Art work

Below is the stunning collage on a wooden block made by my friend Gaye as AOTM. It is proudly displayed in my living room. Thank you Gaye.

I have recently been playing with old cutlery and here are some pendants I have made.

This is a small canvas I made from my friend who just turned 30 (the young chick, lol).

I made this little note book for Margaret as AOTM. It is such a nice way to recycle vintage children's books.

Inside I used some recycled paper.

Polish tragedy

My heart goes to the families of the Polish president and his wife, as well as other 95 Polish people who died in the plane crash on the way to Katyn in Russia. This is a very sad time for all Polish people and I unite in pain with my nation.

AOTM for Gaye

This month I was to create an Art of the Month piece for Gaye through our little group Australian Art Sisters. I made her this small picture out of a photo frame (picked up at a second hand shop), put some rub-ons on the outside of the silver border and also on the glass (between the wood and metal) which can't be seen in this picture. The picture was done using a metal embossing stencil and brown ink, the girl and the butterflies were collaged. It was all finished with a silver chain with leaf beads and some metal embellishments attached to the frame.

My recent cards

I haven't been creating much lately - it has been busy with a new job, private contracts and some overseas visitors. However, my New Year's resolution is to keep making cards when I can which is a nice way to build up a stash to be used later, when you need them. Below are some of the creations. I have been experimenting with embossing with metal stencils and ink (2 last cards) and also with nestabilities die cuts (1st card).

My sister starts creating

My sister Beata who lives in Poland caught the creation bug and she started making her own cards. It must be contagious (lol). Here are some of her recent creations for Valentine's Day.