Must be postmarked today!
My submission to the Art House Coop for 2013. I chose the theme of 'Lists' and set to work. I carried with me a little note book for recording answers to the question I posed to friends and strangers: 'when I say the word LIST what is the first thing that comes to your mind?' Some answers matched my own list and others surprised and delighted me. These are the results...

bucket list

guest list

                                                                        

passenger list

 

  check list

                                                                       

franz liszt

house listing                     most wanted list

                                                   

lisp                               hit list

                                                        

list of pros......and cons

                                                             

grocery list

                                                                         

  contact list

                                                                      

best dressed list                 itemized list

                                                

endangered species list

                                                          

 

              craig's list                               organ transplant list

waiting list

                                                               

terrorist watch list

                                                               

wish list                       naughty or nice list

                                                

laundry list

                                               

and I can cross this project off my laundry list! enjoy!!

Prepping for the Winnipeg Folk Festival 2013

One of my summer highlights must be the Winnipeg Folk Fest! This year, I hope to enter an art installation at the WFF on their 40th anniversary of showcasing music from near and far for us to enjoy!

more to come...
planing on 40 to celebrate 40

Daisies for Sue

Finished my 2nd collage a few days ago. This time it's Daisies for Sue. I use watercolor pencils, alcohol ink and pages from vintage books to create my flowers. Enjoy!

Barns

Been on a kick with Pintrest these days. I noticed that Barns from across the world are pinned by many but pictures of a unique style of barn was missing. Russian Mennonites when they fled various situations (1870s to mid 1900s) brought with them the beauty known as the House Barn. I remember these from my childhood in Saskatchewan and now I work at a great museum that strives to preserve the Russian Mennonite history in Manitoba. Such a fun job and I get to learn about my family's ancestry!

the small building to the right of the house is the summer kitchen where all the baking, canning etc would happen, to keep the house temperature comfortable.

I'm a Scrounger!

Romantic Skate Winter 2011

flowers out of sheet music

Thrift Store Angel, doilies, buttons, skates, frame, greenery and lace!

Who knew scavenging could be beautiful?

Thrifted tub (35cents), lace star (25 cents), balls (free), snowflake string ($1), berries ($2), greenery (50cents), red tree ($3 at an after christmas sale years ago), desk ($5), map of NYC (25cents), hurricane lantern (free picked at a bring-your-junk-to-swap night), string of lights ($1) buttons (50cents a jar x 6 jars=$3), and the silver and crystal garland was a gift from a very dear friend!

My lamp shade was falling apart so I made a frame from corset boning (50 cents at Thrift Store), doilies (10cents @) and pages from a dictionary ($1). My apartment was so pretty this Christmas.

Covers

Final shot of my sketchbook. It goes into the mail tomorrow. What a journey! and it's only just begun!