Diary of an Unconscious Mind

I have been a fan of OutQ radio on Sirius for a number of years, I especially like Derek & Romaine and listen to them on my long ride home.  A few days ago they had a guest on author Joseph Galliano who wrote a book called Dear Me: Letters to my Sixteen Year Old Self and Dear Me: More Letters to My Sixteen Year Old Self.  In this book he asked famous people to write and submit to him letters they have written to their sixteen year old selves.  The concept is brilliant, kind of in the vain if I knew then what I know now what would I change.  I have not read the book yet it is on my wish list, but the idea of what you would tell your sixteen year old self is amazing and cathartic.  So I decide to challenge myself to this task here is my letter and picture of myself at sixteen.  I challenge you to do the same and if you do leave a comment so I can find out what you had to say.  This is when I got the nickname Woodstock October 27, 2011 Dear Wood...

To say I go from one project to the next like an OCD rabbit would be an understatement since I was a small child my interest have been wide never truly settling on one genre I seem to float from vintage to futuristic, sewing to paper art, photograph to digital art the list goes on.   With my camera down (hubby accidentally sent my memory card to parts unknown when he mailed out a package) and hoping that Newegg sends me a new one soon I am unable to start my photo journal, but knowing Texas weather it should arrive once we get a cold snap.   In the interim I decide to research on how to make my blog represent my various sides so as usual I goggled how to and found the mother lode of tutorials.     I found wonderful tutorials on using Picasa for making banners and scrap booking from Clover Lane her blog is informative a must see.   I also found multiple tutorials at The Cutest Blog on the Block which helps me to create the background.    As the day...

That sums up how a feel this week.   I was privileged to have won something from my favorite blogger Elizabeth at Creative Breathing a blog which is like home to me, you know a place that is cozy and warm, where you can sit at the table sipping your hot tea sharing stories, a place that lingers with you all day.   Her blog is like that a sanctuary from all the bustle and noise of the day.   I came home to find a package on my desk at home with a familiar name it was like when you where young the excitement you got when your pen pal wrote you back.   I opened to find the most beautiful creations the detail and love that goes into her work is told through her creations.   I can’t wait for the weekend when I go on my trek through downtown Houston on a mission to find the perfect poor baby shop tree to hang these treasures onto in my craft room.   A tree is the symbol of growth and inspiration to me, so having these pieces hanging from a tree will give...

For this month along with my art piece a day I have also completed my September Happy Homemaker Tag .   I call it Post Mod it is simple but I made it with my Aunt Hattie in mind.    She and my Uncle Henry where two extremely hip people in the 70’s I remember their apartment being done up in post modern furniture from the 60’s.   I was just a small girl but my memories of them are still strong when you went to their place there was always a candy dish full of smarty’s a hug and soda to keep you occupied while the adults talked.   Aunt Hattie wore these great black cat eye glasses, wore Capri pants and cardigan set but it was her laugh that was like a witches hackle that was enduring.   She and my Uncle passed away when I was still quite young but their spirits still linger within me every time I have a smarty candy I think of them.  I used spray ink to create the background, the bodice is from a stamp along with the head and I used blue rick rack ...

Congratulations Amanda I will sending you an email with everything. Thank you for your comment. I was asked to try and review MyMemories Suite It is  a wonderful digital scrapbooking software.  In case you have never heard about them here is a little snippet from their site: My Memories Suite version 2 software is a complete digital scrapbooking solution that provides a powerful set of creative tools and multiple sharing options that no other software can offer. Its intuitive workspace and enhanced time-saving features are perfect for a beginner to build an entire album in minutes, or to empower the design pro to build a scrapbook album masterpiece. First off the software was easy to download and install on my computer and once installed the user friendly tabs made creating a snap.  On the first night I had so much fun creating pages that I stayed up well past my normal bed time.  But it is just not for scrapbooking pages I was able to create a wonderful digit...

Sorry so late getting this up but with Labor Day events with the in-laws I am a bit behind.  I first heard Echo and the Bunnymen while staying at my friends house, he was a great influence in my musical taste introducing me to more British music along with underground acts of the 80's.  It was due to him that I first heard the Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedy's and Echo he was one of the reasons during Junior High I wore a shirt with cockroaches all over it (screen painted) black hammer pants, red bowling shoes, army jacket and shaved the side of my head. Punk and alternative music was my choice during that decade and Echo was just one of the bands that I adored. They had a Gothic overtone for a rebellious youth it was perfect music for the mood.  In 1984 I got to see them live back in the day I was notorious for winning concert tickets off the radio most of the concert I saw was because I won the tickets either for answering trivia questions or just being the lucky caller....

I found the Dresden Dolls one day about 5 years ago while searching on You Tube for “Mien Herr” from Cabaret when the Dresden Dolls version pop up so I had to listen to it all I can say it was love at first note.   I feel in love with what they call Brechtian Punk Cabaret, a little performance art with a laid back approach to the music and their writing is emotional to the core.   The band is made up of two people Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione yet their sound is powerful and well rounded.   Upon hearing their earlier work I was hooked so much so that I had their cd in my car to run continually for over a month.   They tap into my theatrical sensibility with the over the top way they perform seeing them is like going to the theater you leave feeling like you witness history.   My niece and I constantly share music what we are listening to at the moment from her I have found some amazing artist so when I found The Dresden Dolls I had to share my find and she...