I'm just as slow as Maple syrup in Feburary....these pictures are from Valentines Day. We had the best time and romantic evening together. Heart shape pizza and a lil'vido to keep the energy going. We went to KMart and played with the automated sing and dancing stuffed toys and of course like usual we make a true fool of ourselfs and dance right along with the cutie toys and people just smile and walk by fast.....HEY! Why don't they ever wanna stop and dance with us. Oh well, who knows....at least we are smiling and having a good time with out forcing it. I always said the best things in life are free. Enjoy that sunset if you should get kicked out of the store for being silly and having some ol' folk fun. Man....I just reailized that it use to be a lil' bit more mischify....new word, eh?!

Also....all pics are chitty because I don't have photoshopprogram...

OHHhhhhh....NOT the one I of took of the MAGNIFICENT swap art piece I received from TOPAZ!!!....I love love love.....LOVE this piece....the whole thing is stunning and Patti deserves ALL the Light and Love and Peace in her life for this treaure I received. She said she hope I like it because she made it for me...and I told her I was thinking of her when I made hers. Mine is a gem called treasure..really....I MEAN REALLY....I'm thrilled and it goes from here to there and room to room and I'll put her in a wonderful resting place for a bit...sooner or latter!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one Patti....it was a pleasure and then some (surprise ATC!!!YEHEA):):):) to have had an arty swap with you. Thank you again and agian. Can I pour any more sugar and honey on ya?!! I hope to....just know I'm sure willing to go a second round any time you are. Truely....OXOX
Peace and Love, Dar

Mermaid of Cape May

This is a larger mixed media piece with lots of layers on a 12x12 heavy card stock. I'll add the bees wax to seal later. I like the way this turned out. She looks like she's coming up from the depths of the ocean to great thee!

Chunkies for Coffeelatte's Swap at AFA

I'm still going to add more to these. They need the fun fibers and charms dangling from the eyelet I already set in the corners. I may add some bees wax as a sealer and a few more bits.

I still have time to play with 'em a bit more. This is the first time I made Gothic girls or punk rock and it was fun.

The ATC'sForAll.com web site is a fun place to swap and share your art. I hosted an Altered CD/DVD swap for the second time. I received 118 cd's from all over the world. Places of interest are Singapore, Cyprus, England, Germany, Israel, N. Ireland and other United Kingdom locations as well as many Untited States even as far away as Hawaii. I put up a slid show at PhotoBucket if you want to have a peek. Enjoy!

http://s719.photobucket.com/albums/w...view=slideshow

Altered CD ll Swap

Photobucket Album

More Suzi Blu art by ArteDar

Hand drawn....This is Goddess Psyche as a butterfly. I will also put this one on birch wood to wood burn....she is a favorite of mine.

This is birch wood that has been painted with acrylic paints and also wood burned. I added tissue paper flowers and texture magic dimensional paint (flowers and vines on left side), it is 12x8" and ready for the bees wax sealer.

This is on of my most favorite paintings....I adore her cheeks...again this is Goddess Psyche as a butterfly on 8x11" watercolor paper....yet to do is more added elements to make it a true mixed media and bees wax to seal.

I guess you can see that this has been a butterfly moment in time for me....I just love 'em, but will move on to something new and exciting eventually.

I call this one My Fair Lady Bug....on water color paper and a work in progress.....more to do to get it as a mixed media piece of art.

Goddess Positive Body Affirmations

For my Suzi Blu Goddess Class we were to write all the negative things we feel about our own body and then turn them around and create POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS. I had the best time with this project and tend to go a bit beyond....but I love the process of making a 3~d forms even more then drawing and painting. When I draw and then paint it takes me back to feeling like I'm coloring in a coloring book....just too easy~peesy...but to build something is way more challenging and exciting to me. I used lots of bits and pieces that I have accumulated over the years. It's fun to dig it out and find lil' treasures and often I see things I want to pass on to other Goddess art sisters...as I'm doing this I must have sent some powerful teleapathic waves 'cause Verlene gives me a phone call as I'm thinking of her....is that not freakin' KEWL!!?

I bought old bed springs from Ebay a few years ago and have only one left to play with....unless I feel the need to get more, ROFL!! I love a bargain and get the out dated wall paper catalogs from my local stores....that's what I used for the wings....painted with StewartGill Galactca glitter paints....awesome stuff!

I took apart an old vinny pair of sun glasses for the arms....my fav!