Lovely Lady

Here's some more of my wax play.  The ribbon is a vintage piece from 1933.  I found it in some old pictures from my great aunt's pictures.  I thought that it would be a great way to preserve the ribbon.  The picture of the lady is a vintage piece probably from a postcard.  It is all mounted on a piece of wood and then coated in layers with wax.

Summer Day on the Lake

I found this old vintage photo of my grandmother and great aunt rowing on the lake on a summer day.  I mounted the items on a board and collaged with wax.  I love the result and it's a great reminder of two of my favorite women.  Both of these ladies had a profound influence on my life and helped shape the woman I am today.

Remembering Summer

"the tide recedes, but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand.

the sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land.

the music stops, yet echoes on in sweet, soulful refrains.

for every joy that passes, something beautiful remains."

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With Fall in full swing I'm taking a few minutes to remember what a wonderful summer I had this year.  Walks on the beach with family and friends.  Enjoying the walks and the fun of the hunt for beautiful shells.

Fun

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This was a fun time in editing.  Have no idea what I used to get this effect, I just played until I got something I liked.  Mindless playing!

Fall

                   pure eye candy, mother-nature-style

Day at the Park

While at the park with my granddaughter, I found these leaves.  I knew I wanted to do something to remember such a beautiful, fun day.  I created a fall background on a stretched canvas and added the leaves.  They will eventually crumble, but then I'll have a background canvas to create something else.  I created the background by adding multiple layers of color and leave shapes. I used several different types of stencils including the TCW leaves stencil (that's the underlying gold leave shape), and even used these leaves sprayed with color wash.  I used several shades of pan pastels (blues, greens, oranges, browns, purple, yellow), TH distress inks (reds, greens), Golden paint (Iredescent Gold Deep - fine) and Adirondack (Stream & Terra Cotta) spray inks.  I just kept layering until I was satisfied with the result.