When the Wizard of Oz admonished Dorothy and her traveling companions to ignore the man Toto revealed behind the curtain, were you, just for a moment, saddened by the loss of magic? A turning point in the story, like Little Red Riding Hood crossing the threshold into her grandmother's house, when the characters learn something that launches them into the world of grown-ups and removes the veil from their enchanted eyes. Art can be like that. Sometimes I really don't want to know how a painting was made. I just wanted to be dazzled by the result and chalk it up to magic wands and pixie dust. Other times, knowing who is pushing the buttons and how is necessary to moving forward, as it was for Dorothy. This week I received a reader request: Dotty wants to know what my process is for using reclaimed wood as a substrate. So let's invite Toto to today's blog party and pull back the curtain on reclaimed wood...(drum roll please!)
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5/15/2017 09:47:33 am
I am SO glad I asked, and SO honored that you honored my request.
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jen
5/15/2017 11:20:20 am
Huzzah! I am so happy the magic remains! Thanks for your request, Dotty. I enjoyed contemplating it from outside myself and figuring out how to write about it. Yay for technicolor!
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Patricia L. Brooks
5/17/2017 06:10:08 am
BRAVA👍👍👍‼️‼️‼️I, like Dotty, appreciate the work process with magic dust ADDED as the final product of your imaJENation Is revealed👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🤗‼️‼️‼️L💓VE it, JEN 💓💓💓‼️‼️‼️All of that dumpster diving is WELL worth the effort ... and splinters🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍‼️‼️‼️
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jen
5/17/2017 09:37:57 am
Pat! The splinters are my badge of honor for working with this stack of wood! Thanks so much for your effervescent cheerleading and ALWAYS making me smile!!!
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8/4/2017 05:51:46 am
Good idea for wood. The work process is also effective.
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jen
8/4/2017 08:16:12 am
Thanks so much, Sarah! Painting on wood is deeply satisfying.
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