"There are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.” H. E. Fosdick
Ordinary days, ordinary walks, and ordinary moments, you never know when they can turn extra special on you and one of the reasons why I like Sky Watch Friday, it is great fun to see what bloggers from all over the world have found in their sky to share with us this week.
Have been busy creating new tutorials for My Creative Classroom, Shadowboxes for an early start on holiday gifts and mixed media quickie tutorials. The stamps on this card are from Catherine Scanlons's new collection with Art Gone Wild.
"I have found you have got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light" John Coltrane
Getting back to creative projects again. . . .
May’s prompt for One Little Word was easy for me, quotes and positive affirmations
keep popping up for me each month as a way of keeping the focus. There are so
many words that come our way each day, what information you value and keep
makes a big difference, the hard part is filtering. A fold out page holds the journaling
about my parents love of words and language that I experience in loving
quotes.The photos are from a recent
trip to the Crystal Castle
where we enjoyed an avenue of bamboo and a very quiet room that surprised us
with banners full of beautiful words, worth remembering. Thanks to the lovely folks at Maya Road for the cute bird trims.
Art journal pages using Luminarte Radiant Rain and Silks paints over white gel pen masking.
New to do lists were calling out for a pretty new diary, many thanks to the lovely Roadies from Maya Road for their friendship and support over the last few months. Their collection of stamps is pretty and amazing.
Took a quick break to catch up with Amy Tangerine on her tour down under and had lots of fun making new friends and fellow fans of project life. Amy was super generous with her time and take home goodies of embellishments.
"Be a rainbow in
someone else's cloud" Maya Angelou
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Spied this sneaky little rainbow popping out of the clouds this week. A rainbow in a week of rain and more rain is a welcome treat. Sharing with Sky Watch Friday friends, follow the link to see what bloggers from all over the world have found in their sky this week. Sky Watch is like taking a quickie world tour with all kinds of amazing scenes to enjoy.
Next week I am hosting a on line tutorial on the My Creative Classroom web site. The theme is shadow boxes and includes lots of introductions to mixed media techniques.
Am celebrating this week with a guest post featuring Luminarte Silks paints on the Splash of Color blog. Hope your week is full of color, rainbows or painted or otherwise.
It is always
sunrise somewhere;
the dew is never dried all at once;
a shower is forever
falling;
vapour is ever rising.
Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn
and glowing,
on sea and continents and islands,
each in its turn,
as the round earth rolls. John Muir
Welcome 2013, happy New Year and happy Sky Watch Friday, always an adventure, you never know what is over the horizon or around the corner. Click the link to see what fans of Sky Watch Friday have found in their skies this week.
My shadow box project packed full with pretty details that was on display in the Maya Road booth at CHA. Maya Road has become a favorite source for all kinds of delightful little trims.
"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks
for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step
toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
Brian Tracy
click to enlarge the Myles Standish monument
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family in New England and Happy Sky Watch Friday too. Click the links to see what other Sky Watch fans have found in their sky to share this week or how about Plimouth Plantation to see how they celebrate the holiday.
Counting down the days and grateful for, old music in new
ways, art of all kinds in public places and people who make our world a nicer
place to be. One of my workshops in the My Creative Classroom is on shadowboxes, a nice way of displaying the little things that mean something. This is one of the Collections Elements kits.
Whatevers is a new challenge site
hosted by 3 creative friendsCat Scanlon, Vicki Chrisman,Nat Kalbach, to celebrate found photos and the stories that
could be told.
Found photos are often for sale at
jumble stalls and antique centres. Do you ever wonder, who are these people and
what is their story? Their story might
have been lost but the images are rich with details of fashion or landscapes
that have changed and vintage travel.
The Whatever theme reminded me of
Nick Bantock’s mail art books where the characters wrote to each other in
decorated correspondence and inspired me to create a journal for Charles and
Chelsea. With their families moving away the two young friends are documenting
adventures in their journals and letters to each other......
Waving hello from the tropical
paradise of Bermuda,
fresh off my first flight in an airplane
What an amazing experience to see the
world from high above in the clouds, it is a truly beautiful place. That
sensation of being free like a bird to ride the wind was exciting, I can’t wait
to do fly again soon.To think long
overland journeys can now be replaced with a adventure in the air, makes me
want to sprout wings and travel all the more soon.
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good
put together that overwhelm the world." Desmond Tutu
I liked this quote, it tumbled around for the last few days and seemed to fit well with the jacaranda's coming into flower. First you see the odd pop of purple but in no time at all the whole tree starts to burst out in spring colours. Happy Sky Watch Friday my friends, click the link to see what 100s of bloggers from all over have found in their sky to share with us this week.
Whatevers is a new challenge site
hosted by 3 creative friendsCat Scanlon, Vicki Chrisman,Nat Kalbach, to celebrate found photos and the stories that
could be told.
Found photos are often for sale at
jumble stalls and antique centres. Do you ever wonder, who are these people and
what is their story? Sadly their story
is lost but the images are rich with details of fashion or landscapes that have
changed and vintage automobiles.
The Whatever theme reminded me of
Nick Bantock’s mail art books where the characters wrote to each other in
decorated correspondence and inspired me to create a journal for Charles and
Chelsea. With their families moving away the two young friends are documenting
adventures in their journals and letters to each other......
The journey to Australia is a long
one my friend but what an adventure! I have spent some time in the remote communities
to meet the local indigenous artists.So
many fascinating styles and stories and things to learn about this environment.
Montsalvat is a new
artist community that is being built outside of the city of Melbourne. Lots of
fascinating people are pitching in to set aside a beautiful space for artists
to learn in a beautiful setting with a real sense of community. ding,ding must
run to catch the tram!
p.s. thank you to the lovely folks at Collections Elements for their kind sponsorship of chipoard and tissue papers.
"Most of us lead far more meaningful
lives than we know. Often finding meaning is not about doing things
differently; it is about seeing familiar things in new ways." Rachel
Naomi Remen
click to enlarge a quite morning at the beach
Love that idea of looking at things with new eyes. Happy Sky Watch Friday my friends, click the link to see what bloggers from all over have found in their sky to share this week.
Whatevers is a new challenge site
hosted by 3 creative friendsCat Scanlon, Vicki Chrisman,Nat Kalbach, to celebrate found photos and the stories that could
be told.
Found photos are often for sale at jumble stalls and
antique centres. Sadly their story is lost but the images are rich with details
of fashion or landscapes that have changed and vintage automobiles. Do you ever
wonder, who are these people and what is their story?
The Whatever theme reminded me of
Nick Bantock’s mail art books where the characters wrote to each other in
decorated correspondence and inspired me to create a journal for Charles and
Chelsea. With their families moving away the two young friends are documenting
adventures in their journals and letters to each other......
Konnichiwa
from Japan!
Did
you recognise me in the pretty kimono? We
have been in Japan for a few weeks now, mother and father are fascinated with
the culture and enrolled me in a local school to learn some of the fine arts. Their
calligraphy is just as beautiful as their water colour paintings and I practice
every day in my sketch journal. You know me and my love of the great outdoors,
learning about the industrious silk worms that produce the fibres for the
pretty kimonos are fascinating. Sadly it seems our modern world might kill them
off with the invention of pesticides which have lots of great properties but
some have negative effects on the environment. At school we are working on a
petition to the powers that be to do something before it is too late. Oopps there
goes another butterfly I want to try and capture the vibrant colours!
On the My Creative Classroom web site I teach a workshop on the theme of mail art, how to incoporate letters and postage stamps into decorated envelopes.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
“Dance in the fields of infinite possibility" Marianne Williamson
click to enlarge a gorgeous morning sky
Early morning walks are a great time of day to appreciate the lighting, gentle breezes and consider possibilities. Not many fields about here but lots of sand to dance in. Check the link to Sky Watch Friday to see what bloggers from all over the world have found in their sky to share this week.
A new mail art creation as featured in my on line workshops at My Creative Classroom.
"The purpose of life is to live it,
to taste, experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear
for newer and richer experiences."Eleanor Roosevelt
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Photos out the plane window can be tricky but oh so much fun with the sights that you might see. Boston harbour turned on a lovely view of a 'tall ship' cruising out into the bay. Click the link for Sky Watch Friday to see what 100s of bloggers from all over are sharing this week.
Whatevers
is a new challenge site hosted by 3 creative friendsCat Scanlon, Vicki Chrisman,Nat Kalbach, to
celebrate found photos and the stories that could be told.
Found
photosare often for sale at jumble
stalls and antique centres. Sadly their story is lost but the images are
rich with details of fashion or landscapes that have changed and vintage automobiles.
Do you ever wonder, who are these people and what is their story? The
Whatever theme reminded me of Nick Bantock’s mail art books where the
characters wrote to each other in decorated correspondence and inspired me to
create a journal for Charles and Chelsea.With their families moving away the two young friends are documenting
adventures in their journals and letters to each other......
Dearest
Charles Sailing
into the spice island of Grenada is a beautiful experience, greeted by all kinds
of bright squawking birds, the water is sparking blue and a little breeze to
keep the humidity from becoming too stifling.Mother and father are busy setting up house in a pretty bungalow on the
shore.I have been out exploring, collecting
specimens from the beach and gardens that I thought you would like. Parts
of the region are very French, we have cafe’ au lait for breakfast and croissants
but afternoon tea is distinctly British with tiny tea sandwiches.Tomorrow I am expected to start school with
the other expats and mother took this photo of us all together to celebrate. So for now.... au revior my friend can’t wait to
share more news from the other end of the world. That
is my start with the Whatever’s and a reminder on why we scrapbook or journal
the stories behind the photos. Click the links ~ join the fun ~ and
remember to tell your story.
"Some pursue happiness - others create it." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pretty much sums up this sunset that got really busy, there were paragliders and birds all competing for the last breezes of the day. For me any day on the beach is a happy day. Click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see what other bloggers how found in their view of the sky to share this week.
Congratulations to Susan Brown on her 5 year blog anniversary, we are celebrating with a altered spoon project.
This was a fun project, had the most amazing discovery after starting the golden honey with metallic ink and topcoating with Tattered Angels Rockin on Sunshine Glam, the paint lifted the metallic in the ink and it was a pool of glittering goodness swirling about.
Click the link to Susan's linky party for lots more fun spoon creations. I'd appreciate your votes :)
Think that bee theme inspired me for the weekend, sneak peek at our projects for the upcoming Mail Art workshop on My Creative Classroom.
"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you." Maori Proverb
A fitting quote for the view from inside the lighthouse, with all those reflective mirrors it is very bright in there. Click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see what 110s of bloggers from all over have found in their sky to share this week.
Working on a new project................mail art and travel and journals = all my favs.
"Remember today... for it is the beginning of always." Dante
I love a good day at the beach and walking this long flight of stairs up the look out. Click the link to Sky Watch Friday to see what hundreds of bloggers from all over have found in their sky to share this week.
One of the art journals from our recent adventures, love old postage stamps and birds flying free.
“Believe you can, and you are half way there” Theodore Roosevelt
Will be travelling for the next few weeks and checking in from all over. For now I am sharing a photo for Sky Watch Friday fans, click the link to see what other bloggers have found in their view of the sky.Am working on some cool new creations for CHA galleries that I can’t wait to share soon.
Always exciting to be asked to create for a manufacturer's gallery. That is my canvas in the middle, bright yellows and reds, maple leaves and autumn theme with lots of 7 Gypsies accents.
And and art journal for the road trip using Imaginarium chipboard.
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