From Out of Room 401

Charred wood, flowers, buildings and blood. Cleaved hearts, pitchforks, scissors and smoke.
Some images from my class room at MECA yesterday morning.

Matisse and Redon Inspired Confections

A few more felt ornaments for the MECA Holiday Fair! (The backs of these are even more fun than the fronts!)

Picasso Inspired Confections...

...for the MECA Holiday Fair this weekend!

Portrait with a Portrait

This digital self-portrait was sent to me by my friend, Jo-an Jacobus. She took these pictures of herself standing in front of a charcoal portrait that I did of her around 10 years ago. Along with her many other amazing talents, Jo-an sings sea shanties and creates labyrinths, hence the background imagery. (Hey, Jo-an, you haven't changed a bit! :^)

Trees and Me

We can learn from a tree how to exist in ecstasy.

I took these pictures while I was in New York State last weekend. The trees there are so old and beautiful. I've often wondered why we can appreciate the rough texture of bark on tree trunks and the way that trees get all knotted and wide with age, but we have such difficulty accepting these characteristics on our own aging bodies...

Happy Thanksgiving!

My family had alot of fun making these turkey name tags yesterday while we were waiting for the real turkey to finish cooking. They were a true collaboration, from design to production! Recipe: two brown oak leaves (the stems become the legs), a colored paper oval for the body, a fan shape for the inner tail, and a turkey head, plus a red felt wattle. Color feathers on the fan shape, then glue on the wattle. Stitch all layers together. We also attached a piece of white paper to the back of each name tag so that we could write what we are thankful for.

I hope that you all had a wonderful feast with family and friends and that you are now enjoying the LEFTOVERS! Have a great weekend!

From Haunting to Hysterical: Five Digital Self-Portraits

Carol Anne Strange

Joseph Begnaud

Jessica Fuchs

Arthur Halvorsen

Susan Beauchemin

Five fabulous digital self-portraits sent to me by five fabulous artists in response to my recent call for art. They range from the hauntingly beautiful to the hysterically unabashed!! Want to send me one? I'll post more next week! Have a great weekend, everyone!