Up early this morning, frost and a skim of ice on the river. The pale moon fades from the sky. About 6.30 am.
Envelope Valentines
I am addicted to envelope art and of course there is nothing better than a spot of recycling.
Looking Forward to Spring Collage
From Monday's collage class, an early spring rain and some new green leaves. The birds seem very happy.
Hard and Soft Edges
Armed with a spray bottle and a copious supply of tissues and paper towels, we did hard and soft edges in class this week. Here are a couple of images from a journal I started a long time ago and am still working on, recalling a trip to Bali.
Another Colorful Cat
Another colorful cat, thanks to Leslie's markers.
Patina
Left over Winter decoration but I love the way the metal ornaments begin to rust and weather, so now it looks like an early Valentine to Spring.
Some Color for a Grey January
Inspired by the article on the Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama by David Pilling, in the Financial Times, Saturday January 21st. From the picture of Kusama in red to an Elizabeth Taylor/Cleopatra hommage with Cat.
Version 3
Third version of Balinese Rice Fields. By this time I was feeling much warmer, in spite of the snow.
Version 2
Thinking of Warmer Climes
With snow falling over the weekend I decided to revisit some images from a trip to South East Asia a couple of years ago. Version 1 of The Rice Fields.
Dragon Bowl, Journal Pages
Watercolor from my Journal.
A Dragon for the New Year
A Dragon chasing its tail in honor of 2012.
A New Year must mean a Tidy Studio
A New Year must mean a tidy studio. At least that's the theory. Taken using the Photosynth App.
Creativity Experiment
Time to get back to work after a long Christmas vacation. Experimenting with making dragons from paint smears, in preparation for 2012, the year of the dragon. This was my favorite one.
Christmas Wishes
In which Santa wishes he had followed that diet a little more strictly.
Small scale diorama depicting a recent traumatic event when Santa became stuck in a chimney and a callous snowman standing by refused to help.....
Non Traditional Christmas Cards
Paste paper and feather stamps. Fast and very easy non traditional Christmas cards. Less than successful watercolors get the paste paper treatment. (Acrylic paint mixed with a little gloss medium to slow down the drying are patterned with cardboard combs.) When the paper is dry, which is only minutes later,
I coat a feather with gold or silver acrylic paint and stamp the feather onto the card.
Coffee Filter Snowflakes
The secret to fast sunflakes lies with humble coffee filter papers. A most useful size, oh so easy to cut, not too expensive and easily available. What more could one ask for?
Here are the patterns for a Reindeer, a tree and a snowflake. Just cut along the lines. Using the filters, it is not such a disaster if one accidentally snips through the whole design...
Studio Doors
With Christmas only 2 weeks away and the temperatures suggesting that Winter has finally arrived, it seemed time to change the patterns on the studio doors to something more seasonal.
Paper Mache Rat
A rat to brighten even the coldest days of Winter. Here is a charming fellow, complete with pink Financial Times ears, wire whiskers, literally beady eyes and a pipe cleaner tail that actually seems to move. Made by my wonderful and talented student Joosje for her family's gift exchange.
