Barbara Pagani's Tresor Cache 101

Grace Booney from Design Sponge had once posted a really cool site that blows up your art work in a museum but along with the old computer which died so did most of my links and I am just too lazy to go searching through my back up for it. I came across one that is even cooler by putting your work up in a house setting. ohmyprints.com

I know a lot of people say to leave Vintage pieces alone but this one was ugly and used. It was the in / out basket for all our bills back in the 80's at Maislin Transport. When the offices were closing, our boss told us we could bring home our supplies so I brought home all my binders, stapler (which is the sturdiest thing on the planet) my tape dispenser and my mail box. I would have taken my metal desk if it didn't weigh a ton. so after all these years of looking at it filled with ugly bills, I decided it was elected to look pretty since I rarely get bills in the mail anyhow. I can now use it for my art work that will be needing to be photographed. side view with old labels on it The inside also had a awful label and water staining after one coat of "yesterday" grey paint by Americana Decor not sure which of the following will be decoupaged or maybe I may use the grey and white for sample for a stencil to make.  Turns out I will use s...

These were all done on Fabriano unica papers which I got as a sample when making a purchase at my local art store. I must say they are quite strong and can tolerate print making techniques. They are very nice on mono printing. I have yet to try them on gelli printing. And a couple of them will be torn up and used as collage with some matt medium in a new painting to be unveiled soon. 

I have fallen in love again with another medium, Pebeo Vitrail glass paint, Prisime, Moon and Ceramic paints. I was at Omer Deserres and they had a package deal on various different mediums and a couple of canvases showing some of the different ways to use the product and I was hooked. I felt like a chemist exploring the various reactions that they all had when applied either on top of each other or beside or sometimes just dripping the product. Here is a couple of the paintings that I finally was able to keep from experimenting with and getting psychedelic

I haven't written anything in my blog for the longest time. Number one, my trusty old lap top was no longer supported by Microsoft because I was running on Windows Vista Professional which was fazed out last year. Number two, my blog got hacked and there are a lot of photos that have been removed. So I went out and bought a new lap top and I guess I got so used to the old one and working with my tablet and smart phone just because easier. The keyboard is foriegn to me and I even have a hard time using the caps lock. So first thing that is new this year is to pull out this baby and work on it at least 2 a week. I will drop watching tv and work on my blog a bit. Next thing that is new is my Fit Bit which has been challenging me to walk more which with my vascular issues is great. I try to maintain at least 6K a day but with the weather being so cold outside it becomes a bit of a challenge to walk my pug Henry but we go for longer walks on the days when its not so cold. He has hi...

Some days I feel like a power horse running at full speed ahead doing whatever I want. I have to realize that I still have some issues with my back and another blockage which I am supposed to find out shortly about on my left hand side on the neck. Today I did something that I haven't been able to do in at least 10 years, weeding. I know you are going to think this isn't a big deal and who wants to do it anyhow, but I was unable to do it and it bothers me having to wait for hubby to do it and now I can. I just have to take my time and only do a bit at a time. Another thing that most people take for granted that I can now do again is walk. Yes I was unable to walk more than 4 or 5 feet for the past 3-4 years without having tons of pain and the feeling that my legs were going to give out on me. So for today, I am enjoying doing things we all take advantage of.