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Update on Baby Zaidyn...
Posted by Veronica J. Fortune on January 28, 2012 at 3:43pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Just to let everyone know Baby Zaidyn is now home from Children's Hospital in Boston, and was given one of the two medicines needed to keep him alive while he awaits a lung transplant, as the disease has moved to his lungs now. The second critica medicine keeps being denied by the insurance company. We are frantic. NOW, as it turns out, the other baby in the family born just a couple of months before Zaidyn, and is actually Zaidyn's uncle, is a Down syndrome little sweetheart!!! I adore…
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Posted by Lynda Norton on January 27, 2012 at 6:33pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Well, here I am on my very first day at Milliande Art Community. Its taking me a while to find my feet, I have only joined one group so far as not sure were to go as yet.
I am a true art beginner, having only starting trying to teach myself in October 2011, having said that I have spent every day trying, I'm told I am very 'trying'. I started my first Art Journal in January so do a lot in that, also keep trying to conquor the ACEO.
Today's task was to try…
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yay its friday
Posted by Jo-Anne on January 27, 2012 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
All my eggs are out of the work basket and at last I can focus on 'my creative' basket and in the middle of a heat wave in perth can't think of a better thing to do that sit out of the sun (strange) and potter around my journal garden.
YAY
St. Patrick's Day ATC Swap now open for signups
Posted by Marilyn B. Hughes on January 26, 2012 at 9:13pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Since I already have interest, I've started an ATC Swap for St. Patrick's Day. Details are in the ART EXCHANGES group under the Discussion St. Patrick's Day ATC Swap.
Here is the link: http://milliande.ning.com/group/art-exchanges/forum/topics/st-patrick-s-day-atc-swap
To sign up for the swap, just enter a comment on the discussion that you wish to…
Continue ATC Swaps - Any interest?
Posted by Marilyn B. Hughes on January 26, 2012 at 7:33pm 4 Comments 1 Like
Due to the popularity of the Be My Valentine Swap on the Art Exchanges group, I'm thinking about hosting a St. Patrick's Day ATC Swap. Any interest? I know St. Patrick's Day is big here in the US, but am not sure where else.
ALSO......would anyone be interested in me hosting Monthy or Semi-Monthly ATC Swaps. If there is enough interest, I will do so. As far as I've been able to tell, there are no regular ATC swaps on Milliande.
Solar Energy vs Creativity??
Posted by Cynthia Lynne Reed-Hoalcraft on January 26, 2012 at 3:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Is it just me or is anyone out there getting this huge amount of creativity flow??
My husband has started calling me "ENERGIZER BUNNY" and I'm loving all this energy...it's as if I'm afraid it will give out on me so I MUST keep it going He! He!
Solar Energy vs Creativity??
Posted by Cynthia Lynne Reed-Hoalcraft on January 26, 2012 at 3:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Is it just me or is anyone out there getting this huge amount of creativity flow??
My husband has started calling me "ENERGIZER BUNNY" and I'm loving all this energy...it's as if I'm afraid it will give out on me so I MUST keep it going He! He!
Solar Energy vs Creativity??
Posted by Cynthia Lynne Reed-Hoalcraft on January 26, 2012 at 3:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Is it just me or is anyone out there getting this huge amount of creativity flow??
My husband has started calling me "ENERGIZER BUNNY" and I'm loving all this energy...it's as if I'm afraid it will give out on me so I MUST keep it going He! He!
For Miniature Doll Enthusiasts
Posted by Marilyn B. Hughes on January 23, 2012 at 5:20pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
There's a new ezine out called Frills & Fancy. Created by Dana Burton of Miniature Art, it showcases miniatures artsists and is full of How-to's, tutorials, and tips. The January/February 2012 issue runs 23 pages. Cost is $5 an issue with 6 issues a year. You can subscribe at http://www.frillsandfancyezine.com/.
This is in conjunction with the Mini Doll Grou on Yahoo Groups,…
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Posted by susan berg on January 22, 2012 at 9:34pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
The question the status box asked was what is the latest art supply I fell in love with --
(1) a set of colored pencils! I used to insist there were no better pencils than BEROL's Prismacolors; but after Berol sold them, the quality dropped and every pencil was full of broken "leads" and they are far too expensive to…
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SADIE DESIMONE replied to Ruth Dailey's discussion 'Join in the Adventures of Bookmaking-bookbinding-journal making!' in the group The Hinges
Sounds like a plan, Sonja!
Liz Monaghan replied to Liz Monaghan's discussion 'Journal Page Swap - January 2012' in the group Art Swaps
Hi Ladies!
Last call for drop-outs. I would like to post the swap list and new prompts for February by tomorrow. I hope you all had fun!
Beth Gould replied to Ruth Dailey's discussion 'Join in the Adventures of Bookmaking-bookbinding-journal making!' in the group The Hinges
It is magical. Your glass jars is a beautiful idea. The finder will definitely have their heart warmed.
georgi still replied to Lois's discussion 'EQUINOX DOLL SWAP' in the group ART DOLLS - The Belle of the Ball
I'd like to participate.
georgi
Liz Monaghan replied to Liz Monaghan's discussion 'Journal Page Swap - January 2012' in the group Art Swaps
Hi Bonnie,
You don't have to follow the prompts, however, it is suggested. BUT, I will say, if your creative spark took you elsewhere, I will never discourage that given the fact that sometimes it's hard to be inspired by a…
SADIE DESIMONE replied to Ruth Dailey's discussion 'Join in the Adventures of Bookmaking-bookbinding-journal making!' in the group The Hinges
Hey thanks for the encouragement, Sonja!!!
I might never know who finds this little blessing I'll be hiding in a glass jar, but I can imagine it warming someone's heart -- maybe just when she needs it. And if it gets passed along to…
SADIE DESIMONE replied to Palma Rea's discussion 'International Art Pin Swap HEART theme-February' in the group Art Swaps
Hi Palma,
I'd love to join this one! Thanks. xoxo Sadie
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Patricia Pope replied to Anne O'Connor's discussion 'Sharing Mixed Media Work' in the group MIXED MEDIA Hue's
Thanks for sharing; I definitely want to try some of your techniques. Patricia
Sonja Milojevic replied to Ruth Dailey's discussion 'Join in the Adventures of Bookmaking-bookbinding-journal making!' in the group The Hinges
Thank you so much Sadie for your kind words. I would love to see more of your wonderful creations! And maybe we could arrange a swap some day! :)
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The Hinges
If talks of Spines and Signatures, End Papers and Marbeling techniques exite you then welcome to "The Hinges" our Sub-group for ALL BOOKBINDING LoversFrom Binding sketchbooks and journals to antique book restauration .. lets playSee More
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Milliande Artist Spotlight
Milliande Artist Spotlight : Anne Smith - Painter
Milliande Artist Spotlight : Anne Smith - Painterfrom her 100 cups series
Anne Smith Website
http://www.annesmith.net
I love her layered artworks telling stories within the given framework of a cup ... it is interesting how a cup seems such an archetypically familiar objects across all cultures and lends itself to interpretative painting...
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Artist Spotlight
" Blessing of Tears"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper
" Wader"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper
" Imminent" encaustic on woodpanel
with paper and drawing
" Wader with Lotus"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper and drawing
"Heart Nest "
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper
" Wader"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper
" Imminent" encaustic on woodpanel
with paper and drawing
" Wader with Lotus"
ecaustic on wood panel
with paper and drawing
"Heart Nest "
" Repair"
encaustic on woodpanel
with paper and drawing
" Supported Meadow"
encaustic on woodpanel with paper and drawing
"...My work with encaustic seems like a fusion of many of my past art explorations; which included ceramics, papermaking, printmaking, photography and mixed media collage. There is a sensuality of material and a sense of partnership with the medium that is integral to my enjoyment of the process and to the success of any piece. It is tactile, malleable and rich and also allows the delight of using a fragrant byproduct of the interaction of bees with flowers. It feels akin to cooking, creating a surface that often exudes an edible quality. Unpredictable and surprising effects happen frequently and there is a constant interplay between transparency, opacity, layering and subtle dimensionality. By combining drawing and paper with wax the potential of this interplay seems infinitely expanded ....encaustic on woodpanel
with paper and drawing
" Supported Meadow"
encaustic on woodpanel with paper and drawing
Andrea Benson BIO EXERPT
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The world seems to me mysterious, lush and lovely, dangerous, disquieting and complex and we all totter and balance and dance under a strange accretion of emotion and sensation, culture, memories and media. In the making of these objects I endeavor to expose a moment of that mystery and create a sense of both recognition and visual satisfaction.
Encaustic Painter Andrea Benson Website
I enjoy the soft fragility of Andrea Bensons artwork, her focus on depicting the body and its particular motional poses without the use of expressive faces or any faces at all . The composition is leaving an open ended pathway for personal inner exploration in response to her work ...
There is a fascinating peek at her studio work available by the Oregon Public Broadcasting Interview ...
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...milliande
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~ For me what is sometimes missing in my life is a place to share with women, just women.~ There is a primal inborn need in a lot of women, to connect, to nurture each other and to feel like you are able to come, sit by the fire , make art and talk about the beingness of your day.
~ If I call for that need to be met with my inner voice of longing only another feminine voice seems to be able to answer that call
~ Here I would like to provide a space for women to be women, in each others company with nothing to prove and nothing to hide .. just being made welcome to explore their individuality to creative art expressions
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.... soon the smoke of the fire was seen some distance away ... and curious women came to peek ... so the Woman put a few more logs on the fire ...asked them to sit and warm themselves a little ..as they checked out her fire ... the women felt comfortable here and opened themselves to receive ... and as the fire needed tending to keep it alight .. the " Woman" quietly went away to gather a few more pieces of wood ... ... as the story goes ..the fire grew and grew ...as more and more women felt themselves strangely warmed by it ... felt a kind of soft feeling deep inside them that held promise of things to come .. that felt akin to a deep knowing ... that simply let them be ... .... so they invited their women friends to join too ..to warm themselves, to feel that kinship shared .. and they arrived at the " Woman's fire " ..ready to experience all that was being offered ... some women came alone, some brought friends , some brought a piece of wood or two to share to keep the fire going ... some brought a twig as a way of appreciation for the invitation .. some took a log away to light a fire elsewhere .. ...all the while , the Woman's day was filled with gathering many many twigs, making the fire bigger and bigger, making a clearing to create a larger safe place for all the women on the path of arriving at her fire to be met with the same warm glow ..to be welcomed at this little sanctuary .. and so they came .. and she was glad .. ... the days were filled with joyful laughter..with friendships kindled .. with women sharing ...with creative juices flowing, uncorked, released, shared, enjoyed , women bringing much of themselves to the communal fire ..a fire that in turn deeply nurtured them ... ... wood is precious and the Woman was grateful for every piece that arrived at her sanctuary , yet many twigs are needed to keep a fire burning ... it takes a little fallen oak branch to keep it alight for many an hour .. a few gathered twigs of birch will burn swiftly and make way for the next log to arrive that will sustain this creative fire as long as it is needed ... ...and so today .. 4 years later... this fire holds itself brightly ..the WOMAN can no longer even see the brightest spark reaching the horizon .. yet she can feel it deeply in her heart ... as gathering twigs all by herself was no longer sufficient to keep this large fire burning ...she noticed that many women had settled around her fire ...Deep within the Woman lies a knowing ,that to preserve this fire in the way it was meant to BE... for it to remain a sanctuary, to evolve naturally, organically, without the need to judge, rule, organise, chase, plan, no hierarchy, no leaders, no followers ... just women being women ... bare, honest, alive.. to preserve THIS..to grow THIS... she looks out at the horizon with a widen open heart ... asking for twigs and logs and branches and tree loads to be supplied by the universe ... ..and she knew that wood would come .. " |
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Milliande's Art Studio Blog
stages of clay sculpture figurine
evolving stages of my little clay sculpture figurine ..
driftwood stick and foil armature
clay molding of body
face construction
various wonderous "personalities" peeking through the clay ...
off to work on the face and yes that took ages :)) finetuning
texturing and shaping winged arms
finished clay doll / figurine before drying and painting ...
the final result hang up on the wall :)
...milliande
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clay play
clay sll perfectly dried so time today for a little paint treatment
used a beautiful piece of driftwood wrapped into the armature as the base of this little sculpture ... I love moldong the clay as long as it starts taking on its own little form ... I never quite know what it will be until it emerges ...
this one is not quite sure whether it wishes to be a bird or a woman or indeed angelic :)) .. so she simply decided to be a bit of all
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and some teeny tiny bowls came out of the leftover airdry clay ... one for my ink nibs ..
and one waiting for some gorgeous stones :)
... milliande
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a creative weekend
a creative weekend
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a little digital art journaling
a little painting
a little photography
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