Miniature face play
Small things This piece is a small 10 x 13.5 cm wall piece. I am at a point of seeing what is possible with this medium. I have embedded a small shell and 2 crystals. She is one of my earth spirits. I tried including muslin but not obvious. She is mounted on a small...
Her dream garden
She is the garden.
Earth spirit brooch
Earth spirits guide us on our journey.
Wild woman spirit doll
She is the spirit of the dance and flows forward wherever the journey may lead.
Earth discoveries and art play
Small detailed faces and crystals of earth spirits in fimo and ready to bake.
Mapping the human face
I have always loved drawing faces but how do you extend the idea of the face into something more than the immediate image of a face. Our faces are our life map so what a lovely way to combine the face with that sense...
A gentle breeze…
Colour play... Sometimes it's the small details and the uncountable layers that finally take you to a place where you can sit back and say...it is finished. there were many stages along the way and she has evolved from the original sketch. The small sections of gold...
Faces, transfers and collage play.
Today was a play date. No exhibitions to plan for and no pressures to complete and so I experimented and explored different ideas and ways of shaping my artworks. I do love the potential of the transfers and will definitely do more of these. There is still a lot of...
stages of completion
Is it ever really finished? Playing with possibilities. I have so many works around the studio in varying stages of completion that I always have choices. I work on a piece until I reach a stage where I...
Art play and culture…weekend
Power failures, Internet glitches and delayed postings... Saturday was the CAS Contemporary by Nature exhibition opened at the Herring Island gallery as part of the Summer Arts Festival. I went a bit early, planning to sit on the stone boat at the corner of the island...
Reflections
Today I completed the four works for the A4 Contemporary Artists Society of Vic exhibition (CAS). Like the Contemporary by Nature exhibition, it is one of many CAS exhibitions that I exhibit in throughout the year. The Contemporary by Nature show opens on Saturday...
Start again tomorrow…
Losing and finding Sometimes I find myself hiding in a crowd. Do you know that feeling when you are aware of a background hum of unease. Socialising was not the best choice of the day as you peer through the threads of work and relationships that cloud your view. You...
Stamps, inspiration and letting go.
I am enjoying exploring printed stamp ideas that I have thought about for a long time. I have a weekend art retreat in a couple of weeks and stamps are on the list so it switched on the motivation button and I am creating them to take with me. Of course I will use...
The well of images
The well of images As we travel along our life's path we are the eternal gatherers. We pick up information and store it to use as needed. We delve into this well when we create. I often draw a face from memory but each of us has stored different details in our well so...
Soft little dreams…
What is your soft little dream, nestled close? Have you stepped out of the woods and begun to listen to the whisperings that have shaped you? Waking dreams That soft little dream, That lays buried, In those small forgotten corners, Seldom seen or...
Challenge:Unique voice: who am I?
An artist interview: As I ponder what it is that enable some artists to soar in the art world, I am looking at my own uniqueness. As my work evolves, these are questions that need to be reviewed from time to time. Some answers change or expand but most remain the...
Owl play and process
Owls and play When I paint, I don't use an easel as, for me, it feels restrictive to my ability to move around and with the canvas or paper. I want to turn the canvas...play with drips..tilt and allow the paint to create its own possible paths...sometimes lean it...
Ups and downs
Well life has its ups and downs and I do apologise for the long gap in posting. I have managed to pull some muscles in my back and do a bit of damage so my back has gone into siege mode. The result being lots of drugs to make the pain go away which make my head fuzzy...
Cute owls and background beginnings.
Finding owls, discovery and play. There are so many possible starting points and today I want to explore small and simply play with possibilities. I have decided to do a cute owl series and set up a portfolio page as owls are a favourite image that keep appearing...
The learning…
So as I ponder learning art and layers....I guess the biggest learning is that sometimes, like life, there are seemingly endless layers to work through until you find resolution and other times the answer is right there and you have only needed to traverse a few...
Art is…
Art is one of those things that often surprises you. As a piece evolves you find yourself making unexpected marks and the piece itself seems to take control of the journey. As I explore all the wonderful possibilities and am creating my piece for She, I know I am...
SoulCollage®: facilitation …a new journey.
Art, intuition and writing.... Okay, I am a teacher on holiday, living my art passion, so why am I teaching in my holidays? Perhaps it is because I found something that integrates my passions for art, writing and teaching. So here is a little ramble on SoulCollage©,...
My process: never stop learning
For blogging 101 we were asked to write on a prompt from the daily post. My prompt actually was from a different source, Kinneret from http://kinneretstern.com asked about my process and if I could share more. My process is evolving and I am continually growing as an...
She has many faces
Back to working on my large piece and it is steadily evolving with the developing fifth face who is becoming a Gaia image. I am not sure we're the next step will go but I am just trusting my intuition and seeing where it leads me. This is an evolving piece and am...
Musings: a rose by any other name…
Yesterday in blogging 101, we were asked to comment on a neighbour and today we have been asked to write about what the blog we responded to inspired. I chose to comment on the blog at http://fromvictoryroad.com/about/ . You know as an artist I link my art to my name...
Cute owls, distraction and play
i have been working on a large painting with 5 faces. I have reached that point where I just needed to let it sit for awhile until I was ready for the next move. So I go to my studio and distractedly clean and can't settle as I wanted to work on the large piece...it...
Facing the truth…faces and patterns
Finding balance between fantasy and reality...not just a simple pattern! I have been drawing faces for a long time. I started with portraiture and focused on planes and angles as I drew out the personality. I ventured into mixed media and played with the possibilities...
Love it…not changing it…
Still learning, stretching and transforming. The idea of change and choice reminds me of a favourite a couple of favourite quote:s Leap and the net will appear.. or as my year 10 English teacher (Stephan) quoted in my autograph book: 'Come to the edge No it's to high,...
My dream reader:is that you?
Thank you: a dream of connection. I guess this site is really based on a dream. A dream of connecting to other peopl who, like me, are on this creative journey and learning every step of the way. The blogging 101 course wants me to write a post to my dream reader. Is...
Manifesting possibilities…
I started cutting hearts out of thick brown paper bags and writing and drawing on these. This seemed like a good way to build a different base and I liked it but I also liked the impact of background text. I love the way a drawn line looks over printed text but always...
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