Thursday, October 25, 2007



This is the painting I did last night. I'm a little pleased with it, but not much, lol. I had no clue what I was painting pretty much the entire time, but, hey........I was painting more for release than anything else. Too much damn stress and a paintbrush does my body good.

Ho, Ho, Ho Everyone!

Dumpy DOOS

Progress.......oh, how I hate that word. They say Taurus (the zodiac sign that I am) hates change and I don't know if every Taurus is like that, but I am a walking billboard for the sign. I'm an unwavering friend, I'm very earthy and can dig my heels in like there's no tomorrow when arguing. And I HATE change. My loathing for the process of change might stem from moving every single year while growing up.

Making friends was never a problem, it was keeping them. And, last night feeling particularly down in the dumpy-doos, I realized I had nobody to call. Except for my fiance, of course, who is always supportive and does what he can, but for some reason, I longed for a female voice. And as I pondered which female friends I had in my life, I realized that none of them were the type that I could cry to, or give a hug to. Most of the females in my life are acquaintances and when I talk, they interrupt or just plain don't give a damn about what I have to say.

I did get some painting done last night, though......creating is always the best therapy. I think I might go out today and get some supplies to try out the idea that's been bumping around in my head.......shrink plastic jewelry! Instead of metal frame and metal wiring....I thought that since the shrink plastic makes paper hard as wood....I could make charms and things and maybe use some sort of classy vintage ribbon????!!! Worth a try.....any idea always is!

Jezebel Funnies!

I found this awesome boutique while perusing through one of my favorite artist's links..... Daphne's Cottage. Too awesome, then I visited the blog and laughed so hard my sides still hurt. I think I might have found me a gem in the form of southern humor and sass. Visit the BLOG and hear Elizabeth tell her hilarious stories!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Best Quote

"Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood."

~Oscar Wilde

Teaching....Who would've ever thought?

I hated school. Well, high school to be exact. I think i was okay until I hit that dreaded freshman year. On the day I graduated, I had never been more happy, the only moment in my life that rivals walking across that platform was the birth of my son.

So, I never thought I'd be a good teacher. But, I'm starting to teach my clay classes at the local Micheal's store and I love it, every bit of it. I especially love working with the kids and seeing their eyes light up when they make something they thought they didn't have the talent for.

After a while, I'm going to approach the idea for an assemblage class and see where that takes me, the ideas for that are endless! I'm feeling good today, I think I might have found a perfect job that enables me to create and make $$$$. LOL

Monday, October 22, 2007

Cobwebs


This is my first attempt at the Encaustic technique. I loved how it turned out.....and I loved working with the beeswax. I used to make candles and it felt good again to smell the familiar scents in the air of the wax heating and then to incorporate my love of both the wax and collage into one. Next time, I just hope I can find my Creative VersaTool to use for a mini iron, because I don't think I'll ever use a regular iron again.......ROFL!

Friday, October 19, 2007

Am I Pretty?


This is a collage that I made on a whimsy one day last week. I had an old issue of Vogue that I had been using for inspiration for some of my illustration sitting out and for some reason, had the overwhelming urge to cut it all up, lol. Fueled by my frustration of looking at women who have the waists of five year olds, I cut out anything that would make me feel better about my body. Hence, "Natural Tastes Better"......could be misconstrued into something vulgar, but, hey....who cares?