Kindred Spiritz Arts

Strictly ATCs

I belong to a group that meets once a month to trade Artist Trading Cards. At these meetings we always do some kind of technique for backgrounds, etc. For our September meeting the theme is mail.

This was a background I collaged and then put a layer of beeswax over it.

I always love an organic piece and an open canvas.

Here is the artist trading card I did for the Beneath the Sea theme. I had fun with this but my hand was so tired after doing 10 of these. I used inspiration from Suzanne's blog Tinkered Art Studio.

Julie Nutting Class

My first class with Julie Nutting..

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Princess Puppy

She will be three this year.

Then:

Now:

So ladylike. Spoiled brat.

I was a computer geek for over 20 years so I turned my technical skills into digital artwork using Photoshop Elements. Here are some of the images I created. Each collage is a compilation of many layers using different effects.

What have I been doing.....

This is a class I took called "Honor" with Jamie Lynn Dougherty of Jamie Dougherty Designs. The background was done in acrylics with stenciling, flowers, butterflies, and gold leafing. This is still a work in progress as I am adding some final touches using pastels and white/black (6B) charcoal to shade her face. For her face, it was done with black and white gesso.

Checking in

I haven't posted in forever but I have been busy. I am training to be a docent at the Timken Museum of Art in Balboa Park. The Timken has a fabulous collection (including a Rembrandt) so if you are in San Diego come and check it out. Once a month I get together with my Artist Trading Card group to exchange trading cards.....our January theme is bell peppers. I am thinking of hand drawn, pen and ink, and painting them with watercolors. Once a month we have a meeting of the Zentangle group where our imperious leader teaches us new techniques.

I am working on a lot of needlework with a project from Shari Jones of Patricks Woods, finishing a Merry Cox piece (Le Nouveau Palais Royale), a Betsy Morgan piece (the sampler casket etui), a number of classes by Jackie du Plessis (presentation tray) and finally the biggest project I have ever undertaken, a Cabinet of Curiosities with Tricia Wilson Nguyen of Thistle Threads. The Cabinet of Curiosities is a needlework casket and is an 18th month course. My casket will be completely designed by me but I haven't started on any of my panels yet as I am still working on my theme. Tricia has included several projects and I have just started on the first project which is Elizabethan glove. I have done all of the silk embroidery and have just started on the gold work background. I will post an image when I have finished the glove.

I still am beading and use beads in as many classes as I can :). Well, I am done with my blurb right now but I will post again soon.