Art Making Get On With It

2011-02-14T09:52:00.000-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day All!!!
This is an atc for the April Fool's swap.
I am so filled with joy today.
"May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."

13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
To be like HIM to put other's first. Their needs over my own.
hugs and blessings
Valerie

2010-12-21T10:41:00.000-05:00

This is an atc I made and traded. I joined 365/2011 I am making a life list... I guess it is a bucket list. I am writing life affirmations. I am writing down the secrets of a creative joyful life.

2010-11-22T13:19:00.000-05:00

Decorated elephant swap This is before he was glammed up with gems and black glitter lol

2010-11-11T22:58:00.000-05:00

A new atc I have made about 40 the last month. They are already traded. I have about 350 atcs now from other artists. I love this hobby.

Cry out to Jesus

2009-06-16T12:03:00.000-04:00

Good things are happening I am working on my creative journey map. God is good and I see his mercy everyday .

"Cry Out To Jesus" by Third Day

To everyone who's lost someone they love

Long before it was their time

You feel like the days you had were not enough

when you said goodbye

And to all of the people with burdens and pains

Keeping you back from your life

You believe that there's nothing and there is no one

Who can make it right

There is hope for the helpless

Rest for the weary

Love for the broken heart

There is grace and forgiveness

Mercy and healing

He'll meet you wherever you are

Cry out to Jesus,

Cry out to Jesus

For the marriage that's struggling just to hang on

They lost all of their faith in love

They've done all they can to make it right again

Still it's not enough

For the ones who can't break the addictions and chains

You try to give up but you come back again

Just remember that you're not alone in your shame

And your suffering

When your lonely

And it feels like the whole world is falling on you

You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus

Cry out to Jesus

To the widow who suffers from being alone

Wiping the tears from her eyes

For the children around the world without a home

Say a prayer tonight

Barb's butterfly

2009-05-27T13:22:00.000-04:00

Forced to paint.............

I have not painted in awhile.....

Friend of a friend was dying of cancer. they were having a party for her the theme was butterflies and new life in Chirst. I wanted to procrastinate but could not. I wanted to say no I can't paint (I am too stressed...depressed...

rusty...self conscious). I could not come up with a good enough excuse to not paint for a dying sister in Christ. So I painted this butterfly. I still hate it. I wanted so bad to not give it to Pam to take with her.

Makes me cry........Barb (my dying sister) opened her eyes at party saw my butterfly and said "beautiful". She was lifted up in prayer and in celebration that day. The room was full of transformation....full of butterflies.......... The Lord took Barb to be with Him two mornings later. Most days I wish He would take me. I long for perfect love... so I pray I can experience His here and express His here where I am ...earthbound.

breaking my own rules

2009-04-29T10:34:00.000-04:00

Often times when a student will show me their drawings they will be on notebook paper, the back of a test, on a napkin........ You get the idea............ Granted you have to act when the inspiration strikes you, but I always stress getting out some good paper and using their sketchbooks. This drawing I broke my own rule. (My rules are just suggestions...I am hoping my students realize this).
Evan was working on his school stuff........I had to seize the moment. =)

Song that I love today:

Rush Of Fools - Undo
I've been here before, now here I am again Standing at the door, praying You'll let me back in
To label me a prodigal would be Only scratching the surface of who I've been known to be

I focused on the score, but I could never win
Trying to ignore, a life of hiding my sin
To label me a hypocrite would be
Only scratching the surface of who I've been known to be

Make every step

lead me back to

The sovereign way that You

[Chorus]
Turn me around pick me up
Undo what I've become
Bring me back to the place
Of forgiveness and grace
I need You, need Your help
I can't do this myself
You�re the only one
who can undo What I've become

God is good =)

Green Pastures

2007-08-01T09:25:00.000-04:00

CHALLENGE VERSE Psalm 23:2

He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside still waters,

This was the challenge for art in the word.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/artintheword/
I love this verse. I know when I spend time with Him in prayer and in His word I am more myself.
I feel more creative and have more joy.... I want to nuture a grateful heart a dependent heart that cries out to Him in all I have to do. The Lord is my source of strength, joy, peace and calm.
God is good and I hope to find a place of peace and calm...

practicing drawing

2007-07-27T13:24:00.000-04:00

I am working hard on learning to draw people. I would be thrilled with this drawing if it looked anything like the reference photo or she did not look like she was gritting her teeth. Ears and teeth really get to me... If only everyone would stop smiling and look me straight in the eye LOL

2007-06-27T22:26:00.000-04:00

Saint Theresa's Prayer
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.

I love this prayer and decided to pray for my friends tonight. the image is an atc (of course) I really enjoy doing these doodles

playing with color

2007-06-09T22:34:00.000-04:00

I carved a stampd and thenplayed around with printing ... then played around editing the scan till I cam up with this ... pretty bright

Creative Habit

2007-05-24T08:11:00.000-04:00

I love painting on this linen surface. I am so blessed with the art supplies that I have. I am having fun getting funky with the diffusing paper also
Seems everything I read lately points to the Creative habit. Staying in a routine that leads to a continued process of growing and improving.
"When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages a sick sense of failure falls on me and I know I can never do it. This happens every time. Then gradually I write one page and then another. One day's work is all I can permit myself to contemplate and I eliminate the possibility of never finishing." John Steinbeck, Travels with Charlie.
PRAYER+the WORD+TIME=INTIMACY with GOD

JOy

2007-05-22T08:06:00.000-04:00

Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working. ~Pablo Picasso

Today I hope to go to the postoffice and library. I am really enjoying swapping cards on line but need to get my fat book pages done (:

EDM May 8th 2007 #18

2007-05-08T14:10:00.000-04:00

Trying to draw daily. Here is my EDM challenge... HAIR

flower atc

2007-04-12T07:33:00.000-04:00

This card did not scan well. It is much brighter. If I can find more star sequins I am going to make a lot more. It was really fun and easy. Struggling with my fat book pages arghhh... I want to get over the designing part and into the mindless assemblage!

Embrace

2007-04-01T22:28:00.000-04:00

Wow I just traded this atc online. I am excited. I have been making atcs for artiscape but could not resist posting some to the group I belong to online. I love the positive feedback. some of these folks are awesome artists. I love exchange of ideas and techniques.

I have so many reasons to praise God. He is consistantly good to me.

something different

2007-03-25T12:50:00.000-04:00

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Angel in progress

2007-03-16T17:38:00.000-04:00

I think my next series of drawings should be hands. I find them difficult and fascinating. I looked for UTEE... could not find it. Now I am looking to do a collage/painting with pumice and acrylic paste. I have so many ideas ..it is hard to focus on one and see it through to completion.

Art weekend

2007-03-11T21:34:00.000-04:00

I had an interesting weekend hanging out with friends. I started covering some atcs with some papers for backgrounds for collage. Now I am kinda stuck .... What to add?

any suggestions

I just wanna be a sheep/ collage card

2006-08-02T09:15:00.000-04:00

The back of the card reads:

No sheep ever owned a field… all that I am everything I possess is a gift,
Live life in view of eternity.
Sheep were not built to carry burdens. The Lord is my shepherd.

Cast all your cares on Him for He cares for you.

Quote for today:

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
Goethe

Creative Challenge 10 things

2006-08-01T10:03:00.000-04:00

What I love about my life:
I love the Lord
I can be who I am, who I was meant to be
I married my best friend
I have a loving, caring, thoughtful daughter , my sons make me laugh
I can Glorify the Lord with my creativity
I have a home
I have brothers and a sister, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles
I have church family
I am surrounded by wonderful people
I am blessed and I am loved

The cantangle above was made for an exchange at the Inklins group.

Draw Daily empty shells

2006-07-22T23:36:00.000-04:00

The challenge was to draw an empty shell i need to sit down with m shells nd draw some more. I love shells. I put some here that I can never remember the name of...

2006-07-20T07:19:00.000-04:00

Soul Collage
Theme: Gratitude
There are three enemies of personal peace, regret over yesterday's mistakes,anxiety over tomorrow's problems and ingratitude for today's blessing.
I don't have the authors name. but I agree wholeheartedly.

Sacrifice IF topic

2006-07-19T08:32:00.000-04:00

July is quickly coming to an end. soon it will be back to school! Where did the dog days go?
Here is my interpretation of sacrifice. I got the idea from the beginning of a movie but cannot remember what movie it was.

Cantangle with structure (:

2006-07-14T09:29:00.000-04:00

I want to do a project with the kids to get them into doodling. i think this one combines a few concepts. it has the mandalla effect with a bit of cantangle. They are using pattern and choosing a color scheme. I think we will do it!

journal prompt

2006-07-05T08:21:00.000-04:00

1) pick up a book which is the closest to you at the moment
2) open page 123
3) find the third sentence
4) post it in your blog (plus the instructions)
5) don't choose the book, just pick up the one closest to you
Lead by the Spirit He entered the temple.
from the message....
I need to watch my soapboxes.....don't set up a podium to state your opinion on a matter unless you know it is the heart of GOD. I pray the spirit of Gof blows on the weary and they hear the voice of God whispering to them which way to go. Give my children divine direction Lord, bless dear Garry keep him safe in your will.

Creative Challenge Purse findings

2006-06-27T08:04:00.000-04:00

This is my purse biography....I feel like my identity is hidden.... How convenient that fifteen cents is covering my head! Curiously enought I found a rock in my purse during this adventure... What is weighing you down????

can tangle

2006-06-23T09:35:00.000-04:00

can tangle
Originally uploaded by standnngrace.

enjoying doing zentangles I am calling mine can tangles
what fun

2006-04-13T14:05:00.000-04:00

I need to get over it and admit I just don't like my drawings and keep going.
so here I am getting on with it.

Day 61 for me Edm subject

2006-04-11T12:33:00.000-04:00

Hate it want to burn it but I am where I am and I am learning in the process.

Day 53

2006-04-06T23:05:00.000-04:00

tomorrow is Artiscape... i cannot wait
hope I can figure out how to get there (:
Valerie

car drawing

2006-04-02T21:52:00.000-04:00

Everyday matters challenge was to draw a car... Here is mine. i am on day 49 of everyday art. I do not like this drawing but was glad I did it. I am rusty . I believe that practice and patience will help me along and my art will improve.

Thanks Celeste this is beautiful

2006-03-20T21:32:00.000-05:00

Holiness comes wrapped in the ordinary.
There are burning bushes all around you.
Every tree is full of angels.
Hidden beauty is waiting in everycrumb.
Life wants to lead you from crumbs to angels,
but this can happenonly if you are willing to unwrap
the ordinary by staying with it long enough to harvest its treasure.
Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B.A Tree Full of Angels

Praying Christen

2006-03-11T09:26:00.000-05:00

Not my best effort but a wonderful memory and another experience along the way.
Sherry and I were noodling around with watercolors last night and this is what I painted. I am happy with the water color pallette I have now. alizarian crimson and Ultrmarine blue are wonderful. I am still not too happy with my yellows they do not mix well and are too opaque. How can yellow be such an evasive color? I used a cheap watercolor yellow for awhile but I am afraid it is not color fast.

My Art Genie came in the mail (:

2006-03-10T10:06:00.000-05:00

I had fun with this. I want to add some more things. Lesley the Funky art Queen sent me some Texas sunshine in a tube.. She made the genie's head and had sent it and other fun things. I tried to scan the tube. It is on the left.