Saturday, October 5, 2013

A Little of This and That

Hello and happy October.  Just wanted to share my CQJP square for October.   I love doing these.  What am I going to do with them?  Only they know, LOL and a big LOL.  I am serious.  I am thinking some kind of little books like I saw some do last year on the blog.   I am already thinking what am I going to do for next year?  But not to worry my head about that, they will speak to me when they are good and ready.

So here is October, I loved using the little shells on here my good faerie sent to me.   I had the lace and just played.   Thank you Kathy Shaw for hosting this for us the CQJP.. 


 
 
Just keeping on keeping on, love that saying.   I know the months of the year do that.   They just float into our lives and float out.  You think yikes where in the world did that month go?   The changing of the seasons  is Mother Natures way of reminding us that they just keep on keeping on.
                                                                                                                                               
 You know I love the changing of the seasons, each one has it's own little personality. You  look forward to each and every one but then glad when they are over and looking to the next season to float into our lives.   So welcome Fall and all of your beautiful colors you share        with us.                                                                                                                                                         
 
Sometimes in my art I feel the same way, I don't know about y'all.   When I start a new art    piece I love the blankness of the canvas or page.  Here is like a new beginning and just love  seeing what will develop.     What story is waiting to be unveiled and what colors will emerge on it.   Even when I do my crazy quilting I never plan what I am going to do.   Oh I start with an image but then off it goes to develop how it wants to be.   The same way with my faeries     when I create them.                                                                                                                                   
 
 
I start with the eyes and then start playing with them and seeing what colors they want to     be.  Yes I talk about them like they are real and have their own personalities.                               
 
 
This sweetie was taken from a photograph of a dear friends granddaughter.  I did another    one of her but think she is hiding on the computer somewhere.   You know how the                computers do-hide things from us.    She normally doesn't wear bangs but this one wanted   bangs so bangs she got.   I do their faces in pastels and seems to make their faces so smooth and delicate. Then "Katie bar the door" on whatever else I use on the background and            sometimes the hair.   Lots of drips and splats and fancy curly queues and whatever else         develops.                                                                                                                                                                   
 
Now case in point , this little faerie didn't want to be painted.   You know how it goes sometimes when you start drawing  an art piece, nothing goes right about it.   So I erased her face and  so the bottom of the stack she went.   Well the other day I pulled her out and she just went together so well and colors just danced on the page.  Some of the colors I haven't used before but she went together like she was suppose to.
                                                                                                                   
 
Now if I hadn't of done the keeping on keeping on she would not have been created.   So that is my story and I am sticking to it.
 
Thanks for stopping by and seeing what is going on in my world today.
Happy Fall Y'all
 
XOXOXO
Annette
 

4 comments:

  1. Wow, these are gorgeous. I don't draw but I always listen to my fabric when I'm making an art piece or crazy quilt. Even if I start with a definite plan it very seldom looks my first vision....and it usually looks a whole lot better. And yes, sometimes some of my projects need to age or have a rest and then when I pull them out again they just whiz right along.

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    1. Hi Marilyn, thanks for the comment you know we love them. I am so glad to have someone else create like I do. Scarey isn't it? : ) You know when I do preplan something it never never works out and usually turns out totally different than I thought so I never plan. Saves time that way doesn't it? Hugs and have a great day. xxoxo

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  2. WOW! I love your crazy quilt block! So many delightful details!

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