This month I’ve been focused on checking things off on my home’s ‘to-do’ list. The exterior is getting painted, with a color change! The rod iron fencing got restored with new gates built. Today the house got a major termite treatment, they had to drill the entire perimeter. My pool pump and motor had to get replaced, and the spa will get a tile restoration before the month is up. Goodness!
To deal with all that’s going on I have found solace in the studio. I have been ‘stickering’ non-stop. I started a sticker journal in late 2022 . After purchasing several on Etsy amongst other sites, I decided to purchase a Phomemo Thermal Printer, which has been a whole lot of fun to use! I did a lot of research on it and am really pleased with it. The paper choices have been wonderful, some of the papers have a 20 year life span which I didn’t even know existed with thermal prints. I also began using my Canon Ivy 2 which prints rectangular and round stickers. The print quality on Zink paper is outstanding. It’s such a bonus to not have to purchase ink for those two printers.
I am in a monthly ATC exchange with a few local friends which has me dusting the cobwebs off my mixed media supplies. Our goal is to just take it easy and enjoy. Our latest theme is “Just One Book” which means all imagery can come from only ONE book. Oh my! I have a difficult time with art rules but the challenges have been good. Here are a few samples of my ATC’s.
As of yesterday I just completed a 12” x 12” mixed media canvas. It began as a puddle of walnut ink on the surface and sat as such for about a week. Then I began to see something, from there it transformed to what you now see. Something incredible happened upon completion, as I photographed it on my phone. I was trying to copy the image to share with my friend. In doing so, a light within the image kept circling a portion of the painting, over and over. I’d never seen anything like that before! I watched in disbelief until I was finally able to copy it onto a text message. This is what copied over, not the entire painting. I was in awe but MORE so when I learned (within seconds) that an aunt of mine had passed suddenly and recently, unbeknownst to anyone. She was my grandmother’s youngest sister and passed away on my grandmother’s recent birthday. I now had a name for my painting. Ethereal Beings.
Wishing everyone love and affection on Valentine’s Day and every day.
Sylvia Luna / Silver Moon
Ps I love Steve!