Trying to get on the ball here.

Well, I finally did some journal pages I'm particularly proud of. I've been lurking in flickr a lot lately. There are lots of tremendously talented artists camping out there. Some of them are so generous as to actually share with the world their "secrets". Wow. In this world of dog-eat-dog, it's nice to see some genuine, honest helpfulness.

I like the way this one came out. It was inspired by the work of Susan B. and her lovely and colorful journal pages. She also put a tutorial on her blog:
http://www.thriftycollageartist.blogspot.com/
Check her out, she's a neat lady!



I have been working hard to get myself to do art regularly. Especially since I really want to teach more. I haven't had a workshop in such a long time, almost a year and a half. I guess it's been because my husband and I have been so involved in theater here in Lubbock. It's hard to stage manage for major musicals like "Hello Dolly!" and get a small business working at the same time. So, with "Dolly" done and the props and scenery all packed neatly away, it's time to focus on the art. I probably won't take on any major theater projects for a while so I can zero in on what I want to accomplish in the art arena.



I have been doing some things. A couple of swaps in some yahoo groups. And of course cards and other stuff. The cute flying fish was done for a story written for a swap in the TravelersHart Yahoo group. I liked it so much I put it on my business card, which actually I change so often, I don't really have a "signature" image. Oh, well!

Evening with Katy and Stephanie

Last Thursday night I got to babysit two of my youngest granddaughters. When I go over there to sit with them, I never go empty handed. I'm not bragging, I just think watching kids without something really good for them to do is boring. I guess that's why I hated babysitting so much when I was growing up. But then again I was the oldest of 7 kids and that's not fun at all!

Back to Thursday:
WE HAD FUN!No, we didn't just make faces!


We spent the evening making collages and painting on them. The above pic is Katie's. The one below is Stephanie's.

Both of them did a great job and they seemed to enjoy it. Afterwards we had a snack, got ready for bed. I read them a lovely book and they got tucked in nice and comfy.