SUZAN BUCKNER

I had forgotten about these--They are adorable!! Don't forget my Cafe Press store for your holiday gifts!! Hugs! ~~Suzan~~

8 x 10 on stretched canvas
Sweet dreams...

and

Crissi from Random Ramblings of a Crafter gave me this award!!

This award states that:This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY- nearness in space, time and relationships.These blogs are exceedingly charming.These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends,They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement.Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated,Please give more attention to these writers.

Thank you both!! I appreciate them!!

~~Suzan~~

Hello!! Today, I got a phone call from the ladies that run the Artist Market, and they have juried me into their Christmas Gallery Tour. I am so shocked and happy about it!! I didn't think I would make the cut, but I did, and they also assigned me my favorite spot (which I didn't even ask for!)..I would have set up in the parking lot for this opportunity, but happily, I get to sit up inside where it's warm. So, now, I have to get some work going. SOON.

The Gallery Tour is a Huntsville event is where a lot of galleries open their doors, and people drive from gallery to the next. I imagine that most of them serve wine, food, cookies, etc. I am overly excited about being a part of it, and my mind is racing. (Good thing that I got in an order of canvases today!! I can't wait to do some 18 x 18's, and some 10 x 20's!) Anyway....

This is a piece that I did tonight. I have mixed feelings about it. I think I was trying too hard, and the LALALALA never happened. It was mentally straining for me, but I had to do something...LOL. So this is it...Back to the Art room!!
Live Artfully!
~~Suzan~~

Everything has been reactivated, and is up for sale again in my Etsy shop, except the 3 journal pages that I sold at the Market today!!
Time for a nap..
~~Suzan~~

I haven't had much time on the computer lately--Nature Boy is on here constantly with school work, and I have been making art, packaging things up, getting ready to sell at the Saturday Artist Market (even if my only buying customers are pre-teen in age!!!LOL), and doing my FAVORITE thing--SLEEPING. Cold weather makes me want to sleep--But, while I am awake, and on the computer--I want to SAY A HUGE THANK YOU to all of YOU. Thank you for the comments on me being published, and thank you for your constant HAPPY FEELING EMAILS, comments, and visits to my blog. I am sorry that I don't comment as much as I should--You all fuel me to create, and are my MUSE in one large group, and every one of you is an important part of my daily life!! I love you all!!!!

THANK YOU AGAIN!
Live Artfully or Sleep your life away (at least through the winter)!!!
~~Suzan~~~

I just got a great email from someone that saw my journal pages somewhere (THANKS PAM!!)...and so now, I guess I can tell you all--I am PUBLISHED!

I was going to keep it total secret until the magazine came out--but, they included me in the preview.

YOU CAN SEE IT HERE!!STAMPINGTON'S NEWEST PUBLICATION --ART JOURNALING
(AVAILABLE JANUARY 2009)!!

This is a new journal page--I will write/journal on it whenever..tonight, I am tired. Goodnight All!!!

***Happy Dancing!!!!!
~~Suzan~~

This picture is more true to color. Click to enlarge.

This is the newest piece of my art. It's 3 small canvases--and they all go together, but are not connected. The colors are much better than this, and I will retake the photo tomorrow. The blue is a bright turquoise...Anyway...


ALSO--ART JOURNALING CLASS --ONLINE --PAM CARRIKER--She does magnificent, beautiful work!! They start in January. You can sign up HERE.


Also--Leslie Wood is teaching her Junk Angels Class in Huntsville. Get the INFO HERE

This looks so much better in real life!! I couldn't get it to photograph well...but here it is--just to give you an idea..
Live Artfully!
Suzan

Audrey at MY ART ROOM blog gave me a Kreativ Blogger Award!! Thank you so much Audrey!! Makes me feel good, I have felt very creative lately!!! You made my day!
Live Artfully!!

Suzan

Hoo Boy! I am absolutely brain dead...do you ever stare at something all day, and just don't know what to do. I have A LOT of ideas, but none of them are manifesting themselves. It has turned COLD here, and my past life (that of a bear) is telling me it's time to hibernate..I literally want to burrow into a pile of comforters and quilts, and sleep until March. (Doesn't hurt to dream, does it?)

Anyway--I got this mixed media piece finished. It's an 8 x 10 on a canvas panel. I really like the way it turned out.

I sold my wares at the Artist Market this past weekend, and only sold two pieces. The cool thing about the sales were the fact that a 12 year old boy bought them with his allowance. I thought that was really unique!! Well, that's about all. Time to retreat under those quilts now.
Live Artfully!
Suzan

I AM HAVING A HUGE SALE!! PRICES drastically reduced on original paintings!!

In honor of all the wonderful changes that I hope happen with this country, I have decided to have a sale of all of my original paintings!! I want to move them out!! Give them good homes, where someone will love them for many years to come!!

Christmas is coming, money is tight all over the nation--and I want to help stimulate the country's economy!!

So, hop on over to my Etsy store, and see what's going on!!
Live Artfully!!
Suzan

Here's a link to another, easier tut on beeswax. Thank you Karen Mowrey of Beelieve.

KAREN'S BEESWAX TUTORIAL

Sorry!! Didn't give the beeswax link--I don't like glueing with beeswax, so I chose one that just seals paintings.

TUTORIAL HERE

OMG!! I love beeswax. I didn't think that I was doing something right, so I watched a tutorial on Youtube about it, and it was almost like what I was doing, except I wasn't ironing it after I had put it on to take off the excess.

Now, I am moving to a darker, more golden brown beeswax to see what it'll do. I actually bought real beeswax from a real bee-keeper, not from Micheals or somewhere, and I wasn't sure what would happen.

Yes, it's messy--but it's easy, and smells like heaven on earth..I have done several of my older pieces, and it just adds a depth and richness to it......****sigh...
Live Artfully!
Suzan

Ok--I admit--I have been holding out on you all! I have a "secret journal"--you rarely get to see that I actually WRITE in a journal, but I do. I keep list, things I want to remember, goals, things that I am grateful for--(which I try to write at least one thing a day that I am grateful for), and all the other stuff in my life. Now, I have decided to track Obama's term in it, and mark the changes, or the things that don't change, and ways that it effects (or affects--never can get those two words straight) my life. It may be brimming with changing goodness, or have nothing in it at all...who knows at this point?

It was drawn to my attention yesterday, that I have just a few weeks to ready myself for a major art show here in Huntsville--I don't know what I was thinking when I talked to the woman the first time...I thought I would be trying to get in the 2010 show, but alas, it's the 2009 show. LOL..SEE, I need a journal of things to remind me!! I don't know if they will jury me in or not, but we'll see. I have got to get my ducks in a row that's for sure!

Yesterday, I sent in my article/tutorial for the newest PORTALS ZINE that is coming out in DEC. I did something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from my "norm", and it has to do with journaling. That's all I can say. It was a lot of fun, and will take your journaling to a different level, so hop over there and check it out. (You can pre-order it HERE).Thank you Heather and
Joleen for asking me to be a part of this exciting edition!!

Also, There are 2 more publications that I will be in VERY SOON...but those are still secret, so I can't tell you any more...heheheh.

Time to get in the art room, and make some art!
Live Artfully!
~~Suzan~~

These are all mixed media done on 6 x 6 Clayboard.
I covered this in melted beeswax..I don't think it looks any different though.

Live Artfully!!

~~Suzan~~

Live Artfully and Read!
~~Suzan~~

Ok..I have just laughed so hard that I might consider getting DEPENDs undergarments--and I have to share--even though Nature Boy told me not to do it. But, due to the offensive nature of what I am about to tell you--I have to change the names to protect the innocent. I will be ME though...heheheh..Nature Boy will be called The Hub, and Petey...well, for this story..we'll call him "HUMPY"....(ahhh..do you see where this is gonna go???LOL)...

Let me describe the Hub to you first...he's a tall man, thin of build, and long of leg. He's quiet, kicked back, doesn't say a cuss word EVER (have NEVER heard him utter one)...and he's somewhat reserved. (UNLIKE HIS WIFE!!!!) The second character in my story is a large MALE dog, about the size of a small German Shepherd, frisky, playful and VERY virginal...LOL LOL...

The story begins with me going outside to smoke (nag, nag, nag--I KNOW it's bad)..and The Hub coming outside to stand and talk with me. I pet Humpy, and The Hub pets Humpy, and we start to talk...Humpy starts jumping up on The Hub."Pet me, Pet me.." he's thinking...so, the Hub starts petting Humpy (Petey the Wonderdog)...Now, before I go any further, let's just say these two characters are not the brightest crayons in the box..(this is proven daily---hehehehe)...All of a sudden--HUMPY has the Hub's leg in a death grip, and is well.....YOU KNOW.....and The Hub looks down, and realizes what's going on, and screams (sounding much like a little girl)...and throws his leg outward, but HUMPY has the doggie death grip on it..and he keeps thinking it's a female dog.....So, here's this quiet, reserved man--with a wild, horny dog attached to his leg..and he's hopping around, trying to get the dog off of him...LOL LOL..I started laughing, almost inhaling the entire lit ciggie down my throat...and Humpy is having the time of his life...LOL LOL....FINALLY, The Hub gets Humpy off of his leg..(I think I heard him utter a cuss word..heheheh)..but, I am sure that Humpy will never look at my husband the same way again....LOL LOL.

hehehehhe...gotta close this before The Hub comes in here and reads it...***snicker
Live Artfully and Hope!!
~~Suzan~~

I had every intention of actually writing/journaling on this--but I like it so well, that I think I am temporarily going to pass, and just keep it like it is. This has more (about another inch all the way around, and is more pleasing in real. As soon as the sun comes up, I will photograph it instead of scanning, so you can see the whole thing.

A refreshing blast of color to rejuvenate me..(and hopefully you!)
Live Artfully and Hope!!
~~Suzan~~

I have waited all day to post. This morning, I was left a nasty comment about black people on my "WOOHOOO" post below (I immediately removed it), and I have thought and thought about . First, I know who wrote it (or have a 99% certainty of it.) Second--if you are going to say something to someone, at least have the balls not to hide behind an anonymous post. (Though I figure you learned this from your daddy, as he dressed for his weekly KKK meetings.) Third--please get on your knees and pray to God that he removes such ignorant hatred from your heart. You aren't hurting me, you aren't hurting this country, and you certainly aren't hurting our newest President. You are only hurting yourself by carrying around this hatred. Hate someone that has abused their kids, or murdered an innocent person, or has beat their wife to the point that she is hospitalized. Don't hate just because of skin color, or religious preference, or because they are different than you are. I can tell you from experience--hatred that is carried around inside of you will only make you hate yourself. It will eat you up, slowly making your worse hell the inside of your own brain. It will make you ugly (please look in the mirror--cause it's working on you), and it will make you evil.

This isn't a political blog. It's an art blog. I do art, and pretty much leave everyone alone. Don't come here and mar it with your backwoods ignorance. Let go of it--maybe then you will be able to produce beautiful art, instead of struggling to churn out the garbage that you put out 6 times a year.

I am happy that things turned out like they did. I am not prejudice, unless it is against evil people. I do not care what color your skin is--only what size heart and soul you have. I would not have cared if Obama was green with purple and pink polka dots ---if he can help unite this country, and help turn this mess around, and LEAD us back to the place that we should be as Americans-- he got my vote.

So Anonymous, the next time you have something to say to me--you can say it under your real name, or email me (I promise that I won't contact your ISP, and say that you are stalking me). Don't hide behind some cowardice cloak of anonymity. Trust me--anything you say to me, cannot make me feel any more of the pity, and distaste that I already feel for you.

~~Suzan~~

(SORRY TO HAVE TO BORE YOU ALL TO TEARS)....The rest of you--LIVE ARTFULLY!!!

That's all I have to say.
Sweet dreams!

Can you tell that I am working my tail off for upcoming events?? The woman's face was hand drawn by me, using the exact template as all the other women that I have painted lately.
Live Artfully!!
~~Suzan~~