Giving New Life to an Old Guitar

My dear friends and neighbors

will sometimes give me things

they think I may like to paint. 

This old broken down

guitar is an example of one 

of those things. 

It's been sitting in the corner

of my art room for  a couple

of years waiting to be brought

back to life. 

I had a design percolating 

in my mind, now it was a matter

of putting it all together. 

The same friend that gave me the guitar, 

also gave me the cool wooden heart she'd

designed and had her husband cut out for her. 

I designed a pattern for wings and the "Love"

sign, and my husband cut them out for me

on the scroll saw. 

I strung beads where the tuning keys

would've been.

I used my wood carving tools to 

give the "Love" sign a little dimension. 

I also decided to change the plain heart 

into a flaming heart. 

My husband made

sure every piece was secured

properly with a combination of 

liquid nails and nails or screws. 

Here's another view from the front. 

I'm pleased with the way it 

turned out. 

It was so much fun to create. 

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead! 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Terri

Outsider Art

I've always loved outsider art.

I should probably qualify that statement.

Some of it can be pretty dark and disturbing,

and not my cup of tea. 

I'm drawn more towards uplifting, colorful,

positive themes and images. 

What I'm most drawn to is the idea

that this is my own little world. 

If I want a flower taller than a 

high rise, I can have that. 

I guess I'm always drawn to

the freedom of expression that 

outsider art (or art in general) lends. 

Sometimes life can seem so structured

and regimented. 

It's nice to "escape" for a little

while into a land of my own. 

I also finished number 3 of 4 smaller sugar skulls. 

This guy needs some Visine. 

That's sometimes how I feel when

I wake up.

Yikes!

Hope you have a great and productive weekend! 

Terri

Some Heart Warming Post Card Love

I did a little prep work

before starting on my 

postcard project. 

The first thing was

to washi tape the borders

of each individual card.

This was more to prevent separating at

the edges than for aesthetics

(although I do think the border is cute). 

Then I used painters tape on the back

to adhere all 4 cards together to

make it easier to work on them

all at the same time. 

I then flipped it over and got to work

cutting, collaging, painting, and doodling. 

I used some of my old drawings

that I'd cut up for collage pieces

as well as Loteria images, and

other goodies I found in my

paper stash. 

Love always and forever. 

El Corazon

La Rosa

Love

These are for the heART exchange

if you're interested in participating

(I was a latecomer to the party.)

The deadline for entry is this Sunday. 

Hoping they'll bring a smile

to the face of their recipients

and a message of LOVE.