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into the studio or write i m also learning to pace myself on good days while this is extremely hard to do it is a must to having more good days than bad so what have i been doing on those good days i ve been getting back into the 21 secrets art journaling playground this year instead of 8 weeks of fun the workshops have been extended to the end of 2011 you can still get in on the fun head over to dirty footprints studio to sign up i m using the wonderful techniques i m learning there in my promises journal there is one thing that i ve observed not only in the 21 secrets classes but in most of the art classes and communities that i ve joined they all believe that art in all of it s forms is a spiritual gift and experience however most think the source of this is either within themselves or from the universe celebrated as a deity i for one have a problem with relying on a created being for my spiritual growth and artistic expression here is a snippet from a blog post that i wrote on the 21 secrets ning site i have loved this round of 21 secrets i also went through 21 secrets last fall at the time i was emerging from a pretty deep depression over my recent disability due to a sudden and mysterious illness i was at the height of my corporate finance career holding a cfo position at only 29 i was a great analyst manager visionary accountant and information technology specialist i could prepare corporate financial statements with the software that i wrote to do it i was on top and then i wasn t i couldn t bathe myself dress myself swallow food see think or breathe well 21 secrets helped me get past the sense of uselessness that i felt but i learned that i could not look to the universe for answers it was created for a purpose just like i was but still it was created instead i found that i had a direct source to the creator god not only made a way for me to have a relationship with him he wanted to have that relationship intimately that meant that my illness was not the end of me but the beginning he s allowed me time to give my left brain a rest and let my right brain get a work out so my big project for this round of 21 secrets is to use all the things i learn here to create a promises journal an art journal filled with all the promises of god found in his word hopefully it will be a project that i can do over and over to share with those who need something to cling to stand on hope in and claim before they slip into the darkness that i was in or perhaps bring them back from a place that i became way too aquainted with i look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones here god bless you all luke 24 5 why do you seek the living among the dead posted by jenn seratt 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art inspiration journaling 7 25 2011 wedding cake challenge i ve often said that i have creative add it all started with sewing with my grandmother when i was little then drawing and watercolor in highschool then scrapbooking and card making cake decorating jewelry making acyrlic painting and collage while this may seem like a progression it s actually compounded i never realize how bad it had gotten until i was asked to make a wedding cake for my cousin i haven t made a cake in a couple of years so i had to dig out all of my tools and supplies i mean literally dig my 10 x 11 studio home office houses all of my hobby supplies along with my coupon collection and business books i m also an accountant so out came the paint and paper scraps and the rolly cart with all my beads and wire then i had to push aside the fabric scraps and collection of i can do something with this items finally i found my cart of cake decorating supplies fondant and icing sugar now time to make the cake i actually had the cakes baked by publix this was going to be a monster 4 tier cake and i didn t have the right pans to make every tier the bride and groom left all of the planning to the groom s mother my first cousin so i had complete freedom on the cake design i wanted it to be elegant but simple i found an awesome technique on i am baker for a rose cake this is the simplest technique imaginable and it was just the wow factor my cake needed the 6 tiers were alternating chocolate cake with raspberry mousse filling and white cake with lemon curd filling all of the layers were iced with homemade buttercream the bottom and third layers were covered with fondant with a fondant belt embellishment it s obviously not a professional job but everyone thought it was beautiful and delicious i m on a gluten free sugar free diet so i didn t actually get a piece my wonderful husband was so great to help me with the fondant delivery and set up but strongly urged me to never do a cake this size again i will say that if you decorate cakes or want to learn check out sweet wise they have awesome technique videos on youtube and you can order online from their store i m lucky to live about 45 minutes from them and have taken several of their classes one thing that i cannot live without is the mat which the owners actually invented now time to go put everything in my studio back in its place posted by jenn seratt 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cake 6 16 2011 etsy treasuries i must admit that etsy is my favorite online shopping experience and i m not just saying that because i also sell there warning shameless plug dandelion designs dandedesign browsing is easy searching is fun and finding treasures is exhilerating you can chat with artists and makers request a custom item and chat with other etsy users you don t have to be an etsy seller to sign up and experience everything that etsy has one of the coolest features is etsy treasuries treasuries are lists of items curated by an etsy user they are often put together based on a theme color or keyword for example here is one of my treasuries that i put together see if you can guess the keyword it is truly an honor to be featured in a treasury as an artist and maker i really get giddy at the thought that someone searched hundreds of etsy listings and thought mine was the perfect fit for their treasury it s like being featured in a gallery among so many wonderful pieces i have been fortunate enough to be featured in several treasuries here are a few be sure to click on these and leave the curators a comment that you saw their treasuries here you can even make a purchase straight from the list to see all the treasuries that i belong to or to create one of your own log on to etsy and get your shop on posted by jenn seratt 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art etsy jewelry 6 13 2011 is simple better i have been at work on my first commissioned painting it is an abstract landscape of mountains and a field of wildflowers inspired by photographs taken in denver co i ve been creating studies trying to determine the best media and exploring all the ways that this landscape can take form however everytime i lay down what i think will be the underpainting i step away and think wow i really like that i m drawn to the looseness and simplicity of it it has movement and seems to already be telling a story as a new arist i m still developing my style and aesthetic i have so many interests that my style seems to be all over the place one day i m loose and working with wet paint and a big brush the next day i m in paper texture medium and working almost exclusively with a pallete knife however ever since my visit to savannah something about the loose paint with lots of movement just speaks volumes to me is this my signature style who knows i m not sure i definitely want a signature style what i do want is to stay authentic to my muse and just go with the flow i think that is what savannah is all about i m currently reading midnight in the garden of good and evil it is so full of the sights and sounds that i remember of savannah and the characters are just like the city full of old southern charm and larger than life that is what i want to capture so perhaps my style will be more of a state of mind rather than a brush stroke or color story posted by jenn seratt 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art contrast savannah 6 08 2011 improvisational journal page i just completed a journal page in one of the 21 secrets workshops improvisation station natasha reilly is the teacher and her effervescent personality is infectuous i watch her videos over and over i actually joined her workshop and watched all her videos before we went on vacation but i didn t actually do any of the journaling while we were in savannah i let the concept of the class really sink in and all the sights and sounds and emotions that i experienced there reveal to me who i really am the class started with us writing a standard introduction of ourselves you know like hi my name is jenn i m a wife in my 30 s blah blah blah after i was finished with this exercise i couldn t believe how many labels i put on myself here is my first introduction after we wrote our introductions we tore them up and wrote a new introduction in our journals this one was an intro without labels and without limts everything that i had experienced in savannah flooded back here is my new introduction i plan on writing this on a big sheet in my big girl journal a 18 x 23 watercolor pad and keep adding to it now came the fun improvisational part natasha provided prompts that we were to choose at random i ended up with senses and the word sensational i decided that the sense that i wanted to journal about was my sense of sight the things that i find sensational are all in nature so i took my torn pieces and created a rose and dragon flies i really urge you to try this process get out of the boxes that you put yourself in and discover who you really are then play a little improv game to get your journaling going posted by jenn seratt 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art collage journaling 6 07 2011 promises journal don t leave home without one my first vlog i m liking it i m working hard in the studio today and will have new works to show you tomorrow p s blogger is not letting me upload videos so i did it through youtube i know the video lags the sound a little but i ll get the kinks worked out for next time have a great one posted by jenn seratt 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art collage inspiration journaling texture 6 06 2011 re post father s day folded shirt card father s day is fast approaching june 19th for those who need a reminder this folded shirt card was a huge hit last year so i thought that i would share it again with you i am a daddy s girl and proud of it the trouble is that i always want to do something special but my dad is tough he hates ties he doesn t have any hobbies no golf fishing or tools and the only thing he collects is dallas cowboy memorabilia after 53 years i think he has everything ever made with a dallas cowboy star on it so i relied on my fellow bloggers for inspiration and saw the cutest card ever on talk crafty to me this was perfect for my dad he loves clothes and i can always remember that dad had to have a shirt with a pocket on the left side for his cigarettes and pens it was a really big deal so while in stash busting mode here is my dad s father s day card see the little pocket if your dad is a tie wearer then it would be super cute with a little tie as well here s how i made it i started with a 12 x 12 sheet of scrapbook paper that i had in my stash and cut it to 8 1 2 x 11 hint small prints work best next fold your trimmed paper in half and crease it well a bone folder works magic with this project this will become your first valley fold create two more by bringing in the sides to your center fold be careful not to overlap the center fold line it s ok to have a little paper showing between your sides this will keep your card from having too many layers don t forget to use your bone folder or ruler to really crease your folds well next open up your paper and bring your right and left corners up to the outside valley folds fold the sides back in and then fold the bottom up just past the point on the triangle for those of you who like to measure that s about 2 1 4 inches i hope you are still with me because now comes the tricky part grab the point at the top of the triangle on each side of the center fold and bring it up and over to the outside fold the bottom flap will come up a little don t fight it it will actually help you get a better fold be sure to use your bone folder to crease the inside folds well while you are here pinch the side flaps and fold the bottom flat a little something like this you ve just made the shirt sleeves cool right i know it s a lot of work but it s totally worth it in the end you ve made it this far so let s keep going let s move up to the top flip the paper over and fold the top down about a 1 2 inch flip your paper back over and fold the top corners at an angle in to the center fold you ll fold about three inches down the paper this makes the collar one last step then it s time to embellish fold the bottom up and tuck under your collar use your bone folder to press all of the folds and voila now raid your stash for buttons i used brads tags ties or pockets embellish the inside of your card with a party invitation a sweet note or a gift card here s the inside of my dad s card the tag reads my dad didn t teach me how to love unconditionally he lived and let me watch him do it i hope you stuck with this as a suppa prize as my sweet nephew calls it go here to see a how to video of the steps above and additional ideas on what to do with this unique little card love you dad i m linking to these parties posted by jenn seratt 8 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