 |
| “That Which You Love” punchneedle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
©Teresa Kogut
Woo-hoo! A new punchneedle done!! Actually the punching part of it was done a couple of weeks ago but it took me a while to find the time to “finish” it. The words on this one were difficult so when making the pattern, I will make the letters smaller and a little further apart so it will be easier to punch. Hope you like it! It is what we will all be doing shortly, if not already, watering the flowers!
“Breath of the Almighty”
©Teresa Kogut
I love this scripture verse…….”For the Spirit of God has made me, the breath of the Almighty keeps me alive.” Job 33:4
AMEN!!!
The color is a bit bright in this photo…..I took it in the direct sunlight……I should know better, right? Anyway, brand new and couldn’t wait to share it with you!!! Have a wonderful Thursday!
Draw Something….have you heard of this app for ipod or droid??? Oh, it’s an artist’s dream. I am far from a gamer, but my son, Ryan, told me about this fun game yesterday and I immediately downloaded the app to my droid.
Here’s how it works…..you play with other people (it can be friends/family or people you don’t know from anywhere in the world) to earn coins (which I could care less about the coins). You can choose easy for 1 coin, medium for 2 coins and hard for 3 coins. The subject you have to draw is next to whichever level you choose. Using your finger, you draw a simple or detailed image, when finished, you send it to whomever you chose to play with. When they open their app they will see that you sent them something. They open it and try to figure out what you’ve drawn…..there are scrambled letters under the image that they use to spell out their answer. If they get it wrong they try again and again until they figure it out. It really is fun, oh and the best part is when you receive a drawing from someone and open it up, it actually draws it right then so you can see the steps the other person took in creating their drawing. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!
This probably sounds confusing……I am not good at explaining things without the use of pictures or showing you “hands on” but if you have a ipod or droid, try it!!! It’s easy to learn! By the way, my username is tkogut, so if you want, draw something for me and I will do the same for you! Let’s play!
Often times I want to blog but don’t feel I have anything important to say….and I always think I have to post a great photo or show a new painting, etc. But by thinking this way, it keeps me from posting. In my mind, blogging is suppose to bring people closer……a way to get to know you and a way for you to get to know me, so I am re-thinking how I am running my blog. For heaven’s sake, my blog description even reads “daily happenings in my lil’ world”, right? But sometimes I don’t post for a week……so from now on, I will do my best to blog daily and keep my posts on a more personal level by sharing thoughts, opinions, beliefs, recipes, art, photos, and so on. (The above photo is kind of random, but I like it and I still feel the need to have a “visual” with each post)
Before I go…..remember the post a while back where I posted “before” pics of myself and my plan to have “abs by Easter”. Oh my goodness, it’s as if I was rebelling against myself! I have not lost a pound…..matter of fact I have gained a bit in the mid-section. I have continued to work out 5-6 days a week but the eating is out of control……what is my problem?!?!?!? Well, now that the weather is beautiful (in the 70s already….this early in March in Michigan is unheard of) and I would like to fit into my shorts from last year, it’s on!!! I need to get serious about dropping a few pounds!
As always, thanks for stopping by…………
New give away challenge (this is on top of the March give away). Let’s see who can get the most people to “like” my fb page. All you have to do is post a link on your fb page linking to my fb page, your friends and family click the “like” button and have them drop me a line mentioning your name. The one that gets the most to “like” me will win an 8×10 print of their choice!!!! Drawing will be April 1st, no foolin’
“Peaceful”
acrylic over collage paper on stretched canvas
©Teresa Kogut
I have been absent a bit from updating my blog…..it is extremely busy at the studio lately….all good things though!!! I have had three projects come up just this week! I pride myself on quick responses and meeting deadlines for my licensees….basically good customer service!
I shipped half of my wholesale punchneedle pattern orders out this week as well. I am patiently waiting for my screen printer to finish printing four images so I can get the rest of the orders out hopefully by Friday.
Surtex is also looming……April 1st deadline to get all new art to my agents so they can get them in the books for the show in May. Linda McDonald, Inc will have a booth at the Surtex show in NYC where they will meet with current and potential licensees to look through new art for upcoming product programs. Busy, busy time of year and, of course, we are having an early spring this year tempting me to play hooky. Temps in the high 60s low 70s…..today is sunny with no WIND!!! Hard to stay in the studio on a beautiful day like this but I must forge ahead……..
“Merry Christmas”
12×12 acrylic over collage papers (partial)
©Teresa Kogut
I am back to painting angels and soooooo happy!!!!! I had a weird experience with this one…..I am guessing that I put the crackle on too thick because it split the acrylic paint so deep….all the way down to the paper underneath! I have never had that happen before. I kinda like it but kinda not…. it made extra work for me because some of the splits were across her face and she looked like scarface. You can see on the wing toward the top how much the crackle split the paint…crazy….but yet those unexpected things can be wonderful too. It really makes this painting look 1,000 years old (slight exaggeration, but you know what I mean)
“Love is Everything”
8×10 print
©Teresa Kogut
Since you all are loving the angel prints so much, I am offering this lil’ sweetie for the March give away. The print measures 8″x10″ so it will be easy to frame. All you have to do is leave a comment here or on facebook……the comment has to tell me the one thing you could not live without…….be serious or funny, it’s up to you 🙂
______________________________________________________
The winner for the February give away is Rhonda! Congratulations! (I do not have a last name, or any way of contacting you, so I hope you see this post…..you entered the drawing with a comment on my blog). Please contact me with your address and I will ship your print right away.
“Love is Everything”
8×10 print
©Teresa Kogut
Since you all are loving the angel prints so much, I am offering this lil’ sweetie for the March give away. The print measures 8″x10″ so it will be easy to frame. What a great reminder for us all……..that in the end love really is EVERYTHING!
______________________________________________________
The winner for the February give away is Rhonda! Congratulations! (I do not have a last name, or any way of contacting you, so I hope you see this post…..you entered the drawing with a comment on my blog). Please contact me with your address and I will ship your print right away.
