WIP for Day of the Dead
I am amazed that summer is over and we are now into autumn. Although I would hardly know it if it weren't for the calendar staring at me....we had a very HOT summer with a lot of monsoonal moisture added to the mix that made it humid here in the desert southwest...something we don't experience too often, thank goodness! Am glad to see autumn arrive even though our temp's have not reflected the change of seasons yet....but hoping for that real soon...I look forward to having the fireplace blazing, cooking soups and stews on the stove and baking too! And all of the wonderful holidays to look forward to with friends and family. I have been busy most of summer with teaching my very first online class on Artful Gathering 2012, which I am glad to report was a huge success....so much fun and I was amazed at all the wonderful work that was created by the students! Between teaching and working in the studio my summer was chock full of work. A trip to Santa Barbara was cut very short due to a scratched cornea (ouch!), but we got to spend time with our precious grandsons and various projects around our house kept us plenty busy too. I am currently working on some creations for Dia de los Muertos, or better known here as Day of the Dead....there's lots more on my worktable in the studio that are waiting for my attention, too!
"Curious Anthology" - mixed media 2012
For the past few months my husband Jim and myself have been working on a joint project for a donation for ALS of Nevada. This is one of our favorite charities that we always like to donate to for their annual Art Wreath Festival that will be held this November. It raises much needed money for their organization and we are always so happy to be able to participate in this event. Many people in the Las Vegas area donate the most beautiful and creative pieces...ours will be just one of many that will be donated. People are very generous with their time and talents here in Las Vegas!
"Curious Anthology" is approximately 2' x 2'...comprised of 32 small shadowboxes that were individually cut out and put together by my very talented husband who is a woodworking genius! I then created small vignettes, or for a better word, stories...the graphic pieces are cut out multiple times so that they appear dimensional...a painstaking process that requires a lot of time and patience. The wood pieces are made from scraps and there are also a lot of vintage items and artifacts added to it. I am into anything that can be recycled!
I want to note a special "thank you" to Marsha Salyer Jorgensen from Tumble Fish Studios for so many of her wonderful graphic images that I used. She knows I am one of her biggest fans and am always thrilled to use her masterfully redone digital images whenever I can....thanks Marsha! If you go to the Gallery section at the top of the page here you can see the works photographed individually and close up. I will be sure to mention here in a blog post when the auction takes place and hope to post pictures of some of the other wonderful wreaths, too!
I have made this post longer than I had originally intended. I hope to post some about a class I am taking starting next week with a wonderful teacher here in Las Vegas...Joyce Straus. I love her to pieces, she is so multi talented and I can't wait to see what we are going to be creating! Every Tuesday morning I am going to be in heaven for the next eight weeks...maybe she will let me take some photos and I can share with you all here...have a wonderfully creative day and enjoy your weekend!
"Curious Anthology" is approximately 2' x 2'...comprised of 32 small shadowboxes that were individually cut out and put together by my very talented husband who is a woodworking genius! I then created small vignettes, or for a better word, stories...the graphic pieces are cut out multiple times so that they appear dimensional...a painstaking process that requires a lot of time and patience. The wood pieces are made from scraps and there are also a lot of vintage items and artifacts added to it. I am into anything that can be recycled!
I want to note a special "thank you" to Marsha Salyer Jorgensen from Tumble Fish Studios for so many of her wonderful graphic images that I used. She knows I am one of her biggest fans and am always thrilled to use her masterfully redone digital images whenever I can....thanks Marsha! If you go to the Gallery section at the top of the page here you can see the works photographed individually and close up. I will be sure to mention here in a blog post when the auction takes place and hope to post pictures of some of the other wonderful wreaths, too!
I have made this post longer than I had originally intended. I hope to post some about a class I am taking starting next week with a wonderful teacher here in Las Vegas...Joyce Straus. I love her to pieces, she is so multi talented and I can't wait to see what we are going to be creating! Every Tuesday morning I am going to be in heaven for the next eight weeks...maybe she will let me take some photos and I can share with you all here...have a wonderfully creative day and enjoy your weekend!