Has anyone noticed that I am behind here? I spent my weekend away from the computer and out and about with my family. I touched a lot of things and people and will post my project this afternoon...late, and I apologize.
Also after our homeschool day is complete, I will post a bit of a recap of last week and the winner of this week's gift from Wrapped Emotions.
Wow, ladies! Your rubbings and words were amazing again. But then I've come to expect no less.
Guess what? Our new weekly prompt goes up tomorrow morning from our first guest blogger. You do not want to miss this one.
Back later today with my project and a more coherent post. Thanks for your inspiring creations.
Edited to add: Ladies, did anyone notice how everyone chose items from home or close to home to rub and share? I think this speaks volumes of our love of home and family...that or we could find no one to watch the kids while we escaped.
Seriously, I continue to be inspired and impressed with every single artistic creation and the emotions each of you eloquently share. Your projects, as well as my own, are opening my mind to new thoughts and my heart to a plethora of emotions. Thank you.
On to business, Random.org says the winner of this week's gift is Donna of Nesting Momma. Guess what? I haven't photographed your prize yet, so just wonder about it. But I will post a photo tomorrow. If you want to claim it, email me with a mailing address.
Do you remember that a few weeks ago I told you there would be a monthly guest blogger chosen from the ranks of WE participants? In few short hours the week's prompt goes up from our first guest blogger and you do not want to miss this one.
Monday, October 15, 2007
We Felt With Our Hands and Hearts
Monday, October 8, 2007
Keep A Crayon Handy
If this is your first visit to Wrapped Emotions, it would be helpful to read this post first.
Giddiness and the winner from last week.
Life is full of texture...physically and emotionally. I love texture...to touch...to see...physically and emotionally. Scratchy, bumpy, smooth, woven. Texture stimulates sight as well as touch. We identify emotions and life events in terms of texture...a bumpy relationship, woven with love, smooth sailing. Can you name more?
Sometimes taking a photograph of something just doesn't seem like enough. I want to take part of it with me.
This week let's do crayon rubbings. You will need an unwrapped crayon and thin paper such as tracing paper, onion skin paper, or tissue paper and your eyes and finger tips. During the week observe the texture of the world around you while at home, work, shopping, exploring nature, where ever you go. When you see or feel a texture that captures you, take a piece of paper, lay it against or wrap it around the object. With the side of the crayon rub across the surface, leaving a print of what was underneath it. Walls of buildings, manhole covers, tree bark, fabric...be observant...find something that speaks to you...makes you feel something from sight, then touch it.
Rubbings are quick and easy. You physically connect with your subject and take part of it with you. Physically connecting with anything, anyone can be life-altering. What did you experience?
I hope you'll explore lots of texture...physically and emotionally...and mount them in your art journal.
Go feel life. Remember to keep a crayon handy...
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Here are the specifics of weekly participation:
* Leisurely, happily create your project for the week.
* Post a photo or scan of it on your blog any time, any day Tuesday through Sunday with as many or as few words as you choose to accompany it...no words?...no problem...unless the week's prompt calls for words.
* If you so choose, and I love it when you choose, include the WE button in your post. If you choose not to post the button (and I will still love you), please link back to the current week's post at WE within the text of your post. Thank you. Grab the button code.
* Come to Wrapped Emotions and sign Mr. Linky with the direct link to your WE post for the week. Please don't make visitors scroll and search for your week's contribution by merely linking to your homepage.
* After signing Mr. Linky, please also leave a comment on the Mr. Linky post at WE. I will be drawing for the weekly gift from comments.
* Use Mr. Linky to visit the blogs of fellow participants. You have all week to pop in and out to visit. Offer words of observation, sheer delight and when called for, words of support, encouragement or comfort.
* Check back each Monday to see if you won the previous week's gift, which will be chosen by random.org from the comments.
* The weekly WE prompt will be posted each Tuesday.
Questions or comments about this week's prompt...please let me hear from you on this post. Questions about specifics to prep any art/paper surface, mediums, what to have for dinner, anything...just ask. I love it when you talk to me.
*If you have completed your Keep A Crayon Handy project, sign Mr. Linky here.
Mr. Linky ~ Keep A Crayon Handy
Bloggers participating in Wrapped Emotions' weekly prompt, Keep A Crayon Handy, please sign Mr. Linky below with the direct link to your project post. Remember to also leave a comment on this post so that you will be entered for the weekly giveaway.
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Giddiness and A Winner
Last week's works of art left me in the giddiest of moods. Each piece was unique in it's perspective and though some were begun with less than joyous moods, those moods evolved as you got into your creation. Some of us began happy and remained happy. A couple of you even admitted...for the first time...that you actually liked your art work. Woo Hoo!!! I think it's all progress along our journey to spark creativity and connect with our emotions.
Did you notice? Our number of participants this week was up. *happy dancing* I love company, and thanks to each of you for spreading the word about our soul searching creativity.
Now let's take care of business. The winner (via random.org) of her choice of one of the gorgeous brooches handcrafted by Zuda Gay is Sara of It's Not About That Anyway. Email me* and I'll put you in touch with Zuda Gay to claim your gift. Again, thank you Zuda Gay!
A confession...last week I never drew for a guest blogger. Life just got away from me and I forgot. However, I have drawn from this week's participants and random.org has chosen. Watch out...I'll be emailing you. I'm emailing rather than announcing here because that gives the chosen blogger the opportunity to discreetly decline. But please don't decline.
Finally, if you are participating and I have not added your blog to the blogroll, please let me know in comments or by email.
Back tomorrow with the prompt of the week.
*email me at melodyspins[at]gmail [dot]com
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Legal Graffiti
If this is your first visit to Wrapped Emotions, it would be helpful to read this post first.
Wrapped Emotions is thrilled to again feature artist Zuda Gay. One lucky participant will win their choice of one of her handcrafted creations of beauty.
*Guest Blogger* I'll be emailing you...I chose from last week's participants...hey, get back here! You can't hide.
This week let loose...get edgy with your style...free your spirit...absolutely no fear. We had enough of that last week. This prompt is not associated with any tangible or figurative wrapper. I simply want you to experience the fun of creating. This week we're working to feel the emotion of JOY. Not necessarily expressing the actual word or symbolism of joy in your art...you can celebrate shoe polish if you choose. But enJOY the process. Let's create our own graffiti.
Graffiti artists develop their own styles. They work quickly, intuitively, randomly and never stop the process to think about what to do next. You should try anything, everything...collage, paint, stains, spray paint, markers, colored pencils, markers, stencils, doodling, marks, lines, swirls, symbols, written words, calligraphy, images (photos, magazine cutouts, photocopies, sketches), stamps, prints...whatever.
Think of urban graffiti walls. The art is vibrant, multi-layered, freestyle, textured. Do not over think as you work, and do not think neat, orderly. Think juxtaposition. If you have time, go on a search for public graffiti walls in your city or search online for images. Get inspired.
Here are examples of Traci Bautista's art journal graffiti pages...
Don't you feel fun and funky just looking at them? Wouldn't it feel joyous to let loose and create whatever? Yeah, let's do it!
Our pages are not expected to look like Traci's. Remember...no fear...no intimidation...no boundaries...
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Here are the specifics of weekly participation:
- Leisurely, happily create your project for the week.
- Post a photo or scan of it on your blog any time, any day Tuesday through Sunday with as many or as few words as you choose to accompany it...no words?...no problem...unless the week's prompt calls for words.
- If you so choose, and I love it when you choose, include the WE button in your post. If you choose not to post the button (and I will still love you), please link back to the current week's post at WE within the text of your post. Thank you. Grab the button code.
- Come to Wrapped Emotions and sign Mr. Linky with the direct link to your WE post for the week. Please don't make visitors scroll and search for your week's contribution by merely linking to your homepage.
- After signing Mr. Linky, please also leave a comment on the Mr. Linky post at WE. I will be drawing for the weekly gift from comments.
- Use Mr. Linky to visit the blogs of fellow participants. You have all week to pop in and out to visit. Offer words of observation, sheer delight and when called for, words of support, encouragement or comfort.
- Check back each Monday to see if you won the previous week's gift, which will be chosen by random.org from the comments.
- The new WE prompt will be posted each Tuesday.
Questions or comments about this week's prompt...please let me hear from you on this post. Questions about specifics to prep any art/paper surface, mediums, what to have for dinner, anything...just ask. I love it when you talk to me.
*If you have completed your Legal Graffiti project, sign Mr. Linky here.
Mr. Linky ~ Legal Graffiti
Bloggers participating in Wrapped Emotions' weekly prompt, Legal Graffiti, please sign Mr. Linky below with the direct link to your project post. Remember to also leave a comment on this post so that you will be entered for the weekly giveaway. This week's gift is again a choice of one of Zuda Gay's handcrafted brooches.
As always, thanks for sharing.
Learn more about Wrapped Emotions here.
View More Wrapped Emotions Participants
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Totally Unwrapped and Moving On
Oh.My.Goodness. I don't think I truly had any idea what was being ask of us with last week's prompt...ok, challenge (no better word to describe it). Each post that was shared brought forth emotions deep within myself and quite frankly, I was surprised to find how other women's realization of their fears made me look inward. There was definitely a connection between all of our posts. Perhaps we could sum it in saying, we are all learning to trust ourselves more and fear the unknown less. I think we truly unwrapped. Whew! Let's move on...
The winner (via random.org) of her choice of one of Zuda Gay's gorgeous handcrafted brooches is Jenny of Live And In Color. Lucky gal! Jenny, email me and I'll put you in touch with Zuda Gay to claim your beautiful gift. Thanks, Zuda Gay! I just love saying her name...it just flows off my tongue. Yeah, I really say it out loud when I type it.
Tomorrow I will be randomly choosing from the past week's participants (via random.org) a guest blogger for Wrapped Emotions. I will email you and give you the chance to accept or decline (oh please don't decline) in private. We'll also work out the week of your guest blogger spot for this month.
Please look at the WE blogroll, Expressive People, in the sidebar. If you are participating and I have not added a link to your blog, please email and let me know.
Remember that each week's prompt now goes up on Tuesday and posting your completed WE project is open through midnight EST the following Sunday.
See you here tomorrow. And believe me, this week will be nothing but fun. I'm wiped out...how about you?
