Brother & Sister

I've called these two "Brother & Sister and mounted on blocks of 2X4 that I have covered in material and then painted flowers and designs on the sides.  Both are wearing a hand crocheted cap. Sister has a flower in her cap and Brother is sporting feathers.

BROKEN BRANCHES NEW ART STUDIO

Come in and take a tour of my new art studio...click video below

ALL BUNDLED UP

These are some of my latest stones.  These guys are the heart of what I love to do.  I've been painting stones since 1998 and although I've had my hands in lots of other art forms, I come back to my rocks and broken branches every time. I crochet their cozys and their hats. All my rocks are done with charcoal pencils and Sennelier soft pastels.

This little guy rests in a hand made wool felted bunny suit and is mounted on a piece of white birch surrounded by feathers.   

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JOURNAL PLAY ON A SNOWY DAY

Today was a snowy, cold day in Virginia.  The roads were covered so no driving but I'm so blessed to have my new studio so close to home that I put on the boots, heavy coat, gloves and hat and trekked my way through the woods, along the creek and arrived at my studio.  It was quit, cozy and warm inside so I just sat in my comfy "yellow chair" and did a little journal playing.  The top girl was done with oil pastels and charcoal pencil.  

I have a habit of picking up a legal pad and start doodling and drawing and afterwards regret not taking the time to get my journal, so I cut her out of the legal pad and used some gel medium to get her into my journal.  I just used charcoal and gesso on this one.  Not a masterpiece by any means but it's always good practice.

All in a Days Work

This was a day for connecting the dots, painting branches and creating cocoons. It's amazing how much art work you can do when you have a studio. A month ago I was so blessed to find  a little space about a block from where I live to rent for a studio. This is a temporary space and I will be moving a couple doors down soon. When I'm settled in my permanent space, I'll post some pictures.

Magnolia Leaves

 A friend of mine gave me some Magnolia leaves a while back and I've had them in a book for pressing.  I had forgotten about them until I picked the book up and they dropped out.   I struggled with what to do with them so today I decided to introduce them to acrylic paint and this is their new life transformation.

Cocoons Art Retreat

Community of Faith Church in Roanoke hosted the first "Cocoons" Broken Branches Art Retreat November 12th.  We had such a great time turning these branches into works of art and writing out our prayer requests and encapsulating them in our cocoons was such a special time for all of us.  I have received some of the most precious emails from ladies that attended saying what a spiritually transforming time it was working with the cocoons.  Ladies of Community of Faith....you blessed me and I hope to see you and others again in 2017.        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myQwyvrMRxc