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Trying out my new Caran D'Ache Junior Water Soluable Crayons. The bird is my interpretation of a Marc Chagall painting.
taken by heidi
14 December 2005
now THIS is matea . . like some tomboy, always sporting some scrape or another from her forays into the bush. that's my girl: no sense, no feeling.
since this photo was taken four days ago, she's given herself another equally nasty scrape above the same eye, AND I think she's done something to her tail.
like i always tell heidi when she spots blood on the trail . . . if the dog's not bleeding to death, she's all right.
i've decided to add this photo to my 'visual journal' because it's opened up the issue of e-collars. being passionate about my dogs and about training, i should have known i'd get long-winded when hombre/michael asked about the collar, and i should have known that the collar's prominence in this photo would spark a few questions.
so here it is, in my comments . . . my take on ecollars, the way i use it, and the phenomenal life it has given matea (and morley, for that matter). a life that very few people could have offered these dogs, a lifestyle that matea would be miserable without. i love this photo of my girl and her ecollar, because to me the ecollar represents her freedom, her happiness, her health and our incredible connection.
ADDED NOTE: if you're serious about ecollar training, two pieces of advice to get your started:
(1) NEVER buy a cheap ecollar ... it will only malfunction when you most need it, trust me on this. even the so called good brands like Innotek have let me down. use ONLY Tritronics or the new Dogtra collars.
(2) for some well-written, step-by-step articles on starting your dog on an ecollar you can read the articles under the Obedience section on the www.dobbsdogs.com site (go to their Library). ... although i do things just a wee bit differently than they do when first introducing dogs to the collar, but it's the same premise.
i can try to answer any questions privately when/if i have time, and if you are actually serious about this kind of training.
SEE COMMENTS BELOW for more information ...
I played with my new Stubby Stampers grab bag last night. I got 54 images. These are 30 of my favorites. They wound up costing 17 cents each postage included.
some art journal pages from February 2013. Blogged about here: www.gingerblue.com/art-journals-late-february-2013/
Here's the cover of my first Full Tilt Boogie journal (exposed binding/tapes)...I sewed fabric to paper and then glue that down onto the old book cover I was using...
I'm blogging periodically about my FTB adventures at my blog
Clips from the Anthropologie catalog.
Text reads:
I like the Idea of Travel.
Road Trip
No particular destination in mind.
Finding out what makes This Place different from all others, unique, worthy of the Time.
Scenic wnders Yes - written large on the land,
But also the Marks made by man. Quirky - individual from place to place from ridiculous to Sublime. I want to see.
In the cutout body the text reads:
Open your eyes to new sights and your ears to new soudns, and your mind to new thoughts, open your heart to new people and your wallet to new needs.
There is enough of you to spread around, some to each sight, sound, thought, person and need.
This is my new journal that I made for 2009. The front and back have embedded lace, and the front also has embedded letters. It's all covered with paint and glitter glue, as it should be.
I like the binding that I did. It was tricky because I had to sew in 2 signatures at the same time to get this design. But it was worth it.
Done very quickly ....about 15 minutes start to finish, including finding my materials! Just needed to journal before I fell asleep!
This journal has hand dyed fabric covers with playful free form stitches, the embellished covers showcase my stitched doodles. The journal is
This is my new journal that I made for 2009. The front and back have embedded lace, and the front also has embedded letters. It's all covered with paint and glitter glue, as it should be.
I like the binding that I did. It was tricky because I had to sew in 2 signatures at the same time to get this design. But it was worth it.
Happy Friday the 13th!!! This page came together so quickly and I think it's one of my faves too. I had painted the background yesterday and found the really awesome quote in an Oprah magazine along with the image of the little boy and the two seemed to fit. I laser copied the quote so I could do an image transfer on contact paper, white washed the magazine image (it was just way to glossy for me) and added rub on letters and some stickers I painted last night. His one shoe is missing because I ripped off the other letters I had placed under neath, but it works for me. I just love the expression on his face and how tightly clenched his fists are.
9 in x 12 in Strathmore Visual Journal 90lbs CP watercolor paper,scrapbook paper, stamps, tape, transparency, fluid acrylics, book pages, gel pens, copic markers
Gibson Girl-type graphic: graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/
This is a visual journal I'm making as I work through the book "Your Heart's Desire" by Sonia Choquette. I've decided to work differently than I usually do--I'm "prepping" the pages before I do the journaling instead of doing it all at the same time. Here's the prepped spread before I "worked" on it.