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Holy Cow!

Keeping the momentum of blogging "top of mind" - today's "share" from yesterday's creating - please enjoy !

"Holy Cow" - Sacred Celebrations

12x12 digital collage

Element Credits with thanks to Iktupilli Holliewood Studios (flames) and Lorie Davison (background)

Art - Trudi Sissons Copyright 2013 Two Dresses Studio

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Returning to Artful Blogging.... Family First

Today I am back to the blog hoping to post  work I created in the last six months in 2012 as well as posting a few snapshots from the CHA show in January! 

But before that,  I've also decided to share with you a bit about my absence from blogging for several months.

In June last year I had to switch my focus  to  my Dad who had his 86th birthday in May.  If you met my Dad, you'd fall in love with him.   He always has a joke to tell, a good word to say, and something from his past that always reminds me of how important the simpler things are in life.  

At 86 he still golfs at least once a week and when the golf courses close, he takes up bowling.  His rescue dog - Fergie is never far behind him.  She's an elderly toothless Bichon he adopted shortly after my Mom passed away.  If I can't reach my Dad on the phone normally it's because he is  out for a walk with Fergie. And you can set your watch to their schedule of walks that occur three times a day.

Unfortunately, Dad has had to weather several years of financial stresses  because he lent a large sum of money to a family member who had not been able to repay him.  So Dad and I worked together over the summer and fall and things are finally back to where he does not have to be anxious about his finances and I can relax knowing he is OK.

Here's a photo of my Dad  and my daughter Hayley opening presents at my daughter Hayley's home at Christmas this year.  He looks almost as though he's the present in the box!    What a dear sweet man and a true gift!

Christmas 2012 - Dad and Hayley at Hayley's

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In My Mind's Eye

I thought I would pepper some of the older work I will be posting with some new digital collages as well. Hope your Monday is off to a good start to the week!

In My Mind's Eye

Digital Collage

Image Permissions: itkupilli, Tumble Fish Studio and Public Domain

artwork Copyright 2013 Two Dresses Studio

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Old work from Summer 2012

I swear I am months behind on posting.  Since I rely on this blog as a personal reference, please bear with me as I catch up. 

This collage had at least 9 previous lives  before I finally decided to leave it as photographed here.    It is thick with layers of acrylics, handmade papers and stamping.  

8x8 inch mixed media collage

(Craft Attitude, Stencils, Acrylics, Handmade Papers)
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Three views of the same collage including images from Tumble Fish Studio, the geisha's are made with Craft Attitude along with handmade papers.   I think there may be a bit of wrapping paper too!  Obviously, it's not acid free.

8x8 mixed media collage

(Craft Attitude, handmade papers, Images from Tumble Fish Studio -( building on side)

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New work from the past week

Things are buzzing over at Deviant Scrap lately!  Hollie Haradon (Holliewood Studios) gathered all of the designers together to create a series of new work/images all in the theme of "Once Upon A Time" plus announced a new designer to the team - Iktupilli, whose images I've long admired and used in some of my artwork.

I titled this first one "Jam Session - Unplugged" - I think you'll get my 'drift'. 

Jam Session:  Unplugged?

Copyright Permissions from:  Iktupilli, Tumble Fish Studio (globe) and Holliewood Studios (cliff)

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Last week I took a break from trying to get my technology to sync with iCloud to create this multi-layered composition.  It's dedicated to a wonderful woman, a colleague and friend from my social work days (my "first life") who had suggested a nice cup of tea might take the edge off the learning curve.  Again, I had the pleasure of working with some of Iktupilli's images as well as several from my own personal stash.

"High Tea"

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My dear friend Marsha came up with a true Tumble Fish Studio style of Once Upon a Time that transported me back to all of my childhood memories of fairy tales.  I was reminded again of how 

'large' my imagination had been as a child and how much I love returning to those memories.  That poisonous apple was quite frightful back then!

 "Mirror, Mirror"

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One last one using Iktupilli images, I printed out the composition on Craft Attitude and heat set it onto a piece of silver metallic paper with the large dots you see below.  I've long subscribed to the "Golden Mean!" 

"Monkey On My Back"

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