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Silent Auction * Art for Alexis * BID NOW

June 4th, 2009

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UPDATE: there are no minimum bids… you send me your best bid and I’ll let the winners know on the evening of the 14th. A great opportunity to get some art or a sterling charm at a great price, with free shipping! Please bid now

Meet Alexis… she’s been fighting cancer since she was a baby and she needs our help. Click here to read her story and click here to read about the silent auction that Tammy is organizing.

I am putting my “Love Soars” and a sterling silver and pearl nest charm up for auction. The auction will end on June 14th @ 6pm. All bids should be emailed to me directly the top bidders will be announced here on my blog on the 12th, at which time I will contact you for shipping and payment information. You will need to send your auction payment to me, but it must be made out to Seattle Children’s Hospital. I will then mail your check to Jill, Alexis’s mom and will mail your art – in the spirit of giving, I will pay for the art shipping

Love Soars

LOVE painting with a mod look… drippy aqua acrylic paint and a very fun 3D heart with wings. A little vintage sheet music distressed with paint and some lovely scrolls.

Negative space gives this a modern flair! And if you love the aqua and red color combo – you’ll love this painting.

14×14 inch stretched canvas
1/2 inch deep

CLICK HERE TO BID… Please put BID: LOVE SOARS in the subject line!

Nest Charm

A sweet sterling silver nest holds this freshwater pearl for a delicate and pretty charm. About a half inch across.

CLICK HERE TO BID… Please put BID: STERLING NEST in the subject line!

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I’m crushin’ on…

April 21st, 2009

photo from Crate and Barrel

these cool glass water bottles that look like the plastic ones. I love how artful they look, with the clear lids and lack of labels, it’s just so beautiful in it’s simplicity. You can find these lovlies here at Crate and Barrel.

photo from Once Wed blog

The heck with just weddings… I want one of these sweet and airy garlands in my doorway all the time…. You can find the directions on the Once Wed blog, by clicking here.

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Take A Day…

March 17th, 2009

to take a breathe… to enjoy yourself… to reconnect with your friends… to plan a family meal… to connect with your art… or even to work without interruption by unplugging all distractions (phones, tv, etc). What’s important is to take a day to do what you want or need, without nagging phone calls, door bells, text messages, or anything else that will stop you. Make your favorite tea or a great cup of coffee and make today your own.

Etsy :: kwilson544 :: Cupcake bird.

Some Etsy artist love here…. I am smitten for this little cupcake bird by etsy seller kwilson544 from London. It’s on my wishlist

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I never get tired of it

February 3rd, 2009

I never get tired of going to the beach. No matter how I enter, I always leave happy. The weather is incredible here right now – t-shirt weather in town, sweatshirt weather at the beach… been going every day for a week a now and it is so good for clearing the mind, mending broken hearts, keeping the lungs pink.

I have been so blessed to get in touch with positive, inspiring, ‘go getter’ people in the past few days. It’s been such a treat and a very welcome change of pace!!!!! Living in a town of tired, retired or ‘wanna be’ retired people is getting so old and draining. I’m tired of hearing how tired everyone is, yet they want such big things for themselves with zero effort. I can’t be surrounded by these people anymore – they are bringing me down and I did not even realize it until I spoke with the 2 talented, vivacious women, during the past few days. That’s where I belong, with them – living life, loving life, and being part of it all – not sitting in the sidelines ‘wishing’ with the rest of the wallflowers around here!

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So happy

September 10th, 2008

I’m so happy that I’m in Suzi’s class…. I’m not only getting so much out of it, but it’s giving me the reason/excuse to get some studio time in.

Check out my slide show of the steps in creating a painting on the birch plywood. CLICK HERE for the”full screen” version to get the best view.

And this one, waiting for a few more layers and some beeswax:

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I love her drips

August 23rd, 2008

Lisa’s signature look is ‘drippy’. If you have seen her other videos you will notice the flowers drip, the moons drip, etc. It’s really cool. In this video Lisa paints a fairy house with drippy window frames. I had a naked birdhouse that’s been hanging out for 2 years, waiting to be painted. After I saw her fairy house, I knew I had to try it. It was fun trying a new technique while I ‘lifted’ her idea. ((Don’t worry – it’s just for me – I’m not selling it or anything))

Here is my little house…

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Her name is Suzi Blu

August 23rd, 2008

Her name is Suzi Blu and she’s been my inspiration for about a year. I’ve been following her videos on youtube… each week… watching her quirky vlogs (video blog) that expose her personallyality and artistry. I knew on the spot I wanted to be in her class when she announced it, and just finishing off week 1, I am not disappointed.

After just finishing “All About Faces” class with Paulette Insall a few months ago – I decided to take Suzi’s Les Petite Dolls class also because she has such a different style. I learned SO MUCH in Paulette’s class… good technical stuff that has given me an awesome foundation and the best part of her class, for me, was learning to mix my own flesh tone paint! I knew that Suzi’s class would offer her unique ways, and to be honest, I would have been happy to just soak in her ‘energy’ and I figured at the very least I could kick ass in pictionary after this, lol. I really didn’t know what to expect, but I knew it would have the Suzi Blu touch on it.

Well I could not be more happy and it’s only week one. On the technical side, we are learning to sketch ‘Suzi Style’ which is so fun… and shading with pencil has just begun. I’m a ‘paint’ shader – I never bother to shade my sketches in with pencil because for one, I thought ‘why bother’ when I’m going to cover it in paint anyway and two… I didn’t know how! Learning how and where is just too cool. BUT THE BEST part of it so far are Suzi’s Affirmation pdfs. It’s like having her here, cheering me on and giving me that personal support. It’s priceless. We also get great Lesson notes in pdf every week, and Suzi’s videos every two weeks (although we got treated to an extra one already this week). And the nicest part is that it’s downloadable to view over and over again. Suzi has it all set up on ning.com so there’s also the closeness of hangin’ with all the other students, online there. Everyone is each others best cheer leader – it’s great.

I’ve suffered from a migraine all week, so I have done minimal sketching, but that’s the other cool part, it’s a self paced class and if you take it slow, it’s ok and Suzi will still be there throughout. I need a t-shirt that says I heart Suzi Blu!

Folk art is a fun style… it’s relaxed and fun and you don’t have to worry about being so precise. You can see my ‘baby step’ sketches here… just click and it will take you over.

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a Very Plain Martin of my very own

August 11th, 2008

The softies on Etsy are incredible… and I’ve been a fan of SweetNellie’s for a while. While being such a cat person, I couldn’t help but fall in love with Very Plain Martin. I finally got one, and he’s the cutest thing ever. Look at his cute hat!! I have him sitting atop my couch and my kitties have taken a few naps next too him… he’s even irresistible to them!