Soda Cans, a new painting & Old Photos

2010 June 27
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by dabbotts

Yesterday i spent quite a bit of time cutting up soda cans so that i could make sheets of metal that will go through my printer.  It wasn’t really hard but it did take time because I wanted to be careful and not cut myself.  No cuts or injuries and I managed to reduce 2 garbage bags of soda cans to one small box of metal sheets.  I’m not ready to start printing yet, but now I’ll be ready.  I was encouraged to do this after getting a YouTube subscription update and seeing that Kathy Anne White recently had a new video Her videos are very informative and I really like her work.

I also have a huge pile of old photographs which my husband recently acquired.  He picked up a cedar chest at the dump (or a yard sale), and inside are more than 40 dry mounted photos.  They appear to be from professional NY area photographers – if anyone has any clue how I would find out if they are worth anything I’d be very appreciative – you can see the images (and see a few links that i’ve found relating to the photographers on one of my test blogs – I want to warn you, some of the photos are gruesome.

Tonight I sorted clothes that Morgan doesn’t want – either she has outgrown them, or she just doesn’t want them.  So they have been put into 3 piles – goodwill (already dropped off), consignment or ebay for the better stuff and a pile that I don’t want to get rid of.  This last pile isn’t too big but I have to get a box to store these items.

Tonight I started to work on what I hope will end up being a painting based on my photograph taken at the Winchester Mystery House.  I already have the painting I did a few years ago in Marilyn Sholin’s class and using this color scheme, i’ve blocked in the base colors.  Below is my finished painting from the class, the sketch I did and the color block painting.  I probably won’t have a chance to do any more painting before next weekend, but it was fun to start.

Graduation is OVER!

2010 June 24
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by dabbotts

Here are just 2 photos from Morgan’s Graduation yesterday from Staples High School.  I’m not sure who is happier – Morgan or me!

Personally I AM THRILLED that I will no longer have the job of Alarm Clock!

Graduate with HAPPY Parents!

A proud Dad!

Quilts from our show

2010 June 4
by dabbotts

Northern Star Quilters’ Guild had it’s annual quilt show, A WORLD OF QUILTS XXXI, on May 1 & 2.  The show was really wonderful and I took the guild photos again this year.  Taking the photos is fun, but organizing, cropping and double-checking them takes a lot of time. I am 99% done – I still have to put up the winners list.

Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and enjoy the show.

SHOW PHOTOS

2 new art quilts

2010 May 30
by dabbotts

These are 2 small art quilts that I finished last night.  Both are available in my Etsy Shop

Jade Ladder is 11″ x 14″ and Square Dance is 5″ x 9″

Jade Ladder 11x14

Jade Ladder detail

Square Dance

Square Dance 9"x5"

Featured Photo on Lovin Mixed Media

2010 May 28
by dabbotts

Woman I is the featured photo on Gary Reef’s Lovin Mixed Media Ning group.

Thanks Gary!

New items in my ETSY Shop

2010 May 24
by dabbotts

New collages have been added to my Etsy shop as well as a small art quilt.  The collages are all 4″ x 6″  and framed with black or white mat board to a final size of 8″ x 10″ (easy to frame).  Here is a sneak peek, visit my store for larger images and information.

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