An Artful Life

It's funny....I only seem truly happy when I'm doing art, thinking about art or planning for art. Fortunately I have a wonderful husband who is patient and understanding about that and will do (almost) anything to support my art habit!!! Altered art is such a great occupation for my mind - I can create any world that I wish out of my art (places where paper dolls come alive or where cats have angel wings and crowns). I'm sure every artist understands this intuitively.

I am feeling very poignant about my life today. Things are about to change and change fast. My career is taking off. April 1st will be my last day as Library Technician in a high school as I go out to TEACH!!!! This has been my dream forever and it's coming true. I have to be content with that, and to trust the unknown.

On a Roll

Yesterday I was stumped as to what kind of art to make. I have recently been doing 4X4 collages and I like the amount of space that the size allows. I tried my hand at inchies and, in my opinion, failed miserably. ATC's are better for me and I am finding out that this 4X4 is the standard size for chunky books and have recently signed up for two swaps!! I can hardly wait as one has 76 participants in it. I'm sure I will be absolutely sick of putting together my page for the swap 76 times but I'm excited about getting so many pages back!!!

Anyway, I found this awesome piece of paper in my "stash" and decided to make some more little collages. These are the results!!! I am planning on making cards out of them as I love the messages they send. I think these would make perfect cards for some of my friends and to have a few on hand that are home made would add a really nice touch!!!

It's funny how some days I can't think of anything to make , and other days I just go like crazy. I guess that's all part of the creative process. "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't." Creating is so much fun and it gives such an outlet for emotions!!! I don't know what I would do if I couldn't create!!!

Self Portrait

This was my self portrait created for the ZNE Artists and Poets group. I have included a picture of me as a child in the place of the Sun in this picture. I originally made two self portraits but I am just putting this one up for now. My journey with the Artists and Poets group has been really wonderful . I am meeting some really beautiful women there and I am grateful for the friends I have made!! The words I have included in this portrait are ones that I consider to describe me the best (especially "complex"). Stars are a significant symbol in my life and I decided to include them here. This style varies from my usual art but I like the simplicity of it!