micisip's art blog

dragon fly

2012-02-11T21:38:00.003-06:00

Did this page in my journal with the left over pieces from my cards. As you can see the color in my scanner is way off. I took this photo with my Nikon D50.

cards

2012-02-10T14:56:00.003-06:00

I made some cards yesterday. Well I made a couple ugly cards yesterday and these are the replacements I finished this morning. Ha. They can't all be good. Right?

no diving

2012-02-07T15:15:00.001-06:00

Finished gluing the pool and the travertine edging.

no diving

2012-02-05T23:20:00.001-06:00

no diving

2012-02-05T22:18:00.004-06:00

Okay, broke down and bought more smalti today. Home Depot has an entire line of travertine mosaic tiles. So exciting for me because that is what we have around the pool and the patio. John did the back porch steps with the travertine pavers last year. It is a natural stone and reminds me of the keystone in Florida. It also stays cooler than the concrete and adds a great organic feel.

wet dry

2012-02-03T09:18:00.001-06:00

Top photo shows wet glue and bottom when it starts to dry and show the magic underneath.

old bottles

2012-02-02T12:46:00.001-06:00

I got all of these at the thrift store for 1.50. What a deal. Looks like some more altered bottles in my future.

no diving

2012-02-01T12:55:00.002-06:00

I tried to get John to give me some money for some smalti. Looks like I may have it covered. Did some gold leaf work behind the water so it will catch the sun. Really like it so far. Haven't glued anything down just playing with the colors.

no diving

2012-01-30T11:12:00.002-06:00

My no diving sign was damaged in a wind storm last summer. Will give me the chance to do it again and better this time. Dang. I have been erasing for days trying to get the letters just right. I like the "N" now but it is a little to close to the edge. Should I move it??

no

2012-01-27T09:06:00.001-06:00

Practiced a lot of layers here that I mostly covered up. Hate when that happens. There is a lot of good stuff under there. Ha. Also practiced saying no.

Studio 2012

2012-01-24T11:22:00.001-06:00

Took a couple of weeks but I've switched my desk up and now can see it! Like the new set up and eager to start a big project.

Weirder

2012-01-21T14:59:00.000-06:00

Had fun making this page with the stuff on my desk.

Yardstick

2012-01-21T14:51:00.003-06:00

Saw this idea online somewhere and it seemed so simple but really useful. My Dad and a lot of my family worked at the Leeds Plant in Kansas City so I snatched up this yard stick when I saw it at a sale last summer. The plant has been closed for years.

Tim Holtz stuff

2012-01-18T19:58:00.001-06:00

I've been sorting things and getting inspired for the new year. It does spark a lot of ideas to go through your stuff!

Buster is so tired

2012-01-15T22:51:00.002-06:00

Buster had a long weekend with Logan and his new sock monkey.

Moleskine

2012-01-13T17:01:00.001-06:00

Sticker page. Collected some fruit stickers and the Patron label. So just stuff off my desk.

Floor pillow

2012-01-11T16:43:00.002-06:00

Buster loves the new pillows! So relieved to have this last pillow done. Sewing for me is stressful and not fun. So happy that these turned out so pretty. I used my serger to add a little of the orange, yellow, and tan on the brown velvet pillow to make them all cohesive.

50,000 hits

2012-01-10T10:42:00.001-06:00

So excited. Between my flickr and blog!

Elvis page

2012-01-08T22:48:00.002-06:00

This page was so fun to make. So many layers. You would never guess what is under all this goodness. Art journaling to me is taking lifes challenges and failures and turning them into something beautiful after all. He would have been seventy seven today. Now that just doesn't sound right does it?

Salesman paper samples

2012-01-08T10:28:00.001-06:00

Found the large stack of paper samples at a sale yesterday. The postcards also. I now have a collection! The guy sold them to me for four bucks! Yippee!

Floor pillow

2012-01-05T10:23:00.000-06:00

Floor pillow

2012-01-05T10:01:00.003-06:00

Second one down and one to go. I made a mistake cutting the batting yesterday so need to figure out what I'm going to do about that. This pillow is a cotton velour from Fabric.com. Really soft and the design is raised.

Floor pillow

2012-01-04T09:00:00.003-06:00

This is my first experience with applique. I have hoarded this cotton block print fabric for six years. The scale wasn't quite right for a pillow so I appliqued more triangles into a pleasing pattern. Using cotton batting and muslin I made a sandwich and machine quilted around the original triangles.

Had a great on line shopping experience at Fabric.com. They had 27" down pillow forms for twenty bucks each. What a deal, also ordered a beautiful cotton velvet and another fabric for a third.

Game night will be much more comfortable in the future!

Don't bug me

2011-12-30T09:24:00.001-06:00

Not very good pictures but trying to show where I got my inspiration. Beetle collection posted on flickr.

my art

2011-12-26T16:58:00.000-06:00

I just found this site. Love the way it mixes up my photos.

http://flickrhivemind.net/flickr_hvmnd.cgi?search_domain=User&textinput=micisip&photo_number=50&photo_type=250&sort=Interestingness&page=1&tag_mode=&search_type=1

Holiday Photos

2011-12-23T12:10:00.001-06:00

Altered bottle 2011

2011-12-22T14:44:00.002-06:00

I'm not sure why I have to drag out everything before I can get inspired to do a couple of bottles. Actually this project started out what to do with my pretty jingle bells.

Peace

2011-12-18T19:50:00.000-06:00

Zentangle 2011

2011-12-15T19:41:00.002-06:00

At first I was like all zen but then I got tangled. This isn't very good but it sure was enjoyable. Rhipidate on flickr put tons of patterns online for free. Thanks! Pitt pen indian ink and moleskine.

Flea Market finds

2011-12-15T12:26:00.004-06:00

The soap dish is supposed to be vintage but I'm not so sure. The tiny strainers are so cool! Does anyone out there know what they are used for? The stack of white is single ply tissue. So perfect for collage. Not pictured is a great small bug net for my pool. I hate using that giant pole.

Moleskine

2011-12-12T20:02:00.000-06:00

My new china inspired this page.

2011-12-12T15:47:00.001-06:00

Davis women

2011-12-12T15:33:00.002-06:00

Nita Lou Roberts and Lucille Davis

Glenice Jackson

Nita Lou Roberts

I love this picture of my Mom, Grandma and aunt.

2011-12-12T11:41:00.003-06:00

Buster had bedhead this morning.

John hung my paper behind my door yesterday. I wanted it in the hall but he insisted it stay in the studio. I really don't know what he is talking about. If it were up to me the house would be the studio.

Logan's tree

2011-12-12T10:43:00.002-06:00

He did it all by himself. Love IT!

I made the quilt in 2002. It has really held up well. Thanks to tide stick it even survived a red pop incident. So glad my husband grabbed our blankets and pillows before the storm. I still miss the crazy quilt stocking I made around that time. I don't think I even have a picture of it.

When I was young I wanted to be an artist but did not have the self confidence to even try to paint. So. I spent probably ten years as a fiber artist. Even made temari's to sell one year for Christmas. My mother and her sister were talented seamstresses. I loved picking out the pattern and fabric then Mom would sew it beautifully. Her sister made all of my cousins skate costumes. I, on the other hand cannot make a garment worth wearing. But. I can make quilts, slipcovers, curtains and anything else I put my mind to.

Merry Christmas Clown

2011-12-09T10:56:00.000-06:00

Tiny haul Bo Bunny

2011-12-03T20:06:00.002-06:00

Got this great Bo Bunny paper and a few pens today. Also a compass and ruler thingy for the free mandala class. Excited to try that. Oh and when I say tiny I don't mean cheap. 30 bucks right here. Dang.

Recipe Box

2011-11-30T12:15:00.003-06:00

My Graphic 45 Le Cirque recipe mini turned into a box. Ran out of paper so used the scraps to decorate the top and paper tape for the border. Love the corner plate stamps. Added a surprise inside the top. Some of my original art. The three amigos.

Occupied Japan China

2011-11-29T18:06:00.005-06:00

Christmas came early this year! Found this China on facebook today. A friend from high school posted about her mother having a barn sale. My sweet husband stopped by after work and bought it for me. She gave me a wonderful deal and I feel like a new bride. Have always wanted a set and at fifty five I've waited a long time. So worth it. Going to eat off it every day and going to start drinking green tea so I can use the cup and saucer too. Her mother was pretty horrified that I plan on using it but life is too short for "good dishes".

Here is another shot of my "chandelier". Pretty huh? I haven't been able to sleep for two weeks. Wrapping all those antique necklaces into chains made my carpel tunnel act up. Click photo's to enlarge.

moleskine

2011-11-21T19:29:00.002-06:00

I made this fun Katz Drug Co. collage with the Sunday paper. If you are from Kansas City you will remember Katz. Really like working in the moleskine again. I like the size.

three journals

2011-11-20T12:30:00.001-06:00

Two moleskines done and another started. My 1925 journal is finished also.

More crystal chains

2011-11-18T17:32:00.002-06:00

Added some more crystals and chain to my "chandelier". Love it! Best part about this project is I can unhook it and wear it anytime I want. Two, two projects in one.

lake poem

2011-11-16T16:17:00.003-06:00

This poem was written for a friend's husband celebration of life ceremony. I thought it was so beautiful I had to put it in my journal. The background is our family spot at the Lake of the Ozarks.

1925 journal

2011-11-14T10:25:00.002-06:00

Played with my new pencils for the last page. This is an art project I found online from a 5th grade teacher. So fun!

Christmas fun

2011-11-13T13:23:00.002-06:00

Buster got into the fun this year! The glitter ornaments came out perfect! Future floor wax and glitter. Simple and no mess next year.

red beans and rice

2011-11-13T13:19:00.001-06:00

This was too spicey for me but my husband loved it!

crystal chain

2011-11-08T09:51:00.000-06:00

crystal chain

2011-11-07T10:04:00.001-06:00

The chain is so subtle that you can't tell it took me three days to wire it. Ugh. I may have to add even more.

crystal chain

2011-11-06T16:25:00.001-06:00

I've been wiring old crystal necklaces into chains for my chandelier.

Aunt Jemima's page

2011-11-03T10:54:00.002-05:00

I have left a few pages as is. Guess Aunt Jemima goes all the back to 1925. The left page I did a mandala using some of my new inktense pencils. Love that felt green.

Halloween page

2011-11-02T16:43:00.001-05:00

I mounted my last few years of Halloween cards to my 1925 journal. This will give them a place of honor and hopefully I will look at them more than once a year.

fall color

2011-11-01T18:52:00.000-05:00

Love how this page turned out.

recipe mini

2011-10-31T11:30:00.005-05:00

Ran out of paper so this is what I have done so far. Once I apply the recipe I seal each card with matt medium. The only thing I don't like about this project is that I had to stop and cook while working on it this weekend. Ugh. Hate to cook. Maybe I will enjoy it more with my new recipe mini. I have black granite in my kitchen so this will look so great in there. Thinking of buying the album holder to have it displayed at all times.

recipe mini

2011-10-28T08:32:00.002-05:00

I've started my recipe mini album. Using Graphic 45 Le Cirque paper pack and some dividers I bought at the scrapbook fair.

Also going to make a Halloween page in my 1925 journal and put my cards in it. That will be a great way to preserve them.

fall down

2011-10-26T09:58:00.001-05:00

Had to do another fall color page. The tree outside my studio is in it's full glory. Wow! Brought the leaves in after I was done with the page.

Pencil Heaven

2011-10-24T10:12:00.002-05:00

I rearranged my pencils this morning. I put the most treasured and used on the outside. Graphitints, inktense, and watercolor pencils. I have a complete set of lyra skintone that have never been used. I really enjoy the water soluble pencils and ordered some more inktense this morning. I think I have a pencil problem.

Junkin

2011-10-23T10:39:00.000-05:00

I cleaned up in the dollar boxes at this sale. Awesome metal pieces.

ckc scrap convention

2011-10-23T10:36:00.000-05:00

If it is 7 Gypsies I like it.

brass

2011-10-23T10:31:00.003-05:00

I've been collecting this brass stuff. Can't wait to see what I'm going to make with it. Thinking steampunk with the clock.

fall

2011-10-21T09:59:00.001-05:00

Cannot tell you how good it feels to be working in my art journal again.

flower butterfly

2011-10-18T21:41:00.000-05:00

Here is a little better shot.

Butterfly flower

2011-10-18T21:29:00.001-05:00

I put some beeswax on my butterfly. The original flowers faded so I printed off a picture of the original flower butterfly. After looking at it I decided it needed a little wax.

Halloween treats

2011-10-17T10:08:00.002-05:00

Had fun making these little treats for my grandson and his brother for Halloween. Used paper clay to make the skulls and my new Martha scoreboard to make Frank. I got it for $7.00. So excited about that.

coin clown

2011-10-11T10:14:00.002-05:00

Brightened up his collar and hand a little. Is a painting ever really done?

Three amigos

2011-10-11T09:27:00.000-05:00

coin clown

2011-10-10T18:28:00.003-05:00

I think he is done. I might change my mind after a while. Just love painting these scary clowns! My Aunt Jean inspired my brother and I both to become artists. She gave us clown oil paintings one year for Christmas. I do have to say hers were sweet. Not scary at all.

coin clown

2011-10-10T10:53:00.003-05:00

I think a little more work on his collar and hand and he will be ready to join his buddies. Can't wait to see them all hanging together.

coin clown

2011-10-09T09:54:00.000-05:00

Sunday post.

coin clown

2011-10-08T10:59:00.004-05:00

Still working. Like how it is turning out. As a self taught artist that is all I have to go on.

coin clown

2011-10-03T13:18:00.001-05:00

Working the background. Love this clown!

coin clown

2011-09-30T14:23:00.002-05:00

clowning around

2011-09-27T21:03:00.001-05:00

Putting the darks and lights in with gesso. Brought his brothers over for some inspiration.

Tried to do some sun print dying today and it was a total fail.

coin clown

2011-09-25T22:07:00.002-05:00

Almost done sketching my latest clown. Not sure why I have to paint these but this will make three. A series right? That is what I told my grandson anyway. Ha.

I found the picture on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/93779577@N00/4625558222/

Elvis collage

2011-09-22T13:12:00.003-05:00

I made this collage back in 2005. I always loved it but it just wasn't quite right to me. SO! This many years later I remembered my Elvis stamps and took out some pattern tissue and Archival black ink and went to town. I stamped all my favorite Elvis songs in different fonts. Used his name and important dates places. I love the profile stamp he has such a beautiful face. The original collage was made with beeswax so all I had to do was fire up my little mini iron and melt the tissue into the collage. LOVE it!!! The tissue married the whole collage together and it was so fun to add to it and be so happy with the result.

I've been having a lull in my artistic life. Makes for a lot of anxiety. Feel so much happier when I am creating.

easy background

2011-09-17T09:48:00.001-05:00

Struggled for days with last post and did this in a few minutes. Love this page. I guess it is all about the colors. Not happy with my greens below.

Buster

2011-09-17T09:45:00.001-05:00

I spent over three days trying to paint Buster and he spent all that time trying to get me to take him for a walk. What a brat....

2011-09-15T11:46:00.003-05:00

Missing already

2011-09-12T11:53:00.002-05:00

This was taken this morning but I know that it won't be long and I won't be able to look and swim in this beautiful water! Long winter ahead.

Dullard

2011-09-12T10:58:00.000-05:00

I don't like this page but had fun playing anyway.

game board

2011-09-11T10:23:00.000-05:00

twin towers 1974

2011-09-10T18:42:00.001-05:00

twin towers 1974, a photo by micisip on Flickr.

Junkin

2011-09-10T13:58:00.001-05:00

Buster made me walk yesterday. So glad he got me out of the house. Pleasant Hill garage sale weekend and I had completely forgot.

family game night

2011-09-09T17:30:00.001-05:00

I added a rubbed gold edge to the board so wanted to show how that finished off the project. Can't wait to play!

My pens

2011-09-09T12:18:00.000-05:00

I was featured in a UK blog. So excited about that!

http://www.tigerpens.co.uk/blog/2011/09/06/

Happy Birthday Nathan

2011-09-08T23:18:00.000-05:00

Family game night

2011-09-08T22:52:00.003-05:00

My husband and our Grandson made this board for playing games. It was too plain and we decided to paint it over the weekend. After starting the project I decided to turn it into another game. Parcheesi. My version, that is. Going to use flat marbles for game pieces and decorated the cup with the gold leaf also. Can't wait for Logan to see the final product. We enjoy playing Yahtzee, domino's, and poker when he comes over every other weekend. Buster even gets into the act by jumping up on the table to eat his lunch. Will post more pictures after it is sealed and finished.

1925 journal

2011-09-01T19:59:00.001-05:00

Love how this page turned out.

French Club

2011-08-29T13:10:00.002-05:00

Yet another clown. Will definitely have to paint this guy on a canvas.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93779577@N00/4625558222/

fly by

2011-08-27T21:02:00.000-05:00

art club

2011-08-26T12:14:00.001-05:00

Had fun with this page. Sarah Palmer was also in the art club. Who knew?

fireant

2011-08-24T10:32:00.000-05:00

1925 journal

2011-08-24T10:30:00.001-05:00

Made some ugly art yesterday. Do like the fire ant. Wanted to gesso over the whole page last night.

notebook cover

2011-08-23T10:34:00.000-05:00

Doctor notebook

2011-08-22T19:58:00.006-05:00

Here are a couple shots of the notebook. It is written in two languages and full of medical potions! So love anything old and paper. I remember as a kid finding an attic in an abandoned farmhouse full of old letters. My cousin had to drag me out of there.

Help me out readers. What language is that? Looks like German to me.

Graduation Card

2011-08-22T19:42:00.003-05:00

flea market finds

2011-08-20T18:01:00.003-05:00

Check out my goodies from a sale today. The black scarf is a mourning veil! Got a deal on all this stuff. Love the square nails and fish hook. Also got four fruit crates in excellent condition. The pens are dip pens.

Art storage

2011-08-17T21:06:00.003-05:00

I rearranged my desk this week. Needing better storage for my pencils and pens. Made up a couple of cigar boxes of tags and tapes. I need to use this stuff instead of hoarding and organizing it!

I moved the shorter markers in the black cubbies and ended up leaving the pencils in the lazy susan. Not portable but like.

butterfly

2011-08-15T16:44:00.001-05:00

butterfly, a set on Flickr.

Blue Morpho

2011-08-15T14:11:00.003-05:00

The elusive Blue Morpho. Me and a million others were in pursuit of this shot of the Blue Morpho. Thanks to my zoom lens I got the shot. Click on my flickr slideshow and see the rest of the butterfly pictures.

serenity mandala

2011-08-13T15:55:00.000-05:00

With blue background