tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80684091704164472902024-03-12T18:07:54.899-07:00green woman creatingCreativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Scott Adamsmary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-25308311935055740322010-03-30T13:23:00.000-07:002010-03-30T13:38:49.644-07:00Dressed BubbiesI gotta tell ya, I am having so much fun with these. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but the plan is to have a bunch of them in a basket. It will be a basket of Bubbies!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH9esErZ6opNCgbnK5Vk3cIhWvlEMonCHT3EGJpaAOH_tt6dlRPLRBN9HFy8h2BNClqCmIkPuiuJj2y8wXWXc3nvbxIDPw5t_6eEgm7HO9tP16v2pT4BQ5V0lkfr3OaQBAR6a9sJH7GY/s1600/IMG_1281.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454527670167328578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH9esErZ6opNCgbnK5Vk3cIhWvlEMonCHT3EGJpaAOH_tt6dlRPLRBN9HFy8h2BNClqCmIkPuiuJj2y8wXWXc3nvbxIDPw5t_6eEgm7HO9tP16v2pT4BQ5V0lkfr3OaQBAR6a9sJH7GY/s320/IMG_1281.JPG" /></a> I dressed these in assorted bits of fabric and lace. The kimono looking dress is the outer edge of a table runner.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl-AMjN_pWbS3_LS5vHOBgQoDIgZn2f71A5UCO8yFi7cwjwVY2Th8WJ4lJcHfkBIeJfPxh259qPXFHnlmrmFcsgxwrxIRyyPonsMVMObsQ-ywmT0QMooRwA-YNMQbPbvSaBeKPY-JAZY/s1600/IMG_1282.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454527660692311426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl-AMjN_pWbS3_LS5vHOBgQoDIgZn2f71A5UCO8yFi7cwjwVY2Th8WJ4lJcHfkBIeJfPxh259qPXFHnlmrmFcsgxwrxIRyyPonsMVMObsQ-ywmT0QMooRwA-YNMQbPbvSaBeKPY-JAZY/s320/IMG_1282.JPG" /></a><br />These are the new ones. I tried using wool roving for 2 of their hair. it came out pretty good.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuH8qX9JhzBWRBkxWqMg4_m2H4UPWhrwVYwRPDY7-qqH6xW3fhXe5_V6JwYD9B30dV8EwldyYfFAL8Wpw_ypzQGK00s3T-etxpT8Ww_P4utbJiRY3omIMXimJ8EfEXioTUFdAfMieQME/s1600/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454527657849112562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuH8qX9JhzBWRBkxWqMg4_m2H4UPWhrwVYwRPDY7-qqH6xW3fhXe5_V6JwYD9B30dV8EwldyYfFAL8Wpw_ypzQGK00s3T-etxpT8Ww_P4utbJiRY3omIMXimJ8EfEXioTUFdAfMieQME/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" /></a> The curly white haired one is supposed to be sort of a side view, that is supposed to be a boob, looks more like a stunted arm. We'll see how she looks clothed.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdEP4pDb502ntEeWgOl6arNc8vDkjmFiHUXN_QfPgA21BiVBGja15QtEQAFFf5q58_sSsXW8sScsu8A4k-816Zi_9KJj7xW_UHYMfzOHt4f-81DAbkE8vmAsqOYZ6SZLYHIUn7PnXogk/s1600/IMG_1285.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454527641048760386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdEP4pDb502ntEeWgOl6arNc8vDkjmFiHUXN_QfPgA21BiVBGja15QtEQAFFf5q58_sSsXW8sScsu8A4k-816Zi_9KJj7xW_UHYMfzOHt4f-81DAbkE8vmAsqOYZ6SZLYHIUn7PnXogk/s320/IMG_1285.JPG" /></a> I used 2 colors of roving on each of the smaller ones. I wanted the fading blonde and gray dyed blue look.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-52890021519030396082010-03-13T12:42:00.000-08:002010-03-13T12:57:44.748-08:00Stuffed BubbiesI don't sew much. I have a sewing machine. It has it's own table in my studio where it spends most of it's time just sitting around and mocking me. It knows it intimidates the heck out of me.<br /><br />But in the latest issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, there is an artist who does the coolest little odd shaped dolls.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZ1mypcdu1EOGbgoWLpyUlEOJROv6ao3ErbMZt0HvrpnFz5jIqoRicWJhrDu5vgHYCIZes6Kh_jAfdNko_-2povDKLimU7JIfy0a1blaV7vvvii0g8bsnVm1Fznd779vDb565IJwPA24/s1600-h/IMG_1275.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448223193868956578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZ1mypcdu1EOGbgoWLpyUlEOJROv6ao3ErbMZt0HvrpnFz5jIqoRicWJhrDu5vgHYCIZes6Kh_jAfdNko_-2povDKLimU7JIfy0a1blaV7vvvii0g8bsnVm1Fznd779vDb565IJwPA24/s320/IMG_1275.JPG" /></a> So I figured this looks like fun. And it certainly is a new area of creating for me. So I am making a 'Basket Of Bubbies'.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUM49h8h-5i7SQ_DC-i5WWbaWu89KNmtBx8tEFp4wCCRBsvdRgwhJPVapEJ7S_vJB0rV3FVHyfoatRvQNVCY7VFY16nJqoOg3nfKw_kbf9-jGARk0QI-bWZQhMwkdfieeHgY_ZGWiAPs/s1600-h/IMG_1274.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448223184480096946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUM49h8h-5i7SQ_DC-i5WWbaWu89KNmtBx8tEFp4wCCRBsvdRgwhJPVapEJ7S_vJB0rV3FVHyfoatRvQNVCY7VFY16nJqoOg3nfKw_kbf9-jGARk0QI-bWZQhMwkdfieeHgY_ZGWiAPs/s320/IMG_1274.JPG" /></a><br />They will all be dressed in different aprons or shawls or babushkas or other Bubbie like wear.</div><div>Excuse their nakedness, next time you see them they will be clothed!!</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /></div><div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-79203513756770480572010-03-07T12:01:00.000-08:002010-03-07T12:19:40.777-08:00Hello BloglandiaMy goodness I've been gone for a long time! Not because I wanted to be tho. It was just a very long hard winter and holiday season followed by family obligations that prevented me from going up tp my studio to work let alone spending time on the computer. But hopefully that is all behind me now.<br /><br />My apologies to my online friends whom I have neglected woefully and to my Yahoo groups that haven't seen or heard from me in forever.<br /><br />But sometimes you just have to take care of business first.<br /><br />So here are a couple of wall placques I did from a design I saw in Cloth Paper scissors. I actually made 10 of them and when I get them hung on my wall I will post a pic.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyErPXdbUOuT1dJd4gO8va27D-YAygI9L1X3j9RjhLdgvjJoQy7KvdOd9AJwBIH9dcN3kW8z6JumnC_0jSj8oGadQk-EXkcdVfvQrFquZAK9aH-9tAzTO8IX_OXhW9xeN1J3nKJSr3k70/s1600-h/IMG_1251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445987109898208882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyErPXdbUOuT1dJd4gO8va27D-YAygI9L1X3j9RjhLdgvjJoQy7KvdOd9AJwBIH9dcN3kW8z6JumnC_0jSj8oGadQk-EXkcdVfvQrFquZAK9aH-9tAzTO8IX_OXhW9xeN1J3nKJSr3k70/s320/IMG_1251.JPG" /></a> This is a stuffie monster I made my daughter for Xmas from a sweater i shrunk by mistake.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAU-oHIAMiWRQVcKfbJkh3Y8Z5E8RoZcoP5muljVExWOuk8saY20Bx4Z8ODDIyeZC0WYZXPMwq4CQM4S9SD5v34raYa6EnWCm1Di4er_GMoZiZLoJ8M8fg4qS2tVbmgdNJLoePUY6hsc/s1600-h/IMG_1262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445987100938200402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAU-oHIAMiWRQVcKfbJkh3Y8Z5E8RoZcoP5muljVExWOuk8saY20Bx4Z8ODDIyeZC0WYZXPMwq4CQM4S9SD5v34raYa6EnWCm1Di4er_GMoZiZLoJ8M8fg4qS2tVbmgdNJLoePUY6hsc/s320/IMG_1262.JPG" /></a> I have never made a stuffie before and am pretty pleased with how it came out. His name is Rufus.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qbkPmiyA7eBkdPLBJoR7xIOQf1ixU4beFm87Fd45G0GQhWxd0__qR4OcOL9TpulZZmtjv-TTNZx2cRctxke2vJbrjqNvl9Wp5LTOlvG8dw75p2dB0t3pNuHJ9YU7Lu9HLQjVXCKiCXg/s1600-h/IMG_1261.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445987098790341506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qbkPmiyA7eBkdPLBJoR7xIOQf1ixU4beFm87Fd45G0GQhWxd0__qR4OcOL9TpulZZmtjv-TTNZx2cRctxke2vJbrjqNvl9Wp5LTOlvG8dw75p2dB0t3pNuHJ9YU7Lu9HLQjVXCKiCXg/s320/IMG_1261.JPG" /></a> I am working on a bunch of stuff, making up for lost time. Going in whole new directions too. So please come back and see what I've done. I promise to better about posting.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-42597926125423705212009-09-21T11:16:00.000-07:002009-09-21T11:33:35.325-07:00My Inchies Are DoneThis was a lot of fun to do. After you get past the aggravation of trying to find that many tiny images that are meaningful or pleasing to you.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8zSy49Ha7C-dhTWVQclmauXSg09ayXSMXTQSUqcH43yHCFkFZHvV7dQQlYaWhwi-pbGy5o1ooH6MT6iZjZYydguqIyOZAretFU2IaXhjp3fTTUgYYNPy-Pp_Mu_v-95xbikGW9rIgcQ/s1600-h/IMG_1207.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383988708156139826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8zSy49Ha7C-dhTWVQclmauXSg09ayXSMXTQSUqcH43yHCFkFZHvV7dQQlYaWhwi-pbGy5o1ooH6MT6iZjZYydguqIyOZAretFU2IaXhjp3fTTUgYYNPy-Pp_Mu_v-95xbikGW9rIgcQ/s320/IMG_1207.JPG" /></a> I think I left off at going around the pics with black paint because my gel pens wouldn't write on it. So I just made sketchy black lines around each inchie. Then I dry brush coat of gesso. Then lines with a charcoal pencil that you smear. Then more dry brush gesso. Then more smeary charcoal.<br />Then you hit it randomly with a dry brush in grey.<br />The mag says to have gesso and marks on your inchies. And to outline some of the pics in the inchies with black pen.<br />But I didn't want to mark or cover any of them. They took too darn long to amass!! So I skipped this step.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1-iQl204bG6ZDLa5FSRgQunbUkAt4z_aXkw_cthaU8chnPRlm4FXttEe1cOZ0NqD71CiA1WxjpkvgrtfLHXZDP57x_PaAzobJADxShbs9XFENKBMBdHumxdC-nc9jak6qAKmOU4ubsg/s1600-h/IMG_1208.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383988694416878754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1-iQl204bG6ZDLa5FSRgQunbUkAt4z_aXkw_cthaU8chnPRlm4FXttEe1cOZ0NqD71CiA1WxjpkvgrtfLHXZDP57x_PaAzobJADxShbs9XFENKBMBdHumxdC-nc9jak6qAKmOU4ubsg/s320/IMG_1208.JPG" /></a> Then I took stencils and made words that seemed to fit and dry brushed them with gesso. Then I lightly outlined them with charcoal pencil that I smeared.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLPW-Dam_NTimBs42FmdXmgOQWRfIpF-2aP3124bg4ZDcrh7xJ1FY71MOGSiZyb7l9-8CMDydhZvoML3agWiJzScXm2N3L6YXmSsNr0Qgt9eOpMQaPAii_6zT3jsKJE8Kq6VkEPrSRQo/s1600-h/IMG_1209.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383988685481619346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLPW-Dam_NTimBs42FmdXmgOQWRfIpF-2aP3124bg4ZDcrh7xJ1FY71MOGSiZyb7l9-8CMDydhZvoML3agWiJzScXm2N3L6YXmSsNr0Qgt9eOpMQaPAii_6zT3jsKJE8Kq6VkEPrSRQo/s320/IMG_1209.JPG" /></a> That's it. Like I said, fun to do. Wouldn't it be cool to have a son or daughter or BFF collect images and do one of these pieces for them?</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-79095072296079134632009-09-14T11:15:00.000-07:002009-09-14T11:27:12.327-07:00Wall HangingsI'm not sure what to call these, wall hangings or placques or what.Anyway, this one is for a sister who had a bit of a run in with her teenage daughter. The words are'Raising teenagers is like trying to nail jello to a tree.'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT9thSIFWUpATbg6QEcDi53vC_PISwIeNf5upqOiR_Zj9su2gOEc2wabFRVsIJECJ315mAXfl4tJYAsSmpTGxJF9h37PkeEMaHNh4steIr3mq6mYXPezfiVaivWuZNj0W7ZOGM0TusV0/s1600-h/IMG_1199.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381390272037190738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT9thSIFWUpATbg6QEcDi53vC_PISwIeNf5upqOiR_Zj9su2gOEc2wabFRVsIJECJ315mAXfl4tJYAsSmpTGxJF9h37PkeEMaHNh4steIr3mq6mYXPezfiVaivWuZNj0W7ZOGM0TusV0/s320/IMG_1199.JPG" /></a> I was really happy with the image of a woman I found. I Google imaged Frustration and there she was.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT-S69UVl9OhAp_YknZdUGlkmhxIkQ2HuNUHOO96P0sYO3X_qUhAlukwOIw-_dO8WlflxMEJEwV93mdtzxWgBVY15ulBx1YQXsYoB4HFC4uRVfZ9DZT12-p6fWez6a6cxNqyuNJzOatI/s1600-h/IMG_1197.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381390263032651442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdT-S69UVl9OhAp_YknZdUGlkmhxIkQ2HuNUHOO96P0sYO3X_qUhAlukwOIw-_dO8WlflxMEJEwV93mdtzxWgBVY15ulBx1YQXsYoB4HFC4uRVfZ9DZT12-p6fWez6a6cxNqyuNJzOatI/s320/IMG_1197.JPG" /></a> This one is just cuz I like the saying. It is 'Give a man an inch and he thinks he's a ruler.' For some reason it just cracks me up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsBdol4Fe-ltIisDKMr95VHuMACUbNUKjAao7ypPYUKIY_r0L1SvnyiwMRk2CYVA735d7oAzylq3y6XqFNM88NBqZQ7OrbZnuVtMWA79NIytDMgD-ukcX7NzPnuNLXeJ_X6rtPAmnQJ4/s1600-h/IMG_1196.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381390254603947906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsBdol4Fe-ltIisDKMr95VHuMACUbNUKjAao7ypPYUKIY_r0L1SvnyiwMRk2CYVA735d7oAzylq3y6XqFNM88NBqZQ7OrbZnuVtMWA79NIytDMgD-ukcX7NzPnuNLXeJ_X6rtPAmnQJ4/s320/IMG_1196.JPG" /></a><br />So that's some of what I've been doing. Nothing profound, just putzing around.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-62301335244052090472009-09-11T07:29:00.000-07:002009-09-11T12:27:57.454-07:00No pics todayToday is for remembering.<br />I know I will never forget the feeling of horror and outrage.<br />That someone, some people would dare do this to us.<br />It couldn't be true.<br />But of course it was.<br />And now our boys and girls are still over there.<br />Even after all this time.<br />I am proud of my son and my nephew and all the soldiers.<br />But it saddens me and sickens me and I am always frightened for them.<br /><br />Peacemary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-56497662983146525182009-09-05T16:51:00.000-07:002009-09-05T17:08:28.600-07:00Me in InchesSo I saw this done in Cloth Paper Scissors and it intrigued me. So I figured I'd give it a shot. The idea is to cut images in inchies and mount them on a canvas. So first I graphed out the canvas and found out that I would need 99 inchies!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8xyheTVdmcuCkyTBApJLm_4KbllM4ridwEdIjUrPPhZ2LMgpFYdlhXbzXg_f2gy_zjDKNe5PQy7qGJJuJ-sycmS7DXf3mTS-S4ErUAkuasVTd_UO_Dibpi5vgziJxp0A2IgYvVqbKOo/s1600-h/IMG_1191.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378137436775904306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8xyheTVdmcuCkyTBApJLm_4KbllM4ridwEdIjUrPPhZ2LMgpFYdlhXbzXg_f2gy_zjDKNe5PQy7qGJJuJ-sycmS7DXf3mTS-S4ErUAkuasVTd_UO_Dibpi5vgziJxp0A2IgYvVqbKOo/s320/IMG_1191.JPG" /></a> Then I decided that my inchies would be things that represent me or that make me happy. So I made an inchie stencil out of a piece of plastic and started looking for pics. It is a lot harder than you would think to find things that are able to be identified when cut into an inchie.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Kcj7-588KMd63CXkrHmH13hNW0XwAfmt6_GqgBKNnMqbevQ-min6eOnJmy_wMUKospcFwfw5VcnlfbiNIvKmfwAwONh6qTaJx78cgW_OfqVcnFtRRtIu2p_j3nDs3yf-63w1OZx6I5Y/s1600-h/IMG_1193.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378137430302981250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Kcj7-588KMd63CXkrHmH13hNW0XwAfmt6_GqgBKNnMqbevQ-min6eOnJmy_wMUKospcFwfw5VcnlfbiNIvKmfwAwONh6qTaJx78cgW_OfqVcnFtRRtIu2p_j3nDs3yf-63w1OZx6I5Y/s320/IMG_1193.JPG" /></a> It probably took a couple of weeks of searching images in mags and catalogs etc. And I used some words from an old dictionary. But finally I got 99 and there they are all mounted with matte gel medium.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn8T_aSpj_0tETQG5_eYOD2BQQsn1Lkr4RG-1W0YpicdYpBtFygldOsPHOGrCoNgMsk-5VKOeYobojE0bzqrNI3FWNCsv0XFhZiboyEDf1rcbh-uiYCU3QqR_VfiTyCxS-abRMZPtGio/s1600-h/IMG_1194.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378137419784723250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn8T_aSpj_0tETQG5_eYOD2BQQsn1Lkr4RG-1W0YpicdYpBtFygldOsPHOGrCoNgMsk-5VKOeYobojE0bzqrNI3FWNCsv0XFhZiboyEDf1rcbh-uiYCU3QqR_VfiTyCxS-abRMZPtGio/s320/IMG_1194.JPG" /></a> Next you're supposed to start painting in between them with a paint marker, but I don't have one so I am using a brush and some Topaz metallic craft paint.</div><div>I'll keep you posted about the next steps.</div><div></div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-11869189694413511452009-09-01T12:01:00.000-07:002009-09-01T12:20:13.295-07:00Heart SongsI was inspired to make these by the article in May/June Somerset Studio.<br />The artist is Sarah Whitmire.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqahlzXXXqk9MGWHrkc1FiZeUd9AZZzN2WfWlrmPUuDG-EnfLWqm1fQCCJUfmd3KZCRw-psam6N9wS6WZi8eDIN4wmaXpa6ZDh2_nAY5K2QZ-C6VcuACSCn95H0dwjqyXdHy1MmeQ1h5Q/s1600-h/IMG_1161.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376579563166055090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqahlzXXXqk9MGWHrkc1FiZeUd9AZZzN2WfWlrmPUuDG-EnfLWqm1fQCCJUfmd3KZCRw-psam6N9wS6WZi8eDIN4wmaXpa6ZDh2_nAY5K2QZ-C6VcuACSCn95H0dwjqyXdHy1MmeQ1h5Q/s320/IMG_1161.JPG" /></a> There was just something about them that I had to re-create.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFkl3MdegwnGb1Iw-KjGEj8GQ95Gb6hNH2kd763KylMsjrP0JtsoIUAKv7LOuMQWhJSqPyFdmcxDMELQTBBp7WnS1z_3fUXE46Gil0ttC0gIMLtVil5mmiDfVpg6olf_BeB9qPZKftAA/s1600-h/IMG_1167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376579557338107842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFkl3MdegwnGb1Iw-KjGEj8GQ95Gb6hNH2kd763KylMsjrP0JtsoIUAKv7LOuMQWhJSqPyFdmcxDMELQTBBp7WnS1z_3fUXE46Gil0ttC0gIMLtVil5mmiDfVpg6olf_BeB9qPZKftAA/s320/IMG_1167.JPG" /></a> I used the museum canvases, which I love. I have found that Sax Art Supplies carries them for a decent price. Call them and get a catalog, it's full of great stuff.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA448YScNA9a0Li0w8EmDzxLPnqRuFqLhvmrGEsJTnpFjF2OGwHnsuTK3WHXfg2zy6Lw9nNrHFtMPSaOz8P7jT7wrl4IlI0r4AKjW24wIc5-_u1bF5Ds4QVOzl9TPPn15a4LU7qLm-laU/s1600-h/IMG_1164.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376579546139749234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA448YScNA9a0Li0w8EmDzxLPnqRuFqLhvmrGEsJTnpFjF2OGwHnsuTK3WHXfg2zy6Lw9nNrHFtMPSaOz8P7jT7wrl4IlI0r4AKjW24wIc5-_u1bF5Ds4QVOzl9TPPn15a4LU7qLm-laU/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" /></a> I had a bunch of trims and old lace scraps, and I used them to trim out the bottoms. I used mechanics wire for the false hangers.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhez6sXiD6ObaMldVCOZtz5f71ywkxY35engJ8cQbBSTJb8o1NAmoslCOZtY2kaX78udLRJ6OJyPgfT_FpuayfUhLnBYge3dv8azVKXm45h00eBa7HiMSvPEGKB0nUxw9svfezK2iHh1Hg/s1600-h/IMG_1165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376579536004469938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhez6sXiD6ObaMldVCOZtz5f71ywkxY35engJ8cQbBSTJb8o1NAmoslCOZtY2kaX78udLRJ6OJyPgfT_FpuayfUhLnBYge3dv8azVKXm45h00eBa7HiMSvPEGKB0nUxw9svfezK2iHh1Hg/s320/IMG_1165.JPG" /></a><br />I cut scallops from sheet music for the sides.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDILDf4Uit9ZDl34cCYvvNVCY8qkApaziLQAV-OkVOkIh0EZjKFfQcdPGZYf0fn3zQsYV3eKcXwfq9iiFMQuNsZjpcZRus9akNl9xGaF_UDVRC2Aq8uctPvtQl80vfc-q_UVmQ4w3QEg/s1600-h/IMG_1173.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376579529425642242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDILDf4Uit9ZDl34cCYvvNVCY8qkApaziLQAV-OkVOkIh0EZjKFfQcdPGZYf0fn3zQsYV3eKcXwfq9iiFMQuNsZjpcZRus9akNl9xGaF_UDVRC2Aq8uctPvtQl80vfc-q_UVmQ4w3QEg/s320/IMG_1173.JPG" /></a> I tried the crackling paints and didn't find them to be any better than using the medium. You will save a step, but the crackle isn't as noticable.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-59951713567704167562009-08-12T15:14:00.000-07:002009-08-12T15:50:09.962-07:00Trauma, drama, illness and an artistic kick in the teethI have been away from Bloglandia for a VERY long time. What a lot of stuff has been going on. But thankfully it is mostly over and life can get back to normal.<br /><br />First there was family trauma, which will happen from time to time, especially when the family is large like mine. And there is always drama to accompany the trauma.<br /><br />Then I got to lose over a month to an illness which while it could have been fatal, wasn't.<br /><br />Before all this stuff happened, I got a real artistic kick in the teeth. I had mentioned the show I was going to be in. I entered this piece 'Imaginary Friends'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHo61hnTj4hZIoHgE9u2rCfjr2CsuKRmTZksLC-oRYWPMc7Tj_hMFr5tAcTG3e_9G5FgjavQzl3TEKgJgSzCqbtu0TDK-TOiDFViweILjwgYZf09whZeZ85SdziIzu99r60eiwTT808g/s1600-h/IMG_1150.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369208897166365506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHo61hnTj4hZIoHgE9u2rCfjr2CsuKRmTZksLC-oRYWPMc7Tj_hMFr5tAcTG3e_9G5FgjavQzl3TEKgJgSzCqbtu0TDK-TOiDFViweILjwgYZf09whZeZ85SdziIzu99r60eiwTT808g/s320/IMG_1150.JPG" /></a>And this piece 'Warrior'<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuVdgnyq1v_NSNhsSXFhDuwPXTTDKHccybaPdmxVu2sbVjfNss3CmX25FPjZO_ZAIk8GmEWcLmboRuazZsyIbfXb7oD7eZmV3ZhrngcjHHE5gkVLajmAqY7_cI_iD2XyzQRpxfdAfErw/s1600-h/IMG_1147.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369208884035205474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuVdgnyq1v_NSNhsSXFhDuwPXTTDKHccybaPdmxVu2sbVjfNss3CmX25FPjZO_ZAIk8GmEWcLmboRuazZsyIbfXb7oD7eZmV3ZhrngcjHHE5gkVLajmAqY7_cI_iD2XyzQRpxfdAfErw/s320/IMG_1147.JPG" /></a><br />And this piece 'A Really Good Hair Day'<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4L-4WXKW5ySzrzO53fcMUAPOV-S8qTxvCWyZkNDtxzXuJliQNNvI9rqOL9tA3HxJYBgDehyphenhyphenUA3Mp7iSfVhmvE3F2JVXU9pX5_yFfwsNt9UqFzIRjscA1AfGq8VtwDSeTeXyLIOZXFxU/s1600-h/IMG_1148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369208876277647330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4L-4WXKW5ySzrzO53fcMUAPOV-S8qTxvCWyZkNDtxzXuJliQNNvI9rqOL9tA3HxJYBgDehyphenhyphenUA3Mp7iSfVhmvE3F2JVXU9pX5_yFfwsNt9UqFzIRjscA1AfGq8VtwDSeTeXyLIOZXFxU/s320/IMG_1148.JPG" /></a> So I'm pretty happy with my work, I thought I had some very unusual and creative things. Then they had the judging and I got beat out by this! A knock-off of a lawn ornament that the guy who made it told me he threw together just to prove he could do whimsy. I don't expect to win every thing I enter. I know full well that there are many many artists out there who are better than me. I also know that it isn't always who's better, sometimes it's all about the judges taste. This judge was a man and I don't know what to say about his taste. The welds were sloppy and the painting was spotty. I was really confused.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvIgaWxAQtgeJTWFFK35Uizu_d9m-kmw15FropfgdUfAowhl_oEUud1LobjLwwColX2BjFUlBNBTAXNc0Us62penXMiEVXMG4LoYrBCGa7HPFBNLf4yHQiDokoBtjmXVvPAp6Q8HU67k/s1600-h/IMG_1149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369208868973534130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvIgaWxAQtgeJTWFFK35Uizu_d9m-kmw15FropfgdUfAowhl_oEUud1LobjLwwColX2BjFUlBNBTAXNc0Us62penXMiEVXMG4LoYrBCGa7HPFBNLf4yHQiDokoBtjmXVvPAp6Q8HU67k/s320/IMG_1149.JPG" /></a> Then I enter a jury show for the first time. I am again feeling pretty good about my work. I entered the big black beaded wing, the bone and jewel dragon sculpture and Miss Noteworthy. I feel these are some of the best work I have ever done. I didn't enter looking towards winning, because this is a big show with entries from all over the states. But I truly thought I would at least get in.</div><div>Wrong.</div><div>I got the form letter saying thank you but no.</div><div>So I guess I have been creatively pouting in the midst of all the trauma drama and illness.</div><div> </div><div>But I'm over it now. So screw 'em if they don't like my work. I do.</div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-26036569844820017132009-05-16T16:47:00.000-07:002009-05-16T17:12:18.826-07:00Dancing Goddess And A New MaskThis is a new Goddess I just finished. Her word is Dance. I wanted to play with trying to make her look like she is moving. She is a little misshapen and her boob is where her waist should be, but all in all I am pleased with her.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbcAc8qYvXBloy0ftU3f_56_mRUmUZ-1dmbeMSSz0N_e2x0q5JhtgW-CoSYUx-gwlwsmAmH8cVThA8nZm4uVno6yGLsag53NmKsGd0nzr-Oejw-H0dhMk1OnkJA70c1GPZR8UjMizk_8/s1600-h/IMG_1142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576098626596194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbcAc8qYvXBloy0ftU3f_56_mRUmUZ-1dmbeMSSz0N_e2x0q5JhtgW-CoSYUx-gwlwsmAmH8cVThA8nZm4uVno6yGLsag53NmKsGd0nzr-Oejw-H0dhMk1OnkJA70c1GPZR8UjMizk_8/s320/IMG_1142.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is 'Warrior' a new mask I did for a show. I have to say I like her best of all the faces I have done. Her background color is copper, it just doesn't show up so well in these pics.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDtuUBnwQq6s3_jDqWTv17kd_9yTfF-w_38y6mAY5XWTAf14VQGxEQwmp8uqfCMeJ7IDe_m5y8jf-IR70VmpQNNZp_46Z5JvCVK65OPdE6QHyK3sLKn-8tMLo80oMoi-AJ0RPs1fcJYU/s1600-h/IMG_1138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576091051237506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDtuUBnwQq6s3_jDqWTv17kd_9yTfF-w_38y6mAY5XWTAf14VQGxEQwmp8uqfCMeJ7IDe_m5y8jf-IR70VmpQNNZp_46Z5JvCVK65OPdE6QHyK3sLKn-8tMLo80oMoi-AJ0RPs1fcJYU/s320/IMG_1138.JPG" border="0" /></a> There is an art show at the Center where I had my gallery show last Dec. You can enter 3 pieces. They have to be made within the last 6 months and never shown at the Center before. I entered 'Imaginary Friends', 'A Good Hair Day aka Hannah' and this piece. There is judging and awards so fingers crossed.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesYqo_sxCgAHzXdE3rjVluMpJoudpAlS3H1uKQybBmAR44SAf-Tzdp1bR-PRYkmJRDkbs0vWZfAb34D24VFq5ql38q7evGP7kmkCZi014Y51VWDCgcey9fLFGmEkzbax0cXHBHCG9FI8/s1600-h/IMG_1139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576088201189826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesYqo_sxCgAHzXdE3rjVluMpJoudpAlS3H1uKQybBmAR44SAf-Tzdp1bR-PRYkmJRDkbs0vWZfAb34D24VFq5ql38q7evGP7kmkCZi014Y51VWDCgcey9fLFGmEkzbax0cXHBHCG9FI8/s320/IMG_1139.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a closeup of the top of her head. She is wearing a Fox head headress embellished with Wild Turkey feathers and Pheasant feathers and with curly dried vines.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEJW2jMq8qV3HeCsVyS8xVPOO-y6CG97LGVSt2hl4wdrjhUuLuFdyvMvx8zIniOsokfEwCn2yJ_im9IuX-bh_6RGWuEaDlavhQrqTgGuhtvpy_U-JIdNYlFYsv53PL0xS7dUhw9rCguA/s1600-h/IMG_1140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336576084546812402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEJW2jMq8qV3HeCsVyS8xVPOO-y6CG97LGVSt2hl4wdrjhUuLuFdyvMvx8zIniOsokfEwCn2yJ_im9IuX-bh_6RGWuEaDlavhQrqTgGuhtvpy_U-JIdNYlFYsv53PL0xS7dUhw9rCguA/s320/IMG_1140.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a scrap of leather I had, I scraped the back of it with a knife and cut into the edges and then slightly burned them with a wood burner. More feathers and some bones finish her outfit.</div><div>Like always her eyes are doll/teddy bear eyes mounted in paper clay and glued into the back of the mask.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-75774316729565311222009-05-14T11:50:00.000-07:002009-05-14T12:05:46.561-07:00The Winner Is...First my apologies for posting the winner so late. We have been in the middle of a family drama/trauma and it is causing all kinds of headaches including a migraine for me.<br /><br />But the winner is Kathy from Pieces Of Me in my links list. Please E me your addy Kathy and I will send your Goddess to you.<br /><br />I did my first cut and paste collage. I love collage and am a huge fan of Kathy from Pieces of Me and Peggy from Peggy's Mixed Up Art. They are both in my links list. I am lucky to own a piece from Peggy and it is beautiful.<br /><br />So I wanted to try my hand at cut and paste. The idea is that the little girl is holding back a sunflower that has gotten too much Miracle Gro.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr_xZzZ403aLrwKWhRuuQiEVQmIunu1U63z88axXc2gUI1NrrRxSW2X901ro70fLrh9Yeze1Sb3ZG7QuZugggALSmhvLkNhw5s0GFxK99yZ_Fs_OFhwvOQgG2M21Ke3SNcy4pejn5sKU/s1600-h/IMG_1137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335755903184061618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr_xZzZ403aLrwKWhRuuQiEVQmIunu1U63z88axXc2gUI1NrrRxSW2X901ro70fLrh9Yeze1Sb3ZG7QuZugggALSmhvLkNhw5s0GFxK99yZ_Fs_OFhwvOQgG2M21Ke3SNcy4pejn5sKU/s320/IMG_1137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />What was most fun to do, was the piecing together of 5 different garden pics to make one.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFvAxJeEtXVdGfmeflOCH2WuBgx6YuWslwxjvtxWFk2rZgKFXza1SOIDOOY8O4W6wO9hm7giO0YUJvtfvbtTEVsUIHN7gf5H_Hb1j0ly9zi_E-PmutPMPoLLG6ZlF9SyQ6am6DOaGags/s1600-h/IMG_1136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335755899191979074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFvAxJeEtXVdGfmeflOCH2WuBgx6YuWslwxjvtxWFk2rZgKFXza1SOIDOOY8O4W6wO9hm7giO0YUJvtfvbtTEVsUIHN7gf5H_Hb1j0ly9zi_E-PmutPMPoLLG6ZlF9SyQ6am6DOaGags/s320/IMG_1136.JPG" border="0" /></a> And I finished my rooster. I am happy it looks like a rooster. Since this is the first picture I have ever painted, and I didn't sketch it out first, I wasn't sure what it would turn out to be. I just did a rough pencil shape and started painting. The feet are kind of wonky, but feet usually are LOL!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPSWyLd7Q-mXAmXYbnWiIv_KBfkErKFL1pLvuxczFbrbODi00UcM7zSmrO-6_Fa0HY0st2WxEx-vDpWOoQKxQuoHXUjyBBoePQUHYTNN4KWY4uxDgd871BCyITDlmVuCe19m3SqyF6fE/s1600-h/IMG_1134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335755897016831458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPSWyLd7Q-mXAmXYbnWiIv_KBfkErKFL1pLvuxczFbrbODi00UcM7zSmrO-6_Fa0HY0st2WxEx-vDpWOoQKxQuoHXUjyBBoePQUHYTNN4KWY4uxDgd871BCyITDlmVuCe19m3SqyF6fE/s320/IMG_1134.JPG" border="0" /></a> Peace</div><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-78084204363699462622009-04-22T08:32:00.000-07:002009-04-22T08:46:29.844-07:00ChangesThis is a piece meant to represent the changes in Japanese fashion/culture. From the old to the new.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9akvaNYo-4S5_eR5oqGtpbRCobMrtBs9HbN33_jSmWjk0_4B7alUYkjkvNTp1mFrOmGU5xP0-gvH_dqa972QCwGRzISbhIyFqKWwIsrDkhw9eSsuFdzMI1E5x9fTkNkiwBTdepqEvdY/s1600-h/IMG_1122.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327541286082820610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9akvaNYo-4S5_eR5oqGtpbRCobMrtBs9HbN33_jSmWjk0_4B7alUYkjkvNTp1mFrOmGU5xP0-gvH_dqa972QCwGRzISbhIyFqKWwIsrDkhw9eSsuFdzMI1E5x9fTkNkiwBTdepqEvdY/s320/IMG_1122.JPG" border="0" /></a> I googled Japanese street fashion and got these images.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXI4zEvtDXWBaHJm7MdkBOjQM69iOd5R9WJZUQk0Mr1BKTmcehGUXJ5IA9kmFEJb1eUKytUWrGtWjc3o0gYzUyAdpC0Qls3Q7lSgy3zXufseLZ2IDWO_VzEEpX20ov1xIcd0O13LpIOs/s1600-h/IMG_1123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327541282647034306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXI4zEvtDXWBaHJm7MdkBOjQM69iOd5R9WJZUQk0Mr1BKTmcehGUXJ5IA9kmFEJb1eUKytUWrGtWjc3o0gYzUyAdpC0Qls3Q7lSgy3zXufseLZ2IDWO_VzEEpX20ov1xIcd0O13LpIOs/s320/IMG_1123.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Geishas are from google and Art Chix. I did all the circles because I thought it looked kinda Asian.</div><div>The Kanji symbol says 'Changes'.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfLvKjFj3-FYzZ5yJptsaPHfVjlWHckhwyMfDEcIx_4g1vjZ9LzecsdPrwDGuUFXd_UR0M908L9MwKrYypqZXjG2259m1D93paEXBfYgUq5P6hpGde-Z-D0K8rQRhSmHne7M_uUpwbHw/s1600-h/IMG_1125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327541276692807618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfLvKjFj3-FYzZ5yJptsaPHfVjlWHckhwyMfDEcIx_4g1vjZ9LzecsdPrwDGuUFXd_UR0M908L9MwKrYypqZXjG2259m1D93paEXBfYgUq5P6hpGde-Z-D0K8rQRhSmHne7M_uUpwbHw/s320/IMG_1125.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have been experimenting with paints lately. I have never painted a picture before, so I'm kind of creating by the seat of my pants here.</div><div>My DH is fascinated with roosters. I don't know why. We don't have any. But he loves them. So I googled a pic and this is the start.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Q1t0BkblqMWk52lak50Dw1p3wra6yOHYJ3Zx48AolrBpDqq3krLA3khmcBJrZbL3-AESldufiJpCtKkFhN69LTPVZYYKXgRkqAA4Pj1DUe9DqiLIdEMNWUNqpuJXZN4CpaJ0N4aUAGY/s1600-h/IMG_1127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327541270775668690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Q1t0BkblqMWk52lak50Dw1p3wra6yOHYJ3Zx48AolrBpDqq3krLA3khmcBJrZbL3-AESldufiJpCtKkFhN69LTPVZYYKXgRkqAA4Pj1DUe9DqiLIdEMNWUNqpuJXZN4CpaJ0N4aUAGY/s320/IMG_1127.JPG" border="0" /></a> I'm using water colors.</div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-86825947388403228602009-04-19T10:01:00.000-07:002009-04-19T10:14:17.646-07:00A Really Good Hair DayYay, she's finished! I couldn't be happier with her. I have renamed 'Hannah' after my friend Marys, from Working Projects in my link list, granddaughter. I have seen her pic and she has hair just like this. Hers is all one color tho. And it doesn't have beads and stuff on the ends.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPupFjCBW13iapjKQC3d53jhMHJEZWhtqmfaeTl2jk7gf9Y3JiawJGIkIumD2b4lJA6Cbj0wUBGouV9FWgWmsP_waWCz6fXGNvTWlyjdizTuBfmRilDo641GywoNwFBhiEETxNOd-2t8/s1600-h/IMG_1108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326450257807325858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPupFjCBW13iapjKQC3d53jhMHJEZWhtqmfaeTl2jk7gf9Y3JiawJGIkIumD2b4lJA6Cbj0wUBGouV9FWgWmsP_waWCz6fXGNvTWlyjdizTuBfmRilDo641GywoNwFBhiEETxNOd-2t8/s320/IMG_1108.JPG" border="0" /></a> I went round and round about jewelry for her. I toyed with the idea for a jewel in her navel. But in the end, I think this look suits. She has purple sequins around her arms and a little black pearl necklace.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8ZB_sQD-PVvbC6b-PHX9EMN0a9dfTZR2i3aExOJGlleCYOkNKZs1u223ThYKA3AH8AL0QJyZ3TIRgmFxqS40G6GRgn7qkNF8BIS2Y6bW1X_HP3kIVFW6ZrCoUaJaM0_iHknLXxlOccU/s1600-h/IMG_1110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326450252909757058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8ZB_sQD-PVvbC6b-PHX9EMN0a9dfTZR2i3aExOJGlleCYOkNKZs1u223ThYKA3AH8AL0QJyZ3TIRgmFxqS40G6GRgn7qkNF8BIS2Y6bW1X_HP3kIVFW6ZrCoUaJaM0_iHknLXxlOccU/s320/IMG_1110.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a journal page I did. Not much writing on it, but I was so happy with the way the colors turned out, I didn't want to cover them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgXvmibs_pu-yDJMkDGTqgNs3EI-K9lON5fW7BewmZKCbOu4ZSJv38cyjN9RPtXaczlfStR_kxfdhKcaH6nqdTJPzX957Lu-en8UbXWqVpeRIY5baznbDT8eQYRTXDTzRAXCPgbEa5Bk/s1600-h/IMG_1111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326450248354799266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgXvmibs_pu-yDJMkDGTqgNs3EI-K9lON5fW7BewmZKCbOu4ZSJv38cyjN9RPtXaczlfStR_kxfdhKcaH6nqdTJPzX957Lu-en8UbXWqVpeRIY5baznbDT8eQYRTXDTzRAXCPgbEa5Bk/s320/IMG_1111.JPG" border="0" /></a> See the post below to enter my giveaway.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-55063504953478827272009-04-14T06:30:00.000-07:002009-04-14T07:06:14.466-07:00A Goddess Give AwayThis is to celebrate my 100th post! I can't believe I've posted so much. And it amazes me that people like what I do enough to follow my blog. So as a thank you I am giving away this Goddess.<br /><br />She is about 6 1/2 inches hi. Her word is Peace. I chose her because my son will be going back to Iraq for his second tour in May, and peace is what I wish for us all.<br /><br />She is made from copper wire and glass beads.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsXiIoswSekc5IQOq0yO34tW-Phctkc-aOt4bovM_sBWZ2jx7wFS9cepHaQoHhVaapJ74MOv0nXqbZLhW2ScIY-2Dj8QNl9Xu4CUY4KIrhgTCmh4SVXD2Com0TxSZ8_VcdeJwgjPNkyo/s1600-h/IMG_1104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324541151648401858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsXiIoswSekc5IQOq0yO34tW-Phctkc-aOt4bovM_sBWZ2jx7wFS9cepHaQoHhVaapJ74MOv0nXqbZLhW2ScIY-2Dj8QNl9Xu4CUY4KIrhgTCmh4SVXD2Com0TxSZ8_VcdeJwgjPNkyo/s320/IMG_1104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3lxzh54FMi0QFYjdU6irrkqLbBMylfPJ3qxRBBbZx1-k2TRnyGdxV_FSTaFsybvNhcn-PWJ9pGMfcr8TQqG1q1-AG1b7frHRjNIPys2mPe5ixC5zR297ay5zkSyja9LNHlb6g-unEj8/s1600-h/IMG_1105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324541147299852226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3lxzh54FMi0QFYjdU6irrkqLbBMylfPJ3qxRBBbZx1-k2TRnyGdxV_FSTaFsybvNhcn-PWJ9pGMfcr8TQqG1q1-AG1b7frHRjNIPys2mPe5ixC5zR297ay5zkSyja9LNHlb6g-unEj8/s320/IMG_1105.JPG" border="0" /></a> So leave me a comment and on May 1st I will pick a winner by having DH randomly pick a number.</div><div>Please make sure I have your E addy so I can let you know if you win.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTosdnfWwg6e_cDu-koTC6L0P07wgX0rT9d3GMkq85IXPy6Fh7ZFDu9LLy6IPnAWH7YEwwyuOCFMI_hfzzxa0hnHSa0Zi5XpvycDanfoPk6oLLlTsae5N4aE57TTyB49kkZAs6wTvNzU/s1600-h/IMG_1106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324541144273682418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTosdnfWwg6e_cDu-koTC6L0P07wgX0rT9d3GMkq85IXPy6Fh7ZFDu9LLy6IPnAWH7YEwwyuOCFMI_hfzzxa0hnHSa0Zi5XpvycDanfoPk6oLLlTsae5N4aE57TTyB49kkZAs6wTvNzU/s320/IMG_1106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I have been playing a lot with journal pages this week. Experimenting with paints which his something I never do much.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIDd28IcowXkdiHBMb1kyBVnEgcWp0ThA0Vwiy6Fn3N1mz9QBo5Hz11oHbS8ZOYWszuxMmxDapeYP69zDgowGPwAUSx2KZYxba4L8K062Vrma5prsmvPli91PGpH6gGzBhKYNj2Kgd0c/s1600-h/IMG_1098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324541137573881826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIDd28IcowXkdiHBMb1kyBVnEgcWp0ThA0Vwiy6Fn3N1mz9QBo5Hz11oHbS8ZOYWszuxMmxDapeYP69zDgowGPwAUSx2KZYxba4L8K062Vrma5prsmvPli91PGpH6gGzBhKYNj2Kgd0c/s320/IMG_1098.JPG" border="0" /></a> This came out looking like the view from my kitchen window, so I detailes the trees with a gel pen. You can't see it from the pic tho.</div><div>I am surprised by how this turned out, I just smudged paint around without a plan. I used these colors because they were the only tubes of water colors I had that hadn't dried out!</div><div></div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-74887994083265821062009-04-12T12:28:00.000-07:002009-04-12T12:39:00.020-07:00Starting A JournalI started an art journal today. This is a big deal for me. I love journals. I am fascinated by other peoples journals. But I never did one because I was always afraid I would sound dorky. Seems like people write such beautiful, insightful and inspiring things. How do they do it?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhene_la0YmeaStFf_iXDsaQTjknjGuUxVaATR2mowCX_eyAco-mE51eGBm7qePREh8ORh2ZVoEXnbWFQlQpCkTdAodMz4jNr13rm4S9tIr-Ud5PoNNjcX9TxOkyT6AeFJeOnTgfBwRns/s1600-h/IMG_1091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323889947439649490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhene_la0YmeaStFf_iXDsaQTjknjGuUxVaATR2mowCX_eyAco-mE51eGBm7qePREh8ORh2ZVoEXnbWFQlQpCkTdAodMz4jNr13rm4S9tIr-Ud5PoNNjcX9TxOkyT6AeFJeOnTgfBwRns/s320/IMG_1091.JPG" border="0" /></a> A friend of mine pointed out that it doesn't matter if you're dorky or not, no one will see it if you don't want them to. She also told me to go to Suzi Blu on U Tube. Which I did and I loved. So I took the plunge and started.<br /><br />I am NOT going to worry about sounding dorky, or what my handwriting looks like, or if I have anything important to say.<br /><br />I am just going to play.<br /><br />Peacemary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-62039560244902821832009-04-04T14:34:00.000-07:002009-04-04T14:56:11.231-07:00The Angel Of Death or The Bone CollectorAwhile ago, the talented Jen Worden from Travelogue Of An Artistic Mind, (in my links) posted her Fem Bots. They fascinated me and I kept going back to look at them over and over. So i decided to try my hand at her technique.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6fM9Cv6WalD08G7a7BDUJ3uIxBsFAcZrLE7rH-F555p9nSUV5NgyD1iucfdUtFT8gSdOFMUSFb54652yMpW0DlQH25C3Pile1ajwhbRFmV_SqkejXN-8260-4YVYAgkepy_ZazdPf8k/s1600-h/IMG_1059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320955257873842690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6fM9Cv6WalD08G7a7BDUJ3uIxBsFAcZrLE7rH-F555p9nSUV5NgyD1iucfdUtFT8gSdOFMUSFb54652yMpW0DlQH25C3Pile1ajwhbRFmV_SqkejXN-8260-4YVYAgkepy_ZazdPf8k/s320/IMG_1059.JPG" border="0" /></a> I got a barbie doll knock off from Hobby Lobby. I scalped her and took off her legs. Then I wired her hands together. Then I started covering her with plaster bandage like you would use to make a cast. Then I brought the bandage down to form a skirt. I gave her an underskirt made from window screen.<br /><br /><div>I painted her metallic black. I gave her a headress of micro beads. Her wongs are from Wild Turkey and Peacock feathers.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu7bgYViKmnFESOetag5dO4mCPXQBBeA6nzoj-hFS-JMJ8qrwAlISPKVgBAXU1J6QTqhdSZS760cqMWSN4ysEOo_ZsrCI_13KIKh_gBxwp9dU6iAcZj0aGm2y7zZCDh6t-CXX7RqSv6c/s1600-h/IMG_1057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320955252445455634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu7bgYViKmnFESOetag5dO4mCPXQBBeA6nzoj-hFS-JMJ8qrwAlISPKVgBAXU1J6QTqhdSZS760cqMWSN4ysEOo_ZsrCI_13KIKh_gBxwp9dU6iAcZj0aGm2y7zZCDh6t-CXX7RqSv6c/s320/IMG_1057.JPG" border="0" /></a> I had some small skulls that were not in good enough condition for me to paint, and some small bones left over from 'The Guardian' so I beaded and strung them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFtthM2bkdlEbHSkGsUynKVttq2w-6pB9ivO4uv7S4zc1ZzA0yPy-J5eHa5u1fw4rg0jd8SWglRKGq2OHgjpwU2DL8VBw_RAMGWSP1DyaoyA46Nm8xEb-TvnYGdZGaAxNJ4evOScIMnc/s1600-h/IMG_1061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320955254679802034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFtthM2bkdlEbHSkGsUynKVttq2w-6pB9ivO4uv7S4zc1ZzA0yPy-J5eHa5u1fw4rg0jd8SWglRKGq2OHgjpwU2DL8VBw_RAMGWSP1DyaoyA46Nm8xEb-TvnYGdZGaAxNJ4evOScIMnc/s320/IMG_1061.JPG" border="0" /></a> Everything is hooked together with fishing line swivels, so it all moves independently.<br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG39lnHrEtAWCPs_hW77WU_GD36UK8WqMqu3BryDZlH5bHF-Q1vn4QX6JvcXpbFoV-DoQzPXjhLPpMjAaQBhO3uciSWBqCRHOlT1-njH1rqZsn_yodq1FMUU6sKJe9Gxok7wwlNRO2Rno/s1600-h/IMG_1064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320955246973355218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG39lnHrEtAWCPs_hW77WU_GD36UK8WqMqu3BryDZlH5bHF-Q1vn4QX6JvcXpbFoV-DoQzPXjhLPpMjAaQBhO3uciSWBqCRHOlT1-njH1rqZsn_yodq1FMUU6sKJe9Gxok7wwlNRO2Rno/s320/IMG_1064.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thank you Jen for the inspiration.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-15245300992370110192009-04-01T12:23:00.000-07:002009-04-01T12:37:44.310-07:00UpdatesI finished John Lennon and I am very happy with it. I wanted to show what he might have in his mind. I cut the top of his head off and angled it so it would look like his thoughts were pouring out. This piece was inspired by someone asking me 'what goes on in your head?'.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj7bnkGBNOlg5uxxxaPumfLLqNwceGT1Kvtf8TlAG6UOAjrbJRJXajTbWmTikJXTZu5B2leIg6oR2W-Q24C_kYD5XKvXxMEv7jqpwEjqq1Pvk0HeJgAcOHEUR3-OVqN7k7Uw8-3Ipgxs/s1600-h/IMG_1050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319807758984196082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj7bnkGBNOlg5uxxxaPumfLLqNwceGT1Kvtf8TlAG6UOAjrbJRJXajTbWmTikJXTZu5B2leIg6oR2W-Q24C_kYD5XKvXxMEv7jqpwEjqq1Pvk0HeJgAcOHEUR3-OVqN7k7Uw8-3Ipgxs/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" border="0" /></a> I used among other things, an image of a piece of his artwork, and a song in his handwriting.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2seb2vRC1-vVGPwnbpAOgM1H0-_-FUDOyuchuIxkRkTa0Pty1xxdH-oZsrE7rSh1GhNIulHb1vhDEoBGP75eSH07_VvrKHp5m5IAsxMvubYvqouE-Dk6S4YfMKRcsCCMtmsUgAkIgL8/s1600-h/IMG_1052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319807756671407794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2seb2vRC1-vVGPwnbpAOgM1H0-_-FUDOyuchuIxkRkTa0Pty1xxdH-oZsrE7rSh1GhNIulHb1vhDEoBGP75eSH07_VvrKHp5m5IAsxMvubYvqouE-Dk6S4YfMKRcsCCMtmsUgAkIgL8/s320/IMG_1052.JPG" border="0" /></a> For the background I printed the words to my favorite song 'Imagine' all in small letters except for the word Imagine. The black ribbon is for balance and because he is gone from us.</div><div>This is an 8x10 canvas. I am thinking of doing a series of these about people who interest me. I will call it 'Headshots.'<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZia6fQjZovpKg2axCuQqOpuAJjqaul3PmWO974Z-MxxyzZEKG8pSL6bkOQEQB2SnqTY8-n73LrNihmJx_PNuryzcQA0eVV5xIRChe1ACe-O5o8tlN_E6WGeBdUug_Zo3j_abL4Ee3COU/s1600-h/IMG_1051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319807747992822610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZia6fQjZovpKg2axCuQqOpuAJjqaul3PmWO974Z-MxxyzZEKG8pSL6bkOQEQB2SnqTY8-n73LrNihmJx_PNuryzcQA0eVV5xIRChe1ACe-O5o8tlN_E6WGeBdUug_Zo3j_abL4Ee3COU/s320/IMG_1051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the body of the wire haired dolls head. I made plugs to go into the ends of her arms from paper clay. I used 2 part epoxy to connect them. Tomorrow I am going to buy a dowel rod to fit into her head and it will get mounted. Then she will be done. Except that I haven't decided about the jewel in her navel.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeD1gzCxKIHtheA4RhUJKA88tPHDAnr1sEZ1ltZK-4c_d1ahwETSpP0KM_3QU7EJU4aiHmFHD-OULk5RpLAgwqnIJpsBLHJQ7dvhuFpz8oFd2qsTGvBSDCg5kfGmaR0VuGfPz9BSzSYE/s1600-h/IMG_1049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319807739005356994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeD1gzCxKIHtheA4RhUJKA88tPHDAnr1sEZ1ltZK-4c_d1ahwETSpP0KM_3QU7EJU4aiHmFHD-OULk5RpLAgwqnIJpsBLHJQ7dvhuFpz8oFd2qsTGvBSDCg5kfGmaR0VuGfPz9BSzSYE/s320/IMG_1049.JPG" border="0" /></a> So what do you think, jewel or no jewel?</div><div></div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-308720699317841292009-03-25T08:12:00.000-07:002009-03-25T08:30:46.891-07:00This That and the OtherI've got a lot of things going at the same time, so here are some pics of these works in progress.<br />But first this is one of the many deer who live on our property. This little girl and 3 others were in the backyard eating birdseed off the ground. I shot this thru the screen so it's fuzzy. But still cute!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAf6z_CRTsfLXnfKK34FmToDavL3YalMZk6z2Jx1Rdj1YyH2b2_lknAzbP6Oa_UWgMfkg60RhTXmp4Z-h4Me0ZqgzZA_Y5b8omYU6jlw0lX9dX-IutULyYKnxxqOnhumgfGr4KAM6Irw/s1600-h/IMG_1038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317145376526119714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAf6z_CRTsfLXnfKK34FmToDavL3YalMZk6z2Jx1Rdj1YyH2b2_lknAzbP6Oa_UWgMfkg60RhTXmp4Z-h4Me0ZqgzZA_Y5b8omYU6jlw0lX9dX-IutULyYKnxxqOnhumgfGr4KAM6Irw/s320/IMG_1038.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a collage homage to John Lennon. The idea is to represent what was in his mind. So I cut the top of his head off and filled it with pics of things I think he always thought about. I'm not sure how the background will be yet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSpNn6YbBAxLyIr7udt0f5U7ZTQxMvghW5M2SBIVVn14qnatDk4To7ryd2vt7DGgJ8NlYnD81cmyCoLgQEuAdlYXF9E416IMj_8k4HzVYEBHNRE7hfk5g0Vh46gSdtQis4E-J56B0ScE/s1600-h/IMG_1045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317145374552627394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSpNn6YbBAxLyIr7udt0f5U7ZTQxMvghW5M2SBIVVn14qnatDk4To7ryd2vt7DGgJ8NlYnD81cmyCoLgQEuAdlYXF9E416IMj_8k4HzVYEBHNRE7hfk5g0Vh46gSdtQis4E-J56B0ScE/s320/IMG_1045.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is my first attempt at Zetti. I am trying to work more in color this year. So I wanted to give Zetti a try. I didn't have any journal pages to do or other good paper to work on. So this is an artists board. And I found out that markers don't work too well on it. Neither do colored pencils. So I am doing it with craft paints. This is just the beginning. But the idea is a Prom Queen. You know, one of thoooose girls. The popular ones, the in crowd. I had penciled the whole thing in, but when I started painting , of course the paints covered everything up. So I am starting all over.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyp8B8XWpHgghbA2r05SYajgbYsR79KO_S5LcHuupr2nrJJD_uSlEkEoMNE_dk2Kbgts-eNm1vTzQC0fq1nmGlL9SbBxpMUvMXVDNdDVinViHkl-2olYT8YamCj13k0NoLucD0-0GC94/s1600-h/IMG_1043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317145361941811474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyp8B8XWpHgghbA2r05SYajgbYsR79KO_S5LcHuupr2nrJJD_uSlEkEoMNE_dk2Kbgts-eNm1vTzQC0fq1nmGlL9SbBxpMUvMXVDNdDVinViHkl-2olYT8YamCj13k0NoLucD0-0GC94/s320/IMG_1043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the body for the wire hair doll assemblage. She has teal colored arms with yellow nail polish to match her eyelashes. They will be mounted on the side of the purple ball. The head will be on top. I am thinking about giving her a jewel in her navel!</div><div>The black base and purple body are wooden things from the hardware store. I think they go on the top of staircase end posts.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL4R8YervTr26bKqSSgW8YX4Qv_iqpjbx58RrXtGv6dnqWjkwxozfM23uNingmfjOn1aEcMs0aAJV3G_r-01XDsyP71egWtAymxEwDoNfvK4YCyDCndBFb6nRLLU_PZrlZOBNAPw5W6o/s1600-h/IMG_1042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317145355611757394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL4R8YervTr26bKqSSgW8YX4Qv_iqpjbx58RrXtGv6dnqWjkwxozfM23uNingmfjOn1aEcMs0aAJV3G_r-01XDsyP71egWtAymxEwDoNfvK4YCyDCndBFb6nRLLU_PZrlZOBNAPw5W6o/s320/IMG_1042.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tomorrow I go to get the fabric to work on the St. Basils collage.</div><div>Things to do everywhere. YIPPEE!!</div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-84580433559615776652009-03-18T11:57:00.000-07:002009-03-18T12:12:46.499-07:00A Fabric MosiacThis is my very loose idea of St. Basils cathedral on the Red Square in Russia. This came into my head while watching a dancing show. They had dancers from all over the world. There was a russian ballerina who was very graceful.<br /><br />I've always been fascinated by the Cathedral. And I thought how pretty it could be to have a ballerina on point in black silouhette (how the heck do you spell that??)in front.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXBu0_b22WUm8fxM5G9SH1N6OT99wIXJK2XX8a1EqGcIKZv7WM5uxnCqgGj4GZMwfOW0DCchiIrGfcN9tZNx3Jh8usuFrRW15r7fphGAwgZbDsWjJwrRUQEyb4RhZ1QTrlCC6-O-FVIY/s1600-h/IMG_1034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314604879118496930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXBu0_b22WUm8fxM5G9SH1N6OT99wIXJK2XX8a1EqGcIKZv7WM5uxnCqgGj4GZMwfOW0DCchiIrGfcN9tZNx3Jh8usuFrRW15r7fphGAwgZbDsWjJwrRUQEyb4RhZ1QTrlCC6-O-FVIY/s320/IMG_1034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p>So this is going to be a 16x20 canvas. I am going to paint the background a solid color. The buildings will be made up of different fabrics adhered with matte gel medium. There will be the low fence in front made from textured packing paper/cardboard, then the square will be cobblestones probably made from torn coffee dyed dictionary pages.</p><p>That's the plan anyway. I am going to have the piece blown up and make 3 copies so I have plenty on hand for patterns.</p><p>Peace</p>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-25554385226879701712009-03-12T17:18:00.000-07:002009-03-12T17:31:47.489-07:00A Really Good Hair DaySo this is a new assemblage piece I've been working on. I took a rubber/plastic dolls head and poked holes in it. Then I made hair from 20g colored wire and connected it.<br /><br /><br />Here you can kind of see that on the ends of her curls are crystals and beads and glass leaves and stuff like that.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ys-IwxbGPEkjfkfqp9tY2qyD0MgW_NVXrWHBgQutLcrAhqHWD5r5eihV9Do7K-vwxYBiMRVLDaCK862MA44PsDVC-Sg1TaXL8WsfGyPXZSfmvoUDWCvOLy1-p3a-vbqIhNiVPuJkrtU/s1600-h/IMG_1031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312462018468704066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ys-IwxbGPEkjfkfqp9tY2qyD0MgW_NVXrWHBgQutLcrAhqHWD5r5eihV9Do7K-vwxYBiMRVLDaCK862MA44PsDVC-Sg1TaXL8WsfGyPXZSfmvoUDWCvOLy1-p3a-vbqIhNiVPuJkrtU/s320/IMG_1031.JPG" border="0" /></a> After I painted her metallic teal, I thought she needed some make-up. Sp I gave her yellow eyelashes and rose lips.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrHXMK4opLqvLIKuPKTYfE1NzW2_QHkcpIW4ZF0xSuvIwIRNTV5p5Y72GAAWSvVf23CIeFoPtj0v63uukUI2iso_mM5ogQTwrYcrSR1i4rykw_N8q6JVqaAV3XK3S7xpIN7lbJN6EEWg/s1600-h/IMG_1029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312462016578369842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrHXMK4opLqvLIKuPKTYfE1NzW2_QHkcpIW4ZF0xSuvIwIRNTV5p5Y72GAAWSvVf23CIeFoPtj0v63uukUI2iso_mM5ogQTwrYcrSR1i4rykw_N8q6JVqaAV3XK3S7xpIN7lbJN6EEWg/s320/IMG_1029.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am rethinking how to assemble her and onto what because I REALLY underestimated how much her head would weigh after she got hair. I used 80 plus yards of wire!!<br /><br /><div>Here she is balancing on a bottle so I could take her pic to share.</div><div>I also took 2 arms and painted them the same teal. I may give them yellow nailpolish. Or not.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Y1bvNl5oj6oBpXZ2vKf6PJQbK8KxBoQo7Zjc5MNT-ru2Qw_-fHumO72vsSukBFo7s4T9_46zpKvOhNDM0qn9pGEt9yQVEbA0MWzaW31pv-tRGaB3ddAjrppDI05L9yzsK4QBLFnGsw/s1600-h/IMG_1028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312462006206079634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Y1bvNl5oj6oBpXZ2vKf6PJQbK8KxBoQo7Zjc5MNT-ru2Qw_-fHumO72vsSukBFo7s4T9_46zpKvOhNDM0qn9pGEt9yQVEbA0MWzaW31pv-tRGaB3ddAjrppDI05L9yzsK4QBLFnGsw/s320/IMG_1028.JPG" border="0" /></a> That's what I've been up to this week.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-10729178587954152472009-03-08T11:57:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:05:45.686-07:00Let's Do A Charm SwapSo on Feb 14 I posted about joining the charm swap in Cloth Paper Scissors. And I had such fun making them I thought I would do a little swap here.<br /><br />So if you want to play here's what to do.<br /><br />Make 5 charms no bigger than an inch and a half. Make sure they have a ring for attaching. Make them out of whatever you want as long as there are no sharp edges or pointy hurty things. Have each one tagged with your name and E addy and town and state or country.<br /><br />Send them to me by April 15 with $5.oo s&h. I will swap them and mail them by April 23rd.<br /><br />The first 5 who leave a comment will be in this swap. I've never hosted a swap and figured I better keep this one small.<br /><br />When you leave a comment I will E you with my addy. So make sure you leave your E addy.<br /><br />I think that covers everything. I hope some of you want to play.<br /><br />Peacemary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-1091908531289832112009-03-04T06:03:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:25:39.647-08:00Playing With WaxI have been offline for a week while this blasted machine was in the shop. But I'm back and this is what I've been doing. I have always thought the wax/encaustic look was very cool. But I didn't want ti have all the mess of a heating source and dedicated brushes and all that.<br /><br />Then my friend Rose told me about a tutorial on Yolis Sacred Journey blog that used an iron. You know, one of those little craft ones. Then she sent me one along with a block of wax and some crayons and I was hooked. Rose and I send things back and forth to each other and there is nothing more exciting than getting a Rose box in the mail. BTW she is Altered Rose in my links. She's great.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv3ZNcwalZU3GxpVdScw0T9BK8WqVPNN_ebLXcpcOTxgw6H9MXJXDf-KUlVl_ynm4he44CQj_ZOn-Z6EksLYKoz3c3Q3MkKszw3k5wL_4lRcyY6HwX7ZLN59xqRHg90Cw-mfqI89CHuw/s1600-h/IMG_1019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309335403246467506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv3ZNcwalZU3GxpVdScw0T9BK8WqVPNN_ebLXcpcOTxgw6H9MXJXDf-KUlVl_ynm4he44CQj_ZOn-Z6EksLYKoz3c3Q3MkKszw3k5wL_4lRcyY6HwX7ZLN59xqRHg90Cw-mfqI89CHuw/s320/IMG_1019.JPG" border="0" /></a> Anyway, this is a collage I did and what makes it fun is that I waxed over lace and sead beads.The saying is, 'I may look totally harmless, but inside I'm completely badass'! I love it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh22TxlVq7UbxDa0GI2F_bWt-d4zYF_Idm5K5PkZmHXktGWGeb4-5RSWJZHEkQVs4AeXq3RD4PS-fFPAjLHc0I6ipSMuGSPpJGGiRifzFXMiFHuV0NcjdzMGZSsf4F26lGs35yG441sDo/s1600-h/IMG_1018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309335400481332034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh22TxlVq7UbxDa0GI2F_bWt-d4zYF_Idm5K5PkZmHXktGWGeb4-5RSWJZHEkQVs4AeXq3RD4PS-fFPAjLHc0I6ipSMuGSPpJGGiRifzFXMiFHuV0NcjdzMGZSsf4F26lGs35yG441sDo/s320/IMG_1018.JPG" border="0" /></a> Then I decided to something with an Asian feel. So I made a gel medium transperancy and mounted it to an artist board. Then I waxed the whole thing. Then I used crayon to add color.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6yD6w6FFbsj7yjXrjIiyNKfF-KWtBmeMQ6vKxRLJ-AisygryMD2S3_1XUuIP-xLcMnKuDQJrDejRIPgyX9SdtC5KSj2GuFogcYnrKz5R2YzOwmDomDCmdIFBwAeE24VDHAJDmFVPHV0/s1600-h/IMG_1017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309335386583903474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6yD6w6FFbsj7yjXrjIiyNKfF-KWtBmeMQ6vKxRLJ-AisygryMD2S3_1XUuIP-xLcMnKuDQJrDejRIPgyX9SdtC5KSj2GuFogcYnrKz5R2YzOwmDomDCmdIFBwAeE24VDHAJDmFVPHV0/s320/IMG_1017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I was really surprised at how little crayon it takes to add color.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgLxCFaJ-3x7b0hQ0mvbCcEQlMZhvA_JhRZ1V0Wm3KecfjaxiRS3qcKkNQifNAZVLZCrQVUbZhpxCcKFP6i3lLOp1o51LLX5cjMbFVFZxou09KZ-eYKekgs18cerZHdn8G2x4yjDxm4k/s1600-h/IMG_1016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309335376866005186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgLxCFaJ-3x7b0hQ0mvbCcEQlMZhvA_JhRZ1V0Wm3KecfjaxiRS3qcKkNQifNAZVLZCrQVUbZhpxCcKFP6i3lLOp1o51LLX5cjMbFVFZxou09KZ-eYKekgs18cerZHdn8G2x4yjDxm4k/s320/IMG_1016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is a bottle I waxed. I even coated the beads and the trim at the bottom. I added a tiny bit of crayon to make it look sort of like Vaseline Glass.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpIYniy6mt8fwBs9zlS-aZkAODRdLe4gAKLe6ylU8weKqZiB8FEc2N4r1YJRxrz1iEnK3POAzArGpR29w7EAPwgez5349rYrUaXrp_A0ahlrG56HWKYMA28P4ABHx6RjVF2KS8y4PEZ8/s1600-h/IMG_1021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309335368466068994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpIYniy6mt8fwBs9zlS-aZkAODRdLe4gAKLe6ylU8weKqZiB8FEc2N4r1YJRxrz1iEnK3POAzArGpR29w7EAPwgez5349rYrUaXrp_A0ahlrG56HWKYMA28P4ABHx6RjVF2KS8y4PEZ8/s320/IMG_1021.JPG" border="0" /></a> So that's what I've been up to, how about you?</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-49933728127777402572009-02-21T11:33:00.000-08:002009-02-21T11:43:52.263-08:00Spring Is ComingFor the past week we have had about 600 Robins in our yard. They are making so much noise you can't hear yourself think out there. It's wonderful because it means spring is coming.<br />This is a heated dish we use for the dogs water. Note the Robin poop all over the ground.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtBSb4ZDusn9-uXMemWPgaGXW56irneq9dqg0aSsbjF_itw7-B5SvFz-cAAN4Km7rKwNORrFCnkH8fK5LEQqL4sBdjVmYVXkIG1Mg6S1zsGZpzt3m5iizE3MB8_E9mobjaJQaDd3m-FU/s1600-h/IMG_1014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305337367829903666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtBSb4ZDusn9-uXMemWPgaGXW56irneq9dqg0aSsbjF_itw7-B5SvFz-cAAN4Km7rKwNORrFCnkH8fK5LEQqL4sBdjVmYVXkIG1Mg6S1zsGZpzt3m5iizE3MB8_E9mobjaJQaDd3m-FU/s320/IMG_1014.JPG" border="0" /></a> We added another dish for them because they were fighting over the dogs dish. There are so many in the yard it looks like the ground is moving.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACFQ8mbdVRcV8qJEXdgOuu60Oo8CxLdePn79XnZrKbC17vpawSzGLIEutP0jpKKO9B4nCw10KYeEMK1XVfU0IcK8HDEI3lBEuCiKJOlRQKOlU9ekd8W8f2OQCiVLKLZ-0vcxJ45vDNJA/s1600-h/IMG_1011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305337365552729522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACFQ8mbdVRcV8qJEXdgOuu60Oo8CxLdePn79XnZrKbC17vpawSzGLIEutP0jpKKO9B4nCw10KYeEMK1XVfU0IcK8HDEI3lBEuCiKJOlRQKOlU9ekd8W8f2OQCiVLKLZ-0vcxJ45vDNJA/s320/IMG_1011.JPG" border="0" /></a> I took these pics thru the screen because I didn't want to scare them.</div><div> </div><div>Today when we woke up we found 2 inches of snow. But I still think spring is coming.</div><div> </div><div>Peace<br /><br /></div><div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-1597808491010246252009-02-15T06:49:00.000-08:002009-02-15T06:54:58.890-08:00AAARRRGGGHHH!!!This is a rant post.<br />I LOVE going around visiting everyones blogs. Seeing all the beautiful work and gathering inspiration from all.<br />BUT...<br />There are a couple of blogs that are so full of ads and playlists and clocks and all the other interactive stuff available that it takes forever to get in. If you can get in at all. Sometimes the screen just freezes after a couple of minutes of loading.<br />I have stopped visiting a few because it just aggravates me so.<br />Sometimes I wash a sink of dishes while waiting! No lie!!<br />Has this happened to anyone else?<br />Am I the only one?<br />I would love to know.<br /><br />Peacemary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068409170416447290.post-55699397094259701392009-02-14T07:12:00.000-08:002009-02-14T07:33:38.358-08:00A winner, some charms and a wallHere are some charms I made for the swap in Cloth Paper Scissors. They couldn't be any bigger than an inch and a half. So I thought what better when dealing with measurements than a measuring stick? I enjoyed doing these 'cause I only had to do 5!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3EGvYAwwDa5guQ4uTJnH0iVVc7OvZmHNNvUNR3alkhPY5WjuS1TgZriRw_f83NVpe6ef6QtMkV1uYQ0JgXNJf55KOqjzusKoLpAVOEAD_b6PsMZOlTcZM8FWdHxV9WUQhpVN2IiOd8w/s1600-h/IMG_1004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302673899086501826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3EGvYAwwDa5guQ4uTJnH0iVVc7OvZmHNNvUNR3alkhPY5WjuS1TgZriRw_f83NVpe6ef6QtMkV1uYQ0JgXNJf55KOqjzusKoLpAVOEAD_b6PsMZOlTcZM8FWdHxV9WUQhpVN2IiOd8w/s320/IMG_1004.JPG" border="0" /></a> I spent a lot of time this past week making my inspiration wall. I keep my old calendars. So I cut them apart and used pics from other places and collaged my wall.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKO5m2KnJ-0r2wZBfiJxckV2WmZUV0HDZVc3pZlMENSsKdTy9GxI8HgPFyYWfzccG58MtJ9JxzySiQ1KUk2i_xD8KdCDEsY8Jt5Xf8knBqCtl0YSzsdwdgTpyh7aEV9ad1lyZj-n2PuU/s1600-h/IMG_1002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302673890831650786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKO5m2KnJ-0r2wZBfiJxckV2WmZUV0HDZVc3pZlMENSsKdTy9GxI8HgPFyYWfzccG58MtJ9JxzySiQ1KUk2i_xD8KdCDEsY8Jt5Xf8knBqCtl0YSzsdwdgTpyh7aEV9ad1lyZj-n2PuU/s320/IMG_1002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I LOVE the color and movement. I can sit and zone out looking at it waiting for inspiration to strike. I took an old ugly bulletin board and painted the frame matallic black and thumb tacked some sale fabric I got on over the cork. I wound some ribbon on the wire hanger. I am filling it with pics of things that inspire me including work from some blogs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vqbS4jy12EbdJCaf1MuclxKdYbbkJK8ZpGejJ0LOwHwuIeAhRlA5mXNYSRrvAaHuhecq1r2sNMIlsQzyHDnxWsf5FsoUd68R9eFiZSlPdgjZUbnrcA_nJt65dFmDZ4TfxT5HoPepTB4/s1600-h/IMG_1001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302673878026782450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vqbS4jy12EbdJCaf1MuclxKdYbbkJK8ZpGejJ0LOwHwuIeAhRlA5mXNYSRrvAaHuhecq1r2sNMIlsQzyHDnxWsf5FsoUd68R9eFiZSlPdgjZUbnrcA_nJt65dFmDZ4TfxT5HoPepTB4/s320/IMG_1001.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is another view that sort of shows the branch I have hanging from my ceiling. It has fairies and witches and things friends have given me and fairy lights hanging from it. It is VERY cool at night when it's lit.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-XUadsM8MWolaxT8I6WE7DjJESusJo6jHMBZbkuRDEj2R6-_w1vLle4-AtN1W25Fc9WKGy9wz9Rdj1jd-0iLjwFx7qXcbXfwC8ccaRi1TaSzc4KyxKwV2ZrJUWxxQatQP1E8NsntPsA/s1600-h/IMG_1000.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302673870878373746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-XUadsM8MWolaxT8I6WE7DjJESusJo6jHMBZbkuRDEj2R6-_w1vLle4-AtN1W25Fc9WKGy9wz9Rdj1jd-0iLjwFx7qXcbXfwC8ccaRi1TaSzc4KyxKwV2ZrJUWxxQatQP1E8NsntPsA/s320/IMG_1000.JPG" border="0" /></a> So now for the winner! DH picked number 9. That is Mar from Working Projects blog. Congratulations Mar. If you E me your street addy, I will mail your prize on thursday when I go into town.<br />Thank you to all who entered. I am thrilled that so many of you wanted to own a piece of my work. Please check back from time to time, I will be having more give-aways.</div><div> </div><div>Peace</div><div>Peace<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mary schweitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284869786363282127noreply@blogger.com5