Happy News and a Sneak Peek

I got home from work yesterday afternoon and discovered an email from Beth Livesay. My artwork and article are going to be published in the December SEW Somerset! I haven't submitted anything to the Somerset magazines in quite a while so I was excited to get the news. The artwork is the piece I was working on in this post. I was SO late finishing it that I didn't even have time to take pictures before I mailed it off so you'll have to see it in the magazine and I will blog about it once I receive it back. By then I can tell an extra little story behind it.
So what about the sneak peek?? I am working on another piece to submit to Somerset Studio. I'm not sure how they feel about showing artwork somewhere else first so I am just showing a small crop in case they decide to use it. As usual, the muse didn't come calling until the last minute but this should be finished up and ready to go in the mail by Monday.
Wish me luck!

Riding the horse in the direction it's going

So. I finally gave in to the nagging encouragement of some family and friends (you know who you are) and signed up with Facebook. I know, I know, everybody is doing it. So I am riding the horse in the direction it is going. There is a link over on the left so you can hop on over and be my friend. I wonder why they don't have acquaintances? Hmm.

So what else is going on around the art room this week... Well, that table didn't stay clean for long after the Where Bloggers Create pictures were taken! This week I finally got hands-on with a little mixed-media book that has been rolling around inside my head for awhile.

When the flu KOed me in April and I graduated from my bed to the recliner chair in the living room I entertained myself with re-reading my old Somerset magazines. The seed was planted by the Summer 2009 issue of SEW Somerset. There were so many amazing fabric and paper journals that I won't even list them all here. Then, about a month ago I picked up the Summer 2010 issue and that sealed the deal. As soon as I finished the big blog-hop I got started. The photo below is a peek at my book in process.
In typical fashion I couldn't keep my first attempt simple, oh no, not me! I bit off 8 pages. And have I learned anything and backed off? Oh heck no! My head is filled with all sorts of little details and handwork and good grief. Say it with me... keep it simple, stupid... keep it simple, stupid... keep it simple, stupid...