So I’ve just finished a workshop I took at Altered Diva’s site (http://adonlineworkshops.ning.com/) called Softly Spoken, and this is one of 6 pieces I made.  I’m really happy I took this workshop - I learned alot and made a few new art friends, and I really do like the way the pieces came out.  The technique involves putting down layers of color, collaging on top, adding a suitable quote and then finishing off.  If you want to see the other pieces, you can see them at my Flickr site (there’s a link on the right side).  I recommend this workshop to all you budding mixed media artists out there - it’s well worth the price, and the lessons (6 total, over 6 weeks) are presented so they’re very easy to understand and apply, and there are also vidoes!  I’ve also signed up for the next workshop (Just Junque-It) that starts in January ‘08 - it involves assemblage and making art out of things that are, well, junk!  heh, and I have plenty of that stuff clogging up my art drawers!  I’m feeling a little intimidated, but that’s good - it means I’m stretching beyond my comfort zone = and that’s where the real growth occurs. 

 Next on the agenda - I want to wish everyone in the US a very Happy Thanksgiving Day - may you all faint from abundance (in a good way, of course!)  This year, as usual, my blessings are far too many to list, but to name a few that immediately come to mind:

mom (even though she’s gone, I still feel the blessings she bestowed on me)

Lisa K - my art friend, hero and advocate, and inspiration

Debby G - my best friend, more a sister really (my true rock)

Baby - my pet conure who supplies me with limitless companionship, entertainment and joy

all of my artist and poet friends - for their unending inspiration and support

Cape Cod - for her sheer beauty

my camera

walks in the nearby arboretums, fall leaves

Starbucks coffee

and right now, most of all - turkey!!!  (I cannot wait to consume tomorrow!!!!)