I just love the trunk of this japanese wisteria- it's two trunks that have twisted and grown together over the past 8 years...in the center of the knot garden of our garden sanctuary....this has been the week to pull weeds.

the real thing.... 

A garden nightmare .... I've been spending a little bit a day trying to figure out my photoshop program...needless to say I have a long way to go...three heads are not necessarily better than one.

Moonlight Black- that's what I've titled this ATC I made from the dig. image below. I painted the entire image with acrylic paints, changing accents here and there. The image is mounted on cardstock. Size is 2 1/2" X 3 1/2". 

Me and You, Babe....a digital face-off. 

A collage a day keeps the blues at bay...... 

Use it or lose it.....so I used up those scraps.... 

I will be teaching my Triangle Journal Sculpture workshop at the Altered Asylum in California in October. These are a few of my copyrighted class samples.

another beeswax collage is below....

You can go here for a description.

to open? or not to open? those are the questions.... 

Another Beeswax collage.....

You can go to my website for details and more beeswax pics:

Cork alphabet stamps put to use....

I used some of the faux paste paper shown below, with my recently carved cork alphabet stamps to create this spread in an altered day planner calendar RR I'm in. I stamped the letters with acrylic paint.

An altered Book Tip In page..."What is Left?"

This page was created for Sylvia M.'s breast cancer-themed altered book: "I Had Two When I Came In..." I used the layered fiber paper I just shared.

Put A Cork In It!

After a member of on online art group asked about mounting rubber stamps on more than one side of a block of wood, I got to thinking about carving on both sides of a cork- and tested that theory by carving this set of alphabet cork stamps today. They might not be labeled * fine art*, but they suit my interest in quirky art. Though it didn't get the garden weeded, I had fun.

and even more ....

I've created some more layered papers (a la' T. Bautista in Spring 2005 Cloth Paper Scissors magazine). This one has fibers sandwiched in between tissue. For more on these papers, you can go here.
Hot pink

...and some ATC's I've created today...

I created these nine ATC's using my 'serendipity' paper (which was made with a cardstock base) and Artchix transparencies. Serendipity paper is simply randomly collaged scraps of paper glued to another paper base. It's a good way to use up small fragments to develop background papers. You may go to the above link to view individual images.

Nine Nudes

An altered calendar page

...the secret is love

This image shows some of the glued layer paper I've recently made. More calendar pages can be seen in this album. For more on the layered paper, you can go here. This is the glued layered paper I used for this calendar page spread.

Rather than toss the freezer paper used for the glued layers of papers, I've made faux paste paper instead, using the SHINY side on which to paint (that way, the reverse matte side can be adhered with any adhesive, liquid or otherwise). I used Golden's heavy bodied acrylic paints, mixed with glazing liquid (to retard drying time) and a bit of water. The paints were brushed on and texturized with my little orange rubber texturizer. Once dry, I applied a contrasting coat of paint, and repeated the process. I also used the wooden tip of my paint brush to scrape the 's' scroll centers, exposing a bit of the white of the freezer paper.
This piece is 18"W X 30"L

faux paste paper using freezer paper 

Another place to share....

I've decided to jump on the blog bandwagon, even though I have my own website blog (journal) . I've been working on some background papers, using up scraps and now using up the freezer paper I used in making some glued layers of paper (a la T. Bautista in CPS).
I just finished two pieces, making faux paste paper.