Creative Every Day Challenge #8

my cedc from yesterday ~ an anniversary present for Marie Craig and Cheri Clinton!! What a spectacular first year at Fountain Street Fine Art!!! super job!!! xxxx

Creative Every Day Challenge #7 - in the kitchen

today's creative every day challenge revolved around food.  maybe it was the first real snow, or the delicious cookie hang-over i had from my cousin's super size dark chocolate chip cookies or maybe the leftover rotisserie chickens times two in the refrigerator but today i had the cooking bug ~ & it all turned out pretty yummy if i say so myself (the girls agree too!!! :) peace  

homemade chicken potpie ~ first ever made

homemade carrot chips (like potato chips)

dark chocolate chip cookies ~ extra big

Creative Every Day Challenge #6 (a little out of focus)

a dresscard for a birthday girl!

I love the quote, not sure who Stephanie Piro is??? but I love the idea being a coffee lover myself ~ and for the dress I used a paper decorated with coffee beans.  part of my desire to try and design my own  papers  or find papers that work well with the quote ~ instead of just relying on origami papers.

peace

Creative Every Day Challenge #5

this piece was made tuesday when i had a moment in the studio!! 

my studio is in such a state - the visual equivalent to how my head and heart feel ~ so scattered, so tuesday i had sometime in which i basically 'organized'. and while coming across endless bits of paper saved and cherished i made this little card for a fellow artist :)

lately i have been adding sewing to many of my works ~ especially the subscription card pieces that i am doing so i wanted to put this piece under the needle too!!

this is what i call productive procrastination!!! but also good for the soul! peace

Creative Every Day Challenge #4

may this dress bring you clarity

Creative Every Day Challenge #3

creative act from yesterday - dresstagging while waiting for my RX. 

'may this dress bring you good health'. 

I also left one at Whole Foods, but I just dropped it & bolted, no time for a picture :) 

peace

Creative Every Day Challenge #2

Homage to Lisa Barthelson

For today's creative challenge I did a page i my 'current' daily dress journal.  this project is where I try to create a daily collage out of the flotsam & jetsam that I come across during the day.  I started my first journal in february 2011 and I absolutely LOVE working in it, however the time/days get away from me. So I now have 4 different journal in different states of completion.  

This page was done in my most newest book which is smaller (3.5 x 5.5) than the original books.  I bought a smaller size hoping that I could get back to making these collages daily - but alas.

Today's page basically created itself.  The dress is out of old polka-dotted wrapping paper that I was throwing out, the background is pattern made out of the rubbing of a wine cap ~ HobNob and the tag is from timberland which had the circle logo of a tree. Suddenly there was a circle thing happening.

The circle theme is so serendipitous because today I was thinking of my dear artist friend, Lisa Barthelson, who is getting ready for a group show ('Illuminations' work of  Lisa Barthelson, Carrie Crane,  Nina Fletcher and  Rose Lebeau, Opening Reception: Thursday Jan. 12, 2012,  5 to 7:30 pm  

Artists' Talk: Thursday January 26, 5:30, The Krikorian Gallery, The Worcester Center for Crafts

25 Sagamore Road, Worcester MA.)  

In fact today I even sent her supportive thoughts, because we all know how crazy one can get right before a show!!  And Lisa LOVES circles, even has a photo blog dedicated to circles & she is the person who introduced me to HobNob wine.  

But I had not made any of these connections until the collage was finished! WOW!!! But here it is ~ a circle piece when Lisa was so much on my mind.  And in fact she and the others from the show were interviewed on NPR and the links hit the internet today ~ http://www.wicn.org/podcasts/audio/barthelson-lebeau-and-crane-illuminations

Kind of cool how that all worked out!! 

Well I definitely didn't stick to my intention of brief entries for this Creative Every Day Challenge (CEDC) - but this project is supposed to be just what it is - no rules, no stress, just creativity!!! :) (saying that for myself).

 peace

peace

Creative Every Day Challenge #1

today I finally put together an idea that I have been wrestling with for the past few weeks.  It is taking the idea of the dresscards and putting it in a mat.  this is a 5x7 image in a 8x10 mat.  this will fit easily into an 8x10 frame for wall or desk - your choice. 


I am thinking that this may be a nice item for Etsy, though I have yet to wade into those waters :) any suggestions fellow artists???


peace to all and happy creating!!xx