Shelf in my studio artwork..."My hand makes mistakes" by Jamiebeth Fox a wonderful artist I met online. Doll "Keith" handmade with no pattern by me. I love how he turned out.

PHAP and such

Sitting here this morning before work it occurred to me that Every artist at the PHAP meeting (more about that later) said "I would do this differently next time" or "I learned this when I made that" at least once during the evening. Art is such a learning experience. Maybe that's why I enjoy it so much, I love to learn. Student seems to be one of my main life themes, even if I haven't spent much time in a classroom. Life has been my teacher and I try to be a good student.

Anyway back to my PHAp group .........we art the ***Pointy Hat Art Posse*******<{:D,
altering life so that it is ever so much more fun! This is a group for artists of all sorts in Edmonton Alberta Canada. We do alter things often and are thinking about doing a group project.......maybe as a thank you for the owner of Lexxies Latte where the meetings are held. I actually have a trio of items to alter which may just have to lay around the studio for abit so I get the feel for them. Meeting with others of the creative mindset is a great inspiration. Learning from one another, sharing, trading atcs(Yippee) and just generaly playing has given me added creative energy. I feel blessed to have found this group and just know we will continue to grow and spread the creative energy to others. Look out a chapter of PHAPS may invade your neighbourhood yet!!
Blessings Cindy

This one surprised me ......I love it when that happens!!!

Laurabeth..........done while watching Little House on the Prairie of course......pa pa are you gonna tuck me in now?? Growwwl

Cryblue postcard

What is behind the buildings?

How I feel sometimes

One horse town

Uptown a study in perspective

A Rose for the envie

Quick Ink sketch I will call him Klaus

Here's another I like this one

Quick pencil sketch on an envie

Red is a lady with a great future.

Greetings

Bajou atc

I love the way this atc turned out.

I thought I would try an abstract atc. I had no idea there was a womanly figure in there till I started to color it in.

my thoughts this am

Thoughts feelings and desires. I was thinking about those this morning while waking up enough to go to work. I wake up at the computer with my coffee every morning. I can read the news, (for free) catch up with friends, (crucial to my well being) and get my dose of calm before the storm they call my job.

Anyway I was thinking about Desires and how mine have changed since Kyle died.

Now all I truly desire that I don't have is some job satisfaction. I intend to continue focusing on that and my need to find a creative job. Things are already happening in that direction if you look at the voluntering I plan on doing in the fall. ( I am teaching a kids altered art/atc class at the library here as well as doing a workshop on altered art for a grieving parents group).
Sooo in all this rambling I guess my point is that I am already doing what I desire..............lol just not as often as I would like (time to stop whining and start being joyful)

Blessings Cindy
member of PHAP (the Pointy Hat Art Society)
our mission: to spread creativity in an uncreative world.

Live Life artFully

Something someone said on my Soul-vision group
caused the title "Live life artFully"
to pop into my brain.
As some of you know I often sign off my emails
"Have an artFull day".
I really do try to live my life .......Full of art.
As a member of PHAP (pointy hat art posse) it is my duty
as well as my pleasure to bring creativity to an un-creative world.
What joy it is to spread art and all it can be to others!!

Have a wonderfully Creative day
Blessings Cindy

If the art of getting along with people was rewarded in cash would more people practise it?
(I struggle at times at my job with negativity)
Shame they don't know how much more there is to life then the things money can buy.
(I'll still take my share)

Whosthere? I made this atc yesterday. I like him because he is 3-D

postsecret card

To capture Joy

Joy was captured, briefly in the picture of me that I used on my "Party Girl" atc. I do feel it often these days. Though today it feels far away. I am feeling rather low today and know I need to get out of the house. But as one of my best friends would say "I hate to inflict myself on anyone today" Now how is that for negative thinking? Ok so I guess best thing for me to do is to release the negative. What will come out ? ..............................

This is me at our 70's New Years eve party 1998. To be this carefree again would be amazing.