I found this YouTube video, and you may or may not like the abstract, but the materials used are worth looking at. I thought you might like a little demo on how to put together a faux floating frame. For some reason it looks easier than the real way to make floaters.
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New Mexico
Several years ago I decided to take a Body Writing Class with Pamela Underwood. I had wanted to take this class for several years, and because of my overly abundant body, I never had the nerve. Finally, the thought hit me…(get over yourself..nobody cares), if I didn’t take it soon, something else will happen and I’d never get to take it.
Before I could think about it too much, I signed up and paid my deposit. Yahoo I did it!
The workshop was a four-day event at Pamela’s home in Poway. It took me forever to get there, but once I did, it was spectacular. Private with no one around, the few women in the class were exceptionally nice, and I never felt uncomfortable the entire four days.
My body print turned out to be strange, but on top of my body stamp, I painted the head of a crow…. What does this mean? Why did I pick the colors I did? The size, the configuration? The class was supposed to give us direction, purpose, a clearer sense of who we are as people, as artists. I have never been sorry I participated, I met wonderful women, and most of them were vegetarians, so that suit me just fine. I didn’t have to eat any of my friends to keep my strength up. During this four days, in September, in Poway, was hotter than hot! The inspiration was flowing, and as long as we stayed inside it was fine, but the minute you went outside…you’d better be going out to jump in the pool or spa.
This project was a lot of work, and when it’s tacked to the wall, it takes up a great deal of the wall space…top to bottom. I’ve been thinking of dragging it out of its hidie hole, tack it up in my studio, and work on it.
Abstract from OMA class 10-7-2015
Since every Mixed Media Artist likes to incorporate “Mixed Media” into their work. I’m no different, punching my artwork up with unexpected papers, lines, and anything else that will stay on a canvas.
Chris’ Abstract
Over the weekend my son Chris and myself took an abstract class. There aren’t many abstract classes, and I’m guessing that the reason for that is that abstract is very intuitive. How can you teach that? In a class of maybe fourteen, half were first time painters. So while they got most of the help, we did our thing, and while that’s ok, we took the class in an effort to grow. Each time we take classes, something positive happens, and in some way we did learn something, and I don’t think it was a waste at all. Now I’m on the lookout for something a little more inspiring.
We had a great day taking this class together. This is something we haven’t done before, and something we may do again.
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Since every Mixed Media Artist likes to incorporate “Mixed Media” into their work. I’m no different, punching my paintings with just about anything I can think of. It could be metal, threads, papers, etc.
I’ve been working on deli wrap papers to paint, stamp on, cut up, tear up, and anything else I could think of. It’s the kind of prep work that numbs your mind, but has to be done.
It isn’t finished yet, but the inspiration came from a few samples of fabric I found, and a pile of yarn.
Fabric samples
What to do with the yarn? Well I was thinking of making the yarn serve as texture….. I guess I have a problem with adding things to make texture. I will try it, but at the moment I couldn’t tell you exactly where to put it, or what painting to use it on.
Oh so much fun, but so little time!
Old as Dirt and Proud of it! 
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