Karen Losey

Some things take forever..

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.. to finish. All they needed was a mouth and red needed eyes.

Zen Tangle Drawing

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Drawing Zen Tangle, is something most of us did in middle school. Now it is published in books or googled. It's been a healing process for me the last few weeks after shoulder surgery. It's kept me quietly sitting in my chair.

Zen Tangle original

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Drawing zen tangles has been great fun. The director at the Twelve Art Center, suggested that I have yardage made of my design.
Posting this question on facebook, I recieved a website, spoonflower.com

Zen Tangle yardgoods

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With the help of Megan at 212. My design made it's way though cyberspace to spoonflower and six days later my own fabric arrived in the mail.

Zen Tangle Yardage

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This is so cool !

Royal Wedding 2

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Finished.... Fabricating the center piece for this hat, was the difficult part. Had to call my felting instructor Holly for some helpful hints.

Royal Wedding 2

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Royal Wedding 2

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and up close look.

Microscopic Earth Challenge entry 2

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"Royal Wedding 2"

Two Twelve Art Center is going to have a wonderful show. I can hardly wait to see all the art work.

Microscopic Earth challenge entry 2

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Microscopic Earth challenge entry 2

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Microscopic Earth Challenge

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Margie, the director of the Two Twelve Art Center, took a great picture of my hat," Royal Wedding.

For Sale.. $130,000.00

Thanks Margie

I'm just finishing the second piece, "Royal Wedding 2".

Royal Wedding the back view

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This challenge has turned out just as I wanted it to. Paul and I are having a fun time trying to name this piece.. he says call it Senior Moment. :)

Royal Wedding

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The next challege at the 212 Art Center is Microscopic Art Forms of the Plant World.

Personal Pattern Challenge

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R0xanne, challenged the 212 artists, to create a piece of art work symbolizing their personal pattern. She gave us a written example explaning that each person has their own pattern, your heart, circulatory system, etc. all have a pattern. Which can change from relaxation to mood change to excitement.

Personal Pattern

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I titled my piece "My 24 hour pattern" . I carried a piece of muslin with me one day and doodled with black marker. Over a few days I colored it, made it into this block and embellished it........ leaving a few loose threads as the loose ends I always seem to have at the end of any given day.

Personal Pattern

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There were many pieces turned in for the Pattern challenge and there were three winners, Hollee, Amy and I.

Personal Pattern

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........ the next challenge is the Micro Earth challenge, due end of May and I have a fun idea for that one.

Pattern

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Making progress.........

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Using Mali symbols in the design of my sweater. The images tell a story. Now working on the second sleeve, which has a sad story. There's a jealous husband, a crocodile and a one legged girl. So the story continues as the sweater continues... how will the story end?

New Sweater in the works

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Learning to knit fair isle, at my knitting class at 212. Made my own design... it's coming along as planned.

"Whats Inside Me"

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This challenge came from Kat Campau's, Art Salad group at the Two Twelve Art Center. My challenge piece is now hanging at Kat's Hawaiian Getaway show at 212.

The main idea for this piece came from Megan C. accidently felting her wool socks. And, meeting with her mother for coffee every Wednesday, she gifted the socks to me, saying maybe you can do something with these... and Waa la, a face was born.

I have a passion for humorus art.

"What's Inside Me"

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This up close pic shows , that her boobs are fortune cookies. I made her a felted heart, her arms and legs are felt strips with food labels attached. Her body is a clear plastic bag and her insides are a collage of labels.

:What's Inside Me"

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Inspired by Kandinsky

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I've been wanting to make this felt piece since this summer. When I saw a Kandinski print at the salvation army and bought it for two bucks. I thought that would look great in felt. This peice will be part of the show at My Favorite Cafe, in March and April.

Crazy Quilt

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January 11th there's a meeting on making Crazy Quilt's, at the 212 art center.

As usual I couldn't wait and started a square at home. I'll learn the easier technique next tuesday.

Oliver and Ofelia

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Oliver hugging his little sister Ofelia.

Olivia

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The Audacious Monster

Olivia

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Karen's Pumpkin

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Each October we have our annual pumpkin carving party with current and past employees.

son's pumpkin

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Paul's Pumpkin Face

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Pauls self- portrait pumpkins

We now have eyes !!!

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and we're going to be at the Two Twelve Art Center the month of November... see you there.

Rita, design made using dissolvable fleece

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... then I attached it to the felt purse, with yarn.

Hand dyed Fairies

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Making a few, hand dyed fairies for the, November Art Show, "Skeins and Knots"

Silk Scarf Second Try.

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It's only been an addictional week, but I like what I see so I'm going to stop.

Silk Scarf ...do over

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The first attempt ... the scaf was dark and ugly. It has lighten up a great deal. I really like the pink.

Silk Scarf .. Do over

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there's some pink to red in the scarf. I hope it stays there.

Unrolling natural dyed scarves ...

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.. after two weeks of sitting in a plastic bag, in the dark.

natural dyed scarve

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so far I like the bottom scarves color.

natural dyed scarves

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Nice Color

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I like the color of this scarve...

the dark scarve is UGLY, will have to do that one over.

Spart, made for us by Margie Bovee...

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... the director of the "Two Twelve Art Center"

Friday morning... after a lovely breakfast at Roxanne Chen's, prepared by our Two Twelve chef Pat Collin. We traveled to Taylor and Charlene's Studio and was guided though the process of dying silk scarf's by Michelle Monteur. Followed by another meal, made by Pat Collins. The food was delicious, the day filled with fun projects and friends.

Margie Bovee made this wonderful day possible. Thank You

New Fleece

2010-09-19T14:03:00.005-04:00

Went to the Chelsea Spinner's Flock's Fall Fleece Fair and bought a chair load of wool fleece.

Our trip to Joann's

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Paul went with me to Joann's this afternoon, to help pick out fabric for my painting "Four Faces". I always buy more fabric then intended when he goes along.

It's fun to watch him paint with fabric.

a trip to Joann's

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Paul found some wonderful african fabric... it will go well in our show, in November.

Four Faces ... Making progress

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I've been a bit torned between, what I should be doing and what I'd rather be doing.

There's laundry, lots of office work, bus run maps ( starting back to work very soon). And then there's embroidery, painting, finishing purses, reading ... the rather be doing list.

Working on four faces, has been my play break... some machine and hand embroidery... I think it's going to be a pillow.

Four Faces

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Painted my glue relief faces, while at Kat's cabin.

I'll have to find away to work them into mine and Pauls show in November.

Culture Cloth

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Making Culture Cloth took awhile to figure out. I wanted a tribule looking piece.

Thanks Kat for the challenge.

Harrisville Doll

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she's relaxing after a wonderfully creative weekend at Kat's cabin.

Harrisville Doll...

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New doll means Pikachu... and they seem to like one another.

Sneak preview of next challenge

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I would love to see a sneak preview of Kats culture cloth.

I didn't think this was that easy to make.

Just looking at the pictures in the magazine.. you think, oh that will be fun and easy.. not so.

Inspired by the Pleasant Lake rd. Sale

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There's still a few details to work on.

Fairy Camp at the Two Twelve Art Center

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There are four new beautiful fairies in the world.

Art assistants... Fairy

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I was fortunate to have a teenage artist, to assist me at Fairy Camp.

Fairy Doll

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Two Twelve Fairy Camp starts soon. The kids are going to paint and embellish their own fairy doll.

Hey Everyone the DAYLILIES are in bloom!!!

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The wheel barrow marks where I left off weeding. The garden is a difficult picture to get.
When I stand in the daylilies.. it's a mass of color all around me.

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....they have been my passion for many years

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and more daylilies

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daylilies

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Daylilies are bloomin like crazy.

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Sisters & Friends

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I think there needs to be five sisters.

Friends & Sisters

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A work in progress.

Felt Snake, for 212's Earth Camp

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Snake in the rose's.

...and I love the table runner I painted in Jean Canavans class. Which I often use as the back ground for my blog pictures.

Snake, Kid project for Earth Camp

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Earth Camp is coming up soon at 212.

Windsock

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finished ....... and ready to take to 212 art center.

I bet my windsock is the only one with teeth.

The Winner of the Windsock challenge.

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Ready to turn in my windsock at the 212 art center this morning.

A little school of fish swimming up stream.

I was surprised, when Jane announced the winner.

school of fish

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Do they look like their swimming in the water?

School of Fish

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I've been working on my second windsock. Wanted to get a picture before I sew up the side seam.
I wonder if the windsocks will work as I think it might. Each little fish is a windsock attached to a larger one.

WindSock

2010-06-19T14:04:00.005-04:00

At Two Twelve's Cakeeaters on Friday, we made windsock's for the library's summer program "Splash". I'm working on my second windsock at home.

The last Art Salad class, until fall

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Didn't want to miss this class. There was ten of us and everyone was having an enjoyable time.

Two Twelve Art Salad Class

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Masks and Faces, was my theme for this book cover.

Kat Campau Book Cover Class

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When the subject of breasts implants came up ....

some how my book cover took a twisted direction.

You never know whats going to happen in Kat Campau classes.

Memorial Day Purse

2010-05-30T19:31:00.003-04:00

The inspiration for this purse was the handle. Actually a belt. I thought, I could make a purse to go with that handle. I think it needs some gold stars or military buttons.

Memorial Day Purse

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Still needs a lining.

Old Photo challenge

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Our challenge at the Two Twelve art center, is use and "old Photo" in any medium. I've been wanting to make a doll. I use photo transfers for Vincent Van Gogh's face and dress him in his paintings.

Old Photo challenge

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Old Photo challenge

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Tulip Art Quilt finally finished

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Art Fish

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I've had the hardest time trying to post on my blog. It was programed under my aol account... but it wouldn't open up. It kept asking for my google acct. and it wouldn't open under that a acct either. I've just had too many things on my plate to give much time to my stubborn blog.

This morning it finally let me post. Hooray!

Happy Mothers Day, everyone.

Vampire Bunny

2010-04-11T20:59:00.002-04:00

A surprise Easter gift from John and Kelsey :)

Knitted Bride Doll

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I liked the way this doll turned out. She even has heels.

Knitted Art Doll

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This Doll needs some help... maybe some plastic surgery.

Felted Cat Purse.

2010-04-05T22:47:00.003-04:00

My sister in law Mary requested a purse for her mother with cats on it, as a birthday gift.

Felted Cat handbag

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During Easter visit with the relatives.... I finally took a picture of the purse I made in December 2008.

Knitted Art Doll

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This one art doll has given me ideas for many more.

Ashly's Bunny

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The newest french knitter creation. Made just in time for Easter.

Felt - Embroidery

2010-03-21T09:08:00.002-04:00

It was a long process making the felt to embroider on, but I like the design & the way it turned out.

212 Rock Challenge this morning

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There were so many wonderful entries for the Rock challenge this morning. Katie's necklace won, second was a unique sculpture piece of Rock paper scissors and two painted rocks. Wish I had pictures.

It's almost Friday.. sneak preview

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Kathy and Sandy... I finally got an idea. I wish you would leave comments.

Art Quilt Rosalini

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I have three Art Quilts I'm working on.

Rosalini is my spoiled pet chicken. We work in the garden together.

Art Quilt... Flower Vase

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Also glue relief and Fabric paints.

Art Quilt... Tulips

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A work in progress...

This is glue relief, hand painted with fabric dye.

It's also my first art quilt.

Learning to Wet Felt

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I've been reading books on felting and asking Fiber Artist many questions... and experimenting. Soon I will make something...