Welcome October

It is definitely looking like fall.  The stores are filling up with decorations.  I am making a few of my own.

ATC

Here is another piece I created using the ATC format.  This time I used a scrap of wrapping tissue paper (dots) and the limb and raven are drawn in ink.

Wishing you a wonderful October.

Tea Stands for Tuesday 9/20/22

 

Time for Tea and once again I'm happy to be able to join everyone.  Elizabeth hosts this weekly event.  You can find participants here.

I am continuing to play with the ATC or Playing Card format.  It is small, doesn't need much room to work on and feels like it fits me just right for now.

I stamped some images on book pages.  I used archival ink because I'm going to paint the images.  There is my ever ready bottle of water.  Some for me and a splash for the paints.

Here are some of the images painted with watercolors.

Three cards finished.  I still have a number of painted images to play with.  It is so easy to make a few extra pieces as long as I have all the supplies out.

Hope everyone is enjoying the last of September.

Tea Stands for Tuesday 9/6/22

Good morning friends.  If you are here early for tea you may know Monday is Labor Day in the U.S.

I've been retired for some tme but this morning I was thinking back about all the jobs I had.  I was fortunate, I enjoyed them all.

My very first job was as an usherette at this theater.  The street looked a bit different way back then.

My drink for today is....

Because...

Hope everyone is enjoying their day.  You will find me sitting in front of a fan somewhere.  This old house doesn't have A/C as it is very rarely needed.

I posted a watercolor piece in my previous post if you want to see what I have been doing, 

Be sure to visit our hostess Elizabeth and all the faithful who join the weekly tea party.  A napkin exchange took place on her blog and it is fun to look through all the pretty designs.

Welcome September

 Time to turn another page in the calendar.

8x10 watercolor

 

Tea Stands for Tuesday7/19/22

 Hello friends.  I was unable to participate in the napkin exchange and I think I missed an ATC exhange as well.  I can't depend on meeting deadlines or getting out to mail something these days.  I do enjoy seeing all the things that are being traded though.

I'm drinking a berry tea (forgot which one) this morning.  I found some glass mugs on a very high shelf in the kitchen,  I bought them about 30 years ago and they are marked Made in France.  I think tea looks pretty in them so they are now in my regular mug rotation.

Then there are those playing card.  I decided to turn them into ATC's.  Some call them Altered Playing Cards.  Either way, I had fun making them.

As always, I look forward to what is posted on Elizabeth's blog and what the Tea Party participants post.  See you over there.  

Tea Stands for Tuesday 7/12/22

Tea Stands for Tuesday is nine years old.  Can you believe it?  Many thanks to our hostess Elizabeth.  Visit her here.

Hope everyone is enjoying mid-July.

Mixed Media 9x12  Scraps of paper and oil pastels

Today's art work is all about using what I have.  I had a 9x12 canvas board I had painted on some time ago.  It was art effort I didn't care for.  I appied a layer of acrylic medium and used a bunch of random scraps to cover the board.  I then applied a very thin wash of white acrylic to knock back some of the brighter colors.  I used oil pastels to create the flowers and to "age" some of the edges.  It was an enjoyable process.

I know the Tuesday Tea Party regulars will have some interesting posts so I'm going to visit Elizabeth's blog and catch up with the activities.

Welcome July

Wishing everyone a wonderful month of July.