True Being

The last image was done for the International Collage Exchange. (Dancing with Death)
This one was done for one of my on line art challenges.

Dancng with Death/ International Collage Exchange

Buddha

Again, this was for one of the art challenges.

focal/ challenge

This was also done for one of the art challenges. It is to show an old photo or picture and arrows.

Klint inspired

I am in a couple art challenges on line. This was done for one of them.

Bird and hands

This was done for an online art challenge.

DEATH

DEATH to the old "pair-a-dime"!
Down with the old patterns that don't work!
Always click on image to get larger view.

2009 AT LAST!

At last I have gotten someone to help me with my camera software! At last I can post my art and whatever!
Here is the first art of the year...the headlines from the paper at the first of the year.
Just click on image to get a larger view.

Showing at Art shows

Very excited as one of my pieces will be in an art show this Saturday. ( Feb. 14)
Even though it is a long drive to go see the show, I think I will try to get there.
Also I am currently thinking about entering another show the International Collage Exchange as well as AARP's current art contest. Right now I am stumped thinking about what to make for either of these shows.
Sorry I haven't posted for awhile. I have run into some problems with my camera software and for some reason can't get it to download the pictures onto the computer. I do have more art to share, just can't figure out how to get it from the camera to the computer, UG!

EYE Mandala

Still looking through old art and came across this "eye" mandala. I called it that as there are EYES in each of the four directions as well as in the center.

As usual I forgot how to do the continual downloading thing so all the images are not together.
Anyway, you get the idea of it all.

2004 SHIFT Altered Book

I happened to be going through some old altered books and came across this one from 2004.
It is interesting to see that a lot of what was relevant then is also still true. Here are some of the pages from
2004....SHIFT altered book.

PROTECTION MANDALA

I suddenly got the impression to make some Mandalas, or shields. They are to help people focus on various aspects of life. The designs and intentions were clear to me and it seemed that these were to offer to people to purchase and would also include an information sheet as to how to use the and
a short prayer or affirmation. This is the first in the series and is titled "Protection".
I'm not including either the information sheet or the affirmation as I may be offering these as individual Mandalas or as a series at some point. I already have some people using this one and I am waiting to see what their results are. Guess I will post any results I'm given here at another time. Comments on this mandala and any results you may have with it are welcome.

hands 2

here is th other side of the decorated hands. Click on pictures to enlarge.

HANDS

Well, it looks like I can't seem to master getting the right pictures up. Anyway, the decorated hands proved to be very popular and I got many requests to make them for people. They are very labor intensive however, so took me awhile to make them. They contain tags and hearts, and collage pieces as well as gold designs, ribbons, beads and whatever else I decided to add.

Another Grid picture

Grid pictures

I was looking through some art supplies the other day and ran across these collages. I did them some years back.
I love the "grid" I would love to know where to find more. It was white and came in sheets and had a sticky back. If anyone knows where to get these sheets of "grids", please let me know.

sculptured books

Recently I ran across some pictures of sculptured books which reminded me that I wanted to learn to make them. So I made a couple of VERY RAW attempts. I wanted to see how they would come out. Naturally I "had" to paint them! Anyway. Here is a couple RAW attempts...just to see how the process works. I may try to make more (neater and better) ones later.
I can see how the form would be great for altered books!!