(sigh)

...I sure do miss Picnik.  

Trying out PicMonkey.  I can play around with the color temperature of the photo to try to get close to that 1960's filter I loved to use in Picnik.

Anyways...here is CED 111. 

Aside from finishing CEDs 109-110 today, and getting a start on the ones for the weekend...today I had to say goodbye to a photo editing program that I love.  Love.  Will have to find another program to use, I can crop easily in Paint, and add text...but I love the 1960's filter...sigh.

I didn't post last night because it was so late...but here are some pics from the ANE show.  Now...on to rock it out at work on 3 hours of sleep...bring it on!  (CED 109, and more, in progress)

And tomorrow is the ANE show.  This month's theme is Pop Art.  I referenced Wayne Thiebaud and Claes Oldenburg in lieu of Warhol, hence my 'Sweet Thangs' series.  Hopefully I will sell some work!

I had intentions of packing up my art bag and loading my car with the table and chair...I guess it's still early and that could happen.  Not sure what I want to work on during the show, I know that I will work on my CED for tomorrow...maybe start the self portrait?  Finish up the enlarged version of CED #92?  I bought a nice art portfolio to put my prints in, the ones that I will be selling, want to try that out instead of my usual basket of prints...

Just like every night before an ANE show, there is so much to do.  But I always manage to get it all done.  One thing that has to happen- sleep.  Staying up til 2am tomorrow 'artin' is going to be a beast!  Especially without my business partner Jessie : (

So last night I didn't want to waste the modeling paste/black paint concoction that I created..so I quickly painted on two scraps of bristol board.  I wasn't sure what would happen to these...I just didn't want to waste materials.  I did try to make the scribbles look like hair...then I went to bed.

Today I pulled one of these pieces out of my sketchbook and...well, it became the beginnings of CED #107.  I decided to go with my Micron pen for this piece, creating my shading with stippling.

Then I came home from school, and after a nap it was time to come work on this piece.  So I made a quick trip to Michael's, packed up a little zebra bag and headed out to the pool to take advantage of the later sunset and the amazing weather.  I knew I needed to start beading, getting back to my textiles roots.  So, needle threaded, felt cut into flowing tendrils...I started to bead.  Stitch by stitch, bead by bead, enjoying the rhythm of my needle going through the felt and placing each bead individually.

What have I gotten myself into?!  It is very tedious work...but I really love it.

So...after a break to run, eat dinner and work on the yearbook...I think that's all I have in me for this evening.  Will finish this piece up tomorrow, and start #108...anyway, enjoy the slideshow!