tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24271837975128202032024-02-19T17:04:11.254-08:00A Mynah ProductionA Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-23002743486368699492017-02-11T10:13:00.000-08:002017-02-11T10:24:53.163-08:00Altered Book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Just recently I hosted a gift swap. It's called, The Calm After The Holidaze." Basically, it's a time after all of the holiday madness, for fellow crafter's to make each other gifts. In my search for what to try, I found several tutorials on <b>altered books</b>. In this case, it's taking a hard cover book and changing it into an art journal or paste book. Some might even call it a Smashbook. Here's the book that I came up with...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's <b>a vintage children's book</b>. The title is, "The Happy Hollister's." I found this book at the thrift store. Think I only paid $1.50 for it. Which makes this a pretty frugal project. I'll take you through the steps, that I did, to make this journal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, open up the book to the inside cover. There is a piece of paper and some thin mesh to cut through. The best way to cut it, is with an <b>Exacto knife</b>. Make a slice in the front and one all the way in the back. The above picture is what you have left. If you want to cover the inside of the cover with a decorative paper, do so now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now you wanna add some holes for the <b>book rings</b>. I found that the easiest way was to use a <b>drill</b>. I drilled four holes, the size that would fit my eyelets. Two holes on the front and two coordinating holes on the back cover. Next, I set my eyelets. I used the <b>large size Dritz eyelets</b>. They can be found in the sewing aisle. For under $3, you can get the hammer style kit. Here's a link to a video on, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5aiJLGRQHs"><b>Make It Mine Magazine</b></a>, on how to set the eyelet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next part is some what tedious...but also fun. Gather up as many <b>papers</b> as you can. Cut them slightly smaller than the cover. In mine I used lot's of watercolor paper to handle heavy duty art'in. Mixed in are papers for writing and pasting on. <b>Pretty much anything goes for paper</b>. I've also went over board on <b>tabs!</b> I used <b>scraps of ribbon, clips and even file folders</b> to create them. Another small detail was the addition of <b>metal book corners</b>. I used a strong glue to adhere them. They are a Tim Holtz product. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To finish off the book I threaded a ribbon around the spine. I dyed the ribbon to specific colors that I wanted to use. I also added a store bought leather tassel. That's the finished project! In my next post I will tell you how I made the ribbon. :) </span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-24495046795380629982017-01-26T11:07:00.000-08:002017-01-26T11:13:46.564-08:00Making A Big Splash!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know I probably mention this every single time, but dang it! It's been such a long time since I've posted anything new. I need to get back to my blogging. It's not a new year resolution or anything. Otherwise it would certainly fail, if I had to label it as something. Anyhoot, let's get on with it. Here's the progression of my latest Envie from Envie Addicts Unite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started with my water color base. It's already cut in the shape of an envelope. I took a brush loaded with water and splooshed it near the bottom of the envelope. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm using Brusho watercolor powder. I sprinkled it onto the wet portion of the water. Coaxed my, water loaded brush, across the now blue colored water. ...Since I had it in a cardboard box...I did splatters. Easy to keep the mess contained . With a blow dryer I dried it up some, then added water drops. I then picked up the drops by dabbing with a paper towel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once it was all dried, I went in and sketched a big 'ol fish! I used a fine lined Sharpie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thickened the lines with a brush pen. Then lined with a white Uniball pen. My favorite doodle this time are the little paper boats that I've drawn in. :) I got that idea from a coloring page I saw on Pinterest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the finished Envie... With all the blue going on, I decided a nice big red stamp would contrast nicely. Gotta love Wonder Woman! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Sometime ago I entered a swap for <b>Rolodex cards</b>, by a friend who goes by the username <b>Nightowl_too</b>. There was a misunderstanding in the rules...which then turned into a happy accident! The happy accident turned into some really fun tab topped Rolo cards, to be created in a new swap hosted by <b>Notinkansas</b>. Here is a tut on how I did mine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>First</b> it starts with a sketch. I did mine on Rolo blanks that were made over sized. It's still the standard 4 inches across. However, I made it taller than 2 1/4 inches tall. I made it approximately 3 1/2 inches tall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I drew in my bird and traced in where my cut line would be. My cut lines varied, but for the most part I kept it near what would be the original height of 2 1/4 inches. Below is a pic of where I am coloring in the bottom half. The white section above will be cut away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been a really long time since I've posted anything. The reason is pictures. Yeah, I have holes in many of my posts. My pic's are missing! I tried to figure out my problem. Really don't have a good solution. Anyhoot, I believe I know what the issue is now. (I hope) It's with Picasa. I had gotten a smart phone and they are usually run by Google which uses Picasa. Some how I automatically got Picasa on my phone. It was linked to all of my devices via my phone. </span><span style="font-size: large;">In an effort to clean up my phone a bit...I erased pics on my phone (on Picasa) that I knew I had stored else where. ...Well...it erased it everywhere I used it! Anyhow, I have my devices un-synced now. I'm hoping that this will solve the problem. We'll see...fingers crossed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So let's give this another try shall we? Thought I'd start off with a simple post for now. I've been busy making some thangs for a few swaps. Rolo's, ornaments, leaves and brooches. I have to get them mailed out soon, but here's a pile of them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were a lot of fun to make. It was the first time in a long time that I was on a roll. Sometimes it's a struggle to make each one...but these were just aching to be made! :) Here's a close up on some of my faves...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are the ornaments I made. The swap encourages strangeness! I used a yard stick as the base...and pics from Ranger's "Found Relatives" collection. It's topped with floral wire and later I added some ribbon and fibers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My goodness, it has been a long time. What can I say? Life happens, but I'm still art'in along. I'll walk you through, for instance, with my latest Envie. Yup, it still starts with a little sketch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, this is where I sorta screw up! LOL! I started using <b>Gelato's</b> to smudge in color for the background. It looks like it starts off okay, but then it turns into a big smudgy mess! I almost trashed it. Figured I had nothing to lose, so I took the sprayer from my sink and sprayed down the Entire Envie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I've got myself wrapped up in another art swap. This particular swap is being hosted by a good friend of mine, <b>Ruth Morris aka Art_Junkie of ATC's For All. </b>The appeal of this swap is to end up with a finished sketchbook. I have yet to complete my own sketchbook, so this is awesome to have! We are using the <b>Sennelier USK Book</b>. They look like this...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The above shows some of the art that I got on one of the swaps. I'm in a second round now, that will fill the book back and front. I did leave the first couple of pages blank, for a table of contents. </span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-71092785592888098232016-02-28T11:20:00.000-08:002016-02-28T11:20:20.189-08:00Valentine Postcards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our <b>Valentine swap</b> over at <b>E.A.U</b>. was a big one this year! The last couple of years we only had 10-12 trader's. This year we had 19! I thought that if I just do some <b>Gelli printed posties</b>, it would be easy peasy. However, it got all complicated! ('Cause that's the only way I know how to do things!!) Recently my camera on my phone went kaput, but I think I can still explain how I made my postcards. Here's what a couple of them looked like...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used <b>140lb watercolor paper</b>. The first step was to <b>Gelli print</b> a few different shades of red. Once it was dried on some of the cards, I used some d<b>istress ink and stencils</b> to add a red pattern. (tone on tone.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, I took my <b>Vintage Remington Rand typewriter</b> and typed out <b>sonnet #43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning</b>. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, on top of all of that I did another <b>Gelli printing</b>. First roll out your paint. For me, it was contrasting colors. Then, I placed <b>paper heart cut outs</b> on top of the paint. This will block some of the color, letting the first layer show through. Once it all dried, I took a white U<b>niball Signo pen</b> to draw in the web like designs. I wish I could show you more examples, but my camera just wouldn't cooperate. They were all very different. I tried a few different colors throughout. :)</span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-80579553490829387272016-02-28T10:21:00.000-08:002016-02-28T11:20:20.191-08:00Gee, It's Been A While!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought for sure by mid January, things would slow down for me. So, now here I am at the end of February, trying to get at least one post in! The holidays were a whirlwind of family, working, and art. Yes, even some art! ...Which, by the way, I think had suffered a bit because I had to rush most of it. Most of my friends already know of one the thing that I have gotten into, but I would like to, someday, revisit this moment. Sorta like a journal entry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sent in an entry to a call for mail art, from <b>Somerset Studio magazine</b>. It's a small spot, but I'm delighted to have been chosen! Perhaps I will give some of their bigger spots a try. I wanna thank, aka <b>Miss Iowa</b>, for telling me of this contest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inside is an excerpt of <b>Shakespeare's Song of the Witches</b>...also known from <b>Harry Potter. Double Double, Toil and Trouble</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The above was, again, for a gift swap. I made the <b>beaded necklace</b>. They have <b>gypsy bells</b> too. It makes a cheerful little sound. :) I also gifted an <b>accordion book</b>. I painted the front cover to look like the night sky. On the inside I painted what looks like a morning sky on one side. On the opposite side, is a stormy sky. Here's a peek inside...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">a finish me book</b><span style="font-size: large;">. I did the background, the recipient finishes the rest of it. So anyways, that was the beginning of the year for me. At least where art is concerned. :) </span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-6128912008640428842015-12-11T08:08:00.000-08:002015-12-11T08:13:22.121-08:00Pomegranate's On Gray<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, so 15x30 inches is not a really big painting, but when you are usually working on envelopes, it's big to me. A friend of mine, <b>Christy Bryant</b>, saw some Pomegranates that I did on an envelope. She asked if I could do <b>a painting on canvas</b> for her. Who could say no? It was enjoyable to paint and fun to see it morph a few times. I love the challenge of the random wish list she gave me. Besides the Pomegranate's, she wanted the colors gray and red...with silver as the metallic. You know how this starts...with <b>a little sketch...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started painting the Pomegranate's first. They got yellow first, then some shades of orange. I thought making the background slanted would give it movement or flow, but it'll end up changing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I forgot to mention that I am using <b>acrylic paint</b> so far. To add the shadows on the Pomegranate's, I'm using <b>water soluble oil pastels</b>. For the shadows cast by the Pom's are <b>Inktense pencils</b>. They are also a water soluble product. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've added some blue...not quite a shadow...it's just some artsy fartsy stuff! I also played up the shine or highlights on the Pom's. The cast shadow also has a reflection of the Pom color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the finished painting. A lot of changes has been made since the above pic. I ended up using shades of gray in some <b>texture medium</b> to scrape vertical, instead of the slant it was on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lot of my art friends liked the background. How I did it, was to turn the painting upside down. I scribbled with Inktense around the Pom's. Quite darkly, in fact. Then with a brush loaded with water, I dabbed at the scribbling and let it drip down. When it was dry, I used an <b>opaque white pen</b> to outline some of the drip marks. To play up the gray and give it more depth, I rub in some black oil pastel randomly. One of the last things I added was the silver leaf. Which, in my friend's pic, is better captured...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To add those, I took some <b>Decoupage</b> and swiped it from Pom's to the top, with a card. I took little pieces of <b>silver leaf</b> and stuck it to the Decoupage. With the same card and a bit more Decoupage, I swiped over it to seal it in. When everything is dry, a <b>clear coat</b> keeps everything in place! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*I hope ya'll don't mind. I wanted to tell you about a friend of mine. She was one of the people that help fill a request of mine, to send my sister in law some mail art while she was going through chemo. <b>My friend, Harriet aka Acalla,</b> is in a similar situation. Her sister in law is facing huge medical bills. They have started a funding drive which you can read more about at this link: <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/tkcang8c"><b>Help Mrs. Peggy Fodge</b></a> If you can help, great! If you can't, thanks for checking it out anyways. <3 </span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-55303079943783525762015-11-15T10:00:00.001-08:002015-11-15T10:01:08.472-08:00Kroma Crackle!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> About a month ago, my son drove me to the new <b>Blick store in Sacramento.</b> He's a good egg. I know I had to have spent a good hour in there browsing the aisles. I came across a silver tube accompanied by some examples of what this product can do. It's called <b>Kroma Crackle</b>. It's about $7 dollars...maybe it can be found cheaper else where, but still not a bad price. It does exactly what it implies...it crackles...paint that is...Below are some pics with my experience with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let that dry completely, or do what I did. Hit it with a hairdryer. Next, squirt out some of the <b>Kroma Crackle</b>. My projects are small, so I don't need much. If you are doing a large area, use a lot. You will need to spread it thick like frosting. I also add a tiny bit of a contrasting color. Stir them until they are completely combined.</span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-16431060346282797512015-10-30T18:33:00.001-07:002015-10-30T18:33:35.630-07:00Postal Swimmers!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Envie Addict's Unite</b>, our mail art group, is wrapping up our weirdy mail month. Normally we do art envelopes and postcards...but we get restless and need to get a little crazy! We send objects, as is or "naked," through the mail. We somehow, through conversation, started to call this "<b>weirdy mail</b>." Below is a pic of what I sent...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, what you don't see, is how I prepared the canvas material. I took clear <b>Gesso </b>and brushed it over the area that would be painted. I can't wait for it to dry, so I took a hair dryer to it. Next, I sketch directly on the prepared canvas. I used water soluble, <b>Inktense pencils</b> to color in the fish. <b>With a brush full of water</b> I drag the colors until I was happy where everything ended up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once everything is dry, I line it all in <b>Sharpie</b>. Then comes the <b>sewing machine</b>....I know how to use it...just not neatly! So, before I sew two halves together, I take one side and sew around the fish two times. I purposely cross the stitches and try to make it look imperfect. For the last go around, I sew the two sides together. I am not turning this project inside out. Gesso prevents the canvas from fraying. I just leave an opening large enough to <b>add stuffing</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They end up like this! <b>Oh-fish-al! </b>... Postage was troublesome though...I ended up using <b>Glossy Accents</b> under and around the edges of the stamps. Glossy Accents is sorta like resin. :) </span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-75485210075394749202015-10-18T11:01:00.000-07:002015-10-18T11:01:31.128-07:00Cigar Box Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I don't like anything about smoking...except empty <b>cigar boxes</b> <b>and labels</b>. :) ...admittedly I've been hoarding some cigar boxes. I keep thinking that I'll make some kind of cool shadow box art, but still haven't gotten around to it. I sorta have that fear of messing it up, much like a new clean sketch book. I got as far as cutting off the lid of one of these boxes. (It stayed that way for months.) Then I tried a painting...and I think...hmm...it's not that bad. Here's where I started...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, I ripped up <b>a thin brown paper bag</b> and <b>decoupaged</b> it to one side of the cigar box lid. On the lid the word "handmade" was on it...so I left that spot open, along with some of it's gold designs. I'm using <b>"Collage 'Pauge" matte. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a sort of grey green and Payne's Grey on the fish. Their under belly done in yellow to give off a light source. I used a few different colors of teal and blue around the fish. Loaded my brush and dabbed at the color. With each addition of dabbed on water, I let it drip. To make the drip marks pop more, I lined them with a <b>white pen. (Uni-ball Signo) </b>I used the same pen to put a glint in the fish's eyes. A few sprays of clear coat keeps it all in place. :)</span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-8512413762571336252015-10-06T15:06:00.000-07:002015-10-06T15:18:24.439-07:00The Season For Carving<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of you are probably thinking of carving pumpkins. I haven't carved one for the last couple of Halloween season's. (Kids are too grown for the excitement of them.) Instead I'll stick with <b>Linoleum Block Carving. </b>There are several types of blocks that you can buy. I happened to have two choices in my stash. One is mounted on a block and the other is just a sheet of the Lino on it's own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you look at the bottom portion of the picture, you can see the difference in thicknesses.These block are cut at 3x4 inches. Just a smidge bigger than a baseball card. Which is a size that I haven't done in a while. I think I'll stick to bigger carvings. Details are so hard to achieve in such a small space. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, I always say <b>it starts off with a sketch</b>. I cheated this time. I couldn't think of what to carve for the swap that it's for. So I traced a drawing that I had already done. From the top left you can see the block that I chose and the <b>drawing that I traced on to tracing paper</b>. To transfer the image, <b>tape it face down to your block and use a bone folder to rub it down.</b> Before removing your tape, take a peek. Did everything make it to the block? Yeah? Good! <b>Now bust out your tools</b>. I have two gouges and one Exacto Knife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The above split pic shows the starting of my carving...then I did a no no! I couldn't wait to see what the block was gonna look like! So I used one of my markers and ran it over the block. I ended up printing this in red,...but the black stained places in the block. It ended up leaving black marks on my first prints. With that particular ink, it was hard to scrub off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my last post I was pretty much <b>belly aching</b> about, how my muse was no where to be found. It seems that she's finally <b>making small appearances</b>. First it happened with a <b>tag swap</b> that I joined. The rules of the swap was that there had to be <b>a bird, a fish and something furry</b>. I did a fourth tag, which was the customary gift to the host of the swap. Here's what I made...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite is the one with the bird that has a number three on it. However, it seems more peeps liked the fish and the bunny. It's funny how I will think one thing will be favored over the others, but my guess is usually wrong! LOL! It just goes to show that art really is in the eye of the beholder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, next up are <b>Two Sleeve Art Dolls</b>. Their name comes from the fact that it takes to baseball card sleeves to cover them. It's just to protect them on route to the peeps you are trading with. I wish that I had taken pictures as I went along with my drawing, but I didn't want to stop. Here's one completed doll and another just being started. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got to see the <b>blood moon eclipse</b>. Did you see it? Anyways, thought I'd do up a doll to mark the event. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Usually I try to make my paper dolls look pretty. However, it's sometimes fun to go outside of your norm. The monster below is inspired by <b>Don Kenn</b> and <b>Edward Gorey</b>. Some of you might be familiar with Edward Gorey's work. <b>He illustrated the opening for the show "Mystery," on PBS. </b></span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-62631177748639947492015-09-22T06:52:00.001-07:002015-09-22T06:53:09.143-07:00Art Lulls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Gee, it's been a while since I have posted anything. I'm having <b>a bad case of artist block</b>. This is <b>the longest lull that I have been through</b>. Hopefully something will smack it outta me! LOL! It hasn't made it easy to get anything done in my sketchbook. It was suppose to be a daily...or at least some what <b>daily sketchbook</b>. It's probably been a week or more since anything has been added! I'm not giving up on it though. I am determined to fill it. Here is one of the last things that I done in it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did a face too...which I'm not really good at. I can't decide whether or not if I like it. Here's a snippet of that...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the store made you feel like you were in a log cabin. Lot's of animal trophy's. Eek! Deer heads, Moose...other big animals. :( They also had fish, but I think they were fake. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They even had fish pillows! I know...everything to fill all of my fish fascination! (...and yes, they had a lot of bird thangs too!) Anyways, that's what one does during an art lull. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A mini adventure, or what my family likes to call, "Adventure Time." It's what we do, with these simple rules. Go as far as you can on one tank of gas. Drop yourself in an area that's unfamiliar to you and see what you find. Cheap lunch is a must! Pictures, pft! No brainer, take lotsa pics! Usually it's my three son's and I that go on these adventures. However, my hubby is home for a break from work. (Military) So, he took me and our two youngest kiddo's to <b>Palo Alto</b> and <b>Half Moon Bay CA</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The hubster had us breaking some rules! Lunch wasn't cheap, but are we complaining? Nope! We ate at <b>Belcampo Meat Co.</b> in Palo Alto.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...so...we're sitting outside...and while we are eating, we spy a sweet shop. Ugh! Must we? Yes of course we must! <b>We wander into Tout Sweet Patisserie. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No creatures, but I did spy some <b>stacked rocks. What does it mean? </b>Who know's what it meant to the first person that started it. Some think it's <b>to symbolize patience and balance in life</b>. Another theory is that, it's <b>a prayer</b>. In other cultures, it's a <b>trail marker or cache. </b>All in all, it was a grand mini adventure. :)</span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-38203550763752797312015-09-02T09:01:00.000-07:002015-09-02T09:02:04.013-07:00Oh Really?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I've said it time and again, that I can't complete a whole sketchbook. I have maybe three...hmmm...or more <b>sketchbooks </b>with only one or two sketches! I am determined to see at least one of these books through. So far I made it to day four. Haven't gotten to today's sketch, but the day is still young. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Sorta weird</b>, but I think some of my problem is that I start on page one. The front of the book. It makes me feel like, gosh, look at all of the remaining pages that I <b>have to</b> fill. So I decided to play a Jedi mind trick on myself. A way to take away some of the anxiety of blank pages. This time around, <b>I am flipping to a random page</b> and art'ing it out there. When I'm done with the sketch, I number the page and date it. I think in the future, leafing through the pages with random days in order, will be a more interesting read. Yes, reading a sketchbook! I can't help but to add found poetry and quotes. Below is my first sketch...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not too happy about this one, but I did try to go <b>outside my comfort zone</b>. I don't recall ever drawing a deer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is my favorite of all the sketches so far. I was happy that I could fill a whole spread. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> First, why <b>an apology</b>? If you've been browsing my earliest blog posts, you might notice that some of the pic's are missing. I recently upgraded my phone and it's an <b>android</b> now, instead of an <b>Iphone</b>. My new Samsung uses Google...which for pictures uses Picasa as a backup thang. I wanted to get rid of the pics on Picasa, from my phone. It backed up e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g....including mistake photo's and photo edits. From my view point, it looked like I was successful at removing unwanted pics. In reality, I was deleting them off of my blog! I still don't know how or why....the kicker...everything is STILL on my phone! I talked to two techs...one from Samsung and one from Google. Both couldn't help me! Wah?! I give up on that front. So, please forgive me while I slowly get those posts back to normal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...okay, that was long winded and boring...let's get on to some pictures. ('Cause that's all peeps really wanna see. Right?!) Here are some pics of what I've been up to as of late...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those who know me, know that I lead a monthly swap.<b> (Envie Addicts Unite!</b>) Here is the August Envie that I did. My partner just so happens to like daisies. On the back I added the poem, <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174132">"Daisy Time."</a> click the link to see the poem. One of the lines suggests that Daises are stars in the grass. It's why I tried to make my Daisies shine like stars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was in another swap that was for "<b>found poetry</b>." It had to be a dark themed poem. Here is a small 4x4 inch piece that I did...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The poem <a href="http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/days-7/#content">"Dark Truth,"</a> is by Robert William Service. Click the link to read the complete work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friend, <b>Donna Hicks</b>, told our group about an envelope art contest that's going on. It's for the <a href="http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/edward-gorey-house-2015-all-ages-halloween-envelope-art-contest">Edward Gorey House</a>. If you don't know who <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/fts/elpaso_201102A09.html">Edward Gorey</a> is, you might have seen his work on the PBS series called, <b>"Mystery!"</b> The link on his name will give you a little bit more info on him. Here's what I will send in...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I pulled a dumb move...I read the instructions a while back, before doing the art. I forgot that it was suppose to be Halloween themed! When I started this envelope, I had only the slug and lady sketched out. It was a take on Edward's art seen <b><a href="http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2011/09/25/letters_between_edward_gorey_and_harvard_professor_peter_f_neumeyer_in_60s/">here</a></b>. To make it "Halloweenie," I added the top, which was inspired by <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/81838918202525419/">this</a>. </b>I liked it better without the Halloween addition, but whaddaya gonna do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I played around with some cheery colors for this piece. There was a request for art on our AFA site. The person that requested the art, is making a book for a younger friend of her's, that thinks she has no friends. From what I see so far, she will have a very big book of artist friends. AFA peeps, have big hearts! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My arty friend, <b>Tracy Anderson</b>, challenges our art group every so often. This time, she's asking us to try out the <b>3 marker challenge. </b>According to the rules, you can use three different color markers <b>and a black and white pen</b>. Here's how I started. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm using two <b>Spectrum Noir pens</b>. One is a brown color, GB10 to be exact. The other color is a Navy Blue color, BT9. The last color is from a <b>Prismacolor pen</b>, Violet Mist, PM-60. I also get to use a black and white pen. I'm using a black <b>Pentel Pocket Brush pen</b>. For the white pen I'm using the <b>Uniball Signo Broad pen</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm using water color paper, that has been taped around the edges. My brown pen is really juicy, but argh, my blue is dry. What's a person to do? I've already used it. So I try to make the best of it. (BTW, at this point...I wanted to throw it in the trash!) I really disliked the color combo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm starting to like it at this point. After I had colors flatly applied, I <b>try to think about texture and shadows/highlights</b>. To make the appearance of texture, I added hash marks, stipples...some random "hairs" or "fibers" coming off the bird. I almost quit here...but I couldn't stand that white background. I was afraid that I wouldn't have enough ink in my pens, to out right, color it in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went with my old stand by, "rays." It just seemed like it gave it that last bit of umph! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the finished work. I added a few more stipples on the bird and flowers. The tape has been pulled off as well. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I guess I just couldn't <b>get lino block printing</b> outta my system. I've joined in on another swap. This time it's birds. The swap is being hosted by <b>Gaialuv of ATC's For All</b>. The rules are that the birds have to be Mixed Media and they all have to fit in a 6x9 bubble envelope for mailing. The fact that they are going in an envelope is the reason why my stuffies are ...well...not very stuffed! LOL! Anyhoot, as per ususal...this all started with a sketch.</span></div>
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The top left pic shows the transfer of my drawing, to the lino block. You can see this done in the last post as well. I go right in and start carving. If you think that you might smudge up your pencil image, line it with a <b>Sharpie. </b></div>
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Originally, I had little "U" shapes for feathers on it's chest. As I was carving those out, the pattern that you see in the last pics started to appear to me. I thought it looked better than what I had planned, so I left it alone. Also in the last pics, you can see that I inked it up. This will show me what the print will look like. One last tip,...use a <b>fine grit sandpaper or emery board/ nail file</b>, to rough up the smooth lino block. Probably better to do it before you even start. (If you are using Speedy Carve...or something with an eraser like block...do not sand!) Sanding will help your block ink to adhere evenly to your block. </div>
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Next, I do a test print on paper. Can't let the image go to waste. So, I printed several on watercolor paper, to use as postcards. :)</div>
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Here's my fancy printing area! <b>Paper plates for my ink</b>. I used two colors, red and orange. Worked the ink with a <b>brayer</b>, letting the colors blend in the middle. A soft <b>cardboard</b> under my work, helps to make the prints come out better. </div>
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I then printed them out on my fabric. Cut them down to size and added some <b>quilt batting</b>. The glint in the bird's eye didn't print out well, so I decided to add a <b>shiny seed bead</b> for it's eye.</div>
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I went around each of these 3x with the <b>sewing machine</b>. I don't sew well, so I intentionally went wonky with it! Finally, I added red felt to the back and <b>blanket stitched</b> around the whole thing. Every other stitch, I added a <b>sequin</b>. <b>Colorful frayed ribbon</b>, was sewn in too, as a hanger. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A funky friend of mine, <b>Nanner of ATC's For All</b>, is hosting a swap that I entered. It's called <b>Art Fish Frenzy</b>. The rule is that the fish need to be approximately 3x5. You can do any style you want. So, I decided to do a <b>stuffie</b>. I thought that it would be easy, but it wasn't! However, that was due to inexperience. If I had to do it over, it would probably go down a lot faster. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> To start this whole project, I started off with a sketch. This time around, I used <b>tracing paper</b> to sketch on. Also, to keep within the 3x5 rule, I measured out spaces to sketch within. Here's what that looks like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's the sketches on the top left. I decided on the one with a horn. I was thinking of the <b>Narwal whale </b>when I drew him. :) Next, I cut out my sketch and laid it face down on some<b> Linoliuom</b>. A little <b>Washi tape</b> keeps it in place. With a <b>bone folder</b>, I rub the back of the tracing paper. This transfers the pencil sketch. Before removing the sketch, I peek underneath. I want to make sure all of the lines are transferred. I go right in and start carving. If you think you can't trust yourself to not smudge the pencil sketch...line it with <b>Sharpie</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the progression of my work. I used an <b>Exacto knife</b> to line fine areas to carve out. It helps to keep your <b>carving tool</b> to cut past a line from the Exacto. (Was that confusing?) The last pic shows the entire block, carved and cut to it's shape. At this point pencil or Sharpie lines should get washed away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next comes printing. I'm printing these guys on <b>canvas</b>. Now that I have more experience, I don't think I would use canvas for projects as small as this one. I wanted to sew them with a sewing machine, but turning them out warped them. I ended up blanket stitching around them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways, printing! I tried <b>fabric paint</b> by Tulip. Didn't work out. It wasn't thick enough. I ended up buying <b>Martha Stewart's multi-purpose paint. </b>It looks like Acrylic paint. Along with it I bought the bottle of stuff that is suppose to make it a fabric paint. (I didn't use it.) I just used the multi-purpose paint as is. No matter what paint I use, it prints out dry. So, I did have to go back over every single one of them and do a touch up with a brush. </span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-64853929671569389772015-07-02T18:24:00.000-07:002015-07-02T18:25:10.550-07:00San Francisco's Financial District & Point Lobos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Every so often the kids and I go out, <b>looking for some adventure</b>. We haven't got a lot of money, so we stick to some simple rules. <b>First</b>, we go only as far as a tank of gas can take us. <b>Second</b>, we have a cheap lunch, but some where we haven't eaten. <b>Finally,</b> we stop where ever it looks like it's a good place to <b>explore</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This time we landed ourselves in the <b>financial district of San Francisco</b>. It's an odd feeling being in the city with buildings so tall, they block out the sunlight. It's easy to feel small.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We started strolling through the city. I felt really self conscious taking pics. People look annoyed when you're snapping away. I did manage a few though...and yeah it involves FOOD! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's Josh ordering up some <b>Onigiri, or rice balls</b>. A perfect food for consuming on a walk. The sidewalk was pretty busy and the shop teeny tiny....so my pics are lacking. However, here's a link for those of you interested in <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/onigilly-express-san-francisco-2">Onigilly</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right next door was a place called <a href="https://foursquare.com/v/plentea/535ec7a0498ef28116175e96">Plentea</a>. So, I'm not going lie. Their gimmick makes their product look even more enticing. They serve <b>bubble tea's and coffee's</b>. The gimmick...it comes in <b>a tall glass milk jar container</b>. It just looks SO refreshing. ...but then you drink it, and then you know, it was worth it. Click the link on their name to see more pics/info. Here's my only picture. Josh looks totally happy to try his drink! He and I got <b>Coffee Milk Tea</b>. Josh has his with <b>Mochi bubbles</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...next up...<b>Point Lobos</b> and the <b><a href="http://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/sutro-baths.htm">Sutro Baths</a></b>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From here we saw whales, but I don't have a proper camera to get pictures of them. However, I did get some fun pics all over this park. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...but this pic sorta sums us up...feel's like we're the "Thrill Society." (</span>Even though our thrills are pretty tame!)</div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-57710493762535064672015-06-29T09:57:00.001-07:002015-08-02T20:37:15.434-07:00That Darting Bird<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">At a live art meet, I met <a href="http://schonakesslerphotography.com/">Schona Kessler</a>. She's a Washington State based <b>photographer and art/craft dabbler</b>. Click her name to check out the ah-mazing work she does. Anyhoot, during our live meet up, I tried to make everyone a postcard sized work of art. There just wasn't enough time for me to make something for everyone. So, I've finally got something done for Schona. I did a <b>4x6 cardboard postcard</b>, with one of my favorite poem excerpts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My medium choice, this time around, are <b>Reeves water soluble wax pastels. </b>I first start at the head of the bird. I'm using two colors. I lay down some red...and then some orange. I usually use a <b>Tortillion</b> (rolled paper blending stump.) but, I can't find it! So I just used my fingers. On the bottom pic, I used a <b>Uniball Signo broad pen</b>, to add a glint in the bird's eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've added in more colors. Smudged them in just like the red/orange. I almost </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">always use more than one color on everything</b><span style="font-size: large;">. The wings are in two different colors of blue along with white and black for high/low lights. Also, another thing </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">you should know about these pastels....</b><span style="font-size: large;">if they are cold or you're working in a cold area...they won't smudge properly. So, don't get discouraged if they are not creamy and smudgy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm putting the final touches on this postcard. I've lines the bird with a black </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Pentel Color Brush</b><span style="font-size: large;">. Added some yellow/orange/white rays. I wanted it to look like there was movement. I should also mention that with the smooshing of the colors...I have to re-apply often. Sometimes you can smudge away a color too much. ...I used a </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Faber Castell Gel Stick</b><span style="font-size: large;"> along the edge. I think that the gel stick is the same as the </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Gelato's</b><span style="font-size: large;">...but don't quote me on it. :)</span></div>
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A Mynah Productionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506779887210032702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2427183797512820203.post-57998773892319050172015-06-27T10:08:00.001-07:002015-08-02T20:57:27.830-07:00A Visit to El & Em<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">...I was staying in the <b>small town of Battle Ground</b>. (Where no battle took place, I have read! LOL!) Anyhoot, at their city center...their main street so to speak, are an abundance of vintage stores. <b>My favorite store, is a new one called, "<a href="http://junquesoiree.blogspot.com/">El & Em</a>."</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They have </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">vintage things</b><span style="font-size: large;">, but what I like about them, is that they have </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">craft things</b><span style="font-size: large;"> mixed in. If you were a mix media or paper fanatic, you'd love this store. They even had a room in back where they hold classes for a diverse range of crafts. Wish I had know that sooner...I would have attended one. ...</span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Here's a look inside the store</b><span style="font-size: large;">...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">the ladder</b><span style="font-size: large;"> on the ceiling...what a great, unexpected way to display....anything. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of you might recall a </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">hardware organizer</b><span style="font-size: large;">, that I was talking about. The one from </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Harbor Freight</b><span style="font-size: large;">...it's in this store. The black 4 level deal-io in the bottom right of pic. They had all kinds of charms, for sale, in it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this is a haul post too...I bought two things from this store. One is a <b>sewing desk drawer</b>. I love the drawer pull on it and the detail along the side. It fits 4x6 cards perfectly....hmmm...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also got a </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">little cloche</b><span style="font-size: large;"> with a pic in it. I have a thing for cloches! You can see the one that I've had for a while. It holds the </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">award ribbons</b><span style="font-size: large;"> I made. I also got a new smaller version from Goodwill. Oh, and I bought that </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">brass bell </b><span style="font-size: large;">there too! Both for the whopping price of 99 cents each. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found another of these </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">little glass boxes</b><span style="font-size: large;"> at Goodwill. I have </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">a growing collection</b><span style="font-size: large;"> of them. Right next to them I got those </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">little ceramic birds</b><span style="font-size: large;">. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are ya still with me? </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Okay last haul share</b><span style="font-size: large;">. A couple of years ago, I bought the 3 clay masks that are at the bottom of the pic. I love their whimsical faces! When I got home I thought, "Gee, I shoulda bought more." They were $6 a piece. Got them at </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">an art shop in Cannon Beach, Oregon. </b><span style="font-size: large;">I found the same shop selling these masks, ...but there was only a small few to choose from. I told the shopkeeper that I wanted to add to my collection...bummer that there wasn't more masks. He told me that the artist has gotten ill and will no longer be making these </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">fun little masks</b><span style="font-size: large;">. :( I'm grateful to have these little works...I wish I had gotten more info on the artist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this post. I know it's a bit long winded, but hopefully the abundance of pics make it more enjoyable. TTFN!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you that know me, my trips involve FOOD! If I can get something unusual, the better. ...So waffles...not so unusual, but <b>The Waffle Window</b> in Portland makes a fabulous variety of Waffles. Check out the pic below. It's a window in the wall. Not a drive thru...just walk up to it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the right of the pic, there is a parking lot. They have a covered picnic area where you can chow down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First we had savory Waffles...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It came with apple jelly. The sweet and savory combo was delightful! We also shared some dessert themed Waffles...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Hawthorne District has many interesting boutiques, vintage stores, eateries...etc. But you can also find things on the street...if you've got an eye for it. Below are some pics my son Josh took...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Portland has a lot of little spots of "sticker bombing." Usually mixed in with graffiti. Some might think it's trash...but I dunno...I kind of like it. </span></div>
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