My dad’s birthday is next week. I’m hoping he doesn’t read my blog before then because this is his gift. The photo is him as a boy. I collaged a 1940 Hunting and Fishing magazine ad page onto an old dictionary cover, 6.25″ X 8.75″. The silver strips are soldered. I was a little nervous that I would burn [...]
This page in my altered hymnal has a theme of contentment prompted by the latest challenge at Salt.
The words around the edge read: Paul says “for I have learned in whatsoever state I am, to be content.” I desire to be this way all the time, but sometimes contentment eludes me. Then I find it again.
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The latest Salt challenge is the theme, Believe. The text is John 9 about a blind man whose sight was restored. His response, “Lord, I believe.”
This page is also a reflection of my own experience. When I was blind, my world was colorless, dark, lifeless. Now I feel the blood flowing, and although I can [...]
I’ve had fun today trying different ideas to teach the kids next week. This is a collage on 9×12 watercolor paper. I used oil pastels, acrylic paint and glaze, plus the glitter bursting from the fairy’s hand and on her wings.
amanda ∞
