Cay Denise

Week 7's project was to create an Affirmation Board.  My finished one looks very Carmen Miranda-ish, don't you agree? Since I wanted to get the assignment finished in a single day, I found I I didn't let each layer collage/paint dry completely. So, some layers peeled away revealing earlier layers. To work with the problem, a variety of colored tissue paper was added to complete the background (around the painted face, too).  Then the other images and words were collaged on top. It is definitely a bright and fun piece! This piece was created through a class offered by Tamara Laporte from Willowing Arts Ltd. For more information, visit this link:  www.willowing.org . This post also linked to  http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com .

This lesson involved some personal work aside from just the painting.  That work involved coming up with a list of the wisdom we have achieved over the course of our lives.  That took the most time and effort, and there is much more I came up with than is apparent in the box.  I just wanted to keep the piece simple and highlight the word awesome. This piece was created through a class offered by Tamara Laporte from Willowing Arts Ltd. For more information, visit this link:  www.willowing.org .

I'm finishing up some of the art-making opportunities from the wonderful instructor prompts that were part of the December Women Unleashed Summit. Reliquary making was one of those prompts that had been unfinished until today.  This one has two interconnected boxes.  The smaller one's top comes off revealing a compartment of items that mean something to me. This was actually very easy to make, and would be a very special gift.  It can be personalized to be a memento from a journey or activity together, or something altogether different.  It is a great way to recycle items like one remaining earring from a once existing pair, buttons, fabric scraps, magazine pictures, feathers, camera film, stones, etc.  The possibilities are limitless--as are the containers that could be used too!