Finally, some art time...

I have been COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED with getting ready for my new teaching position.  I not only had to change classrooms, but I had to clean up all the crap that the previous teacher left.  It took a total of FIVE days!!!  I have had backaches and headaches and absolutely no ambition to do art.

Thank goodness for my art group.  They keep me pushing on when I just don't feel like it.  Here is the product of a Prayer Flag Swap that I hosted:

These flags were absolutely amazing!!!

And I just love my monthly mail art swap.  This month's theme was coffee and circles.  This is what I came up with:

That's all for now.  I'm hoping for more art journal time.  Hopefully that will hapen once things mellow out.

CT friends come and go...

My friends from CT came out to visit.  They stayed for 5 days.  Three out of the four have never been to Cali, so it was a real treat for them.  I loved playing tour guide; we went to San Fran and ate at my FAVORITE Vietnamese restaurant; went to Lombard St., Fisherman's Wharf and rode the trolley.  We also went to Muir Woods to see the redwoods and to Sonoma to visit some wineries.  It was just awesome!!!  Here we are at Muir Woods:

It was definitely a cool day.  These poor people thought 'sunny California' meant warm California.  Not in Northern Cali~LOL!!!

Finally had a little time for some art.  Here is an envelope for a Mail Art swap.  The theme was green and butterfly.  Ouch!  I had such a hard time with this~LOL!

Enjoy!!!

More Prayer Flags

I'm participating in another Prayer Flag swap.  There is something about making these that makes me so  content.  And they really take no time at all.  Here are the new ones; they still need a little embellishing...

I truly love the meaning behind these.  I wish the world would, for just one minute, stop to feel the blessings that these flags pass on.

Ever feel this way?

I was bored.  Yes, bored.  And my Muse went on vacation without me.  I'm jealous.  So I whipped out my Scrappy Heart Journal and tried to make something I was happy with.  It didn't work out that way.  C'est la vie...

Tomorrow is another day...

New Mail Art

I haven't worked on any art for awhile.  I think my Muse took a little vacation, which really is ok.  Here is new Mail Art for a swap I'm in.  It had to have a house and text...

Prayer Flag Swap

I'm participating in a Prayer Flag swap with 8 other people.  Tibetans hang these flags outside because they believe that the wind will take the prayers and spread them around the earth to benefit humanity. How wonderful is that!  I made 12 flags; I'm keeping three of my own.  The other nine will get distributed to the other participants.  

 A closer look...

 and even closer...

Now let's hope that they really work! 

Courage Themed Round Robin

This is for an Art-Is-You round robin.  The theme is courage.  Here are  my pages...

When I sell my CT house...

I'm going to live here...

For My Honey...

He's been working 60 hour weeks since he's been back in California.  Just wanted him to know how much I really love him.

Playing in the sunshine!

I went to Dick Blick's in Berkeley on Tuesday and bought some new art supplies...

I could have bought out the store but managed to use my super powers to restrain myself.

I absolutely love painting papers to use in my art.  If I could, I would spend an entire day doing it.  Yesterday, I was able to play in the sunshine for about an hour using my new watercolors.  Wow!  Remarkable what GOOD watercolors can create.  This is what I got...

I love them all but love, Love, LOVE the bottom left.  Absolutely yummy in its intensity.  I can't wait to create with these!!!!!

And the winner is...

Jenny, 2012ash!  Congrats!!!  I'll be sending you an email because I need your address!  Thanks for playing, everyone!!!

Result:14

New Mail Art

Theme was heARTs and the word LOVE...

Sanity Giveaway!

I wanted to thank everyone who has visited my blog over the past few years, and especially the 100 followers who give me the motivation to continue to post.  So here it is, my very first Sanity Giveaway.

In order to be eligible, you must leave a comment (of course, how else would I know that you're interested...) and an email address so I can contact you in case you win.  I'd be more than pleased if you posted it to your blog.  All traffic is good traffic!  I'll pick the winner with a random number picker on the computer  on May 5th.  That's one week from tomorrow.

The piece is 5 x 7 inches.  The base is Caran D'ache crayons.  All papers are hand painted.  It is sprayed with a sealant but I still wouldn't get it wet.

Good luck!  I sure hope you win!!!

It's Official...100 Followers!

I'm not quite sure when it actually happened, but I checked my blog this morning and saw that I had 100 followers!  Sometime between yesterday and this morning 2 more people joined in on my Sanity.  As promised, I am making a piece of art for my very first 'Sanity Giveaway'.  Here's the start of it:

Hmm...what shall it become, you ask?  Well, it'll get finished in the next couple of days and the Giveaway will be officially posted.  It's my way of saying you all ROCK!  Stay tuned.....Mwah, ha, ha!!!

Published in Cloth, Paper, Scissors!

I'm published in the new May/June Cloth, Paper, Scissors.  I made a piece for the postcard challenge.  Not only was it published, it made it onto the first page of the article that introduces the challenge!  What a sweet treat!

Mine is the bottom postcard, "i love art".  Trudi Sissons is the one on top.  Wahoo!

No. 2 in Landscape Series

Happy home, happy home...there will be 4 more made before they get sent off to Art-Is...West Coast.

Check this giveaway out!!!

Go right here and give a lookie-loo!

I want to live HERE!

Just saw this on facebook.  I wonder if I can put in an offer and move in?

Playing with Lettering

This is in my teeny tiny doodle journal.  Just playing around.....

My lettering can be so bad when I write in my journals.  I'm trying to spread my wings a bit!

97 Followers...

Wow!  Who would have thunk it!  I realize that there are people with hundreds of followers.  But for me, 97  is A LOT!  I decided that when I reach 100 followers, I'm going to have my very first giveaway.  Let's see how long this will take...