Colors of Fall

I love fall colors. I really enjoyed our challenge this week: Extreme Masking. Here are the results. I think I'd like to use this technique on a series of greeting cards...

Challenge

WOW! Week 18 already, time flies. I've been busy with various artshows this month, I've never submitted a challenge so late in the week! Here's my attempt at Compendium of Curiosities page 37.

Challenge

So, I've been making and selling little one of a kind gift bags, I thought why not make one for this week's challenge! I found Tim Holtz Charms at a local store and the package had been ripped open so I reached around behind it and bought the next package in the row. I found out this morning that it's not the charms, it's circle and oval fragments! Thought I'd use the fragments on my little gift bag, ENJOY! Wizard of Oz style...

The Angel Store and More

Tonight I will be at The Angel Store & More from 5 pm ~ 8 pm ~ Southwest Contemporary Landscapes. This show is part of the Scottsdale Thursday Night Art Walk.



The Angel Store and More has invited me to do a 'trunk show' Saturday Oct 23rd, you might find a bargain or two.

Warrior Women Blog Hop ~ Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Welcome to my blog. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month I've created a simple greeting card to honor my friend Sherry Goodloe who is winning the battle against breast cancer!



If this is your first visit to my blog, stay a while, read my poetry, look at my paintings, tags, jewelry, greeting cards, photos, and collages. Leave a comment if you'd like.

If you have a friend who's a breast cancer survivor, reach out to them this month.

We're celebrating the healing journey of our dear friend, Sherry Goodloe (please link to http://gotart4u.blogspot.com ), who's recovering from her recent surgery, and has just learned that she won't have to endure chemo or radiation! Sherry is our official Warrior Woman Muse for this hop, and is someone we all love and admire. Of course, so many of our friends and loved ones-- if not we ourselves-- have faced breast cancer, and our art is intended to honor each and every woman who has, is, or ever will fight this battle.

Please join in by visiting our blogs and finding some inspiration for your own art. In many cases, there's blog candy to be had for those who leave comments!

The Pink Ribbon Warrior Women Blog Team is:

Ellen Vargo - http://1036art.blogspot.com

Hels Sheridan - http://pinkleart.blogspot.com

Jennie: The Artistic Stamper - http://theartisticstamper.blogspot.com

Linda Ledbetter http://www.studioL3.blogspot.com

Nancy Crissinger - http://whatsnextnancy.blogspot.com

Sharon Sutton - seraph1959.blogspot.com

Tracy Jacobs - nosparemoments.blogspot.com

Judy Wood - http://creativearts-jwood.blogspot.com

And our fabulous sponsor is eclectic Paperie! www.eclecticpaperie.com

After visiting each blog on the hop, please create your own work of art in celebration of the Pink Ribbon Warriors, and upload your masterpiece at the Warrior Women Blog Hop Flickr Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/groups/warriorwomen

SunDust Gallery Opening Tonight!

My photo and original poem was accepted in the show "Urban Motifs". I'll be at the gallery this evening. Look for "If you blink you'll miss Nothing".

Here's a sneak peek...

Coffee Tag

Our latest challenge was to create a Wrinkle Free Distress tag.

The lighter side of grunge

Another collage, will be available for sale at The Angel Store and More in October! This technique was quite challenging!

Wish!

Here's the latest in the Studio L3 Challenge! My hope is to sew this on an art tote. Just need to learn to sew first!

Day Old Cookies

I traveled alone
from Scottsdale, Arizona to Portland, Oregon.
I can still see the smiles of aunts and uncles greeting me at the airport.
All the hugs and “oh look how she’s grown“. All but one are gone now.
I walked up those four cement steps in front of the gray house with white shutters.
The grass was so green, the trees so tall. The neighborhood so quaint.
The counter tops in the kitchen were very short.
Grandpa’s typewriter, worn with years of use, sits in the corner of the tiny living room.
I was only 12.
I took bubble baths in an old style tub with four ornate feet.
For two weeks I stayed.
I slept in a big double bed with lots of soft pillows.
When I thought I could drift off to sleep, I pulled the chain over my bed to turn off the light.
I remember hearing the soft footsteps of my Grandpa’s slippers
walking down the wood floored hall.
Every night he would open the door ever so slightly to make sure I was resting.
I heard the house creak in the night.
I felt the rumble of trains in the distance.
I awoke to birds singing softly in the trees.
I explored the old house and found an old washer in the half basement.
There were carved trails in the dirt in the old basement.
My uncle drove cars on those tiny cliffs long ago.
I found the attic. It was small and warm.
There was something familiar about this place.
Something in my memory, just out of reach.
We drove to see the ocean cliffs
We ate ham and cheese sandwiches on salt rising bread.
We had broken cookies and a pear for dessert..
I can almost feel the delicious crunch of those day old cookies.
I wish I could remember the smell of dinner cooking on the stove at my Grandpa’s house.
I long to feel the damp gray sidewalks on my bare feet again.
I wish I could remember when it felt like home…

Poem by Judy Wood
Spring 2010

Grunge

For the latest challenge, I decided on grunge paper butterflies instead of flowers... Made another little 'treasure box' as a gift. ENJOY!

White Rose