Friday, August 25, 2017


hello!  welcome to my week.  
i post here on my blog on friday and 
for those of you on instagram, 
i post my art there daily.  
thank you for visiting!


there is an upcoming art show for local artissts.

seeing the flyer inspired me to start painting teabags again.

i was going to enter my painted teabags last year but was 

bogged down with work and could not.  i am happy to get the opportunity

again to submit my art.  i like that this is community based

and is connected with the library.  as a child i loved to read

and my love continues to this day.  now i both listed to books 

on tape and read books.  i am sad that  many of the  children today

have so many other distractions that they have  have not discovered reading.  











this week i joined kelly kilmer's journaling workshop.

these are some of the pages i created.  kelly first taught me

to make my own journals, alter books and collage using paint. 

her workshops are lively and lots of fun.  i often meet up with

other artists i have not seen in a while.  









i also finished the background on this expressive portrait that was started

in a private lesson with jenny doh at studio crescendoh.





i didn't think i did much this week, art wise but now that 

i documented  my activities, i see there is a lot!  no wonder

i am feeling tired today!  i admire my friends john arbuckle and 

jacki long who posts daily.  their links are on the side bar.  but i

know myself.  i would not be able to maintain the pace.  for a long

time i subtly berated myself about it but now i embrace our differences,

without putting myself down.  it's much easier that way!



have a lovely week!


posting with eva, kristen and friends at
paint party friday, a weekly art collective


17 comments:

  1. Wonderful portraits and journaling, fantastic! Happy PPF,hugs, Valerie

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  2. These tea bag ladies are wonderful!!! I love the textured look they have! And wow those journal pages are gorgeous! Don't put yourself down, lift yourself up! You are amazing!! (and some of us post a whole lot less than you! :D)

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  3. WOW! How impressive is this! Way to go! You are rocking the teabag art world. Love the portrait with Jenny Doh! Just lovely! All are just lovely! :-)

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  4. Ohhh your collages are the bomb! Love the camel in a fantastic church! And your teabaggirls are so charming!! Happy PPF! ♥ Conny http://piaromsartjournaling.blogspot.de

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  5. super fabulous art projects Irene!! You certainly are multi-talented. The teabag art is so impressive! Happy PPF!

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  6. You do more in a week than most of us even think to do. ♥
    You are amazing Irene, and your lovely work is more than proof.

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  7. Oh my gosh, teabags? That is so awesome, I love it! Happy PPF!

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  8. Wow So much beautiful art. Glad you will be showing. I agree, kids don't know the excitement of a good book.

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  9. Your work is so extraordinary. I cannot imagine how you are able to accomplish what you do. What a talented artist you are--and you are an inspiration, too.

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  10. Sorry put my comments in wrong box....I love all the art you've shown here Irene!! nunu

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  11. Wow my android is misbehaving big time!

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  12. I've always admired artists who paint on teabags. It can't be easy, such a tiny little space. Good luck submitting them. I hope you win something. :)

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  13. Luv the portraits oh but the collages are sooo interesting

    Happy PPF good luck with the art competitions

    much love...

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  14. Wow! ~ Love the tea bag ladies and your collages are fascinating ~ all your beautiful creativity in one place ~ thanks ~ xxx

    (A Shutterbug Explores)

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