tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800546721117949972024-02-08T01:18:43.511-05:00wonderstrumpetSarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-38212054399234343622016-08-23T14:46:00.001-04:002016-08-23T14:46:53.277-04:00My blog has moved!Hey guys! My personal blog is now at wonderstrumpet.com (or wonderstrumpet.wonderstrange.com) - Come on over! Xo!Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-7045328295591647052015-07-16T15:36:00.001-04:002015-07-16T23:36:37.520-04:00OMG DONE<p> This has been a crazy month. My kid turned 18, I went and spent a long weekend with some of my favorite girls in Savannah, came back just in time to have a lovely week-long visit from my mom for my kid's graduation, then went to Cape May, New Jersey for a week. In the midst of all of this, I decided it would be a good idea to rearrange and reorganize my mad scientist's lab. I AM SO SMART.</p><p>Check out the before:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-UTmBNdTuhmy_p8NAkxdTtVrNinkypcgUeIjgNGXv7llO4emQYtw5VZaGV58sR869gC28Rblqtm9fv4re3IUSe_CKsLP304ju9jpapKo0A5ho-GCVEBVXGI3mdT_XgyjRfmoEogi0Nc/s2048/Photo%25252020150716153344182.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-UTmBNdTuhmy_p8NAkxdTtVrNinkypcgUeIjgNGXv7llO4emQYtw5VZaGV58sR869gC28Rblqtm9fv4re3IUSe_CKsLP304ju9jpapKo0A5ho-GCVEBVXGI3mdT_XgyjRfmoEogi0Nc/s500/Photo%25252020150716153344182.jpg" id="blogsy-1437104186569.3784" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="607" height="270"></a></div><p> So messy. The tables are movable, which is awesome for my short attention span when it comes to furniture arrangements, but having them all spread around like that was irritating the crap out of me. Now, though... lovely.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zydIJTF6lmhoyn4GtO_nODy7vV9VMHrxDRyx-85HWiA9SzdS7LPnJ2mSct4Xa8-KnP4LXTYOlmvJAj0aJvPxNzfrnDbTVbAvSWBwy4TgwFtgG0PszG2EljyyXYrDG9iaMvwSuRRZz00/s2048/Photo%25252020150716153344319.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zydIJTF6lmhoyn4GtO_nODy7vV9VMHrxDRyx-85HWiA9SzdS7LPnJ2mSct4Xa8-KnP4LXTYOlmvJAj0aJvPxNzfrnDbTVbAvSWBwy4TgwFtgG0PszG2EljyyXYrDG9iaMvwSuRRZz00/s500/Photo%25252020150716153344319.jpg" id="blogsy-1437104186601.606" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="599" height="221"></a></div><p> I bought some new shelves and a cabinet for my fabric... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZIHCgMo0wR5CtoUtX0LmZL8d3lrAbPkKKiiNGoVNhga9pR_-jq6rYtw5K3wr-VOolKlmkHq_0U9dbJTGLvnJ1FpF7Odl00uIJxRWuvmrEQEWHXUCAh2jd1J5z_EpF-6j7Of9asp5chM/s2048/Photo%25252020150716153344400.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZIHCgMo0wR5CtoUtX0LmZL8d3lrAbPkKKiiNGoVNhga9pR_-jq6rYtw5K3wr-VOolKlmkHq_0U9dbJTGLvnJ1FpF7Odl00uIJxRWuvmrEQEWHXUCAh2jd1J5z_EpF-6j7Of9asp5chM/s500/Photo%25252020150716153344400.jpg" id="blogsy-1437104186606.1465" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> My daughter promptly covered it with handprints, which makes it even more awesome. Now I have three individual areas with all of the appropriate supplies - one for painting...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXBFT1Fk4JJDkiEr70Y0xnz5BW2ASDejrkK5DaBeD0PDTHyIC-nDogrxaA5bmNmoVaC10n3pchdr5L6FYJGTL8FJAR5axBdyqqSbJDHJhyqxIPvTCc6p1-61MTk4KWIocHRoDjL7_7lg/s2048/Photo%25252020150716153344455.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXBFT1Fk4JJDkiEr70Y0xnz5BW2ASDejrkK5DaBeD0PDTHyIC-nDogrxaA5bmNmoVaC10n3pchdr5L6FYJGTL8FJAR5axBdyqqSbJDHJhyqxIPvTCc6p1-61MTk4KWIocHRoDjL7_7lg/s500/Photo%25252020150716153344455.jpg" id="blogsy-1437104186560.0017" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> One for sewing...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAdMf5BO2IAgDmsl4e91LrztWapieyVAtdji3ZS0ZHIW5zGw_gt6ZU8ef08XlF3sCcOvXJ7aQNumzR_eOy4ax3O2S8uT27jsggM3y3mbISSN_3MyUgHuS7lGRA-GH8Y9vRkuzVNwKw_w/s2048/Photo%25252020150716153344505.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAdMf5BO2IAgDmsl4e91LrztWapieyVAtdji3ZS0ZHIW5zGw_gt6ZU8ef08XlF3sCcOvXJ7aQNumzR_eOy4ax3O2S8uT27jsggM3y3mbISSN_3MyUgHuS7lGRA-GH8Y9vRkuzVNwKw_w/s500/Photo%25252020150716153344505.jpg" id="blogsy-1437104186610.7336" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> And one for sculpting...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftFlFcwnz-jxQYcsIBHOXK0iNMhEfIa9WARfWWjmZmTHzBIkD3GEmGS3mFTwdWMRkBVc83uVry0kuX7WOzM7E4309POrDiKVfNadjBoWmka5K_7FaJspfJDF0VdZjjtSqW822TEZdNaQ/s2048/Photo%25252020150716153344553.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftFlFcwnz-jxQYcsIBHOXK0iNMhEfIa9WARfWWjmZmTHzBIkD3GEmGS3mFTwdWMRkBVc83uVry0kuX7WOzM7E4309POrDiKVfNadjBoWmka5K_7FaJspfJDF0VdZjjtSqW822TEZdNaQ/s500/Photo%25252020150716153344553.jpg" id="blogsy-1437104186578.2446" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> YAY!</p><p>I even have this awesome pegboard on a lazy susan that I got from the owner of the local convenience store that I'm using to corral my ridiculous stencil collection.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo4xFb-lDrgIMmMsCtRTzWb43lFCqhw4WaKVN2p6eWLryIu8GlCBJYj_y9hv5H6xjgl19pbuYF8YOeRP_QMioh-By-dI47Ih2Fm-S-vjMIFxdynKOrP456pX4PlMrQxq4qReZcIQhTJo/s2048/Photo%25252020150716153344602.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo4xFb-lDrgIMmMsCtRTzWb43lFCqhw4WaKVN2p6eWLryIu8GlCBJYj_y9hv5H6xjgl19pbuYF8YOeRP_QMioh-By-dI47Ih2Fm-S-vjMIFxdynKOrP456pX4PlMrQxq4qReZcIQhTJo/s500/Photo%25252020150716153344602.jpg" id="blogsy-1437104186590.9192" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p>Now maybe I'll go paint something.</p><p>BUT FIRST!</p><p>I'm going to give away some stencils!</p><p> Artistcellar recently had a giveaway, and I won <a href="http://artistcellar.com/collections/artistcellar-pocket-stencils/products/steampunk-mini-set" target="_self" title="">Mini Steampunk Pocket Stencils</a>, which I already have thanks to my tenure on their design team! Leave a comment on this post (if for some reason it doesn't work, comment on or share <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sarah.trumpp/posts/10207262521149590" target="_self" title="">this Facebook post</a>), and I'll pick a winner on July 23rd!</p><p>Okay NOW maybe I'll go paint something.</p><p>xo!</p><p>Sarah</p><p> </p>Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-50803127669367736112015-06-03T16:53:00.001-04:002015-06-03T17:19:40.327-04:00Radiant!!!<p> There have been SO MANY exciting things happening in my life lately, with my own workshop hosted by Community Thrive, my kid graduating, an impending Drunk Vacation to Savannah, visits from family (including my mom, who I haven't seen in WAY TOO LONG), and my cup is completely overflowing. Like completely.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh035RYOfYIoZf3Qah2pAI-4fustwHm0dIq6DaGAGTerVGIoTKHm0tl8vUcGSwNgA7KyOuAQ8mk8MZSkcSvfd_8Wuj_elGW4wFx1eRqXDzmIf7PHsO7uVN09HCJdwSrln55Cp3hXzqbkBE/s2048/Photo%25252020150603165319284.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh035RYOfYIoZf3Qah2pAI-4fustwHm0dIq6DaGAGTerVGIoTKHm0tl8vUcGSwNgA7KyOuAQ8mk8MZSkcSvfd_8Wuj_elGW4wFx1eRqXDzmIf7PHsO7uVN09HCJdwSrln55Cp3hXzqbkBE/s500/Photo%25252020150603165319284.jpg" id="blogsy-1433366361282.6172" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="94"></a></div><p>One of the ridiculously exciting things that has been happening behind the scenes is that the lovely and talented Effy Wild asked me to teach in her <a href="http://tinyurl.com/radiantsarah" target="_blank" title="">Radiant: Art Journals course.</a> SWOON. Not only is Effy one of my soul sisters in every way conceivable (we may as well have hatched in the same mad scientist's laboratory), but the teachers are just RIDONCULOUSLY STELLAR. Check out this lineup!!</p><ul> <li>Tamara LaPorte</li> <li>Tangie Baxter</li> <li>Dyan Reaveley</li> <li>Sarah Trumpp (holy crap that's me!)</li> <li>France Papillon</li> <li>Micki Wilde</li> <li>Juna Biagion</li> <li>Iris Fritschi-Cussens</li> <li>Marieke Blokland</li> <li>Nolwenn Petibois</li> <li>Jeanette Montero</li> <li>Kelly Hoernig</li> <li>Felicia Borges</li> <li>with bonus lessons by Andrea Schroeder & Chelle Stein!</li></ul><p> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/radiantsarah" target="_blank" title="">Click here for more information about the class and the instructors!</a></p><p>The lovely Effy will work along with us by posting her take on each lesson, so you get 31 lessons for one price. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!? The answer is SO AWESOME.</p><p> I'm going to be taking you through a week in my art journal, my own personal style of journaling, incorporating art, photography, momento-keeping/scrapbooking, and general craziness. Here are some samples of what I'm shooting for!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLcGTyea6BSo8ptJSbxgBmhoJnt-GbNxiAnTWDvOyy0vvis7ALs4UK3kCn-iF6CscsR_jO6ME0Hbkk7LApby7GM6GQ1v5c7KsrrMMkPUX-m6T62tcb4EzCcGmXom_2EH1clSHyKPmCcM/s800/Photo%25252020150603165319303.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLcGTyea6BSo8ptJSbxgBmhoJnt-GbNxiAnTWDvOyy0vvis7ALs4UK3kCn-iF6CscsR_jO6ME0Hbkk7LApby7GM6GQ1v5c7KsrrMMkPUX-m6T62tcb4EzCcGmXom_2EH1clSHyKPmCcM/s500/Photo%25252020150603165319303.jpg" id="blogsy-1433366361313.4766" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="282"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCgmRPMvWLMK5r-jkLTdJsEXKk1QqV2CmQTDuzvB4of_H_UQdaKB9G2Jo4DgrOiVfzNVHr7VuAZzWfffvfjrJSNGAkQbpWA92SxQK0TE3dWu1UqohImrvoAw4PIlTFubRVMlmC0-DuQo/s800/Photo%25252020150603165319318.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCgmRPMvWLMK5r-jkLTdJsEXKk1QqV2CmQTDuzvB4of_H_UQdaKB9G2Jo4DgrOiVfzNVHr7VuAZzWfffvfjrJSNGAkQbpWA92SxQK0TE3dWu1UqohImrvoAw4PIlTFubRVMlmC0-DuQo/s500/Photo%25252020150603165319318.jpg" id="blogsy-1433366361327.7588" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="281"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-WSGZcFLA7NLHmCH_qUhKUB1r86HPqyRlhonla00kU1xWePRwLoAlCTqVR3pdCpsDz3yHXaKhEtkRctGhqy8mQ8JkvgMRNclKQ315xrPhqmhDx59K-rsR7LeAQ9oZL-_oxaHMrSK7S4/s800/Photo%25252020150603165319379.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-WSGZcFLA7NLHmCH_qUhKUB1r86HPqyRlhonla00kU1xWePRwLoAlCTqVR3pdCpsDz3yHXaKhEtkRctGhqy8mQ8JkvgMRNclKQ315xrPhqmhDx59K-rsR7LeAQ9oZL-_oxaHMrSK7S4/s500/Photo%25252020150603165319379.jpg" id="blogsy-1433366361289.2485" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="492"></a></div><p> If you decide to join us, it would be amazing!! If you sign up using my links above, I'll get paid, and that will also be amazing!!! Either way, amazing!</p><p> </p><p> </p>Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-72010545443308173032015-05-29T12:05:00.001-04:002015-05-29T12:05:08.887-04:00How it Feels to be the Mother of an Adult, Officially<p> There are too many feels.</p><p> My oldest kid turned 18 on Monday after a whirlwind weekend of too much catering to drunks, fair food, live music, and general business and crazy. The following days were filled with present-buying (a new bass for the birthday boy), workshop-filming, and visiting with my sweet adopted daughter, and today, in the shade of the porch on a balmy spring day, I have finally gotten a moment to myself to just... adjust.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRSmMZ1FOytiVgSAoTSD6jIf3Ut6LEPJDyL1ZURt9OvrQ0FVm9C5rNn8w6TOhcAq97D34BhkpGDZoqhjc30HF9m26pulr7IFgZjtxsStZeIedhtpmojD_gWRJy0ahU5B2UuL0Curj6bE/s2048/Photo%25252020150529120442227.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRSmMZ1FOytiVgSAoTSD6jIf3Ut6LEPJDyL1ZURt9OvrQ0FVm9C5rNn8w6TOhcAq97D34BhkpGDZoqhjc30HF9m26pulr7IFgZjtxsStZeIedhtpmojD_gWRJy0ahU5B2UuL0Curj6bE/s500/Photo%25252020150529120442227.jpg" id="blogsy-1432915508308.7583" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="889"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">Let me tell you, I am mildly overwhelmed. The sweet little boy who would cry when my band stopped playing, would fall asleep on my lap to the soothing sounds of Xena: Warrior Princess, would throw the Rock Fist in his car seat as we barreled through the desert is now officially a Man. MIND BOGGLING.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqlZSFzU953lEU7mlgwWR6LndcSOTUxv-EjMXqHUp9_N3XO0MDDQKKyDbM89-1N87IK9athp8PRa98K1Bxv6uiOeavjXNpnX2VTGlMysaKFhegUs1pSKl_TzXD1ik24vetXOFgYzw4Ag/s1325/Photo%25252020150529120442272.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqlZSFzU953lEU7mlgwWR6LndcSOTUxv-EjMXqHUp9_N3XO0MDDQKKyDbM89-1N87IK9athp8PRa98K1Bxv6uiOeavjXNpnX2VTGlMysaKFhegUs1pSKl_TzXD1ik24vetXOFgYzw4Ag/s500/Photo%25252020150529120442272.jpg" id="blogsy-1432915508314.8547" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="362" alt=""></a></div><p> He is a wonderful kid. Kid? YES KID. He is smart, witty, hilariously awesome, kind-hearted with enough cynicism to keep him from being a doormat. A hard worker (when he wants to be... hahah). A joy in every way. Seriously. Even when he's driving me crazy. He graduates in less than a month, and I can hardly believe it. I can hardly believe I was given the gift to be able to share my world with this beautiful soul.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX0RPlZ1cbgEsl91FhKl7Zvzbw7f9YL0HnuiByfvPa7K505e64Mq422N-eXGun01FP8ztazWDVEkk_dbeN-9RnhlQFgIlYje0N6vZQMcU73W14Jk383z7iluzsjmiBMkbHnjTT9DHOEM/s960/Photo%25252020150529120442295.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitX0RPlZ1cbgEsl91FhKl7Zvzbw7f9YL0HnuiByfvPa7K505e64Mq422N-eXGun01FP8ztazWDVEkk_dbeN-9RnhlQFgIlYje0N6vZQMcU73W14Jk383z7iluzsjmiBMkbHnjTT9DHOEM/s500/Photo%25252020150529120442295.jpg" id="blogsy-1432915508310.84" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="889" alt=""></a></div><p> Adorable.</p><p>So, Jerod, on this, the day of my daughter's wedding (WINK), I wish these things for you:</p><p>May you always have enough adventure to never be bored.</p><p>May you always have the courage and tenacity to seize life with those pointy little teeth and take everything it has to offer. </p><p>May you always love more than you hate.</p><p>May you always have enough.</p><p>May you always have confidence and unwavering determination.</p><p>May you always find it within you to laugh, even when life isn't very funny.</p><p>May you always find moments of serenity, moments of fierce joy, moments of hope and wonder and love, always love.</p><p> </p><p>Love you more than Sriracha, kid.</p><p> </p>Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-42080101466657068902015-04-22T02:36:00.001-04:002015-04-22T02:36:04.463-04:00WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER<p> Woot woot! We have a winner!</p><p><font size="5">Kearston Brown!!</font></p><p><font size="5">YAAAAAYYY!!</font></p><p><font size="4">Congratulations, lovey! I'll contact you through Facebook to get your details!</font></p><p><font size="4">In other news, my Soul Food lesson has inspired some fantastic art, just fantastic!!! It has been so exciting to watch, I can barely contain myself. Here's the full non-sneak-peek version of it in case you're interested and/or curious and/or humoring me.. ;)</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLcRn4Sk48s5qz7Miqh2NzbNp-U6qW_cWSZ2pZceknlr63swA2qd7GdUeUEKEFKxizUgdLaBF5Phh36HDqvFqt_IlufTlKjByxNfdzCrKjp5zw1KjPoPdOWbiRptAnOVChxTuF5GSNKA/s2048/Photo%25252020150422023541123.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLcRn4Sk48s5qz7Miqh2NzbNp-U6qW_cWSZ2pZceknlr63swA2qd7GdUeUEKEFKxizUgdLaBF5Phh36HDqvFqt_IlufTlKjByxNfdzCrKjp5zw1KjPoPdOWbiRptAnOVChxTuF5GSNKA/s500/Photo%25252020150422023541123.jpg" id="blogsy-1429684563032.014" class="alignnone" width="500" height="340" alt=""></a></div><p> I will probably be offering it as a stand-alone at some point, so stay tuned for that. Also stay tuned for more announcements in the next couple of weeks. EEEK.</p><p>Also, I am sunburned and it itches. That is all. </p><p>CONGRATULATIONS, KEARSTON!</p><p> </p><p> </p>Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-19213288699228360322015-04-15T16:18:00.001-04:002015-04-15T16:18:13.063-04:00A Giveaway and Crawling Out of a Hole<p> Greetings lovely lovelies!</p><p>Depression is a weird beast. I haven't dealt with it much in my life, and I have a whole new understanding and heavy dose of compassion for people who suffer with chronic depression. After my friend died in October, I had so much crazy to keep me busy with birthdays and holidays and other madness that I never really dealt with the fact that she was gone. In January, it hit me hard. In February, it hit me harder with the added bonus of having absolutely no artistic energy available to give, which led to the inner slavedriver admonishing me for not getting anything done. So I had artistic constipation and a constant stream of yelling and insults inside my own head. FABULOUS. I eventually admitted to myself that I might have a problem and that no amount of name-calling or self-flagellation was going to fix it. </p><p>Finally, I just decided to cut myself some slack, do what I needed to do to just BE (which included organizing yarn, playing lots of ukulele, and not forcing the Art Issue), and take time to mourn and recover. I haven't done much art and have been telling myself that that's okay. Now, in April, I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. I've painted a bit, have managed to finish stuff that had deadlines, and helped host an Art-a-Thon in March with three lovely ladies which found me painting things for no other reason than just to paint. A huge step in the moving-forward arena.</p><p>That same Art-a-Thon had prizes, and that's what brings me to today's post! One of my prize winners never claimed her prize, so I'm giving it away here, this Dazed Dolly:</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bk8kN06TRJ0/VS7CgQH4pMI/AAAAAAAABaU/dMEJtgKl-Os/s540/download%252520%2525282%252529.png" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bk8kN06TRJ0/VS7CgQH4pMI/AAAAAAAABaU/dMEJtgKl-Os/s500/download%252520%2525282%252529.png" id="blogsy-1429129091775.148" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="472"></a></div><p>Just enter using the Rafflecopter widget below, and I'll pick a winner next Thursday!</p><p>I also have some exciting things coming up that I want to touch on - my <a href="http://communitythrive.com/page/soul-food">Soul Food</a> lesson goes LIVE tomorrow! WHEE!! 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So it's a tomato and a chunk of fresh mozzarella, but it counts cause I say so. SO THERE.<br />
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I also did this page in my Recordings journal:<br />
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SO I guess I'm up to 6. <br />
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My plans for the day (studying until my eyes bleed and then painting until I can't stay awake anymore) got totally derailed by the realization that I may have to cook a bunch of fish tonight at the bar where I'm occasionally enslaved/employed since it's Ash Wednesday and apparently eating fish is a thing. I'm so out of touch on religious traditions.Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-74525523104123342472015-02-05T14:21:00.000-05:002015-02-05T14:21:09.581-05:00Triangle Heads'allo!<br />
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One of the billion projects I'm doing right now is called Recordings - I've posted about it before - a circular journal made out of an old LP with music-based spreads. This week my song is Tessellate by Alt-J:<br />
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The song is haunting and beautiful and strangely erotic. I absolutely love it.<br />
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So that brings my count up to a whopping 3. I am kicking so much ass. ;)<br />
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There's a video from The Water Bearer on wonderstrange if you want to check it out: <a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/50-canvases-redux-number-33-the-water-bearer/" target="_blank">ClickyClicky</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/recordings-alt-j-tessellate/" target="_blank">There are closeups and more babbling about this spread also on wonderstrange</a>. There will be a video probably late tonight since I have to work and go to class in the meantime. Real life, you suck.<br />
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I'm going to go tessellate. Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-30345875465510234802015-02-03T17:03:00.001-05:002015-02-03T22:19:28.692-05:0029 Faces and some Soul Food Pimpage!Greetings and salutations, money-maker-shakers!<br />
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I'm trying really hard to do 29 Faces this year. I'm trying really hard to finish the 50 Canvases project that I left hanging last year. I'm trying really hard to manage to stay at the art table for more than 5 minutes at a time, too, so we'll see how it goes. <br />
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All of that aside, here's my first face and first catch-up canvas:<br />
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I'm doing a series of Zodiac paintings, and this is The Water Bearer (aka Aquarius). I decided to start all of the canvases the same way by gluing down some random papers then stenciling a heart with modeling paste. I've been putting some extra modeling paste down for some awesome texture, too...<br />
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I will be teaching something like this for <a href="http://communitythrive.com/page/soul-food" target="_blank">Soul Food</a>, something with modeling paste and texture and crazy color. Yay!<br />
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Speaking of Soul Food, it started yesterday! I'm so excited about the opportunity to teach with such an amazing lineup of people, like <a href="http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ayala</a>, the innovator behind 29 Faces. Her work is full of color and texture, and she offers<a href="http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/p/classes.html" target="_blank"> mixed media workshops on her site</a>. Give her a click, you know you wanna.<br />
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Since I started the Recordings project (it's music-based art journaling), I've really started to acknowledge the effect that music has on me while I'm painting. For example, I found myself painting along to the beat earlier today, and I'll catch myself zoning out during a part of a song that I really resonate with. It's no wonder I don't get anything done. ;)<br />
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<br />Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-28763549046288881802015-01-21T13:42:00.001-05:002015-01-21T13:42:34.482-05:00Happy New Year (three weeks late)Greetings, lovely lovelies!<br />
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I hope the first three weeks of your year have been wonderful and fantastic and joyful and not at all plagued by locusts.<br />
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I am still having a hell of a time with the making of the arts, so I've been watching a lot of Desperate Housewives and drinking a lot of tea. Hey, at least the tea is aesthetically pleasing.<br />
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The Manflesh (the psycho from the previous post) has grand plans for my clutter corner, including countertops and cabinets and all sorts of crazy awesomeness (as soon as the money fairies decide to visit), and I'm excited but sad about losing all of those layers of paint. I can go into the garage and fondle them, though, so all is not lost.</div>
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The blue under the Gelli print is the record sleeve from an old Tubes album that I liked a lot. I destroyed the album trying to figure out how to properly chop them in half. oops. Clumsy me.<br />
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It's been christened in blood.<br />
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There will be video by the end of the day that I'll post on <a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/" target="_blank">wonderstrange</a> tomorrow! Wootwoot!<br />
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Onward!Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-59956465164754295362014-12-18T03:10:00.001-05:002014-12-18T03:10:27.520-05:00We Have a Winner!!!HUGE congratulations and confetti-flinging goes out to Kate K who won a free spot on Soul Food thanks to the Gods of Randomosity at random.org! A tweet took it!<br />
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Thank you to everyone who participated and commented and filled my inbox with joy and loveliness this week! You all rock my stripey socks off.<br />
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NOW. Back to Super Secret Projects and Thera-Flu. Happy Holidays, sweet things!<br />
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If I sent Christmas cards, this is the picture I would use. My husband the psychopath. <3</div>
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If you're not savvy to the Soul Food, it's an awesome three-month-long course that starts in February! Here are the pertinents:<br />
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Here's my awkward interview video (ah, vimeo, could you have picked a more attractive facial expression to use as the thumbnail? I think not!):<br />
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SO now the fun part! The contest! You have four ways to enter, so get to clickin'!<br />
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Since Roni died, I've found myself lacking in the artistic mojo department - I'd like nothing better than to sit and art journal or something, but it's just not happening. I've crocheted a bit and have updated my Etsy (with only about a quarter of my stuff, but, hey, progress), but, every time I've tried to do something creative, I've floundered. Big time.<br />
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This seemed like the perfect time to do some Gelli prints!<br />
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I'm doing this out of order, but that's okay. ;) I dug through my pile of cast-off prints and found these three:<br />
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Holy cow so much better!! I absolutely love the one in the middle with the leaves, although I generally like the whole "cover most of it with paint" thing, so that's not much of a surprise.<br />
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After two days of pulling print after print after print, I feel a little more like my mojo is starting to come back, which is a relief. I'm feeling a little artistically constipated.<br />
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With every print I pulled, I cleaned off my brayer on a page in my art journal, and I am absolutely IN LOVE with how it looked by the end of it.<br />
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Now I need to decide what to do with this enormous stack of prints..Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-29756767630481760952014-11-05T23:45:00.002-05:002014-11-05T23:45:34.811-05:00Adventures and SorrowHello!<br />
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October is historically my favorite month, but this year I swear it tried to kill me. It started out so innocently and fun with a trip to Stamford, Connecticut for vending at Art-is-You. It was awesome to reconnect with some of my favorite people and make dollies do drunken things.<br />
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Ah poor drunken dollies.<br />
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I came home from Stamford and then immediately loaded the kids and the dog into The Manflesh's truck, and we drove to North Dakota, a 1600-mile drive. Along the way I officiated over my brother's wedding, which was awesome. I make goofy faces even in an official capacity.<br />
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This was two weeks of utter bananas crazy business followed by the gut-punch from the Universe, the shocking passing of my very best friend and soul-sister, Roni. I've eulogized her, mourned her, consumed too much wine, rum, vodka, and Kahlua in honor of her, and I can't even begin to explain the mad ache in my heart without her.</div>
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I'd say rest in peace, but neither of us wants that. Tear shit up, you crazy bitch. <3 <3 <3</div>
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner! <br />
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From the loving hands of random.org to the loving hands of our winner...<br />
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In other news, welcome to October!! It's my favorite month of the year. There is nothing quite like sitting on my porch at 2 in the morning with a cup of something hot (tea? coffee? coffee spiked with Pumpkin Spice Liqueur? maybe all of the above) in the quiet and the fog with the leaves falling loudly enough to make my pulse pound. I think there's a possum living under my porch which makes it even creepier. ;) This was the view yesterday behind my house... picturesque as hell, right?</div>
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In honor of October, I'm going to be doing spooky/creepy-themed paintings for my <a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/tag/50-canvases-in-2014/" target="_blank">50 Canvases videos</a> all month. WOO. The first challenge is to paint a zombie...</div>
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Since I'm going to be participating in the<a href="http://www.art-is-you.com/mysitecaddy/site3/arttrunkeastcoast.htm" target="_blank"> Art Trunk at Art is You in Stamford, CT</a>, I won't be able to go to the opening, which is a super bummer. BUT I'LL SURVIVE. Maybe. ;)</div>
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Okay these sculptures won't sculpt themselves. Onward!</div>
Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-67348594458573480222014-09-29T23:34:00.001-04:002014-09-29T23:34:22.299-04:00Weirdos AboundGreetings, Glow Clouds!<br />
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I received a fabulous comment on Artistcellar the other day from Amber K... HI AMBER! Here's what she said:<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px;">I’ve already been following (stalking really) your blog and Wonderstrange and I just adore you guys! I’m always excited to see when you have a new canvas video up!! I would love love love to see a post that just shows your studio table/art area and how you “organize” your stuff. In all your pics/videos you look like you work in a narrow space b/c you have so much other wonderfullness on your table, I and a lot of others out there end up working the same way. I’m always scanning the outside edges of your pictures to see what kind of supply I might find laying around. How about a tour! And not a fake, my studio is clean and pristine and never gets used tour. The real, bare all tour.</span></blockquote>
Ask and ye shall receive! I say "crap" a lot. I'm also a little scatterbrained. WHATEVER.<br />
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In other news, I just designed this pattern which is my new favorite thing. I swear I would be happy just designing patterns and stitching all day, but that's not so financially lucrative. Bah.<br />
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With that cheery thought, I am off to bed!Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-15163225661412133012014-09-24T06:00:00.000-04:002014-09-24T06:00:03.116-04:00New Artistcellar Stencils, Blog Hop, and GIVEAWAY!! WOO!!HEY GUYS.<br />
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Today marks my final post as a design team member for <a href="http://artistcellar.com/" target="_blank">Artistcellar </a>and my very first post as part of a blog hop! Confetti! Tears! Confetti! Tears!<br />
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Those clever kids over there managed to snag an amazing papercutter, <a href="http://www.beatricecoron.com/" target="_blank">Béatrice Coron</a>, as their newest <a href="http://artistcellar.com/stampstencil/acSignatureSeries.html#coron" target="_blank">signature artist</a>. She has done a couple of awesome TED talks, check them out <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/beatrice_coron_stories_cut_from_paper" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmD8dkfK53w" target="_blank">here</a>! She is 12 kinds of adorable.<br />
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SO ARE THESE STENCILS! OMG!<br />
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They are, in order of appearance, <a href="http://artistcellar.com/stampstencil/acSignatureSeries.html#coron" target="_blank">Painter, Housework, Online, and Dancers</a>. So SO so cute.<br />
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I decided to go with a funky canvas and chose the Painter stencil. I started by brayering black paint onto a 6 x 6 canvas panel:<br />
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I love how grungy that looks! I laid down my stencil and carefully applied white acrylic paint with a makeup sponge:</div>
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And then, without moving the stencil, dabbed on some turquoise acrylic with the same sponge:</div>
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I removed the stencil and was left with this lovely bit of lovely:</div>
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I LOVE how shocked and/or awed the lady skeleton looks. I sort of wanted to keep it like that, but then this would be a really short post, so I started filling in bones using the flat edge of a paintbrush:</div>
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I used acrylic paints to give them little skully heads and gave the guy a Dali mustache just because that is the kind of mustache I would have if I could grow a mustache. </div>
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One of my favorite parts of Day of the Dead art is the flowers (sometimes I am SUCH A GIRL), so I gave her a flowery headdress and gave him a flowery boutonniere: </div>
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I could not get over the idea that the lady skeleton was scandalized over whatever Dali Guy is painting, so I thought long and hard about what would scandalize a skeleton and came up with this:</div>
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If you can't make it out, it says, "his portraiture was scandalously fleshy" ... hahahahhahahaaaaaaa!</div>
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HEY SO NOW A GIVEAWAY!<br />
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You can win the full set of stencils by leaving a comment! I will use random.org to pick a winner on October 1, 2014! WOOT WOOT!!<br />
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For more chances to win, be sure to visit the other blogs on the hop! VISIT THEM REGARDLESS because they are awesome, every last one of them!<br />
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Don't forget to leave a comment with a working email address to win! GOOD LUCK!!Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-48092283797013242202014-09-18T09:52:00.002-04:002014-09-18T09:52:51.060-04:00Ack one day!Last week when I posted I was three days from a show (a show that was not so good, unfortunately) and freaking out a little bit. Now I'm one day from a three-day show and freaking out a lot. So I'll blog. What the heck.<br />
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Here, have some eye candy!<br />
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I FINALLY got around to painting those zombie cupcakes who have been lurking in the shadows for weeks now. My painting process is always a little crazy - there are tons of layers and drying and blah blah. I always tell myself that I'm going to start using colored clay so that I don't have to spend so much time painting, but I never actually will. I like the look too much, even if it is a pain.</div>
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Uhhhhh. Yeah. I guess I need to tidy up a little before I get working, eh? I have a printer's tray that I am planning on filling up with tiny geeky sculptures on alphabet blocks for this weekend's show (which is Rochester ComicCon), so I guess I should get busy. I have to be done by 2:00 tomorrow. :-/<br />
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I spent most of this week putting together costumes for my kids. My 6-year-old wants to be the 11th Doctor, so I spent an entire afternoon wandering around an enormous antique mall trying to find a fez. I finally succeeded in finding one in the VERY LAST ROW. Of about 100. Sheez. My 12-year-old wanted to be the Empty Child, a gasmask-wearing creepazoid. SO CUTE!<br />
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MAN I need to sweep. My dog sheds like he's going for a record or something. Sweeping sucks, though, so that probably won't happen.<br />
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Stay tuned next week for fun stuff! WHEE! *throws confetti*Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-33229652795133208782014-09-11T16:00:00.000-04:002014-09-11T16:27:15.437-04:00Three Days<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;">Three days was the morning</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;">My focus three days old</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;">My head, it landed, to the sound of cricket bows…</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;">I am a proud man anyway…</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6000003814697px; text-align: justify;">Covered now by three days…</span></i><br />
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Abstracts are hard. It was a crazy sort of struggle to not actually paint THINGS. It still looks kind of like a city. You can find more images (and the video) at <a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/50-canvases-in-2014-number-30-abstract-yikes/" target="_blank">wonderstrange</a>!</div>
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Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-91834859257558592842014-09-08T10:33:00.000-04:002014-09-08T10:40:12.841-04:00An announcement or three!Greetings, pickle chips! Welcome to September!<br />
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This is my favorite time of year. I was sitting outside on the porch having coffee this morning.. It was about 48 degrees and foggy, mystical, fabulous. You can already start to feel the thinning of the veil. <br />
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Anyway. Woo woo mysticism aside, I have some announcements!<br />
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First and foremost, I just turned 40 on Saturday, which was a weird sort of transition in my head. I have also been dragged down by my annual Labor Day Cold, so I didn't really notice the transition until this morning. Expect to see more of me around here!<br />
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Announcement #2: Soul Food!<br />
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I'm going to be one of the Sous Chefs for Soul Food in 2015, and I am SUPER CRAZY EXCITED. It starts February 1, 2015 and offers two lessons per week for three months. Jam PACKED with awesome! You can read more information about the class <a href="http://soulfoodclass.tumblr.com/details" target="_blank">here</a> and get information about the instructors (and see my goofy mug) <a href="http://soulfoodclass.tumblr.com/faculty" target="_blank">here</a>. Woot woot!!<br />
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Announcement #3: I like you!<br />
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I have so much other stuff to talk about, but some is secret and some is overwhelming, so I'm just going to leave you with a picture of a painting I've been working on with my daughter, who is 6. <br />
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She thinks those ladies are awfully cute. She's such a little creeper. The pink things in the background? Zombie cupcakes. BWAHAHAHAHAHA.</div>
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<br />Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-88818152039115021802014-06-12T23:38:00.001-04:002014-06-12T23:39:57.235-04:00More challengesI decided on a whim (as in AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PROJECT) that I want to do the <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Summer of Color challenge</a>. Yeah, I know. I haven't finished a single challenge I've started ALL YEAR. <br />
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This one, though, speaks to my inner Delirium.<br />
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COLOR. I love color. And insanity. But mostly COLOR. So this one should be easy-peasy, right? Well, we'll see.<br />
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I did a tutorial on making a book-canvas on <a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/50-canvases-in-2014-canvas-21-dont-use-canvas/" target="_blank">wonderstrange</a> along with a video demo for this painting if you want to<a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/50-canvases-in-2014-canvas-21-dont-use-canvas/" target="_blank"> head over there and check it out</a>!<br />
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The color challenge this week is turquoise, yellow, and a splash of pink. It's pretty yum.<br />
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In other news, I'm still in a weird sort of rut with my paintings and frustration with not being able to take them where I want them to go, but I keep plugging along. Also, it's show season, which means sculpture, which means less painting, which means an endless ugly cycle of frustration. Argh. <br />
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Deep breaths! Onward!!Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-88190843022776634362014-04-22T16:53:00.002-04:002014-04-22T17:33:16.733-04:00I'm so bananas.I had this idea on April 1 that I would TOTALLY have time to participate in <a href="http://effywild.com/category/blog-along-april/" target="_blank">Effy Wild's blog-along</a>. HAHAHAHAHAH oh man I'm hilarious.<br />
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As you can tell by the lack of posts this month, that obviously hasn't happened! Right now I'm in the middle of prepping for the <a href="http://www.art-is-you.com/mysitecaddy/site3/artis...dixiearttrunk.htm" target="_blank">Art Trunk at Art-is-You</a> next week - if you're in the Memphis area, you should come see me!!<br />
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I'm on a needle felting kick:<br />
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BUT. In the meantime, I got two awesomes today! I won a spot in Micki Wilde's Imaginary Creatures class - I went right to the creepy section and watched her make a super cute wee creeper. It is a really fun class, you should <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/185844490/a-hermits-compendium-of-imaginary" target="_blank">check it out</a>!</div>
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<b>Which kind of art do you like and why? </b>I like art that has a lot going on. Whether it's patterns or textures or a bunch of crazy cross-hatching, I am most drawn (har) to art that is full of surprises. Plus anything with florescent pink or painted by Jesse Reno.</div>
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Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-46135950179428355282014-04-09T13:45:00.004-04:002014-04-09T13:45:47.093-04:00WOYWW: Always a mess!It's the story of my life. I live in an environment of barely-controlled chaos, probably just like you. I have this constant need to be organized which is constantly warring with my desire to not waste time putting stuff away. It's a conundrum.<br />
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Here's what's on my workdesk this week! For more info about WOYWW, <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">click here</a>!<br />
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Wednesday is my design team day on the <a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/2014/04/art-journaling-inspired-by-agape-and-the-sacred-stencil/" target="_blank">Artistcellar blog</a>, so this is the remnant of that. You can go there for a walkthrough if you're interested. That paper hiding under the skull pouch is my to-do list, which has grown exponentially just in the last 10 minutes, I swear. The nasty-looking orange mug is actually my brush-cleaning dish, which means I have to keep my coffee/tea FAR AWAY FROM THERE.</div>
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Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-28480909204686712092014-04-02T00:57:00.004-04:002014-04-02T01:00:17.175-04:00Hip Hip Hop You Don't StopSo much busy!<br />
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<a href="http://www.arttradermag.com/2014/04/issue-22-spring-2014-now-available.html" target="_blank">Issue 22 of Art Trader</a> went up today, and my little bunnymonster is on the cover! SO exciting!<br />
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I have full instructions on how to make him plus an article on stenciling (shocker) and a sum-up of Chronicles thus far. There is also TONS of awesome from Sal, Ann, and Annie, so you don't want to miss it. PLUS IT'S FREE SO JUST GO DOWNLOAD IT ALREADY!</div>
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Tomorrow my first Artistcellar post goes live - I've proofread and checked and rechecked and inserted commas and deleted commas and tried hard for the awesome, so I hope I succeeded! Right now I'm sitting in a daze staring at this pile of mess next to me where there used to be a clean table. Once more into the Fray!<br />
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Here's a sneak peek at my project:<br />
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My post goes up at 6:00 a.m. on the<a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/" target="_blank"> Artistcellar blog</a>. You should check out what everyone else is doing and jump on the blog hop to win free Sacred Heart stencils. These are seriously cool stencils.<br />
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Now that that's out of the way, I need to figure out what to do for 50 Canvases this week. The Manflesh also goes back out of town tomorrow - he usually works out all over the country and is home about 4-6 days a month, but he has actually been working close to home for about six weeks. It has been like a vacation for him and awesome to see him relaxed and happy, hanging out with the kids and annoying me endlessly. ;) He says he purposely annoys me so that I won't miss him so much when he's gone. I think he just can't help it.Sarah (wonderstrumpet)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04715862663487828249noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-780054672111794997.post-49383375361327846052014-03-30T22:31:00.001-04:002014-03-30T22:31:33.069-04:00Exciting news!OMG. Ok. Last time I talked about exciting news that I couldn't actually talk about.. NOW, though, I can!<br />
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I am ecstatically excited to announce that I'm going to be on the Artistcellar design team for the next six months!! Every Wednesday I'll share a new project on the <a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/" target="_blank">Artistcellar blog</a> using stencils and other awesome goodies. The first stencil release during my time is <a href="http://artistcellar.com/stampstencil/stencilproduct.html" target="_blank">SACRED HEARTS</a>, which is extra awesome. They're doing a blog hop right now, so you should totally check that out.<br />
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday, March 30th – <a href="http://jillberrydesign.com/blog" style="border: 0px; color: #2e1ae0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Jill K. Berry">Jill K Berry</a></li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wednesday, April 2nd – <a href="http://www.willowing.org/blog" style="border: 0px; color: #2e1ae0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Tamara Laporte">Tamara Laporte</a></li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thursday, April 3rd – <a href="http://guadasartplace.blogspot.com.ar/" style="border: 0px; color: #2e1ae0; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Guadalupe Brizuela Caba">Guadalupe Brizuela Cabal</a></li>
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SO MUCH AWESOME already!<div>
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Here is the information about the team - they're all awesome, and I can't wait to see what they come up with!<br /><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">Team:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"><a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gabreille.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="gabreille" src="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gabreille.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 576px;" title="Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli" /></a>Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"> is an artist, art journaler, and archetype consultant (are you the goddess? the rebel? or the storyteller?) She’s the author of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">No Ordinary Woman: Tips for Conscious, Creative, and Healthy Living.</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"> She is also the creator of the iPad/iPhone app Archetypes4U. Her favorite colors these days are fuchsia and vermillion orange. Her new best friends are ink sprays, however, her long time companions are acrylics. It’s all about texture, color, and abstract flow in her mixed media work. She also holds a M.A. in expressive arts therapy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">Websites:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><a href="http://www.gabriellejaviercerulli.com/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.GabrielleJavierCerulli.com</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><a href="http://www.knowyourarchetypes.com/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.KnowYourArchetypes.com</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jackieNeal.jpg" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="jackieNeal" src="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jackieNeal.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 576px;" title="Jackie P. Neal" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">My name is </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">Jackie P. Neal</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"> from Upstate, N.Y. Since I retired last year, I have renewed my love and passion with Art. There are so many new and cool things in this wonderful artsy world, that I am attempting to try each and every technique and product! What I have discovered, is that my favorites at this point are stenciling, doodling, BRIGHT colors, and collaging with papers and elements. I like to get up around 5 am grab my tankard of coffee and head for the studio- usually not reappearing until 2 or 3:00pm-earlier if a tasty snack is announced! I look forward to creating with you and hopefully inspiring your muse to dance with your creativeness! and remember- Art Is Not Optional.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">Website:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><a href="http://www.creatingwithoutcrayons-jackiepneal.com/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.creatingwithoutcrayons-jackiepneal.com</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"><a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/renee.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="renee" src="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/renee.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 576px;" title="Renee Zarate" /></a>Renee Zarate</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">: I am a mixed media artist living in New England. I have been married to my very supportive husband, Joe, for the past 20 years. My favorite art medium changes often but right now I am working a lot with spray inks and acrylic paints using stencils to achieve unusual backgrounds for card making, art journals and other projects. I love a challenge so I have been submitting my art work to different magazines for many years now and have been published in 5 different Stampington publications. I also teach classes sharing different techniques.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">Website:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><a href="http://renee-boltonhouse.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://renee-boltonhouse.blogspot.com</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"><a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sarahT.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="sarahT" src="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sarahT.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 576px;" title="Sarah Trumpp" /></a>Sarah Trumpp</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"> is a mixed media artist known as ‘that weird girl with the tattoos’ in a teenytiny town in rural New York where she lives with her husband, three kids, six fish, and a tiny goofy Chihuahua. She has an almost frightening stencil addiction and enough art supplies to open her own store, but she is especially drawn to water-soluble media, spray paint, and acrylics. She loves circus sideshows, zombies, old mythology, toasters, and glitter nail polish. She blogs regularly with her BFF at wonderstrange.com and less regularly at wonderstrumpet.blogspot.com. She thinks you’re awesome.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">Website:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><a href="http://www.wonderstrange.com/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Wonderstrange Arts</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"><a href="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/theresa.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="theresa" src="http://artistcellar.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/theresa.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; max-width: 576px;" title="Theresa Plas" /></a>Theresa Plas</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;"> is a long time resident of south Florida who works in a variety of media. Her art is inspired by the brilliant hues and textures of nature. Theresa’s artwork ranges from representational to abstract. She has developed several series related to the human form. Recently, printmaking has been added to her body of work. Theresa’s exhibits include the Arts Arena Gallery in Delray Beach as well as the Boca Museum of Art School in Boca Raton. She has been selected to be published in the May/June 2014 issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;">Website:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #494949; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.799999237060547px;" /><a href="http://studio48tango.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 50); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://studio48tango.blogspot.com </a></div>
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