TGIF! It's Friday and you all know what that means, it's time for another Fabby Friday over at the Tiddly Inks blog ! For this weeks insp...

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TGIFF: Thank Goodness it's Fabby Friday :D hehe! Friday's are always good no matter what, but they are even better when it's Tiddly Inks, F...

I've got a bunch of online classes sitting on ice over here and the next one I am releasing is called Free Motion Graffiti ! This class is ...

Paper Mache has been an art form for many centuries. Take a look at these modern creations. Robin by Suzanne… by macchum

WOW!!! What a fabby turn out for last weeks Love Is In The Air challenge!!!! Lots of lurve'ly creations for us to pop by and admire :-) ...

A fiber art quilt made of needle felted sari silk with hand beading by JoMo of peaceofpi studio.

35 Original Artworks curated by Rebecca Wilson, New This Week 4-4-2016. Original Art Collection created on 3/9/2016.

I've been so busy that I can't decide whether I'm coming... ...or going. I am infatuated with these miniature strawberry mice and am currently designing a project to go along with them. The mice are quick and easy to make and best of all, you can't have just one. Before you know it, you'll be building yourself a whole colony. I'm pretty sure of it. I did want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your encouraging comments and emails. I'm always taken aback by your generous and kind words. I will be back as soon as I tend to a few pressing matters. Until then....take care...be well! Aloha!

musings and inspirations in art, fashion, craft, decor, creative business and creative living by artist Traci Bautista be inspired...live a beautiful life...

I'm doing a little re-organization in the studio; maybe that is organization. Not re-organization. So I've pulled out all my paints and organized them by color into plastic tubs. I'm putting up some pegboard, which is really painful to do with my arthritic right hand (right handed with a drill driver), but it will be worth it. The goal is to have easy access to my paints and tools (shelves, etc, on the peg board), and to be able to put them away and clear the decks for new projects at any given time. I need to be able to shift gears more easily. I generally keep my tools in similar plastic tubs, but each tub contains all the tools I need for Project X, or Technique Y. When seeking a bone folder or a painting knife or a squeegee I have to paw through multiple tubs in endless search. How do you organize your paints and tools and surfaces? Love to know. Please comment - I have to moderate comments because of bot/spam comments, but I check every day for those 'awaiting moderation'. Thanks! Studio Portrait A View from the Loft (my office and yoga space) The Fluid Acrylics and a few High Flow Trying to Color Code the Tubs - this one is reds that are not Tomato Red or Orange. I have another box for just the Cadmium reds, Pyrrole reds, and oranges. This one is for the outliers such as pinks, magenta, and my beloved Quinacridone Gold. Installation of pegboard in process The Tubes of Heavy Body Nelson, my studio assistant (he's technically a subcontractor, as he chooses his own hours and brings his own tools - which are very sharp; he also assists other projects, so he is not on the payroll.)

Can a pillow and books on a chair (painting available) be a table ...or does a table have to be a flat surface with legs (painting available)... What is your answer to this question? I say a table can be made of from many things... do you agree? Please be sure to see other tables today via Between Naps on the Porch... perhaps there are other tables that are not EXACTLY tables... and do come back tomorrow... A poodle and I have a little message! ENJOY!

I'm very excited to be working with Kristine Davidson in updating the look of my blog!! She is being quite patient with me as we tweek and change the layout! I am so overdo for a bloglift and I think...

..and she is available now !This original Large Acrylic mixed media painting on stretched canvas- 12"x 24"x1" in dimension with black painted sides is ready to hang! Signed and dated by the artist and colorful and strong in depiction of this beloved artist..

Lana Gomez is one of my FAVORITE artists! I have a deep love for Abstract work. I love the ability it has to make me feel happy, sad, relaxed, nostalgic and how it somehow always boosts my own creativity. All of these emotions are pulled out of me simply by the colors, lines and shapes of the piece. Without a definite object my mind has the freedom to explore. This makes every piece personal. It's the story behind the story. I believe Abstract art can help uncover deep rooted thoughts and emotions that one didn't even know were brewing just underneath the surface. It's a magical feeling to get swept away by a cerulean blue or magenta with splashes of burnt orange and teal. The mix and directional strokes of these colors may calm your nerves and make the world seem like a more rounded place or you may simply be reminded that every little thing is gonna be alright! :) Either way art is a powerful thing! Which brings me back to Miss Lana Gomez. Lana is an artist who studied art at the University of Tennessee and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career. I love the intensity of her pieces. I put together some of my favorites for you to enjoy! To see more of her stunning work please visit www.lanagomez.com LANA GOMEZ I believe everyone possesses a creative flow that allows them to communicate in their own unique way; painting is how I express this notion. When I paint, I allow spontaneity to drive my creative process. My work reflects the lens through which I see the world – whether in color, shape or form. Each of my paintings pays homage to a remarkable nostalgic moment in my own life. It is my intention that when others experience my work, they will reflect on these types of moments in their lives while connecting to and feeling inspired by my own. -Lana Gomez Bubble Bobble watercolor Deer Hill Acrylic, mixed media Passion watercolor Are Unicorns Real? Acrylic, mixed media Hopefully you take some time and let yourselves get lost inside these beautiful works of art. You never know what you might discover. XO~ SJ

Hello sweet friends ! While shopping for wall paint to do on our guest rooms we are remodeling, I 'remembered' to buy some spray paint in Black and White to paint a silver, tarnished pitcher in the 'Mackenzie-Childs' style I saw on Pinterest one very similar and got inspired ASAP ! I've been so busy and my house is upside down because of the hard work remodeling the bathroom, walking closet and two rooms that was my DDs before and now guest rooms and to say the least of all the dust I'm swallowing everyday ! For the friends that haven't followed me lately, it's a mayor and 'total' remodel of everything in the two guest rooms and bathroom, as it was way over due. We are in the third week and it's almost there. Anyhow, I bought the spray paint and hubby said: 'Where are you going to work in this house in such chaos ?!' I said, I'll just wait till later, no biggie. I mentioned this to my friend and she said: My hubby will do it for you. I said, really? She said yeah. To make the story short. I gave it to him and here it is my-his DIY Mackenzie-Childs pitcher as a flower vase. You judge for yourself. I love it !!  Didn't the 'Mackenzie-Childs Inspiration' pitcher came out adorable ? The before tarnished, very old silver pitcher and the black and white spray paint I bought for the job. Our friend sanded it down first, then painted the whole thing in white. Waited till the paint was totally dry the following day, to be sure. The following day he placed masking tape forming checks and the squares showing, he proceeded to spray paint them in black. He makes it sound easy, but hubby said that it might have been a very 'daunting and difficult job' and he was so glad he didn't volunteer, ever ! (lol) I'm loving it and now I'm thinking what else to do in M.CH's. style! I will DIY myself next time, maybe something in wood, or whatever !  Notice the inside of the pitcher's peak in stripes. Look how pretty the inspiration I found on Pinterest is... and hey, these are DIY too! While they were painting the girls wooden book shelves in the guest rooms, hubby had the four kitchen chairs painted off white as well. I use the fourth chair in the laundry room and I bring it when there's more people. We eat six in the kitchen's farm table, sometimes. Hope in another full week it will all be finished and then I will be decorating; the best part of any remodel. Thank you dear friends for your sweet visits, you always make my day ! Thanking the lovely hostesses for having me at their great parties. LOVE, FABBY I will join this week: PINK Saturday http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com Morning Cup of Joe http://thecottagemarket.com SATURDAY SHOW OFF http://malevikrosentradgard.blogspot.com The Weekend Blog hop www.clairejustineoxox.com Foodie Friday and Everything else http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com Share Your Style www.21rosemarylane.com Home Matters Link Party http://lifewithlorelai.com Friday Frenzy www.mostlyfoodandcrafts.com A Bouquet of Talent www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com Simple Saturday Blog hop www.sunnysimplelife.com Dishing & Digging it Party www.lifeandlinda.com Monday Social http://botanicbleu.blogspot.com Amaze Me Monday www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com You're the Star Blog hop http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com Metamorphosis Monday http://betweennapsontheporch.net Inspire Me Tuesday www.astrollthrulife.net Make it Pretty Monday www.thededicatedhouse.com Mix it up Monday www.flourmewithlove.com Tea Cup Tuesday www.marthasfavorites.com Our Home Away from Home http://mariaelenasdecor.blpgspot.com Create Link Inspire Party http://nap-timecreations.com Tuesdays with a Twist www.godsgrowinggarden.com The SCOOP http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com Brag About it www.vmg206.com Grace at Home www.impartinggrace.com Wildly Original http://igottacreate.blogspot.com Thoughts of Home on Thursday www.athomewithjemma.com Wonderful Wednesday http://ohmyheartsygirl.com

This was one of the 20-minute training paintings I did in preparation for Art Battle Alberta in Red Deer. It was originally really dark (see above), and I didn’t like it (pretty sure nobody e…

Edward Bawden frequently would take painting holidays in Cornwall. The landscape is hilly and pastoral unlike Bawden’s home in Essex made up of arable crop fields. A stony landscape of quarries, hill...

morag myerscough and luke morgan have recently completed ‘joy and peace’, a temporary art installation at the heart of london.

Looking for a some fun craft ideas? How about BUTTONS! They come in so many colors and sizes and you can do so much with them! Don't believe me that the craft options are endless?

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Rex Ray (American, 1956-2015), Lobaria I, 2014. Pigment print on Hahnemule Museum Etching, 101.6 × 72.4 cm. via spacecamp1