Art Day

Every few months, my friend Nancy comes over and we have Art Day.  This means something different every time we do it.  Last fall, we worked on 3 dimensional shadow boxes. This past Tuesday, we did mixed media collage type stuff on flat canvases.

Regardless of what we do, we always have a blast, take a leisurely lunch break and laugh at ourselves. 

This first collage is a celebration of the upcoming gardening season.  I'm not much of a gardener, but I do love flowers.  I used a few hardware items that I found at the Restore a few years ago.  For those of you that don't know about the Restore, there's probably one near you.  It's a great resource for home improvement supplies.  Click here to find one.

It may look like it was done by an 8 year old, but hey, I had a great time working on the composition. 

The next collage is a bit less whimsical.  It has an old mail theme.  I finally had a chance to use those transparencies I've been collecting.  And some old typewriter keys.  And some vintage glass gem-type thingies that I now need more of  :)

Art Day always refreshes me.  I feel like doing more new jewelry designs after an art day diversion.