2me4art project!

1. Watercolor paper. color a big swirl on one half of paper, using one color of OIL PASTEL. other side of paper, use another color & make another swirl in OIL PASTEL. i picked orange & purple. 2. paint– with WATERCOLOR paint, the colors that are closest to the OIL PASTEL color…i painted my purple…

my daughter creates

my daughter has spent the last few days making colorful circles. i gave her sky blue matt board for her to put the circles into her design. my daughter, three years ago, created a stained glass & sharpie art work that has gotten over 100,000 views. she hasn’t made anything much since then, so i’m…

it takes a (DIY) village to house the birds

Instead of doing the watercolor commission or editing photo shoots…you know, the stuff that pays me, i decided i needed to just PLAY. It is summer after all. My daughter, Sophie, is the only child of mine who joined in the fun. The windows on the Mother Nature church of peace were painted with nail polish,…

i made a headstone for my pets

the first image is wet with the white Mod Podge. when it dries, it becomes clear… i wanted to make something personalized for my dog & cat graves. my cat, Walter is under a tree in our backyard. our dog Blue is at the lake. i looked into having something made, but it was far…

she decided to apply the glitter…

with her hands. i thought at thirteen, she would have outgrown playing with glitter. but then, she is my daughter.  i still play with it too.

DIY sculpture of a horse

A few summers ago, I bought all three of my children these wooden puzzles at Michaels. It was summer vacation & i thought it would be fun for them. It didn’t take more than thirty minutes for them to finish. This horse has been sitting in my daughter’s bedroom ever since. I asked her if…