365- Day 36

Today I decided to look through my book Mixed Emulsions.  Great book, however it works better with real photos not a laser print out, but I did the best I could with what I had.  Actually I really liked it!  It also inspired my next assignment in Painting class, they really like to see me work on my 365 and they ask great questions!

So I created this with modeling paste, acyrlic paint, plastic wrap for texture and the definition of dandlelion (gel medium transparency.

Enjoy!

365-Day 32 Fog Day!

5:36 I hear my phone......I expected it......the fog rolled in about 4 yesterday afternoon and when I got up to go to the bathroom at 4:30 it was still there!  2 Hour late start....please Monkey sleep until 7, 6:50, close.  We eat waffles and smoothies for breakfast and I looked out to see the sun trying to break the fog up....no luck at 7:30, but it made a great photo!  And guess what ..... 8 am or so another text....NO SCHOOL FOG DAY!!!

Enjoy!

365- Day 29

A mini pinch pot!  So I have 2 kids is clay that are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead!  So I had to get out the polymer clay (love it).  When I used to teach clay regularly we would make these and sell them at the school winter concert.  They loved making them and today was no exception.  I love making them too!!!

Here is two views of the pot I created, minus the mica powder that I am going to put on before I bake it!  Oh and its only 2 inches tall!!!!

Enjoy!

364- Day 24 and 25

 

So here are day 24 and 25.  The top R is day 24 I did some quilling to create an illuminated letter.  Not supper happy with it, but it was a good first try.  I will review it later.

The second is a collage with wax, my new favorite material!  I also used a photo of 4 generation when I was a baby, yes that is me.  The stencil is an image you have seen before.  

Enjoy!

PS The kids in my classes are having a good time helping and watching what I create!  They can't wait to see what I do each day!  What a great teachable moment!

365-Day 17

Day has been a strange day- strange in the way that I don't feel well, but I don't feel bad, I just feel like I am in a fog, a quiet fog....which for those of you who know me, know that I am not a quiet person.  157 days until due date!  Yeah for apps......I think, I don't know if I really need a count down until the day I am supposed to have the baby, but oh well, it gives me some good facts.
I decided to take a project from my Plaster Studio book by Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise.  I love the book, it has some great ideas I can work into my art and my classes!  This was an entire day project, which really intrigued my classes, lots of questions!!!  I love those moments.  Now that I have done this method once, I will put more of me into it!

Enjoy, it was one of my favorite so far!

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365-Day 16

Today I felt like painting, so I drew a bit of the still life that my J-term student set up and than painting it using acrylic and gel medium.  I wasn't happy with it, too boring so I added some mulberry paper!

365- Days 13 and 14 - The Weekend!

The weekend came, the weekend went.  I have been slaking on taking photos as of late, so I devoted the weekend to photography!  Lots of photos taken of Monkey and daddy in the snow!  She drove daddy on her snowmobile and would only pull him on the sled.......that was a site!  I also made Dennis's fav- peanut clusters!  So I had some food in there as well!

Enjoy!

365- Day 12

Camouflage.  Create or alter something so that it disappears into its background.  That is what the book says to do.........so as I set at my desk, working on the new art room blog, I can see out one of my many drafty windows to the large pine trees that block the high school from the outer-world.....  There are very peaceful snowflakes slowly falling (which is MUCH better than the gusts of wind and we had yesterday) and the trees are covered in white.  Winter is finally here!  So, I decided to draw the top of the smallest tree and place it on the window so it blends in to the trees outside.  The picture isn't the greatest, but you get the picture!

365-Day 11

Day 11-  I am always inspired by what my students are doing in class, if I wouldn't do the project why should I have them do the project!  Today we drew bottles- lots of bottles!  Something that they just LOVE to do.........(where's my sarcasm font when I need it)!  I however do love to draw bottles.....strange but I do!  For me it is a challenge, something to keep my in practice of drawing what I see, although I am completely tired of drawing the same bottles, I think I need to start a new search for interesting bottles!!!  So I did a mini drawing of bottles with my Drawing I class.  I will do one tomorrow with my Drawing and Design class, not for my daily art, just because.

PS- It is still snowing and students are still whining about not being 2 hours late and now not getting out early!  Oh welcome to Iowa winter!!!!  Its finally HERE!

The Missing Days

So, here are my missing days of art work from day 6-9.  Because I was a bit under the weather, I did rework 2 pieces....changed a few things.  Worked on an old photo I took this fall that I didn't do anything to....you know easy stuff!!!  The final one I did on Tuesday was a mini collage using some metal, inks and a charm I had stuffed away to use for a rainy day!

365- Day 10

So I was sick the past 3 days, so I need to catch up on my 365-so you will be getting days 5-8 as well as 10 tomorrow, today however you will get my PS creation.  I did a tessellation for Monkey's new room.  Enjoy!

365-Day 5

Zentangle Friday for my classes!!!  So I decided to do one for my 365!  I can't believe how wonderful my 1st hour Drawing and Design Classes' zentangles turned out for their first tries!  Can't wait to see more!

365-Day 4

So my neighbor down the hall and a wonderful blogger asked me to create a button for her- so I decided that today's piece of art was going to be to make my own button for my website!!!!  So here it is!  Hopefully it will inspire people to do the same!

365- Day 3

So I forgot to take a photo yesterday of my piece of art- I used the book- Create something out of paper, but you can't draw on it, use scissors or glue.  So I used newspaper, liquid watercolor, air dry clay, sticks, and string, no glue, no scissors. 

The image I had in my head and the piece of art that came out was not the same, but after putting it away over night, I don't mind it!

Also, most of my classes know I am creating 365 pieces of art and I think they think I am insane!  But, I also think they are a bit intrigued by my what I am going to come up with!

 

365- Day 2

So today's theme from the book is to create a piece of art inspired by our favorite animal......for me that was my dog Sniper, who now is with another family chasing chickens everyday!  I was not only inspired by a dog, but I used some techniques out of the book Art at the Speed of Life- which I LOVE! 

So, here is day 2- The House that Sniper Built

365- Day 1

Ok, so as you all know, I am going to do 365 days of art!!!  Of course I will probably have to take a bit of maternity leave at the end of June.....depending on how long labor is!!!!  So I started on Jan 2 instead of Jan 1st, leap year!!! 

Art day 1- a little robot-  I am going to have my classes make zentangle robots so I figured I should make one myself.  This one I will have to do again because 1- it was fun and 2- I didn't do the greatest job!!!

So here it is.......Bob the robot!!!