Artsy Women

  • Tree Practice

    Just a tree.  Not too bad.  But really, I was inspired by this… So I've got a ways to go, right?  Not that I was trying to copy exactly, but sometimes mimicking is a good way to practice as your own style develops.  I love her whole concept and all the details.  The tree even

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  • From Australia to Rwanda (sort of)

    I've been away from painting & creating for quite awhile.  (Just part of my normal creative cycle.)  So this girl is just some playing I did after being inspired by an online class I'm taking…Taught by Jane Davenport out of Australia – it's easily the best e-course I've ever taken.  She's the real deal.  By

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  • Girl at Play

    Maybe it's the color combos, but these critters remind me of the Calico Cat & the Gingham Dog storybook I had as a kid.  Or maybe they remind me of stuffed animals I had…I don't quite recall, but there's something nostalgic for me here. It's all thanks to Carla Sonheim that I started doodling tonight. 

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  • Betz White Workshop

    Oh my gosh, I am SO excited to have found the announcement for this felted birdhouse workshop!  I saw these two photos online years ago… and saved them in my "cute felt things" file just to admire once in awhile. I hadn't looked at Betz's blog for awhile ~ I don't really sew, but I

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  • A Gift from Across the Pond

    Lookee what arrived in the mail yesterday!  An original drawing from the oh-so-talented & prolific Micki Wilde of The Secret Hermit Art & Illustration.  That's one cute moose.  :)  The painting she's admiring is a tiny version of this one that lives right by my art-making table. Before I know it I'll have a whole

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  • Adding to My Collection

    Look what arrived in the mail today!  This is the 3rd painting by Micki Wilde that has come to live with me.  I just love her work.  This was my birthday present to myself.  🙂 If you see something in her shop that you like, be sure to grab it fast.  I've missed out on

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  • Wisdom & Change

    Wise is a favorite word of mine.  When I find myself worrying about things I have no control over – the question "are you being a wise woman?" can snap be right back into a more balanced perspective.  I had been wanting a Kelly Rae original painting & was just waiting for one that spoke

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  • Thanks, Gloria 🙂

    Last February I was lucky enough to attend Art Nest {a creative retreat } for my 40th birthday.  I had high hopes that it would be an amazing experience & that I would learn some new art techniques ~ it was & I did.  But what I did not anticipate were some of the lasting

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  • Karen’s World

    The title of this post is also the title of this painting by Julie 'Haymaker' Thompson.  She painted me with my chickens!  I could not let this creation go live with anyone else so I snapped it right up from her Etsy shop.  Can't wait to have it on my wall! ♥

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  • Details

    Details make all the difference, don't they?  I started this little needle-felted person a few days ago & just finished it up tonight.  Love those wool felt wings with their pink, blanket stitch edging.  :)   For scale in this photo, I have it sitting {appropriately} on top of a 3×3" canvas I bought from Julie

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