Mistress of Fishes

This is my new piece. It has a lot to do with my children loving the water and fishing. I used some jewellery techniques to create the belt and neck piece. The shells are courtesy of the Dolly.

New Piece

I made this piece using some odd objects such as an old fishing reel, wire, tin, Cuttlebug diecuts and some texture paste. The figure is one of those human body dolls that come with the `insides' available from the Artist's Nook.

For me, this piece is about life and the elements of earth, air, fire and water.


My husband made these wings for me.

Inspirational Blogs

There are FIVE gorgeous blogs that are so inspiring.

Dream Weaver http://lynn-mccorry.blogspot.com/
It is so inspiring and wonderful to read. This artist amazes me with her beautiful designs and layouts. Lynn, you are amazing!!!

Red Dirt Mummy http://reddirtmummy.blogspot.com/
This blog is choc full of gorgeous goodies. This artist's layouts and card designs are beautiful and she also shares the most delicious, mouthwatering recipes, too.

Me and Mine http://meandmine-audrey.blogspot.com/
This blog is so beautiful and full of such inspiring work. This artist, Audrey, also teaches at Scraptivate, so if you live in Perth, you are so lucky!!! Audrey has a large variety of work displayed on her blog from altered art, to cards and the most AMAZING layouts. Audrey also demos the Cuttlebug, (my favourite!!!!) at Scraptivate.

Speak Without My Voice http://speakwithoutmyvoice.blogspot.com/
This blog is fantastic, filled with assemblages, photos and a wide variety of artwork. A really beautiful blog to read and inspire.

Michelle Ward http://michelleward.typepad.com/michelleward/

Michelle is an artist and designer. This blog has stamps, tips, journals and so much more! It is such a pleasure to read. It has terrific links, too.

Have fun!

The Tip!

I went to the tip today and found a few little bits and pieces. These things should give me some inspiration.
Here is the sunkissed Dolly after four days of full on fishing- she is still smiling.
The Terminator after four full on days of fishing!

Happy Easter and Empress Shrine

The sun turns the ocean to molten gold and where the rays do not reach- sparkling sapphires glint,
The warm, gentle wind caresses my skin leaving salty kisses upon me...


And I caught my first MACCA! Check it out.

All caught and released today. John and The Terminator with a Spangled Emperor.

Me The girls with me.

New Shrine
I received this beautiful canister full of Lindt eggs, bunnies and chocs from one of the lovely kids in my class. After eating the delightful treats inside, which were delicious (thank you), I made a little shrine. It's called Empress.

The `body' was made of a most annoying bell I used to ring to remind children about the noise level.

Insomnia- Wheel of Fortune

This piece is called Insomnia. I don’t normally name things nor do I normally give much explanation to items I make. This piece has a bit to do with Stephen King’s book, Insomnia. I do have insomnia and I’m not sure if it is because I don’t want the day to end, it is because I haven’t done everything I wanted to do, or exactly the main reason for this state.Anyway, this piece has the Wheel Of Fortune and the three beings that control it. I used da Vinci images because I just love them.
Clothos is the weaver and is young. Sorry about the reflection.
Lachesis is the measurer and is usually middle aged.
Atropos is the cutter and is usually elderly.

This wheel signifies changes in fortune and in life.

Thanks for looking!

Good Day Out!

The Terminator and her first Coral Trout
The Dolly and her first ever Spanish Mackerel
The Terminator and her Spanish Mackerel
John and his Spanish Mackerel
John and his Chinaman Cod

My husband took the kids fishing today and they had a ripper!

Experiments

The darker areas represent the areas of accidental wax contact. Whoops!

Soot Technique Smoosh

I have been experimenting with the Smoosh and Soot techniques. You can read all about these fab techniques on Kelsey's blog.

With the soot technique I did not have any gloss papers-they have been put in a very safe place, so safe I can't find them!I used some card instead and fixed it with some hair spray.

I have not sprayed the Smoosh papers with webbing spray as yet, but that's the next step. Thanks for stopping by.

Dad

On a more personal note, my Dad completed his last radiotherapy session today. It's a great relief for everyone to have gotten this far. Anyone who has had a loved one go through something like this will know all about, the uncertainty, the dramas and in general, the huge emotional stress.
My father's brother, Malcolm, has been such a great help to my Mum, by taking my Dad to his daily radiotherapy sessions and chemotherapy sessions too. My Mum has been working as well as looking after my Dad.
I wish I could have been physically there for you, to help, but instead I'm with you in my thoughts and my best wishes.
I love you Mum and Dad.
Uncle Malcolm, you're my hero!

Ventolin Thing

I couldn't find a Pez dispenser anywhere in town, so I used an empty ventolin puffer and a few other bits-n-bobs. The kids told me they threw them all out when we packed up to move. Isn't that always the way? I used some gold and black webbing spray to get some interesting effects on top of the paint,but sadly it doesn't show up well on the photos. Please cuse tthe glue- it does show up, lol. Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments.

New Altered Piece

I made a new altered piece today. It's made up of a tuna can, an aluminium cog thing my husband had kicking around in his shed, tin (diet-coke can) cuttlebug diecuts, some wire and a chinese tea cup. I just loved all the Pez totems and light bulb shrines produced by people who attended the Michael deMeng workshops presented by Artistic Journey. I wish I had known about these terrific workshops when I lived in Perth! Check out Kelsey's blog for some cool photos. Now, I need a Pez dispenser......Thanks for looking.

Mud Crab

Check out this mud crab James caught today!

New Nicho

This one was made from a sardine can. The roses were made from a soft drink can. I cuttlebugged the wings which were made from the lids of the sardine cans. I popped a prayer box on the end.

A little twisted wire pendant- it is sterling silver and turquoise with a few fresh water pearls.