Friday, November 06, 2009

Traveler's H'Art - ALL THINGS POE Project - Bound Book and Page Selections

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Above, the wonderful outcome of a  Halloween project involving 32 artists and hosted by  a master of collaborative artistic projects - Red Dog Scott.  The artistic interpretations of various literary works of Edgar Allen Poe are bursting with imagination, ingenuity and creativity!  A treasured book to add to my growing library of one-of-a-kind  and original works.

My sincere thanks to:

Deirdre Abbotts
Boscographix
Jeanne Cavanaugh
Ari Cury
Anna Ely
Ex Fast Posto
Sharon Fraser
Ellen Gray
Matthew Howden
Llynn Huntley
Joan of Art
Colleen Kent
Rue Kroch
Abby Lazar
Lunaea
Kathy Martin
Wendy McGowen
Lynne Miller
Megan Murphy
Terry Owenby
Sue Pierson
Pat Pleacher
Plumb Crazy
Pamela Joy
Red Dog Scott
April Soncrant
Julie Stiller
Marjorie Tomei
Cynthia Weed


Maude - my new grandpuppy!

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My daughter Jillian caught the "Yorkie-bug" last weekend while she was visiting here and today at 12:30 pm she picks up "Maude". Can you stand how cute she is? She was born August 23rd, is 3 pounds right now and will be between 5-6 pounds full grown. She is a cross breed Maltese-Yorkie.





Thursday, November 05, 2009

Another Dreamscape

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"Soul Passages" - digital - 29 x 21 inches

Eleanor Series - First Giveaway - off to Donna Watson

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10 x 15 inch  Original Mixed Media Collage
paper, ribbon, crystal, silk, button, ephemera


I finished putting the final touches on this collage of Eleanor this morning., including her crown chakra - a Swarovski crystal, and her silk sash.  She's ready to be mailed to one of the three winners from my October Blog Giveaway.

The winners are listed at the top of my sidebar -

The B Family
Yvonne
Donna Watson




Jungian Muses and Sun-kissed Glimpses of Fabric Collages in Process

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Without this playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.  - Carl Jung

Jungian Musings and My Passion Flower - Views of New Blossoms from the Warmth of my Home

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"New Passion" 20 x 28 inch photo

From the living fountain of instinct flows everything that is creative; hence the unconscious is not merely conditioned by history, but is the very source of the creative impulse. It is like Nature herself.. prodigiously conservative, and yet transcending her own historical conditions in her acts of creation.    - Carl Jung

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

For Brenda

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"be" 4.17x7.25 inch digital

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Jillian's Final Project - The "Got Milk?" Pillow

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Above, several views of Jillian's final project of the weekend and her favorite. Eleanor is happy too, having been able to be 'front and center' in this creation.
I'll be looking forward to seeing her living room with her new creations. There were several times where I sat back watching her and reflecting on how quickly her childhood seemed to flash by. All in all, a great weekend and I'm grateful she'll have these little tokens as a memory.  Times like this to me are precious. 

Thanks for letting me share our combined mom and daughter efforts with you.

Girl's Weekend - "The Family Album" - Design by Jillian Richman and Two Dresses

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View 1




View 2




Who's Who



Original Collage Image - "The Family Album" 8 x 16 inches digital
Credits:  Tallulah Images, Kate Pertiet, Iktupulli, Paper Whimsy


We had so much fun building this pillow.  I love the little rose flowers, Jill in her kindergarten photo (she is 27 now) and just the liveliness of the colors and images.   I'm sure it will be a great conversation piece in her living room!

Stay tune for Pillow #3!!
 

Paper Whimsy Blog Entry

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It started out like this -

Which lead my muse to this -


Until we finally settled on this -


"The Postal Stamp" - 9 x 9.5 inches digital 


Credits:  Paper Whimsy:  Door, Face.  Kate Petiet: Hinges and Cancel, Pringle Hill Studio - Torso


Gale's challenge at Paper Whimsy was to create something from the photograph of the door as pictured below.   This is my entry. And click here for more details on the challenge.  There will also be a random draw for a $25.00 gift certificate for anyone that submits.
Do you recognize some of the elements from a previous collage?  Seems, the PW girl and Eleanor are sisters...they share clothes with their other sister from Pringle Hill Studio  :0)  Although the PW girl made her own signature butterfly wings!