Metal Jounals Workshop

OK, so Tracy Moore makes the most awesome metal journals you have ever seen - not sure if you're aware of that fact about him or not. The great news is he has shared his knowledge with us wanna-be's and offered a metal journal workshop. Guess what? I got to go to it!

Let's talk about cool people, in a cool studio, with a warm fire and a funny dog (when she wasn't picking on Steven)...AND, the bestest hosts you've ever thought of....all that combined with the most wonderful variety of metal journals you may ever see in one place...I showed up with a little headache and thought the pounding would make it worse but it actually made it go away! who'd a thunk that?

So, check out the marvelous offerings made by my fellow classmates (and me)- and go ahead, drool over them...I do every time I peek...here is a slide show on Teesha's blog with more pictures: Metal Journals


Mine was the silver colored journal with the seahorse and stars on the front, with a red leather binding sewn with blue bookbinding thread. I'm sort of on a red and blue kick right now...I didn't take a picture but there are a couple shots of it on Tracy's slide show linked above

This furry face is Sophie the wonder dog

Peace to you.
Namasté

-Dawn

Art Fiber Fest 2008!

Wow, Art Fiber Fest in Port Townsend was awesome!!
I got to reconnect with old friends, make new friends and create, create, create!!!
Here are some pictures from show and tell.....this is a wonderful painting by Ty and Marcia Shultz, two unbelievably creative artist/teachers who teach at Art Fest, and attend Art Fiber Fest and other workshops...they are so fun to be around and their wells of creativity are so deep and varied - absolute joys to be acquainted with.

these are the creations for the plushies trade...they were so awesome in person. I won one of the bright green kitties during the raffle!! I was so excited - it was the only raffle prize I wanted =) I was a lucky puck that night for sure. I love my green kittie!!

These are some cute little plushies on display-possibly from the trade as well....aren't they adorable?

This luscious bag was created by the supremely creative Teesha Moore...I'm honored to count her among my friends.

I love love love it!!

It's so much more juicy in person too =D

OK, more later....I'm off to bed!

Namaste

-Dawn

Thanksgiving in Chicago

So, after my sister and brother-in-law have invited us to go with them to Chicago over and over during the past several years, we finally made it happen this past Thanksgiving! My brother-in-law's Mom and 2 sons live there so he goes back a couple of times every month. 

Anyway, we got a killer deal on airfare from Southwest and stayed at the Renaissance (Marriott) about 5 mins from B-I-L's Mom's house in Norridge. We went downtown, we went to Chinatown and got to enjoy the Art Institute (museum)...totally awesome!!

This peacock was on a store in Chinatown. 

Grumpy bear is my B-I-L Greg, taking us to a real Chicago pizzaria. My Mom and sweetie Collin (making that nice face) were there, and my sister and lovely niece. We were tired but really happy to be there. That's a self portrait of me with my mommy - I love that picture of us. So I'm still getting the hang of loading pictures and it has put the last ones I loaded at the top - so, that's the SuperDawg hot dog drive in - very good dawgs and cool place to chill. There's a shot of the bean and the beautiful skyline. Chicago is a great city-can't wait to go back!!

History Mine

We did it!


A new day of hope dawns for the United States of America. A beacon for all those who are not perfect, who have made mistakes, and who are different. I can finally say I have a president.


Let's break out the champagne!

<--Image by Shepard Fairy and used without permission.

September 11 - Did you feel it?

I woke this morning with a heart ache. At first I thought it was all the (relative) shit going on in my own life right now (I know-very self-centered) but then I realized what day it was...then I saw on TV the memorials and moments of silence...
and I realized I was feeling that sadness from the people at the memorials, at ground zero, the silent ones in the moments of silence....

Did you feel it today?

Namasté

-Dawn

Heart Art

I am a team captain at my work for the AHA Heart Walk coming up in October. They are having a silent auction next week so I made these two small (3" x 3" canvas)artworks to hopefully raise a little more money.

The blu-ish background is some used art paper towels laid down and then painted over a little with Starburst Stains Baby Blue Eyes Aqua to make it shimmer - it's hard to see the shimmer in this picture. The heart is made of paper clay - painted and glued on with Sobo craft glue.

The red background is acrylic on canvas and a paper clay heart that I stamped in while still wet. then after it dried I broke it and painted it with acrylic paint and more Starburst Stains. I call it "Still Beating," as in my heart has been broken but it still works!

Oh ya, here's my ArtFest 2009 registration envelope - the theme is Sea Monsters - cool, huh?

Enjoy your day - it is your to make the best of.

Namasté

-Dawn