Is this April 30th???

It is not much snow, but it is SNOW!!! On April 30th

I am heading south to Mayhill/Cloudcroft this weekend and I heard on the news that

there is 2-3 inches on the ground in Cloudcroft.

I AM READY FOR SUMMER!

Art, Mailart and new Kitteh pics

Next to last batch of mailart, using black and silver hand stamped background and copies of journal pages.

Kittehs keeping the world safe from maurauding birds. I think they are as happy

as I am about spring finally getting here!

Last batch of mail art. I made a total of 21 cards in about 3 weeks.

This is some canvas at that I painted several years ago, made into

cards very nicely. the address side is hand carved stamps from

a Carol Sanchez workshop at the National Hispanic Cultural Center

Off Center has an annual Quirky Albuquerque House tour and I was asked to contribute.

I applied burned metal (a la Cynthia Cook) to my house, and used the same metal

to shingle the roof. I tried to use metal curls for smoke in the chimney

 but just could not get it to look like I wanted.

More Mail Art

First Full day of Spring Happy Dance

Although, New Mexico has an odd habit of welcoming sprin in a rather eccentric way! See pics from March 20, 2010 (first day of spring) And last year it snowed Easter Sunday (although it was very early last year...) My wise old grannie had always said that there would always be an "easter storm" in the southern New Mexico mountains, and they usally have one. these are patio plants that I had to bring in while the exterior of my condo was restccoed. They sprouted while I had them in the house, and I forgot to bring them in when it was supposed to snow!
But this is ENOUGH! NO MORE SNOW!
Today is in the mid 50s, sunny and clear.

Mail Art pics

Ist mail art postcard, this is some Lonni Rossi fabric that I had left over from a large project

address side of 1st postcard

Second Mail Art postcard

address side of second mail art postcard

Third mail art postcard

Address side of third mail art postcard

I have not decided who I will send these to, but I do enjoy the mail art  and this is the first time I have incorporated fabric into them.

Enjoying a leisurely breakfast on Friday

I had to take a friend to the airport at 6:30 this AM (poor planning on both our parts as neither of us is a morning person - but overseas flights/connections can be dicey and protracted!). Since I do not have to be at work today unitl 9:30 (again, poor planning on my part) I am sitting at Flying Star Cafe on Central enjoying breakfast (french toast, yum) and a large pot of Earl Grey tea. I may start doing this more often, as they have free Wi-Fi and I can surf the web and take my time!

Work continues on Juliana's project for the Computer Creatrix, and I have another job that is coming up (not art related, drat!) but my name is getting out there! Publisher is giving us fits, but we will persevere. I already know a LOT more about publisher than I ever wanted to know!

No pics today, but I am in an art swap at the Extreme Journalism site that is bringing in wonderful mail art. I need to catch up as I owe two pieces and have used up my inventory.

More later and I will try to post pics from my metal work and the mail art.

Another Saturday cleaning house

 My son is coming in tonight to go skiing, so I am cleaning house and getting ready. I needed to do it anyway, so it is not a great sacrifice or anything.

I have also backed a cake for a birthday party tonight, so I have been busy. It is warm enough to have the windows open (which made the cats happy...) but is supposed to snow again tomorrow.

I AM READY FOR SPRING!

I took a great photo today for the birthday

 card I am making for W

The cup is a present from my sister....

Been BUUUSSSYYYY!

Juliana and I have been working on the online classes, and there was finally a breakthrough! We are still creating, and making stuff up as we go along! Anyway, that has been keeping me busy. Check out our latest video
My 60th birthday has come and gone (played cards and had a potluck in ABQ, and then had cake with the family in Tularosa) and I really do not feel any different. No new art, as I have been putting all my creative juices into the work with Juliana, but it is creative and very satisfying

New Website

I have spent the day visiting with my Mother and working on my new website. Lou Ann suggested using WIX.com for free website hosting. It is awesome. Check out my new page here.

I am just barely getting a February post in, but this does count. I am finding it hard to believe that Monday will be March of 2010!

Artful Sunday

I know, it is not artful sunday, but these are the cutest cats! And they are not only in the same room, but laying side by side on the same bed! That just doesn't usually happen
We had an artful Sunday at my house today. We had potato soup, fruit salad, cheese and bread, and cinnamon leaf ring for dessert. We made Zentangles, and Jan is the only one who finished hers (bottom right with the yellow highlights).

It always amazes me that we all start out with the same idea in mind,
but they all turn out so differently. Lots of fun!



A huge storm blowing through Albuquerque last weekend.
It snowed and looked like stryofoam pellets!

Catch up post

Wow, I did not realize that it had been so long since I posted last! Anyway, it is Friday morning and I do not go to work until 11:15, so I am making a catch up post with new images.

L's beautiful Christmas gift hanging in my new french doors! It looks great L.

A present I bought myself at the State Fair this year. I love this lady's work and buy it whenever I can afford it!

Came into my studio and found Studio Cat (aka Baby Cakes) taking it easy. Next picture is a closeup of her polydactyl claws.

January means Juliana Coles (meandpete producitons
has her Journaling Jam at her Enchanted Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque. I won't share a lot, but here is the results of a positive and negative ( I wish I had.... or I wish I hadn't) journal spread.

This is my past, present, future mandala page

Work continues on the online class, but Juliana has so much to say that it is going slowly! But everything she has to say needs to be said, so I need to be patient with her soulwork!

New Year, new decade

Icicles have always fascinated me since childhood. This particular

one was very impressive, but not very large!
New Year's Morning,shortly after sunrise, we walked
the heart Labryinth at Casa Del Sol. Dennis and Billie walking to the site.

Sylvia and Joe walking

Joe and Carol walking. Carol was leading the way, as you could not see the rings!

As we near the center of the labyrinth

Returning to the edge

You can see how deep the snow is.

This made a very pretty design in the snow

Prayer Flags fluttering in the COLD wind

The view looking east from the Heart Labryinth to Casa del Sol

Joe, Sylvia and Carol at the Heart Labryinth sign

Joe, Sylvia and Shari (do we look cold??)

small outbuilidng at Casa del Sol

Another view of Cielo Vista (not sure of the name...)

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