tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81358835149926611012024-03-13T06:19:20.599-04:00DeborahAPierro's Mixed Media Art BlogI love mixed media art and I love to write, so I've created this blog. I don't know where it will take me, but I'll enjoy the process. Just one thing ... the art that I have created is is my sole property. I give credit to the other artists that I mention on my blog. If you want to use my art as inspiration for your own work for sale or publication, I ask that you please mention my name. Thanks!
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shadow boxes (one for Christmas):</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wall art, one of steampunk design and one entitled "Under the Sea:"<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I found out that the craft show is off. But it's always to have finished art handy for the next event!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-47184206475749149892014-08-16T11:01:00.002-04:002014-08-16T11:01:37.933-04:00WABI SABI ART ... AGAIN<span style="font-size: large;">Hello dear ones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my June post, I explained the concept of wabi sabi.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Whenever I can, I like to take photos of wabi sabi-like things.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I did a painting based on the photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the painting and the photo is below it:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You see, a wabi sabi painting is simply a representation of the photo, not an exact duplicate feature for feature. That's the fun o wabi sabi (and abstract art, too). It doesn't have to be perfect, and that's what wabi sabi is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time ... Deb</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-47527660268403396872014-07-20T15:38:00.000-04:002014-07-20T15:38:24.786-04:00Stained Glass Mosaics<span style="font-size: large;">Hello there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's the middle of summer and I haven't been to the pool even once. I just haven't been "up to" getting into a bathing suit, although my "old" one looks so much better on me than the new bathing suits that I tried on at Kohl's. I will get there soon, I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm getting ready for an arts and crafts show at my grandson's school in November, so I've been working on a lot of things. But this blog will only focus on my stained glass mosaic work. I'll show you one below, before and after grouting. The others can be viewed on my Pinterest board entitled "Mosaics."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here goes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before grouting ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With mixed media art, there are so many choices of projects you can do. That's what I love about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the best to you for now ... Deb</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-77385444608041351412014-06-18T11:49:00.001-04:002014-06-18T11:49:32.048-04:00Wabi Sabi<span style="font-size: large;">I'm back again to talk about wabi sabi. In case you don't know what it is, here is an explanation that I got from Wikipedia:</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Wabi-sabi</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">(<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja"><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BE%98" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3458_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none; color: #663366; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">侘</a><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AF%82" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3459_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none; color: #663366; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">寂</a></span><sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height: 1;"><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3460_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #0000ee; font-size: 9px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; padding: 0px 0.1em;">?</span></a></sup>)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> represents a comprehensive </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3461_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; cursor: pointer; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Japanese</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_view" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3462_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; cursor: pointer; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">world view</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> or </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3463_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; cursor: pointer; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">aesthetic</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> centered on the acceptance of </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transience" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3464_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #663366; cursor: pointer; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">transience</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Koren_1-0" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi#cite_note-Koren-1" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3465_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">[1]</a></sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> It is a concept derived from the </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3466_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; cursor: pointer; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Buddhist</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> teaching of the </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3467_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; cursor: pointer; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">three marks of existence</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">(<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">三法印</span> <i>sanbōin</i><sup class="t_nihongo_help noprint" style="line-height: 1;"><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3468_com_zimbra_url" style="background: none; 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<span style="font-size: large;">As soon as I learned about wabi sabi, I was hooked on the concept. Below is a photo I took outside of my home. It is wabi sabi and it kind of looks like abstract art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In fact, I just might use this photo to create a painting. If I do, I'll share it with you later!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a short post with some of the photos I've taken over the past month or so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a better photo of the mosaic bookend than the one I posted last time:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you've enjoyed them! Best wishes,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Deb</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-47500939593749948552014-04-17T19:29:00.003-04:002014-04-17T19:29:30.164-04:00Back With a Few Scattered Things!<span style="font-size: large;">Hi my blog friends--I'm back again with a few items to show you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take a discarded block of wood. Cover 4 sides with a mosaic made from sea glass, small mirror pieces, other glass pieces, and whatever you choose, using glue to adhere them. Paint the side that doesn't have mosaic on it ... and you have a bookend! I really needed one and I'm using it now. I have to admit, though, the photo could be a little more clear (getting used to new camera).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below is a mosaic made by a 5-year-old boy, my neighbor, inside of an instant coffee lid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And ... below is one made by his 12-year-old sister. She also created the cool-looking artwork underneath it. I thought they would make a great photo together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw a small, inexpensive set of oil paints in a store called Ross (Dress for Less), so I decided to buy and try them. Previously, I always painted with acrylic paints.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a triptych on three 5" x 7" flat canvas panels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not finished yet. I'll show you the final product on my next blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The idea of doing this blog came to me as a way of sharing my creative journey with others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a short post about a piece of art that I "accidentally" made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was working with melted wax (crayons actually). I was using a piece of orange paper to dab off the excess wax from the tools I was using. This went on for several weeks until I looked at the way the miscellaneous wax marks looked on the paper and I just had to frame and hang it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's just something about it that I like, especially the colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Deb</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-65322793396448860702014-01-01T12:00:00.001-05:002014-01-06T09:54:31.873-05:00HAPPY 2014!! ... and ... try looking at your mixed media art using 3D glasses!<span style="font-size: large;">Hi bloggers. I know I've been away a long time. The holidays just messed with my mind and I just couldn't motivate myself to do anything in the art area ... other than make one card for the chiropractor, follow my usual favorite artist blogs, and stuff like that. I'm hoping that the next Christmas season is much better at the end of 2014!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't have any new art to show you this time, but I discovered something really cool that you might want to try ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You know how mixed media art is done with layers of colors and textures? Well ... recently the children next door came over with a couple of pairs of 3D glasses, so we decided to put them on and look at my art on my walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is really cool that, with the 3D glasses, you can actually see the layering on your mixed media art. It proves that mixed media layering truly is a form of 3D art!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Try it and let me know what you think. I was really amazed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next time, I'll hopefully have some new art to show you. I've signed up for Creative Jump Start 2014 spearheaded by Natalie Kalbach (<a href="http://nathaliesstudio.com/">http://nathaliesstudio.com</a>), so I should get my creative juices flowing again. It's not too late to sign up--for only $20! There are many hundreds of people from all over the globe participating. Check it out on Nathalie's website!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My best to you ... Deb</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-78116302520182589142013-11-29T14:55:00.001-05:002013-11-29T14:55:27.358-05:00Wire Basket<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I apologize, yet again, for being away so long. But I'm so glad I'm posting to the blog today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I hope Thanksgiving was great for all of you who observe it. Ours was excellent ... delicious food and no major kitchen mishaps--just one coffee spilling incident!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I usually show paintings or assemblage art, but today I'm showing you my latest basket created from jewelry wire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I formed the basket around a vintage crock, sort of like a casserole, hence the "handles" on each side. I ended up having to break the crock in order to remove the basket. I really didn't want to break it, but it was the only way that I could remove the basket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm making a lid for the basket, which I'll post later. Now all I have left of the crock/casserole is the lid that I'm using to make the wire lid for the basket. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is all I have for now. I hope I'm not away from the blog for too long before posting again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Deb</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-62059733965544005092013-10-19T10:38:00.000-04:002013-10-19T10:38:36.244-04:00Photography Fun<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi again ... it's me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This post is mostly about photography. Did you know that even if you might not be able to afford Photoshop, you can use Microsoft Paint to "photoshop" your photos, create art, and do other cool things?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I recently took a photo of myself for a friend. She needed it for a school project since I'm the historical subject of the project. I used one of my computer programs to soften the look of the photo (Windows 8 comes with a good photo program for such things), but it looked like something was in my nose! Ugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So ... I opened the photo in Windows Paint and did a "photoshop" on the inside of the nostril. I know I need a lot more practice, but here's how it turned out:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You'll see in the left nostril that there's some grayish shading. That was from using Paint. Believe me ... it looks a lot better than it did originally. By the way, I'm not very photogenic, but this was the best photo I could take after about 30 tries! Also, I have trouble smiling for the camera!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On a final note ... I have a neighbor/friend who is a professional photographer. He took this photo of my ring for the project I mentioned above (a gift from my grandmother a very long time ago):</span></div>
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">I'm back again. I try to post at least once a month or more often. I hope I haven't been away longer than that!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">My girlfriend from California told me about an art demonstration she saw where the artist rubbed a candle over his art. It planted a seed in me, so much so that I had to try it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">You just rub a white candle over your art on your substrate (as much as you choose) and then blow the surface with a hairdryer or a heat gun. The wax melts, covering the surface, and it looks cool. You can even shine the wax surface with a soft cloth. It really looks good.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">Then ... I decided to buy a used Ranger melting pot through <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">http://www.ebay.com</a> so I could do my own wax melting. It has a nonstick surface that makes it easy to clean up. Here's what it looks like:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">I show three crayons inside of the pot because I used mostly melted crayons to create the following piece, which I refer to as an experiment:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">I used aluminum foil to create the sections and then I poured different color melted crayon wax into the sections. For the white part surrounding the circle in the middle, I melted plain white candles. I also added glitter to the melted wax. You just have to be careful how you pour your melted wax so it ends up where you want it to go. If not, you can clean up the mess without too much trouble!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">This is all I have for today, except for the fact that I'm attending my first Meetup for artists tonight. It's called the Creative Collective for Artists and Artisans and it's located in Central New Jersey. </span><br />
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I'M BACK AGAIN. SORRY I WAS GONE SO LONG. LIFE JUST GETS IN THE WAY.<br />
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HERE'S THE LATEST CANVAS I JUST FINISHED. I CALL IT <em>REFLECTION.</em><br />
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I DID THE CANVAS WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS AND ACRYLIC MARKERS. IT TOOK ME A FEW WEEKS TO DECIDE HOW TO FINISH IT!</div>
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THE ABOVE TWO PICS ARE MY MARIGOLD GARDEN.<br />
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THIS IS MY LOVELY LAVENDER PLANT. IT'S ON ITS THIRD YEAR OF BLOOMING. I'VE BEEN MAKING LAVENDER LEMONADE WITH IT. DELICIOUS!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. I WISH I WOULD GET SOME COMMENTS FROM YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE, BUT I GUESS YOU'RE TOO BUSY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">SO ... UNTIL NEXT TIME ... TATA AND KEEP CREATING!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My good friend showed me how to create an origami lotus flower, so here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below is a photo I took of a lotus (or water lily) at a local park called Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. You can easily find out about Grounds for Sculpture by doing a search on the Web. Thought it would be good to include this photo with the origami lotus.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-81247854447410107002013-08-30T11:27:00.001-04:002013-08-30T11:27:30.630-04:00Abstract Canvas and Can Man<span style="font-size: large;">Hi everybody,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I previously created something on this canvas, but I never liked it, so I took it apart, covered it with gesso, and created something new. I just call it Abstract on Canvas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I learned a neat trick from a dear friend. You rub your canvas with a white candle to give it an interesting look. But I took it a step further: I blew the wax with a hair dryer and melted it so it covered the entire surface. Then, as I learned from a YouTube video, I polished it with a soft cloth so it has a nice shine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, below is the Tin Can Man. My friend has it in her cabin in Nova Scotia and she sent me a photo of it. It was made entirely from cans and bottle caps. Good idea, no?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her name is Mrs. Potato Masher Head (or should it be Ms.?).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I save all kinds of "junk" to make something cute or whacky (like this) when the mood strikes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to buy a new potato masher, so I used the old one here. The head is made from one of my husband's white socks. The hair is yarn glued on. I made the rose in her hair from a piece of paper towel. And she's wearing a pair of earrings that I don't wear anymore. I added glitter to the handle and base to make it look fancy. I think you get the picture.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-42761345470862292782013-08-11T14:12:00.002-04:002013-08-14T09:12:43.843-04:0018 x 24 Canvas as Emotional Dumping GroundHi all ...<br />
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This is my latest canvas. I needed to express some heavy emotions in my art. What better way to do it than with creating an abstract piece.<br />
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Here it is. I call it <em>Emotional Inferno.</em><br />
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Materials used: gesso, acrylic paints, acrylic paint markers (love them!), gold leaf bits pressed all around the sides (the inferno), and Plaid acrylic sealer spray (only use outside since breathing it in is toxic!)<br />
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I'd like to know what you think, but people seem to have problems leaving me comments. If you want to comment on any of my blogs, my email address is <a href="mailto:deborahapierro@comcast.net">deborahapierro@comcast.net</a>.<br />
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NOW I DIGRESS ...<br />
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Please check out the website, <a href="http://www.itsanidealworld.com/">www.itsanidealworld.com/</a> to see what the magazine is about and to subscribe. You can keep it for yourself, share it, or give it as a gift to someone who might need encouragement! You won't be sorry. Owner/Publisher Zarifa Roberson travels the country to create awareness and she deserves an expanding readership! Thanks in advance.<br />
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I'll see you next time when I'll be showing you a crazy piece of assemblage art that I'm almost finished with!<br />
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Peace and love ... Deb<br />
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I'm back for a short time to show you the improved clown assemblage that I finished recently. It used to have blue paper clip arms; now it has better arms, white gloves, and bigger feet!<br />
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And this is my latest canvas. My husband said to call it <em>Metallic Wonder, </em>so that's what I call it. It has a lot of metallic acrylic paint in the first layer (gold, silver, copper) and in the grid on the middle right. The snake-like things are coils of wire that I glued on. (For some reason, I can't make the photo larger, though.)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-3711299863753603522013-06-30T12:57:00.000-04:002013-06-30T12:57:07.773-04:00NEW CANVAS ... GARDENS ... WHAT ELSE?HI BLOGSTERS,<br />
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I'M BACK AGAIN WITH A NEW CANVAS THAT I CALL <em>REFLECTION.</em><br />
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I DID THIS CANVAS USING ACRYLIC PAINTS AND ACRYLIC MARKERS. IT TOOK ME A FEW WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FINISH IT!</div>
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THESE TWO PHOTOS ARE OF MY MARIGOLD GARDEN.<br />
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THIS IS MY LAVENDER PLANT, GOING ON THREE YEARS OF BLOOMING. I'VE BEEN MAKING LAVENDER LEMONDADE AND IT IS REALLY DELICIOUS. YOU CAN GET THE RECIPE FROM DOING A WEB SEARCH.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-71568658849898563332013-05-25T10:59:00.000-04:002013-05-25T11:10:00.224-04:00BACK AGAIN ... GONE TOO LONG ... DOODLE ART AND MORE<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow ... I've been gone for about a month. I just had a lot of things going on and some distractions, like getting a new computer and getting used to the new operating system--plus navigating things from my old computer to the new one. It's an all-in-one desktop computer. I really love it. The screen is 23" ... huge!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">There is something very new ... I have seven pieces of my art (like shadow boxes, etc.) in a gift shop for sale. The store is in Vineland, New Jersey and is called Robin Hope Designs Presents: The Sky's The Limit. It's on Landis Avenue in the Amish Market. You can find Robin on Facebook. It's like a little mall. So that's exciting for me!</span></div>
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This is a short post to show you some doodle art I completed recently, and a birthday card that I made for my father-in-law for his birthday.<br />
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When you're in between projects, it's good to stay in the art game by doodling. I started this doodle weeks ago and finished it this weekend. It was fun to do. I colored it with mostly gel pens and used a black Sharpie for the large black sections. I might frame it in a clear frame or just insert it into one of my art portfolios.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-30669813615670058442013-03-24T12:06:00.002-04:002013-03-24T12:12:20.270-04:00Where is my muse?Hi blog viewers--I'm back after not posting for what seems to be a long time.<br />
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I've been going through a dry period in which I haven't created much art. Guess I have just had too many other things on my mind and they're interfering with my creative process.<br />
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I'm still reading other artists' blogs, watching artists' videos on their blogs and YouTube, and reading art stuff. <br />
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One kind of artsy thing that I've been doing is playing around with a program on Windows called Paint. What you create here is saved as a bitmap file (bmp extension after file name). Do you ever play with Paint?<br />
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I hope you like my images!<br />
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See you later,<br />
DebAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964473559413433347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135883514992661101.post-63671785273472753932013-03-06T16:25:00.002-05:002013-03-06T16:25:35.920-05:00Modern ArtHi everyone. I'm back!<br />
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I have an artist who has inspired me to create more modern looking art. Her name is Jane Davies at <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/">janedaviesstudios.com</a>.<br />
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I finished this piece a few days ago and I'm very happy with it. I still haven't been able to think of a name for it, though.<br />
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Then I painted on several acrylic paint colors: orange, bright metallic red, cobalt blue, and orchid.</div>
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Next I used a round piece of plastic that once had tape on it, turning it in the wet paint to make the circles.</div>
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Then I glued on two pieces of metallic paper that I cut and scrunched in my hands (using gel medium).</div>
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After that, I used a fork dipped in white acrylic paint to make the wavy lines across the painting.</div>
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I let the piece sit for a couple of days because I knew it needed more detail.</div>
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When I finally decided what to add, I did the zigzags with white paint and put dots of all the colors I used on the zigzags.</div>
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Then I flicked white paint over the entire painting to add a spattered look.</div>
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Finally, I used all of the same colors (except white) on the sides of the painting to give it a finished look.</div>
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I had a lot of fun creating this piece. In fact, I'm going to do more modern collages.</div>
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I'll keep you posted!</div>
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WHAT SHOULD I NAME THIS PIECE? I NEED SOME HELP!</div>
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Until next time, take care ... Deb</div>
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I want you to know that I appreciate that you view my blogs even though you don't comment. But I wish someone would say something! That's enough of that for now.</div>
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I created this piece of assemblage art last week. It took me quite a while between painting, gluing, and drying time. Sorry about the change in font, but I just pasted this from some other document and I don't know how to change the font in blogger (yet). Anyway ... <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt;">For his head, hair, nose, and shoes I used Crayola Model Magic, a modeling material that can be air dried. I used recycled wooden pieces from an old shadow box that I bought in a thrift shop. I painted them with acrylic paint and covered everything--including the face, hair and shoes--with Mod Podge. And … I used super glue to adhere everything together, even to adhere the paper clips into their holes for the arms. For the hat, I glued a large sequin and a rubber whatchamacallit together and stuck a fake flower out of the top. I used markers to paint the face, and a piece of wire ribbon for the part of the costume that goes around the clown's neck. It was fun to make.</span></div>
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This is a page I recently did in my art journal, based on a garden I planted several years ago. There's acrylic paints on it, torn paper on it, a doily on it, and the photo of my garden on it. I thought the colors went really well together. As you can see, I call it "How did my garden grow?"</div>
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We had a few inches of snow last night. We're lucky that we didn't have the blizzard that Boston and other New England, USA areas got!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How is the weather where you live?</span></div>
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Til next time, see you soon--Deb</div>
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