Micky Nuessen

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Columbine

I used the columbine flower to represent the fool in my new flora tarot deck.

This is my first attempt and hoping to get better. I can always make it again once I have some skills with that oxide ink. I do like the back.

I want to delete these photos so badly! I won't though, sometimes you have to fail like fifty times before you get something you like. I'm over the days of keeping my art in the closet.

Added the black border, now I know what I have done wrong so I will make a whole new fool tomorrow. I like the idea it just needs structure.

Redid the whole thing. I really like how this one turned out.

I used snapdragon for the Moon tarot card.

Saturday, July 1, 2017

1940`s song scrapbook

This reminds me of a mixed tape! Found this scrapbook and the Deon Triplet scrapbook a few months ago.

Nice little preview of my latest haul,will share more later. I've got quite a collection of old paper items. Can't wait to have a place to display them.

oxide ink

You are not supposed to make mud with this product but I am trying! Over worked I do believe.

Took several attempts to turn the left brain off when sketching these columbine flowers.

So excited, I was stuck on how I wanted to make my next tarot deck. Since I have no art friends, I made my husband endure the thought process and he helped me decide what to do! I'm going to do a flower tarot using the meaning of flowers to match the card, for instance, Columbine means Fool. I used to use the language of flowers years ago when making Victorian type votive candle holders with pressed flowers. I put a little note in the package with the meanings.

I think I knew where I was going but I was just stuck.

My neck is killing me today and I can't go out in the sun with my new medicine so I am trying to be bummed out.

Decided to blog instead...