tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158728572024-03-08T02:53:14.102-05:00ART JuNK~ the archivesI've MOVED to typepad but I'm leaving up my art journey archives here. Visit me at my new home: www.artjunk.typepad.comLia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1156130369437282152006-08-20T23:14:00.000-04:002007-11-06T22:32:06.596-05:00"The Graduate" by artjunkgrl.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "The Graduate" by artjunkgrl, originally uploaded by artjunkgrl. We are coming up on a new year of school after a (somewhat) restful but overall wonderful summer. After taking a "summer blog break", I've decided Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1155276216859165832006-08-11T02:03:00.000-04:002007-11-06T22:29:14.354-05:00ART JuNK~ Bloggers who are "DAL's"DAL (Doin' a Lia)* phrase coined by my blog sista Jude!Check it out!NancyJudeWhat are YOU waiting for????xxooyour crazy DAL sistaLia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1155011377240334802006-08-08T00:24:00.000-04:002006-08-09T03:13:39.103-04:00Doin' a Lia again...what are YOU waiting for???had a family art fest today....layed out all the newspapers and did a "lia" as Jude would say! lol! below is the beginning of my first painting on canvas. it's called, "art therapy"....lol....So, what are you waiting for, doesn't this look like fun?! well it is!Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1154956437564014632006-08-07T09:09:00.000-04:002006-08-07T15:18:24.983-04:00got fabric scraps? make a quiltie! I made this little "crazy" quilt collage this afternoon. I know it's random. It was free flow, from a bunch of scraps I had saved in baggie. I love quilts and fabric almost as much as paper! xxoo L.Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1154835040821055772006-08-05T23:20:00.000-04:002006-08-05T23:30:40.833-04:00New "vintage fashion" blank book I'm workin' on... a work in progress. this is a second one I started from a blank book I bought at $ store. The gorgeous vintage fabric came in from a round robin buddy of mine who I am also participating in a round robin with. I'm really getting into making these books! I worked on this one this afternoon. I've actually been pretty fatigued today...(it's been quite a week!) but it was nice to have Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1154605127039174392006-08-03T07:34:00.000-04:002006-08-03T07:56:33.716-04:00sneak peak inside RR bookHi all! I'm workin' on a round robin altered book. I'm doing a "retro homemaker" kind of theme. It is way fun. I'm still learning. I started out doing another older book I got from an antique place....well, I ended up scrappin' it as the pages were coming unglued (my mistake...you see..."Lucy" (that's me..lol) decided she would freshen up the book by putting in softner sheets here and there and Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1153665664758726332006-07-23T10:36:00.000-04:002006-07-23T13:26:44.036-04:00"flower girl" collage by artjunkgrl.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "flower girl" collage by artjunkgrl, originally uploaded by artjunkgrl. Thank you all for visiting my blog! I am taking a summer "blog break" to attend to some other things. I want to devote some time to working Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1153190506681323172006-07-17T22:10:00.000-04:002006-07-17T22:42:49.306-04:00junk finds and junk poemFound this fabulous box of song sheets for $6 on my summer junkin' trails (exits I make my husband veer off on...lol...). some are so pretty I want to frame, others I can use for my art and swaps :)! I love junking! A Poem for my fellow junkin' queens!*ON THE JUNKIN' TRAILBY LIA K.I love to hunt for treasuresbecause it's so much funI try to ignore my husbands pleaswhen I hear, "it's time to go Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1152980772794078562006-07-15T12:22:00.000-04:002006-07-15T12:26:13.616-04:00"Splendor" by artjunkgrl.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "Splendor" by artjunkgrl, originally uploaded by artjunkgrl. I made this with a beach girl image from Tracy Roos www.tracyroos.com collage image collection that are available through www.alphastamps.com. The Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1152829259532122742006-07-13T18:16:00.000-04:002006-07-13T18:20:59.673-04:00"Queen" of the house by artjunkgrl.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "Queen" of the house by artjunkgrl, originally uploaded by artjunkgrl. ~"Even the Queen has to Clean!"I am surely the Queen of this castle, but many times I feel like the Maid! I guess I want to wear the crown, Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1152676399136068532006-07-11T23:49:00.000-04:002006-07-12T17:16:42.516-04:00A little something for the trip HOME!I came home last night from visiting my Mom. She is out of ICU now. She still feels really yucky. I wish I could have stayed longer. I am back home starting to "dig out" as my sis would say. My hubby and two older kids were on their own for a week....hmmm.....can you guess what my house looks like?? So, I'm a bit busy getting back to "normal" if there is such a thing!On my way home, I stopped at Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1151593440651914442006-06-29T10:42:00.001-04:002008-04-14T15:31:40.735-04:00Self Portrait Challenge: PopART:"Lia-Lyn"I would like to state the following disclaimer regarding the above "pop art" photo. 1. I was going to skip this week's challenge, which was to go a step further with the Pop art (see the SelfPortraitChallenge website for more details). The reason I was going to "skip" my weekly routine is that I don't have digital software that can manipulate the pics as I have seen on the site and other places. Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1151508296476906882006-06-28T11:18:00.000-04:002006-06-29T01:46:21.376-04:00"South Laguna", experimenting with mixed-media ATCI'm really into the beach theme and think I will carry that throughout the summer in my blog....anyway, I'm experimenting alot with some different mediums I have been wantin' to try. I tell you, this took the longest of anything I've worked on thus far. It's got layers of build up on it, acrylics, color pencils, gesso, cut collage pieces and wallpaper, paint on top of that, some markers, you get Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1151422968668478792006-06-27T11:39:00.000-04:002006-06-27T17:12:46.273-04:00Time for a "Coffee Break", by artjunkgrl The day started kinda crazy and I'm off again to see my friends for coffee. It's definitely time for a break! It's been raining here like crazy (but I don't mind as I think we need it). The girls ranshackelled the whole house yesterday making "forts"...it was fun though. Well, off I go. --Lia(p.s. I could not get this to show up well on the scanner as it had some dark colors/layers....I try to Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1151326096439059022006-06-26T08:44:00.000-04:002006-06-26T10:47:54.520-04:00"beach house art" by artjunkgrl Reminds me of the quote:"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home". ~Twyla TharpI love the places art takes me to...back in time, to places I've been or I want to go, to a colorful and happy world!Where will you go today? --LiaLia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1151236215733274672006-06-25T07:46:00.000-04:002006-06-25T07:50:15.933-04:00"try it because...." by artjunkgrl.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "try it because...." by artjunkgrl, originally uploaded by artjunkgrl. worked on this little collage last night. Had fun with it. Tried something new. I love putting together collages, it's like doing a puzzle andLia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1151152194481144502006-06-24T08:26:00.000-04:002006-06-24T08:32:24.540-04:00"life is beautiful" by artjunkgrlFinally, finally, finally, sat down and did some "art" therapy last night. I have been so involved doing other things around here. I miss art after a few days! I am trying to work on mounting and also "pulling the collage together" with a top coating. I love all the art part, but the tech part does not come as easily to me! I need to step out of my "comfort zone" and add this last "step" to my Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150977109616083302006-06-22T07:32:00.000-04:002006-06-22T07:53:47.906-04:00I need to "consider the season"....I made this little ATC the other night (before falling asleep on my lap desk). It was a loooong day. I fit in some art at the very end. I've had a few health problems come up...I had a bad sinus infection which spread to my eye! yup, very rare, but just call me the medical mystery. I have a infection in my eye that I did not pay attention to until my vision was impared. With all the stress of Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150890302127692552006-06-21T07:41:00.000-04:002006-06-21T07:56:09.076-04:00from artjunkgrl's "studio"from artjunkgrl's "studio" Originally uploaded by artjunkgrl.From my desk last nite....I was "tidying up" my new "studio". Like I said before, it is in what we formally (or still call) the mudroom, so things end up in there as it's next to the garage, so things going in and out of the house (shoes, etc.) end up cluttering the place. Anyway, I am still sorting some stuff. Got this cool Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150728448424431042006-06-19T10:46:00.000-04:002006-06-25T09:12:23.976-04:00Summer Fun!(sidewalk chalk drawing by my daughter Leni)My Summer "Chillin' Time"It's summer and I want to playKeep my to-do lists at bayFor I want to chill with my kidsDrink slurpees and take off the lidsI want to finally say "yes!"When they ask me to work lessI want to chase down the ice cream truckAnd let everything else run amuckI'll trade in my sneaks for flips"let's go to the pool" on my lipsI want to Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150655332292385062006-06-18T14:25:00.000-04:002006-06-18T14:32:19.383-04:00Happy Father's DayMy Father Originally uploaded by artjunkgrl.Dear Daddy,You were so young and handsome here You were so strong, you had no fearI didn't know you, but I was to beYour first daughter, that was meI thought of you this morningand all those special dayswhen I would give you hand made cardsthat you would always saveI love how you used to tell methat I'd "always be your girl"I remember when you were my Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150488302633970792006-06-16T16:01:00.000-04:002006-06-16T16:07:59.463-04:00emergency kit...have art, will travel....Friday Finds~Cute Tins, thanks Lilia Originally uploaded by artjunkgrl.I had a few inquiries about my "art emergency" kit, ie, lapdesk and ephemera tote. I'd love to share what I do, thanks for asking. I love organizing stuff. The # one principal I've learned is that you "must do what works for YOU!" I think that about everything...even losing weight! I spent years trying to organize by the bookLia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150336513027446432006-06-14T21:51:00.000-04:002006-06-14T21:55:13.226-04:00"TRY" by artjunkgrl"TRY" by artjunkgrl Originally uploaded by artjunkgrl.have not made a collage for a while. was so glad to sit and have some art time tonight. I used some of my painted newspapers here, My scanner is getting repaired right now so I took a digital pic. I may add something later, but happy to get something down tonight. :)Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150199773315759362006-06-13T07:56:00.001-04:002008-04-14T15:33:44.554-04:00Self Portrait Challenge~POP ART (the invisible woman)The Invisible WomanSometimes I feel invisibleLike I'm in someone else's dreamSometimes I feel invisibleAn outsider on the teamSometimes I feel invisiblejust swallowed up in fearSometimes I feel invisibleWhen I can feel others are nearSometimes I am invisibleDoing everything for othersSometimes I am invisibleAmong all other mothersSometimes I am invisiblethough I am told I am notI try to speak butLia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872857.post-1150148272492010632006-06-12T17:34:00.000-04:002006-06-12T17:53:42.656-04:00Another Corner in Room Re-doAnother Corner in Room Re-do Originally uploaded by artjunkgrl.I'm still debating the curtain and the room needs something, can't put my finger on it...maybe a little red to jazz things up. perhaps in the new curtain? Help! What happened to my cottagy room? I don't know. KInda bummed on it's evolution....guess I've always thought this as a kids room so I don't know if art studio will happen here.Lia (artjunkgrl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11374026135883464637noreply@blogger.com3