a couple weeks ago at the i {heart} paper workshop we got messy with paper, magazines, paint, & stamps, making collages. i love how collaging is both challenging & freeing at the same time. it forces you to break things down, think in layers, mix together colors, textures, images, or techniques you may not have ever thought to pair together. it forces you to have a general idea of what you hope it look like but at the same time have no clue where it is headed or how it will take shape. its such an organic process.
i started with a chapter page ripped from a vintage book glued to the upper left hand side & a border of book page & lined paper scraps up the right hand edge. i painted yellow over all the showing canvas & lightly over the chapter paper. then added a light blue paint over the other papers & the lower left corner. after all that dried i dipped the eraser end of a pencil in paint & made polka dots all over the right side of the canvas in 3 different colors. when the polka dots dried i painted a pink half circle in the upper right corner, getting my paint pretty watery so it would make drips down the canvas. i cut out letters from magazines to spell out "be free and fly" & used a foam stamp to add diamond shapes to both edges. lastly i used my cricut to cut out a birdcage image, glued that to the canvas, & then, using the cut out as a pattern, messily painted a bird cage in black.
for this one i modpodged dictionary paper scraps to the whole canvas then messily painted the borders so that in some areas the paint shows on the front of the canvas more than in other areas. i used my cricut to cut out an image, but before i gued it down i kinda eyeballed where it would go & added some yellow paint.
so now i want to encourage all of you, with the beginning of this new summer solstice, to loose your creativity, try something you have always wanted but havent, & give yourself permission to let go & enjoy the process of making.
i started & almost finished the sample for my next i {heart} paper class...
i started a little blog face lift that ive been meaning to do for.ev.er.
we started watching blue planet on netflix & it blew it my mind.
ran battled with what might be a sinus infection or allergies, we dont know, but whatever it is, the battle is on.
i worked on a knitting project i started a few weeks ago at knitting class. im not sure what its going to be yet, but i do know i want to felt it when im finished. oh, & i feel the need to clarify that when i say "worked on" i mean that i knitted maybe 3 or 4 rows. ha. its a slow progressing project for sure.
we ended our weekend with a fun evening at our cousins house eating fondue, oprahs favorite pasta dish, & having great conversation...
last week we were lucky enough to become the owners of this little beauty...
ran had been searching craigslist for used kilns but they seemed to be either too old, very large, required an outlet that we dont have, or just way out our budget. after months of searching he came across this one... never been used, small, works in our outlets, & fit our budget. seems to to good to be true. we emailed the guy, made a date to come look at it, & when we got there it was even better than we thought! all the manuals were included & all the small parts were still in the originally packaging. sold! it now has a brand new home in my kitchen (dont worry, we will be firing it outside). now that we have the kiln, of course, the first thing i want to do it go get some clay & get busy, but ran is being responsible & getting the rest of studio set up first... making plaster batts, molds, drying shelves, etc. you know, all the stuff you take for granted when your in school.
when we do finally fire it up, after some test firings, he will be making some custom work for the joint & then we have some classes tentatively lined for later this summer... so exciting!
a couple weeks ago danielle surprised me with a whole box full of boxes hoping i would be able to use them somehow. well i am putting them to good use at tomorrow nights class... we will be turning these gift boxes into photo journals along with the help of masking tape.
the class starts at 7.ish @ the lazy hummingbird in ob. $15 includes all supplies including scissors, glue, stamps, ink, patterned paper, etc. please bring photos.
regina spektors new album, what we saw from the cheap seats, has been playing pretty much non.stop in my house since it was released on may 25th. just like her other albums, this one is amazing... quirky, thought provoking, lovely lyrics.
enjoy...
on the last day my brothers family was in san deigo we spent the afternoon at the beach exploring the rocks, tidepools, looking at the seals, & playing in the waves. well, i mainly watched them playing in the waves... it was a tad cold, but these two cute boys didnt seem to mind.
i was so happy to spend some time with them!
im super excited to share that the yellow trunk is now at the lazy hummingbird, my most favorite coffee place in the whole world...
im so honored to be a part of the bird family & have just been blown away by the response... re.stocking tomorrow!
we spent one whole day at the safari park with my parents, my mom had never been & the last time don had gone it was still a drive-through safari... boy, has it changed since then. we fed ducks, got a close encounter with a cheetah & an animal i had never heard of from madagascar, met up with my neighbor & her daughter, watched the cheetah run & the bird show, saw the almost year old baby gorilla playing with his toys, & watched the elephants play in the water.
i got to hang out with these two adorable pirates...
walk around balboa park, spending time with my brothers family & ran...
tried some of my brothers delicious home.brewed beer...
& we did a whole lot of relaxing, napping, & catching up on random things.
i live by the beach with my best friend & our little family who refer to as "the pack." i am a music loving creative soul who over uses "..." when blogging
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