Sunday, October 20, 2013

Halloween "card" idea

Instead of cards....how about a creepy doll head in a little box for the holidays! I found some of these for a dollar in a local antique shop. Just add red paint, pack in box, add Halloween greeting, and you have a great way to freak out friends and family.
 
 

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

App Attack!

 I am in LOVE with the Comic Book app!!
 


 
Make all your photos into comics! What's not to love?
 

Sunday, September 1, 2013

New Opportunity!

Hello Everyone!
 
I am really excited about a new opportunity here in Franklin, IN. A cute boutique opened up recently, and I am now selling my cards and sketchbooks there! It's called Simplify, offering all kinds of handmade goods by local artists. I am thrilled to be a part of it! Here are some pics of my display and some new cards. I have kicked into high gear getting inventory for the shop, and I'm starting a full time job this Tuesday as well. It was a big week!
 



Card Mania!
 
 
Some close ups!
 





My new friend, Franklin, hanging with me all day. Love him!

 

Monday, August 19, 2013

Unfinished Dolls

I found this lost box of dolls at the auction. They all needed to come home with me.



Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Recent Auction Finds

I have become completely addicted to the auction. Here are some finds over the past few weeks.
The old photographs are just a small sampling of the 52 pictures I got for $10.
 
There are several colored portraits that amaze me. I think I will frame some for my own walls.
 

I really love this one. Something about her look.





She looks like a fun girl!



 
I do love faces.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Yard Work should lead to a Photo Lesson

As I was out picking up walnuts in the backyard, I found these pretty little cherries. I haven't pulled out my good camera in months and they inspired me to take some photos.
 

 

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Getting Settled....

Hi everyone!
I am still here. We are moved into the new house in Franklin. We love it!
I am busy making it a home and unpacking, arranging, and doing an endless run of errands.

I will get my art supplies unpacked one of these days and will be posting new art soon. I may even be starting a booth at the farmers market here, too.

I will also be writing to all my mail art friends soon!

Thinking of all of you!

Friday, May 10, 2013

Liberate Your Art!

What a great year at Liberate Your Art!
The postcards kept my mailbox happy week after week! 
Here are the wonders I received....

The first card is from Andrea. What a lovely scene!


I love this one with the chairs! I am not sure of the name of the artist---I hope to find out through the blog hop! It's amazing!



This sweet honey bear is from another artist I hope to find! Isn't he great! 



Hey--- I know the amazing talent who did this---my friend, JoAnna from Fiddlesnips! She is lovely, Jo!



This one is of the benches at the pentagon Memorial by Karen Walker. Such interesting lines--Amazing!!



Last, but not least, our fearless leader's card! Kat, this is great! I love it!



Thank you, Everyone for all the amazing art! I also had a great time checking out cards people received on the facebook event, and look forward to blog hopping this weekend to see more!

ps. If you received one of mine, I'd love to hear from you. :0)

Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Dream Home!

Here it is! 
It was built in 1922 by a company that provided most of the brick for Franklin's downtown buildings. The last of the bricks were used to build this house. It has had some changes over the years. The kitchen was made bigger by converting what was the "morning room", and the back porch was turned into an enclosed sunroom ( my favorite room!). What was a garage in the 1950s is now going to be the "music room" for us.

It is just 7 blocks from downtown Franklin. We'll be able to walk to the farmers market, shops, restaurants and bars, and coffee shops. We'll also be able to walk to the grocery store and Post Office ( handy for me!).

( By the way, all the pictures have the current owners stuff. We don't move in until June!)



 I love the backyard. It even has a koi pond with fish in there! You can't tell from the pictures but it's a big lot. There will be plenty of room for gardening.


 The sunroom! I love the white painted brick in here.


 The formal living room. There is a working fireplace here. The family room has one that's filled in.


All the upstairs bedrooms have transoms. I love all the little details.





An old switch they left for decoration in the living room






One of the 2 stained glass.




Remodeled bathroom. I love the all white! 





This upstairs window is where my studio will be! I'm taking the biggest room! Besides, another bedroom has a walk in closet! There is a surprising amount of storage and closet space for a house this old.




We are excited to get moved in! 

It has been a whirlwind of appointments, packing, cleaning, and stuff. Also, I'm feeling hopeful about a job. I'm hoping to have it all put together by July and I can relax. 

Monday, April 29, 2013

Sold!

Hi everyone! I haven't been around much lately. We have been house hunting, and found the One in Franklin! I am so excited.......it's lovely. I will get some pictures posted soon. The inspection is this Friday, and I'm hoping it all goes well. Looks like we'll be moving again in June. Wait, didn't I just do this? Yup. Good thing I left 70% of it packed!

I also have all my postcards from Liberate Your Art to post! It's has been a fun 6 weeks! Wow- that time flew by!

Last weekend, a friend an I went to an auction for Indianapolis Public Schools. It was my first auction and I didn't know what to expect....it was AWESOME!
 There were all kinds of things....and about 20 Singer sewing machines mounted on sewing tables ( not in the picture...but you know what those look like!) that sold for ( GET THIS!) $5!!! Yes, 5 bucks! That's the price of a latte!
 I figured I'd get one, and even if the machine didn't work, I could use the table! I plugged it in today and it appears to run like a champ! It seems to be missing a foot though. I may have to look this up online. I'm planning to use it for odd mixed media, encaustic, and paper projects. 


I wonder how many kids came through high school Home-Ec learning on this?

Hope you're all having a nice spring! I'll be stopping by blogs soon! Sometimes, I lurk around and just don't comment! XO

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

A Slideshow with Ford

Last weekend, a friend and I went treasure hunting at the Indie Arts vintage Marketplace! 

I am always attracted to old photos and film...it's sort of my version of "bright shiny objects".
A small box of old slides caught my eye. Upon further inspection, I realized they were old slides from the Ford Motor Company. There were all kinds of factory shots, men working, and only one with an old truck in it. The slides are 4'' x 3'' and framed with a thin metal. 

I gathered up a pile of some of my favorite images, not knowing what I will be using them for. I believe this is how I acquire most of my art objects. I just know i want to use them. I have visions of some kind of window panel or light box.  Maybe a stained glass lampshade for a shop light. Oh yea, Dad would love it!  Truthfully, it could be years until they work their way into my art, but I am guessing they will.


What do you bet this first slide says, "Safety is everybody's business"?


I love images from big industry. The machinery fascinates me.



Moving to Indiana has been great for the vintage shopping alone! 

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Paint. Draw.

Here's a canvas board I did with acrylic paints, sharpie pen, and oil pastels.



I like playing on small canvas boards, and it just so happens I have a big stack of them!
I want to do some small paintings that will translate well to postcards and greeting cards.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Are there no "normal" pictures of me?

So, I am making a LinkedIn account and trying to find the most professional looking picture of me. After scrolling through tons of photos, I realized that I am usually being silly when the camera is pointed at me! It's not as though I have those horrible drunken pics that people regret putting out in the world....there are just a lot of me jumping...doing yoga poses in the middle of nowhere...eating (lots of those!)....totally bundled up in big cozy hats...doing my "Lewis and Clark" pointing....and so on. 

 I would like to point out, MOM, that there are a lot of you like this, too! Does the apple not fall far from the tree?

While I may be the kind of person who would hire someone sticking their head through the cut-out of a wooden snowman or chili pepper, I'm not really in that position, am I? 
I thought I would share some of these random shots!

Here I am in Roslyn, WA, pretending to be the DJ for the TV show Northern Exposure
Would you hire her?


Pretending to be one of the goats!
Leavenworth, WA



Oh, you didn't see boat captain on my resume? How strange. You can see from this picture, I have a lot of experience. I sail around to coffee shops.




Who doesn't hug and kiss George Washington?
Olympia, WA



And, I have been doing a little painting.


Now, back to the job search!