The Book...
This pair of 4X4s is part of a set of 38! Am I crazy? You all know how I hate mass-producing things, and I always swear that this one will be the last! But I couldn't resist getting involved in this project, since it will be part of a book of lock and key themed pages for an art group I belong to. There are 38 of us participating in this project, and each of our pages will be bound into a book of 4X4s, hence the little bit of room on the left side of the page.
Guilty Pleasures...
So what does one keep under lock and key? A diary? Secrets? Skellies in the closet? How about our guilty pleasures? Cake is something that took me years to acquire a taste for. When I was a little girl going to birthday parties, and there were tons of them, I remember asking for "Just the ice cream, please". After the birth of my son I found myself eating cake, and enjoying it! Funny how our tastes can change. And now with a trillion gourmet bakeries in this city, including Sprinkles of Beverly Hills, cupcakes really have become my guilty pleasure.
4X4s...
These are two of several color palettes I've used in making the pages for our book. I chose to scan these two, since upon reflection it occurred to me that they could as easily double as baby shower invites, which is the current Cardvaarks theme. And they are 4X4s, which makes them perfect for Theme Thursday, too.
Other stuff I've been up to...
Listening to deep tracks on Sirius XM
Watching episodes of Manhattan, Arizona on Hulu
Reading Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast Novels; Finishing Titus Groan and beginning Gormenghast
No longer fighting Adobe for my Photoshop upgrade--letting the professionals handle it
Painting, journaling, collage-ing, binding and glueing
Looking forward to a collaborative project with 5 of my favorite artists
Needing more sleep and more exercise, but in this heat, merely existing is an accomplishment, and
Now to get something icy to sip while I cut some book boards...
Have a great day, Everyone!
beautiful!
Posted by: Kelly B | July 30, 2009 at 03:40 PM
Love those fun cupcakes ... delicious.
Posted by: SmilynStef | July 30, 2009 at 06:04 PM
These are really adorable! The colors and composition are great. The little angels are so sweet, like the cupcakes!
Posted by: Terri Heinz | July 30, 2009 at 08:01 PM
OMG these are the cutest.
Absolutely darling.
Posted by: Sandy | July 30, 2009 at 09:27 PM
What lovely contributions to the lock and key project! Thank you for sharing these beautiful art pieces.
Posted by: Bev | July 31, 2009 at 04:29 AM
oooooooooooh! those are ♥SWEET♥ indeed! (sorry...had to be done...) absolutely adorable and totally cool!
...and suddenly i feel an irresistible urge to go GLUEN something...i'm not sure why... :)
Posted by: lauren | July 31, 2009 at 06:39 AM
These are sooo cute!!!
Linda
Posted by: Linda | July 31, 2009 at 02:24 PM
So cute!!!
Posted by: Karen | August 04, 2009 at 11:44 PM
thirty eight??? Were you seeing cupcakes in your sleep? They are very cute, tho!
Posted by: Lisa | August 05, 2009 at 04:40 PM