ART on Friday

The first Friday of September - has the summer ever gone by quickly.
Here are a few things I have been working on this week:

Colour Me Positive
This week at LuLuArt, the theme is travel.
Hans Christian Anderson had it right: "To travel is to live."
Travel also broadens the mind, allowing us to walk in others' shoes and see how they live their lives.

Tag a Day and New Challenge
Tara Leaver posted a new 7 day mini art project earlier this week and I started it yesterday.
We are to create a small series of artwork over 7 days.

I decided to create 7 small pieces (6x5 1/2"). Each day I plan to add a different layer until I have at least 7 layers.
I decided also, to do this with my art tags for this month - doing a different set of 7 each week.

First layer:spray inks

Second layer: stamping
Third layer: printing with bubble wrap
Fourth layer: stencilling (using a stencil with small circles) - this is a view of the tags

Tomorrow I will add torn and unique papers.Then I plan on adding used stamps, and printing with my own handcarved stamps. 

(I have also been inspired by Jane Davies with her series of collages.)

I also did a tag for ABC Wednesday this week - for H.

 Show Your Face

I decided that for September I would also sketch a face a day. I've missed that over the summer. .Kim Dellow has a great challenge each week at her blog. 

Sept. 1

Sept. 2

Zen a Day

Although I got a bit behind, I did finish my zen a day page for August.

Photography
I had to take some more flower photos today:

Linking also with:

Paint Party Friday

Over the Moon Link-Up Party

Inspire Me Monday

ART on Friday

Just a quick post to share some of what I have been working on this week.

Colour Me Positive

This challenge at LuLuArt offers a new theme/quote each week as well as a chance to win some great prizes for participating. Be sure to check out the challenge.

Tag a Day
I continued with my challenge for the year with the words for Augus. Here are a few from this past week:

Zen a Day
Here is my sheet of daily zens for August so far:

ATCs
Here's a Frida ATC I made for a 1-1 swap:

as well a bird one.

Photography:
Couldn't resist some more flower shots.

And some shots taken downtown:

Linking also with:

Paint Party Friday

Over the Moon Link-Up

Express Your Creativity

Inspire Me Monday

ART on Friday

It is Friday once again - and time to share some of the art projects I have been working on this week.

Colour Me Positive

For "Colour Me Positive",(at LuLu Art)  this week's quote is one of my favourites's, by one of my favourite actresses - Audrey Hepburn.

Tag a Day
This month I am continuing with collaged tags with a word each day. Here are F to I:

I also created two tags for ABC Wednesday this week:

Zen a Day
For August I have been trying to create a small zen square a day. Here are the first 12:

ATCs
I've worked on a couple of swaps:

Zen Hearts

Superhero - an individual swap

Creating these ATCs is fun - taking part in the swaps quite enjoyable. Check here at ATCs For All to see all the themed swaps available.

Photography
Some more flowers from our garden and a cardinal who stopped by to visit.

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Linking as well with:

Paint Party Friday

Express Your Creativity

Show Your Face

Over the Moon Link-Up

Inspire Me Monday

ART on Friday

I am returning to my weekly check-in after a few weeks on holiday. It is necessary to take a break once in a while - then you are eager to return to routines feeling refreshed.
I haven't done a lot of art this week, but have started a couple of projects for August: a zen a day and word tags for my tag-a-day for 2016.

Zen a Day
I created a square a day of some of my favourite zens. I want to try new ones as I go through the month - a bit more of a challenge.

Tag a Day
For this month, I plan to create collages from all my scraps of gelli papers and then choose a word each day, following the letters of the alphabet. Here are the first 5:

I also got caught up with the new round of ABC Wednesday - It was D this week though.

Colour Me Positive
I have several weeks to catch up with this weekly challenge from LuLuArt, but here is this week's quote and journal response:

Photography
Here are a few photos from our trip south -

(6 in the morning, eating from my brother's garden!)

In Helen, Georgia - what a great name for a candy store!

Linking also with:

Paint Party Friday

Express Your Creativity