tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44657611903151903722024-03-05T21:27:05.647-08:00My Art Filled LifeTerri Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13360784514339921942noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465761190315190372.post-3809546507471522522019-06-01T08:04:00.000-07:002019-06-01T08:04:01.330-07:00Summer in the Desert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture was taken on a recent trip</div>
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to the Desert Botanical Garden. </div>
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I love the juxtaposition of the beautiful</div>
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delicate flowers, alongside the stiff piercing thorns.</div>
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It reminds me of life. </div>
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Summertime is coming. It's held off until</div>
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now, and we've had such beautiful weather. </div>
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My husband and I were on our walk this morning</div>
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and talking about how this is the longest we've gone</div>
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into the year without having to turn on the air conditioner. </div>
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Thanking God for that blessing!</div>
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The following are a hand full of some</div>
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recent pieces I've painted. </div>
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My husband cut a silhouette of Arizona</div>
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out of pine wood for me on our scroll saw </div>
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and I did my thing. Cheerful as</div>
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way this turned out. </div>
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This is a landscape I did on a gallery wrapped</div>
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canvas with acrylic paint and posca pens. </div>
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A couple of sweet kitties. . .</div>
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and two colorful fish, finish</div>
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Now it's time for me to get back to work</div>
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on a couple projects. </div>
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I hope you're having a wonderful day! </div>
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<br />Terri Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13360784514339921942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465761190315190372.post-60905042768454132932019-01-23T06:30:00.000-08:002019-01-23T06:30:38.978-08:00Catching Up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Things started getting really busy</div>
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around here once the holiday season started </div>
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and it's been hard to get back in the </div>
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swing of blogging ever since. </div>
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I've missed my blogging friends</div>
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though, and look forward to touching</div>
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base and saying hello. </div>
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Here are a few of my creations</div>
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from the past months. </div>
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I hope you're having a wonderful week! </div>
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Blessings,</div>
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The following piece</div>
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Trim was added to the edges</div>
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Blue Kitty. </div>
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Purple Kitty with some mixed media additions. </div>
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This is a sweet little kitty that started</div>
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Our little grand pup is growing quickly!</div>
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It's the softest and coolest place to lay.</div>
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(Just a little side note, there's a glare</div>
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This is the second one. </div>
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It's sides are painted with gems added here and there. </div>
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I've left a spot in front of each to</div>
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It'll help to light up the inside. </div>
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Hoping you're having a wonderful </div>
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week and all is well with your soul! </div>
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I'm having fun working on some</div>
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In the meantime I finished this </div>
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We're finally seeing a break in</div>
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The monsoon season is coming to a close. </div>
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We look forward to sleeping with the windows</div>
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Wishing you a wonderful week ahead! </div>
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In a mother's heart there's a desire to nurture and care </div>
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for little ones that never goes away. </div>
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Many of my empty nester friends have gotten</div>
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That need to "mother" always has</div>
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a place in our hearts even when our</div>
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This past week I've been dog</div>
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He's only 8 weeks old. </div>
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He's the most adorable little Berniedoodle. </div>
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He's the sweetest puppy ever! </div>
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Finley's heading back to his home tomorrow.</div>
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Hoping you're having a wonderful</div>
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Warmest regards,</div>
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When I procrastinate about doing </div>
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Laundry's done, dishes are done, birthday card</div>
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I was sort of willy nilly in my</div>
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It's just something I don't feel like doing. </div>
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Oh, I just remembered the pomodoro time</div>
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management method!</div>
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That's what I'll do, set the timer and get started. </div>
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Thank you for visiting today!</div>
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I hope you have a fabulous week.</div>
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Terri</div>
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My sweet friend Aimee asked if</div>
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cheer to some of her animal shelters.</div>
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She wanted a border painted around</div>
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the edge of two of her new shelters</div>
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that someone had kindly donated. </div>
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I knew there would be no way I could be up</div>
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on a ladder in 105 plus degree weather</div>
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during monsoon season</div>
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with all the inquisitive (and large) animals </div>
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trying to figure out what I was up to. </div>
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I immediately thought painting wooden</div>
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boards that could be affixed to the metal</div>
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sides was the way to go. (I'd let</div>
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Twenty-three wooden flowers were added </div>
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throughout the design to give it dimension. </div>
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My husband gets the credit for cutting </div>
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those out for me. He had at least as much</div>
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work on this project as I did. </div>
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I had 10 boards to paint. At one point they</div>
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were spread all over our family room floor,</div>
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the fireplace, our kitchen table, </div>
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It's so good to have our house back!</div>
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As I was painting and maneuvering backwards</div>
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on my hands and knees around the boards</div>
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I felt a sharp painful pop on my left side. </div>
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It turns out I dislocated a rib. Ouch! </div>
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When we went to install the pieces, I decided</div>
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This is the larger of the two shelters. </div>
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Her family of animals are so sweet and</div>
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she takes such good care of them. </div>
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with a rainbow and a peace sign on it</div>
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for her horses palette shanty. </div>
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There'll be some girl scouts coming</div>
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by soon. She's asked them to paint</div>
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the rest of the shanty boards in rainbow colors. </div>
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Now I'm back to painting</div>
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some smaller pieces and</div>
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giving my ribs a rest. </div>
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I hope you have a wonderful week</div>
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and greatly appreciate you stopping by! </div>
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Terri</div>
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My goal is to finish</div>
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a painting a day. </div>
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I'm not always successful</div>
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This fact is a win for</div>
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Here are some</div>
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It's 38" x 32". </div>
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Another neighbor that knows about the mirror</div>
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keeps asking me if I've done anything</div>
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I should say, the frame of the mirror. </div>
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The frame was initially a brown</div>
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mottled paint and it was primed</div>
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These first few pictures were taken at sunrise.</div>
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Next, I drew out my design and made</div>
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patterns for wood pieces that my husband</div>
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gladly cut out for me on the scroll saw. </div>
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I placed the pieces where I wanted them</div>
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Voila! The finished piece. </div>
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It's much more bright</div>
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Hoping you have a wonderfully</div>
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creative week! </div>
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My dear friends and neighbors</div>
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will sometimes give me things</div>
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they think I may like to paint. </div>
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This old broken down</div>
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guitar is an example of one </div>
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It's been sitting in the corner</div>
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of my art room for a couple</div>
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of years waiting to be brought</div>
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I had a design percolating </div>
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in my mind, now it was a matter</div>
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of putting it all together. </div>
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The same friend that gave me the guitar, </div>
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also gave me the cool wooden heart she'd</div>
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designed and had her husband cut out for her. </div>
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I designed a pattern for wings and the "Love"</div>
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sign, and my husband cut them out for me</div>
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I also decided to change the plain heart </div>
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My husband made</div>
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sure every piece was secured</div>
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liquid nails and nails or screws. </div>
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It was so much fun to create. </div>
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Camping is something I've</div>
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Being out in nature, wandering </div>
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Rocks, insects, creatures, and plant life</div>
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when we camp and hike. </div>
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Of course, it had to be pink with</div>
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I added a little kitty that I'd drawn with</div>
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prismacolor pencils and adhered</div>
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it to the piece with matte medium. </div>
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I showed it to my husband when I finished</div>
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me in my pink camper. </div>
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He said as long as I was with him, </div>
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Apparently I wasn't the only one </div>
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My husband was itching to go</div>
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back to one of our favorite spots</div>
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I thought I'd share a picture or two</div>
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We've been to this one several</div>
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I'm sure you can see why. </div>
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Of course we had to do </div>
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around our site.</div>
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In 2007 they had a bad forest</div>
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fire that really changed the landscape</div>
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It was still beautiful though. </div>
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Here are a few of my pieces from this </div>
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~Mixed media fun. </div>
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Pink kitty</div>
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Mixed media with colored pencils,</div>
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paint, and collage papers. </div>
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Blue eyed Frida mixed media</div>
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The quote is one of my favorites on faith:</div>
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The fruit on the saguaro's are open</div>
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This was one of the fun artsy houses</div>
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I hope you have a wonderful week.</div>
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As I look over this collection</div>
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of pieces from the past</div>
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week, it reminds me that I'm </div>
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Bright colors</div>
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and cheerful themes</div>
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I'm the same way when it comes</div>
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I want to leave the theater uplifted and happy,</div>
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not drained or discouraged. </div>
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There's enough heavy stuff</div>
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Movies and art tend to be pleasant escapes</div>
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for me most of the time. </div>
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The following are mostly mixed</div>
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media pieces, which</div>
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My dear artist friend Dede and I both</div>
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Thank you for visiting. </div>
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I hope you have a fabulous and productive week! </div>
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I've been all out of sorts when it comes</div>
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to artwork these past few weeks. </div>
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My husband is home for the summer</div>
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and my daily schedule is all off kilter. </div>
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My creative spark has fizzled</div>
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and I'm hoping it's just a temporary slump. </div>
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I've figured out it's going to take</div>
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some effort on my part to get back </div>
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on track and figure out my new routine</div>
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while he's here. </div>
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Don't get me wrong, it's nice having him home,</div>
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it's just that it's not the same as being alone. </div>
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I'm working on figuring it all out. </div>
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In the meantime, I've been doing some spring cleaning </div>
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There was an all white lamp and shade on my </div>
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Before I did that, I thought, 'Why not give it some color?'</div>
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I think it turned out pretty</div>
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cute and gives a nice pop of color</div>
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Here are some of the pieces </div>
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Purple kitty wearing a </div>
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These butterflies make me laugh.</div>
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the fact that my husband hung</div>
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them in our pond area upside down.</div>
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I asked him if he realized he did that</div>
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Oh, how I did not want to look at</div>
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those things hanging upside down</div>
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every time I looked </div>
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I'd decided just to zip it, and</div>
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not say another word about it. </div>
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"Thank You Lord!" </div>
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since the first time I saw</div>
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many years ago. </div>
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This is a large 'welcome' sign I made</div>
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from a long cabinet door</div>
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someone was getting rid of. </div>
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Mermaid magnet</div>
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Kitty Plaque</div>
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Fish magnet</div>
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Hoping it's a wonderful week for you.</div>
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Thank you for visiting. </div>
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Terri</div>
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Remember this shrine from</div>
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way back when? </div>
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In case you missed it</div>
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and are so inclined, </div>
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you'll find the related post <a href="https://terripetersenart.blogspot.com/2017/07/hearts-flowers-and-cross-shrine.html">here</a>.</div>
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It's just been sitting around </div>
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on a shelf waiting </div>
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I got out my bead box,</div>
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and went to work (or play, as I'd rather say). </div>
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I used a PVA glue instead</div>
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of a glue gun, or the stinky</div>
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kind of glue that'll literally </div>
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glue your (I should say,</div>
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It takes a little longer to dry,</div>
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but I think in the long run</div>
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it'll create a more durable hold</div>
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and my fingers will remain separated. </div>
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Hoping you have a fabulously creative week! </div>
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I hadn't planned on posting more</div>
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than once this week, but I took</div>
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these pictures this morning and</div>
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This is another one of our collaborations </div>
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This is probably</div>
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I think it's because the design</div>
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I'm all about the funkier the better. </div>
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It also makes me think I'm sort</div>
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Sometimes it's intentional,</div>
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and sometimes it's just because</div>
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The past weekend was so much fun! </div>
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My daughter and son-in-law</div>
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The four of us went to the </div>
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It was just perfect. </div>
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Being a tea drinker myself I had</div>
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porcelain tea set. </div>
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While it wasn't quite as delicious without</div>
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the real cream and lump of sugar,</div>
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it extended the delightful memory just the same. </div>
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If you ever happen to be in the </div>
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Moving on now to my </div>
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art creations of this past week. </div>
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Here's a pic of my purple kitty plaque, . . .</div>
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. . . . my new skull plaque, . . . </div>
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. . . and some fun little art magnets. </div>
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These little guys are all painted on 2"x 2" pieces of wood. </div>
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I decided to make some one of a kind </div>
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This little kitty is one of those. </div>
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So much fun! </div>
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Terri Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13360784514339921942noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465761190315190372.post-29410175788835292862018-05-02T05:21:00.002-07:002018-05-02T05:21:28.380-07:00Bunny Hutch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I received this bunny hutch</div>
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It was stained wood</div>
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Why didn't I take a picture </div>
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First, I drew out patterns of a flower</div>
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and butterfly and my husband</div>
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kindly cut them out of wood</div>
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I decided to spray paint the base.</div>
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With all the wire and intricate structuring</div>
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You can see Maybelline came to check</div>
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She's 11 years old and has never done </div>
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Terri Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13360784514339921942noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465761190315190372.post-29006630122775277042018-04-30T08:40:00.000-07:002018-04-30T08:40:52.040-07:00Completing the Cow Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is the cow painting I was</div>
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Last week was a crazy one of</div>
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I'm kind a stuck for a bit here and</div>
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Meanwhile I thought I'd take a fun</div>
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on the cow painting, and start</div>
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on the bunny hutch I have sitting</div>
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in the middle of my kitchen floor! </div>
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Fortunately, it's only been there since Saturday. </div>
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As I was painting the goat picture,</div>
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I put it behind my painting on the side so</div>
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just one of the wings was showing.</div>
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That's it! I'll give my painting "wings" </div>
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I drew out some patterns and my husband</div>
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Viola! First painting completed. </div>
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Yesterday, I started on my pig</div>
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I have a couple flying pigs</div>
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Today I'm finishing up on </div>
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A dear lady who owns a farm animal</div>
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sanctuary asked if I could do some more</div>
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artwork for her. (My husband and I have done</div>
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some work for her in the past). </div>
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She'd like a goat, pig, and cow painting. </div>
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I've got the goat just about finished, and have</div>
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I thought of this unconventional funky frame idea</div>
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Unfortunately, for him to attach it, it may mean</div>
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Hoping you're having a wonderful week. </div>
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Terri Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13360784514339921942noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465761190315190372.post-28536822781641300082018-03-27T09:18:00.002-07:002018-03-27T09:18:53.206-07:00Folk Art Kitties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I had fun painting these <a href="https://terripetersenart.blogspot.com/2018/02/folk-art-cats.html">cats</a> on</div>
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blocks of wood on a previous post</div>
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and decided to paint some more. </div>
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After drawing some cat patterns on wood,</div>
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my husband kindly cut them out for</div>
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me on our scroll saw and I got to work. </div>
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I haven't signed this one yet</div>
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because I'm not sure if I'm finished. </div>
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This one is definitely done</div>
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and ready to be varnished. </div>
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I have them it a few different</div>
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In the meantime I've got a larger</div>
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project looming before me that</div>
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For now, it's back to work.</div>
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Hoping you're having a </div>
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wonderful week so far!</div>
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