A collaboration between God and I. Art and A New Link.

Answered Prayer

&

Divinely Inspired.

I am so, so excited to share

my newest inspirational

art.

Titled,

"A Splash of Color

  A Dose of FAITH"

Here's the story

behind the ART.

Hope you like it!

Sooooo...

The Internet is abundant with

 beautiful works of art

and artist.

I love to look at all the

creative artwork out there in

blog land and ETSY it can

be so inspiring.

But, sometimes I feel overwhelmed

by all the talented people out

there.

I had begun to think its all been

done like...(art)

What is original?

What hasn't been done?

Flowers...done!

Animals....done!

Collage...done!

An artist teaches a class

and you come out with a

piece of art that is more a

reflection of their

style then your own.

I want my own style.

As an artist you want to be

unique and stand out in the crowd.

It is kinda hard to explain, I'll Try! 

What do I want from my art?

I want my work to show the connection

I have with God when I am creating it.

I don't want to be just another artist.

I want to be a Christian Artist.

 Is that a limiting label? Maybe but, I don't care!

I want the world to know I love Jesus and

without him I would not have these gifts.

I want my art to be less about

me and more about the

work God is doing

through me & in me.

"Art is a collaboration between

 God and the artist, and the less

 the artist does the better."

 ~André Gide

 This is one of my all time favorite

quotes.

So I have been praying,

God Give me something

NEW!

Give me something small 4 1/2"x4 1/2"and

affordable to all.

Give me something

that shows my LOVE  for YOU.

Let me first start by telling you

that I really didn't spend much time

in the studio last month.

Just not feeling IT!

So a couple days ago I walk

into my studio and as if in a daze

I spy a old piece of art

which I had cut up into strips and

woven it together with a verse on it.

I never finished it!

It was big 18"x20" or so.

The only explanation I have is

the Holy Spirit took over and I

just started cutting up old artwork,

Which I wasn't happy with.

Reclycled ART.

I don't think I could have stopped

creating these if I wanted to.

With in 3 hours or so I had these made.

Then I thought to myself,  Had

God

planted this seed in me 4 years

ago when I made the big one?

It was a Holy Spirit moment.

When I finished these pieces and I took a

step back, I felt tingles

and goose bumps from my

head to my toes.

Ya'all are thinking eek, she could

be crazy.

But, these I call  Holy Spirit moments

and they are

real to me!

I know... I know, CRAZY,

But, I know I am not alone it these

moments...which I can feel the presence

of the Holy Spirit.

(Cause I am blessed to know others

like me.) LOL!

I have some good... good friends,

and when we get together in prayer

we all get these same feelings.

Not all the time, just sometimes.

Like when we are praying for

others or our husbands...LOL!

In the end friends, MY truly

 honest intention

is and will always be

to honor God and to

use my gifts and talents to

Give my Father in Heaven all

the Glory!

My intention is to share this gift with others

so they to will be blessed and inspired to use their gifts.

I want to be transparent even if it means

I have to be vulnerable.

I refuse to white wash my faith or

 My truth...

God is my Father,

Jesus is His son,

and My Savior

and the Holy Spirit

Lives In Me.

I am a

CHRISTIAN ARTIST.

Welcome to my journey!

I am so glad you stopped

by.

Many Blessings, Deborah

Also, I linked up with It's Grace

yesterday and wanted to share

her wonderful blog with you.

http://www.itsgrace.com/

So hop on over, you will

be blessed by her

words and her heart.

 Here is another Great

Christian Blog;  Rachel @

http://www.a-steady-rain.com/

Stop by for inspiration and to

share the amazing Blessing

God has for each of us.

A Tutorial for Inexpensive Holiday Ornaments

Hey everyone are you getting into the Holiday Spirit?

We had a great time visiting all the

cowboys family in South East Missouri.

Of course

All I did was eat!!!

Yikes!!!

ANOTHER STROKE OF

 THE BRUSH...

Tutorial

Holiday Ornaments....

So simple and fun to make.

Joy to the World Bird Ornament

All you need...

 You probably have on hand in

your studio.

 Lets get started...

 Holiday craft paper or wrapping paper

Diamond Glaze

Scissors

Exacto Knife

Brush

Ribbon

Foam Core

Embellishments

Lets get started....

First trace the shape you want to make

onto the foam core, I used scrapes.

I used a wooden ornament from our tree

 to make my shape.

Cut the shape out with your exacto knife.

Trace the cut out

shape onto the decorative paper or

wrapping paper.

Glue the foam core to the paper

of your choice.

Cut the paper to match shape and

Leaving about a 1" edge around the shape.

Use your scissors to cut

about a 1/4" slits

all the way around the foam core shape.

Start gluing the slits to the back of the ornament.

Slitting the paper makes it lots easier to

do the round shape.

You may have to trim the paper a little

here and there to cover all the foam core.

It is all glue up and dry.

I like using the diamond glaze

because it drys so fast.

To finish the back I traced and cut the shape

with some construction paper and

hot glued it to get a finished look.

I added ribbon with the glue gun

and

I added some BLING 

& embellished letters.

&

BaMm OOO! 

 Then I came up with another idea.

I used scrap piece of denim and painted

 a cute little snowman on it. I finished off the back

with a round piece of denim sized to fit

and added a bright red bow.

I used acrylic paint with fabric medium

to paint my snowman.

I used all the same steps noted above

after my paint dried.

Easy...

Fast...

Fun...

Once I got these going...

 MORE

 ideas started reeling in my head.

 How about using...

decorative fabric...

 cookie cutters for the shape...

news paper and paint a design

on it.

You could embellish these to your hearts desire.

Foam core is inexpensive and if your

anything like me you have scraps

of everything lying around the studio,

decorative paper, fabric, newsprint, wrapping

paper or felt.

Make sure your exacto knife is sharp!

 I hope you"ll give it a try...

 If you do give it a go?

Use your imagination!

 I hope you'll share what you come up with...

Have a creative day!

Many Blessings,

Deborah

Jesus is the reason

for this season!

These Boots Were Made for Walking, My First Tutorial

                          And when I start too

walking, these boots will be like NeeeeeW!

First a pair of my boots...

And a some inspiration.
I'll let ya all in on a little
secret........                             

I have a western boot fetish...

I have, Black, Brown, Red, Aqua, Dark Purple,

 Just to name a few!

Some people collect trinkets, I

collect Western Boots.
No worries, I only buy boots when they are on sale!!!!
shshshshshshs!

 This Pair is a "little" worn out!

So I figured it is time for a make over.

Supplies:

Paint, Brushes, textile medium, a pair of boots and 

the rest is an open door for creativity. 

First a base coat... With Folk Art Paint and a Textile medium..

How about some Southwest style....

A Lizard, I made a pattern and traced it on

the boot  

with a Watercolor Pencil.

It is easy to erase the outlines from

a watercolor pencil.

I use them when I do Mural on Walls.

Draw a Cactus, I cut out, traced around edge  with

a watercolor pencil. 

It took about three coats of paint to cover the base coat 

of pink. 

The textile medium thins out the paint.

Make sure the paint and textile medim is well mixed.

3 Coats done, now time to dry and when it is dry,

it is time to add

 some detail...

A little Cactus Detail...

Some bright colors for the lizard detail...

Wah LA! a "like" New pair of boots.

I will need to do some rearch and figure out

what I can use

for a top coat and a protectant

Any suggestion are welcome!

I think I will wear them to the annual

Pony Express Dance!!!

I might even need a new outfit...

I Love your comments, let me know

what YOU think?

BE BLESSED WHERE EVER YOU ARE!!!

DEBORAH

New Art Dancing Sunflowers, Recycled Whimsy Blooms & Inspiration

New Art

From the Art & Soul Studio

Watercolor painting
on watercolor canvas...

Titled "Dancing Sunflowers"
Sunflowers are one of my favorite subjects
to paint. Not sure if it is quite done?
Have any of you used watercolor canvas?
What did you think of the experience?
Any Tips and Tricks out there?
Please!

New ... Painted on fabric

A light cotton scrape fabric painted with

acrylic with a textile medium added.

I use the stretcher bars

from a piece of  old shabby art I found

at good will for $1.19

I removed the old canvas

and then attach the fabric to the wood frame.

No fear the old art was a mass produce

piece from Target of somewhere.

Titled "Whimsy Blooms"

Size 8"x8"

I finished the 1" sides of this piece with old jeans I

cut a strip from.

I am liking the idea of recycling old mass produce

art into something new and original.

Another Stroke of the Brush...

MAKE TIME TO NURISH YOUR SPIRIT...

YOUR SPIRIT NOURISHES YOUR ART.

If you ever experience a creative block...

Try something new,

Believe in yourself...

Believe in your art...

Seek inspiration from,

God, Nature, Other Artist

and in the simple things in life....

"Be Faithful in the small things, because

it is in them you will find your strength."

Mother Teresa

Enjoy the spirit of creativity!

Many Blessings, Deborah

The Gift & New Glass Tile Watercolor Pendants

"The artist is nothing

without the gift, but

the gift is nothing

without the work."

Emile Zola

I can not describe the admiration I have for all the artist out there

working at their craft everyday and using

their artistic gifts.

I appreciate their willingness to

share this piece of their spirit

with this world.

They strive to stay true to themselves and

what they create.

I know God is smiling

down upon them and

saying, "well done child, well done."

Artist are Brave

Artist are Passionate

and they

share who they are in

each piece of art they create. 

I am an artist and the journey is never ending, it took me

along time to put myself out there and believe in myself

as a artistic contributor.

I have taken a leap of faith.

I have been blessed.

I am living the dream God placed upon my heart.

I believe all the roads on this journey have been guided by my creator, God.

He has put wonderful people in my path to encourage me.

He has blessed me with a family who inspires me to follow my

dreams.

He has blessed me with wonderful christian girlfriends

who help me to grow in faith daily.

I want to pass this on to all you artist out there, I believe you

were created to create.

I know this,

 all of the artist out in blog land that I

have had the pleasure of meeting

through blogging, have inspired

me daily.

I want to encourage you to never...never give

up on the dreams in your heart.

Keep the faith,

Lean on your girlfriends,

Lean on your family,

(you only have one)

But most of all lean on the one who

will never leave or forsake you.

LEAN ON GOD

ANOTHER STROKE OF THE BRUSH...

NEW PENDANTS ON ETSY...

WATERCOLOR BACKGROUNDS

& WORDS.

ALL PACKAGE PRETTY AND READY TO GO....

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DLRubyspalette

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Thanks for stopping bye,

be blessed and inspired on

this day our Lord has made.

I love your comments,

I appreciate each and everyone.

Many Blessing, Deborah

Fresh Paint from the studio...Fresh Water from my Soul...

New Art

Fresh Painting

This piece is another Acrylic and Plaster..

Mixed media

Title "Moon Light on the Water"

It is an 8"x10" canvas Gallery Wrapped

Sides are painted Black.

I just love how the plaster gives the

art & water

another

Dimension,

Texture,

Depth

and

Movement.

I am really having fun with this plaster technique...

It is a medium by Golden products.

This time I intentionally manipulated the plaster.

I had a vision in my mind.

I will be listing this later today on

ETSY

http://www.dlrubyspalette.etsy.com/

Fresh Water... For the Soul

I painted the ocean because..

I love the ocean, it calls to me..

Come and rest by the shores,

come and listen to the waves.

Come and you will find peace

on the edge of  God's vastness.

The waves come forth and

touch my toes and my soul.

The waves can be calm and

cleansing,

washing away the weariness

within my soul.

So cool and refreshing,

so alive and invigorating.

Reminding me how small

I truly am.

Reminding me how

BiG

 God IS.

For just as I can not perceive the depths

of the ocean.

It can be equally hard

to perceive the depths of Gods

LOVE.

From the shore the waters of the

ocean appear never ending.

From the foot of the

cross I can see God's Love

IS never ending.

The rhythm of the waves

remind me of the

rhythm of life.

The rhythm of

give and take,

the rhythm of

the storms in life and

the times when life is

peaceful and calm.

Water...

Water Gives Life

Water washes away the sins

of the world.

Water restores

the dying seed.

Jesus is the Water Of Life.

The ocean reminds me

of the peace

I have found in

Jesus.

And that my friends is why I love the ocean.

I hear it calling me.

I hear God calling me into

 his vastness of LOVE.

And God Loves YOU Too!

John 4:14 (New International Version)

14 but whoever drinks the water I give him

 will never thirst.

 Indeed, the water I give him will become in him

a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

Have a creative and blessed

weekend.

Remember God Loves You and He will

meet you where ever your at.

All you have to do is reach out,

His arms arms are open and waiting

Just for YOU!