I am working on a new doll. This one will be sent to California. The last one was sent to Ottawa. I want to take this global.

Wandering Jenn

Here is my most recent project: Jennifer Anne doll.
I have made a doll that bears some resemblance to myself and sent it off to a friend. It is to be a project much like "Flat Stanley", but not so flat, and not Stanley. I made it all by hand. I painted her/me some fancy undergarments and made her a funky boho dress. I even included my tattoo. I did not give myself glasses, because I was short on time, and those were going to be way too hard...anyways..I don't always wear glasses so I don't feel to bad about inaccuracies. I really enjoyed doing this, I am going to make some more dolls and send them off to friends. I think it is a fun project for everyone. Then the friends take pictures of the doll all over the place. I plan to send them to friends who know how to play. All the dolls will be similar, but not exactly the same.

My foot. Three years ago. I just love it.

Oy.
Been so very sick. Cooper even sicker. This is the longest, and sickest he has ever been and it is making me crazy. He just lies there. I decided to skip my first watercolour class tonight because I had a feeling he might need me, and yup..he threw up...which he never does. I am just so drained. My basement art corner is crazy messed up right now, I cannot even get near it. I had company on and off for almost a month, then we all got sick. I am so full of excuses. But there is always tomorrow.

My mom has been here visiting for almost two weeks now! I love it!
I really miss having my parents near by. She is showing me how to quilt which is awesome. I am dragging her to my art club tonight. It is just a business meeting tonight, but I am hosting it and she made green cupcakes for the occasion! My mom totally rocks.

Cold, colder, coldest.

Holy Snow Batman!
It snowed quite a bit here a few days ago, and it has been bitter cold ever since. I am a failed Canadian since I cannot handle the cold anymore.
I had my art club meeting the other day, and I feel better about it. I am trying not to feel judged, and I do serve a purpose in that I am introducing them to new art processes every time. They have pretty much been a strictly watercolour/pastel group and are just now trying the occasional acrylic paint. This is where I come in handy...I am an art supply addict. I have everything you can imagine. I love buying and using all kinds of supplies, and every time I come to the club I have a different project I am working on. Since I love the process part of art I am always experimenting with different techniques that I have learned about through books or magazines. Some of the other women are interested in looking at what I am doing which is cool. I know it makes some of them uncomfortable, but I have to not take that so personally. They are just completely new to the concept of altered art.
I am off to putter in the basement!
Ta Ta

Definitely feeling the creative juices flowing lately. I think it comes from letting go and just making as much art as I can, whenever I can.
I will eventually post some photos. I forget that for me, the joy is in the process of art making, less than the final product. I am feeling very inspired, which is so not because of my art club...it is more in spite of that club. They are so not my people. Not sure what to do with that...hmmm
I am tired of them walking by and looking at my stuff and just going blank because they don't know how to respond to my work. blah.
but it does get me out of the house, and I get to work on my stuff. So I will keep with it for the rest of the year.