PILES of to-do-s

more piles.

WIP

these arches are wood scrapes that  I scored at the dumpster behind the cabinet woodshop.

(pause while I smile!)

What I love about these, is they make cool art pieces that I can sit on mantels, high dressers, etc.

in a very different but very cool shape!

I also picked up at Lowe's some fat screw in round feet like knobs that I can attach for a standing arch look.

I am thinking these will be fun to art up for the May show at Whimsical Wild Women of the West.  I would love to get more of these, so will plan on popping into the woodshop and ask if they have more, or if they don't, will they hold them for me.  Obviously they chuck these out..  and I am happy to rescue them.

Here's the first one I did.  I painted it turquoise and I added a heart from dictionary pages and then wings from various found objects.  I had the iron blackbirds with their nests and they immediately found a home around the new art piece.  

The other rescue was this rattan headboard I found in the alley ready for trash pickup.  I knew it would be too wide but figured I would try it anyway.  I couldn't even fit it in my Subaru Forester - too long!  So, thankfully, I found 3 bungees and a cell phone cord and lashed it on top of my rack on the car.  Perfect.

After I got it set up,  hey, I even liked that it was oversized!  The tapering design works for the wider expanse.  Perfect.  FREE.  Perfect.  If you notice the walls in the guest bedroom are gray.  At first, I wanted to paint them a different color.  But now I like the gray. It's a nice neutral and creates a comforting color for the room.  

So that's my ART day for Sunday.

ta.

Just finished this fun bird this morning...

I am blooming with COLOR!

A few tweaks to my garden angel..

She needed a skirt bursting with ladeda.

Adore the colors.. the "I can't keep from smiling"

kind of art 

that makes my morning studio time shine!

Decided to add a skirt on her as well..

It ties the four pieces together for the trunk show

tomorrow @ Confetti Designs here in Glenwood.

Doing art makes me smile and raises my spirit.

That and a  few cups of coffee..

Here's the sunrise that greeted us this morning when I 

let Marley out to get the morning paper.

WoW!

It's gorgeous, isn't it?

ta

New rule for buying paint at Lowes.

CHECK the screw on lids.

I buy these paint samples .. often grab them off the paint sale table for .50 cents each.  These

I bought at regular price of under $3 each. The girl that mixed my green swore she tightened the

lid to which I replied well, obviously not tight enough!  Nearly 1/2 was in the bag!

Thank goodness, this paint only flowed into the plastic bag on the way home and not all over my car seat.

That would of not been pretty.

I still had to take the little eye screws out of the 6 plastic bags, which was quite messy.

lovely.

A few people have asked me what are cradle boards.

They are wooden panels with depth.  Artists have been painting on these

for centuries.  I like the wood surface better than canvas because it allows me to

do a lot more things.. screwing, nailing, wood burning, carving, etc. 

and this is how I do the backs.  I always paint the backs.. just gives it a more

finished look, and I add my labels with my website, blog address, etc.

and my signature.  

have an artfull day!!!!!

ta

This has been fun working on wooden wall prints for Lunar Designs.  I am experimenting on trying new

products for wholesale.  Here's a few of my pieces.

These are ceramic tiles .. trivets.. that I am working on techniques for.

I am setting my booth tomorrow in El Jebel at the Winter's Farmer's Market

at Eagle Crest Nursery and will be selling these for the first time!  I 

am really pleased the way they are turning out!

A beautiful sunrise this morning!

I took this standing at our front door.  The colors are pale

in the photo compared to the real thing.  But

so gorgeous to start out my busy day.

I was still in my robe sipping coffee and watching the

sky just go vivid.  Snow storm on the way.  

"Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning...."

ta for now

BUSY day ahead of me!