Sitting here in the library again, racing the stupid (sorry) clock, and the keys on this keyboard are sticking like crazy, so I keep having to go back to add letters...ha, ha. Just wanted to wish my readers, you wonderful, loyal souls that keep coming back even when there's nothing new here, a safe and happy holiday season. The library will be closed the weekend after Christmas and after New Year's, so it will be awhile before I get back, sigh....
Meanwhile, I'm still creating! Hope you are, too!
Good wishes and blessings to all of you who read this blog and give me feedback and keep me on the creative track. Where would we be without the inspiration of other artists? I find it so refreshing.
I'm not going to ramble...that's for the other blog! Till later.....Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Oops...
I think I just lied to Paula...my apologies ole gal! Still having to use the library which is frustrating because I don't get a lot of time and I can't upload photos to show you my new stuff. Yes, still doing the rampage, mostly to keep from being so damned depressed.
So what's new on the creative front? Hey, I'm having a great time at my Saturday art class. Learning to do stained glass. Right now I seem to be going through a tea-light candle phase, so naturally my first stained glass pieces are little candle holders for my tea-lights. I simply love them, especially when I come in after a hard day's work, grab a bite to eat, and light the candles. The light shining through the different colored glass casts a warm glow on the walls. So far, getting into the holiday spirit, I've made one each in a deep red, holiday green, and warm amber. I'm currently working on a blue one which will be finished next week.
On the wood-working front, I've built a narrow cabinet for canned veggies/soups, as I needed room in the regular cabinets for the plastic containers which were in a bin next do the door. Finally got them sorted and matched with tops and sent the left-overs packing! The doors for the cabinets will be of translucent lexan material (used for fluorescent light fixtures) set into a wooden frame. I've also designed and built a proto of a small end table made from three pieces of 1"x12" lumber and a square dowel. I used my Dremel tool (the most fun tool ever!!) to trim around the edges of the top and bottom to make it look more finished. Hard to describe what I'm doing...I'd love for you to see the pieces instead. But I am taking photos of all this stuff, so whenever I get back online I can throw them up for your critique.
Can't believe I actually managed to write something here before getting kicked off-line! Guess I'd better not push my luck for today. If nothing else, this has certainly helped my typing speed...forget about the spelling!!
So, until next time...
Stay Creative!
So what's new on the creative front? Hey, I'm having a great time at my Saturday art class. Learning to do stained glass. Right now I seem to be going through a tea-light candle phase, so naturally my first stained glass pieces are little candle holders for my tea-lights. I simply love them, especially when I come in after a hard day's work, grab a bite to eat, and light the candles. The light shining through the different colored glass casts a warm glow on the walls. So far, getting into the holiday spirit, I've made one each in a deep red, holiday green, and warm amber. I'm currently working on a blue one which will be finished next week.
On the wood-working front, I've built a narrow cabinet for canned veggies/soups, as I needed room in the regular cabinets for the plastic containers which were in a bin next do the door. Finally got them sorted and matched with tops and sent the left-overs packing! The doors for the cabinets will be of translucent lexan material (used for fluorescent light fixtures) set into a wooden frame. I've also designed and built a proto of a small end table made from three pieces of 1"x12" lumber and a square dowel. I used my Dremel tool (the most fun tool ever!!) to trim around the edges of the top and bottom to make it look more finished. Hard to describe what I'm doing...I'd love for you to see the pieces instead. But I am taking photos of all this stuff, so whenever I get back online I can throw them up for your critique.
Can't believe I actually managed to write something here before getting kicked off-line! Guess I'd better not push my luck for today. If nothing else, this has certainly helped my typing speed...forget about the spelling!!
So, until next time...
Stay Creative!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saw Dust and Boards = Home Project 1
The boards waited patiently, leaning up against the ottoman like a group of teens hanging out on the corner(see photo on sidebar). My toys (tools of the trade)lay idle. But the rampage had begun, as the sawdust pile on the carpet could attest. After nearly 10 years, it's good to grip the handle of my trusty saw again, good to hear the sound of it ripping through the wood and to smell the scent of wood shavings. My first project: a small storage unit for the equally small bathroom at the end of the hall. The boards were cut and ready to assemble. And now...I've finally finished building the storage unit and I've got to say I'm pleased with the results so far. Next, will be to paint and decorate it, but I just had to try it out last night. Finishing this first project has given me the incentive to move on to the next one. Just not sure which one I want to tackle next!
Where this burst of creative energy came from I've no idea. Nor do I care to know. It's really not important. Whether the stars are in a particular alignment, or the moon is in my house of creativity, matters little to me. What is important is that I am having this burst of creativity. Ideas flood my mind from every direction, ideas for painting, writing, photographing, building. It's all I can do to make myself go to work in the mornings. I'd much rather stay home and give myself completely over to this wonderful madness. Perhaps one day I'll get the courage to do just that, eh? Meanwhile, I'll just keep tumbling along toward the next project.
Join the Rampage!...Get Creative!
Where this burst of creative energy came from I've no idea. Nor do I care to know. It's really not important. Whether the stars are in a particular alignment, or the moon is in my house of creativity, matters little to me. What is important is that I am having this burst of creativity. Ideas flood my mind from every direction, ideas for painting, writing, photographing, building. It's all I can do to make myself go to work in the mornings. I'd much rather stay home and give myself completely over to this wonderful madness. Perhaps one day I'll get the courage to do just that, eh? Meanwhile, I'll just keep tumbling along toward the next project.
Join the Rampage!...Get Creative!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
On a Rampage
Greetings! Welcome to Creative Rampage. I've been trying for a couple months to get this blog going, but getting bogged down in the details of how I want it to work. That and trying to keep up with all the wonderful new tools and widgets that Blogger has been giving us...most of which I still have no clue how to use! But that's me, and although I haven't figured out some things, I decided to just start posting while I'm working out the photography part.
Creative Rampage is for all the creative crafts-people out there...the artists, wood-crafters, and other do-it-yourselfers. My goal is to inspire and encourage you go on your own creative rampage, to take your ideas and turn them into finished projects that can enhance your world. I'll be sharing some of the projects I'm working on for my own home.
So, what is a creative rampage? It starts as a mental surge of creativity where ideas suddenly start exploding and tumbling all over the place like rocks down a mountainside. One great project idea sets off another, and then another, and another until you have an avalanche of ideas for new projects. It can get a bit crazy at times. I'm not sure which is worse, having no ideas or too many!
The creative process cycles for most people, with phases of high-creativity followed by phases of low creativity--or dry spells, we call them. Lately I've been in a state of hyper-creativity where I'm practically bouncing off the walls with ideas for projects. Rather than suppress them, I decided to go on an all out rampage--a creative rampage--and do as many of these projects as I can until the creative steam runs out. And, I'm inviting You to join me...so, come on!
Join the Rampage,
Get Creative!
Stella D
Creative Rampage is for all the creative crafts-people out there...the artists, wood-crafters, and other do-it-yourselfers. My goal is to inspire and encourage you go on your own creative rampage, to take your ideas and turn them into finished projects that can enhance your world. I'll be sharing some of the projects I'm working on for my own home.
So, what is a creative rampage? It starts as a mental surge of creativity where ideas suddenly start exploding and tumbling all over the place like rocks down a mountainside. One great project idea sets off another, and then another, and another until you have an avalanche of ideas for new projects. It can get a bit crazy at times. I'm not sure which is worse, having no ideas or too many!
The creative process cycles for most people, with phases of high-creativity followed by phases of low creativity--or dry spells, we call them. Lately I've been in a state of hyper-creativity where I'm practically bouncing off the walls with ideas for projects. Rather than suppress them, I decided to go on an all out rampage--a creative rampage--and do as many of these projects as I can until the creative steam runs out. And, I'm inviting You to join me...so, come on!
Join the Rampage,
Get Creative!
Stella D
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