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Hmmmmnnnnn . . . what might this be?? Me playing around with my camera for now. These are close ups of a project I started at Art & Soul this October in Portland, Oregon. Something I need to continue to work on. Since I'm in a bit of an art slump right now, I figured I should at least try to keep my blogger fingers limber. So bear with me folks . . . this is what I have to share for the time being. Stay tuned. But don't hold your breath. As some of you know, I am a sloooooowwww crafter.

We have filled all spots in Create. Collect. Trade. A Collection of Artist Trading Cards Created by Artists and Students!Please e-mail me at art2theextreme@yahoo.com if you would like to be put on the waiting list for the next edition OR if you would like to be notified when the book is in print and for sale!

I have made some more new cards, some are available for trade and others are available from my ETSY store. Please see the links on the right hand sidebar to view my ETSY STORE or my flickr site :) Thanks for looking! If you want to see the cards up close and personal - to read text etc - then simply...

Our college art project for the summer holidays was to produce a postcard that would then be auctioned off for charity. I'm not sure why I sure reworked an old idea instead of coming up with something new, I guess it was a chance to play around with something existing.

I participated in a swap, I make 26 pages of art and 26 other people do the same, I send it to a lovely woman and she binds books out of the art, I will receive a book with 25 other artist pages and one page of my own. So here are my pages.1. a)distorted history B) man in the window C) 3 little birdies2.A)a little birdie told me B)free C) rebuild3. A)Fairy flower #1 B) fairy flower #2 C) what I keep in my birdcage4. A) tied hands #1 B)tied hands #2 C) she was somewhere else5.A)such a good boy B) dreaming of castles in the sky C) never above a whisper6.A) doll #1 B)doll #2 C) doll #37. A)heart B) royalty C)going nowhere #18. A)Fairy with doll flower B) she keeps her own key C) the three kings9.A) going nowhere #2 B) class pictureI made these using old books, photos, papers etc. Things I find at thrift stores, garage sales, etc.

So, hello all you fellow Vox bloggers and other surfers and lurkers. I'm new here, this is my first post. I started this blog, my 5th (as if I don't have enough?) to showcase my ATCs and other artwork. I don't know how often I'll be able to post, seeing as I already have 4 other blogs that are in dire need of new posts themselves, but I will try to drop by to respond to comments and, time permitting, let you know whatever is new in my world.

My thanks for today:That I have not given in to my insane urge to start smoking again. It's the new work stress...hopefully when I adapt the urge will pass.That my window finally got fixed today and they agreed to replace my air conditioner (although not till spring).That my REALLY long week is over.That we are getting a new office with all new equipment.The fact that I'm tired and ready to go to sleep right now.

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I just started making cards in this style. I love the strangeness of the figures. They also have a lot of character. I traded away the chance of shiny card. I couldn't bear to part with goth girl though. I'm hoping to make more in this style. Also - I think my line work is improving. Drawing every day makes a huge difference. I'm developing muscle memory!!!!

Nellie from Flickr

Well....I had enough of canning peaches for a day, so today I decided to take today to PAINT while I wait for the pears to rippen. Sounds like a great idea, right??It felt so good to clean off the work table, clean out the debris from my last session (I can't even remember when that was! lol) and put on the tunes. Today it was Norah Jones....I needed her smooth voice in the background.I pulled out one of my larger canvases to start on....I am having a hard time doing small stuff these days....I want the space to fill with colors, images, & words. Guess I feel I have a lot to express and the smaller canvases just aren't cutting it! Does that mean I am going through a personal growth, too? It feels like I am. I remember when I was a kid and I would wake up at night with the worst growing pains in my legs. My mom used to have to come and massage my legs until I could go back to sleep again. (thanks mom!)Lately I have been having a hard time sleeping all night....which is what makes me think of the growing pains. Luckily I am not waking up with leg cramps, but I am waking up and feeling totally restless. I have so many ideas flowing through my brain that it is hard to sleep. Last night I was up at 1:30ish and didn't get back to sleep until 3 am. That is how it works round here I guess...but at least I got my thoughts out on canvas....a 16 x 20 one!This baby is going to be hard to let go of....but my walls are getting pretty full around here. So....it is available here or here....take your pick! Once again I appologize for the double posting in two shops, but I seem to have different clientelle in either place...gotta cover my bases!Anyways, tomorrow I am going to be working on some new collage sheets and hopefully get started on the 2008 calendar. If you remember last year's calendar, they went like hotcakes so I decided to do another one....even if they are a ton of work! I would still love to see what y'all did with yours, so if you want to post pics over in the Altered Diva Flickr group I would love to see!Okay, all for now....time to wrestle the kids into the tub. Thank goodness tomorrow's Friday!