Exhibition Coming Up

My piece for the St. Kilda Post Card Show. Titled 'Autoportrait", created with 3mm paper strips glued on their edge.

And an ad (that I won in this show last year), that will appear in Art Guide Australia in November:

500

A quilled D, the Roman numeral for 500 made for a challenge on a Facebook group Contemporary Quilling, that I joined recently and love being a part of. We just celebrated our 500th member, so the groups is running a challenge to quill something related to a golden milestone.

We promised

On November 8 2016, my husband and half of our creative duo died and my world stopped. He was the brains and I was the hands. I don't know what to make anymore and feel sick thinking about it. This is just a distraction to get me through the day. Definitely not one of his ideas - he would have come up with something brilliant.

As macabre as it is, I am linking up to Moo Mania & More Love. Grief is the price I am paying for love. My husband loved all the Moo Mania challenges and came up with every idea.......   including this one.........     in a way...........

With a bit of effects

Cranes

This week's theme on Wicked Wednesday is Anything Goes Autumn Related. I have this pic of cranes flying somewhere warmer for the months to come.

Little Fun Инчиковый Проект - Ноябрь

Ура - ноябрь на Little Fun!

7.11.16 - Мой любимый цвет

Алёна уже слышала это от меня (но не я придумала это выражение):

Любой цвет красивый, если он чёрный. И вот миниатюрный Чёрный Квадрат Малевича.

14.11.16 - Мои привычки

Кофе по утрам....... всегда......... с 13ти лет.

21.11.16 - Моя мама

Я версия тёщи моего мужа.

28.11.16 - Моя суета (аврал, хаос и бардак)

Вообще, это уборка. Но, в основном, всё крутится вокруг туалета кота - очень много драмы связано  с этим уголком. (N.B.  кот на картинке - посторонняя модель; оригинальный скрыт в целях сохранения конфиденциальности)

Следующий месяц завершающий.

Something Scary!

Currently on display (and for sale) at the Linden Gallery Postcard Show (St Kilda in Melbourne, Australia).
Titled "The Boss", quilling on canvas (10" x 8") from an original photograph of my cat.
And if you don't think this boss is scary, take my word for it  -  the work has this title for a reason.

Had to show off!


And now for the ATC.
She's on her way!

Thanks to Halloween, there is a beautiful variety of challenges to link this ATC to. These include:

-   ATC Around the World Alles geht mit opt. Gruselig (Anything Goes with Option Scary).

-   Show Us Your Pussies Meowloween.

-   Wicked Wednesday Witches, Bats and Black Cats.

-   Moo Mania & More Halloween Party.

Spiralled Skull

I love how Americans love Halloween. It is such an ace holiday!
Here is an ATC with a skull made from spiralled quilling strips.

Linking up to:

-    ATC Around the World Alles geht mit opt. Gruselig (Anything Goes with Option Scary).

-    Wicked Wednesday Halloween Colours.
-    Moo Mania & More's Halloween Party.

Digital Halloween

A while back I won a prize on Wicked Wednesday  - digital stamps from Pinkydolls. So I had a go digitally colouring one in. I used the ArtSet Pro app on my iPad together with the Apple pencil. I used markers, pencils, pastel sticks and a blending stump - all totally electronic. Then printed out.

And it's ready for Wicked Wednesday Halloween Cute or Creepy weekly challenge.

Halloween & Autumn

This week, Wicked Wednesday's theme is Anything Goes Halloween. On ATC's mit Herz, the October theme is Herbst (Autumn).
So here goes something:

Little Fun Инчиковый Проект - Октябрь

Октябрь пришёл на Little Fun - мы приближаемся к завершению коллекции.

3.10.16 - Мой досуг
Вышиваю с пяти лет и делаю это в каждый свободный момент.
10.10.16 - Моя осень
У на не совсем такие осени, но я люблю осени с золотыми листьями.

17.10.16 - Моё здоровье
Тьфу, тьфу, тьфу, чтоб не сглазить!
24.10.16 - Моё счастливое число
Бог любит троицу.

31.10.16 - Мои страхи
Их столько, что целой книги не хватит, тем более инчика. Тыкв я, ка раз не боюсь. Но, под Halloween, я не удержалась.

Wings

For this week's challenge on Wicked Wednesday - Fins, Feathers or Fur, I have the wings of my favourite fallen angel.

Starting to get ready

For Wicked Wednesday's challenge Add a Die Cut, I have a Christmas ATC.........   only because I happen to have this particular die cut lying around and wanted to destash.

Autumn Stuff

Here is my response to the Mushrooms challenge on ATC's met Herz:

Was hoping to capture the little stems hiding in the grass

More stems?

And for Sunday Postcard Art, here is my contribution for this week's theme - Harvest Moon:

Getting Ready for Halloween

We don't have Halloween here, wish we did. Marketing people try to push it here and there, but it's just not going to happen.
Instead, I read some disturbing info the other day. My cat's pet supermarket's latest newsletter called to owners to keep their jet black cats inside around October 31st, as there have been increased incidents of black cats being tortured or killed around this time of year. I have no words for the idiots engaging in these crimes. So, if you have a black cat, get them to celebrate Halloween with you indoors.
On a happier note, here is a black cat safely inspecting pumpkins, in preparation for the holiday we come to know well from American TV shows and films   :)

To raise awareness and champion the black cat cause, linking this ATC to:

Wicked Wednesday  -  Getting Ready for Halloween
and
Show Us Your Pussies  -  Furrything Goes Again

Little Fun Инчиковый Проект - Сентябрь

Little Fun вернулся на сентябрь Ура!!

5.9.16 - То, без чего я не представляю свою жизнь
Когда-то я изучала анатомию. Один день, преподавательница спросила у всей аудитории: "Без чего мы не можем жить?" Конечно посыпались ответы, как вода, пища; некоторые клоуны выкрикнули "секс". На это преподавательница ответила: "Каждый год одно и то же. И как бы вы пили, ели и занимались сексом, если бы вы не могли дышать?"
И так началась серия лекций по дыхательной системе.
Я не представляю свою жизнь без лёгких (но и без еды, воды и секса тоже не представляю).

12.9.16 - Моя семья
Это святое и доступ к ней запрещён.

лёгкие с визитной карточки специалиста по дыхательной медицине

19.9.16 - Моё любимое блюдо
Однозначно борщ... но только если его приготовил мой муж.

26.9.16 - Моё утро
Это истерическое МЯУ!!!!! в 4 утра. По мнению кота, в это время начинается мой рабочий день в должности технического директора и я должна быть постоянно готова с совком для песочка в одной руке и кормушкой в другой. Ночью он спит у меня под мышкой и мурлычет. Всё честно - он спит со мной за еду и я готова на всё.

Circus Acts and Carnivals

Over at Sunday Postcard Art, it's Circus this week. Here is my view of circus (which I love for the acrobat component and hate because of the animal component):

And a second ATC for ATC Around the World September challenge Anything Goes with Option Sun, Moon and Stars. In this second entry, I am sticking with the option - sun, moon and stars.
I have a tarot spread. Do you think I will win the lottery?

Autumn Colours

Although we don't have much of a change between seasons here, I have lived in northern Europe and know all about those autumns. For Wicked Wednesday's first topic in September - Fall Colours, I have quilled leaves using narrow 1.5mm (1/16") paper strips. I wanted to create splotch effects on the paper using salt, but looks like Kraft is too tough for salt  :)
Enjoy the gorgeous palette, all you northern climate dwellers.

Also linking up to ATC Around the World Anything Goes (with onion Sun, Moon and Stars). I am working on the specific Sun, Moon & Stars ATC and will publish it later in the month.

And More Nature

Sunday Postcard Art's theme for this week is Leaves. We don't have much of those glorious autumns the northern hemisphere is known for, but I have lived in northern Europe and have kicked through those leaves  :)
This week I have quilled leaves using narrow 1.5mm (1/16") paper strips. I have also rediscovered a stash of various 6"x4" cards, perfect for postcard challenges. Would like to thank Sunday Postcard Art for showcasing my postcard from last week, which you can see here.
Linking up to Moo Mania & More for the second time this fortnight for their Nature's Beauty theme.

Unique Pets

Or maybe we're not so unique. For this week's Wicked Wednesday ATC topic - Unique Pets, I am sharing with you what our household is like - we are owned by our cat who keeps us on short leashes

Also linking up to one of my owner's favourite blogs - Show Us Your Pussies, where this month's topic is Furrything Goes.

It is also our boss's birthday today - September 1st. Happy birthday, Master!

A View of Nature

Australian Aborigines have a very special relationship with nature, which they express through all their art. I drew this postcard on my iPad Pro using the Art Set Pro app and the iPad magic pencil.

Linking up to Sunday Postcard Art 'Mother Nature' and Moo Mania & More 'Nature's Beauty'.