Today is my 51st birthday and I'm so excited about the possibilities in the year ahead. I tend to be just a little self-indulgent on my birthday. This year, quite by accident, I came across a small cotton rug with an Art Nouveau inspired pattern at a vintage shop. I just loved the colors and although I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it yet, I know it will have a home in my studio somewhere. The picture below doesn't do it justice and the colors are a bit off, but I really like it. I may even alter the center bit somehow...we shall see.
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| New thrift store find...quality cotton rug for my studio |
I'm taking a free workshop from Rhomany of
Rhomany's Realm called
"Whimsical Workspaces" and hoping to gather some ideas to add some personality and character to my current studio. I revamped it not long ago and painted a lot of wooden furniture pieces all the same color - off white and now my studio is just too monochromatic (white walls, white furniture). I thought I'd love the look, but it's just NOT ME! I am looking forward to making some colorful changes.
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| My current studio needs some character! TOO WHITE! | |
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The other thing I treated myself to is a year-long course taught by one of my favorite instructors,
Tam Laporte (Willowing) called "LIFE BOOK 2012". It's an art journaling, mixed media exploration course with 24 lessons/2 per month - one taught by Tam and the other is taught by a guest instructor. There are a LOT of talented teachers involved with this project and I cannot wait to get started in January.
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| www.willowing.org |
1 comments:
Hi Misty!
Had to stop by and say hello - I still have your beautiful altered wine bottle and passed by it the other day thinking - I wonder how she is?
Great to see you and Elyse looking so happy together and glad to read you are still creating!
I still keep in touch with Michele and Abby and will contribute to one of Red's projects - a steampunk tarot.
I'm hoping to meet Abby and see Michele again next year when we go to San Diego where my partner will be attending a conference.
Love your rug and your studio! It is so uncluttered and neat compared to mine! Inspiring! I can see the rug looking beautifully there!
Take care, have a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family!
xox
trudi
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