Art-To-Go-Bag

This one is mine! I'm calling it my "She" Bag. I made it especially for me to carry my art-to-go stuff. It has five pockets.

It is a "SHE" bag because I like to use "she" statements with my ladies.

She kept her head up, she felt pretty.

She danced...she loved...she laughed.
She almost expected fairies to come tiptoeing.
She wouldn't do a thing but sit in her room and read and write poetry.

Inspired by a project in Traci Bautista's book Collage Unleashed. I really like how she does her hand lettered words and so I tried that. And I just can't get enough of the freestyle stitching.
She was about the game.

I did six fabric collages with my ladies who where printed on paper. I showed them in previous post. I used Clear Tar Gel for fusing. There wasn't room on the outside for all of them so I made pockets inside too. I'll be doing this again. Won't it fun to carry!

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Sharon

It's All About the Green....today

I saw this prince yesterday at my office back door as I was leaving. Well, I didn't chance it...I'm just going to assume he was a prince. Happy Saint Patrick to you.

A new project underway.....thought you might like to see a little bit.......

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Sharon

Calendar Doodle for the week

Its all about the green. That is probably what I will be doing this weekend it if gets dry enough. You might remember my think-tank that I ride around on for about 4 or 5 hours and then just like magic everything is mowed and all pretty. Well we have had over 5 inches of rain in the last week and the clover is up and will totally get out of hand if I don't get after it.

Timothy spent some time last week in search of a 4 leaf...to no avail. I found them with my oil pastels here at my desk. Then I topped it all of with a few tissue ones. This one is about being "in a good place".
I am.
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Sharon

Lady George Purse

I'm getting a little faster. I painted the lady two weekends ago. This past weekend I made the purse. It is a version of another design and the first time I've used the plastic handles. Not sure if you can tell the handle is purple. I'm pleased.

Bedtime now....

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Sharon

Lady B is a new purse

I really love how she turned out. This is a large tote with an oval set in bottom. I posted some other views at my flickr spot.

Had a great day with friends. Now I must go cook and then maybe a little time for ART.

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Sharon

Calendar Doodle for the week

A glorious Friday! Don't you think?

Well, you can see I was very busy this week with appointments, phone calls, things to remember etc... ;0 ) Therefore, I'm showing you the whole page to prove it....;0 )

I put the finishing touches on this this morning. That would be the part of the page that I actually gave thought to. It made sense to me to add the hands from today's newspaper but I really can't tell you why because I don't know. Then I added the border along the side with a homemade stamp. Seemed perfect to me.

If you don't doodle, you really should. Doodle means "to draw aimlessly". Yesterday while I was drawing aimlessly, I realized how relaxing this exercise was. Just let your pencil, pen, crayons flow over the page without expecting any end results. Make marks and follow them. Everything you do does not have to be ART. But it might surprise you when you finish and like it.

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Sharon

I hope you try it and then let me know so I can come see your doodle. Oh yes, I really really love it when you have things to say about my doodle.

Good morning...spring

I wanted to show you that spring in Texas has officially sprung. The redbud trees are so beautiful that I wanted to share them with you.
Tim is my morning commuting partner and he noticed that I matched the tree and said I should be in the picture. He is my official photographer. I'm squinting because the sun is so bright today. That is a good thing.

My solar panels soak it up and energize me. I'm still working on the you-know-what...purse. Hopefully I will finish tonight.

I brought my "big girl" colors to play on my calendar this week but I haven't started yet. It is my lunch break fun and I think today is the day.

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Sharon

Hey Look....OK just teasing

Here is a little tease.

Maybe I will finish tonight.

I'm feeling so much better.

Thank you to all the well wishers.

I think that is what helped me the most.

I was feeling good enough for ART this weekend.

Now I just need to feel good enough for housework.

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Sharon

You've Seen Her Before

Well, I'm not up to par yet but this is what I worked on yesterday. It's Lady B and you've see her before. Here she is painted on muslin and today I will decide what I will do with her. I have some thoughts. And you know I will show when done.

Here she is when she debuted in September.

You can read that if you just click here.

I thought it would be fun to see other

places that she has shown her face.

She was in my HeART journal in February.
You remember, MaryB won in the drawing.

Here she is printed on tissue and fused with other bits and made into a purse.

She found her way onto some ATCs.

Note to self, I need to do that again.

It's true, she is a favorite and I still have a lot of plans for this lady. One more thing......

you have not seen this.

The other side of my studio. What a mess! I wouldn't have it any other way. It doesn't bother me if it doesn't bother you. Actually, there was a tissue paper explosion that I cleaned out last week. So, it looks great today.
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Sharon
Oh yes, one more thing, she was the starting sketch on my True Colors "red" page which was used on my valentine.

Calendar Doodle for the week

I know the week is not over, but I feel like )#$&&@*(_!heck)@#$*)#. My family passed a germ to me. Germs usually bypass me but this one snuck down my throat and is making its self at home. Zapping me!

I doodled these fun fantasy flowers and then before I knew it they were flower fairy houses.

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Sharon