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This blog is my daily journal, created in an altered book through mixed media art techniques including collage, paint, print, drawing, etc. Updated daily.

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  • this and that on Nov 19, 2009 in blog awards announcements fun blogs

    I thought I'd update you on the postcard art benefit I did for Silvermine Guild, which you can reread here. The first two postcards shown on that link were sold, but six others were returned to me, and have found a place in my home! I joined the fo...

  • November 14-15 on Nov 16, 2009 in journal altered book acrylic paint stitching

    click on images for closer view___________...

  • Friday the 13th on Nov 13, 2009 in cancer diagnosis

    This is an image from an old journal, but seems fitting...The news I received today wasn't what I hoped for,but could certainly be whole lot worse.I am very fortunate that my doctor ordered an ultrasoundto go along with my mammogram, because had I re...

  • November 12 on Nov 12, 2009 in journal altered book acrylic paint biopsy

    click on images for closer view I finished these pages just before I left to have my biopsy today.I will get results tomorrow,along with word about hand surgery.Until then I'm keeping good thoughts,and know you all are as well,so thank you!

  • at home on Nov 9, 2009 in inspiration back yard

    "It never occurred to me to leave home to make art."~ Sally MannThe quote above comes from a dvd that Lynne Hoppe lent me a few months ago titled What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann. (here's a clip where these words are spoken)That phrase s...

  • ...November 5-6 on Nov 7, 2009 in mixed media journal altered book acrylic paint

    It's been an especially long week,and I've really been missing my journal, creating, and interacting with all of you,but I've had to listen to my body and it's been loud and clear.I don't feel able to visually depict the layersof what I'm experiencin...

  • getting in the mood... on Oct 31, 2009 in video mask skeletons oaxaca Halloween

    psssst,yeah, youcome here...just step on upthere's nothing to be afraid of...really, there isn't!to me there's nothing more fun at Halloween, than a bunch of a skeletons movin' and groovin'& shakin' their bones!and i just love cartoons from the 2...