True Colors Back Cover

I haven't done much more to the front cover. Just a little tweaking. I guess I will finish it when I know what the title is. You know, it's one of those things that you wake up one morning and know. In the meantime, I'm am loving the challenge of Flesh, my color.
Have you ever done a piece of art and been pleased with it enough to show and tell and then many years later you come across the piece and wonder why you thought it was good or at least OK? I'm wondering if someday I will feel that way about the things that I am doing these days.
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Sharon

True Colors Cover

I choose Flesh

I may or may not be finished with this front cover for my True Colors Journal. Probably not, because I have such a hard time with collage. I have to study it for a while. It doesn't come easy for me. But oh how I do love this lady and this is my first real effort with my new heavy body acrylics. You may remember I told about this new project back in early September. Can't believe it has taken me over a month to get started.

For my cover, I'm using an old gutted peel and stick album. It is actually the one on top shown on the left. I recovered it with a duck or canvas cloth and gessoed it. I plan to work on my pages unbound so I can have the freedom of working flat. I still have some work to do with my chosen color, flesh, before starting with the color inspiration of each artist featured in the True Colors book.

I have some thoughts about the direction I will go with this; however, since I never get where I'm going with my planned direction, I will just keep those thought to myself for now.
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Sharon
PS I had a great ART weekend. How bout U?

Today's ATC

I was going to stop these for a little while. But the muse said, "do it, do it now".
I feel a whole series coming on with butterflies, but not just now. I'll save this for weeknights. The muse is sending me in another direction now.
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Sharon

Let the ART Weekend Begin

My Mother's Hanky

This isn't what I started out to do today; however, I am following my muse this weekend. This piece was in my unfinished stack. You may remember the page in my HeART Journal. Well I was inspired by my own work to do this mixed media collage on a 12 X 12 gallery stretched canvas. I have been working on it for a while but it just wasn't coming together and I think that because I had a preconceived notion of what I would do. I am pleased although there is always something I wish I had done differently.

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Sharon

This is my HeART Journal page that inspired me.

Another Weekend almost here

Although I like the results, I'm not sure if it was worth the time spent making this background with little bitty squares for this ATC. Actually, I did it three times. Each time I thought...well I don't know what I thought. I am glad that I scanned it because now I can print it any size and use it in other ways. Love that.
This is the last ATC that I made and I did select it as one of three that I sent in for the International Quilt Festival in Houston as mentioned in an earlier post. My friend Susan made three and Tim sent his too. How cool is that?
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Sharon
PS The weekend plan? Not sure but it will definitely be about ART. Cause I have made time.

Tim's ATC

Timothy saw me having so much fun making ATCs that he wanted to make one too. This is the lady that I sketched using his sister as my model. I had printed it on pattern tissue and he ask to use it. He very strategically layered it over printed scrapbook paper. He has a real eye for design. That's my opinion.
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Sharon

More ATCs

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Sharon

Art-At-The-Desk-Time

While many of you had a day off for Columbus Day yesterday, I didn't. However, it was very quite and so I had Art-at-the-desk-time. This is what I did. These are so fun to make and I have not exhausted the theme I have going as I try to perfect my process. I am using a homemade rubber stamp in the background and my ladies printed on pattern tissue. I also finished up a couple more last night when I got home. Haven't scanned them yet, but will, don't you know. Must show.
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Sharon

Would You Like To Trade?

Very first ATCs. My ladies printed on pattern tissue (of course). I learned that I had to paint
the face on the back side to block. In other words, I want some areas to be opaque but not all.
At this point,I'm realizing this could become a serious addiction.
I will trade. Will you?


So, the reason I have ventured into this new fun is because Cloth Paper Scissors will be at the International Quilt Festival in Houston and they are hosting a mixed-media Artist Trading Card (ATC) exhibit and trade. I'm thinking about sending mine. For all the poop, you can go here.
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Sharon

ATCs..My First

I thought I would give it a try. I think I like it.
Just thought I would show as I go a little bit. The camera was right there.
Will scan and show the final results tomorrow.
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Sharon