"Journal Spilling book", "art and motherhood", "genealogy", "work-in-progress" Lisa MB "Journal Spilling book", "art and motherhood", "genealogy", "work-in-progress" Lisa MB

*cough snort sneeze* Sorry for the absence

Never mind the coughing and wheezing.
Must... get... back... to power tools.

See the bits of sawdust dirtying up the photo? Once the kids were out of the house, I got serious about sanding away the labels on the cigar boxes I'm going to use in my next project. Note the fabulous protective gear. (Especially the scarf. Believe me when I tell you that curly hair will hold on like death to particles of sawdust if you don't cover up beforehand.)
 
Sometime after I peeled off this "bank-robbing alien" costume, I sealed the boxes with matte medium. I've been beating myself up a bit for not moving forward faster on this in particular, and not making more art in general. Which is stupid, since I have been journal spilling, at least.

And January in this house means prepping for The Boy's birthday party, plus cleverly rearranging junk piles cleaning up for the grandparents' visits. It's just that I should get a move on with this project before I hate its guts and lose whatever momentum I have left. I may have to -- gasp -- set a schedule and stick to it. Gaaah.


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Soooo pretty

I had forgotten how much I luh-huh-huhv pretty paper. (And how the hell did that happen?)
I like pretty with my grunge. I can appreciate cute, but I prefer frayed edges and smudginess. Even pretend-smudgy is better than undiluted pretty.
I'm probably going to use some of this in a companion piece to "The Plumber's Jealousy." 
But it's going to take a while; what I want to do is complex and the rest of my life keeps intruding into my worktime.
More soon.
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I'm in!

Today I got the good news: my artwork has been chosen to be shown in the "It's Not Easy Being Green" juried art exhibit! You'll remember pieces in the show explore the "green" theme -- both the color and the eco-friendly concept. My piece is a three-fer: the touches of green color, the green-eyed monster of jealousy as the subject, and the fact that it's partly made with recycled materials.

Thirty-eight artists were selected for the show, featuring 2D and 3D artwork at the Lynnwood Library Gallery. Three winners will receive prize baskets at the opening reception on October 2nd, 11am-12pm.

*ahem* This is your Official Invitation to the reception!

The show runs from September 27th to November 18th. See you at the reception!
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