http://deepamaier.com musings on life, art & chocolate Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:49:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't posted in a while because I haven't created much on the art-front, and I haven't felt I had anything significant to share with you. Today I heard something that lifted me up after a period of feeling quite uninspired and a bit flat. A man was asked the question that ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/07/09/unconditional/ April's SBP for ANUK using a new-to-me technique using water-soluble oil pastels and gesso. http://deepamaier.com/2008/04/28/poetry/ With the weather the way it has been recently, I'm not sure if there's going to be a slight chance of showers or heavy rain-fall. I don't know what to wear, or whether to even get up in the mornings. Some days it's really fine out, and others it's well, ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/04/24/rustlings/ This week's Challenge is about Food. Most people I know have a week spot for a certain type of food (then there are those of us who who have a weak spot for food generally, but that's for another post - LOL!) so the Challenge is for members to create ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/04/20/ep-weekly-challenge/ The Weekly Challenge on Express Yourself this week was to create a piece on the theme of Home. My piece was "Home Is where the heART is", and the background was made up of all the different types of roads names that I have lived on in London. The ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/04/14/ey-weekly-challenges/ I realised last night that today would have been my parents' 51st Wedding Anniversary. I somehow ended up with my mother's wedding ring after she died, but not long after I got married my fingers started swelling and I had to take off both my mother's wedding ring and my ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/04/10/51-years/ The theme for this week's Challenge on Express Yourself is Numbers. I used a selection of Glimmer Mist sprays from Katy's Corner. I used Rum Raisin first, unfortunately the shimmer didn't show at all so the colour came out a little flat. When that dried I attached some chipboard numbers with ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/04/07/numero-uno/ Upon reflection, I realise that it felt quite odd making this piece because it's not my usual style at all, I think I usually end up with something that requires a bit more thought, from the viewer and is a little dark or grungey perhaps. I think there might be something ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/04/02/odd/ The first Weekly Challenge on Express Yourself was posted, members are invited to post a creation on the theme of Swirls & Flourishes and encouraged to note whatever stamps, papers, embellishments or collage elements were used. Here I made a skinny page (5x3), not my usual style at all but I ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/03/31/swirls-flourishes/ I just bought some really cute digital downloads from an eBay seller Lisa's Altered Art who I've had bookmarked to visit for ages, only to find that eBay change their policy on digital downloads on Monday - yes, the day after tomorrow! The image sheets are just $2 each and ... http://deepamaier.com/2008/03/29/blast/