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my dreams are off the chart!

I had been doing a lot of metal stamping in my jewelry lately and got the inpiration to incorporate it into my painting I was working on at the time. I made a sort of "dial" out of an old tin can that I hammered flat. Then I stamped the words "dream" and "live" on…

Bliss in a box!

This was a gift to my husband for our anniversary. We had some work done on our kitchen and I saved a couple of drawers that they were going to throw away. I cut some doors for the front of the box, then painted, collaged and distressed them. I had this old, rusted doorplate and…

tick, tock, there goes my clock!

A woman is many things! I used a wooden cigar box for her body and painted and distressed it. I cut her head, arms, legs, hands and shoes from wood scraps using a saw. Then I collaged various art papers to her torso and limbs. Inside, I collaged images and words I found in books…

my dreams are off the chart!

I had been doing a lot of metal stamping in my jewelry lately and got the inpiration to incorporate it into my painting I was working on at the time. I made a sort of "dial" out of an old tin can that I hammered flat. Then I stamped the words "dream" and "live" on…

Bliss in a box!

This was a gift to my husband for our anniversary. We had some work done on our kitchen and I saved a couple of drawers that they were going to throw away. I cut some doors for the front of the box, then painted, collaged and distressed them. I had this old, rusted doorplate and…

tick, tock; there goes my clock…

A woman is many things! I used a wooden cigar box for her body and painted and distressed it. I cut her head, arms, legs, hands and shoes from wood scraps using a saw. Then I collaged various art papers to her torso and limbs. Inside, I collaged images and words I found in books…