free necklace

He loves to gift her with diamonds and colorful precious gems,
She loves to wear Faux...to seduce him with her gypsy flair,
She keeps her diamonds under lock and key,
Security my dear....security.



Floor sweep beads have been persuaded to show off again on this delightful necklace. A bit faux, a bit brassy, slightly imperfect, with a bit of alchemy. Want this necklace? It's Free. All you have to do is leave a comment and, agree to pay it forward by making something with your own two hands and give it away for no reason. You do not have to own a blog, but if you do, please share your giveaway. You have until July 28, 2008, 8 pm MST to leave your comment and your email address. I will announce the winner on this blog.
I was the lucky winner of a beautiful pair of earrings by Ruth Rae in her pay it forward giveaway. You can see them and her other wonderful creations here.

frottage collage

Title: CENTER OF THE CIRCLE

Size: 6x9

Mixed Media Frottage

Frottage: Spanish from frotar - to rub. French from frotter - to rub. Also called rubbings, a technique of creating a print by rubbing crayon, or pencil over a tactile object placed underneath a thin paper. Crusade 21 challenge is to make a resist using crayons. For this Frottage Collage, I used Encaustic Wax. I also wrote a mini tutorial on the Frottage Collage process. You will find posts one through four of the tutorial here.

the crow

Title: THE CROW

Size: 11x15

Mixed Media

Those of you who attended the first session of Exploration Mixed Media at The Artist's Nook might recognize the background to this painting. I demonstrated my method of Free Play using watercolor, an art stamp, colored pencils, tinted text papers, and an incising tool on watercolor paper. Upon my return to Arizona, I drew a crow on a branch, using the line meet line method of drawing, to unify the shapes. The second session of Exploration Mixed Media will be held in July 2008. New sample photos and workshop information can be found here. Please join us for three days of play.

the warrior

Title: THE WARRIOR

Size: 22x30

Medium: watercolor

For years I have used a palette of sixteen colors. Eight warm and eight cool. The assignment for this workshop was to paint a 22 by 30 watercolor using only the warm side of the palette. Also, emphasis on the use of strong color values. No wimpy wishy washy pastels for this assignment. This painting has been SOLD.

no highbrow stuff

Title: NO HIGHBROW STUFF

Size: 5x5

Mixed Media Collage

In art I pull no highbrow stuff, I know what I like and that's enough...William W. Woollcott I love this quote so I included it in this collage. Emphasis on this week's class demonstration was to use text on the collage, but to integrate it into the design. Layer upon layer of transparent hand made papers make up most of this collage.

blue karma

Title: BLUE KARMA

size: 5x5

Mixed Media Collage

Another of many 5x5 collages that I make from class demonstrations. If you interested in classes, you may find information here. I also teach an evening class in my studio in Glendale, AZ. Contact artwithmoxie@cox.net for more informatiom.

This piece is available for purchase.

chemical transfer

This is a watercolor that was painted on cold press paper, reduced fifty percent, and chemically color transfered onto hot press paper. A black and white image of the same was transfered as a top layer along with some text.