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New Year Old traditions

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So Happy New Year  !

It’s over for another year all the pressure, excitement and experiences of one year have roll silently or not so silently into a New Year.

Our family tradition has always been to escape the indoors and embrace the outside.For us that’s a beach.We had heard that there are Arctic Snowy Owls in the area and headed out yesterday to explore in the hope of seeing one.

We hiked along a very windswept shore and popped our heads above the grass horizon.There sat on the ground a big white owl .After seeing the barred owl earlier in the year there was no question this was a wol.There were 5 owls in total over a 200ft square area-a parliament of  owls.

We spent a very windy but wonderful hour watching the owls until the light finally faded and it was time to head back.

In celebration of these beautiful birds and the new year I created this small nest.

The teen is tired

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I get to play guilt free again !
So every time I switch on to Google there’s a to do list for the last three months its suggested that I finish the Washington DC and Africa books.
Today i finished the DC book.I’d already prepped a complex accordion fold but finished it of with a wrap that holds the sketch journal which I took with us.I needed to debulk the spare pages so made the teen a small black sketch book for his rucksack.The very cool clothespegs/pins were a crafty christmas gift from Norway-thanks E they are awesome

 

You again ?

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Told you that the deadly sins was a place to play.Yesterday I just played with tissue paper and one of my favorite mediums-crayola metallic and glitter crayons.This an the head template was a little light muse.

A place to play

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So I’m lucky enough to have a growing collection of arty and mixed media books.I’m also really untidy so wanted to develop a place to play in the next few months.
This is my desk try out area for 2012-the first deadly sin.Altering books is still regarded as this in my house by some..It’s not designed to go anywhere just a place to try techniques, ideas and share as the whim takes me.

I also added to my collection of books over the holidays.I finally have my own copy of Collaborative Art Journals by LL Ludwig and yesterday discovered Personal Geographies by Jill Berry.Got to doing that hand thing again !

It’s been a painful few months but I’m hoping things will continue to move on and improve.As Yaz says the only way up !

I also need to get on with exploring Surface Treatments Workshop so I’m off to play with that as well.

Tidy Space

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Not quite sure how but I spent Boxing Day afternoon tidying my space and now have it fit for a New Year.
There are a couple of pieces missing from last year including my first self portrait

Times

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So things change-life’s balance alters with the seasons.Fall to winter is always a time of reflection.
Currently I’m focusing on altering a copy of “The Road to Wealth” for my final.There is something quite therapeutic about craving a deep enclose and peeling out advise on managing material wealth.

Breaking the mold

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So I think for the first time ever this week Iwas told to take my homework and  do it over again. As ever this raised my emotion and my sketchbook now contains a new project in response.

Today to complete my homework brief for this week I took the whole family plus my parents to the Nordic Heritage museum in Ballard.It was the last day of the the 2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale.

Aftur piece just took my imagination to a place were I am going to complete that long dreamed Nick Cave/Aftur piece.

Finding old creations

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I can’t believe that it is two years since I created a series of three dimensional teaching puppets for the Environmental Science Centre at Burien.Last Sunday saw the grand opening of their facility at Seahurst Park.
I had hoped that my puppets were still in use and was pleased to find my gently used chiton (sea woodlouse),mussel and clam on display to be handled and enjoyed.