Happiness is...

preparing for a new workshop and just plain enjoying the studio!

Happy Friday  ♥

xo

Tonights the night!

Watch out Landsberg am Lech....

Tea Bag Warrior is a comin'!

The show starts tonight

Atelier Roland Schamberger

Alte Bergstr. 415

86969 Landsberg am Lech

Would love to see you there!

xo

Feeling splendid!

I'm so excited! I will be showing my tea bag art at a solo exhibition in Landsberg am Lech, Germany! 

So, if you find the time and you're anywhere near you can find me and my art
 at the 17th annual Art Walk

17th "Lange Nacht der Kunst" 

Atelier Roland Schamberger

Alte Bergstr. 415

86969 Landsberg am Lech

Klick here to view the complete flyer 

I would love to welcome you there!

Just doing my thing

Tried my luck at felting this past weekend for the very first time.

So now Blue Belle { as I call her } has moved in next to her new buddies.

What on earth will I be up to next?!

Happy Monday!

xo

Viva la Frida! - #cre8TEAvity

This past weekend I went to a Frida Kahlo exhibit in Baden-Baden, Germany.

I just can't tell you how beautiful that it was! 
If you are in Germany and have the chance to travel to Baden-Baden
you might want to check out the KunstMuseum Gehrke-Remund. 
It's well worth the visit!

#cre8TEAvity
Tea bag art inspired by Frida Kahlo

Viva la Frida!!

I'll be posting my new creations on Instagram { As many other things that I create daily }.  So if you want to join in on the fun, please just post your tea creativity on Instagram using
#cre8TEAvity 

xo

Feeling so blessed

Thank you Gracy Wilkins & Kalin Warren @Stampington Publications! 

My cardboard postcards that where published in Somerset Studio Gallery - Winter 2017 edition

have arrived back home!

xo

Am I odd?

Yes, I must admit that my mind has a crazy life of its own at times. Or maybe all of the time.

As recently. I start experimenting with watercolors and ink. 

What happens two days later? I tear this piece up.

To make a postcard

For the Twitter Art Exhibit

And the rest?

In my journal. Where else?

 Am I odd, or even crazy?! 

No.

I am creative

xo

This original painting of mine is now up for bids

This Original mixed media painting on canvas is now up for bids on the charity auction by eBay for
Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontiers { MSF }.
- S O L D -

"Stories Told"

 35cm x 35cm

This piece is being auctioned as part of a collective fundraising effort for

Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF).

We are a group of artists wanting to use creativity to make a positive difference for the world amid what seems like an endless cycle of political unrest and natural disasters. All the artists participating have donated their works and agreed to cover international postage costs so that
100% of your bid amount will go to MSF.

Get your Christmas presents sorted early and support a fantastic charity at the same time!
- You are very welcome to spread the word. We can make a change! - 

Hugs,

Collage - Going different ways and finding new paths in my journal

I'm just playing with tiny scraps of paper 

 

and some watercolor in my journal

and loving every minute of it!

Hugs,

Leaves are falling...

directly into my journal!

Hugs,

In my garden there is ... room for a free and wild spirit

Yes, and I'm trying to capture that beautiful feeling 

of a free and wild spirit in my art journal today.

Stay safe my friends ♥

Hugs,

Linking up to 

AJJ - { thank you Yvonne aka Meggymay for this months theme }

&

Maps in my journal

What a coincidence. I've been using maps for some time now and love this months theme { MAPS } at AJJ. Thank you Mary!

This spread was inspired by the wonderful and so creative artist Roxanne Coble and her "Creatures" online class... might wanna check her out @bybun she has some awesome art.

Also linking up to the fun over @PaintPartyFriday with Eva and Kristin.

Hugs,

"art up" your mail!

You don't need much to "art up" your mail.

 I like to use stickers and do a little doodling. 

 it's just so easy. And I'm pretty sure that it puts a smile on the face of that person who receives it.

So, I have to go get these beauties in the mail!

Happy Creating.

Hugs,

Yay, it's Friday!!

I'm so happy to join in on the fun at PPF again this week! I'm giving this beauty on my desk touch-ups and thinking of getting her framed. It's been a crazy week and want to let you in on a workshop I recently held.

{ Promote your passion }

That's the reason I held an art journal workshop in my area. Along with fine painting, art journaling is a true passion of mine. And I wanted to share this with the women in my community & let you in on the fun we had!

Beautiful woman joined me together for a wonderful evening of adventure. They had no idea what an art journal is nor what it meant or what on earth to do(!)  I have to let you know that art journaling isn't popular at all here in southern Germany.

- I had so much fun creating small tags & ribbons from scraps of cloth
to then package up books to alter and miscellaneous treats for those lovely ladies -

I gave each and every one a small starter kit to take home with them

After I told them a little bit about art journaling, the process of creating and other basic details they took a peek into my numerous journals. We then started. And let me tell you, they were unstoppable. We had so much fun together. Laughing, sharing art and other stories.  Our creative session lasted until late into the night.

The tribe of art journalers has grown since that night. Those ladies fell in love with the process of letting go and creating. Now we'll be meeting on a regular basis. Mission accomplished!!

If you're an art journaler you too might want to flock your tribe together. Try it. I know you'll like it... and there are others out there who might just fall in love.

Hugs, 
Your

I'm not much of a writer. So I'll just let my journal do all the talking...

Show, don't tell. That's my kind of art journaling.

Hugs

WOYWW Boho - Baroque - Grandeur ...

Today is What's on Your Work desk Wednesday { WOYWW } over at Julia's place!!

...and of course I'm joining in on the fun at AJJ once again this month 

{ for the record }

Thank you Linda for such a wonderful theme!!

I wanted to create something with a WOW effect without much effort so I looked through my journals and found a page I had already started. This is what came out....

"is this just real life, is this just fantasy..."

The songs

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen

&

"Rock me Amadeus" - Falco

both inspired me on this one.

And let me tell you, I had lots of fun doing it!

Hugs

Making postcards out of scraps

WOYWW { What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday } 1

After a visiting a friend of mine, a passionate scrapbooker, I took some of her "leftovers" from her beloved scrapping sessions. Full of joy with all these wonderful and beautifully formed paper scraps, I knew just what to do with them.

 Using old postcards I had in my stash I went right to work in the studio...

 Gluing bits and pieces of paper and ephemera...

putting it all together, then a bit of stitching

I think I'm gonna do a bit of doodling to pep it up a bit

This one came out quite good too!

Wishing you a wonderful and HAPPY EASTER!

Your