It is later than you think. A few days ago, I bought some beaded bracelets from one of the many Santería shops in town. He rules over lightning, thunder, fire, the drums and dance.

The trials and tribulations of a creative person with more ideas than hours in the day! Word of the Day. So I wanted to try doing something fun with it. So first I opened the embossing folder and pressed the surface really well onto the pad. I ran it through my Big Shot Plus machine.

Mixed Media Art by Melanie Rietveld. Anyone who has followed my blog for a while knows that I love mixed media. My latest piece illustrates this fact quite effectively. This piece was created on Strathmore acrylic paper, which I bought in a 5-yard roll in order to cut it to whatever size I would like.

It is one of the most unpredictable mediums. You just never know how the paint will react with the water you have to use to move it around. I really enjoyed painting these. Between the angel that was hiding in my journal and my three blue birds of happiness, I think I am going to enjoy adding this medium to my art repertoire. The background is simply pink paint through a Stencil Girl .

Sounding out across the plains. The children of the red earth pleading. Begging for a future they will not see. For they are gone,.

Once upon a time, a long time ago. The computer I am working on, has been through a rework, for the past 2 days. I have been nominated by 3 of my face book friends to do a challenge. Thank you Michelle McKinlay, Karen Duvel , and Tanya Reid. Each person is asked to share 3 or 4 of our old pieces of art, for 5 days. This is an old portrait of my in-laws done as a gift in 1978. I have also been commissioned to do a.

A place to play with my art.