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oh no, let's go (aka happy trails to you)

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Taking a road trip with T.






20 top things to do in Kansas:



http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/destination/reasons-we-love-kansas/






Kansas Lavender Fields:












101 Things To Do In Kansas City, MO:



http://101thingstodoinyourcity.blogspot.ca/2014/05/101-things-to-do-in-kansas-city-missouri.html?m=1














17 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Kansas:












15 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Missouri:



 http://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-most-beautiful-places-to-visit-in-missouri/11/




There's an APP for that!



http://www.refinery29.com/travel-apps#slide





A New Skill ~ let's do this thing!

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for the fantastic people who are going on this happiness journey with me and participating in a year of 30-day mini-adventures ~

I appreciate and admire each of you,
                                being alive takes courage ~

go forward, courageous people, and learn something new!!!
















Gardening:












http://www.cultivatekc.org/















http://www.gardenista.com/posts/the-10-best-garden-design-apps-for-your-ipad





Spanish (Lawrence/online):


Plymouth Congregational Church weekly Spanish classes:












Rosetta Stone





Fluent in 3 months ~ free online spanish language lessons









 http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/




http://www.fluentu.com/spanish/blog/best-apps-for-learning-spanish/





Yoga (Lawrence/online):


 http://www.yogacenteroflawrence.org/




https://lawrenceks.org/lprd/recreationinstruction/fitness


Online:


https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene










http://www.healthline.com/health/fitness-exercise/top-yoga-iphone-android-apps









week 11 - the nature of magic - mixed media collage art

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Well, it is week 11 at my "make something ANYTHING every weekend challenge" and it is time to make some changes :)

Of course!

It is summer and I am focusing my energy on my extravagant garage/craigslist/ebay sale ~ plus getting ready for 2 vacations and planning for lots of time in Nebraska to hang out with my parents.

So, my "make something" challenge is shifting for the summer.  I am going to be focusing all my creative energy on expanding my previous challenge and creating some art collections.  Then for the fall I will be moving forward full force with selling my art work ~ via Etsy or local art shows or possibly in a store setting.

For awhile there will be less focus on trying new techniques or projects and more focus on expanding my current art collections so I can move into my next phase of exploring art, creativity, happiness and joyful living.






To begin this adventure I returned to my most true form of artistic expression, the mixed-media collage:

The process:

1.  Using a thrift store canvas, I cover it with a vintage Canadian maps:





2 .   Then I take some antique white paint and begin to age the surface of the map:











3.  Then, I used a splatter paint technique with watered down burnt umber acrylic paint and an old toothbrush.  Followed up by painting several thin white layers in the lower right hand corner where I will be transferring an antique picture and a quote:





4.  I then added a hand-cut vellum cicada with hand-painted wings. Added a moon to the bottom part of the image and antiqued the map using Restore Walnut finish ~ 

"She's mad, but she's magic.  There's no lie in her fire."

And so the new adventure begins.

See you all next time at the Cicada Moon Workshop ~ in the meantime, embrace your moments, have fun, smile, dance, be grateful and make your art!



week 10 ~ friends and family edition of make something ANYTHING every weekend challenge

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Well, I am just running a week behind in publishing last weekend's edition of "make something ANYTHING every weekend challenge" :)

It is summer here at the Cicada Moon Workshop, Ella has finished school and I am done in a just week's time!!

YAY!

Last weekend was our 10th weekend here at the workshop and we hosted some friends (which are for many intents and purposes my family) to make some art around our dining room table.

Kicking it off with some retro tunes:







1.  Let's gather around the table, covered in brown paper and brimming with all the things we will need ~ water colors, brushes, acrylics, modge podge, glitter, canvases (some new, some purchased at the thrift store):






2.  We get started with a little inspiration, we used Pinterest, ideas from a girls trip we took over spring break, and just playing around by sketching out our ideas:








3.   Mallory used paper plates to plan out her design then did this great ombre effect for her background:





4.  T and Maddie, mixing paints:






5.   Maddie and Mallory, getting the their creative juices flowing:




6.  T refers to Pinterest as she begins creating her original water color designs for her pieces of "bird" art :)




7.  T will be using these bird patterns, to help create her piece of artwork:




8.   Jackie, as she works on the hand-lettering for her quote art:




9.  The very best way to set your table, with friends and paint and art :)




10.   Peeking over Jackie's shoulder:




11.  Mallory's creative process:




12.  Close-up of Jackie's quote art as she get's close to the finishing touches:





13.  T's water color designs, she will cut them out in the shape of birds:




14.  Close-up of Maddie exploring a splatter technique with her quote art:




15.  Ella cutting out her shadow figures ~ she is still working on this piece so no finished project to share :)






16.  Jackie's very cool navy blue/black canvas for her quote art:




17.  T putting the finishing touches on her mixed media collage art ~ black Sharpie legs, beaks, eyes and outlines for her bird friends:




18.  Maddie's love birds:




19.  Art drying on the outside table:




20.  T's finished art piece (ah, I love little birds :)




21.  Jackie's mixed media quote art (ah, I love butterflies and pretty words :)



22.  T's art on her wall at home:




23.  Thank you to my dear friends for making this edition of "make something ANYTHING every weekend challenge" so much fun :)

Love my psychs!!




Go out into the world ~ make, create, laugh, sing, cry, jump, be the artist you know you are ~ see you soon here in the workshop, and we will make something!
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