It's been awhile!!

I had some camera issues I needed to work out after downloading Picasa but it looks like I have finally figured it all out!!! I 've been having a lot of fun "playing" recently.....working on being more loose and intuitive and just letting the paint do what it wants to do. Well, sometimes anyway!! So I'm just posting a few new things. I often find that when I photograph artwork I see things I didn't see with my naked eye so.....some of these may not officially be done yet! Hope you enjoy them anyway!

Last Three Postcards

I finally got my last three postcards made for the postcard swap I'm in. Phew!! Feels good! I sure had fun making these. Just got very "in the groove" and didn't want to stop!! I think I'll make more soon. I will also show you the ones that have been arriving when I get a chance to take photos!!

Finally!! Something to Blog About!

I recently signed up for a worldwide postcard swap thru iHanna's blog in Sweden. I signed up late so I needed to get going fast. I have to make 10 postcards to send out in the next week. My list of addresses includes several peoplein Canada, several in the U.S., one to the UK, one to Germany and one to Portugal!! My goal with these was to just be loose, playful and have FUN!! No fretting!! Seven are done, three more to go. I have enjoyed making these immensely!! I like some a lot more than others but, as I have found in the past, when you just let go and DO IT you learn something new everytime!! Hopefully doing these will help to get the creative juices flowing more freely!!
Well, Blogger is not cooperating and won't upload them all right now. So maybe more later. I can't wait to see what I get in return and where they come from! Not sure I'm all done with these yet......need to ruminate a bit!
Ok, now the last two uploaded.

DONE!!! 31 Valentines!!

Finally finished making the 31 Valentines I needed to attend April's party today. Unfortunately I am too sick to go. But, the Valentines are delivered and I had a great time making them. There's always NEXT year!

10 Minutes and a Scrap of Paper

After a sleepless night, filled with tossing, turning and negative thinking (it creeps in sooooo easily when over-tired!), I spent the day listless, aimless, pointless and frustrated by my own in-action. As I sat at the computer wasting time on Facebook and email and blogs, I suddenly grabbed the nearest pen and a scrap of paper laying on the table. Ten minutes later, I had this! And I felt a whole lot better!! It's not a masterpiece, but it's SOMETHING!! I created SOMETHING!! And while I should know by now that I need to create regularly, even if it's only a 10 minute doodle, I seem to need to learn this lesson over and over and over!!! Guess I need it pounded into my head with a sledgehammer!!! A 10 minute mandala everyday may not be a lot, but it sure beats day after day of NOTHING!!!!

Starting a New Journal

The first finished page. Or is it? Not sure if it's done!

Happy 85th Mom

I've always loved this photo of my mom. I guess she did this to make extra money when she was first married. In later years she would marvel over the fact that every day she hitched up this trailer and took it to various locations on the south side of Chicago. In her own very quiet way, my mom was a VERY strong woman. We miss you mom!

This is the view out my bedroom window on the day that winter arrived this past week!

Still playing with my word, I decided to decorate it!