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Sunday Sketching and Collage Matching!

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  I have been having lots of fun in my very cheap sketchbook that I bought a few months ago. I think I said a few posts back that I was going to start a new sketchbook and make it myself. Well, I did make one, but I've decided to use it for special projects like Sketchbook Revival or something similar.  I got this book at Walmart and I think it's supposed to be used for pencil sketching or writing. But I decided it was something I could use to play in and not worry about ruining something.  I've been doing very, very quick mixed media abstracts on the left page (a lot of collage involved) and on the right page I do something completely different, but using similar colours. Last night, I was laying in bed and thought, "It's been so long since I have done any sketching!" And it's been quite a while since I've sketched a bird. A few years ago, mostly during COVID, I painted and/or collaged 100 birds. I guess I was a bit birded-out after that!  I also have...
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Copyright Infringement Sucks!

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 I recently saw one of my older collages on Pinterest. It was a piece that I had previously put on FineArtAmerica to be sold as a print. I have taken down my Fine Art America site as I never really made much money from it.  I thought it must have been pinned while it was still up on FAA, but when I clicked the link, it took me to an online jigsaw puzzle site. And the picture had the Fine Art America watermark on it! Not the first time someone did a screenshot from there and used one of my images. So frustrating. I'm glad I'm no longer part of that site. I have had to send proof that this is my art. I no longer have an actual website so have sent some links to my Facebook page. I used to do reverse images of my art, but it would take a long time to search for copyright infringement that way, unless someone else has a quicker way to do it! Anyway, that's what greeted me in my email this morning. 
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New Collage - Pomegranate

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 I finished a collage today! It's been a while since I've done one, so I'm pretty happy about it. This one is a vibrant red pomegranate with some ruby-like seeds. I enjoyed this one, but couldn't come up with a witty title, so it's just Pomegranate! Pomegranate - Paper Collage on Canvas Find this in my ETSY shop! *note, I am not shipping to the USA currently
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Life's Little Celebrations

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 I bought a cool square mixed media sketchbook over two years ago. I decided to set a goal for myself to fill it with fun stuff within one year. But life has a way of messing with plans and good intentions.  But the other day, I was quite excited to finally finish this art journal! It took about 2 years and 4 months. I actually felt quite a sense of accomplishment, even though this book does not contain any "fine art", nor does it have cohesive theme. It was just a place to experiment, play, scribble out my feelings, and learn new techniques. My next art journal has less pages! Maybe less intimidating? I recently learned a few basic bookbinding techniques, so I'll be making more journals by hand in the future I think! 30 seconds of what goes on in my head! I stole this idea from the artist Austin Kleon who wrote the book Steal Like an Artist . I'm sure he'd approve. Over 300 grams of "stuff" added to this journal.
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Temporarily Pausing Shipping of my Artwork to the US

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Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash  Due to the US administration’s decision to end the de minimus exemption of tariffs on products under $800 on August 29th, more items entering the US will be subject to tariffs. There is uncertainty on whether the products I produce will be included.  I currently ship with Canada Post at fairly low rates. But Canada Post currently cannot include the price of duties with the shipping cost. They would have to be paid by the buyer when the item is delivered.  I looked into the cost of other shipping companies and I believe that their prices are too high, especially when the duty is added on. For these reasons, I will temporarily be stopping the shipment of my artwork to the United States until things become more clear, or the tariffs are removed. Thank you for your understanding.
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A Day At the Beach, an oldie but a goodie!

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 Now that it's summertime, a lot of people are enjoying beaches and cooling off in the water. I thought this was the perfect time to re-introduce Kevin the seagull and his family! I wanted to call this one  "Kevin, Get Out of the Water, It's Lunchtime and Someone Dropped their French Fries!", but that title seemed a little bit too long!! 😂 So instead, it's titled A Day at the Beach.  While a lot of my collages are created with torn pieces of paper, for the background water and sand I used cut pieces to abstractly indicate waves and sand. I enjoy finding paper with words that match the subject. I used some maps, and music sheets and hand painted and printed paper for this fun piece.  I created this a couple of years ago and it makes me smile every time I look at it hanging in my studio. Just the look on the face of the seagull in the water makes me laugh! I hope it makes you smile too! A Day at the Beach 16 X 20 X 1.5" AVAILABLE IN MY ETSY SHOP!
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Zesty and Refreshing Lime Collage - NEW!

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 This week is supposed to have record-breaking heat in our area, so I finished this collage just in time. It reminds me of a nice cold Gin and Tonic, or Margaritas, or even just a straight shot of tequila!!  I've been trying to do my outside activities early in the morning to beat the heat. Today I vacuumed the pool at 7 am! There were so many dragonflies flitting around, and later I saw my first Monarch butterfly flying amongst the garden plants and depositing eggs on the milkweed.  Summer has truly begun! Zesty and Refreshing Available in my Etsy Store
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