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how do you know?
3 February 2010

watercolour over acrylic over black gesso on muslin “try to keep yourself ignorant about colour try to keep it intuitive try not to learn what warm and cool mean, what the primary colours are try to let your colours be as spontaneous as possible” “How do you know what colour to choose? The same way to choose what to wear. Your palette is like your closet.” Both pieces of advice, Barbara Nechis

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how do you know?

Make it: Valentine Altered Candy Boxes
2 February 2010

Altered Candy Boxes Materials: Mod Podge matte Folkart paint 413 pink Folkart Extreme Glitter hologram Clear heart shaped favor box Foam paintbrush Scissors Hot glue Decorative paper Wood heart Ribbon or trim Silk or paper flower Rhinestone materials Steps: 1. Trace the lid of the candy box onto decorative paper. 2.

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Make it: Valentine Altered Candy Boxes

Drawing with fabric
31 January 2010

velvet and rayon couched to felted wool Before Christmas the Cornerstone gallery contacted me to see if I would mount a small exhibition in their space around the same time as my workshop in Kingston.

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Drawing with fabric

my new bike
29 January 2010

My New Bike Just got a new bicycle, helmet and basket. Planning on riding my bike to the Armenian grocery store, trader joes, bank and post office during the week. I might even ride it further once I get the feel of it

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my new bike

circular imagery
29 January 2010

indigo on linen with stitch resist women artists who use circular imagery in their work Eva Hesse Pamela Fitzsimons Lenore Tawney Sue Hammond West Sue Lawty Helen Parrott Ilze Aviks Donna Sharrett Marjan Bijlenga Ase Ljones Jude Hill indigo on cotton with tied resist

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Make it: Valentine Bubbles
28 January 2010

Valentine Bubble Wand Materials: Mod Podge matte Bubble wand Foam paintbrush Scissors Hot glue Decorative paper Ribbon or trim Steps: Cut a piece of paper to fit around the bubble wand. Apply Mod Podge to the back of the paper, wrap around the wand and top coat with a second layer of Mod Podge. Once dry, glue ribbons around the top and bottom.

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Make it: Valentine Bubbles

primordial sacred symbol
28 January 2010

According to Jung, the human psyche holds an ancient collective memory, where universal experience is symbolized. Archetypal symbols are so familiar we respond to them both intuitively and rationally. These universal symbols are common to many world religions.

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primordial sacred symbol

Tuesday’s Activities at CHA
25 January 2010

CHA Winter Show Tuesday – January 26 10:00 – 6:00 Plaid Booth #2817 Hot Glue Gun Helpers Candy Filled Cupcakes Mod Podge Make and Take 3:15 Filming the Great Tool Hunt with When Creativity Knocks

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Tuesday’s Activities at CHA

un-writing
25 January 2010

1991 journal, some pages ripped out, the remainder painted gold and stitched shelf of hard cover journals 1994-2004 I have kept journals for years. Family life, art ideas, and notes on what I was reading filled them quickly.

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un-writing

CHA – Set up and Day 1 Pics
25 January 2010

Do you want quicker updates and on the spot info or creative inspiration?….. Add me on facebook or twitter ! This will be the Plaid CHA booth. Barnes and Noble Load In.

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CHA – Set up and Day 1 Pics

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