winners...

revealed!

Many thanks to all who left comments...

I wish you all could have won.

If I was Oprah,

I would have given ribbon to everyone

but since I'm not,

I've done the next best thing and in the spirit of the season

selected 5 winners through random.org

so withough further ado...

#9 Love Stitching Red

#17 Dorthe

#29 The Feathered Nest

#52 Ludid

#56 Joanna B

If you've won, please email me

@ jmozart1@msn.com with your home addresses

so I can send your bundles to you!

who doesn't love ribbon?

Well, If you don't love silk sari ribbon,

then skip this post...

Otherwise leave a comment below and on Friday morning

I'll draw a winner who will receive six bundles of ribbon...

5 yards of each.. as featured in my etsy shop.

a little creative inspiration for the holidays!

remembering...World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day...a day for remembering those whose lives have been lost and a time for recommiting ourselves to saving lives in the future.

"Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. The World AIDS Day theme for 2010 is 'Universal Access and Human Rights'. World AIDS Day is important for reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done."

"According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.3 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children. During 2009 some 2.6 million people became newly infected with the virus and an estimated 1.8 million people died from AIDS."

HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic for more than 27 years. Most of today's youth have never know a world without it.  Having worked for many years as a Development Director for an AIDS Service Organization, I have seen first hand the devastating effects of this disease. Strides have been made - but not enough.. the time is now to prevent the spread of this pandemic - through awareness, care, prevention, education and research. To learn more visit http://www.worldaidsday.org/

pulp wrap up

My work in the Museum of Forgotten Things

is finally finished.

In true Alicia style, her Pulp Redux book centers

around a story she wrote

about a moonstruck deserted old woman 

with a dreadful secret hidden in her past.

A sad tale of love and deception...

heavily textured and layered pages

of tattered textiles, worn books and distressed metals

illustrate the story of her heartbreak...

and her transgression

as discovered in her journal posthumously.

Now that my work is completed in this book it will

soon be jetting off to the Land of Oz where Kim Palmer

will be working her pulp magic in it.

pulp progression

Silence must be heard...

The earlier photograph with my most

recent addition to Alicia's book

 "The Museum of Forgotten Things."

The center spread..two of my most favorite

rusty finds are featured on these pages...

Right click on the photos to view the details.

Breathe

 the arrrival of spring or departure of fall?

free motion stitched piece

organic and tattered in nature

past and present elements include:

vintage Japanese hemp and cotton mosquito netting,

silk sari ribbon, silk fibers and yarns,

linen and cotton textiles, hemp fibers

tattered silk from a Victorian blouse,

brown ribbon trim from an old ribbon dress,

hand dyed silk

available in my etsy shop

just now

using my new free motion foot

life sat waiting

layers of old and new

woven together to create a sanctuary...

mixed media collage on vintage cabinet card

backed with antique photo album page

handmade nest from oxidized and steel wire

with curly grapevine and silver jasper bead

victorian silk lace and textiles

vintage Japanese mixed hemp and mosquito netting

hand dyed silk carrier rod

hand dyed cotton fabric

hemp fiber

silk straw fiber

silk leaf

shattered silk lining from a Victorian blouse

hand dyed silk from Gerdiary

hand dyed silk ribbons from Jo Wholohan

silk sari ribbon

available in my etsy shop



an awesome giveaway

How great is this?

You could be the winner of these

gorgeous earrings by Mary Jane...

just go to the 

love my art jewelry

blog to find out the details...

 better hurry..

the lucky winner will be chosen on

Monday, October 18th!

another glimpse of pulp progress

my work continues in Alica's book...

the museum of forgotten things...

 a theme unfolds...

click on the photos to enlarge

Pulp Peek

Sneak peek of the cover

of my contribution to

Alica's book

"Museum of Forgetten Things"

Sundays at The Altered Page

Grab your cup of coffee and

head to The Altered Page on Sunday morning.

Each week Seth features exciting information and photos

compiled from a survey of the online art community.

The current topic is art vignettes

and tomorrow morning

a little corner of my workspace

will be included in the post.

an end and a beginning...

a photo taken with my iphone

that set my theme

for the next round of

Pulp Redux

 working in

Alicia's book...

The Museum of Forgotten Things

moo it forward

do you moo?

thanks to mary jane i discovered and ordered some

of these adorable miniature cards with a 15% off discount

and you can too!

i love my little moo cards...it's so fast and easy to do

and you get to select  and crop up to 19 images for a

box of 100 cards.

how fun is that?

and the winner is...

#38...

 selected by random number generator

which means

your're the winner

JOANNA BLACK!

butterfly story

Recently, I read about a deeply moving project that

Trudi Sissions of Two Dresses Studio

is supporting and I had to join in...

maybe you will come along too.

Trudi is collecting handmade butterflies for The Butterfly Project.

Sponsored by the Holocaust Museum Houston,

the goal of the project is to collect

1.5 million butterflies as a remembrance of the

1.5 million innocent children who

perished as a result of the Holocaust.

In Spring 2013 these butterflies will comprise a 

spectacular exhibition for all to remember. 

This is my contribution that will fly off to Trudi this week.

If you'd like to read more or participate in this project

you can read more about it here.

Butterflies can be as simple as a cutout image...

Trudi even supplies some templates on her site

 if you're pressed for time.

one for you...

In the spirit of the fall arrival here in the Northeast,

what better way to kickoff the season than to have a giveway?

So I've designed a little box of creative inspiration with some goodies

from my stash and some from my etsy shop.

You know the drill...just leave a comment with your email

so I can contact you if you are the lucky winner.

So without futher ado here are the goods...

Vintage laces, silk ribbons and lace, victorian beaded trim

along with some silk fibers and a silk carrier rod

all in a lovely fall color palette.

 vintage mother of pearl cabochons, a crystal and

some sequined lace trim.

 a well-loved miniature little leather library book

all neatly packaged in this little box I've embellished...

comments close on Wednesday night and

I'll draw a name on Thursday, September 15th

good luck to everyone and thanks for stopping by!

long overdue...

This summer I was once again surprised by a wonderful package

of vintage delights from my talented blogging friend Nancy!

She is so thoughtful and generous and through her many travels

is always on the lookout for things I might incorporate in my artwork.

Although my thank you is long overdue, my enthusiasm has not waned

about the delicious treasure trove she sent to me...

lovely laces, brass finding and vintage hardware

Beautiful lace cuff with rhinestones and pearls, more lace trim

and brass findings and lots of those fantastic little metal brads... 

 more lace and trim, rusty hardware and those sweet little brads!

Many thanks Nancy...

and if you love out of this world amazing photographs

and art, take a moment and treat yourself to a visit to her blog

 All Pulped Out

what's new and cool

It's September, the kids are back in school and I am looking forward to getting back to blogging and creating  new 
art!

The past month I have been busy learning something 
 entirely different...metalsmithing...

I took an online class with Stephanie Lee that was very cool! The exciting news is that she is offering the online class again soon and registration starts September 8th. You can go here if you are interested in learning more. Stephanie teaches a lot of techniques...soldering, making bezels and chains, etching, patina, resin, casting solder to make charms...all can be transferred to mixed media as well as jewelry. Many of these techniques are not so easy to pick up without instruction. If you are looking for something new to add to your art.. I highly recommend this course...plus you get to use power tools! Her videos are all short.. 5 minutes or less and very informative and she is always available to answer the many questions she receives. There is also a yahoo group site where members can communicate and help each other.

Keep your eyes open for an upcoming giveaway here soon. I'm thinking some textile goodies for the creative muse...

by the sea...

art quilt now on etsy

life in miniature

art quilt portraying the tiny

dwellers of the tidal pool.

quilted and embroidered

entirely by hand.

all the beauty

mother of pearl buttons, seed beads,

freshwater pearls, linen and scrim

subtly suggested

curly grapevine, hemp and wool 

with freshwater pearls.

antique silk fabric and

hand dyed silk fibers.

silk fibers and ribbons

rusty bell

mother of pearl button

available in my etsy shop.

textile pastry

vernal resurgence textile wrist cuff

hand embroidered embellishments

and silk ribbons on a bed on antique lace

wire nest with silk ribbons, curly grapevines,

tiny beads and tiger eye bead...

inspired by the little mama bird nesting in my hanging plant

freshwater pearls, silk ribbons

silk french knots and ribbon flowers

antique victorian buttons

charcoal gray cashmere lining

available in my Etsy shoppe

and the winner is...

sukipoet

please contact me with your mailing address

and the book will be off to you!

thanks so much to everyone else for playing!

time for a giveaway

With summer activities in full swing there's no better time

to giveaway a great book...

something

inspiring to read

while sipping iced tea next to the pool...

Just leave a comment below and you could win a copy of

ETCETERA by Sibella Court...

Comments will close next Thursday, July 8th

and the winner will be posted here next Friday, July 9th.

...and a whole lot more!

Good Luck!