Tag Archive for 'mixedmedia'

Weekly Dump

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robayre
on April 16, 2011
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I was super busy and stressed this week. By Thursday I was pretty panicked that I didn’t have any postcards done for the following week yet, AND I had no ideas for pieces to make. Then I remembered how I have a huge stack of old cards in various states of completion. Some of these cards are years old, but I never sent out. I’m so glad for them, then all I had to do was write on the backs and send them out. Now, I think I need to start tons of new cards to have a cache like this for weeks exactly like this.

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41/365 things I'd love to carry with me everywhere
Postcard 41/365 Things I’d love to carry with me everywhere
42/365 favorite online searches to buy things
Postcard 42/365 Favorite online searches to buy things
4.15 postcard 43 things in my studio
Postcard 43/365 Things in my studio
4.15 postcard 44 This I'd like to grow in my garden this summer
Postcard 44/365 Things I’d like to grow in my garden this summer
4.15 postcard 45 Superhero pours I wish I had
Postcard 45/365 Superhero powers I wish I had
4.15 postcard 46 Things I make and sell on Etsy
Postcard 46/365 Things I make and sell on Etsy
4.15 postcard 47 Things to do when it's raining outside
Postcard 47/365 Things to do when it’s raining outside

Day Six - Mixed Media Page

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robayre
on February 6, 2010
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A while ago I did a post where I listed a bunch of cool things that I had received recently and I completely forgot to mention this book. Today I finally broke it out and used it for my thing-a-day.

In December my sister and I went to the One-of-a-Kind show in Chicago where I purchased the above book. It’s a beautiful green leather covered, mini handbound/stitched book with an assortment of encyclopedia pages mixed with quality drawing papers. I’m in love with the book from GreenTrikePress. Check out her shop, seriously, her books are gorgeous and amazingly constructed. When my sister saw these books she said to me “here is a seller after your own heart”.  I was beyond thrilled because I had actually been working on making more books like this. I just love that the pages are filled with a variety of pages. I’ve decided to fill the pages with collage and mixed media work.

Here is the first page, that I did today.

day 7 - straw hat

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robayre
on August 11, 2009
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Today’s piece is a study in blue and brown. Available in my shop.

I’m feeling a bit blue myself today. Not sad, just under the weather. I was still able to complete today’s piece, but I think I will take a nap next.

First, a couple quick links:

I found this wonderful site today. I guess it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for, for so long without knowing it. It’s called Gives Me Hope. It’s a site filled with short entries that users have submitted. Each item is something that has given the writer hope. Beware, if you are an emotional person, it will make you cry. While I was reading, I kept gasping (something a friend has nicknamed “icewater” because it sounds like someone just dumped icewater down my back). Matt would ask me what it said and I wouldn’t be able to read it without my voice cracking and my eyes tearing.

The next thing is something I discovered from a flickr/twitter contact. I noticed the other day that Brenna was posting daily creations as well, only, she is participating in a larger project NAARMAMO apparently it is National Art Making Month. Huh, who knew? Must just be in my veins.