ART on Friday - a return!

A new month, a new resolve to do more, a return to art and ART on Friday. It has been a while since I posted but I'm back with focus and resolve to do better.


Steal Like an Artist Journal Challenge
I have started a daily entry in Austin Kleon's "Steal Like an Artist Journal". I even emailed him to be sure it was okay to post pages from his journal and he gave me the go-ahead. He is one of my heroes. I have read several of his books several times. They really do help one's creativity. Be sure to check his website here (and don't forget to sign up to his newsletter - filled with awesomeness!)

Here are my entries for:
May 2nd

Create a spine poem from books you have on hand.

May 3rd

Create a poem from headlines cut out from the newspaper. These are some of the headlines just from the pst few days. Really show just how destructive the PC (Con) government is in Ontario.

Focus

I created another card for my OLW (Focus)

Blooming Marvellous May

At KickintheCreatives, there's a new art challenge - create a piece of flower art every day.

I love the artwork of Alisa Burke - especially her flowers. I have signed up for her "Inky Blooms" course and hope to share some this month,

Here are my first three blooms inspired by Alisa:

CHALLENGES

I haven't been taking part in any weekly challenges for a while, but am jumping back in.

Sunday Postcard Art

The theme at Sunday Postcard Art was "No focal point"

I used a piece from when I needed to clear paint from a roller and then added the quote.

Pairs/Wings

I used the following card for both: Take a Word Challenge (theme: pairs) and Try it on Tuesday (theme: things with wings)

Tag Tuesday

The theme at Tag Tuesday was "Faces"

Linking With

Paint Party Friday

ABC Wednesday - N / WOYWW /TIOT

This week at ABC Wednesday, N gets centre stage.

N is for Napoleon Bonaparte.

His words certainly speak out - to a leader who must listen to the people and the press.

Also linking with:

Try it on Tuesday - Add a quote!




WOYWW

Each week, Julia Dunnit of Stamping Ground, asks us tp share our workspaces and what we are working on.

Here is my dining room table as I finished my second card. I received a collection of wonderful papers in the mail today and used some of them for the cards as well as some collages.

Time - for Challenges

This quote by Alice Morse Earle has always resonated with me and I thought it appropriate for the beginning of 2017.

"The clock is running. Make the most of today.

Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. 

Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. 

That's why it is called the present"

The piece began with a tissue rainbow (for "Try it On Tuesday"),
and I added old family photos that tell my story along the centre. (for "Art Journal Journey")
and finally added stencils of hearts and a dandelion. (for Mixed Media Monthgly Challenge")

Now I have a constant reminder to live each day fully and not worry about past or future.
Carpe Diem - seize the day!



Linking with:

Try it on Tuesday

Art Journal Journey  

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge    

WOYWW

And of course, I have to link with WOYWW - the weekly challenge hosted by Julia Dunnit at "Stamping Ground" - where we are encouraged to share what we are working on and the state of our work spaces.

Here's my art table downstairs right after I finished with the stencils and had yet to fully clean up:

what it looked like from the door

and from in front