I 'm Going to Arrest Her

My twin brother decided at 50 yrs old he wanted to do what he'd always wanted to do, and that was to become a police officer. Why? I do not know. I made this for him. On Tuesday I shall post this on his Facebook page, maybe embarrass the" badge" off him. Ha ha ha ha. I found some spelling tests from 1964 and incorporated them into the card- front and back.

I rather like it. In fact, I think it's pretty darn clever. Notice on the backside of the card the word for #5. Thanks for visiting..............................Jo

In the Van

Just playing in the Moleskin in the car...........of course

My heart and prayers go out to those persons who have been displaced and devastated with the latest storm. I have some family in lower Manhattan who have have been struggling. I found myself a bit anxious, as I'm sure many did, with the strong winds and rain, although, not nearly as strong as the previous storm where I found my self taking sudden shelter in a downstairs closet. No damage this time. It is good to see the sun today and feel a bit warmer temperatures. Thanks for stopping here...............jo

The Chair Project continued

Thought you'd like to see a bit more on the progression of the chair. I am finding it kind of cool that I can see bits and pieces of all my own work on this piece of furniture.

And since we are beginning to see the winds pick up with Hurricane Sandy's impending presence, we covered The Garage Side Collaborative with plastic tarp. We hope that tacking it down will be enough to protect it. I find the paint splotches on the tarp already add to what's already there. Might have to add those splotches after the storm.

I hope this storm is not going to be a repeat of the last one which was had me ducking for cover in a downstairs closet with my dog. I hope everyone is well biw and will be safe this week until the storm passes. Thanks for visiting..............Jo

The Chair Project

I've often shared with you my thrift store findings, most recently my old school house wooden chairs I got for $6.00 a piece.

The bear didn't come with the chair. She just thought the chair was for her. Anyway, when I saw those chairs, of course, I could see throwing color and all sorts of things on them. I often cheaply print my art at Kinkos exactly for this reason, so I had an abundance of scraps stashed away. Everything on this chair up to this point is all my art, whether it be torn paper from the prints or pages torn from a sketchbook, or the left over wax paper from my art table. Here is what I've done so far.

The tree here is my photography.

For those of you who may have been following my blog for awhile, you may recognize certain pieces of paper. Like the tree in the left corner is from 'Winter," and, Robin may recognize some of the brown circles and some other things from an envelope I sent her. The pieces along the upper part of the chair are from several art journal pages.

The above one is a bit blurry. I'm sorry. But you can see the recycled baby wipe, and a piece from 'Circle.' Lucy wanted to give me her opinion on this matter so she conveniently parked herself in a not so convenient location.

And one more.

Hope you enjoyed seeing my pictures. I will keep you posted as it progresses. In the next day or two, I will show you more pictures of The Garage Collaborative because that has changed since I last showed it to you. Thanks for all your comments. I always give feedback so I love getting yours. Thanks for visiting.................Jo

The Garage Side Collaborative

Yesterday was such a beautiful day and MY MAN and I didn't want to be inside. But we wanted to create. Here's what we did.

Kind of a cool collaboration, don't you think? Stay tuned for further adventures. Garage side. Thanks for visiting.........................jo

More Faces

It's becoming more fun, these faces. They are, perhaps, a reflection of my mood on any given moment or day.

Hope you're having a good weekend. Thanks for stopping by............Jo