"Sweet Lifetime"

Musepreneur

I definately fit into this catagory. While blog surfing Icame across this article

Are you a Scanner/Slasher/Musepreneur with Many Passions? by Jennifer Lee

at a time of change, major change (my company "merged" with a larger company this week) we will see what happens.

It is great to get this message and be reminded of the opportunities we have to expand our beings.

Working in the studio this morning, I need to find a better way to take photos and load them onto the computer. Here is a detail of "shine"

Women's Night Out in Grafton

featuring

have you tried doing a tangle? these little pieces of art are very addicting!

Stop by my booth on October 23rd 7-9 pm

Grafton Municiple Center

Grafton, MA

and find zentangle supplies along with my handmade journals of all shapes and sizes.

above Girl Scout Troop #30262

I will also be offering home party classes

so come and find out about the details or email me for more information.

Congratulations

I would like to personnaly thank Diane and Seth for leaving comments on the blog. They both have won some goodies in the give away!
Enjoy

GIVEAWAY

Thank you all for being so patient. On September 13th I will be doing my give-away so all comments will be entered to win a random drawing. I have so much I want to give-away that there may even be more than one!

Paper packs
magazines


fabric


handmade bingo journal
Good Luck to all and thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your wonderful comments

good luck to all

Updates

Sorry for no updates. I am down on the computer and trying to replace it. I am posting from a borrowed computer.
I see I have reached over 1000!! viewers and will hopefully be posting that giveaway soon
thank you all for visiting and look forward to new works soon

APPROACHING 1000 VISITORS

Howdy! i just noticed that my blog has almost 1000 visitors. As I've seen in other blogs, I have chosen to do a give-a-way after it hits 1000. What to give away??? hummmmmmmm
Keep your eyes open and leave a comment. I will post an interesting giveaway soon
Thanks for all who have visited and left comments, it is all greatly appreciated in this creative environment we have all created!

Disintergration Collaboration Unveiling

Well after a winter and spring of allowing my pages to be hung on the fence here is what I have made from the pieces. DisCo1

DisCo2

DisCo3

They are all pages from a condensed Reader's Digest and were sewn together and painted. As seen here they were left out through snow and rain and high winds and nature! hence the disintegration collaboration put on by Seth Apter.
This wonderful collaboration has brought so many artists from around the world together, all with mother nature in its many forms as the collaborator.

inSPIRIT

I discovered this artist's wonderful blog! I love the textures she creates using cloth and thread. There are so many pieces to choose from and the above picture is one of my favorites. Surfing her blog is so inspirational it makes me want to pull out all my scraps of cloth and thread and just start sewing. Have a peek at her sight and get inspirit/inspired!

Turbulent Weather Revisited

As part of "Buried Treasure" here is my re post of an earlier one, from June of 2006,that reminds me of those serendipitous moments we have as artists. Combining art and life comes to me at times and seems profound looking back. Always reminding me to enjoy every moment of this life we have.


We ride through the turbulent weather
with a heavy heart.
Through the doubt we arise
and conquer our fears.
For the wind carries us to new heights
and life continues to surprise us.

Summer has just begun and the promise of loveliness is upon us. Let us not waste a moment of this precious time. Go out and enjoy that warming sun, smell those fragrant flowers, feel those gentle breezes, dive into the water and emerge refreshed, rejuvenated, and relish in the feelings of summer.

Buried Treasure

Seth is doing another wonderful share of information called "Buried Treasure". On Thursday, there will be a post for a blog post that is from days gone by. You can see the post listing on his blog after Thursday. Keep looking for the jewels amongst the daily grind.

Showing Here

Hey Everyone
If your in Somerville on July 11th (rain date July 12th) check out my live demonstration at the Boston Handmade ~ Marketplace!


I will be part of the Eliot School Booth and promoting my Green Crafting class "Papermaking Art from Recycled Materials." There is still room, so if you would like to sign up (Class AW518) we would love to have you.

Give a shout out that you heard about this on the blog and receive a free gift!

Teaching at the Elliot School

EXCITING NEWS
I will be teaching at the Elliot School in Jamaica Plain, MA on July 30th and August 6th, as part of their Green Craft program this summer. My class "Papermaking Art from Recycled Materials" will be a two part class. The first class we will make paper from junk mail, paper tube rolls and discarded paper. Then the second class I will have a display of artwork using the paper and begin our projects from first weeks class! I am very excited about this and hope you can join me.


"Traveling Through the Mind" artist book

AWAKEjoy

This was a present for my husband. There is a picture of us from 20 years ago. After being married for 16 years we need to be reminded of the things that "awake the joy" in our lives.
I hope you find your joy...

Missing

If you look on the branch you will see a brown cord that was holding one of the two odd pages. I will incorporate it in the Part 2 of the Disintegration Project hosed by Seth APter.
Keep in tune and check out all the links on his sidebar.

disintegration collaboration - after

After snow, cold, high winds, rain, heat and other natural going ons the unveiling of my disintegration project is completed. Observing the many other collaborators, I decided to add midway some used steel wool to add some rusty goodness. Although the changes are subtle there are definately changes.



I am eager to see where all this takes us on a journey of disintegration. Seth at the Altered Page has come up with this project so check out his blog to read about the beginning. Enjoy and I will keep you updated.

Spring is coming, No doubt...

I have been busy working on a new website for N-M letters. The are many things to think about when creating a website, first and foremost what do you want to say...

Which makes me want to revamp my own website, so what do I want to say...

Today was a slow, resting day at home with my daughter. To think about all to come...

Little changes everyday

Boston Handmade

Check out the Boston Handmade Blog for Kerri Hawkins great group of pics from a train yard visit. The display is very inspiring especially if you like texture, color and graphic elements.

There are so many talented artists in Boston Handmade, you should explore all the cool goings on in the Boston Area.

the creativity inside us

I came across this video on Vivian Bonder's blog. I am reading Elizabeth Gilbert's book "eat pray love" right now and feel whenever blog surfing what is meant to come into my world does. I am thinking along these lines of purpose in our life. Take some time (20 minutes) to watch this video.

It's Spring yeahhhhhh

The calendar has told us it is spring and the birds are starting to chirp and a single crocus has sprouted. Definatly signs of spring.

Lots happening in my world with artwork. Above is a present I gave to my sister for her birthday. It is a new series of painting/collage on canvas that I have been working on. It is relaxing and keeping in the tradition of using recycled materials.
I am enjoying the process, so keep checking for more pieces in the series.

DRUMROLL PLEASE....

I don't have a camera tonight so sorry for no pictures, but my children both wanted to help me pick a winner. So because there are two of them I decided they could both pick a winner so there are TWO WINNERS TONIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO

STEPHANIE #813 ON THE OWOH CARAVAN
and
ERIKA LYNN

I will contact you both via email

Hope to visit soon!

AND THE WINNER IS....

I will post tonight
good luck and thanks for playing

Disintegration Collaboration

Seth over at The Altered Page blog has put a challenge together and it looked so interesting I wanted to belong. Having some altered book pages that I didn't know what to do with I thought I would use them. I hung them out on the fence next to the lilac trees in hopes for some interesting effects. Let's see what happens!

ओहो giveaway

Enter until February 12th at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time and the winner will be posted that evening. Good luck

One World One Heart

What a wonderful idea this is.

This great event has come round again - One World, One Heart is hosted by Lisa Swifka, it is a world wide giveaway with a chance to meet and visit blogs from all over the world. The original idea behind this was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way.

It starts today 19 January and ends on the 11th February at 6pm when a winner will be chosen at random. I will announce the winner on the 12th February.

To enter our giveaway leave a comment and Please make sure you enter your email address into the comments section, anonymous people will be deleted. Not a lot to ask for a great prize is it?? It does not matter how many times you enter your name will only be put in the draw once. This will make it fair for everyone!!



My giveaway is a packet of paper/ephemera titled "Mexico". Use in your ATC, cards, or artwork.
Have fun exploring all the sites, I know I will

THINK

There are so many ways to get back to your roots. To know why you have come into this universe. Searching, exploring, observing...
While trying to get back some thoughts that have been hibernating I came across this artist Hollis Chatelain. What amazing quilts!!! The detail below is just a sample of what this incredible artist is doing. Check out the website for all the wonderful pieces. There is a traveling exhibit that is planned for 2010. I'm hoping it comes to the Boston Area.

connections

Blog surfing is my release lately. It takes me away from the holiday season and brings me to a safe, creative enjoyable time. During my surfing I have found Robyn's Blog from South Africa. I love the carvings she does.

This picture shows one of her works and her workspace. I love this picture because it incorporates nature and process. Check out this jewel of a blog. I am still exploring all it's treasures.

Funny

I find it funny hummmm not funny ha ha, that there are so many things to share in this world. A need to connect, a need to share, a need to feel human with the full range of emotions. Our emotions are our connection to every other human being in this world. It is our tracking system to bringing to our lives what we desire. There is so much to learn. Ways to bring peace to one another. To be kind. To give.

I just finished this book and rereading the next. It is a daily reminder we have work to do.

Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord

Check out Susan's blog to see this talented bookartist's new project. Susan makes a word a day journal out of recycled materials. This clever project (after also commiting to my "Life in the color" project and only making it 'till April) seems do-able. Check out her video and other beautiful works.

Links

It is amazing how we are all a link away.

Through web surfing I was brought to Karin Bartimole's blog which is filled with her daily journal pages and wonderful thoughts. I feel like she is a soul sister and is on a similar path as myself. Go to her site to check these wonderful little morsals.

We are all connected in some way. We are humans that are connected by thoughts, actions, concerns.... We have passion, we have hurts, we have experiences that bring us all together.

The stirrings of the true spirit of Sprinkles is seeping back into my conscious. Where it will take me I don't know. But what I do know it is important.
Thank you for sharing. Leave a comment in this post and recieve a FREE issue of a past issue of Sprinkles the zine.

STUFF

I found this link while blog surfing and it is so in tune with my daily dilema. Everything I think about and know is happening but can't verbalize the importance of is all right here in this mini movie by Annie Leonard!
Take the time to watch her movie and THINK ABOUT IT!

Everything we do and think effects us all....

long long time ago...

It's been a long time and I am finally ready to post again. In the time away there is always thinking, wondering, waiting...
what is this thing called life? where do we go? where are we coming from?
so many people come and go through life's journey and we are still the same person who stands with ourselves. Rethinking art and what is important I have come to some realizations that I am ready to share.
the love of sharing creativity is so very important. I collect and collect from the discards in the hopes to pass these along to someone who will cherish and use these wonderful pieces.
Today I have come across Seth Apter who has a rich blog full of giving. Check out his wonderful textured mixed media work.
Also visiting Alma Stoller's blog you can view her wonderful new zine called soul craft.
These two people have sparked that flame once again to reach out and start doing instead of just thinking. I am seriously thinking of doing a new issue of Sprinkles the zine with a new twist. Then in the spirit of giving I want to have a give away. Paper, paper, paper everywhere..... The first ten people to leave a comment in this post will receive an envelope of paper/ephemera/and a goodie or two.

Shelter Exhibit - come and visit

Boston Book Arts Presents SHELTER:
a Unique Vision of a Universal Subject Through Artist’s Books

SHELTER focuses attention on a universal subject and one of humanity’s most basic needs – in all its manifestations: the home, the psychology of personal space, current issues in the housing market such as homelessness, the mortgage crisis and loss of historic fabric. 43 artists have been chosen to participate in SHELTER, an exhibition of artist’s books juried by Janine Wong, faculty member in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMASS/Dartmouth.

The exhibit is on view at the Wedeman Gallery at Lasell College in Newton, MA from April 10th to April 22nd. The public is cordially invited to attend the opening reception to be held on Thursday April 10th from 4pm to 7pm.

The gallery is located in the Yamawaki Arts & Cultural Center at 49 Myrtle Avenue on the corner of Grove Street in Newton. The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday - Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm.

Come visit me on Sunday April 13, from noon to 5, I will be gallery sitting and would love to see you all.

March - Life in Brown

Although I was very enthusiastic about the color brown this month, life threw a curve ball. Work had layoffs and the bulk of the people let go effected me directly.
Above is how we ended the month of March. The last day of March we drove to NYC and picked up our new family member Mikko. He is brown and rust and such a loveable dog.

The paper quilts are still coming and here is Life in Brown under construction.

and detail. Some more books are being made and will post as soon as they are finished.