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all hallow's past; happy halloween present

1976. 

me and my brother. (the hobo and the gypsy!) this was taken back in the days where we made our own costumes. most did. sheesh-   halloween used to be so much dang fun. kids EVERYWHERE on the streets, trick-or-treating. no fear. and no real reason to be. innocent fun in disguise. nothing more

(good candy)

i've enjoyed being locked in all weekend with journal work. -i did run out once today to go to the art store, but came right back and i'm working and watching a halloween movie marathon! it's so great!   -lol

(i really need to get a social life)

to take a break from the journal project, i've been working on random stone tile coasters for my next class, saturday, nov.-3. i'm loving the end result of what i've done so far. these stone tiles have a smooth finish on them, so they're a perfect project to use HIS alcohol inks on.  (Something i love about using my childhood photos is they have a 4x4 print, and beside it are 2 duplicate prints of about 1.5" each. i used one of the smaller prints on this coaster. fun to work with.)

alcohol inks are so cool to work with. you never know what end result you'll get-  i like that. on this coaster < i dyed the tile, then used a fun mini kleenex with this eye design. (my excitement when i found this package of mini eye kleenex's was almost crazy) what can i say...  simple things make me happy *wink 

how the heck could you even think about blowing your nose on a kleenex this cool-?     not even

happy trick-or-treating! be safe

new journal new challenge

and this is a BIG challenge for me! i'm actually compiling a 64-page journal that i can't keep! -lol it's for a university art assignment. i do the artwork, the students' journal the meaning behind the page-onto the page. very cool concept, and i'm excited to do it. they provided me with 64 words-  some are very challenging. this is one page (partial visuals). the word on this one is stretched

this pic is of me a year ago- funny when i see how short my hair was! pretty cute poney-tail tho huh?

laffing right now

halloween party over the weekend was a lot of work and fun! last minute- decorated friday night and saturday, -for party saturday night. my house-more deck and kitchen space to hang out in. PERFECT night, weather wise! amazing, actually. cobwebs everywhere! my front yard was transformed into a graveyard. it was fun.  so my 'make up' was to be madusa lisa. not easily seen here, but i wore a black shirt and shawl like mona lisa, but had snakes (glued to bobby pins) stuck all over my hair!  -crazy eye make up. would have made sense to pose for a pic like the mona lisa, huh-?        didn't.        nice job steph. here's another fun pic. fricking charlie's angels or what-? i cracked up when i saw this one-!  two of my good friends and me. we had a lot of fun. the most 'original' costume went to my son! Bobby came back home -straight from the woods (hunting), camo-ed out, and joined the party! i think his main reason for being at the party was to act as my chaperone! he stayed the night this weekend to be closer to his hunting spot, so i guess it all worked out good. my boys are so protective of me their friends' even give them a hard time about giving me a break! i'm flattered and proud of that though. overall, my friends came up with some amazing costumes ...from pirates, to zoro's girlfriend (with a bloody Z across her face; was pretty cool considering i'm not good on the reality of gore), to the grim reaper and his dead 'very cool' bride! and more!

crazy,stressful week, not to mention that it's only tuesday! this weekend i plan to lock myself in the house and do a lot of journal work   -hopefully! i'm really feeling the need to WORK some things out through my art, not to mention i have deadlines! but craving a little soul work-kwim-?  

have a happy week!!    

the 'angels'!>

most original costume! my son, the hunter>

hi; happy monday

amazing and full last week! mucho TY to all my fab friends who made turning 41 a little less painful LOL. what can i say, all i can do is 'wear' it gracefully!! it was a week-long celebration, and a lot of fun. i'm completely blessed. dinner, lunches, THE GIFTS (hahaha), calls!!! it's been a full last week, like i mentioned, not much personal artwork time, but i'm working on a project journal and i will show some more 'pieces' of that soon. here's a small visual.  

sat was eth's homecoming. he wasn't too stoked about going, (not the dance type) but he did, and him and his date were very striking- he's so beautiful!

so after a lot of last minute; pre-dance activity, the kids were ready, parents-cameras in hand, all met for pics. this is eth's very fav part of the eve. (LOL-J/K)..   funny thing is when i took the pics to work today, many commented -he's smiling!!!  seriously. he did, and he looked great. i got eth off for the eve, before he left he kissed me and said 'be good mom'..  what the heck -?    -because i was heading down to the new sprint center in KC for the ELTON JOHN concert! amazing- love his music, always have, and the really fab part of it all was getting to view the whole gig from a suite! it was crazy fun when the whole suite (me included) got up and started dancing to CROCODILE ROCK _LOL! amazing fun. amazing to hear this man's voice in real life. he's so great. 

have a good rest of your week! i have a big halloween party this weekend-  can't wait to turn into my character, Madusa Lisa! pics after saturday. should be good

insane

my week! trying to get eth ready for homecoming is such a job- just getting him pinned down to go shop, get his suit ready, find out flower info so him and his date MATCH. insane. a lot of work for a guy who could care less if he went or not! LOL.

i've had my september journal page complete for over a week, and am just now getting it posted- but i'm in love with it. well, i love the meaning behind it. eth has played football since he was in the 3rd grade. ate. slept. breathed football. he played until his sophomore year in high school (last season). he made the decision to quit because he was wrestling, and it was just too much for a kid who likes to have a life outside of sports!  so for 2 seasons now when eth and/or myself run into a football parent, we're asked the question 'is eth coming back'..   no kidding, even my local grocery store. it's true, ethan is a very gifted athlete, but i'm proud of him for standing his ground and doing what HE wants to do. (let me tell you this kid has been confronted with a lot of pressure to play from kids, parents and of course the coaches)  this season, eth and some of his buddies decided to paint their chests/backs and stand on the sidelines to support their buddies on the field during home football games.  i think it's cool that my son has the personality and confidence enough in himself that he can lead/shine on and off the field. going from a very well known player to a FANatic!  NOW- here's the latest..   eth has decided he wants to go back for next year. his senior year. so that's the motive behind the design of this journal page-  i put the photos on the page, then used a sharpie to journal. the pics are distressed/scratched. i wanted to use this 'game spinner' (i colored it with the sharpie to make it black), and had the idea to cut out the word PLAY several times, and lay them out on the page in a game board appearance. the white tag on the bottom right has eth's past football numbers, and the red circle frames the negative area where his next football number could* or would go! on the back of the tag i used packing tape to include some of the dried acrylic paint that i found laying in the corner of our shower!!!  kinda cool, but let me tell you, acrylic is not fun, or easy to clean off tile!   i also used printers block letters and acrylic to print PH. black electrical tape holds the pics in place.

this is grunge at it's finest! pretty raw. i'm proud of him. he's a good kid, and i love watching him have fun in his life. have i told you how much i love this kid? -lol. of course once or twice, huh?!

HAVE A FAB REST OF YOUR WEEK