#photofriday Buddah in Paradise & Chocolate Bomb
This Buddah greets visitors as they come down to spend time at the beach. There are lots of pretty cool statues all over the grounds at the Marriott hotel located in Lihue which overlooks Kalapaki bay. You can also find a few tikis carved into some of the palm trees on the beach. And here...
Copyrights Laws, Public Domain & Creative Commons
Photo credit: flickr user MikeBlogs (Mike Seyfang). Since we are on the topic of making art that uses bits and pieces from magazines, images and/or photos that may have been found on the internet or from various other sources, I figured now would be a good time to bring up the uncomfortable topic of copyrights...
Sci-Fi Party, Song-A-Month-March
“Sci-Fi Party” Doodle out of my art journal. (Lyrics at bottom of this page.) Here is my tune for March as Song-A-Month 2012 continues. Another lil ditty inspired by the things I never outgrew as a little kid. Again on this song I play my trusty Mahalo ukulele, Handsonic 1O and for the first time...
Hey Bü, Song-A-Month-February
“Hey Bü” artwork out of my Art Journal. (lyrics on bottom of page.) This is my second song for February 2012 as I continue to write and record one song each month for the entire year of 2012. As mentioned before, I have very little knowledge or experience with home recording (or singing) and I...
The Story Of Slippery Pete, Song-A-Month-January
My sketch of Barabacoa Billy (Lyrics are on bottom of page.) I have decided to give my Song-A-Month projects their very own blog posts rather than squeaking them into other posts or as dinky links in my email blasts. (You are did join my email list and get your free gift didn’t you!?) If you...
Collage & Decoupage vlog#15
In this episode I make a collage and decoupage an inexpensive wood frame I found at thrift store. An simple and easy project you can make for a few...
Lono – A Tiki Farm Mug Project Progression Update 4/15/12
Notes and a sketch out of my art journal as I researched the history and legends of the Hawaiian god Lono for my new mug project collaboration with Tiki Farm. *Update 4/15/2012-Ku progress shot I am taking a brief intermission from the topic of altered, found and recycled art to share with you a project...
Collage & Decoupage Links & Resources
“Strange Beauty” A very loose collection of scraps from magazines, art paper aluminum foil and other bits all collage on one of my art journal pages. For this week’s post I am continuing forward with the topic of Collage and decoupage with a simple post on some resources and links that I have come across...
Decoupage and Collage
“Hungry Bunch” Collage made from magazines, scrap art paper and photos. In this post lets dive into the basics of altered, recycled and found art. I can’t think of a better place to start than with collage and decoupage. Collage, which comes from the French word “coller” and means glue, can be refer to a...
Fun With Found Art
“Scarecrow From Space” Mixed Media Assemblage This month I am going to explore the many facets of the fascinating and fun world of altered, found or recycled art. According to Wikipedia, “Found Art is art created from the undisguised, but often modified, use of objects that are not normally considered art, often because they already...
