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Chez Dee: Displaying my art at work
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Monday, June 18, 2012. Displaying my art at work. My introduction to book arts came in 1997 when I worked at Whitman College, with a week-long class taught by Gary Frost, and I haven't looked at a book in the same way since. What a marvellous technology the simple codex is! Dee's works on display. Coptic sewing - a model. This was a model that I used when teaching to demonstrate how easy it is to add interest to a binding. Sun, grass, sea. Grass that is lush, green, and long. This colored-pencil painting...
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Chez Dee: September 2011
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Saturday, September 17, 2011. Not Your Average Watermelon. Saturday, September 10, 2011. SIxty Years of Marriage. Congratulations to my parents, who just celebrated 60 years of marriage. That's an achievement, no matter how you look at it. Enduring love, an example of loyalty, strong values, and commitment. Thanks, Mom and Dad! Oh yes, I also painted a planter. The real one is a bit more squat than this, but I'm pleased with this pen-and-ink work. What Color is Orange? Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Very fa...
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Chez Dee: "Extended Fan" Scarf
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Monday, December 2, 2013. Notice how the sequins glitter but are not overdone? Closeup of the sequins on the Schmaltz yarn. I really like this one.like this scarf and the pattern used. Same yarns as before. Also about 6 feet in length. I used a sweater pattern and made about 15 fans. Circled around and repeated it all on the other side of the foundation chain. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blogs I try to follow. Cathy Johnson Fine Art Galleries. Beth S Macre Art Journal. Ink in the Name of Love.
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Chez Dee: April 2010
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Sunday, April 18, 2010. Omething about nail polish must have fascinated me. I really like this painting in spite of the technical problems with it. I do recall having FUN and really getting into the creative zone while doing this. Sunday, April 11, 2010. How polished are you? I'm having fun using colored paper. Two recent efforts are of nail polish. The hardest part of this? Using paper that's not quite. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Blogs I try to follow. Cathy Johnson Fine Art Galleries.
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Chez Dee: My clapochet -- just in time for fall
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Monday, November 12, 2012. My clapochet - just in time for fall. I can't believe that it's already nearly mid-November. Where has the time gone? I finally finished this clapochet last night, having begun it in (ahem) December 2011! It feels and looks really nice. I'll post information on Ravelry eventually, but here are some key facts: Yarn: Paton's lace "Midas" (85g, 498 yards, and I used almost the entire skein); Hook: Boye F (5 mm), crocheted very. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Chez Dee: July 2011
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Sunday, July 24, 2011. Bought Cathy Johnson's new book, Artist's Journal Workshop. When it first came out - downloaded it straight to my Kindle. It's awesome! Last night when I did this to see what came out. Here's the upside-down version of the map as well, to make the other bits easy to read. Labels: Artists Journal Workshop. Sunday, July 10, 2011. Dinner at the Palace of Asia restaurant attached to my hotel. I do love East Indian food, and the lamb vindaloo was particularly delicious! Never terribly c...
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Chez Dee: May 2015
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Monday, May 18, 2015. I'm thinking that these two colors come closest to the home colors of the Burnley Football Club. These are based on the colors shown on Wikipedia:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Blogs I try to follow. Cathy Johnson Fine Art Galleries. Beth S Macre Art Journal. Ink in the Name of Love. A Nature Art Journal in Southwest Florida. Art By Dabs - Postcards From The Road. It's About Art and Design. Lisa Faulkner Wright Fine Art. So, how has your day been? A wee bit more information.
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Chez Dee: June 2011
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Sunday, June 26, 2011. Day Lily on Dura-Lar. I'd never tried using CP on Dura-Lar film. Used it today when my I wanted to capture some of the summer beauty outside. The film is fantastic. it's FAST, smooth, takes about 5 or 6 layers. and you can use the reverse side as well! I colored with purple on the reverse side to create some shadowed areas; with red behind the leaf to create darkness. Members Show @ Ann Kullberg's site. I'd love to hear your comments on this. Enjoy the show. Saturday, June 25, 2011.
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Chez Dee: May 2011
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Sunday, May 15, 2011. I've just been reading this month's issue of Colored Pencil. A wonderful magazine created by Ann Kullberg. Each issue contains a gallery of CP work, and following a link to a painting of a monarch butterfly (very much like one I'm trying to work on) brought me to Denise Howard's website and some amazing CP art. Expanded on a notion that I've seen elsewhere to use PVC pipe, but this time the pipe is really wide. I cannot recommend Ann Kullberg's website and magazine highly enough....
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Chez Dee: Purple bowls?
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Monday, November 12, 2012. A colleague likes purple, so I made these "bowls" for her. Needless to say, I started them some time ago (at least it was this year! And finished them up last night. I used a pretty basic pattern for the base and sides. The relative sizes show up much better in the top photo; the purple bowl is really not as big as it looks in the bottom photo. I hope she does, too. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blogs I try to follow. Cathy Johnson Fine Art Galleries.
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