Self-portraits...

I've completed my first group of ATC's and they are packed up and ready to go in the mail. So, now it's time to begin the second challenge which is to do 3 or 4 self-portraits. They need to incorporate something that indicates an interest that I have, such as jogging, music, etc. Here's what I have so far.

Hey, didn't say they had to actually LOOK like me! The four interests I plan to include are jogging, zentangling, drawing and attempting to learn to play the tinwhistle (an interest which is on the back burner right now, but still an interest).

Looks like a fun assignment and I have until June 15th to complete it. I don't think I'll sign up for any more swaps until I'm completely finished with this one, and I'm going to try to just do one at a time. Less hurried that way.

Have a great Mother's Day weekend, everyone!

Sometimes I'm sure I must be God's favorite...

I often feel that way after an especially good library book sale. I can almost feel Him smiling as I gasp and exclaim over the wonderful books that seem to have been placed on the shelves just for me to find! :)

A cartoon character was once heard to say, "If everybody's special, then nobody's special!" He must not realize that God has found a way to make us all favorites, so don't feel badly! Hee, hee...

A day off and a library book sale; the best combination ever! So, wanna see my loot?

 

Lots of little activity/color books, childrens' magazines and great books! Some of these are for when the grandgirls are a little older, but I love stocking my shelves in advance. :)

 

I also found lots of little fairy tales.

 

Can you believe it? Tasha Tudor's Corgiville Fair!! And The Velveteen Rabbit!!

I often pick books because I like the illustrations. If I don't love them, I can't see past them to the story. Go figure...

 

Great stuff! The Old Tree has a big pop-up tree in it. It needs some repair, so I'd better brush up on my taping skills!

 

The grown up books. Quite a hodge-podge. Has anyone read The Little Book by Selden Edwards? The flap sounded interesting. I hope I don't find it a vulgar story when I start reading!

 

These looked really interesting.

 

The CPR book I'm going to give to my daughter so she can learn how to do infant CPR. Beatrix Potter and Hill Top! Yay! Building my BP collection. Anyone studying Ancient Egypt? Don't know why I grabbed the Tut-ankh-amun coloring book. Do grandmas automatically grab coloring books? If anyone wants it speak up! :) The Cathedral Stained Glass coloring book is pretty cool. The pages are transparencies and you can use markers, crayons or even watercolors to color them. Play time!

 

 

The Hills of Home is a non-fiction book about a woman's life in England. Looks great! The little book on the lower left was written by a lady from Michigan. A gal I used to correspond with knew her, so I found it fascinating that one of her books showed up here. It looks very self-published and unique with lots of wonderful artwork.

 

Some good books about art and artists.

 

 

 

And I bought this little group for hubby.

 

 

Finished my first batch of ATC's...

Here are my four ATC's for the Books, Books and More Books swap...

Loving it! Next I'll work on the Self-Portrait swap. That should be VERY interesting!

Nighty-night and shalom!

WOYWW!

Lisa has joined the ATC crowd! That's what's on my workdesk this week.

I just signed on at ATCs For All for two swaps and I'm really enjoying making these miniature pieces of art. I also entered the May contest, Black and White with a Pop of Color. It would be cool to win some art supplies!

Here's a closer look at what I'm working on so far. I can't show you the card I made for the contest. It's hush-hush until a winner is picked.

Have a colorful and artistic day! I must go and pack my lunch before I'm off to work. :)

If you'd like to visit more workdesks around the world go to Julia's blog! It's FUN!

Shalom!

Artist Trading Cards...never thought I would...

I must admit, I never thought I'd get into ATC's, but after looking over the site at ATC's For All I thought this might be a good way to set myself goals to do art on a more regular basis. The 2.5" by 3.5" size would seem to make them faster to complete while still requiring some creativity to come up with ideas. The smorgasbord of swap themes is irresistable! So, I've signed up for two swaps and have 6 cards to make between now and the middle of June. I'm excited!

These supplies, along with my colored pencils, paints and pens will be all I need to begin trading cards. Hopefully I will restrain myself from becoming overcommitted!

I've signed up to make 3 cards with self-portraits. I also need to show some area of interest in my life on each card. My second swap theme is Books, Books, and More Books! Three pieces of mini-art depicting books in some way. I'll post them when I'm finished. (BTW, our local Walmart is suddenly stocking better quality brands of art supplies; at least the watercolor paper! Yay!)

This is not intended to be an end in itself, but rather inspiration to practice drawing and painting which I hope the Lord can use in some way.

Vaya con Dios and Shalom! :)

What's on my workdesk, Saturday!

I've had a photo of an owl in my computer pictures folder for ages and wanted to do something with the wise old guy. For some reason this scripture popped into my head and they just seemed to be meant for each other.

Now that I've done my coloring for the day it's time to do a little pasting...into my scripture journal.

I had good intentions of going outside and working in the yard, but it's kind of drizzly and cold. It seems like a better idea to stay inside, play in my artroom and get a little housework done.

Have a great day and shalom! :)

WAY too much fun!

Bob was watching a basketball game tonight, so I didn't feel too guilty stealing away to my art room. I think I may have stayed a little too long...having fun. :)

Anyway, here is what I was up to. The Sketchbook Challenge for this month is to draw bowls. Lacking any interesting bowls of my own, I Googled and found some images. Here are two bowls I've done so far. They probably still need work, but it's the fun part that counts, right?

 

This is an owl sketch that will eventually make it's way into my scripture journal after I finish it and add the scripture...

 

 

And here's my happy little artsy mess!

 

 

These watercolors were used by my kiddos when they were young...maybe 15 years ago!

So they're special.

 

 

Well, it was great fun, but I'd better leave my hermitage and spend a few minutes with hubby before retiring for the night. Tomorrow is another workday...but I have the weekend OFF! Yay!

 

Shalom!