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> "Sisters in their Nightgowns"

20 X 10 X 1.5 gallery wrapped canvas

Enough for today. OK

Sharon

Friday Mail

Sending today.

Mail from the desk of............

Have a great weekend.

More later.....

Enough for now.

Sharon

Mail out Mail in

I made another mail-at-the-desk today for hand delivery. That's the top one. You know the fun thing about decorating envelopes is they don't have to be works of art. Just fun.

I also received a beautiful envelope from Suze today. I love it Suze, thank you very much. She sent some really cool little goodies inside. She sent me some hands! From her newspaper! Look at her stamp. Dang! I have been saying for the longest that I was going to order stamps from Zazzle. I wish I had already done that. Well, Norah'S March Mail Madness Month is not over with so maybe I will get that done.

Enough for now,
Sharon

March Mail

More March Mail leaving Marlin for a Maven in Maryland.

This is my art-at-the-desk mail for today.

Did you know you can use a real feather as a stamp?

Yep, just press the feather on the stamp pad and then lay in onto your paper.

Then cover the feather with another piece of scrap paper so you can rub it.

Click on the picture and you can get a better view of the feather.

Did you send someone some mail yet?

Enough for now,

Sharon

Nightgowns

Here is a slice of yesterday's work. As in ART play. It is a "Sisters" painting. I was responding to a call for black and white art. So, this is all I can show for now. But you know I can't stand not showing something and it will be a long wait if it makes it in the Jan 2009 issue of Somerset Studio. I'm way ahead...that's good.


Now, let me tell you how "out of the box" I was while trying to make "black and white" art. If you have visited for a while, you know I'm about color. Lots.

I converted the sister images to black and white for transferring. I really enjoyed painting on them but oh my gosh, I had a hard time resisting dipping into just and teeny bit of color. Didn't though.

One thing always leads to another for me; so, I decided to start another "Sisters" using the black and white face images. Here's a little preview of "Sisters in Their Nightgowns". I know you just love seeing the beginning. Oh heck I think it is me who just loves showing. By the way, their nightgowns are various napkins but the feed sack clothes of my youth popped into my head. Some you you may know what I'm talking about. That's a whole other story.
Enough for now,
Sharon

Hand delivered

I declared March as Mail Art Month for myself. These two are ready to go.
Friday is always a good day for 'hands' in the newspaper.
These two were especially lovely and perfect for my weekend project.
But I couldn't help myself and glued them right down.

So, if you need inspiration for the weekend.
How about decorating an envelope.
Glue some hands on it
and
mail it to a friend.
You can send a beautiful napkin, tag with some fibers, atc, or collage scraps from your table.
Or
a poem or recipe or just a note.
Keep it to one stamp worth.
Enough for now,
Sharon

Snow Dust

through my bird watching window
through my great room window

through the same window showing Tim's snow man

did you see my playhouse?

Enough,

Sharon

Butters

I found a fun little chore to do while watching American Idol last night. I have caught all my butterflies that were flapping all over the place in my studio and finished up this little mini file pocket for them. I have gillions and now they all fit right there in that little pocket.

You may remember on Ninth Day of Christmas post, I shared a little mini file pocket for hands. Go see it if you like.

I am just beside myself with all of your lovely comments. I really do appreciate you saying all that you say and I don't think I could ever thank you enough. But I will keep trying. Thank You.

Sharon

Another Reunion

Sister's Easter Reunion

24 X 8 Canvas

Enough Sisters?

I don't think so.

Early Birds

Seems early for my birds to be nesting but gee whiz it's March. This photo was taken Friday afternoon.

I painted the blue bird box when it was first made several years ago but I didn't realize until this picture that it matches the eggs.

This box opens from the side and is rather hard to get a photo but I'm not complaining. It really is good enough.

I think this summer when all the nesting is finished, I will wallpaper the inside of some of my bird boxes. Wouldn't that make a cool picture. I won't do all of them because the birds might not appreciate my taste in decor.

I'm not sure who laid these white eggs in the box on the side of the tank dam. I thought maybe it was a tufted titmouse but my field guide says they lay 5 or 6 brown-dotted white eggs. These are not brown-dotted. Chickadee eggs are also brown-speckled white eggs and their nest always have a lot of moss. I guess I will have to sit out and watch to see who comes and goes.

I have another "sisters" painting finished that I am very anxious to show but I can't get a good picture right now. My assistant, Tim is not here with his camera.

Very very tired so I guess that is enough for now.

Sharon