PICTORIAL ORGANATION

It has been 22 days since rotator-cuff surgery. I was going great guns until I over extended myself and now I am having a little set back. I am an over achiever I (can’t hepp-it) I have been doing zentangles. I have made 8 birthday cards while recovering. I made personalizes card with each name. I promised to give you samples of the things I have been teaching. Last week I gave the Seven Color Contrast This week I will give you examples of the things I taught about Pictorial originations. Some were, Vertical Bars, horizontal bars. curvilinear . oblique , static, cruciform Straight to curve. F.C.squared All od these are creative way to organize a painting F.C.squared Found competation in confusion Curivinular

ObliqueStatic

Frame-in-Frame

Vertical Bars

Crusiform

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MY OWN DESIGN BOOK THE 7 -COLOR CONTRAST

Hello out there. Well it has been thirteen days since rotator-cuff surgery. I am doing so well. I have just about worked off all medication. I am still sleeping in the chair however but maybe in a night or two I will be back in my bed. Thanks for staying with me. I had thought I would be able to do more with my hand than I have been able to. I have created three ZenTangle birthday cards. But it took more than a day to do each one. I promised to give you photos of some of my previous creations. In 2006 I wrote a design Notebook. In the book there was a segment about the seven color contrasts: as stated below. Contrast of COMPLEMENTRY COLOR Definition: Using the color plus it’s complement the12 color wheel Contrast of SATURATION COLOR Using the color and it’s complement to gray a color or to set a color in a gray plane. Contrast of HUE Definition: Checkerboard the colors and separating them with white or black

Contrast of WARM Verses COOL Definition Using warm colors and cool colors Contrast of EXTENTION Definition: Using balance of color as in it takes 20% yellow to balance 90% purple, It takes 40% orange to balance 80% blue It takes 50% green to balance 50% red

Contrast of VALUE: Definition: Using lightest value to the darkest value on the value scale

Contrast of SAMALTANIOUS Definition: Using the dominate color + the color to the right or to the left of the complement.

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Summer Activities-less Rotator Cuff Surgery

As I said in my last blog there is always something new at our house. The new thing here will be rotator cuff surgery on the 26th of June. Yes that is just two days from now. That means I will not be able to paint, quilt, make jewelry. I will not also be able to mop, iron, cook or vacuum Yea. There will be no driving to the local grocery store, hair dresser or craft store. I have packed away my painting supplies, with sewing machine, my clay, all the jewelry findings and beads. Sounds like a bore. I have kept out the pens to do Zen tangles. I think I will be able to do those after a time. So don’t leave me as I will be posting every now and again some photos of my watercolors In 2008 I did a Job Jar exercise. That means I made a list of 50 commands and cut them into strips and folded them, put them in a jar and every day I would reach my hand in the jar and pull out a command. Whatever those commands said, that is what I would do for that day. It may be a watercolor, or a specific subject in watercolor, oil, a collage. It may be a different technique. I will try to post some of the things I did. I got this exercise from Nita Leland’s book “The Creative Artist” In 2010 I taught my student “Creativity” using some of the lessons I learned from Jane E. Jones. I will try to post some of those photos as well. Today I will give you a sample on a watercolor that got the coveted Grumbacher award. It is given for creativity and imitation. So be blessed to be a blessing

WINNERS of VIRTUAL CRAFT SHOW DRAWINGS

Valery is the winner of the Bright Orange Glass Dangle Earrings

About Valery
Welcome to my blog! I've been interested in art for as long as I can remember. Over the years, I've experimented with various art media but have always been fascinated with glass. I began fusing glass about 4 years ago and haven't stopped since! I think of each of my glass pieces as a "little bit of wearable art"! Thanks for visiting and come back often!!
Rebekah is the winner of the lovely Copper chain with freeform links and a Bright yellow pendant


My name is Rebekah Payne. I am twenty-four years old. Ever since I was really young, for as far back as I can remember, I've been crafting things. Everything from gifts for my parents and six siblings, to doll houses with tiny furniture, to a family of little wax hamsters (when I couldn't have a real one). I even made a brick house in the backyard for my friend, Rocky, the garden toad
OK girls enjoy your gifts, and
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THE WINNER OF COLOR HARMONY

Well I gave my husband the chance to choose the winner Of the wonderful book. COLOR HARMONY

COLOR HARMONY by Hideaki Chijiiwa. A guide to creative color combinations. I offered it as a prize during the COLOR CHALLENGE Blog-Hop this week and the winner is number 13 Drum roll please ! Let’s just go see who that might be. Be right back.

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It’s Heidi Post. She tells it like it is: (From her own blog profile) A creative weirdo. A 14-year old living in a rapidly aging body. Not as disciplined as I'd like to be. A super klutzy spaz. Completely obsessive - especially when it comes to new project ideas. I've been marching to my own drummer since I was born. That led to a lot of stares and being picked on when I was younger, but I'd rather stand out than be a sheep. Contrary. Strong. Dependable. And the best darn guacamole-maker alive.
Enjoy COLOR HARMONY Heidi and
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Re-Posting FIRST ANNUAL VIRTUAL CRAFT SHOW

I have been anticipating this for a while. Lori (who is sponsoring the show told us to load up our shop so I have spent the last week photographing and posting my wares, so hurry on over and take a peek at my MagpieTreasureTrove and take a chance at winning a pair of clip on earrings. Then zoom on over to CopperCandyJules my Copper Jewelry shop for a look-see and leave a comment to this post for a chance to win a 18 inch freeform copper chain with a yellow quarts pendant.

Two winners for this giveaway! One the left: From my Copper Candy Jules shop, I am giving away a 24" copper chain with freeform links and a bright 1.5" bright yellow quartz pendant .
Value $25.
From my Magpie Treasure Trove shop, I am giving away bright orange dangly glass bead clip-on earrings (I’ll change them to “pierced” if needed).
Value $18
http://magpietreasuretrove.etsy.com/ discount code for 15% off is 16S43H
http://coppercandyjules.etsy.com/ discount code for 15% off is 043L72
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Then go over to Lori's blog Pretty Things, and see who else is being featured.

http://www.prettythingsblog.com/