It's in the eyes

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Don't you just love her?! :))) I call her Rainbow. It's hard to imagine, why, right?! :)

Let's talk random today, shall we?!
* I love spelt bread
* I love peanut butter and banana on spelt bread
* I love Zen Chai, I drink probably around 10 cups a day
* I pee a lot :)
* I have finally figured out how to post photos to facebook from my phone
* Here's the first photo I posted

My big pooch Karma on a killer leash :)

 *It's an old photo. You can tell by looking at her now. She gained some weight over the winter and earned herself a diet. :)
* I have a thing lately for green eyes and red hair for some odd reason
* Here's one on the theme of eyes. :) I'm allergic to some shit as of last year. I have never been allergic to anything my whole life but all of a sudden my eyes started itching.  Like in February. WTF blooms in February?? It's still snow outside and -15°C!

Now I'm on "the pill". I really try to avoid taking it so I take it when I really have problems with my eyes and it feels like I wanna scratch them out.
* So now I'm walking around with bloody eyes and dark circles around my eyes as if someone beat the shit out of me

How about you? What's your randomness today? :)

Linking to The Butterfly Effect.

It's in the eyes

Hoi from the Netherlands

Dear Mr. Black,

How exciting! You as a Mountie! But I’m afraid Canada might be too cold for you.

Anyway, can you guess where I am? I’ll give you a hint. They are known for their tulips, wind mills and coffee shops. :)

You cannot imagine how excited I am to be here. So many museums and artists selling on street markets. I bought five paintings already. I really must hold myself back not to buy everything I see.

I’m sending the Swatch watch I bought you along with this postcard. Do let me know if you like it when you receive it.

Xoxo Mrs. Tiggy.

Linking to Postcard Challenge2012.
P.S. On the front is a lady from the Red Light District.:)

Hoi from the Netherlands

Put a Stamp on it

You've heard me talking about STEve's ARTFIRe, right?! It's Amy's FREE workshop and she sends out video tutorials on how to do stuff. Anyway, one of the things she showed was how she carves a stamp.

print 2 and 3

So, as much as that was inspiring, I didn't get to it until last weekend. The thought of carving such details did not sit well with me.

But . . . I finally gave in and found this big old eraser (rubber for my UK friends :)) from back when I was trying to carve my own stamps. Yes, I've done it before but simple shapes like a flower and stuff.

print 4 and 5

The Girls and her friend Linda are available on Etsy.

And it wasn't so annoying to carve after all. It was a little tricky around the eyes but not bad for the first try, right?

To recap. I used a 2"x3" eraser and very sharp carving tools. I think sharpness is the key. And you can probably find the stuff Amy used to carve her stamp from in her video around where you live. Eraser was just my choice.

Linking to Paint Party Friday.

Put a Stamp on it

Goddess #2

And now the Goddess #2 for the 13 Goddesses challenge.

Tiamat is a Babylonian goddess of the ocean who gave birth to sea creatures. Although she is often described as a sea monster (a multi-headed dragon in Dungeons & Dragons game), there is no ancient text to corroborate that.

In fact, in Enûma Elish which is the Babylonian creation myth, her physical description includes a tail, a thigh, "lower parts" (which shake together), a belly, an udder, ribs, a neck, a head, a skull, eyes, nostrils, a mouth, and lips. Inside she has a heart, arteries, and blood.

So, I made her look like a mermaid. :) I want boobs like that. :)

Goddess #2

Red

I made a speed painting video of this girly. She's a little weird isn't she?! :) But she chose to look like this.

You'll need to go to The Butterfly Effect to see the video and link your "red" inspired artwork. :)

Both were inspired by Life Book class teacher Mystele. I just love painting like this right now. I do backgrounds several in a row and wait for them to dry. Then I go over them and try to find faces in them.

And you do find them if you look close enough. :) For example the second one had a unicorn on it. I could see it clearly but I wasn't feeling it so I errased the outline. Then it took me several minutes to find the eyes but after that the rest appeared. The mouth gave me trouble but I found them just when I started painting.:)

That's it. That's all I've got to say. :) Now, go watch my video!

Red