Having too much fun!

I'm working on a couple posts to share some tips I've learned along the way but Summer has gotten in the way. Not that I'm not happy I'm having fun with the family it just means not much "art" has happened. I've gotta get my buns in gear though because I have a major Bazaar to get ready for. I'm excited to be participating in the Red Sled Holiday Bazaar should be lots of fun!

I've finally found a website to exchange art and more!

I've been searching for a website or blog to connect with other artists. I wanted to be able to participate in challenges, art exchanges and do swaps. Thanks to Pinterest I stumbled upon Art Colony. It's so awesome! Right now I'm working on my first ATC (artist trading card) exchange. I've never done an ATC so it's been a learning experience. Their actually pretty fun, I'm excited to get mine! The theme is vacations....we haven't gone to many places this summer but we have used our motorhome. I've got a pretty cute motorhome sketched out so I'm building on that. I'll post pictures when I get them finished. I'm impressed with a Art Colony member because there was a goodie bag exchange and because I'm new I couldn't do it yet. I posted how I wished I could but I understood the rules (People get free stuff and disappear you have to prove yourself). A nice lady posted a response telling me she would be willing to do a one on one swap with me. I was so thrilled! I think it will be fun looking around my stash of stuff and picking out things to share. Maybe she's never used drywall tape as a stencil or the bottom of a flip flop as a pattern stamp? I look forward to participating in more fun!

Working on Suzi Blu fl faces!

As I've mentioned I love Suzi Blu. I've started working on a Marie Antoinette piece inspired by one of the lessons in her book. I always felt weird copying others work but I've learned that's how your going to learn. It will help me to be a better artist and come into my own style. I love how the hair looks using modeling paste. Here is my work in progress!