Unusual Girl Studios

Well, its the end of the school year.  Time to thank the two ladies that influenced my children in a great direction!  I didn't want to donate to the gift card.  Why?  Because I'm not a joiner?  Because I want to stand out rather than share the spotlight?  Because I want a personalized gift that they can keep and always remember?  Because I want to impress upon them that I can't participate as a classroom volunteer because (loud children scare me) I've been so busy working and being creative?  Because I want to do both gifts for very little money but not look cheap?  Bingo. I saw an ornament made from a puzzle piece in a magazine and it stuck with me.  'I should do something like that' I always think.  Then the idea came to me and unfortunately would not leave me- like ringworm.  I would make a mobile. I found the very largest puzzle I could find at my local store.  Turns out the fewer the pieces- the larger they tend to be.  This 4.00 puzzle had

This is a bit of a departure from my usual work.  The project came about because I had a departure from work. Last week was my official first week of being laid off from my job of seven years.  Now, this is where I have to break into song- in particular- "Don't cry for me, Argentina~~~" This is a good thing, this lay off.  At least in terms of making a break and taking a different direction.  I will have to tighten the purse strings a bit- thank goodness I have tons of art supplies in my cupboards already!!!  The coffee shop called to see if I was ok.   Hobby Lobby and Michaels were concerned that I needed only a basket rather than my usual cart.    A relative asked if I had found any leads yet to which I answered with a resounding "NO."  Crimeny, its been like two minutes! Oh, the artwork.....Well, that's what I have been busy (obsessed) with!  I have some things in a consignment shop, including the painting I just share

I don't want to have to.  Its slightly embarrassing.  But then I can handle a little embarrassment if it gets me what I want.  (See how honest I am?)  So, if you at all feel like it- could you, would you, please- if you haven't already... follow me on Networked Blogs?  I need two more followers and then people can actually find me on Facebook with out having to do a search for me!  Whew.  I really should be better at self promoting so I don't have to beg.  Begging seems easier today:)  Thank you so very much!

Hi Folks! Finally I got a project finished and am so excited to share it with you! What is this?  Not a painting exactly- more of a mixed media piece. Those are real dried grasses that I glued on to that canvas.  Tons of glue! Its the same picture, three times over.  I was trying to capture the dimension of the piece but its so tall that I can't get real close and get the whole thing in the frame.  Maybe you can enlarge it?  It took a ton of paint to get that background but finally, finally I was satisfied, today at noon, that it was finished and I could put down my brush and get in the shower!  Whew!  And by the way, if you ask me "how" I painted I have decided to answer "intuitively" which really means I just kept painting and painting until something came of it!  Yep, intuitively.