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Artystuffs is for graphical journal entries, altered art, digital drawings, and crafty things that I feel like making. Click the thumbnail to see the graphic in a new window.

Altered Canvas. Photo of my older sister Karen in her nurses uniform holding me at age 2. Buttons, ribbons, clothespins, scrapbooking paper, charms. Created during February 2005, given to Karen in March 2005.

Altered Canvas. Photo of my older sisters Jeanne and Karen, antique buttons, clothespins, antique lace, scrapbooking quote & paper, postage stamp. Created during February 2005, given to Jeanne in March 2005.

A collection of altered buttons. These were originally plain black, blue, white, brown, and red buttons, but I altered them with acrylic paint or with stamping ink and embossing powder. For use in altered books and other altered art. Created in January & February of 2005.

Altered Suitcase. Collaged with tissue paper (Costco xmas assortment) and metallic doilies, dabbed with acrylic paint. Handle and lock painted with bronze metallic paint, white opalescent paint applied to leather-ish suitcase edging. Still needs a final varnish and then I'll attach a set of matching tags to the handle. Created in December 2005 (and will be finished as soon as it's dry enough to do the varnishing).

Altered Vase. Plain clear vase, collaged with tissue paper (Costco xmas assortment) and dabbed with acrylic paint. Braided cord (Michael's Crafts) glued in two rows to bottom for extra stability, and draped around neck and glued to plain white button. Created in December 2005.

Altered Book #1: Enjambment. Outside cover. Originally a paperback travel book on San Francisco. Cover was gessoed, then painted with metallic paints and varnished. Started in September 2004, completed January 2005.

Altered Book #1: Enjambment. View of multiple pages showing some of the cutting/folding and various paint techniques.

Digital alteration of photo. B&W photo of cat on quilt colorized then "painted" (Photoshop masking & Photoshop brushes). 2004.

Digital alteration of photo. Old B&W photo of my grandmother holding my mother -- tinted and framed. 2004.