Just a month away. Aren’t Halloween cards a blast to make? The kraft border panel on this one was made with my threading water punch & the lil’ spider was stamped & then flocked in black for added dimension.
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Add comment September 12th, 2008
I’m teaching myself how to draw & paint faces digitally using a WACOM tablet before I attempt putting my acrylics to canvas. I figure this way - my mistakes are all erasable. heehee I made this angel drawing in Photoshop tonight inspired by Kelly Rae Roberts. Shouldn’t all angels have big earrings? *LOL*
Kelly Rae has a wonderful new inspirational book out called Taking Flight where she describes how to make beautiful collage canvases in her style. I’m hoping to attempt several soon. You can drop by her website to learn more about the book & be sure to check out her amazing gallery of work!
1 comment September 12th, 2008
I’ve been a big fan of Natalie Merchant’s work for years (ever since Steve introduced me to her - thanks Steve!). Her songs are often filled with socially conscious lyrics matched with great melodies, and she is a tremendous performer live. I’ve seen her about 4 times in concert, and she is always having so much fun performing on stage that you just want to get up there & dance around & help perform the music yourself. *LOL*
Natalie got her start over 25 years ago when she became the lead singer of a band called 10,000 Maniacs. One of my favorite tunes she wrote for them is called Verdi Cries. It’s a simple one for piano & voice. I picked out the rudimentary chords on my piano & recorded my own version for you tonight. You can click on the picture or on this link to listen to the short MP3 of my interpretation. Hope you like it!
P.S. For those of you that follow my papercrafting designs, I’ll have more cards coming soon - I’ve just been having a lot of fun creating music this month! 
1 comment September 6th, 2008
For those interested in Imogen’s lyrics to Hide & Seek - I created a video to go along with last night’s recording that can be viewed below.
1 comment August 30th, 2008
I mentioned in a recent post that I’m a huge fan of British singer-songwriter-producer Imogen Heap. One of her most popular tunes is an a cappella song called “Hide & Seek” from her album Speak for Yourself. She processed her solo vocals through her keyboards to create beautiful harmonies.
I realized tonight that my lil’ home recording studio has similar capabilities, so I gave it a shot. Here’s my version of Hide & Seek using a cheap microphone plugged into the vocal harmonizer on my Clavinova. Click HERE to listen to the mp3. Enjoy!
Add comment August 29th, 2008
I created a new photo album in my gallery for all of the Killiney Bay pics featured in my recent video. The resolution is a bit better than youtube for viewing. You can check out the pics here.
P.S. Another tune is on its way shortly that I recorded tonight! 
1 comment August 29th, 2008
As promised, I am posting the next installment of my trip to Europe…Killiney Bay, Ireland.
One late afternoon, I hiked several miles from Dalkey to Killiney & documented the journey with my camera. Once I reached the beach, I sat & listened to the song Almost Lover (by A Fine Frenzy) on repeat as I sat staring at the Irish sea. Words can’t describe Killiney’s beauty, and pictures don’t do it justice. I decided the best way to share my experience with you was to re-create it with a video taking you along on my hike. The background music is my interpretation of Almost Lover arranged on my Clavinova. Hope you enjoy it & get some small understanding of the beauty of the place.
All the best,
Add comment August 26th, 2008
I love the song Dante’s Prayer by Loreena McKennitt. She wrote it in 1995 while traveling alone by train across Siberia. She later recorded it in Peter Gabriel’s studio in England for her album Book of Secrets.
Tonight, I was drawn to the piano to create my own interpretation. I recorded it in about an hour. The final version was a single take, so this is a bit raw with just my piano & voice. I like the end result, though, and I hope you enjoy it! Click on the image to the left to listen to the mp3.
“Cast your eyes on the ocean… Cast your soul to the sea. When the dark night seems endless… Please remember me.”
Happy to be singing & creating music again,
3 comments August 24th, 2008
Hi everyone!
To “wrap up” web artist week on Hero Arts’ blog, I created a couple of altered giftwrap projects. Here’s a sneak peak of one of the designs but you can see both of them here.
TFL!
Add comment August 24th, 2008
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any polymer work. I’ve been working on projects for Polyform, but unfortunately, I can’t share any of those here! I decided to post a pendant/bracelet set I made a while back. I have sets of these in different colors, but this one is in a happy shade of orange.
The pendant has a frame of sterling silver around it. I found it at a local silver store - though you can make your own by flattening silver wire & soldering it in the desired shape. For the clay, I’ve used simple flower, leaf, and striped canes on basic black.
The bracelet uses sterling spacer beads & is textured with swirls on the inside:
Happy Claying!
Add comment August 22nd, 2008
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