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Saturday morning still-life

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The sheet music texture came from thecoffeeshopblog. Thanks, Rita

summer colors

I love the look of old polaroid photos but like the immediacy of digital, so have combined the two here. The texture used to "age" the photo is Kim Klassen's, Oh, my. The free polaroid frame came from Fuzzimo.

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cuppa love

Playing with the "cups" challenge in Beyond Layers class this week. I'll post a different cup each day. I have a collection that would go beyond, so there's no shortage of subject matter.

Pebble Beach

My childhood friend of 51 years visited last week. We talked, and laughed, went to yoga, and rode bikes. One afternoon we went to Pebble Beach and just sunk down into the warm, well-worn pebbles and enjoyed the ocean's song. Aren't old friends great?

Peony Pair

For Kim's Texture Tuesday, my beloved peonies reappear with her texture, ' pourvous'.

woman waiting

I love roaming the streets of San Francisco with camera in hand. There are visual surprises on every block. I enjoy the opportunities urban documentaries present for allowing the viewer to construct the story. The photo becomes the prompt. What's your story?

peony with french text

Love the tattered frame from Leslie at French Kiss Studios. The french text, frame and tape are all from Leslie.

peony love

Still playing with my images of peonies. For this one, I painted a canvas and scanned it for the background texture.

transfers

Here are a few of my latest projects inspired by Courtney's "Image Transfers" class. The vase is an olive oil bottle, the transfer is done with gel medium and the green stripes are washi tape ('flora& fauna' from Nest in SF) The center two images are from my postcard series and are transferred to wood (Michael's). Thanks for the inspiration, Courtney. I haven't seen the top of my dining room table for days.

teahouse studio

Had a great time at Teahouse Studio in Berkeley on Saturday. Courtney Ceruti taught a class in image transfer. I highly recommend both the studio and Courtney. The space is big, light, welcoming, and run by a great group of women artists. Courtney is very knowledgeable, encouraging, and fun. Check them out and, like their wall says - show the world your magic.

June ???

This is June? It rained for hours today. I want the sun.

red

Guest Shutter Sister, Xanthe Berkeley, invites us to make June a color month by posting a different color each day. I'm in.

June calendar

I love peonies. Here's a desktop calendar for you. Let the summer begin!