tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33733727503445901512024-02-18T20:44:20.972-08:00noye studiosheather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-2117886693457819842015-03-22T11:27:00.001-07:002015-03-22T11:27:25.764-07:00Is this thing on?heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-56958393929959128372012-06-05T12:37:00.001-07:002012-06-05T12:55:52.079-07:00Busy Bee - 2From the looks of things on my blog you would think I haven't been doing anything. Well it couldn't be further from the truth. I've been busy. Very busy. I'm just really not too happy with any of them. I debated chucking them on the trash heap but then decided to post... in the name of being my authentic self ya know...
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heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-11907986011026618502012-03-27T12:04:00.003-07:002012-03-27T12:06:04.854-07:00PrincessI heard a Princess was turning 5 this week. I thought she needed a Princess book.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRDe4bJvWWocJJ6smLL7IeULZnxBLoVMZHydSKaCm8azvzN7nqAYs-xuF4te8E4oyeHNw6wEJRrS_yiCxktvmp3KPT11K3emr67fB68wfyStiJThuWXNv8Xbv0ItmWYOBC6wqU-VY_r0/s1600/Princess+book+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRDe4bJvWWocJJ6smLL7IeULZnxBLoVMZHydSKaCm8azvzN7nqAYs-xuF4te8E4oyeHNw6wEJRrS_yiCxktvmp3KPT11K3emr67fB68wfyStiJThuWXNv8Xbv0ItmWYOBC6wqU-VY_r0/s320/Princess+book+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724655011283715346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGvzdjWw1DwK1S9ILKB1cGTw2iNT4OPVVrOF-FUoS7n6qlePChkZtd4Vca9-MO2PxHnzKv4Itx__PXwmV5QMcwu8WwluH9dRzyrXzj8XPkQABkkHnKHFgTU1DaOeQj-kWXp_lLKmI5sw/s1600/Princess+book+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGvzdjWw1DwK1S9ILKB1cGTw2iNT4OPVVrOF-FUoS7n6qlePChkZtd4Vca9-MO2PxHnzKv4Itx__PXwmV5QMcwu8WwluH9dRzyrXzj8XPkQABkkHnKHFgTU1DaOeQj-kWXp_lLKmI5sw/s320/Princess+book+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724654996979546786" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEX2-eXvnutDjT3SDsS4VzkiH2g5UhJbotoBXjRwMoK6S3YaHRxeWqhrIyIbnXlMNUv4Be8bADS_R539AtNI3FfrSpKaPJd8zJ2sGOGGKFOzL32o3VXy5B6qNy33I9Qo-DULJShW1kdg/s1600/Princess+book+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEX2-eXvnutDjT3SDsS4VzkiH2g5UhJbotoBXjRwMoK6S3YaHRxeWqhrIyIbnXlMNUv4Be8bADS_R539AtNI3FfrSpKaPJd8zJ2sGOGGKFOzL32o3VXy5B6qNy33I9Qo-DULJShW1kdg/s320/Princess+book+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724654985971970690" /></a>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-43670260507824329682012-03-22T08:11:00.002-07:002012-03-22T08:37:24.177-07:00felting machineThe next toy I want to purchase is a felting machine! I got to work on 1 recently and just fell in love!! <br /><br />I've done needle felting. Years ago I also tried my hand at wet felting. This is more in line with the needle felting. Only it's needle felting on steroids!<br /><br />In a course with the <a href="http://www.textileevolution.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=62">amazing Liz Kettle</a>, I made the book pictured below. We felted the cover with natural fibers (such as wool roving and assorted silks, cottons, etc) over a wool base. We then did a simple binding to add a sketchbook. I'm completely in love with how it came out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBhyElw93a5N_HBHrCS9AxGHqhDTHdJxplqIT2-0-Tk3vSvN4tA5zJftbKdY0iA2xlc2TMETjdzQQFkRpX561G9MzVMs4mcPAwQiVSuGOf_ILg7bLMg-96UivGJS5eH0aBpLSBw_vpCY/s1600/felted+book+cover+a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBhyElw93a5N_HBHrCS9AxGHqhDTHdJxplqIT2-0-Tk3vSvN4tA5zJftbKdY0iA2xlc2TMETjdzQQFkRpX561G9MzVMs4mcPAwQiVSuGOf_ILg7bLMg-96UivGJS5eH0aBpLSBw_vpCY/s320/felted+book+cover+a.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722739757652975506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhelqXTK7id331iUuPfLlKgTM9f-4qBGRHK3Qta13XAF53_qcaTjTeELumkG0PVqtczXnso3UlXkJIaDzO-_7ojspxW6H-45bv_zbW-EjuZAgZ0nr5gKRE0lRfq0lUsbZYQQUwiCLxLA/s1600/felted+book+cover+b.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhelqXTK7id331iUuPfLlKgTM9f-4qBGRHK3Qta13XAF53_qcaTjTeELumkG0PVqtczXnso3UlXkJIaDzO-_7ojspxW6H-45bv_zbW-EjuZAgZ0nr5gKRE0lRfq0lUsbZYQQUwiCLxLA/s320/felted+book+cover+b.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722739748844450994" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTK6ElrjUjcBRounuQqTpYvfLL5V3HMASTdqJNS5ZCN_sFyZhc86nQ25wU5joiK9_84ARvrFrEA4QQMjKiwJdDzdgi4rGHYBTNC-DR7V-YxF1guChgsJV1iNEWAcen2fgiZj-xByJBe8/s1600/felted+book+cover+c.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTK6ElrjUjcBRounuQqTpYvfLL5V3HMASTdqJNS5ZCN_sFyZhc86nQ25wU5joiK9_84ARvrFrEA4QQMjKiwJdDzdgi4rGHYBTNC-DR7V-YxF1guChgsJV1iNEWAcen2fgiZj-xByJBe8/s320/felted+book+cover+c.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722739739471627058" /></a>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-70646244662488776612012-02-14T10:16:00.002-08:002012-02-14T10:29:03.242-08:00anti-ValentinesI get it that not EVERYONE loves Valentine's Day. So this year I made a few alternatives. The studio and barn are a complete mess right now so the kiln isn't up and running. These are air-dry paper clay. Wonderful product though not quite as durable as any of the fire clays or porcelain.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1r6utDHBVAR4Aj_-hx__BFC4KyjSko0OXlZknL11J43Pvo-kBaNnI881dEMxVHh9aMdaKLBrWQpl8f9HRF18wsbTZtveNwQcX9QczLteSzT5pGF8bkZi5fBEnh3_3hZbSve1joPckVI/s1600/Heart+of+a+Bad+Girl.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1r6utDHBVAR4Aj_-hx__BFC4KyjSko0OXlZknL11J43Pvo-kBaNnI881dEMxVHh9aMdaKLBrWQpl8f9HRF18wsbTZtveNwQcX9QczLteSzT5pGF8bkZi5fBEnh3_3hZbSve1joPckVI/s320/Heart+of+a+Bad+Girl.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709058014412937666" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_K-k400xlyAZi1OIwnC8pStB4VQVXKfaaV1k2EsnfWUxfuA33EINVBGGb40MrszbSnGqe0p6rmWGEadoZ2Vy6xF_aSPluxPJ80KzXmVqBHhEDvn3JhKLM3_2aZujxPmdbtH8LKUsUGo/s1600/Broken+Heart.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_K-k400xlyAZi1OIwnC8pStB4VQVXKfaaV1k2EsnfWUxfuA33EINVBGGb40MrszbSnGqe0p6rmWGEadoZ2Vy6xF_aSPluxPJ80KzXmVqBHhEDvn3JhKLM3_2aZujxPmdbtH8LKUsUGo/s320/Broken+Heart.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709057986188719714" /></a>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-78759715296821832822012-02-14T10:06:00.005-08:002012-02-14T10:16:15.881-08:00Happy Valentine's DayI do love Valentine's day. I love ALL holidays. When you make things, holidays are just another deadline. But Valentine's day is nice because I get to spoil The One I love best! <br /><br />Below are some homemade cards I collaged as well as a sweet treat :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEDlTWd1jvAmSneWKlcrowd_-Zzm7RxHRIEFSyKD1inolEoqCRNQAORK24om6Gud86SRC_EbzU3rX-yYwPQGbNm74h4B-Bs-q66x2Qwd9MH7sqy7ho1_v8vFCpDbPTmuzINm8uLxNIcM/s1600/Heart+Collages.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEDlTWd1jvAmSneWKlcrowd_-Zzm7RxHRIEFSyKD1inolEoqCRNQAORK24om6Gud86SRC_EbzU3rX-yYwPQGbNm74h4B-Bs-q66x2Qwd9MH7sqy7ho1_v8vFCpDbPTmuzINm8uLxNIcM/s320/Heart+Collages.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709055423641456850" /></a><br /><strong>Doh! Try as I might I can't get the orientation of this picture correct. Good thing there are more pics of each individually. :)</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuze67n78p0ewFwZgALBHEQuM6YsoN5B5v5KcJ6qyNgua_8mEpCoSQfZj3zgrs0mHGiM2onpYL6UXlCJYDWaxB-yHftWRpnwDLu263tec7tfrfQwkw2-8ZlAsXm4leYooGuUmD4Cfu_E/s1600/This+Belongs+To+You.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuze67n78p0ewFwZgALBHEQuM6YsoN5B5v5KcJ6qyNgua_8mEpCoSQfZj3zgrs0mHGiM2onpYL6UXlCJYDWaxB-yHftWRpnwDLu263tec7tfrfQwkw2-8ZlAsXm4leYooGuUmD4Cfu_E/s320/This+Belongs+To+You.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709054731235034242" /></a><br /><strong>This Belongs To You</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGir4x_hAqs7TnaHC2wWKO_L8cYzPJ9-mD56vltvxycHP3j5lmCnIkraxPZjNPnfaMfTjVHrwgB3oCElWjQCyTJtsLt4p7eE7MvmsiWD9LJ1w6__ZAjrEXnaPu4PCYrQ_tIsnrhavYAGo/s1600/Your+Heart+Shines+Thru.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGir4x_hAqs7TnaHC2wWKO_L8cYzPJ9-mD56vltvxycHP3j5lmCnIkraxPZjNPnfaMfTjVHrwgB3oCElWjQCyTJtsLt4p7eE7MvmsiWD9LJ1w6__ZAjrEXnaPu4PCYrQ_tIsnrhavYAGo/s320/Your+Heart+Shines+Thru.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709054701306276658" /></a><br /><strong>Your Heart Shines Thru</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VAjiVoD2qsTmc8ggJ1a-ltMrMHBYcJi0fEsECAtXA1s9pw3Q5KgG4zX7JLblQhXfHn2f9UmFifKS2Apr7mB47zAk728e-5tVbPVRcMkozWiirnbMhPQ8UM4SisU86zvTpzs7iwDSWVE/s1600/My+Heart+Goes+With+You+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VAjiVoD2qsTmc8ggJ1a-ltMrMHBYcJi0fEsECAtXA1s9pw3Q5KgG4zX7JLblQhXfHn2f9UmFifKS2Apr7mB47zAk728e-5tVbPVRcMkozWiirnbMhPQ8UM4SisU86zvTpzs7iwDSWVE/s320/My+Heart+Goes+With+You+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709054684246987682" /></a><br /><strong>My Heart Goes With You</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIPiBO2M67hN01Klzui-j2zwp2HL781wB5lDjBpnwQ8Jd-Bt04GjWuNU_52wfpUiBFh8fFUWTUv7TeI7iO2imk6Ox8PoLUqLzaNoSHMSzkBTMURpcf03w69xj5vMvmjd1nEcnnb66VWA/s1600/Bomb+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIPiBO2M67hN01Klzui-j2zwp2HL781wB5lDjBpnwQ8Jd-Bt04GjWuNU_52wfpUiBFh8fFUWTUv7TeI7iO2imk6Ox8PoLUqLzaNoSHMSzkBTMURpcf03w69xj5vMvmjd1nEcnnb66VWA/s320/Bomb+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709054649785369090" /></a><br /><strong>I found this on.... PINTEREST! (of course) Neither of us eat Rolos but I thought it was so cute!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BP_hG6Nak8inpw3PueNPcK9rUPlFn2jD42Lo8QilKS_h5ZiMUPE51XgF4hlK8Ml9szEYSyEJGmen5EGgb7AQWwSdCBpMWgbtLrhSmqzygG0CHKIo0Xv3qTVPC3lceLt5PfgCl7qDyEU/s1600/Bomb+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BP_hG6Nak8inpw3PueNPcK9rUPlFn2jD42Lo8QilKS_h5ZiMUPE51XgF4hlK8Ml9szEYSyEJGmen5EGgb7AQWwSdCBpMWgbtLrhSmqzygG0CHKIo0Xv3qTVPC3lceLt5PfgCl7qDyEU/s320/Bomb+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709054623985462786" /></a><br /><strong>The one on Pinterest used craft paper. I prefer recycled tea bags. The color is so pretty!</strong>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-77008709499932775012012-02-09T12:52:00.000-08:002012-02-09T13:30:42.938-08:00Paradise Gardens revisitedI just learned with certainty that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/09/ga-county-buys-late-folk-_n_1265376.html">Chattooga County purchased Paradise Gardens</a>. I can't express how happy this makes me. There have been whispers about this for the last several years but then it would get quiet again and nothing would happen. <br /><br />Paradise Gardens is the product of the blood, sweat and tears of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Finster">Reverend Howard Finster</a>. An evangelist Baptist preacher who became an artist due to Divine intervention (God asked him to do 5,000 paintings to spread the Gospel; he did over 48,000 pieces of artwork), he is considered by many as the grandfather of the American folk art movement.<br /><br />Reverend Howard started building what is now known as Paradise Gardens on it's currently location in 1961.... on 4 acres of swampland in Pennville Georgia. He worked continually on it until his death in 2001. A sad note: after his death a portion of the gardens was ripped out and has become part of the permanent exhibit at The High Museum in Atlanta. While I LOVE The High, Paradise Gardens makes no sense out of context. But maybe if it's introducing those people to Reverend Howard who wouldn't normally make the trip to Pennville, it's not a completely evil thing? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwK62Mw3xLmUVllxFrjAzxS2ebxhdJikIX7Kq3SBZ7G62hthuCGEM9NOGqD4UgjDo8vL3TSf1RbZiakVFwV768liYqTlwsoOA09zX2-9jn3AHXkWzm2Qz69_xTI4Imj9D2lrBR-FRjKE/s1600/coke+thumbs+up.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwK62Mw3xLmUVllxFrjAzxS2ebxhdJikIX7Kq3SBZ7G62hthuCGEM9NOGqD4UgjDo8vL3TSf1RbZiakVFwV768liYqTlwsoOA09zX2-9jn3AHXkWzm2Qz69_xTI4Imj9D2lrBR-FRjKE/s320/coke+thumbs+up.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707243484429450082" /></a><br /><strong>my two sisters being goofy with the Finster Coke bottle</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGvFH0-B1lXXpiZj_HYjdfCqYyu0Ut7tRL5YgNT-uf96LUszl_kLlWqltyuH4_mxOj4hozi7g3DFgJ_fMrll1PIebs9Y4jDChplVN3-D31k8j31q0THFaWV79uIZrvTFPgIJTJ3xaPJ8/s1600/Sonia+and+the+bottle+house.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGvFH0-B1lXXpiZj_HYjdfCqYyu0Ut7tRL5YgNT-uf96LUszl_kLlWqltyuH4_mxOj4hozi7g3DFgJ_fMrll1PIebs9Y4jDChplVN3-D31k8j31q0THFaWV79uIZrvTFPgIJTJ3xaPJ8/s320/Sonia+and+the+bottle+house.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707242327689223586" /></a><br /><strong>my sister Sonia outside the bottle house, one of the inspirations for <a href="http://noyestudios.blogspot.com/2009/08/zen-garden-small-step.html">my bottle wall</a></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUHiZazI_jaTnfHWoyHJv1f0ufl_35l1cSju2wMiuEbg9IclPBbsj480XViiT5HBCGowxyeHgi0NDYZltx46fX5qsxKMk85ewOWJ8LLAvq2MoLtLazMVfhxj8CBVbwrjax8T4sZhOkw0/s1600/Lynn+in+front+of+the+Paradise+Cottage.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUHiZazI_jaTnfHWoyHJv1f0ufl_35l1cSju2wMiuEbg9IclPBbsj480XViiT5HBCGowxyeHgi0NDYZltx46fX5qsxKMk85ewOWJ8LLAvq2MoLtLazMVfhxj8CBVbwrjax8T4sZhOkw0/s320/Lynn+in+front+of+the+Paradise+Cottage.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707242314081547282" /></a><br /><strong>my sister Lynn in the garden</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj_yROyPDT0pdhXWuHxUTosZG0rAmVPXhu2K1cVBLopoDrgB2jo0hj_l0OsrOqyQ8ACr2WzP_TkXVgDyA4N03zInHNtEg83ZKjzzObbdQUZw623ZkFTKRGrC47YcxkBvpy5pWCgGMwys/s1600/faces.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj_yROyPDT0pdhXWuHxUTosZG0rAmVPXhu2K1cVBLopoDrgB2jo0hj_l0OsrOqyQ8ACr2WzP_TkXVgDyA4N03zInHNtEg83ZKjzzObbdQUZw623ZkFTKRGrC47YcxkBvpy5pWCgGMwys/s320/faces.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707242310004101714" /></a><br /><strong>cool cement faces! There are lots of these cement and mosaic pieces spread thru the whole garden.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5ufw6pAG7YUoq1Qz22x5aOtkMEMBZsRpKo5u8psG0d41gGmn4Q2llJlEbORTxr8mN-ohEHMQ0M2ef_XbAwzLih4OghC5_zHLzUiaLeM4V8pwD794Gd3q2Gb25pj6JBSodY9bMqZgJmU/s1600/disco+house.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5ufw6pAG7YUoq1Qz22x5aOtkMEMBZsRpKo5u8psG0d41gGmn4Q2llJlEbORTxr8mN-ohEHMQ0M2ef_XbAwzLih4OghC5_zHLzUiaLeM4V8pwD794Gd3q2Gb25pj6JBSodY9bMqZgJmU/s320/disco+house.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707242301419716802" /></a><br /><strong>I've always called this The Disco House.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TufRyOe4hjpvCV_vNLtVGw1BfPxf8qxFnsK_tVQvPsTJDnWnFp1QN_m6HN9sReRcB9490oQc133G_1oV1zw6cc4Th5W-FhhwMyO_ZVY_D-fJ4qeqcH94LMgb_DCnDQpo2yy_I5jdfrI/s1600/Folk+Art+Chapel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TufRyOe4hjpvCV_vNLtVGw1BfPxf8qxFnsK_tVQvPsTJDnWnFp1QN_m6HN9sReRcB9490oQc133G_1oV1zw6cc4Th5W-FhhwMyO_ZVY_D-fJ4qeqcH94LMgb_DCnDQpo2yy_I5jdfrI/s320/Folk+Art+Chapel.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707242275294959170" /></a><br /><strong>The Chapel. This building is amazing... and also in danger of becoming a complete cave-in. A strong wind would blow it over.</strong><br /><br />The county owning Paradise Gardens can only be a positive. The gardens are in desperate need of funding and repairs. I've also been saying for decades the place needs to be listed on the national historic registry. Maybe with the gardens being owned by the county they can start getting the grants and federal funding needed to ensure the creations of Reverend Howard is around for many more years to come.heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-50176523215802970802012-02-08T18:07:00.000-08:002012-02-09T09:16:22.313-08:00CrowHeartSometimes I work on pieces so long I forget whether I've posted them or not. This piece took over a year but it's been complete for probably the last couple months. I lost steam like 3 or 4 times when making it. But now it's finally complete and I love it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMx02mz0HxX0sHCA_caxeJk7fQUTLwlaqPKESDE95DWqbOTDACufDN_YfGVA-OLvH8Rn-6nq_vIj1tiEVjwHnGrPcxPXQ6crp1uvo0BmMX3dti3TbuHVYUIuiOjZ3w7iotF-J0xj8Tdk/s1600/2010-05-02+20.03.56.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMx02mz0HxX0sHCA_caxeJk7fQUTLwlaqPKESDE95DWqbOTDACufDN_YfGVA-OLvH8Rn-6nq_vIj1tiEVjwHnGrPcxPXQ6crp1uvo0BmMX3dti3TbuHVYUIuiOjZ3w7iotF-J0xj8Tdk/s320/2010-05-02+20.03.56.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706955373660890994" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My crow was first formed out of chicken wire.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc3KU7X37famuSQO71yGkT1kksYA1pHXCZWSfapb2u-Oy2ySXfHUFd21TUXkZli5TpeRXy9pREaFDiBPMKWtGY8nGZOxzxpQPht_tF8-bHLNle5o8n-j1rz_WilrzBMSKJKz83Djb9XY/s1600/2010-05-04+07.39.59.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLc3KU7X37famuSQO71yGkT1kksYA1pHXCZWSfapb2u-Oy2ySXfHUFd21TUXkZli5TpeRXy9pREaFDiBPMKWtGY8nGZOxzxpQPht_tF8-bHLNle5o8n-j1rz_WilrzBMSKJKz83Djb9XY/s320/2010-05-04+07.39.59.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706955369489766562" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The wire is covered in joint compound.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6IhcuNFzVsEkqNY5emXZ1FNk9fbrXsRRbafJU8J_AWRD6BGWH3AEQbkYrkP0NXv8uw57IoiP4fXXI7ZoQWUlC4pmnpvbPFlVXTxg6Bzo4MN7zpggIqOQRvqYNMEhRsMv02mELXKhULU/s1600/2010-05-05+07.16.50.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6IhcuNFzVsEkqNY5emXZ1FNk9fbrXsRRbafJU8J_AWRD6BGWH3AEQbkYrkP0NXv8uw57IoiP4fXXI7ZoQWUlC4pmnpvbPFlVXTxg6Bzo4MN7zpggIqOQRvqYNMEhRsMv02mELXKhULU/s320/2010-05-05+07.16.50.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706955356723473490" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Joint compound, once dried, sands up very nicely.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDszQCVfZ1ybRN4r4tl5hIkeakLnk6LTrYwr31P-TBNT3Xvj4etoMpl3PC7oUnrR7hiEtYgleuam2lj4f3tHKtUjcX6ZMY6q9a0ytaDBXfHoBwMqchY3tyUcygMg5SXYX-lsBhvGsdtg/s1600/crow+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDszQCVfZ1ybRN4r4tl5hIkeakLnk6LTrYwr31P-TBNT3Xvj4etoMpl3PC7oUnrR7hiEtYgleuam2lj4f3tHKtUjcX6ZMY6q9a0ytaDBXfHoBwMqchY3tyUcygMg5SXYX-lsBhvGsdtg/s320/crow+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706955348375016594" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">It's also very porous so it takes a LOT of paint to cover.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3J1fcFwEhV-VJ7R0D0I2scjcZDvytMEUStLqnn0LEVUuvQ1U1_Qhyru0pEVtpW7BgxisjeyzoXSYCg9eIcuGpm6-_FRKUBZ9Xmp7wFjTRJQXROR3sJeu42-n0kxorsy4Nfl-_bhkuTQ/s1600/crow+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3J1fcFwEhV-VJ7R0D0I2scjcZDvytMEUStLqnn0LEVUuvQ1U1_Qhyru0pEVtpW7BgxisjeyzoXSYCg9eIcuGpm6-_FRKUBZ9Xmp7wFjTRJQXROR3sJeu42-n0kxorsy4Nfl-_bhkuTQ/s320/crow+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706955344550846850" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Originally I thought I piece of wood from our scrap pile would work as a stand. But all that wire and joint compound made my poor little crow (umm, or actually rather LARGE crow) extremely heavy. So The Man made a flat side to this log. Then He drilled holes in it to slide the legs down in. I thought I might need to pour some kind of two-part resin down in to secure it. But this baby isn't going anywhere!!!</span>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-13710075805927979962012-02-01T06:21:00.001-08:002012-02-01T06:55:22.710-08:00pinkIf I didn't have to work a 9-to-5er I'd have pink hair. I always tell myself this. Who knows if it's true or not. But when I go on journeys this is how I appear to myself.<br /><br />Recently I found myself walking among a cluster of cute tiny houses. Cute as they were I felt claustrophobic among them. So I headed towards a group of trees. The trees were alive with noises; birds, insects, wild life of all kinds. It was a bit overwhelming so my instinct was to run. Until I noticed a single solitary butterfly.<br /><br />It came towards me in a coy manner and then darted away. <strong><em> Come follow me.</em></strong> So I did. I ran forward without thought or caution. The butterfly went deeper into the trees but I didn't feel any fear. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fool_(Tarot_card)">The Fool</a> reminds us to take action, to move forward without fear and I became that fool.<br /><br />Without knowing how I got there, I was running among the branches. My butterfly giving constant encouragement... Move forward.... Take action.... Don't be afraid. The butterfly said all these things in it's playful impish manner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjSJ-K0VKDn1RgevPhWnxF4g6-q20mpqBL9rfR61zn6U4SBmzsXjGElKEbV0ka3NMQ0HM5MG2oNBMyg0HbU1P4lqLFsSK90HFKoxZ56sSpVDTAe1L43hPm1t8qIy5hdIAMzNs3oVI2AE/s1600/pink2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjSJ-K0VKDn1RgevPhWnxF4g6-q20mpqBL9rfR61zn6U4SBmzsXjGElKEbV0ka3NMQ0HM5MG2oNBMyg0HbU1P4lqLFsSK90HFKoxZ56sSpVDTAe1L43hPm1t8qIy5hdIAMzNs3oVI2AE/s320/pink2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704172407748850658" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBOR9CJduzpMHBONucQ9wcFHqhgHgaAIuQ3hFtICQhXgtS9PRy6pfpPSbfcYNOqSsbix34mO9yH65Hf99IVvospbnHV7WC3Kh4K-LNKeoaw7M0t_RXhWrt0MQQvrouq1P2-vp1wWoDwM/s1600/pink+detail+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBOR9CJduzpMHBONucQ9wcFHqhgHgaAIuQ3hFtICQhXgtS9PRy6pfpPSbfcYNOqSsbix34mO9yH65Hf99IVvospbnHV7WC3Kh4K-LNKeoaw7M0t_RXhWrt0MQQvrouq1P2-vp1wWoDwM/s320/pink+detail+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704172399314439298" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOHJz6kgZOpET2G1Q-l-lWqaukYWtnlpegXAFZj4I86rimqHtxZvfsWvqBGH_1dBLcVAqbzbgTmaowtbYDgKdjbOj_TWFZpT0kXPI-l9AHgqmEY0MjRgK_TBNG1JyuSnnSLlP1iZ80Nw/s1600/pink+detail+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOHJz6kgZOpET2G1Q-l-lWqaukYWtnlpegXAFZj4I86rimqHtxZvfsWvqBGH_1dBLcVAqbzbgTmaowtbYDgKdjbOj_TWFZpT0kXPI-l9AHgqmEY0MjRgK_TBNG1JyuSnnSLlP1iZ80Nw/s320/pink+detail+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704172395051458818" /></a><br /><br /><strong><em>Or was it all just a dream?</em></strong>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-14313402829592631822012-01-24T08:58:00.001-08:002012-01-24T09:09:54.755-08:00sneak peak from @arthouse Sketchbook ProjectI finished my sketchbook for the <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject">Art House Co-op/Brooklyn Art Library</a>. And I'm <em>SO HAPPY</em> with it! I really departed from style and made it much more illustration-ish. But I feel like it's very successful. It will be so cool going to the exhibit... or as they like to call it, World Tour. The exhibit will be in Atlanta August 29th thru September 1st. It will also go to Toronto, Los Angeles and Portland Maine (to just name a few).<br /><br />My theme is I remember you. I choose to tell little stories of people I remember thru my lifetime. Some are funny. Some are sad. Some are rather embarrassing. But it was actually quite cathartic to get them out like this.<br /><br />I had the whole book scanned and will eventually post the whole book. But for the moment here is a sneak peak.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgIxSTju2VnS6f-_5JLX16Wj46QSCv1M4vv_2xZmnKT-8w48LiOT443CGQMRksmNFaM7qS0TfsOsjSkWP4hLGfJxk5JVpfLotQBSvHbQDdjx-RouYlj-os0R_88eDXnWfMy0KA7I2QsM/s1600/I+remember+You.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgIxSTju2VnS6f-_5JLX16Wj46QSCv1M4vv_2xZmnKT-8w48LiOT443CGQMRksmNFaM7qS0TfsOsjSkWP4hLGfJxk5JVpfLotQBSvHbQDdjx-RouYlj-os0R_88eDXnWfMy0KA7I2QsM/s320/I+remember+You.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701244847708674018" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSneC1tn41q2U52aQG3Rz2YHBfckhuH_ebghZXm81txRFKo6lIN4jMawem9kYCys8q1uquTLcGjul4cdJCVP2oWpgzPwGXm6-fgOd_T0KNhMZSXcJWDLczyXT79aZhGo-46wV2q4CdgMI/s1600/brain.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSneC1tn41q2U52aQG3Rz2YHBfckhuH_ebghZXm81txRFKo6lIN4jMawem9kYCys8q1uquTLcGjul4cdJCVP2oWpgzPwGXm6-fgOd_T0KNhMZSXcJWDLczyXT79aZhGo-46wV2q4CdgMI/s320/brain.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701244829281907170" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDepfs8aVqrfOhNi_pI3Kuw7zSh-5rV6Knvx7EJCriSB8oq2dtSYro8aoN6FS_MRke5PF7HKtdEV7AyedDy-u5hbGZ9zoW2KzNBn_Hka4vyU4sRzIIfUT927KezfxJp1Z5zzGCTedmAFU/s1600/granny.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDepfs8aVqrfOhNi_pI3Kuw7zSh-5rV6Knvx7EJCriSB8oq2dtSYro8aoN6FS_MRke5PF7HKtdEV7AyedDy-u5hbGZ9zoW2KzNBn_Hka4vyU4sRzIIfUT927KezfxJp1Z5zzGCTedmAFU/s320/granny.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701244824291725122" /></a>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-76215015284179804352012-01-24T05:27:00.001-08:002012-01-24T05:56:12.950-08:00learning to batikI've been calling <a href="http://suzyssitcom.com/2011/04/feature-friday-making-batik-fabric-with-crayons.html">this technique faux batik</a>. Mostly because the pin which pointed me to the website I got the information from called it faux batik. But then my sister (an artist whose major was fabric design) pointed out to me that batik is simple a dying process that uses a resist. So I'm now thinking of this as "non-traditional" batik.<br /><br />All that aside, it's just plain fun!<br /><br />My first time out I got beautiful results! I was so happy with it I thought I was an expert. I didn't plan my design for project # 2 but just sloppily painted on my crayons and dye. And the results were <em>DISASTROUS!!!</em> Lesson learned. A clear design idea is a must for this project. I think with more practice a bit of abstraction would work. But I'm going to go slower and get comfortable with the basics first. Thankfully I'm working on muslin so it's only $0.99 a yard worth of mistakes. Plus I've been needing small squares of colorful fabric for another project so I'm not really out any materials. You know my mantra. <br /><br /><strong><em>No such thing as waste in the Artist Studio</em>.</strong> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrv9feiwvZegXhZ9xEb-wwy2IpRNhUxBXhOenE_MGEAmRe0ZYg99c-aP0nFO0tcTz-L3oth4q5534XoQeJGA5w8BZexA23KLxDhdJUfs_M6wRfepAziPrhwJw-rwbfqVU5hz7HNvjrlk/s1600/melting+crayons.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrv9feiwvZegXhZ9xEb-wwy2IpRNhUxBXhOenE_MGEAmRe0ZYg99c-aP0nFO0tcTz-L3oth4q5534XoQeJGA5w8BZexA23KLxDhdJUfs_M6wRfepAziPrhwJw-rwbfqVU5hz7HNvjrlk/s320/melting+crayons.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701189905080110498" /></a><br /><strong>To begin this process you melt crayons. CRAYONS! How easy is that? I first melted them in the oven but they cooled too quickly. So then I set the muffin tin on the skillet I use to melt my encaustic medium. This worked perfectly. It kept the crayons melted so I could paint with them.</strong> <br /><br />Sorry, I didn't take step-by-step photos. But the full process is shown on <a href="http://suzyssitcom.com/2011/04/feature-friday-making-batik-fabric-with-crayons.html">this blog</a>. The only thing I did do differently is at the very end. On the blog they removed all the wax with an iron. I used an iron to heat-set the pigment in my crayons. Then I went back to the more traditional batik and boiled away the rest of the crayons and dye. Lastly, I took a stiff bristle brush and scrubbed off the rest of the dye. Boiling the fabric makes it much softer then only removing the crayon wax and dye with an iron.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrMMwPZJ11tmCAKgFzdc_t1JHq7IQFs_hXBzvg3alFXnvKWTy8hS9rGnpHLqdhPqevVPTsTyk5BfZ20HC29QdRCb5MuuMnKDR_evglEGMSiMsPbisBFK1vigJhuGZPsJ2_oIPqpnhd2I/s1600/batik.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrMMwPZJ11tmCAKgFzdc_t1JHq7IQFs_hXBzvg3alFXnvKWTy8hS9rGnpHLqdhPqevVPTsTyk5BfZ20HC29QdRCb5MuuMnKDR_evglEGMSiMsPbisBFK1vigJhuGZPsJ2_oIPqpnhd2I/s320/batik.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701189895293447586" /></a><br /><strong>Here's a picture of my fabric after I removed the fabric dye. Dig my pink pajamas. :)</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq60T07w-q3UEX5oJtNnTYICZsSrlhOQUOkM7q1kKJzwoYB7z69s9gSqkGetgBLQmqLYr9PizjYZW8d56o7IA8LRc2Kf15wgMvmE-2fSbpU5GBT2x7OrB3JYaF8-OwyZrRfbHgAP43Ok/s1600/sunlight+house.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq60T07w-q3UEX5oJtNnTYICZsSrlhOQUOkM7q1kKJzwoYB7z69s9gSqkGetgBLQmqLYr9PizjYZW8d56o7IA8LRc2Kf15wgMvmE-2fSbpU5GBT2x7OrB3JYaF8-OwyZrRfbHgAP43Ok/s320/sunlight+house.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701189892508705394" /></a><br /><strong>Sunlight House.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOmozZMCnTS7qk3hXn4sxH_4E_1_Peoe0eAiQhmvfd-shiXeoK0s5Tu-C_38e6tQDuKdzU4AVEh-XjhM19XcQairDiNdQLqgCzjfFYKGobyzcn4ta817vfxSI1e80a7DddM-sWCBoNww/s1600/moonlight+house.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOmozZMCnTS7qk3hXn4sxH_4E_1_Peoe0eAiQhmvfd-shiXeoK0s5Tu-C_38e6tQDuKdzU4AVEh-XjhM19XcQairDiNdQLqgCzjfFYKGobyzcn4ta817vfxSI1e80a7DddM-sWCBoNww/s320/moonlight+house.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701189888109480322" /></a><br /><strong>Moonlight House. This is my favorite side! </strong> <br /><br />I'm very happy with the finished project. I sewed the 2 long sides together and made a gift bag. The bag is currently in the mail with a bottle of wine inside for a birthday gift. I hope they like the bag (though of course liking the wine is a given!)heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-56016877559609482652012-01-13T13:17:00.001-08:002012-01-17T04:58:17.994-08:00FallenI can't believe I never posted this. I completed this one... hmmm.... 3 months ago maybe? This is one where I really fell in love with the process. In fact I loved making the wings so much I've gotten a series in mind which revolves specifically around wings. I LOVE wings. If i could get away with it (and convince everyone i really was a fae) I'd wear wings 24/7!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWwln3sntUN2JvyA5b5Hz8U5qHuUA3EKvFG4JS3zb-Pt_EpvzXlFiiATFjQ-8k2WED_J5xoePPkgHBnyb7S146saUkldAXbyR5cg2V49ekK9g_iqSmaTor2d8znv_gsh3vZWPpbQVliE/s1600/Fallen+detail+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWwln3sntUN2JvyA5b5Hz8U5qHuUA3EKvFG4JS3zb-Pt_EpvzXlFiiATFjQ-8k2WED_J5xoePPkgHBnyb7S146saUkldAXbyR5cg2V49ekK9g_iqSmaTor2d8znv_gsh3vZWPpbQVliE/s320/Fallen+detail+4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697229507170698562" /></a><br /><strong>Here's my Fae with her crown; half of a vintage belt buckle. Doesn't she look pissed?</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSX5Xr55hGDry3tRo-MFMS9NMEXOmojkTy2Zm_hlfZn1X39NEhdk8f9CjzkwGAz2PyB_COE90UA3DbYABUUfKSzdZpkJAqZLXPrkhyBmpLI4eD40Z4jeCbur1OvusexLQQtxecsx4IdM/s1600/Fallen+detail+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSX5Xr55hGDry3tRo-MFMS9NMEXOmojkTy2Zm_hlfZn1X39NEhdk8f9CjzkwGAz2PyB_COE90UA3DbYABUUfKSzdZpkJAqZLXPrkhyBmpLI4eD40Z4jeCbur1OvusexLQQtxecsx4IdM/s320/Fallen+detail+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697229506096230626" /></a><br /><strong>A close-up of her wings. I built the skeleton of the wings from wire and then skinned them in used tea bags. Tea bags are my very favorite kind of paper to use in art projects. They are excellent in taking color from acrylics (paint or inks), watercolors or even gouache. But even without color they're just beautiful in their natural tea-stained state.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhAZlY68oo1xoO_T3z7fDfC3fLWWdmGN03g3iFQo9qgT3hnd5hb6Bd75CoIKUz7S4itijyYOh23PsoyjhUhBlHIxH52ePDHpt_2loWyQE8LU3KIhGmiYVNoLhh41YW3zno31yT8qLo0I/s1600/Fallen+detail+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhAZlY68oo1xoO_T3z7fDfC3fLWWdmGN03g3iFQo9qgT3hnd5hb6Bd75CoIKUz7S4itijyYOh23PsoyjhUhBlHIxH52ePDHpt_2loWyQE8LU3KIhGmiYVNoLhh41YW3zno31yT8qLo0I/s320/Fallen+detail+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697229492429287394" /></a><br /><strong>She has a shriveled peach pit for a heart. No wonder she's pissed!</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41_44x3v6re5kbGRGYeIp67RB8KF_mNmbE6XG6x2EgoQqPbdmg3uKM2dILrZayq1FZU7QtAlV1_MwyTGB3yK0rwkThlsL3EYnWhnw-W5sJ7NhQh8ehDREUe2MGbmg0oiL7AM3RgAochQ/s1600/Fallen.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41_44x3v6re5kbGRGYeIp67RB8KF_mNmbE6XG6x2EgoQqPbdmg3uKM2dILrZayq1FZU7QtAlV1_MwyTGB3yK0rwkThlsL3EYnWhnw-W5sJ7NhQh8ehDREUe2MGbmg0oiL7AM3RgAochQ/s320/Fallen.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697229487467823346" /></a><br />The piece in it's entirety.heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-33190522761638235112012-01-13T12:41:00.000-08:002012-01-13T12:55:23.751-08:00The Unlimited Potential Of The MindHere's another one I did for a Christmas present. All things brain-related are good presents for <a href="http://www.sphereinnovationgroup.com/">The Man</a>. I had this idea for a while but my original idea was for a painting. But I had a few of these interesting shaped cigar boxes that I knew would end up in an assemblage eventually. <br /><br />Then about a week before Christmas it just hit me. This came together quickly but I'm real happy with the results. Funny. Sometimes a piece will take months and months. Other times it seems to come together all on it's own.<br /><br />This is one of those pieces.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEYUaXDK7TDC2MtKcbckVGeV3-pQuURPbMZkXuFNHtf-Q9dooxNiXg3vC5GX7LINWoR0RNc22LeM6BGuejhvlM6NT-XK9Z-ngp-icbm0vzbmWsxKEuLbPYbl_EY6QM6B9LufIvQI-NK8/s1600/The+Unlimited+Potenial+of+the+Mind.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEYUaXDK7TDC2MtKcbckVGeV3-pQuURPbMZkXuFNHtf-Q9dooxNiXg3vC5GX7LINWoR0RNc22LeM6BGuejhvlM6NT-XK9Z-ngp-icbm0vzbmWsxKEuLbPYbl_EY6QM6B9LufIvQI-NK8/s320/The+Unlimited+Potenial+of+the+Mind.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697219919411577314" /></a>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-56585889768011994522012-01-08T18:31:00.000-08:002012-01-08T18:38:46.414-08:00the year of the pendantGot some of the pictures off my Droid!!!<br /><br />This year for Christmas presents I made a few necklaces. <a href="http://artisticjourney-joy.blogspot.com/">My friend Joy</a> taught me how to make these beautiful pendants using glass tiles. So easy and so pretty!!! So I made a few for friends and family members. I'm happy with how they came out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdPQT1GQTPDi7A378KiTyqYoqZ04ZQu9vVLRb9h3vPI9X39r2LVLNqmAK500IAe6Oi1cbn1TxlTjsRGMNi7k9mjEBjoO_XmRpXUS8yojP2FphEhyphenhyphenvq2OY7ff0G9lZlRaklATVoypHz3M/s1600/IMG_20111205_203602.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdPQT1GQTPDi7A378KiTyqYoqZ04ZQu9vVLRb9h3vPI9X39r2LVLNqmAK500IAe6Oi1cbn1TxlTjsRGMNi7k9mjEBjoO_XmRpXUS8yojP2FphEhyphenhyphenvq2OY7ff0G9lZlRaklATVoypHz3M/s320/IMG_20111205_203602.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695455312027360066" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bE_bJJKwmtuEyrC7UcykGITsic6uJ5s73GQTGIOrIAejfDjh478Q7tu9fyHlkABkD0kWvzlyjd3ccquC7JaSO9wBj-GmK2GNOels0lk9kfGZbbFilmHlTI97i-t05T7colxAKeG7ISI/s1600/IMG_20111213_220352.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bE_bJJKwmtuEyrC7UcykGITsic6uJ5s73GQTGIOrIAejfDjh478Q7tu9fyHlkABkD0kWvzlyjd3ccquC7JaSO9wBj-GmK2GNOels0lk9kfGZbbFilmHlTI97i-t05T7colxAKeG7ISI/s320/IMG_20111213_220352.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695455310814281266" /></a>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-29336330888350475942012-01-03T09:47:00.001-08:002012-01-03T10:02:02.516-08:00Hello ArtTo look at my blog you would think I haven't done anything creative in a while. That's actually far from the truth. I've been extremely busy in the studio. The problem was most everything I worked on was meant to be a Christmas present. So I couldn't post it for fear of ruining several surprises.<br /><br />But I did take pictures.<br /><br />Oh yes... the pictures. Well, let me tell you a little story. I've gotten very good at documenting my creative process. I enjoy posting things on my blog so I always make sure to have several pictures of both the work-in-progress and the finished item.<br /><br />This Christmas I really tried to stay on top of things. So as I finished projects I photographed them, wrapped them and packed them up and shipped them off. Then 2 days before Christmas my 3 year old Droid (cell phone) decided to become a paperweight. I went and got a new phone; an iPhone 4 which I really really love. <br /><br />The problem? They couldn't get my pictures transferred from the Droid to the iPhone. They're still on the Droid but I have to buy a cable to download the photos. le sigh...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTtXNE8bf_uoEFdOyntUTlKsQjCDm9eXWqQl1ebtWNJIMOl1T4WSfi_xG7AxJky0HrZL6McibJpmbfyO4y7VK9YzC6QLHvFn9KvayLzPyeCq1OfxwnV1QvQrgbJIouPqb_zQuMdp-JaE/s1600/flying+heart.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTtXNE8bf_uoEFdOyntUTlKsQjCDm9eXWqQl1ebtWNJIMOl1T4WSfi_xG7AxJky0HrZL6McibJpmbfyO4y7VK9YzC6QLHvFn9KvayLzPyeCq1OfxwnV1QvQrgbJIouPqb_zQuMdp-JaE/s320/flying+heart.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693464125327380930" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Remember me? This piece was done for a Round Robin Journal I worked on. I really liked it and thought it would be good to do on canvas.</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9B1zqxklz_qz8WN7Sa1FoUom4WemuKOHWrbVF-wKMNom5djDvqEqIwjisx35VNgNBRj02cPigwvOg2IaaBVx7FVl0y2l2R2urgNLOHKp1kgz4dZpm2C35S2Gyjt-VMBw61Ly-_CPjCI/s1600/flying+heart+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9B1zqxklz_qz8WN7Sa1FoUom4WemuKOHWrbVF-wKMNom5djDvqEqIwjisx35VNgNBRj02cPigwvOg2IaaBVx7FVl0y2l2R2urgNLOHKp1kgz4dZpm2C35S2Gyjt-VMBw61Ly-_CPjCI/s320/flying+heart+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693464115320647938" /></a><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong>So here she is on canvas. I don't really dig her. I guess I should have stuck with the original pallet (which I like much better). I also didn't exactly capture the same look in the face as my 1st drawing for the journal</strong>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-39512715118224819622012-01-01T18:04:00.000-08:002012-01-01T18:19:35.960-08:00Welcome 20122012 is finally here! We had a wonderful New Years Eve. We spent most of it sitting at the firepit. We did a releasing ceremony to leave all the crap behind in 2011. We baked apples in the fire and enjoyed them with a little vanilla ice cream. We had a bit of Baileys with decaf coffee. It was a great way to welcome in the new year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi058a9XpzNqVRas7ATp3dvsB5BhVUPtDGfWiEQ3ibagwnR7yE8x7nFdbTdog4Up4Q7hW1f5KIorC0ZdcIjd9wC4qAadL6T0zC-zqgmWfmhCyv9uJObUzEI3hbbLDnUqPBQ_UYjuxjNp5M/s1600/things+for+the+fire+pit.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi058a9XpzNqVRas7ATp3dvsB5BhVUPtDGfWiEQ3ibagwnR7yE8x7nFdbTdog4Up4Q7hW1f5KIorC0ZdcIjd9wC4qAadL6T0zC-zqgmWfmhCyv9uJObUzEI3hbbLDnUqPBQ_UYjuxjNp5M/s320/things+for+the+fire+pit.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692851067163984706" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ready for the firepit</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qkq9W7e3hlSMboBYnWM3bwkCHpZEqYLCXJ8KNpqHZJAfDjv666drhADU8XYszRgbvGxuw7iDlxJd1blIP16csyE-__0POZRZKanvVY5UQRJGhyphenhyphenotvzEByBP_JKA_RnY5GgXFv8SbMoI/s1600/making+bundles.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qkq9W7e3hlSMboBYnWM3bwkCHpZEqYLCXJ8KNpqHZJAfDjv666drhADU8XYszRgbvGxuw7iDlxJd1blIP16csyE-__0POZRZKanvVY5UQRJGhyphenhyphenotvzEByBP_JKA_RnY5GgXFv8SbMoI/s320/making+bundles.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692851059013870850" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">releasing bundles</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5r9Tfdium7LxHoagu9ez85s1K-SZewAcu-LkMKmemn5tu2Fgh3AJyWD5PLqmhPg0tUeu_jHQDTe27YpBKy19eI-QUjpLqvyTmRnDcbkSGuJJN-hse0foY0Qja5n22yt_eBj0fuZr2ho/s1600/Baileys+Defac+and+Billy+Idol.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5r9Tfdium7LxHoagu9ez85s1K-SZewAcu-LkMKmemn5tu2Fgh3AJyWD5PLqmhPg0tUeu_jHQDTe27YpBKy19eI-QUjpLqvyTmRnDcbkSGuJJN-hse0foY0Qja5n22yt_eBj0fuZr2ho/s320/Baileys+Defac+and+Billy+Idol.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692851049724942002" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">a little Bailey's, a little decaf, a little Billy Idol</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-tqmjP3wwtPet0eZO93eV4y7cN9aT9Z-mtD1TUIZ_BG_bi-JAlukqn_lKUHYRh8oGtww7LClbzWdgq4tEDTBEotSOT7nqFNufPQ0bRzXUSIHYjf7eJ1J0pE59LKBdNY0tQJmnUoePzw/s1600/Him+Dobby+cleansing+fire+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-tqmjP3wwtPet0eZO93eV4y7cN9aT9Z-mtD1TUIZ_BG_bi-JAlukqn_lKUHYRh8oGtww7LClbzWdgq4tEDTBEotSOT7nqFNufPQ0bRzXUSIHYjf7eJ1J0pE59LKBdNY0tQJmnUoePzw/s320/Him+Dobby+cleansing+fire+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692851046237911682" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">tending the fire... with help</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn4a0gVK8PWLgdmRKt57S7JxjVVH3zAX4AMzSeRJRWbQ4BvRRHGZe_cCEL6Vu-Ft8SV8pBK4AlVAK_RVyfHBQv24GDLkiqD0-iHqkqGdDV_dXcYwHJYFJ6Gjvo5XlN2Y538y8qyhPvBc/s1600/2012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn4a0gVK8PWLgdmRKt57S7JxjVVH3zAX4AMzSeRJRWbQ4BvRRHGZe_cCEL6Vu-Ft8SV8pBK4AlVAK_RVyfHBQv24GDLkiqD0-iHqkqGdDV_dXcYwHJYFJ6Gjvo5XlN2Y538y8qyhPvBc/s320/2012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692851044116139330" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Welcome 2012!!!!</span>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-4001783273106598412011-12-20T07:19:00.000-08:002011-12-20T07:31:50.096-08:00SouLodge by Pixie Campbell - Winter sessionHello Winter Solstice. We bid you welcome on December 22nd. And so starts a preview to the winter session of SouLodge with the <a href="http://vimeo.com/pixiecampbell/motherofallreleasings">Mother of All Releasing Ceramonies</a>.<br /><br />From Pixie's website:<br /><br /><strong>SouLodge: Winter Session 2012</strong><br />SouLodge Winter Session will cover the season in which we are typically withdrawn and resting, the time we embrace recharging, stillness and wisdom, and with a strong emphasis on Restoration. We will also be reflecting on the light that's making it's return and the celebrations associated. We will work with the post-holiday and New Year energies as the old has been shed and the refreshed is ready to be birthed. We'll be exploring the Upper World this term, with its associated guides, as well as journeying into the Lower World to commune with our animal guides, messengers and medicine companions.heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-55347278696085030992011-11-14T09:20:00.001-08:002011-11-14T09:27:13.453-08:00roaming art journalI just completed my next page for the <a href="http://noyestudios.blogspot.com/2011/08/collaboration.html">Round Robin art journal </a>I'm taking part in. For this one the art journal owner requested we use the theme "Love". I didn't use any words like the other artists in the book did. But I think I still conveyed a strong meaning.<br /><br />And I dig her :) In fact I might transfer the idea over to canvas.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSemqj6oZh1cvN4MT54_LBGXtVdNWbvwf7rb1XtiR3iaOy4tS4do_Ta3CE4_mAQI2NfLd615QfQumv65mY-niyyerZqdw_il5mzxjkUFEqsIUvw6dBKasjlEWxcLUwQLeL4cAcHX1l3mw/s1600/flying+heart.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674902846211250706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSemqj6oZh1cvN4MT54_LBGXtVdNWbvwf7rb1XtiR3iaOy4tS4do_Ta3CE4_mAQI2NfLd615QfQumv65mY-niyyerZqdw_il5mzxjkUFEqsIUvw6dBKasjlEWxcLUwQLeL4cAcHX1l3mw/s320/flying+heart.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-26781865615721985962011-11-07T11:44:00.000-08:002011-11-07T12:47:47.493-08:00a few new paintings - from Serendipity retreatI haven't blogged or painted much since I got back from <a href="http://serendipityretreats.com/">Serendipity retreat</a> in Nags Head, NC. (which was fabulous btw!!) In all honesty that could be because I've been sick for about a week and a half. Sneezing and a horrible hacking cough and fevers followed by chills. It's been horrible and I'm so glad I'm over it. I didn't make it to the gym for almost 2 weeks! Talk about stir-crazy!<br /><br />I did find a perfect sick-day-craft though. I <a href="http://themagiconions.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-felt-sweater.html">made felt in the washer machine</a> using 100% wool sweaters I purchased at the Goodwill! I don't know what exactly I'll use it for but I do have a few ideas. Things we don't talk about <em>until</em> after Christmas. <em>Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!</em><br /><em></em><br />Last night I painted for the first time since getting home from retreat. I really miss it when I don't paint or sculpt every day. Sadly, I can't. My schedule just doesn't allow it. But if I go more than a few days without it, my head explodes.<br /><br />Seriously. It does.<br /><br />I planned on painting all weekend but <em>somehow</em> got sucked into video games. lol So by Sunday night I packed away the computer, pulled out some acrylics (heavy body, fluid, acrylic inks), Adirondack alcohol inks, Stabilo graphite, oil pastels and a large sheet of watercolor paper and got to work.<br /><br />The first three pictures below are ones I did at retreat. I did them in the class I took from <a href="http://www.timssally.com/">Tim's sally aka Mindy Lacefield</a>. What an awesome class! I have loved her paintings since the first time I saw them. She has such an interesting way of doing figures. Hints of my favorite artist, <a href="http://jessereno.com/">Jesse Reno</a>, but much more whimsical. <br /><br />So here are mine:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqI-vWz-jcpZiM-FjqYwICDE3vSKZzRQtCjt4yi0KbnWDW22OnSoVQmYQP11aLXYr46nyJf83yYuWLqSRblPdL3WvT06g-M97aIfN8GjTcyTNVERNT2gYL8VW_MjvaDLVZcYxxrC8ImI/s1600/Timsally+first.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672342394945504882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqI-vWz-jcpZiM-FjqYwICDE3vSKZzRQtCjt4yi0KbnWDW22OnSoVQmYQP11aLXYr46nyJf83yYuWLqSRblPdL3WvT06g-M97aIfN8GjTcyTNVERNT2gYL8VW_MjvaDLVZcYxxrC8ImI/s320/Timsally+first.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the first one I did in her class. We worked on several at a time. Well what we actually did was start several backgrounds. We worked on those all morning, applying multiple layers of paint, ink, paper, etc. Then we went to lunch. When we got back we started doing figures. The above is the first one I completed. She's cute :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLy0DU0c9fF5DDMc8qhtP9xNaC5Y_aE0ZS9XBaGqpSzvefTbE01yKg0m-Iwhu9i37ix3hD8SbcqenJfN6pnU-GAYeIS24aelSnmaiswWbRUjy0BSc3yfjnRcQ4ZOP68UqMud1Teb06u8/s1600/Timsally+second.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672342387424223458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLy0DU0c9fF5DDMc8qhtP9xNaC5Y_aE0ZS9XBaGqpSzvefTbE01yKg0m-Iwhu9i37ix3hD8SbcqenJfN6pnU-GAYeIS24aelSnmaiswWbRUjy0BSc3yfjnRcQ4ZOP68UqMud1Teb06u8/s320/Timsally+second.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the second painting I did. Mindy demo'd how to use her techniques to paint an animal and I really wanted to paint one. Walking to the class that morning I had my own Zen moment as I stood quietly and watched a red fox trot down the street before running off into someones back yard. So the fox was on my mind when I painted this.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmo0aF10v3KEIZFPO8GYVPix-KuB_GgA2VM9MGZ6HikZzyfhYJObkQzxJh4vR0_8QirCy265KuZBoXNInrrxgrOumYZycRY1kkiQr1lAIOepOP6ALH6ZLnEjS7fyn9xQNxDFhPOE25fM/s1600/Timsally+third.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672342375792254514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmo0aF10v3KEIZFPO8GYVPix-KuB_GgA2VM9MGZ6HikZzyfhYJObkQzxJh4vR0_8QirCy265KuZBoXNInrrxgrOumYZycRY1kkiQr1lAIOepOP6ALH6ZLnEjS7fyn9xQNxDFhPOE25fM/s320/Timsally+third.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the last painting I did in her class. At first I told myself this wasn't complete. Duh, no hair!!! But the more and more I looked at her (him? it?) I heard a voice saying "Finished". I like the naive look on it's face with the bald head. It speaks of rebirth to me.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">So that's what I call it: <strong>Rebirth</strong>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EWNp1ny_o8QaHxEM_IYceT7QHxV13NLftHqcLMAo57deC5IGWDTCBdYkv2SK2Gh-5KH26N8Ch60bJxVFHhklN2rn5VViRgfm2mF0Bl5dJVkh9teWdlo3mXgsDw6OSNFHEzi1UUFBYqs/s1600/Timsally+zzz+my+own.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672342373276991666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EWNp1ny_o8QaHxEM_IYceT7QHxV13NLftHqcLMAo57deC5IGWDTCBdYkv2SK2Gh-5KH26N8Ch60bJxVFHhklN2rn5VViRgfm2mF0Bl5dJVkh9teWdlo3mXgsDw6OSNFHEzi1UUFBYqs/s320/Timsally+zzz+my+own.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Last night I wanted to take Mindy's techniques and paint something in my style. I'm not 100% convinced it was successful but I had fun doing it. I still need to pick up some GAC 100: Universal Acrylic Polymer. It's on my shopping list for my next Dick Blick's fieldtrip. I had to use a matte medium instead.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>There are certain things I do that don't lend themselves to Mindy's way of doing faces. Mainly, my cheeks. And I'm in love with my cheeks so that might be hard to adjust. well, maybe.... I do like my face shaded using Mindy's color palette. In fact I really dig it. The eyes could use some work. It also needs more definition between the face and neck. I do love the background (well, all except part of the upper right; too busy. Need more resting spots). And of course <a href="http://noyestudios.blogspot.com/2010/10/oils-no-1.html">crows are acceptable in ANY painting</a>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So the verdict? It needs work but I'm not unhappy with it. :)<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-12546995004548607592011-10-25T11:59:00.000-07:002011-10-25T12:48:26.353-07:00Murphy Sculpture GardenLast month we were in Malibu for <a href="http://www.sphereinnovationgroup.com/">The Man's </a>graduation. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuVgw-rgzJVCp6evCf4fmvNFF3oAbtMePkIW6CCmFTO4FBObgB7G-3O_b_tDHJyfGgOLEvPnFo4cvkkysvoJ7f-o8oTGLxHcanUoLfzeUfruRC7p2DbYDDgNd3qppEISJ7ZyVVfQ-L2Y/s1600/me+and+The+Man.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508489139651058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuVgw-rgzJVCp6evCf4fmvNFF3oAbtMePkIW6CCmFTO4FBObgB7G-3O_b_tDHJyfGgOLEvPnFo4cvkkysvoJ7f-o8oTGLxHcanUoLfzeUfruRC7p2DbYDDgNd3qppEISJ7ZyVVfQ-L2Y/s320/me+and+The+Man.JPG" border="0" /></a> We took a few extra days to explore the California coastline. We went to <a href="http://www.getty.edu/">The Getty Museum</a>. Simply AMAZING!!! And we also went to the <a href="http://hammer.ucla.edu/collections/detail/collection_id/6">Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden</a> at UCLA.<br /><br />I didn't photograph every piece. Some I didn't love. Some didn't photograph well. But below are a lot of my favorite pieces.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwnBbxguAggfmqO5IGJZoE6unCNgteKEw382G13DNIjjiKhRxpdYW7C6HG3wkknm6KYj6sw-jauxdZBrdbdMwaC5uu-_OZbftEhVaKRtrbh6AxtrVT7G-n9rmbXcgTsyrhniRmizEUgI/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+face.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508481269367010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwnBbxguAggfmqO5IGJZoE6unCNgteKEw382G13DNIjjiKhRxpdYW7C6HG3wkknm6KYj6sw-jauxdZBrdbdMwaC5uu-_OZbftEhVaKRtrbh6AxtrVT7G-n9rmbXcgTsyrhniRmizEUgI/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+face.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />this face stencil was painted on a wall at the sculpture garden. i'm fond of well-placed stencils like this one.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO4083vzMG7VOqpLUHSWWnFa6IrkG65FtqS5h9qTYbvcdpOxNQm_TBIOqSu_3Ed-9Rv-lkJDw1rHmNNHL85CYN6D9sWRgNBrJ2aonzvt84Tp-1O6fw-sqGqeDEXQKvduSPEMA7d1rgaI/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+15b.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508477255384482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO4083vzMG7VOqpLUHSWWnFa6IrkG65FtqS5h9qTYbvcdpOxNQm_TBIOqSu_3Ed-9Rv-lkJDw1rHmNNHL85CYN6D9sWRgNBrJ2aonzvt84Tp-1O6fw-sqGqeDEXQKvduSPEMA7d1rgaI/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+15b.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Mulier by Eric Gill<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8APJlexgQ0RUzxhz7ge2FgKdceiuYF9jTcMWk2oT7kFDXAYo5GH2VqQ3p5wQvjKZ6me5QZnODxbYyghGEJ9U2d0j33HABy1ul-136VaVqFuhyphenhyphenbCfyE8RHBshBf5VJMp8kNiIZij85b0c/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508473387050882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8APJlexgQ0RUzxhz7ge2FgKdceiuYF9jTcMWk2oT7kFDXAYo5GH2VqQ3p5wQvjKZ6me5QZnODxbYyghGEJ9U2d0j33HABy1ul-136VaVqFuhyphenhyphenbCfyE8RHBshBf5VJMp8kNiIZij85b0c/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+15.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Mulier by Eric Gill</strong> from across the reflecting pool. just lovely!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcwNRcaYENKfCGZngusWXfZH-g0xaaSz1fJa0d-__kFykPxpe1nKjW5cOy9eX1D8HNpWAlJ2_PzBwENMbafSYqO_PS18FC6WP4AcnzM_YwreIhHy5JpP0xYFMgjrBQ2A-SZadxQqq9g0/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508062159695474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcwNRcaYENKfCGZngusWXfZH-g0xaaSz1fJa0d-__kFykPxpe1nKjW5cOy9eX1D8HNpWAlJ2_PzBwENMbafSYqO_PS18FC6WP4AcnzM_YwreIhHy5JpP0xYFMgjrBQ2A-SZadxQqq9g0/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+14.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Ptolemy III by Jean Hans Arp<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS-RPqlKkbjk7z43lHctofa8Ourmx9VotD9qrgrOtq5pR2kz15w5AkwduiNWj8_3vDWBedQJb3YuEBPWROajFusog71zM6ug5xZMK70ZM_oTwp82Zca4Gj76vVY0rF_XhKn4Bl4p-V0o/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508040589278114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRS-RPqlKkbjk7z43lHctofa8Ourmx9VotD9qrgrOtq5pR2kz15w5AkwduiNWj8_3vDWBedQJb3YuEBPWROajFusog71zM6ug5xZMK70ZM_oTwp82Zca4Gj76vVY0rF_XhKn4Bl4p-V0o/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+13.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong>Freya by Gerhard Marcks<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcaqNdZM6hN1rYsHI0RFBoeUgPMSNXSqtmfyuNUKxcqtINqUgt0rqXM3MMlHEHpJ6TCIIuMdnxMoQ2ViaPUANMuei6hnQkgx23-Xl9T4CPkbMME4OMh41Q6uqm6SRjtk3_aDf4WS83gI/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508034392800770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcaqNdZM6hN1rYsHI0RFBoeUgPMSNXSqtmfyuNUKxcqtINqUgt0rqXM3MMlHEHpJ6TCIIuMdnxMoQ2ViaPUANMuei6hnQkgx23-Xl9T4CPkbMME4OMh41Q6uqm6SRjtk3_aDf4WS83gI/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+12.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Maja by Gerhard Marcks<br /><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rH_ZgY7qwgYx32QetCP04mm5LW0OVDpTa-xsqki5aKXvkxSoNQ-_10-bCIAKVI5j0_FuyOqQvGAO-gnAe8yL8lEPme70DsO71HaMYpALgKZmbDOlYB3Ik0uKFHgFU-ij6rKmXqu3N-s/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508023399147954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rH_ZgY7qwgYx32QetCP04mm5LW0OVDpTa-xsqki5aKXvkxSoNQ-_10-bCIAKVI5j0_FuyOqQvGAO-gnAe8yL8lEPme70DsO71HaMYpALgKZmbDOlYB3Ik0uKFHgFU-ij6rKmXqu3N-s/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+11.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Autumn by Henri Laurens</strong></div><br /><div>I don't see Autumn here At All!!! Hmmm, unless maybe the model's name was Autumn?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqt5oFJUUspb6m5z-trjTdH7uasJBa95fSSS-VKnaHHt9ZFvTH00MpGsXMu5ZrvOsTnjGAuwSluO3T4vAMDqEIz1GqyybG8oB_2xsGCUzNVQT3Zrs35LjHGWKymXnOBR99RxM1aRrxN8/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667508025476862770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqt5oFJUUspb6m5z-trjTdH7uasJBa95fSSS-VKnaHHt9ZFvTH00MpGsXMu5ZrvOsTnjGAuwSluO3T4vAMDqEIz1GqyybG8oB_2xsGCUzNVQT3Zrs35LjHGWKymXnOBR99RxM1aRrxN8/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+10.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Heroic Head by Aristide Maillol<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BjNU1wJI2OjNl_yTiaPUHezrrx75EQx5t6BIy626RtycbrZZNFcK3UH51qmnv50n4TG5hE7frqjbFEE3fn6nYn-lg3mgyNb5f3hs5dKNuex_QHV_6QP8sliPHbrmNtE_oUDInz52aE0/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667507482339269106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BjNU1wJI2OjNl_yTiaPUHezrrx75EQx5t6BIy626RtycbrZZNFcK3UH51qmnv50n4TG5hE7frqjbFEE3fn6nYn-lg3mgyNb5f3hs5dKNuex_QHV_6QP8sliPHbrmNtE_oUDInz52aE0/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Pensive by Deborah Butterfield</strong></div><br /><div align="center">I LOVE Deborah Butterfield's work. What a nice surprise to find one here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprUsPB2Ya2_zp8sLr8crN35p8AEf2ZfwlX0EkMqmZ6c3teFzCNy3b_9G_QoBkjAsW2XKuMnLU4jZ24vuPTRcxX48XTPJo6jKZFDZ4DNTwtXCxeUD0hazrLqr_Q1vj0QslPz1vzxBsnUo/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667507467580172978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprUsPB2Ya2_zp8sLr8crN35p8AEf2ZfwlX0EkMqmZ6c3teFzCNy3b_9G_QoBkjAsW2XKuMnLU4jZ24vuPTRcxX48XTPJo6jKZFDZ4DNTwtXCxeUD0hazrLqr_Q1vj0QslPz1vzxBsnUo/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+8.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Mère Ubu by Joan Miro<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8-icPvmB8Z4KIC97rSIY9jIQ_r-MADc4N49WZ-jnR5r6herEZof1jwbA-ZGog-if8R6lv5ieVsBamGehUQerBz940gra6C_zHZdc9k4FQVaaMkuGSbTRUFF6TZAyY8bO2_Q_RMjiZSQ/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+7a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667507459319488642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8-icPvmB8Z4KIC97rSIY9jIQ_r-MADc4N49WZ-jnR5r6herEZof1jwbA-ZGog-if8R6lv5ieVsBamGehUQerBz940gra6C_zHZdc9k4FQVaaMkuGSbTRUFF6TZAyY8bO2_Q_RMjiZSQ/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+7a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Two-Piece Reclining Figure, No. 3 by Henri Moore<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtjrZEJWbeLKbab4HJKn0fDQNDroYqKQHj9jg7gdTe8sd1I3T8Q3mzmPl1l8_Pw1hXrXwriTUa0ObwVxc-HM0zCBSUwIpqFm1WXNZzQ7qrgmLZvFaQqzUw548s4XD69hbOyezOlHGFvs/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667507440519207362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtjrZEJWbeLKbab4HJKn0fDQNDroYqKQHj9jg7gdTe8sd1I3T8Q3mzmPl1l8_Pw1hXrXwriTUa0ObwVxc-HM0zCBSUwIpqFm1WXNZzQ7qrgmLZvFaQqzUw548s4XD69hbOyezOlHGFvs/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Two-Piece Reclining Figure, No. 3 by Henri Moore (another angle)<br /><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzCjD3bcHMOV77axRs0mCfACIQVJ1QghtHueASeMyGIsoiZKeodBHyxwpX95g81jp6DrchAcCrLSGCLxHKur3DW180HtuUMFYEEu_7IrzbsBnyThh3dQqRy_Ks8JxEh1rA6gXwxGCxug/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667507434373235794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzCjD3bcHMOV77axRs0mCfACIQVJ1QghtHueASeMyGIsoiZKeodBHyxwpX95g81jp6DrchAcCrLSGCLxHKur3DW180HtuUMFYEEu_7IrzbsBnyThh3dQqRy_Ks8JxEh1rA6gXwxGCxug/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+6.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong>The Walking Man by Auguste Rodin</strong></div><br /><div>Having just finished reading Steve King's The Stand, this one freaks me out a little.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtU2K09kRIA7z2L-uZ2pydFUNGFI5LDYVyJWa2ttpca4KRy-OtY84kpg4N6Q6-gacnlzaBo1823y4uLMj1pZeRJfdLRMD_5bKdxZvss5guN7n5zCa1nzPvHOFj6b3-HNK-Nhpo8pqR3k/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667507013509473154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtU2K09kRIA7z2L-uZ2pydFUNGFI5LDYVyJWa2ttpca4KRy-OtY84kpg4N6Q6-gacnlzaBo1823y4uLMj1pZeRJfdLRMD_5bKdxZvss5guN7n5zCa1nzPvHOFj6b3-HNK-Nhpo8pqR3k/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I can't find out the artist and title of this one :(<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CQpC36nlpTEZBQNq8n-CFQru2KqguZsmZKB9XvzK5CBOyKeShpt-HcYNktk5c0fw1aqN0WzGhOBHvSwQe0T9jNi_v8xl9gwhWnFE98r59iavtLoOqI2AdIgfE9AWeU7UPR_Gd5MZjG0/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667507003246269282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CQpC36nlpTEZBQNq8n-CFQru2KqguZsmZKB9XvzK5CBOyKeShpt-HcYNktk5c0fw1aqN0WzGhOBHvSwQe0T9jNi_v8xl9gwhWnFE98r59iavtLoOqI2AdIgfE9AWeU7UPR_Gd5MZjG0/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong>Night by Anna Mahler</strong></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXaXdalstZsecgX20bkLJO1jMW2xZFAH66uKNivHrJbgchuqSqCvVl7sAW2Nuesko8tkX0XpOl8ZjOHu71HYj2i_gstYzbrLAs1yBDGNg2ugyuLuJK6jV16bD1AIvCzfXZZ-ELgrXQS4/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667506998342782594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXaXdalstZsecgX20bkLJO1jMW2xZFAH66uKNivHrJbgchuqSqCvVl7sAW2Nuesko8tkX0XpOl8ZjOHu71HYj2i_gstYzbrLAs1yBDGNg2ugyuLuJK6jV16bD1AIvCzfXZZ-ELgrXQS4/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+3.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Standing Woman by Gaston Lachaise</strong> </div><br /><div>I love how strong she looks!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQzT2PZZa5RO1Lipx0oMg9KZN6snq8CrLPlpTJCpvxnmZm48op3orNUapWiWm4JhxTxVMas6IHd_slOYqykKPmC-Ax9yBOxrq04KUa6KhiItvPrwDCg2zK2mejqs3O_YCfPxFfi-WQPU/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667506989982779538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQzT2PZZa5RO1Lipx0oMg9KZN6snq8CrLPlpTJCpvxnmZm48op3orNUapWiWm4JhxTxVMas6IHd_slOYqykKPmC-Ax9yBOxrq04KUa6KhiItvPrwDCg2zK2mejqs3O_YCfPxFfi-WQPU/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Head of France by Emile-Antoine Bourdelle<br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QLmHo_798jV9Y152yIMUXHnh6gVC3fUzwce7kzk5p6v0TpkL9cd5COUJk-WYRoZmCwXWNwAWYP1Q6t18e7eVSGS_M-VWdbBIx_1uCDF6rTh5bA2IiRT3_y8_ZIw4UdjYt_ESQJaSm8I/s1600/ucla+sculpture+garden+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667506986748003906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QLmHo_798jV9Y152yIMUXHnh6gVC3fUzwce7kzk5p6v0TpkL9cd5COUJk-WYRoZmCwXWNwAWYP1Q6t18e7eVSGS_M-VWdbBIx_1uCDF6rTh5bA2IiRT3_y8_ZIw4UdjYt_ESQJaSm8I/s320/ucla+sculpture+garden+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Desnudo reclinado by Francisco Zuniga </strong></div><br /><div>Or Reclining Nude. I must tell you this was my FAVORITE! I love when artists play with proportions like this. And her face is very lovely.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-86715916014241245892011-10-18T06:08:00.000-07:002011-10-18T06:13:14.483-07:00SouLodge by Pixie CampbellOnly TWO MORE WEEKS till Pixie Campbells amazing <a href="http://pixiecampbell.typepad.com/pink_coyote/2011/10/two-weeks-to-soulodge-one-more-week-to-register.html">SouLodge!</a> Registration is open for one more week. Hurry Hurry Hurry to take part in this transformational energy circle.<br /><br />A description of the class from Pixie's own blog:<br /><br /><em><strong>This session will focus on the aspects of rebirth, renewal, ceremony and celebration of the season, using both traditional and purely intuitive crafts, meditations, journeys and tools to keep us feeling sacred as we lead through and up to the holidays.</strong></em><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br />It sounds like a great class! I'm planning on joining the winter quarter.heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-30051658417848394982011-09-12T08:08:00.001-07:002011-09-12T08:41:37.576-07:00City of Suwanee SculpTour - part 2A few of my pictures got left off the last post!<br /><br />One thing I really liked was how they used vacant store fronts to display art. Here's a picture of some blinged out cats!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc7rPuPoS6TEBSgpy9fnwmteQq-MdSHBBLFXYUpyDZA1i_hNW3nPTwbngxOQjrv0RzVCp8C-TBTuJLGBSVJE5WG78JBOjdmPUdUqf8ym7m22YDTxX9F0iw8CMtCh6Dyr26qTdZb6ihxU/s1600/abandon+store+front+with+art+by+North+Gwinnett+Art+Council.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651491674857346818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMc7rPuPoS6TEBSgpy9fnwmteQq-MdSHBBLFXYUpyDZA1i_hNW3nPTwbngxOQjrv0RzVCp8C-TBTuJLGBSVJE5WG78JBOjdmPUdUqf8ym7m22YDTxX9F0iw8CMtCh6Dyr26qTdZb6ihxU/s320/abandon+store+front+with+art+by+North+Gwinnett+Art+Council.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6a6P3WVCAf70tnIKvlpHveuJyzmDk5JbnhAAdKSYe-gFK_cw2sUFkwzUYLwEuWmDdzjCkZftciu42ez5n2-hwdrPbaEaK-vSzqpP0zSMIA0nqAB9SwX396zuVxuKuYzBeduczS1MH3qE/s1600/Free+Spirit+by+Jennifer+Freeman.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651491669680134978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6a6P3WVCAf70tnIKvlpHveuJyzmDk5JbnhAAdKSYe-gFK_cw2sUFkwzUYLwEuWmDdzjCkZftciu42ez5n2-hwdrPbaEaK-vSzqpP0zSMIA0nqAB9SwX396zuVxuKuYzBeduczS1MH3qE/s320/Free+Spirit+by+Jennifer+Freeman.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Free Spirit</strong> by Jennifer Freeman: <em>"as the title implies, is meant to depict a free and joyous woman delighted by life. The sculpture is created from fiberglass and cement substrate, partially covered by mosaic. It weighs 60 pounds and its dimensions are 4’x4’x4’. "</em></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD8r8PsGTu7asCbwyfj31hUYf5MYRgz_DYA8Fg5iJXfVAkvO-ZA5EebLK0aILsZwO_tu02h42X637Q0Aial17-FWbG5UQy-mzi_A66C7qU0GVXmB-k8JNez0LyjlIzAhOGApkoqri5Tg/s1600/Free+Spirit+by+Jennifer+Freeman+different+view.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651490884396481954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD8r8PsGTu7asCbwyfj31hUYf5MYRgz_DYA8Fg5iJXfVAkvO-ZA5EebLK0aILsZwO_tu02h42X637Q0Aial17-FWbG5UQy-mzi_A66C7qU0GVXmB-k8JNez0LyjlIzAhOGApkoqri5Tg/s320/Free+Spirit+by+Jennifer+Freeman+different+view.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">This was my favorite!<br /></span></strong></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-69259712255187587762011-09-12T07:22:00.000-07:002011-09-12T08:08:07.431-07:00City of Suwanee SculpTourSunday morning, 09/11, we decided to go check out the new <a href="http://www.suwanee.com/whatsnew.sculptour.php">SculpTour</a> in the <a href="http://www.suwanee.com/">City of Suwanee</a>. It must have been fate because we didn't realize that Suwanee has a piece of the World Trade Center as a centerpiece of their park. It was very sobering to see this piece of twisted metal on such a noteworthy day.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCTN7cu3X2tkQ17_tHNXtOA2M6MsXUmrfIiypeWGXGh1803ZctMy_qnNFjIqaiVorBzunLMqcLkkHYbrvoPzMmeEyKPXEGs8dpkKXPZ1OS2RKJs_j9WlMk5G4f7UchMhw2vz9Dx8L_NI/s1600/World+Trade+Center+floor+103+different+view.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651484392231432578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCTN7cu3X2tkQ17_tHNXtOA2M6MsXUmrfIiypeWGXGh1803ZctMy_qnNFjIqaiVorBzunLMqcLkkHYbrvoPzMmeEyKPXEGs8dpkKXPZ1OS2RKJs_j9WlMk5G4f7UchMhw2vz9Dx8L_NI/s320/World+Trade+Center+floor+103+different+view.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5SqYNioBGXB-ICYbOCy5CzkLQbikyVAJcZVFSf93xSA_khFzIyO6lIJfmK4hRBDIgu8n_AMCglEuILuoTTNgAHIzvGQITAkLSqJ8GN1WOFgnJ1k8TN5nomXtAsP7E-yRR1mTH10asZ0/s1600/World+Trade+Center+floor+103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651484387679822274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5SqYNioBGXB-ICYbOCy5CzkLQbikyVAJcZVFSf93xSA_khFzIyO6lIJfmK4hRBDIgu8n_AMCglEuILuoTTNgAHIzvGQITAkLSqJ8GN1WOFgnJ1k8TN5nomXtAsP7E-yRR1mTH10asZ0/s320/World+Trade+Center+floor+103.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After paying our respects we went off to discover the beautiful sculpture scattered around the park. There are 15 pieces (I think... 15 or 17). I didn't take pictures of them all. Some of them just didn't do anything for me. Others were kind of hard to photograph. But below are a few of the most eye-catching of the group.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaBabEA-m6V95OA1RxZ0XBAToZXDO_uXwFwZy7qzG3lp8eZYgD3UpbeqohbXaUtVBgM1iWayklx1J1yBDfRhILAj2YkNNL5GUQPmTgBiy82bAdHDM8OpmRwdDc7bayrw2mUeEgjlGb1s/s1600/Dreams+of+Flying+by+Harry+Zmijewski.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651481491954877874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaBabEA-m6V95OA1RxZ0XBAToZXDO_uXwFwZy7qzG3lp8eZYgD3UpbeqohbXaUtVBgM1iWayklx1J1yBDfRhILAj2YkNNL5GUQPmTgBiy82bAdHDM8OpmRwdDc7bayrw2mUeEgjlGb1s/s320/Dreams+of+Flying+by+Harry+Zmijewski.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Dreams of Flying</strong> by Harry Zmijewski: <em>"using a creative process much like that of a child: fresh, clean and, simple. The sculpture is constructed of reynobond with a steel frame and mount. It weighs 65 pounds and its dimensions are 72”x48”. "<br /><br /></em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wO0pcM4znpmWMPr779mtUCqsbqBr83gcAs4pS4RdRWA04e4CGyvdkF7BglbelXEZ4bqewHtY9FLEWwwk2saDNRM3M__UEm94qvcvDaX4H4sLIPsOwiea68ep2FROqfZU0JRNAit2i7w/s1600/Deconstructed+Bolt+by+Andrew+T.+Crawford.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651481490245739346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wO0pcM4znpmWMPr779mtUCqsbqBr83gcAs4pS4RdRWA04e4CGyvdkF7BglbelXEZ4bqewHtY9FLEWwwk2saDNRM3M__UEm94qvcvDaX4H4sLIPsOwiea68ep2FROqfZU0JRNAit2i7w/s320/Deconstructed+Bolt+by+Andrew+T.+Crawford.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Deconstructed Bolt</strong> by Andrew T. Crawford: <em>"Directly referencing the techniques of collage, this piece looks as though it has been cut apart and rearranged creating a playful gesture in an otherwise stationary object. The sculpture is fabricated of galvanized steel and weighs 190 pounds. Its dimensions are 89”x 12”x 12”."</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-j6i1yJ68GSuWms04skK2g308diRNaXY0k8remnZWstyS6OGeXwNXy59KIlx2yYWEhVkm3xMxhoLSnf5FImqf_eDF5_cJevbOdlcmoIIVN_s6K7pCcNBHN2kR7eiG3a4JPkSX3Es1UQ/s1600/Arachnid+by+Damon+Lusky.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651481483063105938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-j6i1yJ68GSuWms04skK2g308diRNaXY0k8remnZWstyS6OGeXwNXy59KIlx2yYWEhVkm3xMxhoLSnf5FImqf_eDF5_cJevbOdlcmoIIVN_s6K7pCcNBHN2kR7eiG3a4JPkSX3Es1UQ/s320/Arachnid+by+Damon+Lusky.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Arachnid</strong> by Damon Lusky: <em>"Inspiration comes to Damon Lusky from memory of childhood toys. “You know when you see something and you have that moment of reflection and you feel a smile on your heart,” he says, “I think that’s what I'm shooting for.” Arachnid is around knee tall and 10 feet in diameter. It weighs approximately 200 pounds."</em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtECGOz1CrpShQeJKnMq99kftyg9VBxhOat9gKGr5APayPzkiW9RVb7VPoyuh7G4sL7jFnBAfCxkBPcm1NxuGYzghVVy0ok2dPBg_kns9ANvsRuklt3QpBAgCNVaUyYNA0vOk0kxUiipc/s1600/Amne+by+Harry+Zmijewski.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651481478745566610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtECGOz1CrpShQeJKnMq99kftyg9VBxhOat9gKGr5APayPzkiW9RVb7VPoyuh7G4sL7jFnBAfCxkBPcm1NxuGYzghVVy0ok2dPBg_kns9ANvsRuklt3QpBAgCNVaUyYNA0vOk0kxUiipc/s320/Amne+by+Harry+Zmijewski.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Amne</strong> by Harry Zmijewski: <em>"Amne is a Tibetan word that represents a tall cloth-covered pole with tassels at the top. They are located in villages, monasteries, and parks, among other places. These poles are symbolic and made to protect the people where they are located from harm. In the artist’s version, he has used recycled car bumpers to form the contemporary abstract sculpture that resembles the Tibetan amne. The piece weighs 500 pounds and its dimensions are 15’x7’x7’."<br /></em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5QaR4zDt15nqNFBOJuMowYC4LmCtkhVL6WVA3Lbsz3PcGxXaJtdeoI01dxE1-2WK3SDNiiNlRSqmzXutmMp5Ata7R3Xce_hagAzXewW7u6uF2CQTFY875er9vs5KIJF2-HV3O4YosDM/s1600/Prayer+Booth+by+Dylan+Mortimer.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651480851085122690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5QaR4zDt15nqNFBOJuMowYC4LmCtkhVL6WVA3Lbsz3PcGxXaJtdeoI01dxE1-2WK3SDNiiNlRSqmzXutmMp5Ata7R3Xce_hagAzXewW7u6uF2CQTFY875er9vs5KIJF2-HV3O4YosDM/s320/Prayer+Booth+by+Dylan+Mortimer.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Prayer Booth</strong> by Dylan Mortimer: <em>plays on the idea of faith in the public realm. By morphing a telephone booth into a prayer station, the piece invites viewers to participate, or at least think about, the concept of prayer. It fuses humor with seriousness in order to ask questions about faith in public. Prayer Booth has been displayed in Kansas City, Chicago, Baltimore, Cedar Rapids and Dubuque (Iowa), New York City, Jackson (Tennessee), and Olathe and Lawrence, (Kansas). The piece is constructed of aluminum, vinyl, and plastic. The sculpture weighs 100 pounds and its dimensions are 110”x21”x24”. "</em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY7XibOJ6muWCjrmw4BE1617jgjAYb8NZ8SCB6VevaTbBZyzykcJbM6L7RflyIgDxkcvXSW9gHbeNZ3dYIVqhdCsoazNFhRcKnSzlLJU5F06H5byjhSFzOqgiNgXBfj7pVg16tl6gMZ4/s1600/Mother+and+Child+by+Eluisa+Altman.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651480846574218322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY7XibOJ6muWCjrmw4BE1617jgjAYb8NZ8SCB6VevaTbBZyzykcJbM6L7RflyIgDxkcvXSW9gHbeNZ3dYIVqhdCsoazNFhRcKnSzlLJU5F06H5byjhSFzOqgiNgXBfj7pVg16tl6gMZ4/s320/Mother+and+Child+by+Eluisa+Altman.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong>Mother and Child</strong> by Eluisa Altman: <em>"represents the child as an extension of the mother. As the child begins to slip away, the mother stretches her arms as far as possible to hold on to her. The sculpture is minimally detailed but is meant to portray a strong family feeling. The piece is constructed of resin and weighs 78 pounds. Its dimensions are 33”x31”x12.5”. "<br /></em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0K_s2XlOR9Nrt35rvTgAn-hXvMllZ3EzOMbwicsK3Qv_TdsoTI3kuTij4u2uXG2qp8BrUXF4sP2iKOIVUTPSyjvlP-dNuLYjIp286BBUEr-AQo5i0wWCdriIv_UtZYq2BPu4yOpsnf4/s1600/Intrusion+detail+by+Harry+McDaniel.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651480843278177522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0K_s2XlOR9Nrt35rvTgAn-hXvMllZ3EzOMbwicsK3Qv_TdsoTI3kuTij4u2uXG2qp8BrUXF4sP2iKOIVUTPSyjvlP-dNuLYjIp286BBUEr-AQo5i0wWCdriIv_UtZYq2BPu4yOpsnf4/s320/Intrusion+detail+by+Harry+McDaniel.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />detail of Intrusion by Harry McDaniel<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWovYB7g0ywwo6lEz-u8C0X_Mbc-Xm2NQvBikSt1Ckg0lceyfIgVPyYThJrXHCWgYmmqSmSH4XMATwIZ2RUt0E6WZ61XhkJvK1yixMCbfXJwdq9gAof1aUw6ToMla3e3_OBlmNoorOyY/s1600/Intrusion+by+Harry+McDaniel.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651480843501427186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWovYB7g0ywwo6lEz-u8C0X_Mbc-Xm2NQvBikSt1Ckg0lceyfIgVPyYThJrXHCWgYmmqSmSH4XMATwIZ2RUt0E6WZ61XhkJvK1yixMCbfXJwdq9gAof1aUw6ToMla3e3_OBlmNoorOyY/s320/Intrusion+by+Harry+McDaniel.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Intrusion</strong> by Harry McDaniel: <em>"an exploration of the interactions and energy created by pushing three large irregular forms very close together. The composition conveys a sense of tension between the three sections. The matching curvature of the gaps between sections draws the viewer’s attention into those spaces. The middle section, differently finished from the other two, seems to be forcing its way between them, thus the title. The piece is constructed of steel, aluminum, and powder coat paint. Intrusion weighs 600 pounds and its dimensions are 7.5’x 9’x 4.5’."</em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-1381683992977715582011-09-01T13:12:00.000-07:002011-09-01T13:43:31.284-07:00How I spent my Summer StaycationLast week we both took time off from work for staycation. Staycation is always our favorite! It's great fun to go on trips. But we love taking vacation at home; taking day trips and seeing the sights, doing work around the house. We love it!!!
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJ-faE1iNqwhcUUtpF6zJNNDRVLAHs3f6eI_CHrze198O75Fb3ZbiIVjFaIkIS0C-yZu7ic0S296hLy8G7m9fVQIVnNkglzlvX9EFOtWIxj62FjAIaRGRB1-3g_DKSRnPIZFWR4aEQOo/s1600/museum.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647488653041351314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJ-faE1iNqwhcUUtpF6zJNNDRVLAHs3f6eI_CHrze198O75Fb3ZbiIVjFaIkIS0C-yZu7ic0S296hLy8G7m9fVQIVnNkglzlvX9EFOtWIxj62FjAIaRGRB1-3g_DKSRnPIZFWR4aEQOo/s320/museum.JPG" border="0" /></a> We went to Harlem, Georgia to visit the Laurel & Hardy Museum. We LOVE The Boys!!! Ya know, they do the same joke over and over (and over and over and over...) and I laugh EVERY TIME!!! It was a beautiful drive over on the back roads of East Georgia. And while the museum wasn't huge and full of memorabilia (not much left! they reused props in every movie back in those days!!!) it was still very cool. We saw lots of old pics of each of The Boys. Stan being Ben's favorite and Oliver being mine.
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub8tmF15a87R4TnDf6tsniznOD3q5Wzog3IAtVE_oYe8XFRjx55R-6LqWBtKkl56HkwQH3GmJ962NnI5NebvEoHy6Y2LXFnsXAFs3cKXtq44UZvL6ERzQY73g2H7HZuBe_5KP1wMj4Bs/s1600/mural.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647488649041394754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiub8tmF15a87R4TnDf6tsniznOD3q5Wzog3IAtVE_oYe8XFRjx55R-6LqWBtKkl56HkwQH3GmJ962NnI5NebvEoHy6Y2LXFnsXAFs3cKXtq44UZvL6ERzQY73g2H7HZuBe_5KP1wMj4Bs/s320/mural.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong> a mural in the center of town
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<br /><strong>Ben with The Boys</strong>
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<br />We also did a lot of things around the house. Here is our old porch rocker looking brand spankin' new with a fresh coat of black paint. The rest of the porch (and the entire house and barn!!!) will be painted next week. Can't wait!
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<br />We also did a LOT of work in the kitchen.</div>
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<br /><div>We had remodeled the kitchen about 7 years ago. We got 90% done and lost steam. We never finished the molding on one wall. We didn't paint the windows. We didn't paint the cabinets.</div>
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<br /><div>Then 2 weeks ago we had someone remove the horrible sliding glass door and replace it with a nice porch door with simple glass pane. We told them we'd finish the inside if they did the outside. So we used our staycation to finish up the kitchen. ALMOST! We still need to paint the cabinets. Well do that labor day weekend.
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyERytAstPVWe6IUNbaz5NCnF-JGaO08IuZbD7W5HXfqTsbBuzwKZPFA9LH3HRylq20z1V2FPl8jLve37QuiUSWrMUcWHil6UQx3qQYbuKWRP9rMG2Bbe9kvc-JBlcI3fKDFaI8Sm3Qyk/s1600/molding+close+up.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647488275789236178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyERytAstPVWe6IUNbaz5NCnF-JGaO08IuZbD7W5HXfqTsbBuzwKZPFA9LH3HRylq20z1V2FPl8jLve37QuiUSWrMUcWHil6UQx3qQYbuKWRP9rMG2Bbe9kvc-JBlcI3fKDFaI8Sm3Qyk/s320/molding+close+up.JPG" border="0" /></a>
<br />Here's a shot of our beautiful molding. I love how it came out!!!
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<br />Here's another shot showing the molding, New England Red walls and cream bead-board paneling. LOVE it!!!
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<br />We also went to <a href="http://www.slotinfolkart.com/">Folk Fest</a> the first part of our staycation. Saw tons of great art but didn't buy anything... well, except for one. We bought art for the dogs. We got this great painting from <a href="http://blockheadarts.blogspot.com/">Bonehead Arts</a> to hang above the dog door. I LOVE it. I think the pups do too!
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4DLpx9dvl4cjjv9zQRwwasOrOtaU4QTdBQ_BaI6UHnz20qb6SCxUQ9LQ12wB0AVnhp2okaPY4-MV5HbY0hm274WM9rCfv0E4uyaMQqmdVbv9yRtqimVgUGwbWj4jVOhyGdUsGyRXPcY/s1600/new+door.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647488267471699794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4DLpx9dvl4cjjv9zQRwwasOrOtaU4QTdBQ_BaI6UHnz20qb6SCxUQ9LQ12wB0AVnhp2okaPY4-MV5HbY0hm274WM9rCfv0E4uyaMQqmdVbv9yRtqimVgUGwbWj4jVOhyGdUsGyRXPcY/s320/new+door.JPG" border="0" /></a>
<br />And a bigger shot of our kitchen. Still lots we want to do, like new floor and new counter top. But those are projects for next year. Once we get the cabinets painted, we're done!
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPoffuNHeUHxGwQaXnL-V9PTeSKOhdF_r9DSZl0t3tDTp-UZvJsyFGQVtmMx3GD4XSPz4Jx13QKZvfRzfRtmzBp4WFHEsM9zzShLK73Pe_A9r_YMBCZxtjFVn6ZFqW6Bek3vP4IfOKs4/s1600/wip+fallen+angel.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647487656143771778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPoffuNHeUHxGwQaXnL-V9PTeSKOhdF_r9DSZl0t3tDTp-UZvJsyFGQVtmMx3GD4XSPz4Jx13QKZvfRzfRtmzBp4WFHEsM9zzShLK73Pe_A9r_YMBCZxtjFVn6ZFqW6Bek3vP4IfOKs4/s320/wip+fallen+angel.JPG" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Here's a piece I'm working on for <a href="http://www.garyreef.com/sardine-can-shrine-cases.html">Gary Reef's Sardine Can Challenge</a>. It's no where's close to being done. But I think I can still share a peak.
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<br />I posted this yesterday but here it is again! I made this journal to mail to other artists for a <a href="http://noyestudios.blogspot.com/2011/08/collaboration.html">Round Robin</a>. Can't wait to get it back full of wonderful art!
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<br />Back to work we go!!! The Man and The puppy heading back to work on Monday.
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<br /><div>And me too! Back to work after a <strong><em>WONDERFUL</em></strong> week of staycation!!!
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<br /></div>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373372750344590151.post-55474234229857237612011-08-31T10:09:00.000-07:002011-08-31T10:22:40.018-07:00CollaborationI'm involved in a real fun project <a href="http://willowing.ning.com/group/collabart/forum/topics/collaboration-a-round-robin">Over Here</a> on Tam's ning, <a href="http://willowing.ning.com/">Willowing & Artist Friends</a>. It's an art journal round robin.
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<br />I probably should be patient and wait to post pictures. But I'm diggin' the books so far! I won't post what other people have done so far (though I will post my whole book once it's complete!!!) But here are my pages.
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<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647069565650147106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEuOEMJVav153ycHAZQx24YhvpVrQ78VGSVnDR4L4apDlCCNGQ6yRsqn4x-UgHNyHWMJZhFomK0cG6iX8G_6aBOfX7aeYr37_JTwcxw0JxzVT5VQ9osY-Rhpgs1f9Kqnm3-hMQDF6m2Y/s320/Mindys+book.JPG" border="0" />
<br /><p align="center"><strong>This is in Mindy's book. Her theme is about self discovery. I've started trying to incorporate my own symbolism into my work. So I didn't say "in words" my self discovery. But it's meaningful to me.... in my own secret language.</strong></p>
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<br /><strong>Here are my side show girls. Their circus name is Double Trouble. It's not finished yet. But what can I say. I'm impatient!!!</strong>
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<br /><p>If Round Robins and Collaborative Art interests you, please check out the group!!! We have a few spots left and this is a fun group with lots of great artists.</p>
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<br /><div align="center"></div>heather noyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15859849122526210261noreply@blogger.com2