...where i left off....

my art of the day endeavor found itself at a crossroads.

May 9th- it was apparent that my incessant fatigue was most likely a result of the Stage 3 breast cancer I was diagnosed with.

Where this blog leaves off, my new blog takes over:
http://mandalalight.blogspot.com/




When I get better, my art will resume and be bigger than ever- and I thank you for sticking with me.

until then, we forge ahead for being cancer free.

xo

art of the day * may 8 2012

Yay! After many many hours- it's done. I love this art for it's ease in easily editable variables. Sometimes art just up and bites you in the butt when you least expect it.

love&light

b

art of the day * may 2 2012

a poster in progress~ Gov't Mule & Moe at the Pony....

here's a li'l peek at the waves. cause the show's is by the ocean. so clever.
:)
initial pencil sketches gettin' ready for the digital flavor.


....
love&light
b

art of the day : apr 16 2012

more ink added. android cool vintage photo setting.cell phone capture.

(I'll get one of these cell phones someday)

and y'all say a prayer to St Anthony that I find my pens and paper. they disappeared! Standbys were used in this production.

art of the day * april 11

Been taking it easy lately.... One of those moments in life where you keep getting thrown curve balls for an inning or two- Just taking them as they come~

self perscribed art therapy- it makes me forget about everything sometimes blissfully. and i love that.

<3 And I found these cute little Acrylic paper pads for a buck at Jo-Ann! It's the little things....

Love & light~*
-b

art of 2012 apr 3 2012

well hello there!
been a while. energy shifts, polarizes, reforms, coagulates, explodes and then all comes back together again~ been through it this past week or so- reforming ideas in my head and tryin to see them backwards on purpose. if that makes any sense.

a respite at a faraway magical beach is not far away- it's yearly visit brings me such happiness. especially with kids now and having a full time job where time off is more precious it seems. half of my siblings also live there- our whole family has a big connection to this place- so any visit is a welcome one. even when it rains, it's below 70, or tropical storms. it's still gorgeous. so props to you Emerald Isle, NC!
 Soon I visit, not ever long enough it seems.....

Started a major piece yesterday. The kind that callouses your fingertips in a hours- but leaves you with love and hard work in your head. I rarely sew my dyes- but this one is hand sewn- every line by me- with a needle....with dental floss. the floss helps deflect some of the dye and gets a good tight guideline on sewn folds.... each line gets it's own needle and thread.... this kind of stitching for this piece is going to take me upwards of 20 carefully stitched hours. Already 3 hours have been put in . and the hearts are the easy part.

this particular piece of fabric was cut from the same cloth as Big Blue- but she did not want to fold. I must have folded this giant fabric 20 times, losing fire for it's potential every time. Finally I surrendered and followed what the cloth said, and it folded fine into an odd design. I think it's gonna be alright though.
This is a work in progress, so stay tuned as it's progress. I got some hours in some days to mix up some amazing colors.... already dreaming of raspberry>fuchsia>chinese red> soft orange>marigold>lemon yellow gradients...... :drool:

stay tuned!!! and this one is not custom and is going to be for sale. Holler if you want to reserve it.

love*

 b

sunset on wednesday

art of 2012: march 26 2012

yay! more ink....

been busy with the garden, work, kids..... The usual.

I have discovered that sunflowers sprout way too much for me too keep up with.... and for the first time I feel like I need to add color to this piece to complete it :)

another piece to the puzzle....

art of 2012 : mar 22 2012

at 10pm- i was watching a NatGeo special on birds and the bizarre phenomena of weird pockets of them dropping dead in the araes of Beebe, AK. at midnight on New Year's Eve....The redwing blackbirds were a pain..... to me I love them and seeing the birds lying dead in the streets was strangely beautiful. the contrast of yellow and red amongst a black bird is inspiring. the cause of death even moreso.

pencil > sharpie > crayon (grabbed randomly from a giant box in the dark and consisiting of only brown, green, orange, purple, and yellow.

was inspired to post this tonight as the art of the day.

I especially like the impromptu freeform blakbird tail feathers the best.

 the shapes rock.

art of the day - mar 21 2012

Star maiden rides again.

This is one of those situations where I'm working with a promoter on poster design- and he's an artist too- It's great working with another creative eye though because they can see things you don't- make suggestions that don't seem right at first and become the greatest decision in the end.
Good times.

More work today on the BB King's poster- Hopefully she's the final cut right here!

And I do have to say that I appreciate y'all taking the time to read these little entries of mine- it makes me feel great to see the hit counts and subscribers slowly climbing day by day <3 it means a lot :)

and in semi-related art news- we're on our way to finally growing our own produce this summer. Yep- I live in the Garden State and don't have much of a piece of soil to grow much of anything besides weeds and a few shrubs. We're venturing into container gardening with much heirloom organic seeds including kale, spinach, kohlrabi, romanesco broccoli, cotton, tomatoes, sunflowers and more. My kitchen is a virtual greenhouse where anything grows 365 days a year. I'm proud we're finally doing this and teaching the kids this stuff.
This photo is work from Wed-Sun planting, labeling, seeding, and corralling it all together. I hope this works! :). Today I have a lot of kale, romanesco, and tomato sprouts already up! yippee!

art of 2012 : march 20 2012

Long time no see....
Resting my arm, the pinched nerve got the best of me. Chiropractor to the rescue.....took it easy.

Added more to the current line drawing~ :)

 ....I miss my dyes too. I need about 2 good hours to sit and mix up all new colors since I'm fresh out.... Soon..... soon.

Happy Spring~ Blessings and Light*