Advent calendars offer surprises and treats everyday.
What fun for the kids and for us as well.
I bought ready made bags at our local craft store, they are available in all different colors. Buy a few more than you need to allow for mistakes. Cut decorative papers into circle, square and rectangle shapes. For the numbers you can use rubber stamps. Glue or stamp your design directly onto the small paper bag.
Can't wait to see how it all turns out when I am done.
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Here is the word love again! Working on Holiday Cards. Having thoughts on different motifs for the holidays like trees, owls in winter gear and type. I started to carve words on the blocks and wanted to share.
I worked on different color combinations, traditional and fun.
Love, a favorite word, continues to be ever present in my work. As I was organizing photos it kept appearing leaving me to think it needed its own folder! Sharing some love here. Something to remember as the days on the calendar change to embrace the spirit of the holidays and the season.
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This five petal flower motif comes up often in my work.
I decided to have some fun with how the photos line up.
Love the movement created with the placement of the cut paper layout.
Working with cut paper gives me a lot of freedom to play and process ideas.
There is such strength in a motif when in silhouette. When was the last time you even thought to look at or draw something in silhouette, flowers, animals or birds? For me probably art school, an art class or workshop when they ask you to break things down to their simplest form in a drawing or painting. I should add this tomy list in my Lessons Learned in Art School post.
Great to keep in mind when creating.
Give it a try, put your idea or sketch in silhouette, you will be pleasantly surprised.
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I first printed this the Pineapple Bird in black on the first of November as my first piece of art in the Art Everyday Month Challenge which you can find here. I used a rubber carving block and ink. I thought I would share the initial rough sketches I did before cutting into the rubber block.
Dots and swirls drawn from inspiration found in beautiful garden gates. Will be interesting to see what patterns develop from these doodles and motifs. The swirl and circles above show up in my work, my decor, my clothes quite often. Do you find that happens with you? Are you attracted to the same motifs without even being aware of it? Just your style perhaps. I blogged about one's icon in a previous post which can be found here.
Beautiful white gate from a garden among the gingerbread cottages of Oak Bluffs in Martha's Vineyard.
Top of my wrought iron gate used for decoration in my garden.
Front section of my wrought iron gate.
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The Blue Eyed Owl is finished and off she goes with her friends to find a lovely nest for the Holidays.
Final look for the owl and bird holiday tree going into a local store. More lovely handmade owls can be viewed on my textile and handmade page here. Owls and birds can also be found and purchased through my Etsy store. If you find one in these photos or the photos above that interest you, e-mail me@velásquezstudio@aol.com Thank you for stopping by.
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Word Paths, a Friday feature showcasing possibilities in written words, creative process and artistic pieces.
My goal is to present three to five words or three to five lines.
I may go to seven words or seven lines but probably not often, only if needed.
I plan to work the Word Paths out artistically and process them to share with you here.
You can go here, to my first post on this project and see how it all started.
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I sent my oldest off to school with his lunch packed and ready to take on the day.
The little one, who cannot decide if he wants to be Woody or Buzz Lightyear slept later than usual,
so I was able to paint some words in Spanish to share.
Thinking in Spanish today.
Spreading some Latin love!
I started with one idea and ended up in a better creative place. While I did some writing warm ups I used a scrap of, oh yes, my butcher paper to get a feel for type size and length for what I thought would be my final piece of art. I like what was created on my practice paper sort of speak. So this being my inspiration I went to the next level. I used wrapping paper the color of Spanish coffee(more milk than coffee) with a nice sooth texture. I for some reason I relate everything to coffee. While painting, the brush and ink moved easily on this paper, love that feeling. I used a combination of brushes, my sumi brush and my favorite Kolinsky brush, sometimes I wonder why I own over fifty brushes when I truly favor and use five of them.
Mi Amor-MyLove Mi Corazón- My Heart Mi Vida- My Life
Mi Amor Mi Corazón Mi Vida My Love My Heart My Life
When I write or paint these words they have special meaning in my heart. It is my family, my husband and my boys that I think of. Even when I whisper them to myself as I paint they are the ones in my heart. These words are used as terms of endearment. Much like sweet pea, honey or darling.
