love poem

In the past,

before I knew love,

my lips would speak of love.

But tell me now

And disclose -

speak and answer me.

Reveal to my heart

The secrets

The wonders

The ways of love.

bordering

Art supply rebel that I am -

expensive mats, frames,  and framing

are not immune to my rebellion

I prefer to do it my own way

These are all my latest photo transfers on canvas board.

With each one I've painted a border.

Copper tape, solder, jump rings, and a short chain finish them off.

I rather like the result.

You might say it borders on something ...

spring in winter

old photo redux

I want to show you what I created today.

I started with a color copy of an old photo 

(this picture is of my father-in-law and his twin brother - isn't it cute?)

The color copy is from the copy center (not my printer) and the ink is not water soluble - so I can safely work on it with paint.

First I mounted the photo on foam core.

Then I used watercolor paints to tint the photo.

Next: gessoed a border, upon which I painted a pattern with acrylic paint.

I added the word "twins," copper foiled the edge, and attached jump rings for a chain. 

It now hangs happily in my home.

The story is that the larger boy on the right would take the baby bottle of the boy on the left - hence he is larger. 

But it's just a story.

My guess (as a Mom) is that one boy was quiet and earnest. The other was go go go.

The quiet, earnest boy is my father-in-law. To this day he is a quiet and reflective man - as sweet as they come.

the value of a daily practice

some days I have no idea what to create

that's when a daily practice comes in handy

sometimes it's an art journal page

but lately it's a daily photo prompt

I like using Capture Your 365 for that 

... today's prompt was "blurred backgrounds"

and when I sat at my desk with a blank slate, that was enough to get me started today

I brought some things into focus

and let other things blur into the background

a metaphor for my day