Friday, August 17, 2012

PPF and my first postcard from the swap

Wow , so excited got my first postcard from the Liberate Art Swap... it is beautiful!
                                                           Thank you Kelly Ishmael

The poor postcard got a little beat up in its travels but still a wonderful mix of words and image!

#2 pencil, Ticonderoga, of course! on newspaper!
Jordyn Weiber, hometown hero!  MI- she lives just
a hop, skip and a jump from us!  so proud!
a journal page I am carrying around to finish











All these classes and projects on the table...I have just finally figured out you can have fun with art, everything you do doesn't have to become a painting... a publish-able piece... a masterpiece... a piece to be critiqued.... YOU CAN JUST JOURNAL or doodle or scribble or whatever!!!  Just keep doing because through doing YOU GET BETTER... omg, I think I've heard that before!  So, just sitting around with scraps of paper and my markers/pencils that I keep in my bag.... I just had FUN!!!!  I plan on continuing to do this!!!  It is okay that my mind gets ahead of my writing and I have to fit things in... it's okay if I misspell a word because this is the place to do it.  This is where you generate ideas, thoughts, feelings that develop into the next "real" painting!!!  There is a big smile on my face!!!!

Please be sure to visit all the participants at Paint Party Friday... I have learned so much from many!  So thankful that there is this positive inspiring place!!!  Thanks Alexandra for hosting!  More to come regarding the postcard swap... a blog hop... stay tuned!

cheers, dana
make art, make friends - share art, share souls!!!!

 copyright dana strickland/sinderellastudio 2012


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15 comments:

  1. Mary C. NasserAugust 17, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    Wonderful artwork!
    Hope you have a lovely weekend.
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  2. Lisabella RussoAugust 17, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    I love that journal page! It's great to have fun with art, I think it's very important. To love and have joy in what we put our time in is a beautiful thing. Thank you for getting me to think about this!

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  3. NatashaAugust 18, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    Love your butterfly and I think your sentiments are so right. Sometimes you can get hung up on not playing, and then you find yourself stuck...at least I have on more than one occassion!! :)

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  4. UnknownAugust 18, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    It is fun to see more of where my postcard came from. Your work is beautiful!

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  5. DebbieAugust 18, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    Great journal pages! I always love to see drawing over text.

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  6. Alicia CAugust 18, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    what fun work! I like your idea that process makes for progress, but at times critique can be useful as well. cheers!

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  7. ChristineAugust 18, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    I love what you have learned thanks for passing it on, I'll just relax with my art now. And nice pieces! Cute postcard too.

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  8. sharonAugust 18, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    It is great to have fun with your art. I am just learning this as well, like your journal page.

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  9. bohemiannie! artAugust 18, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    Fun...in my opinion...is what art is all about! Lovin your butterfly!

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  10. minnemieAugust 18, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    I really like how that butterfly is evolving - and that it is over text. It tells a story...

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  11. JezAugust 19, 2012 at 12:51 AM

    Lovely to hear you are having fun, and I so like your journal pages. Yes, as Butterfly Mind myself, I clearly love your butterfly.

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  12. FunkyrosebudAugust 20, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Hi I just received my first post card of the swop which is your lovely picture Mark Doepker influenced by Vermeer - thank you so much

    Barbara
    www.funkyrorsebudstudio.com

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  13. FunkyrosebudAugust 20, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    sorry spelt my website wrong - www.funkyrosebudstudio.com

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  14. Carolyn DubeAugust 21, 2012 at 7:27 AM

    Wonderful postcards!

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  15. GigglesAugust 22, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    Great postcards, perfect message!!! Took me a while to get it. Now I just do pages and pages in sketchbooks when I don't have a canvas to paint on...the point is "just do it!"

    Hugs Giggles

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