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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Mixed Media- For a Friend

Gosh, I think I've caught some sort of 120 day curse. I can't seem to get well for more then a day or two in a row. More likely, it's just my whack-a-doodle immune system paired with the Prednisone disaster. Either way, in amongst all the back silliness I've started throwing up. I don't think I'm actually sick though - just my body is acting weird. Or maybe, I'm just so darn charming my food wants to see me again. Either way... UGH!

So my apologies if my posts are slightly less frequent. It's been ugly around here.

On the good side, I've been laid-out enough to get to a lot of menial tasks I NEVER want to do. Like cleaning the lids on my various salt shakers, organizing and labeling my spices, throwing out long expired food... yeah, I'm a wild party. My cupboards look fantastic though :-)

Back in April I made this for my gorgeous friend Brittany. My plan was to have it complete except for her race stats, add them as soon as they were posted, varnish and have it to her early in the week following her race. Nice thought, no?

Instead I broke my foot on Monday, contracted creeping death on Tuesday and kicked off this happy time... back in April. But, it is finally done and in her possession.


And it has great texture...


...kind of like Brittany's hair. She's absolutely beautiful and often wears the cutest cap sleeved tops. I tried to capture her fashion sense and look in the collage:

Photo by Raji Barbir

Making something for someone I admire so much was a real pleasure.

9 comments:

  1. Mary C.July 19, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    She will love it. I think you captured her hair beautifully.

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  2. SudhaJuly 19, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Wow lovely. She will luv it.

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  3. JulsJuly 19, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    this is so fab!! love all the details and the colours! Hugs Juls

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  4. MitraleeJuly 19, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Love that texture and the idea behind your gift! Nice job!

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  5. Eileen The Artful CrafterJuly 19, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Your collage is just wonderful - one of your best IMHO.

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  6. Angie HJuly 19, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    I love all the mediums you use Nicole! Very inspiring to get a little inky.

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  7. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Ugg..... I hope you get to feeling better for more than 2 days at a time real soon. Sick sucks.

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  8. CindyJuly 19, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Oh that's just wonderful! I know I would cherish it forever if it were me! I certainly hope that you get on the real mend quickly and get over this sickness.

    Hugs XX
    Barbara

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  9. Helena DaveyJuly 29, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Hey Nicole, I recently used a stencil for the first time and had some issues with it lying flat. I described it in my latest post. Any advice? Thanks!

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Thanks so much, your comments make my day!