! our temp in my neck of the woods still very much feels like winter! we have been down to single digits for overnights and not breaking out of the twenties for daytime temps....which is CRAZY for the middle of march! it is the first day of spring for heaven's sake!!i am clearly dreaming of spring....i made a flower with a kid-favorite classic game- loves me, loves me not....i am hoping that spring loves me and comes here! hoping it is warmer where you are!

mass choas, but remembered

 my husband would be mortified to know that i was showing pics of my studio space....especially how it looks right now; but, i am going to organize and sort, and maybe even throw stuff away and clean while i put stuff back this week. my studio space is finally dry!!

 
one thing that occurs when something like this happens is that you move and sort things that you i, let's keep this real- and make me see my ways...., i am positive after taking stuff out of my studio space, that a little throwing would be A okay and most definitely needed. i need to clean house and really decided if i am going to keep something.


another thing that happens is you "find" stuff and remember how well you liked something. i found this card when moving stuff. if i posted this card- it would have been a long time ago.....but, she is one of my favorites so i thought i would share. and maybe i can show you how organized i become. :)