jewelry everywhere

when making jewelry

i like to have everything "out"

you never know what will inspire a piece

and as disorganized as it gets

i always know where every little thing is

the other of the side of the table

50 necklaces ready for sale

time for a break to stretch my neck!!!

mothers little helper

i've been so busy making jewelry

my first show this week was a success

i sold 24 necklaces

so today i was back at it again

with a little help from my

beanie

sometimes grey

Be still

sad heart

and cease repining

behind the clouds

the sun is shining

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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ever have one of those days?

photo taken this summer

on a country road near carmi's

birch trees

one thing you don't see enough in the city

birch trees

i don't know why that is
my first visit to owen sound

i noticed them everywhere

the birch trees that line

the stream in the photo

of the previous post

autumn and shadow shot sunday

Winter is an etching,
spring a watercolor,
summer an oil painting and
autumn a mosaic of them all.

~Stanley Horowitz

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leaves floating in a stream

in the shadow of trees

photo taken in owen sound, ontario

baby it cold outside!

as much as i love the fall

i don't like what it brings

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this morning

waiting for my car to heat up

i snapped this shot of my windshield

encaustic class

my encaustic class mate, ron

has this wonderful style and ability

to "see" something in the wax

he uses the heat gun a lot

( which is one thing i haven't experimented with enough)

i got to work along side him and

learn his technique

what fun!!!

we worked with 2 boards and the same
2 colours of wax
just layered them in different orders
heat, add oil paint
heat some more , add some wax
heat some more
added more paint
etc....................
something very calming about the whole process
reminded me of the water
ron saw a coral reef
so, when i got home i decided to
see what they would look like with
one of my photos on top


this photo, taken a few weeks ago on lake simcoe
the sun was reflecting off the rocks
looks really cool on the background




this shot was from my california trip a few years ago
it works well with the "whirl pool"

switching gears too!!!!

now that the yarn is under

lock and key

my beanie has switched gears too

i don't think the toilet paper had a chance

after a hard days work!

good thing she's cute

happy hallowe'en

my favorite part is watching

horror movies

i've seen every "halloween" movie this week

even the re-make

which scared the pants off me!!

but i think the love the original one the best

my all time favorite is watching

vampire movies

especially if they include a werewolf!

tonight i will watch all the

"underworld " movies

above are a few shots from a local store
they work great for
shadow shot sunday

encaustic class

sometimes i start with an idea

and then totaly get off track

but that's what class is for

learning new techniques

and experiencing "happy accidents"

not sure exactly what i was going for

but ended up with the above work

a photo from my country road trip a few weeks ago

i guess the "gold" represents the corn field

the sky was created with the heat gun

(which i don't use enough)

so i think i like the contrast of the smooth and rough

just not sure if i like the colour combo??

this one started out simple

but then i decided to add a little bit more

did i go too far???

switching gears

it's been since the spring that i've made any jewelry

i've been so busy with my encaustic class and yarn

that i thought it was time for a little change

i've had so many ideas running through my head

and since christmas is less then 9 weeks away

i got a little carried away this weekend

24 necklaces so far

it was a gorgeous day today

i tried taking photos out side but kept

getting a glare from all the silver

my scanner wasn't any better

so sorry about the quality of the photos

shadow shot sunday

i'm still going through my vacation photos

and found some interesting ones for

shadow shot sunday

on our way from rockport to salem

we decided to dive along the coast

where we happened upon

hammond castle, massachusetts

the case of the missing ball of yarn

after the "kitty" court session

last weekend

and who could forget this

innocent face

i decided that with my failing memory

i only came home with 2 balls of

chocolate brown yarn not 3

so i went shopping for more

i came home with a bag full

but just to be safe i tied the bag

well, if i didn't see it with my own eyes!!!

i still needed proof so i got my camera

after "playing " with the bag for several minutes

it finally opened

this time it was a black ball

"i'll just pull this out with my teeth,

oh! you want to play wrestler!!"

says beanie

and a little victory dance

after i stopped laughing

i managed to get the ball way from her

only to find that she was back in the bag for another ball

this time i let her play with the yarn

hoping she would hide it next to the missing ball of yarn

no such luck

encaustic class

sometimes

less is more

after working with some really dark colours

it was a challenge to go

subtle

i added a map to the entire canvas

clear wax and cheesecloth

i applied the oil paint on top

and used lots of mineral spirits

to remove most of it

which really shows off the texture

added a few dried leaves

and

you can get a better look of the map


one of my photos
inverted and then added a mirror image
and last
a photo transfer of some old text
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i'm really happy with the results
and would like to do a "series"
in this style

wild rumpus

after visiting martha's blog

i felt compelled to contribute to

her knit-up project

since i don't (can but won't) knit

i decided to make a few crochet flowers

and today took a little drive to

the west end to mccormick park

i love the

"wild rumpus"

theme

while adding the flowers

several people walked by

and curious enough no one asked

what i was doing

they just smiled and kept walking

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there seems to be a

global knit off happening

one i really like is an entire

phone booth in london

also check out this you tube

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and to find out more about guerrilla art

check out this

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read more about martha and

the global knit up at

the star .com