My first Zendala Mandala...

I know these are nothing new. I've been seeing them on some of the blogs I follow so I wanted to give it a try. At last something I can do at work with just a journal and a few pens!

Coat Check Girl

Another piece I got done today. I tried out my Distress Stickles on her scarf. Jury is still out on how much I like them but they worked okay - they dry much flatter then they go on. Replaced her buttons with some neat little sequins I got from CollageStuff. BG is a mish-mash of different papers and then painted, stenciled and stamped on top of. Guessing I'm going to try and get back to work tomorrow... (Girl Image is from Lisa's Altered Art)

Heart String

I'm fighting a really bad cold, so I've been stuck inside and haven't had much energy. Today I decided that I needed some art therapy, so I put this 4"x6" piece together. I tried to do it quickly without thinking too much...I think that's where I get frustrated - oh and looking for stuff I know I have somewhere! I'm also trying to stay away from the brown/sepia colors where my comfort zone is. Have a good day.

Bad Weather = Beautiful Sunsets

We had a cold front come through this a.m. which took out our power and caused a power surge that burned up the phone box attached to our house. We are back w/phone and internet on a temp. line. The wind picked back up this afternoon, just before sunset, and the sky was a gorgeous orange and then spotted this rainbow that had appeared. A beautiful ending to a rather crappy day! BTW--this photo was not photoshopped! It just came out of the camera (Canon PowerShot A560) and I compressed it for my blog.

Swimming

The holidays are over and tomorrow will be back to a full week of work. It seems that my days off always go much quicker than my actual 8 hour work day. I did this piece today. The fish, and shell "hat", are Victorian scrap from CollageStuff. The boy is from Digital Collage Sheets.

"Grateful" '09

My friend Sandee posted about the Creative Everyday Challenge for '09 and also referenced Christine Kane's blog. Christine Kane has a different take on the whole "New Year's Resolution" mindset. Christine theory is to approach the New Year with a one word as the "theme" for the year. Sandee's word for '09 is "release". I decided my word is "grateful". There are lots of things I have to be grateful for going into 2009. One of the most important is taking back my "free" non-working time for ME and my family and not solving the problems of the rest of the world! This is a 4x6 piece I started on New Year's Day reflecting my choice for '09. One of the things I love most about this image is the lack of shoes on the little girl's feet! I hate shoes too!! Happy New Year! Image and wings from Lisa's Altered Art.