"ACCIDENTAL" ART

Hi there!

This is a short post about a piece of art that I "accidentally" made.

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.

There's just something about it that I like, especially the colors.

Have you ever made accidental art?

Best for now,
Deb

HAPPY 2014!! ... and ... try looking at your mixed media art using 3D glasses!

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!

I don't have any new art to show you this time, but I discovered something really cool that you might want to try ...

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.

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!

Try it and let me know what you think. I was really amazed!

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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 (http://nathaliesstudio.com), 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!

My best to you ... Deb

Wire Basket

I apologize, yet again, for being away so long. But I'm so glad I'm posting to the blog today.

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!

I usually show paintings or assemblage art, but today I'm showing you my latest basket created from jewelry wire.

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.

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.

This is all I have for now. I hope I'm not away from the blog for too long before posting again!

All the best,
Deb

Photography Fun

Hi again ... it's me!

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?

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.

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:

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!

 

 

On another note ... here's a nice photo that I took of a sunflower at a local garden show. There's really nothing that I would want to change, though.

 

 

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):

 

 

Ray can take any type of photo, and he does events like weddings. Here's his information if you want a great photographer:

 

8one8studios

Raymond Clarke, Photographer

Creative Personal Art

Custom Portraiture

Ultra Premium Finishes

Consultation/Shoots/Sales

Strictly by Appointment

Email: rcsnaps@yahoo.com

Phone: 215-514-8498

 

It's been very nice chatting with you. I'll be back before too long!

 

Deb





MORE MELTED WAX ART

Hi, my blogging friends ...

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!

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.

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.

Then ... I decided to buy a used Ranger melting pot through http://www.ebay.com 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:

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:

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!

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.

All the best to you!

Deb

Garden ... Canvas ... Maybe More

HI MY BLOGSTERS,

I'M BACK AGAIN. SORRY I WAS GONE SO LONG. LIFE JUST GETS IN THE WAY.

HERE'S THE LATEST CANVAS I JUST FINISHED. I CALL IT REFLECTION.

I DID THE CANVAS WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS AND ACRYLIC MARKERS. IT TOOK ME A FEW WEEKS TO DECIDE HOW TO FINISH IT!

 THE ABOVE TWO PICS ARE MY MARIGOLD GARDEN.

THIS IS MY LOVELY LAVENDER PLANT. IT'S ON ITS THIRD YEAR OF BLOOMING. I'VE BEEN MAKING LAVENDER LEMONADE WITH IT. DELICIOUS!

 

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!

 

SO ... UNTIL NEXT TIME ... TATA AND KEEP CREATING!

 

DEB



Origami Lotus Flower

Hi again.

My good friend showed me how to create an origami lotus flower, so here it is:
 
 

You can learn how to create one yourself by going to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfBD8djzDlo.

 

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.

See you later!

Deb