tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44196401314448613072024-03-05T00:21:45.236-08:00Deborah EvertonDeborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-87579676043978301792011-12-31T19:52:00.000-08:002011-12-31T19:52:58.832-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIdX6gWWvJIkf697svD68vM8-vBKPKgmL2AK3toPja1_VldEg1G-TLWQeKDnYuT1jTLlVU1wLx8QsUxj-AwSzbHpRuRSdQ7CXdCrjCKqlhRWJ3efb6w6ViUoA4JkFZGDLm2ZVStcydILm/s1600/happy+New+Year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIdX6gWWvJIkf697svD68vM8-vBKPKgmL2AK3toPja1_VldEg1G-TLWQeKDnYuT1jTLlVU1wLx8QsUxj-AwSzbHpRuRSdQ7CXdCrjCKqlhRWJ3efb6w6ViUoA4JkFZGDLm2ZVStcydILm/s640/happy+New+Year.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you the most JoyFull New Year ever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xoxo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deborah</div>Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-12497982213023030702011-12-11T18:43:00.000-08:002011-12-11T18:43:25.613-08:00Keep a Journal!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/pxtKMTNPWZY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>It dosen't have to be fancy. It just has to be real.Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-72140489806028081192011-09-12T15:59:00.000-07:002011-09-12T16:03:51.222-07:00Waiting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rlfTcwRV_hYXTmp0WMldgxKCiyva73f9Uf26MwqYMUF_G0NUwkzalsXk-Wb7pVosVWDf-cosp1bHRsPtg97vb-KZNWZvEWO13BVP9qMXxPwq6L_o4VDaMVkwxbrBnPdaWLlyLNkR19QR/s1600/thinking-copy-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rlfTcwRV_hYXTmp0WMldgxKCiyva73f9Uf26MwqYMUF_G0NUwkzalsXk-Wb7pVosVWDf-cosp1bHRsPtg97vb-KZNWZvEWO13BVP9qMXxPwq6L_o4VDaMVkwxbrBnPdaWLlyLNkR19QR/s640/thinking-copy-2.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br />
I cut my left hand today. Not badly, but enough for it to bleed for what seemed like forever. As I held a paper towel to the cut with my right hand I found I was rendered useless. I couldn't do anything. I paced around thinking of all the things I should be accomplishing while waiting for my cut to stop bleeding. Then it occurred to me to just STOP.<br />
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I sat down and started to think about waiting. How much of our lives are spent in that suspended state. Waiting for a plane. Waiting for a phone call. Waiting for a check in the mail. On and on. Just waiting.<br />
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Waiting is exhausting.Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-30688808214792031452011-09-11T16:20:00.000-07:002011-09-11T16:25:33.430-07:00Smarter Than Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0pqdLUrzB42Oo1ory2C4t6QgSfgXe3QuIHX3kMTppLUZXtiKmehyJqRM1GGV7QTxEjpJBUjl0MTFCpvsZDGJrMuyGkW70Ih1ZU9QMzr_LCmiFroxGBoMtMLbBxrslHjs56tSKsmPwA-N/s1600/night-owl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0pqdLUrzB42Oo1ory2C4t6QgSfgXe3QuIHX3kMTppLUZXtiKmehyJqRM1GGV7QTxEjpJBUjl0MTFCpvsZDGJrMuyGkW70Ih1ZU9QMzr_LCmiFroxGBoMtMLbBxrslHjs56tSKsmPwA-N/s640/night-owl.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Have you ever looked back to some part of your life and thought, <br />
"<i>What was I thinking</i>"?<br />
I often struggle with making life choices. So many times I look back and realize that the choice I made at the time was not the right one for me. I wish I could go back and tell the "then me" what to do, or that I had some wise council to advise me going forward. <br />
So I painted a "wise owl" in my journal to help me with future dilemmas. Hopefully, she's smarter than me!Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-81063487709822073662011-09-04T16:11:00.001-07:002011-09-04T16:23:41.473-07:00Spooky Bat Girl Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_E_2K6MuwtsWafdSKMjNZCEfvFmFJfnjAXEMxSKhg0U_gyUVhFoCi8HHYQqLw_Sg7eDWL3e7SGABQrUq1nZGAZ8NTkv1NEHR6N50vU9s2IsNJWahDZcHB3PTl3VeuG36GxL86Yuomxik/s1600/bat-girl-shadowbox-copy-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_E_2K6MuwtsWafdSKMjNZCEfvFmFJfnjAXEMxSKhg0U_gyUVhFoCi8HHYQqLw_Sg7eDWL3e7SGABQrUq1nZGAZ8NTkv1NEHR6N50vU9s2IsNJWahDZcHB3PTl3VeuG36GxL86Yuomxik/s640/bat-girl-shadowbox-copy-2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Yay...summer is over and we are about to fling ourselves into Craft Season. Let the glittering begin!<br />
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Lat year I posted this project and planned on doing a free tutorial. But things got busy and I never found the time to write the PDF. Looking back I wish I had filmed the process...but I didn't. So here is the (FREE!) PDF tutorial and clip art downloads!!!!!<br />
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Of course you can add tons of embellishments to your taste...this is the "basic" shadow box and super easy. I hope you have fun with this project....I'd love to see what you create!<br />
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</div>I drew the girl in my journal while I was taking Misty Mawn's class several months ago. She just sat there until today when I decided to paint her. I was thinking that while we wait for our "ship to come in", we build our castles in the sand. What we are waiting for...we already have.Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-949176424550418632011-08-12T19:40:00.000-07:002011-08-12T19:40:18.929-07:00American Gothic/Pretty Pink House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56TlHQcqRKoqrO68-vCh-lmaceggnJz7XOdxH3nQJfZzSuBSh6YrpXELnhQ7IY9jIbI4rF3W3-kVBNFeB-QiLWi2vCHh0uICCEeGgoYoFBFTyPXSAq96XC63JNahRAre41HO7VI5lW3fg/s1600/American-Gothic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56TlHQcqRKoqrO68-vCh-lmaceggnJz7XOdxH3nQJfZzSuBSh6YrpXELnhQ7IY9jIbI4rF3W3-kVBNFeB-QiLWi2vCHh0uICCEeGgoYoFBFTyPXSAq96XC63JNahRAre41HO7VI5lW3fg/s640/American-Gothic.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I read the news today, Oh boy..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Not to mention all the single mothers out there.<br />
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End of rant...I will now return to making pretty.<br />
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Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-81104360094128128332011-08-10T18:29:00.000-07:002011-08-10T18:41:48.381-07:00Free-hand Mandala<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQLy8stYHG0akBwcCFlVY9mA85u0s7aBBYesUH4QZA9zIPvqooNqhx3P5n3G7pnmlfgVOUQW8v7iJqAxIJQ6CNiqxM3kfI893F3j87l66ehQ0tt6niTksOW3IgJqjqOy2GQK_NzNWBgSh/s1600/free-hand-mandala-copy-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQLy8stYHG0akBwcCFlVY9mA85u0s7aBBYesUH4QZA9zIPvqooNqhx3P5n3G7pnmlfgVOUQW8v7iJqAxIJQ6CNiqxM3kfI893F3j87l66ehQ0tt6niTksOW3IgJqjqOy2GQK_NzNWBgSh/s640/free-hand-mandala-copy-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Sometimes life just seems too hard. It's important to remember how beautiful it <i>really </i>is! I sketched a mandala in my art journal just to remind myself. Sometimes, I forget.Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-70700734540101646082011-08-03T19:24:00.000-07:002011-08-03T19:30:22.150-07:00The Inner Critic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-70ZTqQoIc1Mh2uODi4keEVhsAiueTfp5ecqKPoQYbO13-EQSrXD_RtythlX8g8RNPFWnKc66x-wNJabkCsZBmRxRX2LKxQqELVKFRbM5wF5WVDOrOT9MRgvD6DznBWK0kvXdadS1oHLo/s1600/Inner-critic-copy-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-70ZTqQoIc1Mh2uODi4keEVhsAiueTfp5ecqKPoQYbO13-EQSrXD_RtythlX8g8RNPFWnKc66x-wNJabkCsZBmRxRX2LKxQqELVKFRbM5wF5WVDOrOT9MRgvD6DznBWK0kvXdadS1oHLo/s640/Inner-critic-copy-2.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br />
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Everyday I look forward to the hour or so I can "work" in my art journal. As I sat down this evening, I flipped through my latest journal,critiquing every page. I realized I was no longer just having fun....I was trying to "improve" and falling short in my estimation.<br />
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So.... I decided to just play and draw one of those silly girls I used to doodle in school instead of learning math.<br />
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I didn't line up her eyes, decide where the light was coming from, shade, or try in any way to "make art". I just doodled and splashed around some paint and ink.<br />
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Look who showed up on my page! My "Inner Critic"! Flame hair, tight little lips, and condescending sloe-eyes Yep...that's her!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been looking back through all my flicker photos and enjoyed seeing how my "style" has evolved through the years and how I've grown. I actually like some of the "early" stuff...before my "scared stage" where I got all tight and controlling...lol. Now I just slap down paint and stuff and have fun. I still have some control issues...but I'm not working on that...tee-hee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-14321735347754013122011-02-04T22:10:00.000-08:002011-02-04T22:24:54.854-08:00eekk!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTgCiMwlBoE1EuM-MC6_l8eOKImxzGE7eujtXP11gJo706y1S4KNztAnO7fV-bRLB1Yz7zB5olgmJT1f8I-oc3HcdkyWX9FRKsndQI2jYm3pbAXGWRoscjGLBEgmTKbKs7QSfYT5OduXR/s1600/be-here-now.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTgCiMwlBoE1EuM-MC6_l8eOKImxzGE7eujtXP11gJo706y1S4KNztAnO7fV-bRLB1Yz7zB5olgmJT1f8I-oc3HcdkyWX9FRKsndQI2jYm3pbAXGWRoscjGLBEgmTKbKs7QSfYT5OduXR/s640/be-here-now.jpg" width="492" /></a></div>We had to do a "paint over" self portrait in Misty's class. I had no idea what I looked like until now! Humm guess I gotta tame that hair! Funny, my mom has told me since I was a little girl that I am "cock-eyed"...she's right...grrr!Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-38019372712585069372010-12-31T17:53:00.000-08:002010-12-31T17:58:50.821-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsPUhLsr9m7RUgtuuMTwKZeiNndpdFVjqDeXTjBIyA6VRYhyHnqZubiogq_bXV1CFGPecY4C5pr1c7Onw5I-dRSbJ5RkLu0nCwR-7k9A9I-5i5QlSusRErt-T28wNxMCdvmmnu_7giy78/s1600/Snapz+Pro+XScreenSnapz002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsPUhLsr9m7RUgtuuMTwKZeiNndpdFVjqDeXTjBIyA6VRYhyHnqZubiogq_bXV1CFGPecY4C5pr1c7Onw5I-dRSbJ5RkLu0nCwR-7k9A9I-5i5QlSusRErt-T28wNxMCdvmmnu_7giy78/s400/Snapz+Pro+XScreenSnapz002.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Wishing you a most happy and joyful </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">New Year!</span></b></span>Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-20138721684198712012010-11-22T21:21:00.000-08:002010-11-22T21:34:09.881-08:00Find Your Magic!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87587567@N00/5119800710/" title="365 lesson 3 by Ma Vie en Rose, on Flickr"><img alt="365 lesson 3" height="500" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1388/5119800710_b2ba0feb81.jpg" width="380" /></a><br />
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Journal page made with newspaper clippings (the text), a bit of drawing (the nest, butterfly, and twigs), a magazine image (the bird), paint, and graphite pencil.Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-65674224705040295062010-11-15T22:31:00.000-08:002010-11-15T23:48:00.434-08:00Reflective Journal Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pCgqkAPBhxSMwMf6OJWljMzsVgNCbwwv2y4MmKbYcsoHeCtY28xmDrmasJ7YxW_gsBguvf1JxLG2HiYi3chtmx22bkElmfRskrehK_2GKNef1qrP3jnK0C1QyOHgizh5Dljfl-8gyxcC/s1600/Angel-copy-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pCgqkAPBhxSMwMf6OJWljMzsVgNCbwwv2y4MmKbYcsoHeCtY28xmDrmasJ7YxW_gsBguvf1JxLG2HiYi3chtmx22bkElmfRskrehK_2GKNef1qrP3jnK0C1QyOHgizh5Dljfl-8gyxcC/s640/Angel-copy-2.jpg" width="435" /></a></div>I can't decide if I have the best... or worst job ever. On the one hand....I have such a creative job (costume design), on the other hand...<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">killer</span></span></i> hours! These past 3 weeks I've put in a m<i>inimum</i> of 16 hrs a day (7 days a week)....up to 3 days in a row of 20 hour work days!! Seriously, for three nights in a row I only got 45 minutes sleep each night. Combine that with the demands of the script, director, actors (an entire drama into it's self), studio, sound, camera, shooting schedule, and then (for kicks and giggles), toss in the producers budget,... I'm just about to go "postal"!<br />
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So I thought I'd post this journal page that reflects (and reminds me of), how I feel about my job at it's best. The little eggs of an idea, many satellite considerations, followed by "divine inspiration".... with several spiky bits along the way.<br />
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Thank God for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><b><i>Angels</i></b></span>!Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-90964323008510113152010-11-05T09:28:00.000-07:002010-11-05T09:28:54.516-07:00Journal Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDESbaKNLk8Ci_DCD0OqwYTDKSVafTgniVMI4iO3YMs8Z8IY3nkiDmnFeLR2bWoJEsLWsvn0GOdwGlSgrVD_pfuJbCCxuGFr27h9ajf3N8mId8Ws_NmCLR4Ae13GJc-vV9c_uOvpKNk83g/s1600/365-Dexter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDESbaKNLk8Ci_DCD0OqwYTDKSVafTgniVMI4iO3YMs8Z8IY3nkiDmnFeLR2bWoJEsLWsvn0GOdwGlSgrVD_pfuJbCCxuGFr27h9ajf3N8mId8Ws_NmCLR4Ae13GJc-vV9c_uOvpKNk83g/s640/365-Dexter.jpg" width="435" /></a></div>I'm really having fun in <a href="http://pamcarriker.com/">Pam Carriker's</a> Journal 365 class. Lots of great inspiration! I also signed up for her <a href="http://creativelab.crescendoh.com/page/classes-1#anangelsanthology">Angel's Anthology</a> class which starts in a few days....can't wait!Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-86625349257056404372010-10-14T11:46:00.000-07:002010-10-14T12:05:51.865-07:00Journal Intervention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2Pex21ld5IOmTyNmFA0bZ0EszzJWlSeYeS83a9nMspsjvjSnk1Vn6wHEJ10SE_GXng3zhFgGYwdAkIQ7uP5b5MaYSdvKgG86bJ8iuMhrbq5dkFDy72TuQaLy5JEeFgeTUt5sXSESoZXJ/s1600/behind-the-mask-copy-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2Pex21ld5IOmTyNmFA0bZ0EszzJWlSeYeS83a9nMspsjvjSnk1Vn6wHEJ10SE_GXng3zhFgGYwdAkIQ7uP5b5MaYSdvKgG86bJ8iuMhrbq5dkFDy72TuQaLy5JEeFgeTUt5sXSESoZXJ/s640/behind-the-mask-copy-2.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br />
My schedule at work has been hectic lately, to say the least. I've scarcely had time to breathe...let alone do anything creative! I couldn't update my blog, paint, tear, paste, gild <i>or</i> glitter. I needed an intervention...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>Stat</b></span>!<br />
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I've long admired art journals but never seemed to finish one. I'd get frustrated and quit when the list of steps required hours of prep, or nothing sprang to mind when the blank page glared back at me. As a firm believer in "Use it or lose it", I felt I was withering away.<br />
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Then I discovered <a href="http://pamcarriker.com/">Pam Carriker's</a> <a href="http://www.shabbycottagestudio.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=1497">Journal 365 class</a>. It's a tad expensive at $120, but it's a whole year of ideas, techniques, and videos...so I went for it. I'm so happy I did!<br />
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The journal page above is from the "Behind The Mask", exercise and was quick, fun, and full of inspiration. Thanks Pam!<br />
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Art is all around us to explore and get messy with...Be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">B</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">A</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">V</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">E</span>!Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-62189727750276172432010-09-08T16:40:00.000-07:002010-09-08T16:40:51.002-07:00BatGirl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EderqYFPfiDVX65y65EehYObmV7VYploR9xUwRJn0N_WYvhg9NmU1M6yk6uiP3zbyI6qEu8Cb2qtDMmhWI1YySEhOINqsctyalW4wVsdDeEWyfNWW6o7j_DnkngYPWTVfBaXx9gNGVnW/s1600/BatGirl-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EderqYFPfiDVX65y65EehYObmV7VYploR9xUwRJn0N_WYvhg9NmU1M6yk6uiP3zbyI6qEu8Cb2qtDMmhWI1YySEhOINqsctyalW4wVsdDeEWyfNWW6o7j_DnkngYPWTVfBaXx9gNGVnW/s640/BatGirl-copy.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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Here is something I'm working on for the upcoming spooky season. I'm not sure if it's done yet (I'm wanting to add more stuff), but if you're interested in how I made it (and for the clip art too), leave a note! I'll make a PDF with instructions and post it here.Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-54201199196255728922010-09-02T16:34:00.001-07:002010-09-02T16:35:55.126-07:00Student WorkI'm thrilled by my student's work so far! Everybody is working at her own pace and not everyone has finished their mandala. Some are working on several at once!<br />
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Here is Natalea's finished mandala<br />
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Here is one of Heather's<br />
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She off centered the mandala and used a house shape for her substrate. Isn't it beautiful?<br />
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I'm excited to see what everybody else creates! The class will be open for a year so they have lots of time to work on them. Some students have already made gifts for friends and family and many are planning to give them as Christmas presents (what a great gift!).<br />
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It's not too late to join. The class will be open for a year so you can join anytime and make one of these beauties for yourself!<br />
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You can join us too as it's a work-at-your-own-pace class.Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-76775544820114454812010-07-23T19:51:00.000-07:002010-07-23T20:31:55.412-07:00Mandala Workshop Live!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vd3Zq_mNFKWjFNTx7c2Vn9Dm2VvZmpeRhBqoWvVmDSPYbcnR-jz05RhKL3B2Bu1ESJXXsBrAjCzQu9W8FofLTPf6RlD_1D9ynYCkLTFVW7czNqO16cnh9dcK9DpVCgVZZGc8kN5RSNhC/s1600/mandala-gift2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vd3Zq_mNFKWjFNTx7c2Vn9Dm2VvZmpeRhBqoWvVmDSPYbcnR-jz05RhKL3B2Bu1ESJXXsBrAjCzQu9W8FofLTPf6RlD_1D9ynYCkLTFVW7czNqO16cnh9dcK9DpVCgVZZGc8kN5RSNhC/s640/mandala-gift2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The class goes "live" on Monday and I'm so excited by all my fellow artists joining in the fun!!! It's been such a challenge, learning so many new technology things (eek)! But all my ducks are in a row, all classes finished, and ready to go. I'm sending it out with much <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b><i>love</i></b></span> to you!<br />
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I'm already working on new things to share... I've got a "Holiday Mandala" class in the works and it's soo darn cute I can't stand it! It will be a new take on...well ...you'll see!!<br />
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I'll also be offering some free classes on the blog (Spooky Halloween is the first), so stay tuned!<br />
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DebDeborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-81695486730329279302010-06-25T22:24:00.000-07:002010-07-28T03:02:35.197-07:00Coming to a Computer Near You...Shabby Mandala Workshop<object height="338" width="601"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12868846&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12868846&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="601" height="338"></embed></object><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/12868846">Mandala Workshop Intro</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2670249">Deborah Everton</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
The word Mandala is from the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit roughly translating to mean a circle or center radiating out. Not just a simple shape, but a circle in every sense of the concept. Mandalas appear in all aspects of life: the heavenly bodies of the sun, moon, and stars, flowers and plant life, as well as conceptual circles of family, friends. and community. It reminds us of the worlds existing both within us and beyond us.<br />
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The psychoanalyst, Carl Jung, saw the mandala as "a representation of the unconscious self," and believed his paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality.<br />
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What we are going for is the fun, beauty and peace found in creating a Mandala rather than a spiritual or psychoanalytic aspect...but you just might find that as well! Our Mandala will be a beautiful, shabby creation of your very own. Take care....mandalas are addicting! Like potato chips...you can't have just one !<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Coming to a computer near you -</span></span><br />
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Create your very own Shabby Mandala and sooth your creative soul. If you can color in a coloring book you can create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, original artwork! I will show you how in fun, step by step, easy to follow videos and PDFs.<br />
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Class Features;<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>Four weeks of of classes jammed packed with videos<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>Several downloadable styles to choose from<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>Full list of supplies and suggestions with links<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>Private blog available only to class members<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>PDF for each Class with easy to follow instructions<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>Downloadable goodies to add to your Mandalas<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>Advice, encouragement, and support available at the click of your mouse<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><b>*</b></span>Private photo sharing group so you can gawk, slack jawed at all the beauty your classmates are creating<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">*</span></b>Join anytime and learn at your own pace<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> Namaste!</span></span></i><br />
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This one is 16"x16" on a wooden painting panel. Lots of gold leaf, vintage papers, glitter and a special jewel!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>P.S. I've received a lot of interest in mandalas and so, I'm thinking of offering an </b></span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b>internet</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><b> video class. Let me know if you would like to take a class teaching you how to create a personal, shabby mandala from start to finish!</b></span>Deborah Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870586972222015089noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419640131444861307.post-48842915438005224512010-05-29T12:21:00.000-07:002010-05-29T12:41:58.800-07:00Blog Hop!Suzi Blu is hosting a <a href="http://suziblu.typepad.com/a_lovely_dream/">blog hop!</a> What a great way to make new friends....<b><i>and</i></b> there are prizes involved!<br />
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