Wow! Birds. Flowers. Old Photos.  What more could you want in a collage?   Ben Giles alters old photos and uses collage and injects them with color and energy.  The black and white pictures with the over lay of big, bold, beautiful vintage images are so out of ordinary. Love so much! ...
Having creativity is such an important thing to your person and soul. There isn't anything better than feeling that surge of magic when you find that special something that inspires you. I get stuck every now and then and what helps is always being on the look out for inspiration and to have a few activities to help those creative juices flow.  Here are some of my favorite go-to challenges or activities that get me unstuck from a rut.   1.  Go to the art museum and go straight to the current exhibition.  The current exhibition usually changes seasonally. The art museum usually has a few different sections that they rotate the art to make it feel fresh but there are some that are permanent display that are just plan boring. skip it and go right up to that amazing current exhibition and be in the world of the artist.  Walk slowly and let your brain enjoy what your looking at and ask yourself at the end how did they make that? Before you leave visit the museum gift shop and buy yo...
I don't have much of a green thumb. What I am I saying? My plant survival rate is pretty bad, if I take a plant home the chances of it dying or getting eaten by the pugs are extremely strong. But this plant is special- this plant is my longest living plant.  This plant has survived college, Tim and I dating, us getting our first home and the birth of our daughter. I know this plant looks a little on the scrawny side but its the plant who lived.  This plant was in need of a new pot and I picked up this one at Ikea and wanted to add a little something extra. I used a gold leaf that is a two in one application because generally gold leaf you have to apply an applicator then apply the gold but the two in one is way easier and a lot less messy. Supply List. Ikea pot Bristle Paint Brush Gold Leaf Painter Tape- if you don't have a steady hand. Use the painters tape to tape of the areas you don't want gold.  If you have a steady hand then just paint on the gold leaf.  It...
Antoine Rose is a self taught photographer that shoots the series called Up in the Air .  He has been working on this series since 2002 and has photographed all over the world from the beaches of Rio De Janeiro to Miami.  He shoots these beach scenes from helicopters with out doors and being suctioned on to the sides of buildings just to get the perfect angle and view.  quite the dare devil eh?  I love the burst of color and even though there is a lot going on- they remind me of a large scale abstract painting the way your eye move from color to color. ...
We are now in March. yay! and I am seeing signs of spring popping up. I can't believe February is over and I am all finished up with my Instagram challenge. My challenge for February was to make art every day and post it on Instagram. Sounds simply right, but it was tough!  With this challenge I wanted to be more brave in showing peaks into my sketchbook and my unfinished art projects. I did it and I made some really awesome art that I am proud of.  The only draw back about doing an Instagram art challenge is that I missed showing my artwork here and talking about it in my tiny corner of the universe.  I also reaffirmed how much I still love to make art and that I need it my life. I also missed doing art that takes more time and creating more in-depth work- so I am going to be sharing more stage by stage work and more paintings. Currently I am doing a 30 day of lists challenge on Instagram. It is a list a day prompt for promoting more art journaling whichI need more in my lif...
When I first saw this art installation I immediately thought of space mountain amusement park ride in Disney Land.  When I was about 5, I clutched my mother's hand so tight while waiting for the ride and I can still remember how scared I was but my mother laughed and insisted that I be brave.  I hated the ride but I loved all of the twinkling lights and how they glowed and flickered around me.  What makes an installation powerful? It's when it can transport you to another planet, which Yayoi Kusama does just that. These art installations by Yayoi Kusama is a series entitled Mirrors/Infinity and is a room surrounded by mirrors and LED lights.  She embracing many mediums like painting, writing, fashion and sculpture. I had to include a picture of her because she is her art and is a living piece of her work.  Can you tell she is obsessed with polka dots? and at 84 is known as one the most important living artists from Japan.  She currently and voluntarily resid...