glitzoart

my 'other' blog

2008-12-17T10:00:00.000-08:00

FYI- most of my blogging is done here:

TFL!

Namaste, Blessings and Peace

Steps 17-83

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Finished! Walls have two coats of paint, trim has been repainted...oak floors oil polished - boy they sure perked up with that! Artwork and mirror back in place....I'm a happy person (tired and happy)(sore and happy).

Now the problem is- do I move south and do the living room next? or north to the kitchen...the living room will be physically hard - the kitchen will be physically AND financially challenging - we need new countertops and new cabinets...
I think I'll go south first...but not until after I visit our grandchildren!! (which means going north and east...;^))

In the first picture, that is a splice - our house is not caving in (yet...)

I couldn't wait until Monday...

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...so this morning I painted the first coat on the walls....now off to get beeswax collage class supplies ready....

(I'm not a wonderfully patient person...it has to be done NOW! :))

Ceiling done!

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After one week of neck stretching, the ceiling is patched, plastered, primed and painted...and the new light fixture is up - thanks to my dear daughter-in-law's father, who is an electrician - he saved my bacon! When I was tearing out the old fixture, I discovered the wiring to be more
of a challenge than I'd anticipated. Being the fraidy cat that I am around old wiring, I opted for safety, swallowed my pride, and called for help. Bless him, he came, and now we have our light!
Thank you, Jerome!!!

Tomorrow is break time- I'm teaching a beeswax collage class on Saturday and need to get things together for that....Next week I'll work on the walls and trim, and hopefully a week from now this room will be done. (I can dream, anyway!

Buster - my helper.....Step 6-10

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As I was finishing the ceiling "patch, sand, and prime" process today, our cat, Buster, decided he wanted to be part of the action ---sort of. His first job was to look pretty sitting on the windowsill (yet to be painted) behind the curtain....and then, as I was finishing priming a plaster patch on the lower wall, he decided he wanted to help paint...and was reaching for the paintbrush!

Step 5 ...now on to the ceiling cracks

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(click on image to enlarge it)
Halfway through the first patching....when done and dry, I need to wet sand the patches, apply second coat, when that's dry, sand again, and then if needed, do a third coat...or else after the 2nd coat, I'll apply a coat of primer, then my 'sand' textured paint (to blend with the existing plaster), and finally paint with the 'real' color - which is just a very pale cream color (already got that, to cheer me up! :))....that's the plan anyway, if my neck holds up....don't worry- I'll be wearing my respirator and eye gear when I sand- even though it's with a wet sander...

(oh - and the light??) we'll kiss that puppy goodbye when I'm done..my reward to myself for finishing this room is going to be a new light fixture! Yes!!

step 4....

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Step 3 - Plaster patching...

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Step 1 done....

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..got the new archway facing boards measured, cut and put in....plaster fill-in comes in next...then painting will be done and archway moldings will be put up....one step at a time...where's the magic wand when you need it?
You wouldn't believe the long, long road still to be travelled in refurbishing this whole house..it could take me 3 years...by then I should be ready for the looney bin....it's been at least 20 years since I've done *ANY* interior cosmetic work on the house - of course we've had all the essential BIG things done all along the way - new plumbing, electric, roofing, etc.....but sheesh - plaster cracks, painting, wallpaper to be removed and either re-done or re-painted, new light fixtures,etc......I need to think ----just one step at a time.

The house 'project' begins....

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I'm starting to tear out hideous old wallpapered panelling, replastering part of one dining room wall, and getting ready to totally re-do painting, papering, hardwood floor refinishing....but it'll all take a long time.
Bear with me if I #!@*)%$%&&* every now and then, lol...I plan to NOT rush this...and will do my art as much as I can...which will be often because there's only so much 're-do' inspiration in me...witness here I am on the computer instead of at Lowe's picking up some supplies....sighhh
Want to see something REALLY ugly (our home is 61 years old...same age as yours truly - I wonder if my insides look this bad? ----prolly......

Resurrecting my blogger, to share my journey of...

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...refurbishing our house interior...long overdue. This is where the pics will be posted as I take this necessary trip down redecorating lane....
All my art and etc is still posted to my Typepad blog

New blog....

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You can now find me here.

Have paint, will travel...

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Oh, the joys of Fall, with grandchildren!

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Happy Birthday Sue P.!

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The colors today make me happy!

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Plenty to be thankful for...

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Please enjoy our October time garden , here.

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After the full moon....

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I know the full moon was last night, and this is an older AB spread, but I feel like putting it up anyway.

A mini - book...

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This little one is 1.5" wide by 1/75" tall, excluding the toothpick hinges.

Compose yourself....

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The other images are at this link.

A Southwest flavor this time...

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More here.

Remembrances of things past...

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My memory triggered by another's past...here is mine..(thanks, Tina! :^)

one more for the road - for today, that is...

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Today's offering....

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more books can be seen here.

another piano hinge book...

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The Fourth calendar spread added.....

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Altered Calendar 3-in-1

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...and an altered calendar spread to end the week...

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" There are days when my left brain doesn't know what my right brain is doing."

Lime 'N' Yellow Glitz-Oh! (tm)

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Silver 'N' Ice Glitz-Oh!'s (tm)

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More Glitz-Oh! (tm)

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Aqua/Lime to ring out the day...

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The rest of the images are here. This little book is 3.5" square.

In the Pink!

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My little book for the day...you can see the rest of it here.

another for today...

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The Little Journal for today....

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Happy Birthday, Lisa V.

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another for this afternoon

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You can see more images of this book here.

A Book A Day.....

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You can see other images of this book here.

Another mini book..

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this time in a pocket of paper. You can view the whole book here.

A piano hinge book I made today

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for Halloween... (SOLD)

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Passion for Purple...(SOLD)

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Blue Glitz-Oh!'s (tm)....(SOLD)

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My handmade Glitz-Oh! (tm) earrings...

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that I made today, to match my new *Mary Frances* purse!

You can see the rest on the photos here.

My orchard heater Sculpture sold at auction!

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I created this sculpture using an old 'smudgepot'. It was for a community-wide event, Art In Bloom, Mothers' Day of 2004, in Medford, Oregon. About 50 orchard heater sculptures were auctioned off this past weekend to benefit various local arts organizations, and I'm pleased that mine sold.
This image was taken when the sculpture was on display in the lobby at our brand new Jackson County public library system main branch building in Medford.
I titled the sculpture "Art By The Book".

Altered Books on Exhibit at local art gallery...

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I currently have an exhibit of some book sculptures on display at the Rogue Gallery and Art Center in Medford, Oregon.

Some more altered calendar pages...

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are at this link.
They are the September pages at the top. Here's one for preview:

The partial *girl* illustration still showing on the left is by the calendar's creator, Anna Johnson. The rest is mine.

A grape by any other name...

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This is one huge grape leaf taken from our grape arbor this morning.

A digital collage....just for fun

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Two more Sept. 11/'Katrina ' art inspirations...

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The green one is titled "Things Look Different Here" and the pink/red is "A River Runs Through It."

For Peace, Justice and Hope

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For the victims of 9/11, Katrina, wars and poverty ... my offering in your honor.

Love thy neighbor.....

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Doorknobs, anyone?

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Some from our house, plus a green one I purchased for fun.

The Life of Pi....

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animals? or humans? who's to know? you tell me....

I prefer the infinite relationship with Richard Parker, tiger, saviour, companion, therapist, God.

a kewl link!!

2005-08-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

This link was shared on the yahoo Altered Books Group- it is so much fun!!! here are two *collages* I *created* from this 'TypoGenerator' site.

Another ATC...

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I made several ATC's while traveling this past week...fun!

You can see more here...the top three images of this link:

Some new stuff....

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I've completed some ATC's recently. Here are just three. I also just completed a mini-book (about 4"x6"tall), which I made to attach to a large canvas for a RR I'm in.

A pixelated ATC

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This ATC has an Art Chix bathing beauty on a randomly collaged background.

another calendar spread

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This is in an altered calendar for a RR I'm in. Thank you, Henri Rousseau. :^)

Sunset over the Pacific pond....

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A pond of another color.....(and size)...

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This was taken around 2PM in early August at Bandon, OR, at *Face Rock*....the Pacific Ocean is so gorgeous in its many seasons and colors...this spot is the home away from home for my soul.

A summer scene

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Altered Calendar...more fibers...

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I'm in an altered calendar round robin, and these are fibers in the 'July' pages I just finished. For the whole nine yards, you can go to my website:

A Summer beauty

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This gorgeous thing is one of many that inhabit our pond area every year.

the Tea by The Sea corner...

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This is the 'tea room' corner of our garden sanctuary, under an old apple tree (at least 60 years old, probably more). I took this pic from under the grape arbor of our deck. Our wisteria arbor hides the leaves of the apple tree in this view. I painted the old house windows I had hung on the fence years ago, with a seascape, to help me think *ocean*....my favorite place to relax, dream, think, while just walking along the sandy beach of the central coast of Oregon. There are more pics in the *garden* album of my website.

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Year of the Dragon...our grandson is ten today!

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Working hard today.....

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The whole book. I did the covers, spine, and inside first spread. All beeswax collage, except the rebound spine, which was done with colored papers and PVA glue.

2005-07-02T17:32:00.000-07:00

I've finished the outer covers and spine of my beeswax board book. this was in a RR with 5 other women this past winter...I had fun finishing it today.

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Grandchildren are God's greatest gift!

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Speaking of public art....this is L. with a bronze benchmate - Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh, in Dublin, summer of 2000.

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...and here is a closeup...

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One of our many dragonflies - this one is a twelvespot.

Viewing images..

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Just click on any picture here, and it will open in a new screen for you, for a larger image.

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I welcome the Summer Solstice and the full moon...with sun and water. (This is my own photo, taken one sunset on the sand dunes at Bandon, Oregon...my most favorite coastal spot in the world.)

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Our new deck - just done this week - the old one was 26 years old, which we built shortly after moving into our house. You can see the process here:

more serendipity

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Some new background papers I made today - 81/2X 11".

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more...

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Now we find our cat, Buster, has allergies too! Life is ironic.

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Playing hooky from the garden weeding... size is 8.25" X 12", mixed media on watercolor paper.

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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.

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the real thing....

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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.

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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".

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

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

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

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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....

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You can go here for a description.

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

Another Beeswax collage.....

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

Cork alphabet stamps put to use....

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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?"

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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!

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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 ....

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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...

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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

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...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.

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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