CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP and.....


...do the Hokey Pokey and that's what it's all about!

I love this time of year; the birds are chirping all around the farmland, in the morning they wake up the neighbourhood as if to say "hey folks, make haste, not waste!"  Get up, start your gardening so that we can eat those worms!  It is exactly like this time of the biblical year - just after the rising - the time of life, the time of feast, the time of celebration.  Even the birds are feeling it!  So why not make them whimsical and whacky and show how excited they are that their hearts too are reincarnated to yet another spring, and to a cleansing and to a new start with the passing over of evil and the rising of goodness!

And this was a week of birdies with Tam from LIFE BOOK 2013.  It was so fun.  I don't usually find my art experience "fun."  I find it intense, deep, vulnerable and irresistibly enticing to run to my studio the second I wake (usually moments after 3:58 a.m.  So I'd like to share my birdies with you...most are variations of owls, but some birdies also.  I went on after Tam's class and created more because I loved the adventure of it all so much.  Thanks LIFE BOOK! Love You TAM, you groovy funk loving nature bound bohemian womyn!


PRODUCTS USED:  Literally everything I own!  The stitching is from a (Husqvarna VIKING E20 Machine put on S and is the Crosstitch E  Thread (Multicolored Sulky Thread Mercerized 100% Cotton - made in Italy - comes in a huge variety of mixed colors and is great for quilting!







































These are the other pieces of work that I have been up to this week.  Enjoy!
I've just been fooling around with lots of different things in my drawers.
This one was from my doll kit from a company that is now out of business unfortunately.  I thought they were great!  I got wonderful letters from the 1900's and maps etc from them, plus 1/2" of french Encyclopedia Papers in the kit.




Chipboard (Basic Grey) Rollers (Stampin' Up!) Stamps (Inque)










Dry Pastels (Daler Rowney)



The Time Set (Basic Grey)








Watercolors (Daler Rowney) Neo Pastels (Caron D'Ache) White Pen (Fabric Pen) Stencil (Mr. Huey) Black Pen (Sharpie) Dimensional Pearls (Adirondack)



Watercolors (Caron D'Ache) Supracolor II (Caron D'Ache) Paper (French Dictionary Stamps (Baby Stamp Sets - Generic) Swirl (Bo Bunny Paper Collage (Bo Bunny)




and last but not least, I have begun a piece to hold all my birdies!  It should be finished for next Friday's post.  So far, I have only sketched (in white) on a black gesso background what I think I would like to see.


I am in the midst of getting a gallon sample of PVA and in the meantime my printer gave me a bottle of the glue they use for notepads to try out as a gel medium.  It adhered the collage paper better than anything I have ever used before - and the paper was very thick (basic grey.)  But when it came to adding water, my brush stuck!  So, in terms of using bookbinding glue as a gel medium, it was an epic fail!  I'll wait patiently for the PVA, which I am told by the wonderful sales rep is a fantastic product for a gel medium.  I think he will have a customer for life!

                                             G-d's Love
                                               Samara


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36 comments:

  1. Wow! You have been so creative! I love your little birds

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  2. Love the little egg shaped bird but they are all quite lovely!

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  3. Wow, you have been busy! Love your birds, expecially the pink one with the crown.

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  4. Woww Samara I love this birds and their colors are beautiful, you are very creative too. Thanks for your visit. Hughs

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  5. Wow, you are so talented and so busy! I love your birds and her dots, they make me smile :)
    Happy PPF and hugs
    Erika

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  6. Lovely work ~ fav is the accordion book art work ~ very creative and wonderful! ^_^

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  7. wow Samara-so many wonderful, gorgeous projects!!! You have been very busy lately :) I really adore your whimsical birdies especially! happy PPF, and thanks for your comment on my blog.

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  8. Lots of great projects, especially love your fun owls. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  9. Wow, what a lot of work.....love your wonky birds for LifeBook. I have yet to start mine. Happy PPF too. xox

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  10. Yes, great compositions ...! Congratulations on such good creations!

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  11. Busy lady...love love love the whimsy of all the first pieces...then more beauty!! Wow very nice work! Loads of happiness here!

    Hugs Giggles

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  12. It astounds me how much work you get through in a week... and it is all of a high quality... another great artistic week from you...xx

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  13. Love your birdies. They are so cute! I especially love the egg shaped one with the blue bill. She looks like she knows something we all ought to know.

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  14. I adore your little hoots; not surprising after all since I Luv Owls. I especially like the one with the crown.

    By the way, thanks for the very lovely comment you left me many eons ago.

    p.s. Do you live in Panama???

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  15. wow you are productive! and an early riser!! I guess you are up with the birds and I love all your birdie creations!

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  16. I have loved visiting your lovely blog! Your birds are all so adorable, great! I have been feeling very attracted by birds too lately, an urge to paint and draw them, must be Spring!

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  17. Fantastic project. Thank you for playing along with the ATS&M challenge.
    Florence x

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  18. I love the title of your blog. Your art is wonderful, but then I am a Big Fan of Birds. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  19. I love it when art brings a smile to my face. Yours does that.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  20. I like all this fancy owls.. wow.. and I like all those great pages you made..and last but not least I am very happy to welcome you aboard over on
    ART-JOURNAL-JOURNEY

    xxx
    Susi
    FROEBELSTERNCHEN FROM AUSTRIA

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  21. Wow! Lots of stunning creations! Love the birdies! Beautiful colors used in each piece!

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  23. I love all your whimsical characters! And I admire how prolific you are. I love the colors and the expressiveness. Can't wait to see what happens when you get your PVA.

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  24. Samara, (softly)
    Those birds have some faint hippie qualities. I am still laughing, as I love burned food, and hate loud noise and was a year too old to join the hippies. I even cut the bells out of my first bell bottoms. Your work is amazing.
    We appreciate and thank you, for taking time out your day to post this beautiful project at Word Art Wednesday,
    Carole Robb Bisson
    Word Art Wednesday
    The Blessing of the LORD be Upon You!

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  25. lovely assortment of work this week, vary creative! Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a lovely comment, it made my day!

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  26. I SO admire your painting skills, that's something I've never really tried, and don't think I could do. You are an amazing and talented artist, and I'm SO blessed that you share your creations in our challenge. I look forward to seeing more of your wonderfully creative work. Have a blessed week, and please stop by again soon.
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  27. SO much amazing art and inspiration! I just spent about 20 minutes looking at everything in this post, with a nice cup of tea. What a beautiful way to spend the afternoon- thank you! Now I want to go and play with some paint and collage. *huge hugs*

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  28. Adorable little birdies...great addition with the stitching! and terrific journal pages...so complex and full of texture! happy PPF!

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  29. Lovely owl- and bird-books! And the dry pastel page intrigued me!

    Happy belated PPF!

    Ilona :-)

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  30. What a fabulous post - so many fantastic pieces of artwork. Your birds are adorable. Gill x

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  31. This is a long line of wonderful artworks. Everything is literally a masterpiece in itself. Thanks for blessing us with your project this week at Word Art Wednesday...Have an awesome day!

    JO ANN
    http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com

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  32. great pages dear! keep up with the creativity!

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  33. Gorgeous! I don't fancy myself to be the artist/craft type, but your work inspires me to try. Or at least pretend. :)

    By the way, do you know JoDee Luna at Refrain from the Identical? You'd like her stuff.

    Thanks so much for linking in the True Vine Challenge this week. ~ to abiding!

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  34. Hi Samara...Thanks for visiting my Blog and leaving me a wonderful and detailed comment. I am grateful to the Lord Jesus for allowing me to share to people God's written Word and if I am sharing in today's time, it's because God has shown me how His words transcends time and that what He has done for humanity through the finished work of Christ is the Only way by which humanity can be saved. Like any growing believer, I had some puzzle pieces of God's revelations in my life that were not so clear before but as He led me to study His Word,the puzzle pieces came together and formed a clear picture. All I am doing is to share to everyone, what the picture is all about under the leading of the Holy Spirit. I am head over heels in love with the Lord and because of that, I just have to talk about Him. I am happy that you found some nuggets in what I shared and very carefully giving back the glory to Jesus, my Lord and Savior. Blessings always!


    JO ANN
    http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com

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  35. Hi Samara,
    Thank you for your comment on my birdies... I thought I'd fly over here and do the same! I love the background colours you've used, and all of your birds are definitely nice and quirky! It looks like you've had a really productive time recently, I wish I could this much art done!

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My wish for you is a great day full of laughter! Samara x