Photoshop is so much fun to play with.  There is not a thing you can't do with it!  I changed the color of the slide and gave more life to their faces.  Two of my favorite people.  

Fishies and the Seahorses

Here fishie, fishie....playing again!  

Black and Green

Susan's property was a grand place to photograph plant life.  Between her plants and my Photoshop Elements.....man, am I a busy girl.  Thanks Susan for the endless possibilities of creativity!

Zen Butterfly

My mother has for the art of Zen-tangles.  This woman had put out some of the most detailed work I have seen since she used to cross-stitch. These have make some gorgeous cards.  Nice job mom!

Wendy's Table

Saw this bland little table in the thrift store for $5.00 and thought with a little "arting up" it would make a great little 'thank you' gift for some work she did for me. The top of the table was about 8"x8" triangle and the legs stood about 2 1/2 feet off the floor.  
 


With a little collage and shiny black paint, I was able to reform this plain little table to a fun art piece...enjoy it sister!

Rainbow Balloons

Photoshop has been my new love for the past couple of months...wow, that is just TONS of stuff you can do with photographs.  This is just one of the things I have been working on.  More to come....   ;o)

Mom's Chair

It's been a long summer! Lots of things have been going on like vacations, resting and having tons of fun! So one day I was feeling very creative and decided to start working on Mom's chair. This is a chair that she found somewhere many years ago and painted it an adorable yellow and sponge painted white on top. After many years out in the weather it needed a little help. Mom asked if I would collage it. Sure, why not! I had just finished a table for my sister. I do believe that Karen O'Brien has created a monster in me...I just love to collage! Nothing is safe in my house. Someday my partner will come home and I will have collaged everything including the TV!

With lots of love, paper, glue and paint the process begins. My favorite papers to use are maps, book pages, music and a coloring book page (this makes for interesting marks). Layers after layers are put on the chair. Karen taught us NOT to fall in love with any one section because before you know it...it's changed. I love to watch it transform from one look to the next after each layer. Add a coat of transparent paint to the end and watch it change again.