artbycme

I live in Minnesota with my husband Eric and my two pugs, with frequent visits from my stepdaughter, Bella. I work a menial job but enjoy it to a point as I get to do a variety of things, including marketing, which maybe someday I'll go back to school for. (I already graduated college with a creative writing degree, although sadly I haven't done much with it.) In my free time I love hanging out with my husband, going out with friends, playing volleyball, ghost hunting, organizing stuph (I am a closet neat freak, I love things in order, but mostly organizing other people's stuph - it's easier, I swear) and drinking beer --- PS I LOVE beer!!!! As far as artistic stuph is concered, I've always been into doing art projects but started seriously painting with acrylics in college, and once I graduated moved onto to using various found objects in my art. I LOVE bottlecaps - I've done a number of paintings incorporating them, although nothing very recent. So now this borders on obsession, trying to find new things to use on a canvas, and am not afraid to try anything new! I've specialized in abstract and children's art, but more recently my best friend has gotten me into ATC making, and I completely love and welcome the challenge (my husband calls them "appetizer art" haha) and have to admit I'm addicted already. I've got a studio in my basement that I swear there is a time-warp somewhere down there cuz evenings spent in the midst of creativity seem to fly by way too quickly...

I live in Minnesota with my husband Eric and my two pugs, with frequent visits from my stepdaughter, Bella. I work a menial job but enjoy it to a point as I get to do a variety of things, including marketing, which maybe someday I'll go back to school for. (I already graduated college with a creative writing degree, although sadly I haven't done much with it.) In my free time I love hanging out with my husband, going out with friends, playing volleyball, ghost hunting, organizing stuph (I am a closet neat freak, I love things in order, but mostly organizing other people's stuph - it's easier, I swear) and drinking beer --- PS I LOVE beer!!!! As far as artistic stuph is concered, I've always been into doing art projects but started seriously painting with acrylics in college, and once I graduated moved onto to using various found objects in my art. I LOVE bottlecaps - I've done a number of paintings incorporating them, although nothing very recent. So now this borders on obsession, trying to find new things to use on a canvas, and am not afraid to try anything new! I've specialized in abstract and children's art, but more recently my best friend has gotten me into ATC making, and I completely love and welcome the challenge (my husband calls them "appetizer art" haha) and have to admit I'm addicted already. I've got a studio in my basement that I swear there is a time-warp somewhere down there cuz evenings spent in the midst of creativity seem to fly by way too quickly...

Satire. Comedy. Tim Burton. Alice in Wonderland. (And how awesome is it that Tim Burton is DOING Alice in Wonderland? Couldn't pick a better combination!) Garden State. Muppet Treasure Island (OK all Muppet movies...) Dark humor. Disney movies. Anything with Jennifer Aniston (even the bad movies, I can't help myself!). Anything about REAL ghost/alien/paranormal stories, but NOT gory horror movies, I'm a wimp when it comes to those....

Satire. Comedy. Tim Burton. Alice in Wonderland. (And how awesome is it that Tim Burton is DOING Alice in Wonderland? Couldn't pick a better combination!) Garden State. Muppet Treasure Island (OK all Muppet movies...) Dark humor. Disney movies. Anything with Jennifer Aniston (even the bad movies, I can't help myself!). Anything about REAL ghost/alien/paranormal stories, but NOT gory horror movies, I'm a wimp when it comes to those....

Do I have to pick one??? Acrylics, Oils, Pastels, Crayons, Chalk, Markers, Glitter, Ephemera, Stickers, Fabric, Embossing powders, Doodling with whatever is lying around, Glue, Cardboard, Stencils, Pencils (haha that rhymes), Stamping, Clay, Lace, Ribbon, Glass, Vintage Game Pieces, Googly Eyes, my most recent obsession is finding metal charms/embellishments ooh I love those on ATCs n stuph ...

Do I have to pick one??? Acrylics, Oils, Pastels, Crayons, Chalk, Markers, Glitter, Ephemera, Stickers, Fabric, Embossing powders, Doodling with whatever is lying around, Glue, Cardboard, Stencils, Pencils (haha that rhymes), Stamping, Clay, Lace, Ribbon, Glass, Vintage Game Pieces, Googly Eyes, my most recent obsession is finding metal charms/embellishments ooh I love those on ATCs n stuph ...

My pug Dali is awesome! (OK admittedly I have TWO pugs - Dali and Georgia, but Dali is my furbaby - he's such a mama's boy - unfortunately Georgia is Mama's Little Rash Decision - love her dearly, but maybe since she's 1/4 pomerian and she's very yippy always barking at the television or ... nothing ... she kind of stacks the cards against her ...)

I'm always looking for more pug "things" to use in ATCs and collage projects!!!

My pug Dali is awesome! (OK admittedly I have TWO pugs - Dali and Georgia, but Dali is my furbaby - he's such a mama's boy - unfortunately Georgia is Mama's Little Rash Decision - love her dearly, but maybe since she's 1/4 pomerian and she's very yippy always barking at the television or ... nothing ... she kind of stacks the cards against her ...)

I'm always looking for more pug "things" to use in ATCs and collage projects!!!

• Anything with Butterflies on it (stickers, charms, images, paper, ribbon, etc)
• Anything that is "tye-dyed", mostly paper but anything beyond that as well! Embellishments! Ribbon? Something I haven't thought of!
• On that note, "Hippie" stuph I'm in the mood to do some outlandish 60's montages on some ATCs...
• Scrabble Tiles
• Metal Charms/Embellishments
• Abstract Art/surrealism images/etc
• Time Pieces
• Vintage Ephemera
• New Ideas for ATC supplies
• ANYTHING Alice in Wonderland related (except the disney version, don't do too much with that)
• Stickers
• Cool patterned paper
• My fave color is purple, followed by teal, black, and jewel tones
• Lace
• Transparency images/paper
• TAROT CARDS! Doesn't even have to be a full set, I've just been experimenting with some images and found that to be fun :)
• Anything that has to do with pugs :)
• Stamps
• Embossing Powders
• Ink Pads

• Anything with Butterflies on it (stickers, charms, images, paper, ribbon, etc)
• Anything that is "tye-dyed", mostly paper but anything beyond that as well! Embellishments! Ribbon? Something I haven't thought of!
• Scrabble Tiles
• Metal Charms/Embellishments
• Abstract Art/surrealism images/etc
• Time Pieces
• Vintage Ephemera
• New Ideas for ATC supplies
• ANYTHING Alice in Wonderland related (except the disney version, don't do too much with that)
• Stickers
• Cool patterned paper
• My fave color is purple, followed by teal, black, and jewel tones
• Lace
• Transparency images/paper
• TAROT CARDS! Doesn't even have to be a full set, I've just been experimenting with some images and found that to be fun :)
• Anything that has to do with pugs :)
• Stamps
• Embossing Powders
• Ink Pads