No matter who you are,
no matter where you are,
I hope your holiday season is one
filled with love, peace, and hope.
2015 is coming – may it be awesome for all of us!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Christmas 2014…
Tag Archives: love
art journaling…
I’ve drawn, painted, and collaged in notebooks as long as I can remember. Now it’s called art journaling…whatever you call it – I still love it!
Last night I gathered my new not-yet-used Pam Carriker stamps, my beloved PITT artist pens, two of my own handmade stamps, gelli prints, paints, Mod Podge (Hard Coat is THE best!) and got to creating…
haven’t used my sketchbook in a while…
using my new Pam Carriker stamps for the first time…
used celery stalks to make these roses…
no scissors needed – I tore out roses I wanted to use…
added strips of gelli prints…
rediscovered this butterfly stamp I carved a while back…
I also carved this hearts stamp…
adding touches of silver to wings…
colored pencils over stamped paint adds color texture and contrast…
‘She’s finding her wings’…as yet unfinished…
’til next time…
beautiful rain…
we finally got rain here, so I spent some time outside in between rainfalls and did an unplanned photo session.
I LOVE the rain – every looks beautiful after a rainfall…
geraniums…
beautiful old birdhouse…
Susie’s Garden sign, made by my best friend Annette…
fallen petals…
peekaboo…
Canela’s not happy when it rains…
rain selfie! (sort of…)
sat in my parked car, in my pjs, and enjoyed the rain…
beautiful raindrops!
what i’ve been up to…
it’s been a while since i’ve blogged…
every time i tell myself i’m going to blog consistently – life happens.
the end of october brought with it the first anniversary of losing my sister patty
then, on november 2nd, my mother unexpectedly lost her sister, josefina (my Tia Chepa). once again, we were faced with the loss of a loved one right before the holiday season.
i won’t go into emotions right now…i’m just dealing with making sure my mom’s okay and that she not get ill, as she did when we lost my sister. she’s still recuperating from that…
i’m just getting back to work again. on a personal level, i am not thinking of celebrating holidays right now. from a business level – life goes on…shops remain open…
this past week or so i’ve been working on Christmas ornaments. i just listed some to our website – i’d love for you to check them out!
wood ornaments by Susie Carranza for http://www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com
ornament: pot of marigolds with mini serape & heart milagro…
ornament: Frida with El Venado Loteria card…
ornament: large orange rose with miniature clay pottery…
ornament: Frida with wing milagros & flowers…
for these and lots of other handmade art pieces, please go to http://www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com
i’ll also be adding new items to my Etsy art shop and Etsy supply shop in the next few weeks. please support the handmade community and original artists this holiday season! ❤️
(i bought the raw handmade wood ornaments i used here from Terramaya on Etsy – make sure to check out her shop!)
’til next time…
Olvera Street’s Muerto Artwalk…
This past Saturday, Lawrence and I went to Olvera Street’s first ever Muerto Artwalk. We took the Gold Line, which gave me the opportunity to see beautiful Union Station in downtown Los Angeles again…
my first Tap card! isn’t it pretty?
I love Union Station…
it was a beautiful day for an artwalk…
artist Jazzy Jazz at Olvera Street’s Muerto Artwalk (LOVE her artwork!)…
we had lunch at La Luz del Dia…
we had lunch on the beautiful patio, surrounded by bougainvilleas and little birds…
see the little birdie? it was eyeing my chicken tacos…
loved watching the dancers…
my lovely friend, Theresa Armas, of Skulls and Stitches…
my friend Lizzy Hernandez of Inspira, displaying her jewelry at Hecho con Carino on Olvera Street…
Lizzy and me…
my husband Lawrence with our friend & artist Annette Armas…
setting was perfect for all the great artists they had present…
the Armas family of CJ’s Angels (beautiful people & awesome friends!)…
heading back to Union Station to go home…
Union Station…
shopped! Items from Jazzy Jazz, Inspira, and Arte de mi Familia…
items from CJ’s Angels, Terra Maya, Lupe Flores; shirts from Hecho con Carino…
(You can find all these artists on Instagram!)
We had a really good time! Got to see our artist friends, met artists I only knew through social media, and did quite a bit of shopping. I had been contacted about participating as a vendor, but we decided we couldn’t commit to any shows with my mother-in-law in and out of the hospital at the time. I’m hoping next year we’ll get the chance again!
’til next time…
susie carranza studio 