Staci asked me to create something for her blog so she could carry on the spirit of what was started at BlogHer during my panel Beautiful Blogging & Positive Posting.
It took longer than I thought create this, but I like how it came out. For the background, I pasted a few scrapbook papers down and put Modge Podge on top so I could layer on the acrylic paint. There are about four or five layers of paint, then a couple of layers of stamped images. After letting the paint completely dry, I put on a few layers of rub ons before I drew my little figure in. I inked her with india ink and wrote out “freespirit” and added the heart brad. The last thing I did was ink the edges of my canvas.
Creating elaborate backgrounds will be a future Art Slam challenge. I find they lend themselves to making your pages look extremely artsy with little effort. Next week, we will have an amazing artist offering up a challenge for the Slammers. I am so excited to have her and I know you are going to love what she creates.
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Staci - Thank you SOOOO much for this beautiful FreeSpirit to grace our Autenthic Beauty and Positive Posting Community page. Thank you for capturing the essence of what I feel authentic beauty is all about–letting our spirits be free to follow our hearts through expressiong (love the arms open wide, yes!).
My heart is full of a thousand smiles tonight as I gaze at your beautiful creation. Thank you for your generosity in sharing.
Blessings and Peace.
Love,
Staci
Amy Lenzo - I love this, Lucrecer, and I love that you made it for all of us. That is surely a picture of you – free spirit with the big heart!
Thank you for sharing your beauty!
Amy