Unfinished or Forgotten?

Do you have things that you've started and not finished for whatever reason? I seem to have lots of that; some of it has been neatly tucked away in folders, binders, big envelopes, in an old forgotten, put- on- the- back- burner- on -hold- for -years kind of way. When I first started to take my self seriously in that I wanted to actually DO art more than every now and then, I wasn't sure what I wanted to concentrate on. I didn't know whether I wanted to concentrate on sketching, drawing, painting, or art journaling.I didn't know then and I don't know now. I want to play......... with all of it. Maybe eventually, I will find what works for me or what I feel I do best. In the meantime, there still are not hours in the day beyond my work to DO all these things, so I will continue as I have been. Getting back to the original question. Do you have things that you've started and not finished? What do you do with them? I have never been in to scrap booking, but I bought a scrap book about 15 yrs ago just for the sole purpose of painting the front and back covers. I figured I would make my own journal. I got as far as painting them and that was it.

And do you also know the reason you save these things is because you think one day you WILL come back to find these and it will dawn on you that you CAN do something with this stuff now.?! There's a reason I created an "art line" across the room of my studio. So, I could see it and remember that I want to DO something with it even if I don't remember what it was I wanted to do.

These two pages are at least 2- 3 yrs old. I seemed to have been very into collaging and very Teesha Moore inspired. I also must have felt very powerful and at the same time, warrior like. I don't know where I was going, perhaps to war. Maybe I was at war within myself or other people given my life at the time. And maybe I didn't want to be or feel at war, but I had to remind myself that I was the queen of my castle. I find it interesting now to look at these two unfinished pages. I'm thinking these loose pages may find their way in to that broken down scrap book which will be recycled in to an art journal. Thanks for visiting.*****************jo

Ok So I didn't finish the "Twenty Minutes" of art pieces I showed you on the last post but I did finish the 12 x 12 pieces of wood I introduced to you on the post before that. When I started taking pics of them I noted that the last one I worked on needed more color, especially red. Then, I just felt like they were all lacking something and so I set about flicking paint specks on all of them. Here are some closeups. I'm not sure how I feel about these. I am debating on putting some words on them.I like how I challenged myself to work on lots of layers and that they are different yet similar. Maybe I've been working on them for awhile so that I'm tired of looking at them. Maybe I need to leave them for awhile and come back to them. What do you think? On another note, I have been drawing faces IN THE VAN in the morning before work. These are all out of my head. I notice I also get into certain hair styles as I am drawing. At one time I thought I wanted to be a cosmetologist so maybe the hair thing is a result of that. Here's a few faces.

I hope you've had a good weekend. The weather was wonderful today. Thanks for visiting.

Twenty Minutes

Just felt like doing something...... I didn't know what except I had the need to slap some color down. I have to get my hands painty before the day is over. Where am I going with this? I dunno. Stayed tuned.------------jo

Twelve By Twelves

I showed you this 12 x 12 on wood on September 1st. It has now become this and it has some additions. With the exception of two stencils which I purchased, the other stencils were ones I made from found things around the house, like the plastic steam tray inside Healthy Choice Top Chef entrees. It makes a great stencil. Compound joint tape from the hardware store also makes a great stencil plus it's sticky on one side so you can just push it down leaving it there without gluing. It makes for great texture. The top left one with the yellowish green background is made with recycled baby wipes which I ironed and glued down. And if you look closely there is real lacy fabric which my Fairy Godmother sent to me some time ago thinking I might want to use it somehow in creating art. It was perfect timing when I found it stashed in my drawer and began to cut little pieces hoping it wouldn't then fall apart. Pretty cool, don't you think? I'll show the missing piece when it's done. I am enjoying the cooler weather. I smell Fall in the air. Thanks for stopping by.................Jo

I thought when I first started these I'd cut them up and use them as mail art but the more I worked on them the more I like them so I'm not sure what I will end up doing with them. They look a little different from when I last showed them to you. Sorry. The last one is blurry. I like them all together. And here's a couple more mail art on index cards. I like doing art on an index card. It often leads to larger canvases. Hope you're having a good day. Thanks for visiting...................Jo

Finding Peace

I'm so glad I can come to this space of mess and color............. and find peace. Do you feel that way when you go to your creative space?