Beemer

Beemer was adopted this morning, and he is a happy pup! He has an adorable fur-sister named Izzie, who he already loves! They were so cute playing together and giving each other kisses!!!

Big Brown Eyes

Mya has the biggest, most expressive brown eyes. Everyone that meets her comments that her eyes are full of soul. She openly shows her emotions, and she has a personality that wins everyone over. We love her, and we're so glad that she was rescued, so that we could adopt her and show her what love is all about!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a special day, spent with family and friends, appreciating all of the blessings in your life!

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Beemer Again

Two more photos, just because he is so darn cute! He is really coming out of his shell --- starting to eat and hopefully put on some weight, starting to run around in the yard and play with our dogs, starting to get excited when he sees us coming. He is such a sweetheart and the perfect tiny dog!

Beemer

 

This little Yorkshire terrier is only a year and a half old, but he is already in rescue. His owners were not taking care of him, and eventually they surrendered him to rescue. He was underweight, covered in fleas and matted. Now, he's a very friendly, happy boy! Beemer currently weighs 2.6 pounds, but he should gain another pound or so. His coloring is gorgeous in person!

New Artwork

October

19.5"h x 19"w

This artwork is my donation to "A Year of Art", the newest Fiberart For A Cause fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. All artworks will be available for auction bidding on February 12 & 13, 2013. Be sure to click the link to see the line-up of great artists that are contributing to this fundraiser and also the fantastic giveaway package that one lucky patron will win!

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Paint Day

Yesterday I took all of my bits and pieces of a new paper product and decided to add some color. This photo is the first round of painting. Lots of wet-on-wet painting, with a little bit of mono printing, and a few other techniques. I love this color palette, and these will work great in collages!

Evergreen's First Week

Here are my artworks from the first 7 days of Evergreen: The Holiday Pop-up of Affordable Art. I know many of you look forward to seeing the new art each day. For the rest of you, you do not have to be on Facebook to follow the link and check out the new art each day. Thank you to everyone that is stopping by!

* If you are interested in purchasing any of the unsold artwork, please email me.

"Lakeside"

Painted cotton cloth, paper & lutradur

5"x7", matted to 8"x10"

SOLD

"Sunlight & Fog"

Painted cotton cloth & paper

5"x7", matted to 8"x10"

$65

"Autumn Woods"

Painted cotton cloth, canvas, lutradur & paper

5"x7", matted to 8"x10"

$65

"Hidden"

Painted and printed papers

5"x7", matted to 8"x10"

$65

"Sunshine & Showers"

Painted and printed cotton cloth & paper

5"x7", matted to 8"x10"

$65

"Summer into Autumn"

Painted and printed cotton cloth

5"x7", matted to 8"x10"

$65

"Edge"

Painted cotton cloth & paper

5"x7", matted to 8"x10"

SOLD

Artwork For Sale

Evergreen is OPEN! The first two pieces of artwork from Virginia Spiegel and I are posted. Happy Holiday Shopping!

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Evergreen

Evergreen:  The Holiday Pop-Up Shop of Affordable Art opens in two days (November 1, 2012) with artwork by Virginia A. Spiegel and I.  Let us make your holiday shopping fun with one-of-a-kind artwork.

EVERGREEN will only be open November 1 – December 21, Monday through Friday.  Each day we will post at least two works of art by 8am.  It’s first-come, first-serve with all of the art priced under $100.

 Lakeside

Mixed-media collage  by Karen Stiehl Osborn

7×5″   Mounted and matted with acid-free materials to 10×8″

Shipping is included (with a small surcharge for international shipments). We accept Paypal and credit card through Paypal.

You can expect mixed-media and fiber artwork with probably a few surprises also.

Hidden

Mixed-media collage  by Karen Stiehl Osborn

7×5″   Mounted and matted with acid-free materials to 10×8″

According to Facebook, to absolutely insure you receive posts of new artwork on your news feed, click on the little gear icon in the upper right hand corner (right next to the LIKE button) and click on “Add to interest lists.”  ”Likes” are appreciated also.  Any questions, just drop me a note in a Facebook comment or email me.

Holiday Art Shopping

Virginia A. Spiegel and I are so excited to bring you EVERGREEN, our holiday pop-up shop of affordable art.

EVERGREEN will only be open November 1 – December 21, Monday through Friday.  Each day we will post at least two works of art by 8 a.m. CST.  It’s first-come, first-serve with all the art priced under $100.  Shipping is included (with a small surcharge for international shipments).

Even though EVERGREEN isn’t open yet, please click on over and add a LIKE so you will see all the new artwork on your Facebook feed as soon as we post it beginning November 1.

You can expect mixed-media and fiber artwork with probably a few surprises also.  We want everyone to find joy in the holiday season!

A Pup & His Toy

Noah brings so much fun and laughter to our lives! He loves to play and tease and run and have fun! His favorite toys are small stuffed toys with squeakers inside. This afternoon he took one outside with him, and here are the photos...

Uh oh, busted again!

It's more fun when you really get into it!

Well, maybe laying down is ok, too.

Who are you looking at?

Ok, I'm done now.

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Autumn is in the air!

I love all of the colors of the leaves changing on the trees! This is one of my favorite color palettes, and I have been painting all week in this range of colors. Two new works of art are on the design walls, and it is time to buy more paint.....LOL.

The Power of We

Today is Blog Action Day, a day when bloggers around the world unite to make a difference. This year's theme is The Power of We.

Fiberart For A Cause was started several years ago by a very good friend of mine, and over the years she has rallied fiber artists from all over the world to help her raise funds for the American Cancer Society. To date, we have raised more than $220,000 and we are still going strong!

Mark your calendars for February 12 & 13, 2013 to help us celebrate our next big fundraiser event!

Artwork from myself and ten more amazing and generous artists will be up for bid:
      Pamela Allen
      Pokey Bolton
      Linda Colsh
      Jane Davila
      Vivika DeNegre
      Jane Dunnewold
      Jamie Fingal
      Yvonne Porcella
      Laura Wasilowski
      Virginia A. Spiegel

What a great line-up of artists, all donating their artwork, so that 100% of all money raised will go to the American Cancer Society!

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It's Official!

Noah is a toy hog! One by one, he takes all of his favorite toys out of the living room toy basket, and brings them into "his" dog bed in my office. And if we put them back in the toy basket, he starts all over again. He looks so cute surrounded by all the stuffed toys, and it makes him happy, so we just let it go now.

Kimmel Harding Nelson 

Center for the Arts

Sunday I spent 6 hours painting cloth and paper at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City. There is a huge classroom there with big sinks and the perfect set-up for artists to paint. It was one of those days where I was truly "in the zone", and it felt great!

This is the chandelier in the dining room of the art center. Even though I am not a huge chandelier fan, I love the lines and shadows on this photo.

Cayman

Little Cayman weighed 4 pounds and was only 5 weeks old when she arrived in rescue. We agreed to foster her, and she managed to turn our household upside down in the following three weeks.

She is so cute and playful and friendly! She loves everyone, and she loves to play outside with our dogs. She even did great with crate training and housebreaking.

This is her favorite "hiding place". She thinks the other dogs can't find her here, but when they run past, she ambushes them.

And today she got adopted into a wonderful forever home! She will be the pampered princess and only dog for a couple that are already in love with her. Her new name is Mia, and they are thrilled to be her forever parents!

Waiting Downtown

I am rarely without my camera, and sometimes that fact pays off. The other morning I was downtown, and I found myself waiting for a store to open. So, I pulled out my camera and took a dozen or so photographs. This morning I had a chance to process some of them, and I like the results so far!

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More Collages

Another junk mail collage, lots of color in this one!

And a very neutral junk mail collage. I wish I had more of the numbers in blue circles.

 One of my typical morning collages, not necessarily made from junk mail.

And an artist trading card with an actual ash leaf collaged on it. I always get in the mood to create collages with actual leaves in them around this time of year. It will soon be time to gather bright red maple leaves for collages.