The state of my studio.........................

 Christmas has come to my art studio and I'm long overdue for a post.  So here are a few things, some you've seen, some you haven't.  The sweet little tag hanging from the top of the mirror (blue ribbon) was made by my daughter as was what you can see of the scherenshitte. 

A little Halloween still occupies the top of a chest of drawers.  My little great-grandson made me a picture and I just love it there so I left some potion bottles out to give it some company. 

Just like your house there's much creating but most of it I can't post - Santa's secrets, you know. 
It's been so cold here so it's great for spending more time writing, creating and playing in my studio.  I've definitely decided the yellow in this room has to go.  A dreadful job moving all this stuff to paint but sooner or later I have to do it.  I'm thinking maybe one wall at a time...............or maybe a half wall at a time. 
I hope you're having a wonderful December.    Blessings, Diane

Not quite rich.................

The last two evenings on the news they've been talking about an anonymous graffiti artist in NYC who creates his street art and is gone before anyone can see him.  People think they could make a lot of money on his art if they could just find it in time. One of the pictures he created sent me running to my journals.

I had found an old book - maybe the 1960s - at SA and liked this picture (same one) and put it in my journal.  The picture was longer but I had to cut it down to make it fit my pages.

                                                                          Diane

Poe

Don't we all just love Edgar Allen Poe?  Quite a nice looking gentleman, really, a bit on the morose side, though.  He fits this little SA frame quite well and I think he's looking forward to Halloween fun.  Diane

Autumn's here...................

......and my muse has decided to wake up from her long summer nap and begin thinking about autumn and Halloween. 


You never know who might be hiding behind a mask.      Diane

Summer Has Taken Over.................

It's all there waiting for me, paints, markers, papers, ribbons.  The only thing I haven't had is time.  Creating this summer has taken on a new meaning - a fabulous trip to Alaska, a great visit from my daughter and her family, surviving the heat, doing yard work in the early morning and evening, watering and keeping the house in order.  I do journal, I always find time for that.  The days are getting shorter and the air is cooler with a touch of fall.  Winter, with way more time, awaits.                    Diane

Somebody's dream house.................

A picture I took a few years ago.  I was captivated by the
imagination of whoever it was that decorated it.
Diane

In a slump.................................

In case you haven't noticed by the date of my last post.  I'm sorry, summer and life has just run over the top of me.  I come into my art room, rearrange things, sort, and look.  And that's as far as I get right now.  I'm hoping that my muse will soon wake up, yawn, and be even more inspiring.  Hope you're staying cool, wherever you are.                     Diane