This is a present for Ana. She loves Mermaids too. Happy Birthday Ana!

Beeswax Collage

I am really happy with these beeswax collage artworks. Believe and Cherish are 9x12x1.5, Gallery Style, cotton duck stretched canvas, staple free construction. Layered art tissue, collage paper, stamps, sparkles, crushed seashells, and more! I really like these which is good because my Hubby the Canvas Stretcher would be ticked if he had to restretch these 2. 100% natural white beeswax.

Tree of Dreams

My job today was to come up with an Original Painting on the theme of the Mexican 'Tree of Life'. This is my 'Tree of Dreams'. Each set of similar objects represents a part of the Dream, an element like in Dreaming where, when asked to describe it, seems to change even as I try to focus on it.  As for the Mexican theme, I think I did what was honestly my Original work, without influence of any one Artist or preconceived idea, at least consciously. Though I Have looked at Mexican Folk Art in the past and thought it was extremely lovely and interesting.  The cat in the lower left is a print of my Original Painting called JOY, which i just posted today also.  So nice to be back to painting.

Its almost Time

to start sketching again. When i do, thats ALL i do, so gotta get those gifts wrapped and those relatives out of the way ;). By next week I'll be buried in a sketch book, visions of Beautiful New Creations dancing in my head.

I'll post the new pics. Look for them in early January. I'm ready.

Any Day creating Art is a Good Day !

Gotta get this to the P.O. by Friday! Christmas is almost here. This Collage artwork Glows in The Dark! You can easily see one special effect in the music note on the left side. There are other less noticeable glow effects, but if i turn off the light i cant take a picture.....duh!   Swarkowski Crystals, glass  beads, larger mirror, silvery reflective paper and musical collage block, plus shimmer and sparkle AND sheer blue fabric tied on the top. Shwew. Thats a One-of-a-Kind.   This is for a Buyer at a local show I did earlier this month! Very good deal on a Very Special Artwork.

Phantom of the Opera and Twilight were the inspriation for this one, titled 'Musical Reflections'.

1 More. Havent sealed this yet. Running out of white Beeswax. Cant forget to order more!!! When Winterfest is over, I'm gonna do a huge Etsy/Ebay listing.  If I have anything left.

These are new 16x20 canvas efforts in collage. One has a whimsical, country style, while the other is darker and has a gothic, yet very feminine feel. Also, it has an embedded design that glows in the dark! The tops of the frames have a bunched, knotted fabric piece that adds just the right finishing touch! Will be for sale locally in December. Get it Here, Now! email me or leave a comment! loryia.bond@gmail.com.

Sunday Baroque & Wild Flowers - FOLK ART paintings

Mermaid Music

LIVE for TODAY

Sha la
la la la la Live for Today -
Who sings that? Its stuck in my head.
If you wanna buy this or any other Artwork u c on my blog, just contact me for exact price and shipping info~~~~~~
This Mixed Media work is another in the Series 'Dream Girl'.  A vivid dreamer, I feel that these pieces have a dream like quality, intangible, yet a story or message is always there.
Sealed with 100% white beeswax and signed/dated.
12x12x1 Canvas. 
p.s. If the Artwork is SOLD, I can print something 4u, like my TOTE BAGS or Notecards or Jewel Boxes!  admin@loralai.com

This is my new Mixed Media painting. I really like these dollies. The effect is what I call 'Dreamy', like an image recalled from a dream, not completely solid, kind of floaty. I hope u like it too. LMK what u think, and if u would like to buy this dolly. It is 12x12x1 inch, on canvas. Sides match the front. Signed and sealed with 100% white beeswax. admin@loralai.com or loryia.bond@gmail.com.

2 Mixed Media Fairies

K. The Key words for this effort are 'probably' and 'maybe'. I probably have looked at it too long and have lost my focus and ability to make a coherent judgement on the outcome. Maybe i have misjudged the shading. It is supposed to be set in the darkness with 'maybe' the Moon shining on the water lilly petals. The petals are printed from a Fairy book I often use. It is pretty old and I've got lots of stuff sticking inside the pages like photos, half done ideas, pieces and scraps of projects that didnt work out, at least, not yet. Everything falls out when I pick it up but that does not stop me from picking it up and letting everything fall out. Maybe I still have not got the message that I should clean out that book and probably organize the miscellaneous contents.

The lilly pads are Mulberry Paper, which has threads running though it and looks very natural and pretty, plus I liked the olive color. I used jewelry wire to make the words 'Nite Life', but I'm not sure it shows up very well. I am glad to be able to make the words using the wire though, because otherwise how would I get them? Craft stores have some 'word' options, but they are usually limited to 'Dream' and 'Love', you know the deal.

Anyways, I finally got the 'Bright' (teehee) idea to paint the petals white, which added the only possibility of success to the effort. The paper bag dragonfly wings have some sparkly blue added which is similar to what I've seen in real dragonflies. I hope so anyways, then i got desperate and put silver glitter on the body, which is pearl paper clay. 12"x12"x1".

Well, its O.K. I'm on to the next Artwork idea, which is 2 witches on old recaptured (recycled!) wood cabinet fronts. They match, and are extraordinary in style, so I have high hopes for these pieces, which means I better not goof them up. They will be 2 witches, one black hair and dress holding a white cat, the other an opposite, white hair and dress holding a black cat. They will be wearing crowns which replicate castles, a scary one and a kind of princess one.

Thanks for reading all of this nonsense. :-)

BON VOYAGE ! - Mixed Media Artwork

GOOD Morning ! What a beautiful Sunny Day is gonna be - Hmmmm.... what fun shall I have today.....ART !!! I think I'll paint another Paper Bag Bug. teehee!!! SOOO Cute. Like this one.

When we go to Michigan, near Traverse City, and get in the little aluminum fishing boat by the fishing cabins, and go out on Lake Choppy or whatever it is called, the water looks like this. And sometimes the sky looks like this too, and we have to go really fast to get back to the cabins before it comes a thunderstorm, and I have to hold on to the sides of the boat so I dont go flying out. But I have my lifejacket on even though no one else does which makes me look like a landlubber nerd but I dont care because sometimes my hubby is not totally careful and so anything could happen. So I feel like the Paper Bag Butterfly holding on for dear life.

Once we went canoeing in this place called The River of Skulls, which should've told me something. But anyways, it is also the Pierre Marquette River I think thats what it is called. But Honey-Buns had to scoot all around to get his derriere completely comfortable on the life preserver seat, and in the process he caused us to dump right over and we had just got in of course.

All of our stuff went floating away and the water was about 10 feet deep so the canoe was floating away too, and there was an older couple who went by very expertly in their canoe and stared at us. So we were totally soaking wet when we saved our own lives and got back in the canoe which was not easy. We lost some of our stuff and the new camera got totally soaked, but in like 3 days it started working again!!! It was a Kodak so we totally believe in that brand and always get a Kodak when we need a new camera. The rest of the way was twisty and turny and thank goodness the old man knows how to steer a canoe, at least once he gets his butt adjusted that is. By the Way, the life preserver that was the subject of our tipping over made him sit up too high once he got adjusted so he threw it in the back of the canoe.

That is all I have to say about that.

The butterfly wings are crumpled paper bags, and the same stuff is used on the cardboard form which makes the boat. I used some 24 gauge (i think) jewelry wire to make the words 'Bon Voyage', them put some black paint on to help it show up. Then I cut out some polka dot blue paper for the sails, and sprayed a little pearl paint for a final touch. Then I coated the whole thing with mod podge in Matte.

Now I'm gonna make another one. Then I'm gonna go get another recaptured (recycled) cabinet door and make a witch.

Thanks for reading about my vacation.

BELIEVE - New MiXed MEdia COLLAge Artwork

Titled 'BELIEVE' this is the Companion Artwork to 'Flying Dream', which I Blogged about on my last post. The intention is to show the Butterfly over the Water, which is a reflection of the Sky in the previous Artwork titled 'Dream' (or, 'Flying Dream'). The Water is always a Reflection of the sky as you know. If the Sky is Milky White with high clouds and dappled blue, then so is the Water. The Rose is one of my Favorite Flowers, and it is included in my Astrological details, as I am a Gemini. Roses surround my home in all colors and varieties.

Also the Butterfly is connected with Gemini, and I have a butterfly tattoo. Plus, everyone loves Butterflies. And Dragonflies. My Grandmother called them 'Snake Doctors'. There is Lore connected with that but I cant remember. I'll have to ask my Mom about it. I'll tell you more about that when I blog again. If YOU know about the Snake Doctors, tell me all!

These 2 pieces are being listed and hopefully SOLD as a pair. They are quite nice and I am very happy with them.

DRAGONfly Mixed Media COLLage 'FLYING DREAM'

I have had the Dream of Flying only 2 times. Maybe 3. And I dream ALOT. Vividly. In long 'Movies'. Sometime I have like premonitions i guess. And sometimes i dream of things that happened recently, but i had no knowledge of them at the time. I will tell my Mom about them, and She will sometimes tell me about something that just happened which she hadnt thought to tell me about yet. Once i dreamed about a cyber-pal who lives in San Franscisco. I dreamed I was at a Store or Restaurant she owned. Her husband and mine were there too. Business was great, the store was really rustic, lots of wood fixtures, and people were buying like souvenirs and gift-y items. It was So Fun. When I told her about it she said 'That was my Store near Haight/Ashbury back in the 60's'. Gave us both chills... She's such a hippie too. Still!

Anyway, if you ever have a Flying Dream, you are very lucky. They are rare.

This effort on Canvas (for a change) is representative of my Flying Dream. Paper bags make the wings, sprayed with water and crumpled. Dried Rose petals from my personal collection, paper confetti, hand cut, glass beads, stars and a small butterfly print of my Original Art is mounted on Stained Glass and added to the piece. The Dragonfly is made of Pearl Paper Clay. Acrylics are used for the first layer. Semi-gloss sealer spray is used in several coats to make the wings hard and secure all the stuff onto the canvas. I bought the silvery charm at a craft store, and was glad to have it this morning for this Artwork!

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New Collage Art - Mixed Media Original

This is my new Effort called 'I Love You This Much'.

Beeswax sealed, lots of confetti fun with red hearts

and beads

and stars,

a sprinkle of untrafine glitter,

this one is in my Etsy Shop and comes with a Gift Card,

perfect one-of-a-kind, all ready to give to somebody Really Special. Maybe YOU!!

Collage Art

An interesting story is behind this Mermaid Collage - Literally ! A favorite page from one of my Mermaid Books is copied for the background of this Mixed Media artwork. Acrylics are used to paint the head and body, then art paper, raffia and shells are added to embellish and add interest to the piece. Sealed with a Matte finish, and a sprinkle of blue deco-sand is tossed on for a final touch. Very textured and touchable. Ready for my Etsy shop soon. Gonna do a series of these on Canvas Art Boards. Could be displayed as is with the tooth-style hanger on back, or framed for a different look.