Art Workshop Saturday August 15th

Just a reminder...Art workshop in Ft Worth this Saturday. The workshop is being taught by yours truely, we will be making a collage covered with beeswax. You still have time to sign up, call Pam at 817-319-0112. The workshop will begin at 12pm and go until 2 pm. Location is The Altered Muse, 4318 W. Vickery. Hope to see you there. The photos below are of Pam's Shop at The Altered Muse. Doesn't she have some wonderful goodies?

Family Reunion

Last weekend we had our family reunion on my husband's side. We had a lot of fun visiting with everyone. Our son wasn't able to be there, however he did visit everyone via skype and his computer camara. Everyone loved seeing him & visiting with him.

Even his daughter saw him & was excited to see him. : ) How precious is that?And my youngest Grandson was the BEST sitter I have ever seen. He tended to Miss K, played with her and kept her occupied. She loved her cousin who took such good care of her.

Here is our side of the family, yes there is alot of us.Here is our immediate family, minus our son. And this is our nephew with Miss K. Looks like she was having a grand ole time with Cody. : )

And here is my beautiful daughter in purple! Hope your weekend was as good as mine. Hugs***Renea

Up-coming Workshop

Yeehaw! I will be teaching a workshop August 15 @ the Altered Muse shop in Ft. Worth, Tx. This will be a fun and exciting class. We will make a 6x6" collage and then apply beeswax to completed the piece. I hope you will be able to come & join the fun. Bring copies of your own photos, or your own papers, but I will also have copied vintage photos and papers to use for the class. You can find more information about the class at The Altered Muse, so go and check it out. Below are several examples of my finished beeswax collages. Hope to see you there! If you haven't been to Pam's shop then you are missing a real treat. So come on by 4318 W. Vickery, Ft. Worth, Tx. Hugs***Renea

New Blocks

I'm not sure why, but I love working with these wood blocks. So I have decided to change them up a little bit. I have added a topper to these blocks with a few ribbons attached, plus they are alittle larger than the blocks that I normally work with. I like the whimsical look that these blocks have. This block is simply a little fairy who believes.
The next block is of sweet childhood memories. This last block is so much fun, one side is a child day dreaming, the other side is a sweet little teddy bear in flight, daring to dream to fly.This block also has a metal charm attached to the top that states dream. Let your dreams take you where you want to be. Dare to dream! Hope you all have a great weekend. Hugs***Renea

50th Birthday Party

I had the best 50th Birthday Party that anyone could ever have! My BFF's gave me a surprise party and we also had a slumber party. Lisa and Les are my best friends! I love these 2 girls so much, and I miss them terribly! But they do know how to give a party. We spent thursday, friday and saturday together. We shopped, laughed, giggled, talked and yes cried. This pic is of Lisa & Les, they are the BEST!!!! Love yall!!!!

Love this photo of Lisa, she is laughing and looks so happy!

Borrowed this photo from Les AKA: FUNKY ART QUEEN. Love this photo of me & Lisa.And this photo is of my sweet Heather going for a ride in Lisa's Mercedes. Isn't she just made for that car! You go Heather! Love ya Heather!

Lisa, Les thank you for such a memorable birthday, I will always remember this weekend. Love you both. Hugs***Renea

Up-coming Workshop

If this precious face doesn't make you smile well then nothing will. This is Miss K, my 6 and 1/2 month old Granddaughter. She is such a good baby. August 15, 2009 I will be teaching a workshop at the Altered Muse in Ft. Worth. At the workshop we will complete a collage coated with beeswax. I love beeswax, it makes such a great shiney soft finish to any collage. This will be a fun class so I hope to see you there! If you would like to attend please call Pam from the Altered Muse @ 817-319-0112. Everything you need to complete the collage will be supplied, however if you want to bring your own papers, copied photos or other collage supplies that would be okay. Hope to see you there.

The photos below are of wood pieces with hardware attached. I have also coated these 2 pieces with beeswax. Each piece has been made to appear old, distressed and vintage.

The block below is angels.I will be listing these new pieces in my etsy shop and my funky finds shop. I hope you are having a great weekend. Hugs***Renea

Happy 4th of JULY & new art work

Hope you all are having a great 4th of JULY! We don't have any major plans, going to watch fireworks over the lake tonight. I think we will be able to see them from our house, as we live only 1 mile from the lake. Posting this beautiful photo of our great American Flag, I'm proud to be an American. This little island is in a pond in Keene, Tx.

I have painted a new canvas with a sweet girl singing her praises to God. I tried several different techniques in this canvas, I was very pleased with the end result.The canvas below is one I'm very happy with. It is done with beeswax. It has a soft glow to it that I just love. And the beeswax made the house smell so good.

I did this old suitcase sometime ago but I don't think that I ever posted it. So here it is! This is an old samsonite travel case. I painted "Lucy" on the front and a flower garden on the back. I love this little suitcase. It will soon be for sale in a little shop in Granbury Tx, called The Bella Rosa on highway 377.
And this last little piece is still in progress. I have a few more things I want to do to this piece before it is finished. This is a chunk of wood that measures about 5"x4"x2". I want to add some hardware to this chunk of wood. Plus I may apply beeswax to this piece too.

I hope you have a great weekend and a Happy 4th Celebration. Hugs to you all***Renea