Votive to Didier's Mother & Grandparents

My french friend Didier, has the most wonderful wedding photo of his grandparents, which i used in this collage. I added the photo of his mother, when she was obviously just a little girl, from another photo. This will be my birthday gift to Colette, his mother.... she was New Year's baby !... Didier is going to get a bookmark out of this image since he is a bit of a snob with his artwork collection but his sentimentality will appreciate the bookmark, I believe. tee-hee.

IF: Rambunctious

OK. Here is my first attempt to contribute to Illustration Friday. all I could think of was my dog and how he loves to sneak into the shower and steal my sponge... this time, I caught him!

2008 Holiday Card

This is a photo of my grandfather and I am a little obsessed with it at the moment. For christmas, this image, once a ATC, has now transformed into a bookmark and a lovely gift for family... especially accompanied with a book!

Votive to the Chevreau Children

I made these two votives for my husband's sisters. One is 11x14 and the other 8x10. I love the old studio posses for the children each holding a bouquet of flowers. Their mother died when they were really young so father was a huge influence in their lives. We found an old Carte Identite of their fathers that I used in the backround.

Laurie Mika's Shrine Class!

This is the shrine I made from Laurie Mika's shrine class. It is the happiest shrine ever made from accidentally buying white clay instead of dark colors as Laurie recommends! I highly recommed Laurie's classes as she has a wonderful energy and she is a wonderful teacher, not to mention that polymer clay could be so much fun!

Anahata Katkin - Symbolic Icon Class

I was lucky enough to get into one of Anahata's classes back in April at Artfest. These are the 2 collages I created in her Symbolic Icon class. This was one of my favorite classes and maybe it's because Anahata is one of my favorite artists.