Yes I went MIA

There have been some family tragedies and upsets lately which always causes the muse to leave and take shelter, far from the fray.

Slowly I'm stepping my foot back in the water. My first swap back was Amyfaire's found poetry.
Art is fun and therapeutic.

Birdy Cards

My new stash of birdy cards. Some are for swaps some for trades. My husband suggested I do a series of hooked billed birds so the Blue Crowned Conure is my starting point. I need to do a bit of bird research before I can get to doing others.

This is my first attempt at a crown.
I checked out the book
“Crowns & Tiaras: Add a Little Sparkle, Glitter & Glamour to Every Day” by Kerri Judd
A very fun book and I plan on trying my hand at this again. Who can’t use a crown?

I like to use Pixel as my model, she is a professional.
She sits real still and even poses.

Moleskin Swap

For the moleskin swap at ATCforall. There are seven artist in this exchange and we have a month to work on four pages in each book. This little book was about Hearts.

Rainy Day ARt

Lots of rain makes for a great art day.

Gypsy Chunky pages

Books of Hope page

I was invited to do a page for the "Book of Hope" that alteredmommy is combining.
The finished book is for a cancer fundraising event called "Relay for Life"

Little Bitty Journaling

I am making little eight page journals. It is a single signature with a light cardboard cover. I’m working backwards with these. I do the journaling then finish the cover. This just works for me mostly because I’m messy and would get grumpy about messing up my cover. I am hand stitching these little books it’s more for practice because I want to get good at this and actually bind a bigger book. My plan is to do a little book for each month
This one is the completed February book.