Life...As I See It

Studio Friday

Welcome to Studio Friday ! A place where we artists meet for a weekly creative challenge to show little glimpses of our studios, our creative space. It is a place where you can show off the treasures and gems in your studio. YOU are the artist!

This week's topic for Friday July 20th: What does the color yellow mean to you??

Even though I love shabby pastelly hues of pinks and robin's egg blues, I am still drawn to yellow. For me, yellow is epitome of summer and happy faces. Yellow is hot summer sun and mustard! Yellow just makes me happy and I wonder how other artists interpret this color.

My "yellow" started with this...a napkin sketch at Starbucks. At one of my favorite neighborhood Starbucks I love how some of the walls are painted.

I was determined to use this idea for a creation of my own. That brings me to yellow. Starting with this...

...to the first layer. Yellow! This has been on my desk for a couple of days just because I like the color!

Waiting for the next steps with more 2 colors,painters tape, rub ons and stamps...

I hardly ever work with the color yellow but I couldn't resist this color combo. Very cool to create just for the sake of creating! Trying something new. I need to do this more often.

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STUDIO SUMMER BRUNCH!

Summer time calls for a light snack for lunch. What is your favourite summer snack you treat yourself to in your studio while having a break from creating? Is it hearty or sweet, cold or warm? What are its colours? Is there a dream scenario you keep wishing for at times for a lunch, too? Do you have a favourite drink as well?

Sweet taste of summer...

Watching the seasonal progression of the strawberry fields and patiently waiting for the for the highly anticipated summer fruit. Mixed berries is my favorite summertime food. Beautiful colors, sweet, and refreshing. Perfect snack as is or chop and add plain nonfat greek yogurt...simply delicious =)

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This week's Studio Friday is THIS IS ME!

" How about photographing a collage of the things we work with? An arranged collection of papers and embellishments, or fabrics and trims, or paints and paintbrushes, or whatever it is we do that says "this is me." I know we did tools and supplies already, but I thought it would be fun to create a little collage of all the things we use - tools and supplies both, and even other things like a favorite cd, dvd, cup of coffee, nail polish etc that say "this is me and this is what I do".

This is me right now!

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This week's topic for Studio Friday is Studio Indulgences

Indulgences? This is so ironic. I've been thinking about just this thing a lot lately. Me time, shopping, stuff and more stuff, decorating, organizing, my very own space...my studio and everything in it. It's all a bit of an indulgence. Just as the defintion says "pleasure". Not so much unrestrained but definitely pleasure. Not that indulging is a bad thing. Quite the contrary. This indulgence is totally a good thing :o)

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This week's topic for Studio Friday is Stick it to the...board!

" It would be interesting to see the variety of bulletin/memory boards in our studios. What is pinned to them? Photos? Notes? Reminders? Ideas for future projects?"
~Jill

This is one of my favorite things in my studio. I use this magnetic bulletin board for "inspiration" pieces. I add anything that inspires me to create. I picked this size bulletin board to keep it doable and, being the type of person that I am, so that the inspiration and ideas do not become just so overwhelming that they don't get used. I tend to want to do and try it all <LOL> so having a small bulletin board works perfectly!

 

The inspiration can be anything. Each month I add a few things, take down a few things. So far for Oct inspiration is coming from new products like this 7Gs circle album or the color of the HS chipboard>

 

This mini album idea for one of my all time favorite things...coffee>

This sketch>

and these quotes (actually the Wise Words quote stays on my board permanently)>

Fun, happy, creative kind of stuff!

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This week's Studio Friday is Sounds In My Studio- Music To My Ears

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

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This week's Studio Friday is Studio Sidekicks

Without a doubt, my daughter is my Creating Sidekick! She amazes me! We create! We chat! We share my studio! She is a never ending source of project ideas and inspiration! For instance, her latest project idea is to decorate empty toilet paper rolls as "Note Holders" to leave on the nightstands for each one of us in the family. That way she would have one place to leave our notes and gifts. I love this time with my daughter. I'm so happy that she has developed a love and talent for art at such an early age. See for yourself...

 

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This week's Studio Friday is Time/Timing

"When we are in our studios. I find that I can't be in there everyday. Particularly when I have just finished something I feel drained and need a good break. I also find that there are only certain times of the day where the juices get flowing. I'd be interested to read/see what others think."

Time? First thing that comes to mind is that I don't have a clock in my studio. As it turns out that is symbolic of my "time."  When I'm in my studio I totally lose track of minutes and hours in the creative process. Lost in the process in my own world. I become engrossed in the things I love. The time I spend in my studio. And it has nothing to do with not having a clock. <g>

 

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This week's Studio Friday is Family

"Family history, things that have been passed down from one family member to the next, family values, all influence me as an artist, whether I'm consciously aware of it or not.

I wonder how others are influenced or inspired by their families---either past or present. What family treasures might be found in others' studios?"

Family...that is the biggest reason I do what I do...as Ali so appropriately terms it Life Art! Pictures of my family are everywhere in my home especially in my studio. They inspire me, love me and make me happy! They are the most important thing in the world to me!

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This week's Studio Friday is...FAVE ART SUPPLY/-IES
So many faves and faves often change! Favorites now:

Rhonna Farrer's Clear Stamps are awesome. Just got her newest ones today!

Rub Ons...can't have enough of these! So many great designs, colors, images, doodling, alphas!

Paint is a long time favorite!