Earth to Jolene, Earth to Jolene....Come In Jolene...

Contrary to popular belief I have not left the planet.
Currently in a journal making frenzy.
Stay Tuned!

OPEN!

My little shop around the corner....

AlteredInsomnia

(www.alteredinsomnia.blogspot.com)

has opened!

Please come and browse my first items ....
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An Artist? Who? Where?

I had vowed to myself on Friday afternoon - sitting at a red light - seeing the aftermath of a terrible accident on the bridge going over the Back Bay that once my errands were completed I was staying at my art table all weekend. Art is what makes me happy. It defines me.
Or does it?
I awoke on Saturday questioning who I was. An artist? Me? Oh, I dunno. I dabble. I play. I have fun with it. But other people I know are true ARTISTS.

And I found every excuse I could to NOT make art. Vacuuming the already spotless carpet. Preparing things for veggie sandwiches for dinner. Hell, I even made a Jello fruit salad. Pathetic!
I blogged about 'sounds' in the 'hood. Read friends blogs. Wrote emails about nothing in particular. Chair danced to 60s music on iTunes...

Finally I knew I had to create something, because I didn't feel like doing anything!

This is when I fully realized the VALUE of VISUAL JOURNALS.
Playing in my journal doodling with images and words. Expressing myself. Ha!
It was then I felt my spirit lifted. It was then I acknowledged to myself... I am an ARTIST!

(Another page from my junk mail journal. The word SHUTDOWN, the words LIFT YOUR SPIRIT, and the image of the window with the ocean view are all from junk mail I found in my mailbox this past week. Art is all around us. No excuses. Go. Make. Art.)

Mixed Media Ephemera

Here are my two latest offerings on eBay of my new ephemera line for altered art and mixed media artistic endeavors - and if you are not an artist - these are just FUN to collect :-)

I hope you enjoy looking at them - click image for larger view!


TALL TALES measures approx: 3" x 4"
*edit: the bird on this piece is done in a dimensional adhesive...my new favorite product! It looks like the image is embedded in glass...loooove it!

Note To Self: Life Altering Experience measures approx: 3" x 3 7/8"