New pieces in the studio

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I've been on a little bit of a skull kick lately. These colorful little heads are so very cute and I want to wrap them on everything....lol. My daughter digs them also. I'm sure I'll get a few more requests for these from her. : ) I'll be posting all of them in my Etsy shop.


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I've also been busy forging silver wire into these metal hoops and a few have been sold already. They hang about 26 inches long with the addition of about 4 inches extra for the pendant. I really love long necklaces.


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~There are many great voices, but not all are human.

Awe!! Doesn't my boy look so sweet here?? LOL!! The coyotes have been really active lately and Otis has taken to howling with them in the middle of the night...lol. It really cracks me up. When he's not howling at the moon he's been busy chasing the rabbits and lizards. So much fun in the desert!! : )

fill your heart with art

~manon

My Etsy

so many journal paintings

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I put all my journals together today and took this pic. Most of these are full of paintings. I really can't believe I've painted this many pages over the last few years......crazy!!! Since I have never been a good writer, painting in journals became a way to express my feelings plus it's been fun to make a mess in them!



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I'm hoping to have another 10 of these in the next few years....:)

fill your heart with art

~manon

new journal and my jewelry winner

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Most of my journals consist of paintings and lots of gesso. I had to ditch my favorite Moleskins a long time ago because they just became to full of paint and stuff. Last week I took one out that I hadn't used and decided to use colored pencils.


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This colored pencil thing is just a tad frustrating to me. I'm used to slopping on paint and throwing on more if I make a mistake. These pencils are not as forgiving and they take more time but I like the end result. :)


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My jewelry winner is....... Miz Katie!! Yay!! She is a wonderful artist so please check out her site!! She liked the bird and heart necklace so I will be shipping that off to her.

Thank you to all that joined in. I will be doing another giveaway in the late fall so check back!!

fill your heart with art and journals

~manon

jewelry giveaway!!!

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It's been a long time since I've done a giveaway so I thought it was time!!! I am giving away one of my pieces of jewelry but guess what? You get to pick it. All it takes is going to my Etsy shop and picking the piece that you like. You can then leave me a comment telling me which one appealed to you. You can comment here, Twitter or Facebook and I will put you in the draw. Men... don't be shy because you could win this for your love!!

my Etsy shop



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I will draw a name on Sunday!! So exciting!! :)

fill your heart with art

~manon

inspired by Lynne Hoppe

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A couple of years ago I was invited to participate in Carmen Torbus's book the Artist Unique. Today I was going through it and was inspired by my friend, Lynne Hoppe. She talks about painting with her non dominant hand. Well..... I needed to find my rhythm today so I thought that this was a perfect exercise for me. Believe me when I tell you that it's not easy. I also gave myself a ten minute maximum. It forced me out of my comfort zone for sure. I will be honest in the fact that I used my right hand at the very end for a couple of things!! lol!!

Thank you, Lynne!! I really enjoyed it!!



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I got to break out my Caran d'Ache crayons for this. I haven't used them in over a year so it was fun to play!!

Btw.... In the next week I will be doing a giveaway!! Yay!! I'm going to be giving away a necklace so stay tuned!!

fill your heart with art

~manon