CALLING ALL ARTISTS- Lets make an art gallery!
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Thank you, Warrior, Pinkismycolour and Feelingfeline :-)
And YES, Feelingfeline it's great to be a granny of twins ... it's only hard to wait for them getting out of the incubators.
The paintings are on plexiglass. Same principle as glass : same paints, same mediums.
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those are amazing!
I made these little star flowers for friends for a luncheon.
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Adorable moonflwr! Love the bright colors too.
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Did you add the centers later? Or switch colors? They would be cute on tie-backs for white curtains. Or in a bowl like they're floating.
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Looks like beads in the centers. They would also be cute with wire stems bunched in a vase.
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Here’s a sunset from last week.
And another.
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Stunning!!!
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Gloious
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Moonflwr, those flowers are so cute. Do you have a pattern? I'm teaching crochet classes all through July and August. Those would be perfect little projects for someone ready for a little bit of a challenge.
LoveMyVizsla, beautiful sunsets.
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Here’s a couple from the lake last week:
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Nice, Warrior
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Mominator. Magic circle, SC 12x. Tighten circle. SC into first SC, the in next stitch HDC,DC, HDC. Repeat 4 more times. Slip stitch into first SC ok f 2nd row, Fasten off. Finish by weaving loose ends into back over pins of wearing. I used needle and thread to attach 3 little beads. You could embroider knots too. Its very forgiving if miscounted do 2 together if you have extra SC to use. Do the last SC in the same stitch as the cluster if not enough. If too many stitches, just make a 6 point flower. It only took about 5 minutes a flower, including the beads. LOL. If maguc curcle is too hard, use a 4 stitch ch and crochet into 3rd chain from hook.
Love the pics warrior
Lovemyvisla, gorgeous too.
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Lovely art on here.
Here is a poem I wrote
The Flat Chest
there's something kind of noble about a woman with a flat chest
rightness replaces roundness perhaps
a new long white shelf upon which to recreate hope
a changeling now you see reflected back
carved out of you -- a purer space -- perchance
out of the space from which they shaped smooth hope
lightening my way, new hollows replace sloping folds
what of it? am I marked?
my self, my body, whispers – safe you may be.
there's something kind of beautiful about a bald woman
unwillingly, unwittingly clean -shorn
my scull my own geography that I have never seen
how gently do I want to hold it, this new-born
I own my head much more now it seems
and in my dreams, long, glistening hair
to awake – and of course, it's not there
my self, my hair, shrieks -- stay with me.
there's something very strong about a woman with breast cancer
forced to be a warrior when I was still so scared
I'm not equipped, not stationed right, for all this cavalry
my white flag's up, surely someone sees it
forced indominability on me, forced authenticity
that I don't want to be.
my self, my dreams, scream – yes, you may be free.
and yes you will still be.
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Just beautiful Amica. Brought tears to my eyes.❤️
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Thanks Warrior 2018
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Very very nice.
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Amica, very raw, beautiful and real. A poem many can relate to with powerful images and honesty and hope.
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Amica LOVE LOVE LOVE this! thank you so much.
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@Wren44, @bandwoman1234, @rachelcarter35--I appreciate your kindness. Thanks!
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Hello -- Just found you all here. I had a hunch that there must be a gang of creatives here somewhere
And that poem!I called this painting "Giant" because she is so small (The girl I referenced was just 4 years old) but seems to be towering over our world. She's oil, spray paint, oil pastel and sharpie marker and probably 40 x 40" I was able to trade her for a painting from another artist I had wanted for years.
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Hi tinyturtle from Fullerton! I especially like how you rendered the fabric and used lines and drawn shapes in the landscape; that you didn't try to fully paint everything as it is, but suggested. It's nice. Over her right shoulder, it almost looks like the land consists of petroglyphs. Nice touch.
There are so many gifted women here, I'm amazed, but I am seriously too lazy and egotistic about my work to post it. No, seriously. Also I am a lazy procrastinator who's also a perfectonist.
But I'm glad you guys do.
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Very striking and beautiful tinyturtle. You are a gifted artist. I love how you captured the expression on her face--her serious mesmerizing gaze.
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I lay around for 4 or 5 weeks healing after my mastectomy and then found out I had to have 12 weeks of chemo. I decided I wanted to have something to show for all this time off from the the job I love. I've stolen moments my whole working life to do art. The last couple of years I've done stain glass and had some scraps. I let my stain glass community know that this mosaic was my chemo plan and found a 5 gallon bucket of beautiful glass scraps on my door step. I have one week to my last round of chemo and this is my 'good week'. I hope to get it done and grout it. Its for my patio and the image was inspired by my new garden.
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What a wonderful project. Be sure to send a pic when it's completed and in place.
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very cute and funny Jo!
What a great idea Rachel!! Beautiful
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I scrolled through the 30+ pages of this thread. What a lot of beautiful creations and a wide variety of media! Many talented forum participants. Lovely.
I've been a photo enthusiast most of my life. Can't count how many photos I've taken but an injury to my ankle about six years ago significantly impacted my photo taking style and mobility. The following is one of my personal favorites, taken at the Louvre in 2006. It is one of seven photos taken in the Louvre that was exhibited in a photo gallery in Finland.
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viewfinder: that photo is stunning. I love it.
rachelcarter: Your stained glass project is lovely., and I'm incredibly impressed with how big it is, your skill level, and how much you've accomplished. I know that stained glass is challenging and a LOT of work!
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Amica thank you. That means a great deal to me as your poem completely blew me away. Mosaic is surprisingly easy compared to stained glass and very satisfying because its more spontaneous and free. Its more like painting in glass. Its also surprisingly quick compared to stained glass.
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Rachel: best wishes on your chemo and your glass mosaic. How nice of your community to give you the materials to work.
Please show us the finished project.
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