fly

fly, originally uploaded by ruthrae.

Soon I will have wings, so I can fly.

I had fun with these cute little baby's!

her new pleasure... Life.

her new pleasure... Life., originally uploaded by ruthrae.

transparencie sewn on muslin with fibers in between.

dream girl

life is a beautiful dream
(transparencie sewn on muslin with fibers in between. )

dream girl, originally uploaded by ruthrae.

reflections

"When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen,
you often learn something."

~ Jarren Sparks


"There are really only three kinds of people; those who make things
happen, those who watch thngs happen, and those who say, 'What
happened?'"

Ann Landers, American syndicated columnist

Christine's site http://artistadicarta.typepad.com/

I received the most wonderful 4x4 from Christine and on the back she had this quote, it was the most perfect thing because I was trying to find just the right words from my shades of white book and these where the words! Thank you Christine for the 4x4 and the quote!

White is not a mere absence of color; its a shing and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

Shades of White

This is my book for a true colors style RR, I chose white as my color. I wish I would have really only used white, I used a lot of brown as a backing color, if I would have had more time I would have hand stitched words in white, but I had a dead line to get this book out and I am still in studio limbo so I have been working all over the house and between cooking and the kids :)

last 2 pages

I am all done with Caren Calendar!

I just love the image of the girl holding the paint tray.
I used 2 quoits from artist on the page and they are:

"Colour and I are one. I am a painter."
Paul Klee, 1914.

”The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.” -- Picasso.

Caren's RR Calender

These are my first 4 pages for Caren I am working on the last 2.
I took a class with Tracy Baptista two weeks ago and my pages reflect it. Caren's note talked about her love of colour so I wanted to make her a rainbow.
The image of the girl on page 3 was done by my 15 year old guest artist Sarah~Jeanne :)

switching gears

I need to come up with some new jewelry idea's, so today I pawed through my beads... but I still have a blank, I have 3 mail art dead lines that I need out by the end of this week so I guess after that my mind can then think in beads.

I got so many fun goodies in the mail today!

I got a wounderful travel deco from Pam and a plethora of empemera from http://artsymama.blogspot.com/
she hosted the best swap ever! Thanks for all the goodies everyone!

painted pappers and Fabric

I spent this morning paiting on backround pappers and fabrics...
I wanted rainbow pappers but it did not really turn out so well.

Traci Bautista

I took a class yesterday with Traci Bautista! She really opened me up to explore and play with cloth and paint. it was a direction I have been going but I was so unclear as to how to proceed, but thanks to Tracy I now have a new place to exsplour along with a new love for papper towels!

Tammie Moore

I got my charms from the Tammy Moore swap and I made this fun bracelet with it!
I made an s-link bracelet and added black silk ribbon to try to unify it all :)
Thank you all who made your charms!

Gifts from the Sea, Family Travel.

After a few production glitches these are ready to be shipped off to mingle with 30 outer banner pieces made by outer creative underground girls! I cant wait to see it all assembled!



I hand stamped the fabric and trapped shells between clear vinyl.

work in progress

I will have all 31 pieces done by tomorrow !

yellow deco

I played with yellow paint today...
I wrapped yellow raffia around a transperecy of a bird and wire wrapped a little stick with a glass leaf bead.

The Book of Knowlage

This little altered book at long last ready to send off to Australia!
this is the cover I used stamped unbleach cotton with beads trapped between organza on top are brass wings with leather and mica I used resin to capture the image of the girl in a silver cup