Jeanne Selep's Selep Imaging Blog: January 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Valentine Love Vignette

I love the colors of Valentines day, where one can joyfully decorate with both pink and red. During February I can add accents of these colors that don't typically exist in my decorating scheme.

Valentine Love Vignette

Today I want to share this small Valentine Love vignette consisting of a shelf with vintage glass and a Love sign.

Red Button Repurposed Love Sign

I created the Button Love sign from a rummage sale find. The sign had some phrase on the border (under the buttons), about grandparents, I think.

Red Button Repurposed Love Sign

The sentiment didn't apply to me, but covered with buttons, the sign becomes a colorful multi-seasonal, multi-use sign. I put my button Love sign out for both Christmas and Valentines Day.

Another thing I

is Glass.

Vintage Glass in Valentine Colors

I arranged some small pink, cranberry, red and white glass from my growing collection with some candlesticks. (I can't resist vintage glassware when I see it at a great price.)

Spread the

Love on

Valentines Day!

OK, the cutesy playing with letters is silly,

but it's like many valentines.

Silly yet Fun.

I hope you enjoy Valentine's Day,

this is my Valentine to you.

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Pieced Pastimes.gr: Saturday Sparks 360 Th 8a (L Entry 30 of 121.)
FromGardners: Handmade Hangout 268 Th 5p (m Entry 2 of 57.)
Kathleen: Bloggers Pit Stop 206 Th 8p (L Entry 4 of 93.)
Coastal Bohemian: Funtastic Fri Th 8p (i Entry 3 of 91.)
The Painted Hinge: Farmhouse Fri 139 (L Entry 25 of 35.)
Petals pies+otherwise: Handmade Weekly 34 Fri (s Entry 6 of 86.)
Firemanswife: Fri at the fire station 151 (m Entry 21 of 46.)
Ohmyheartsiegirl: Friday Feature Party 201 (s Entry 62 of 134.)
Cottagemarket: A morning cup of joe 16 (L Entry 29 of 72.)
Shabby art boutique: Create-bake-grow 404 (L Entry x of 88x.)
Funkyjunkinteriors: DIY salvaged projects-512 (L Entry 12 of 16.)
Our mini family: Our mini party 263 (s Entry x of 55x.)
Creative Mom: Craft Schooling Sunday (s Entry 4x of 18x.)    I was featured!
Across the Blvd: Create Bake Make 320 Sat 5pm (m Entry 22 of 139.)
Pams Party: Dare to share 392 Sat 5p (m Entry 7 of 58.)
Finding Silver pennies: Silver Pennies Sun 344 6a (m Entry 40 of 91.)
Life and Linda: Love your Creativity 30 Sun 3p (l Entry 16 of 108.)    I was featured!
Create with Joy: Inspire me Mon 420 (m Entry 22 of 185.)    I was featured!
Good Random Fun: Good Random Fun Mon 4a (m Entry 15 of 44.)
Apriljharris: Hearth-and-soul party (Entry 5 of 137.)
BNOTP: Metamorphis Monday 566 6a (Entry 14x of 66x.)
Uncommon Slice: Inspire Me Mon 2-4p (Entry 30 of 80.)
* Stroll Life: Inspire Me Mon 534 3p (Entry 1 of 102.)
Maria Elena: Tue at Our Home 336 Mon 12p? (Entry 10 of 78.)
Across the Blvd: Beautifully Made Tue 7a (Entry 4 of 76.)

Lets Add Sprinkles: Keep in Touch Tue 99 4p (Entry 27)
Interior frugalista: Talk of the Town Tu 210 6p (Entry 70 of 84.)
Also My Repurposed Life: Talk of the Town (Entry 70 of 84.)
Stonecottageadventures: Tue with a twist 354 (Entry 32 of 47.)
Gingersnap crafts:Wow me Tue 440 7p (Entry x of 109x.)
Girlish Whims: Whims Tues 445 8:50p (Entry 58 of 79.)
Thistlekeylane: Tuesday Turn About 34 (Entry 50 of 138.)
Also My Wee Abode: Tuesday Turn About 28 (Entry 50 of 138.)
My Random: Anything Goes 223 (Entry 34 of 39.)
Lindas lunacy: Making-a-home Tue 150 (Entry 10 of 43.)
LeCultivateur: Wonderful Wed (Entry 14 of 121r)
Applestreetcottage: Party-in-your-PJs 294 (Entry 101 of 105.)
Delightsome Life: Home and Garden Wed 5p (Entry x of 41x.)
French Ethereal: Share Your Style 242 Wed 6p (Entry 27 of 44.)
Faeries and fauna: Waste not Wed 188 (L Entry x of 111x.)
Imparting grace: Grace at home 359 (Entry skip)
Eclectic Red Barn: Thurs Favorite Things Th 7a (Entry 149 of 208)
Also KatherinesCorner: Thur (Entry 149 of 208)
Also Follow the yellow brick: Thur (Entry 149 of 208)

Calypsointhecountry: Best of Month Fri 7a (Entry 109)

2dishingdivas: Creatively Crafty Th 209 (Entry 73 of 85)
Artsy Mama: Artsy Party 277 Thur (Entry 83)

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

I wanted to share this pair of mosaic birds I created using vintage china from various resale venues. Mosaics created from broken china is called picassiette (also pique assiette), and it's my favorite kind of mosaic. It's a great way to use chipped, damaged or broken china.

Left facing Mosaic Bird

The single teal plate that became the tail feathers inspired the color palette. I cut the bird shapes out of 1/4 inch thick wood on a jigsaw, glued down the china pieces with clear silicon, and finished the birds by grouting between the china.

Pique assiette Mosaic Bird by Jeanne Selep

Right facing Mosaic Bird

I don't know which of the birds is the girl and which one is the boy, but these two are definitely love birds, and I am hoping to figure out a baby bird shape so they can have babies someday.

Mosaic birds posing for a close up

Here the two are having their close up.

The birds are actually quite small, about 3 inches high by 5 inches tip of the beak to tip of the tail.

Mosaic birds on Display

At the moment I display them on a window ledge near a small reproduction Tiffany Window that came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the real much larger window hangs. The large Tiffany window (the real one) is currently my favorite stained glass window in the world, in case anyone has a spare one...
(btw, notice the authentic shabby chic (?) of the window and window handle...)

Name the birds! Leave suggestions in the comments

I haven't named the birds yet, so if anyone has suggestions, please leave your ideas in the comments.

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Creative Mom: Craft Schooling Sunday    I was featured here!
Shabby art: Create-bk-grow-gather 403   I was featured here!
Kathleen: Bloggers Pit Stop 205           I was featured here!
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Lets Add Sprinkles: Keep in Touch Tue 95 4p (Entry 16 of 39.)
Interior frugalista: Talk of the Town Tu 208 6p (Entry 41 of 84.)
Also My Repurposed Life: Talk of the Town (Entry 41 of 84.)
Stonecottageadventures: Tuesday with a twist 345 (Entry 42 of 49.)
Gingersnap crafts:Wow me Tue 438 7p (Entry 17x of 115x.)
Girlish Whims: Whims Tues 8:50p (Entry 9 of 90.)
Thistlekeylane: Tuesday Turn About 32 (Entry 64 of 117.)
Also My Wee Abode: Tuesday Turn About 28 (Entry 64 of 117.)
My Random: Anything Goes 221 (Entry 42 of 45.)
Lindas lunacy: Making-a-home Tue 148 (Entry 28 of 43.)
LeCultivateur: Wonderful Wed (Entry 44r of 171r.)
Applestreetcottage: Party-in-your-PJs 292 (Entry 31 of 100.)    I was featured!
Delightsome Life: Home and Garden Wed 32 5p (Entry 1x of 76x.)
French Ethereal: Share Your Style 240 Wed 6p (Entry 2 of 43.)
Imparting grace: Grace at home 363 (Entry 92 of 113.)
Kathleen: Bloggers Pit Stop 205 Th 8p (Entry 74 of 91.)    I was featured!
FromGardners2Bergers: Handmade Hangout 267 Thur 6p (Entry 13 of 60.)
Twochicksandamom:Funtastic Fri Dec 5 (Entry 71 of 120.)
Eclectic Red Barn: Thurs Favorite Things Th 7a (Entry 51 of 226.)
Also KatherinesCorner: Thur (Entry 51 of 226.)
Also Follow the yellow brick: Thur (Entry 51 of 226.)
Funkyjunkinteriors: DIY salvaged projects-511 (Entry 2 of 23.)   I was featured!
The Painted Hinge: Farmhouse Fri 4p 138 (Entry 11 of 35.)
Petals pies + otherwise: Handmade Weekly 33 Fri (Entry 20 of 88.)
Firemanswife: Fri at the fire station 150 (Entry 18 of 55.)
Ohmyheartsiegirl: Friday Feature Party 200 (Entry 92 of 134.)
Cottagemarket: A morning cup of joe 8 (L Entry 38 of 74)
Shabby art: Create-bk-grow-gather 403 Fri 10a (L Entry 51x of 69x.)   I was featured!
Pieced Pastimes.gr: Saturday Sparks 359 Fri 8a (L Entry 60 of 106.)    I was featured!
Our mini family: Our mini party 262 (Entry x of 72.)
Creative Mom: Craft Schooling Sunday (Entry x? of 19.)    I was featured!
Finding Silver pennies: Silver Pennies 343 Sun 6a (Entry 32 of 82.)
Life and Linda: Love your Creativity 29 Sun 3p (L Entry 98 of 111.)
Across the Blvd: Create Bake Make 97 Sat 5pm (Entry 67)
Pams Party: Dare to share 402 (Entry 39 of 49)
Create with Joy: Inspire me Mon 411 (Entry skip)
Good Random Fun: Good Random Fun Mon 4a (Entry 23)
BNOTP: Metamorphis Monday 574 6a (Entry x of 53)
Uncommon Slice: Inspire Me Mon 2-4p (Entry 13 of 84)
* Stroll Life: Inspire Me Mon 533 3p (Entry 11 of 84)
Maria Elena: Tue at Our Home 344 Mon 12p? (Entry 9 of 75)
Kippi at home: Youre the star (Entry 239 of 239)
Loulougirls: Mon fabulous-party-308 (Entry 16)
My World: My Corner Wed 12a NZ (Entry 54)
Faeries and fauna: Waste not Wed 188 (Entry 36x of 107x.)   I was featured!
Calypsointhecountry: Best of Month Fri 7a (Entry 19)
2dishingdivas: Creatively Crafty Th 208 (Entry 102)
Artsy Mama: Artsy Party 277 Thur (Entry 77)

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Monday, January 13, 2020

Encouraging Others with Mixed Media

Mixed Media art quote Goal without plan is just a wish

"A goal without a plan is just a wish" Mixed Media Art Quote

Parenting is a funny career. You can be active at it for years, competent even (hopefully), and realize you still don't know what your doing; for example when the kids go to off to college, and call to share their woes. (I don't understand the professor, I think I bombed the test, everyone else is so smart, I didn't get an A, should I apply for this job, ...)

Winston Churchill success Quote Mixed Media art by Jeanne Selep

Winston Churchhill Success Quote - Mixed Media

My parenting dilemmas changed when my teens went to college, and included trying to advise my young adults from a distance. In this previous post I mentioned I was creating art journal pages with quotes to inspire and encourage them.

Success is not final Quote

Occasionally I take a photo of a multi-media work and send it to their phone when I think it will encourage them in a particular situation. (my own phone "Stickers")

Talent and Perseverance quote, misspelled!

I don't know if they appreciate it, but words of wisdom from sources I respect shouldn't hurt. And I have the fun of creating art in the process as I try to help them.

The rest of this post documents progress and perseverance [spelled correctly this time!], for others on the art journey. I'm trying to encourage others* to say "I can become more talented if I practice" instead of saying "I can't do that".

(*AND my young adults, should they ever read this)

Practicing Hand Lettering

I have worked over the past 2 years to improve my handwriting and journaling, by taking courses and workshops. But improvement frequently comes down to practice. I practiced what I learned, which is the way to really improve. Classes are not enough.

Hand Lettering practice idea

One technique I have used to improve my "hand" is copying over lettering samples I like with vellum paper. It helps with learning to form letters in a very different way. After I copy exactly, I try it in a smaller format, or with a different phrase.

Creating mixed media Journal Papers

Besides practicing lettering, I practice creativity when I create the backgrounds for my quotes. Practicing creativity is easier and more fun - less rules.

Creating mixed media background journal papers

Creating mixed media papers

Creating the backgrounds takes more time, space, and is far messier than calligraphy practice. I have practiced my calligraphy on plane flights on tiny airline trays. I also practice during commercials while watching TV. Creating my backgrounds can take over my kitchen, dining room and living room for nearly a day.

mixed media Journal Papers drying

I often create backgrounds by applying paint over wallpaper samples, using stenciling, stamping and other techniques.

Da Vinci Quote Art is never finished mixed media

DaVinci "Art is never finished" mixed media quote

I make many of my quote pages 5x7inches so that they could be framed in the future should one of my children want to.

Feel free to snap a photo of my quote journal pages to encourage your children or friends.

I hope I have encouraged you to keep up your efforts and projects, whatever they may be - blogging, artistic endeavors, getting a job, raising children, dealing with self doubts, etc!

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