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https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/12/musings-on-wealth-of-creativity-out.html Irene Rafael: Musings on the Wealth of Creativity Out There Continuing thoughts on inspiration. . . . Just a sampling of books from my bookshelf to show you how much I love reading the words of oth... irene rafaelon themusingswealthcreativity https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/10/to-journalfest.html Irene Rafael: To Journalfest A brand new journal cover made for Journalfest and supplies packed in a heavy suitcase bound for Port Townsend. I am excited about my ... irene rafaeljournalfest https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/12/during-this-busy-season.html Irene Rafael: During this busy season. . . . journal page, magazine images, rub ons, acrylic paint, scrapbook paper irene rafaelbusyseason https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/06/ Irene Rafael: June 2016 irene rafaeljune https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/12/creating-with-others.html Irene Rafael: Creating With Others Note: I posted this last Tuesday but found it in my 'draft' section. This has happened several times on blogpost. If anyone has a clue as... irene rafaelcreatingothers https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2015/ Irene Rafael: 2015 irene rafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/12/ Irene Rafael: December 2016 irene rafaeldecember https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/02/ Irene Rafael: February 2014 irene rafaelfebruary https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2017/ Irene Rafael: 2017 irene rafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2012/02/colorful-days.html Irene Rafael: Colorful Days Letting color lead in the most basic way. No rules. Without intent. Make it simple. What color do you love? How does it look next ... irene rafaelcolorfuldays https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2017/09/ Irene Rafael: September 2017 irene rafaelseptember https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/08/ Irene Rafael: August 2016 irene rafaelaugust https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2012/02/facing-it.html Irene Rafael: Facing It I'm in a rut. . . no, that's when you don't love what you are doing and you keep doing more. Obsessed is more accurate. I am sket... irene rafaelfacing https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/05/ Irene Rafael: May 2016 irene rafaelmay https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/11/few-journal-pages.html Irene Rafael: A Few Journal Pages I thought I'd show you a few of my magazine collage pages but before I do I want to show you canvas #1 after I worked on it yesterday. I... irene rafaeljournalpages https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-am-here-finding-rhythm.html Irene Rafael: I Am Here Finding A Rhythm After a necessary detour, slowly, slowly I am getting back to my art. Finding my rhythm. I have joined Kelly Kilmer in Revel in the M... i am hereirene rafaelfindingrhythm https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2013/09/29-faces-art-challenge-day-9.html Irene Rafael: 29 Faces Art Challenge, Day 9 put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. the kettle is singing even as it pours you a drink, the coo... irene rafaelart challengefacesday https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/11/ynesta.html Irene Rafael: Ynesta magazine images, acrylic paint, pencil, gesso, caran d'ache Even in her inception she faced the light. Bringing to mind a fire burnin... irene rafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/12/fun-painting-on-canvas.html Irene Rafael: Fun Painting on Canvas I found yardage of canvas in my stash. Selected a few acrylic paints, stencils~~ don't you love stencils? gesso to paint and to rei... irene rafaelfunpaintingcanvas https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/08/image-transfers.html Irene Rafael: Image Transfers Image transfers have been an issue for me. I just can't make them work. Then I discovered the contact paper method. Still, it has its l... irene rafaelimagetransfers https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2013/11/tolerating-chaos.html Irene Rafael: Tolerating Chaos the very word imagination imagination IMAGINATION implies that YOU are into territory NO... irene rafaelchaos https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/11/inspiration-comes-from-unlikely-places.html Irene Rafael: Inspiration Comes from Unlikely Places I have been pondering inspiration, where it comes from, how to take inspiration to the next step after the initial good feeling, the variou... irene rafaelcomes frominspirationunlikelyplaces https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2017/04/ Irene Rafael: April 2017 irene rafaelapril https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2011/11/cenitra.html Irene Rafael: Cenitra Cenitra's friends gently recommended eyebrow waxing and less rouge, both suggestions were formerly inconceivable only because she never ... irene rafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2013/12/ Irene Rafael: December 2013 irene rafaeldecember https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/02/day-24-29-faces-my-first-encaustic.html Irene Rafael day 24 29 faces my first encaustic attempt. i have collected encaustic supplies over a period of time. i foresee man... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2017/05/without-realizing-it-i-have-found.html Irene Rafael without realizing it, i have found myself in a holding pattern, like an airplane circling a landing strip waiting for th... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2018/05/aloha-recently-returned-from-lovely.html Irene Rafael aloha! having recently returned from the lovely hawaiian islands, it has been a slow start back into doing some art but I'm back... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2017/06/mixed-media-abstract-figurative-on.html Irene Rafael mixed media abstract figurative on cradle board thank you for your lovely comments on my last post. the internet art comm... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/02/blog-post_4.html Irene Rafael day 4, 29 faces self portrait in watercolor, pastel, wire on watercolor paper irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/09/purely-by-accident-i-pushed-button-in.html Irene Rafael purely by accident i pushed a button in iPhoto and got this. i think i will use it to evaluate values. wha... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2015/12/i-am-normally-grab-it-as-i-go-kind-of.html Irene Rafael i am normally a grab it as i go kind of artist. i don't plant ahead. i have all of possibilities in front of me and choos... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/07/we-all-have-photo-bloopers-laying.html Irene Rafael we all have photo bloopers laying around, i'm sure. the ones that didn't turn out but still sit in drawers. before photo ... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/09/never-know-what-kind-of-chain-reaction.html Irene Rafael you never know were blog hopping will take you. i read this blog, tall tales from kansas which led me to ... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/04/i-dont-recognize-myself.html Irene Rafael yesterday, a peek into my studio. today, a peek into my process. i don't recognize myself... what happened? abstract? reall... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/10/gaining-insight-from-ancestors-not-too.html Irene Rafael gaining insight from ancestors not too long ago my ancestor immigrated to the land of promise. their homeland had under... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/12/it-is-sparkly-time-of-year.html Irene Rafael it is the sparkly time of year. christmas music surrounds us and spirits soar. this can feel like pressure for man... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2019/02/paul-cristina-has-unique-style-that-i.html Irene Rafael paul cristina has a unique style that I wanted to learn. after attending his workshop, this was one of the fin... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2015/11/often-you-do-not-realize-you-have_20.html Irene Rafael often you do not realize you have a particular style, a unique way of inhabiting this world, a manner of applying paint unt... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-few-days-ago-i-showed-you-encaustic.html Irene Rafael a few days ago i showed you an encaustic face i tried on my first attempt at this medium. . here are a few other encaustic monopri... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-collaboration-of-sorts.html Irene Rafael a collaboration of sorts... i asked Lori Seavey-Christian to chose a color, any color and put it on my blank pages. I moved pain... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2013/11/when-in-doubt-ask-your-own-heart.html Irene Rafael when in doubt ask your own heart wishing you a happy weekend. XO today i am connecting with friends at p... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/05/handmade-journal-i-simple-joys-of.html Irene Rafael handmade journal i rediscovered the simple joys of hunting for a focal image, randomly ripping and tearing, gluing, ... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/01/i-tried-abstract-painting-several-times.html Irene Rafael i tried abstract painting several times. this is one of the attempts. i used it for the background of the bac... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/05/dyed-clothing-labels-drying-recently.html Irene Rafael dyed clothing labels, drying recently after seeing this photo of onion skin dyed clothing labels, i was asked how to use onion... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/10/while-i-could-never-be-official.html Irene Rafael while i could never be an official minimalist, i am finding the clearing out, passing on of stuff to be quite satisfying. ... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/10/i-took-beginning-painting-class-last.html Irene Rafael i took a beginning painting class last year. one of the assignments was to make a copy of a van gogh. when ... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2016/01/30-paintings-in-30-days-day-1-promise.html Irene Rafael 30 paintings in 30 days, day 1 promise, hope, longing, renewal, beginnings all words on this, the first day of the year, ... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2015/11/flowerhead-simple-warm-up-collage-using.html Irene Rafael flowerhead a simple warm up collage using pattern paper and various other ephemeral. pure fun irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2017/03/i-am-working-in-large-handmade-journal.html Irene Rafael i am working in a large handmade journal for some of the exercises from an online workshop, embrace yourself, led by mist... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2017/11/welcome-to-my-weekly-blog-post.html Irene Rafael welcome to my weekly blog post. i am continuing with the daily collage that i described last week. i begin when it is still dark.... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2019/02/welcome-february-ai-weiwei-exhibit-at.html Irene Rafael welcome february! the ai weiwei exhibit at the maurice and paul marciano art foundation was beyond my expectations. the ... irenerafael https://irenerafael.blogspot.com/2014/01/for-many-years-my-routine-has-been-to.html Irene Rafael for many years my routine has been to take my journal to a coffee shop at the crack of dawn and write or draw. for christmas a friend ... irenerafael