After recieving my 15 year old cousin to live with me 2 weeks ago, moving my office & combineding it in with my studio, a computer virus, Today I am starting to pack for CREATE in Chicago, Il. I have been working & re-working my lists of supplies & collecting stuff to take.. There is alot to do & I feel so far behind. I am taking several classes on things I know nothing about but am interested in learning. (I am hoping the guardianship hearing won’t pop up in the middle of my trip) I have so much to post & so much to tell….. I better get packing… Ciao for now!!!
Houses A Multi-Media Adventure
May 28th, 2010 by KimCards update
May 7th, 2010 by KimI made three sets of cards. One set in the series is posted here under “Taking Flight” I was pleasantly surprised to find them at The Decorator Showcase for sale priced at $20.00 What a compliment..
FLAX – San Francisco
May 6th, 2010 by KimLast night I was off early YES a wholesale miracle! I went to FLAX. Artist Heaven! They sell huge sheets of paper from Italy. As well as everything else under the sun. In my mind I have a vision of a piece of Art from the hand prints I made of my artist friend Jeff. He is a musician. He was looking at my art journal. He saw the pictures of my hands. So I traced his very talented hands. He is a Guitar Player, Teacher & Lead vocalist in a band.
So my mind has been whirling with ideas for these very talented hands….
I was at Flax I saw some paper that was music notes and really cool writing on it. I bought it. I had a mapof the world which I am using as well as some Making Memories Rivets. I traced his hands with tracing paper then cut them out of musical paper, I washed them with a coffee stain. ( It’s a bean thing) I can’t explain it. Then I took a large sheet of thickest Watercolor paper a blue Tim Holtz Ranger Ink Pad I used Broken china and Weathered Wood. I washed like doing dishes with a little water, kitchen sponge and my ink pad this large sheet of paper. It looks like a cool sky effect I think I like it. I have temporarily placed the cut out hands & world on my page… Here is the beginning, First Layout of “These Talented Hands” I am awaiting lyrics from Jeff to add to the project.
I have been inspired by some collage art in the hallway at the Showcase House. As well as the courage to live by your gift with grace & gratitude.
Here is a little peek ….
Cards “Take Flight”
May 1st, 2010 by Kim
These cards were made especially for the 2010 Decorator Showcase in San Francisco. This is where I have spent the end of winter & the start of spring.
These cards and envelopes are all hand cut & assembled. They are for an auction to raise money for the University High School Scholarship Fund. This is the link to the list of items for auction.
The laundry list is as follows:
Kaiser Craft – LoireValley
Black Glaze marker
Cream Card stock (Michael’s)
I can not tell you the paper that is the ribbon, What I can say is I used my 7 Gypsies Border Punch!! From Scrapbooks Steals.
It is amazing.
So, they were then wrapped with a ribbon & sent off for auction
I made a total of 3 sets I will post more later…
A Work Of Heart – Resin Pendants
April 16th, 2010 by KimThese pendants are from Tuesdays class @ A Work Of Heart They were fun to make. I learned a new art skill & had a good time.
The 17 of cups - A Hope dominio – and a Songbird dog tag…
I would like to use this technique with some penny round metal as well as some marble penny round.
I have the resin which look forward to using it..
the art I get to live with
April 14th, 2010 by KimThese Hands
April 14th, 2010 by KimThese are my hands.
Is left wrong or just not right? 3-7-10 These are the hands that have made this book. These are the fingers that will hold the pencil that will paint, draw, express & fill these pages with whimsical, wonderful,weird, wild and other profound pictures, prose, poetry, publications. Please tread, tromp + treat delicately this delightfully decidant, delicious, debacle of my most magnificant & magical mind dump. Thank you.
Magical Winged Boots – Journal Page
April 14th, 2010 by Kim
This is a page from the book I have been using Journaling Bliss. I am taking the ideas from it as well as instruction. So I am not so sure why the boots are so big and the world is so little but I like it.
















