My Chaotic Realm

there was a question posted on one of my art group today:: Is there any type of art you hate to do? My reply was:: well...started off doing decoupage not quite 2 decades ago... from there I got into mixed media... then ATCs, altered books... all that led to greeting cards (my primary art form these days since I sell them) then I started teaching workshops for scrapbooking & rubber stamping that branched out to include teaching "how to" classes for a myriad of things including: sculpey, paperclay, alcohol inks, pearlX, clayboard, jewelry, embossing, greeting cards, ephemera, acrylic paints, encaustic wax, sponging/masking, photograpy, composition... etc about the only thing I don't enjoy is freehand drawing & CAD I used to crochet/knit but have not done in a long time (think I forgot how) I REALLY miss having ppl here to share in those interests... had a group of 8-10 ppl back in TX that sorta validated my e...

So, had some friends over for Art Day and went to grab my printed tutorials binder from 2006-2009 only to find it somehow got wiped out with a red liquid. Pages ha lost all color (needed that!) AND were mildewed together by who knows what. had been that way for a while it seems. And was the only binder touched in my art room... WTF? Those were tutorials I had made ages ago and printed without storing on my (now ever-present & absurdly large) collection of flash drives. So have spent almost all freakin' day recreating the 100+ into digital tutorials. I will think about printing them later for my class binder when I can afford all the ink.... sigh. BUT.. it is DONE....and saved to removalbe memory!!

Kathy posted my ATC she got from our ATC_Fun swap last month where we had to send backgrounds only with instructions. I forgot to send her the instructions so posted on her blog . Thought I would post here as well... You need high gloss card stock & alcohol inks with some blending solution & a blending tool. Put some blending solution on the tool then add a few drops of each color you want to use to the felt pad that ison end of blending tool. I apply single drops of color a little randomly on various areas of the felt. I usually do 3 complementary colors. Then lightly dab your surface repeatedly until you achieve the coverage and pattern desired, covering as much of the white space as you wish (i cover it all). While you are applying, sorta smooshing and twisting the tool to give you that blurred look. If you apply it by patting the surface only a couple times you will get a blended, less marble looking / blotchy effect as you do if you keep patting your surface repeatedl...

hello world... so.. a day OFF in the life of...? for me that means sleep in until almost 8am, goof off around art room for a bit sorting stuff. Then I head to gym @ 10:30 for an hour & a half of cardio, weights, hottub & sauna. Rough, I know... right! Then home to shower and dress and grab laptop (repaired, looks brand spanking new except for cathair) and head to Burger King for an iced caramel coffee & free wifi. When I get my online stuff taken care of I will then head to the house, catch up with some pen pals, maybe amke a card or an ATC then get ready to go to Abita Springs and hang with some friends. Tonight when it cools off some I will mow front lawn then shower & head to bed. Yawn. have a terrific rest of your weekend!

Hoping they call soon to let me know if she can be repaired easily & at a cost I can afford or if it is time to set her up as a desktop & Leave her be. One of the hinges is broken & when you have to transport it for wifi signal it becomes a bit of a pain... argh...cross fingers. On a brighter note, have a date to see concert at the http://www.beaurivage.com/?gclid=CIvGy6XhtLkCFUhk7AodAU0ASA tomorrow night. I hav Friday thru Sunday off.. so excited!

So last night while I was sleeping I dreamed of a world where all my mixed media stuff, beads, charms, ad nauseum were all sorted in bins containing like items... beads with beads, etc. And now... they ARE!! took 2+ hours... and I am thrilled!

I felt so cold and empty, like a lost soul out of place..... This morning's refrain. Was going over a paper with a friend one day and they had written believe as beleive. That whole I before E thing, maybe. I pointed out that it was spelled incorrectly and the way they would know in the future was remembering that there is a LIE in BELIEVE. Not very comforting when you think about it, no? Anyways... this is what I woke up with and I wont share the journalling process with you because i KNOW there are better things to do with your day... like find me at the 38th annual Harrison County Gem & Mineral show today!! I will leave you with a shot form NOLA instead :-)