tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post1548413541243043120..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: One Art Leads to AnotherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-37740856430094440432014-07-08T06:27:34.667-07:002014-07-08T06:27:34.667-07:00Great post, Terri! I'm really loving that perf...Great post, Terri! I'm really loving that perfect little vignette you set up on your new tray. The tones and composition are just wonderful. Very cool and serene looking. And your watercolour background turned out beautifully. Very inspiring! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-14598963785489897122014-07-04T08:13:36.654-07:002014-07-04T08:13:36.654-07:00PS I have an old chair that would be a perfect ca...PS I have an old chair that would be a perfect candidate for chalk paint!! Thanks for these ideas!!<br />Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857633931690620336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-76994071334651852392014-07-04T08:12:14.933-07:002014-07-04T08:12:14.933-07:00Oh I love this....you did good with that painted t...Oh I love this....you did good with that painted tray, a great idea. And the watercolor paper is a GREAT idea....I even have some in my stash. Beautiful!!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857633931690620336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-25393201908389938832014-07-04T05:04:32.310-07:002014-07-04T05:04:32.310-07:00Put on coffee! Let's have arts and crafts day....Put on coffee! Let's have arts and crafts day. All those lovely smells of paint and coffee and the sound of laughing. I'm in. I vote you have arts and craft day for us. Last night I showed my PL album to my stepdaughter and her family (visiting) and she said, "Who did those cool letters?" and I said, "TERRI!" AFishGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513718005250273753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-26284131036860997382014-07-04T03:55:50.836-07:002014-07-04T03:55:50.836-07:00Love that watercolor background, what a great idea...Love that watercolor background, what a great idea! I have lots of water color paper, I will have to give this a try. Annie Sloan paints are the best.Sarah Huizengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326211901751159368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-39545825432106851362014-07-03T08:22:30.230-07:002014-07-03T08:22:30.230-07:00Whoo Hoo....the tray is just perfect. When my daug...Whoo Hoo....the tray is just perfect. When my daughter was younger and in an effort to save money, I bought unfinished finials and brackets (for curtains) and hand painted them myself. It was so fun and they turned out so great that I ended up painting them for all my neighbors. I just love projects like these. Right now I'm taking a class on making journals with old books....stay tuned! xo ....and your photos are super duper awesome! :) (and P.S. it's hotter than blazes here AND humid)Kim Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765296400379609580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-24235329851089083442014-07-03T05:47:31.206-07:002014-07-03T05:47:31.206-07:00You did good my friend on your summer projects, bo...You did good my friend on your summer projects, both are wonderful indeed and I love being in the class with you and we can discuss our progress from our AC armchairs and IM messages back and forth. As I said last night is Summer Over Yet? At least we have Kim to get us through and Ice. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396511308261929211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-87077243520962269322014-07-03T05:38:52.286-07:002014-07-03T05:38:52.286-07:00terri this is beautiful!!! such a perfect piece f...terri this is beautiful!!! such a perfect piece for your still life shots! i love how photography exposes us and inspires us to try new mediums. and how creating something with out hands adds a whole new dimension to our photography. i sort of feel that way about calligraphy. it's so fun!!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153095149911030832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-73474945056621940092014-07-03T04:53:07.098-07:002014-07-03T04:53:07.098-07:00These are beautiful!! I keep seeing this chalk pai...These are beautiful!! I keep seeing this chalk paint online recently - I love that you don't have to sand or prep before painting. Thank you for sharing your lovely works - you are an artist, in my opinion. Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-69160437880232711912014-07-03T04:49:40.505-07:002014-07-03T04:49:40.505-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this Terri! I love t...Thank you so much for sharing this Terri! I love to distress wooden boxes and now will have to try this with 'chalk' paint instead of regular paint. Thank you!!! xo'ssusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042148214344308580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-28706612179111709392014-07-03T04:37:47.049-07:002014-07-03T04:37:47.049-07:00Kudos, Terri! The world might be sorry they introd...Kudos, Terri! The world might be sorry they introduced you and me to chalk paint. Just sayin' ... Your tray in priceless! It has such a sweet design and the painting and distressing are perfect. It's making me think I need to distress my chair a bit more, I was very tentative. Now, the watercolor background is something I hadn't thought about. Yours is a beauty and of course you know I love that photo. We're heading out tomorrow! Your still life is gorgeous, too. Lots of inspiration here!Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-45530870925223114542014-07-03T03:58:13.507-07:002014-07-03T03:58:13.507-07:00Ps the photos are just beautiful!Ps the photos are just beautiful!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433584313253805817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-86174854600047448212014-07-03T03:57:15.642-07:002014-07-03T03:57:15.642-07:00Terri, these are so good and such complete works ...Terri, these are so good and such complete works of art! I reacted the opposite way to Kim's suggestions. In my effort to simplify, I was not going to go and get anything, but to try to put to use all the stuff I have stored around this house! There's nothing wrong with that, but it did effect my enthusiasm a little since I've been staring at this stuff forever. I hadn't really thought about sanding and painting like this. So YOU have inspired me! There's a 3 day weekend with some rain coming....where's my paintbrush????Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433584313253805817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-4944169522136083752014-07-03T02:48:42.351-07:002014-07-03T02:48:42.351-07:00Beautiful photos Terri! I would have had a hard ti...Beautiful photos Terri! I would have had a hard time painting the beautiful wood of that tray but I can certainly see why you did it. LOVE the watercolor background and shells:) I'm learning so much from you all that are taking Kim's class! kybarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379309037143657000noreply@blogger.com