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Flowers & Hatchings Part 2: Finished Work

December 19, 2024 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Back in September, I signed up for a floral ink drawing class and finally finished the first flower. There is both good and room for improvement!

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Flowers and Hatchings

November 30, 2024 by Rayna Diane Hennen

the magnolia flower in progress

On a whim, I signed up for a floral ink drawing class. I forgot how much I liked to draw and am surprised at how much I am still able to draw as it has been a while!

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What does it mean to make marks?

May 10, 2024 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Close up of art journal - sketched flowers, painted pink with white background

What does it mean to make marks? And is it true that we each have marks that are unique and recognizable to us? I was skeptical but it turns out, it could be true.

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Photo Exhibit: John Shearer

March 23, 2024 by Rayna Diane Hennen

During some rare, scheduled time off I went to a photo exhibit hosted by the Capa Space.

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Beauty is in the Textured Details

August 28, 2023 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Why I love the contrast of humans and nature

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Nursery Trip

June 14, 2023 by Rayna Diane Hennen

close up of a half of a yellow rose with water drops on the petals

In making an effort to get out of the house more often, for more than just the usual errands, I took a spur of the moment trip to my local nursery.

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Sometimes a Page Just Falls Together Easily

May 24, 2023 by Rayna Diane Hennen

Sometimes an art journal spread takes a while, sometimes it’s just waiting there for you to find it!

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A Bud is a Bridge to the Future

January 26, 2023 by Rayna Diane Hennen

What can we learn from nature, which places a great amount of hope in the fragile buds the produce flowers and leaves in spring?

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In a Holiday Crafting Mood

December 27, 2021 by Rayna Diane Hennen

close up of christmas oven mitt red poinsettia on white background with a white fabric cuff and red star-like trim

I channeled the holiday mood into being crafty, knitting a large pillow and some upcycled oven mitts.

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Experiments in creativity and cringe. Join me!

I have pulled off the side of the road to grab a c I have pulled off the side of the road to grab a close up of a flower but every now and again, I'll get a scenic shot that steals my heart, too. 

The Sentinels.

#winterphotography
#snowypines
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes - including you. - Anee Lamott

Softness in Winter

#snowypine #winterphotography
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Happiness hides in life’s small details. If you’re Happiness hides in life’s small details. If you’re not looking, it becomes invisible. - Joyce Brothers

#snowymoss
#snowymossontrees
#winterphotography
Continuing with the Bluebeard collage. After doing Continuing with the Bluebeard collage. After doing this I changed the blade on the xacto – the edges of the chair had white rough edges.

Bluebeard is originally a French folktale though many countries have a version. In the spirit of IMDB unhelpful, one-line descriptions of movies: A man with a deadly secret, intent on luring a young woman to be his new bride. 😄 🤷

A little more specific: The tale is about a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of the present one to avoid the fate of the previous wives. 🫣

This will be for the first spread, the ‘romance’ – truly, it’s not romantic, he’s trying to sway one of the sisters into, what will be a not so sweet marriage.

There will be 5 spreads total: the romance, finding the little door, the bloody key, the brothers to the rescue, and (kind of a gruesome end) the vulture.
We're getting closer to spring, which will be love We're getting closer to spring, which will be lovely but I do love winter. All seasons have beauty if you take the time to look (and dress warmly!) so I'll share some of my favorites while getting ready for spring 😊 

This is in my own front yard and I liked it immediately but liked it even more when I got it up on the big computer screen and could see the sun reflected in that little water drop! This one is available as a print.

#berriesinwinter 
#winterphotography 
#waterdropsphotography
Working on getting back to a rhythm of some kind a Working on getting back to a rhythm of some kind after unexpected time away. Looking at my last post, it was in October, which is kinda what I thought. From that point in October to the end of the year was a blur of physical pain that went on for weeks, then recovery, then a holiday, then an illness, then family and travel and another holiday and more travel and, well, I think I finally came up for air phew!! LOL

I have written or painted every day this week. After searching for a project, I think I'll go back to this project,  which I've been stuck on for a while. It will be based on the fairy tale Bluebeard.

Anyway, this project wasn't living up to what was in my head and I was making it too literal. I was sitting there bitching to myself and then I to me self, self:  you know you *could* just paint over what you've done and start over. 😄 Nothing gets by me, man!

I hope the health issues will stay at bay for a while because it really is true if you haven't got your health, what have you got and I much prefer not having pain and making things! You do have to give yourself grace sometimes and let some things go if you want to heal. 🤷‍

What have you been up to?

#embracethecringe #creativityandcringe
I was digging around in my closet for something an I was digging around in my closet for something and came across an older sketchbook, which of course derailed the search because I HAD to flip through it 😊

My Mom had this box for a long time, just sitting in a cabinet. It was just plain wood, the lid wasn't attached but it did come with the hinges. One summer I stole it, painted it and surprised her for Christmas. 

On slides 2 & 3 you can see the first sketches I made for the box. And slides 5 & 6 show where the next round of sketches ended up. Completely different direction as it turns out! Went for the Arts & Craft period style she loves.
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