Several years ago, my mother brought back a little doll dressed in a kimono holding an umbrella for my daughter from Japan. My parents always go back to visit the old country with the intention that it will be their last. With the unfolding tragedy, it may very well have been their last journey there… The background […]
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Initially, I thought this theme would be somewhat difficult, but after some contemplation, this is what I came up with: This is a photo I took of a flower on our passion fruit plant growing in our backyard. Not only are the flowers exotically beautiful, the fruit are very aromatic and flavorful. I used a textured overlay from […]
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I came across this tutorial at Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Knitter, and thought it was a really fun idea. Using a used Target gift card with a cute little bird on it, I decided to make a bracelet for this week’s bird a week challenge. The bird is centered on the bracelet, and czech polished beads were added for […]
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Continuous line drawing is unbroken from the beginning to the end. The drawing implement stays in uninterrupted contact with the surface of the paper during the entire length of the drawing . I saw a photo of a bulldog in a magazine and thought it would make a good subject for this assignment:
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Alright, I think this will be the last theme I incorporate citrus in for a while. After getting a late start on this challenge, I will have to do 2-3 a week to catch up and complete the challenge for the year… I can only try. This theme is called “Lemon Tree”: I took a photo […]
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Ok, back to jewelry. I get in the mood to make hollow beads from time to time. And of course, I made pink hollows. The surface is decorated with rubino oro – one of my favorite glass. I kept it simple and fun by hanging it on an 18″ black leather cord with a sterling […]
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I was going to go numerically through the 100 themes challenge, but I changed my mind :-). This time I worked on #47, “Mansion”. In keeping with my citrus theme, I took a photo of an oro blanco grapefruit (sooo delicious!) from my grove, and went with that: Our small town is historically known for it’s […]
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Ohhh, I am sooo excited! I found yet another challenge – a digital arts one! I have been feeling a bit in the doldrums in regards to my digital graphics skills, and this is just what I needed – a kick in the you know what to get me going. Basically, the folks at Digital […]
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Yesterday, I participated in part I of a two part art class taught by Anneli Pendley. Anneli is a local artist involved with the Redlands Conservancy. As part of their fundraiser, she graciously offered the class to interested parties. There were six of us in all, and the day turned out to be fun as well as […]
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I do not often receive handmade gifts. So, when I do, it’s a very special treat. My friend Aki gave me this pendant sometime ago. She polished it and mounted it in silver all herself. The stone is a velvet obsidian. I didn’t want to just hang it on a chain or leather cord, so […]
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I have been wanting to “play” with the free downloadable paper toys from The Toymaker for sometime now. I stumbled onto this site – literally, at StumbleUpon.com. If you want to spend more unnecessary time on the computer check it out (StumbleUpon I mean – it’s addictive!) – thanks Lorin! Anyway, The Toymaker is a site where […]
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