A Second Update (or: The Girl Likes to Weave Paper)

As of 04/09/10 - the auction dates have been postponed to April 17 - 24th.

There's still time to create a cigar box shrine if the urge is inside you.

All contributions now due April 16th (phew ... looks like I've got a little time to breathe after all.

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Paint dry, pieces separated & the weaving began ... love the effect of using the same basic colors but contrasting with light against dark. Here's the blue/green one:

And the blue/purple (narrower strips):

Once weaved, I added glue to the back and let it dry completely ... then cut pieces from the weave and covered all the sides plus the front ... the wider strip weave went on the top and bottom (long sides) with the other on the sides ... I added pieces of both to the front "panels/doors".

Here's a view of the top ... or maybe that's the bottom:

and of one side:

Here's a shot of the front (with a little top-a-showin):


and another one (with a little side-a-showin):

I really, REALLY like the effect of the painted paper weaved, though I am thinking I'd like to seal it with some varnish ... matte? gloss? ... not sure. I am sure that this makes me want to do a much larger scale weaved piece ... will have to add that to the list that keeps on growing.

The cigar boxes need to be completed and posted to the auction site tomorrow. I'm hoping the interior completion comes together as naturally as everything else to this point. I'll be sure to post to let everyone know when up & available to bid on.

jump right in ...

here's the box:

A paintbrush, Liquitex acrylic Phthalocyanine Blue, Phthalocyanine Green, Brilliant Blue, Cobalt Blue, Titanium White & Mars Black ... inside "doors" and back painted.

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had an urge to weave, so cut some strips & taped them to wax paper:

first set drying:

second set ... blopped:

and drying:

where's all this going? your guess is as good as mine.

ultimately

it will wind up:

please see previous post for even more information.

thank you!

Remember this:

... funny how the full circle often comes just in the nick of time ...


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The following is copied directly from Rebecca's March 19th post

sometimes

opening

your

heart

is as simple

as

filling

an

empty

box

Shrine auction for Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots 2010

artist entry deadline to submit to shrine website April 9th.

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The link on my sidebar goes directly to the auction site ... there's still time left to create a shrine to be included in the auction, though time is running out.

As I type this, there are FIVE days left.

A Call for Entries

Have you heard?!?

who knows ... the winner could be ...


YOU!

for more information, click the image above or go here: http://photographybooknow.blurb.com



also ... it's time to reserve your page for the 2011 Diary Project:

I've got mine ... now go get your page today!

a wee bit-o-braggin

Looks like Sadie is definitely smarter than a sewing machine ... she spent last Saturday gettin her creative on over at a friends house ... and had a BLAST doing it, too.

With a little guidance from the house mama (a wonderful creative genius in her own right), the girls spent some time making monsters. This mama was blown away that one of the lil monsters came home to me. This is Pez:

Super sweet, don't you think? Yep, me, too. It warms my heart that Sadie actually gave all of her monsters away (translation - she was really proud of what she created & has a generous heart hiding under her tween skin).

Here's hoping everyone is getting a little love tossed their way, too!

too bad the sewing machine is smarter than me ...

I've got plans...

for:

and this:

and:

what do you think they are?!?

blame it on a well tuned 2nd guessing brain ...

I

WILL

NOT

LET

ANOTHER

MONTH

PASS

WITHOUT

A

SINGLE

POST

!

!

!

Sheesh ... who woulda thunk?