Originally posted on August 19, 2007

Obviously Woogie Wednesday didn’t happen this past week due to deadline and not being home on Wednesday so we did something this weekend instead. The Woog wanted to make a silly face for her project and she was more interested in playing with the pieces rather than painting them so we ran with it. She made 2 faces she really liked. A happy one and a said one that HAD to have a different nose and HAD to have eyebrows. I then attempted to make a face with her objects but “had it all wrong” and it was swept away before by a little hand before I could get a shot of it.

Work has slowed a little for me a now so I can get back to all my blogging. My blogs have been so neglected :(

Originally posted on August 8, 2007

Another quick pop-in to share Woogie Wednesday. Not extremely creative but creative none the less. The Woog woke up this morning wanting to make a chocolate chip cookie. She did everything herself on his one. She even placed it on a flower folder I had. If the flower was yellow, it could of doubled for a sunflower too!

I’ll be back to blogging soon. I just have had and continue to have deadline after deadline. I have a big post I’ve been wanting to write for a couple of week about my promotion process. I’ll get to it soon. Promise!

Originally posted on August 1, 2007

Just doing a quick pop-in to share Woogie Wednesday. I’ve been working non-stop since the week after my surgery and I’ve got so much more to go. This particular Woogie Wednesday has been a work in progress since last Wednesday. The Woog has painted here and there all week as I met deadline after deadline. We finally finished it up today. Her contribution to it today was trying out her new pair of siccors and cutting every piece of scrap paper in my studio, which is now all over the floor now.

The pieced we worked on was the ornament for Robert’s Snow. They were nice enough to let me turn it in a little late due to my surgery. I think it turned out pretty cute! Wish I could keep it :)

Originally posted on July 12, 2007

Here’s the completed Woogie Wednesday piece we started on yesterday. The Woog picked out the pieces for the hair and did some painting. During the process of painting and gluing she kept telling me “good job” and “I’m proud of you.” Pretty funny.

Here’s the final piece. It might be my favorite junk a doodles piece so far. I’ll show my postcard when I have it all laid out.

Originally posted on July 4, 2007

It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time for Woogie Wednesday. Since it’s Independence Day today we did more of a collage with junk rather than the things we normally do and instead of painting the Woog had the job of “sqiiiiiisshhhhh-ing” the glue and gluing on the fireworks (aka buttons). I decided to stick it in a frame and it’s new home is in the kitchen. Happy 4th!

Originally posted on June 27, 2007

It’s Wednesday so it’s time for Woogie Wednesday. This is where we make one of my found object (Junk A Doodle) pieces.

We actually did a little something different this time. We’re posting Hickory-Dickory-Dock pieces over at the Illustration For Kids blog this week so I thought we’d work on that.

Here’s what we started off with:

She helped me pick out the watches (I came across a huge back of old watch parts last year and had to get them) and painted the background. She announced that she was done painting so she helped me by handing me different paint colors and paint brushes.

Here’s how it turned out:

I noticed that the floor and table in the background was a bit camouflage so I decided I could kill 3 birds with one stone and submit it for Illustration Friday this week.

Originally posted on June 20, 2007

Nap time has resumed and everyone is happy again so it’s time for Woogie Wednesday. This is where we make one of my found object (Junk A Doodle) pieces.

Here’s what we started off with:

I then asked her, what should we make out of all this?
“How ’bout a flower? No, a doggy!”
“Which one” I asked.
“A Doggy!”

We work on the background and she would rather stamp some paper instead so she does that. I then start to assemble pieces and she decides to go off an do her own thing. She does come in and check on it from time to time and ask if I’m making her dog, Do-Wop. I tell her it really doesn’t look like her dog, so she decides it must be someone else’s.

Here’s how it turned out:

I made him a yodeling dog since she’s been yodeling all day for some reason. Not sure where she picked that up?!

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Originally posted on May 30, 2007

She woke up in a decent mood so we were able to squeeze Woogie Wednesday in. This is where we make one of my found object (Junk A Doodle) pieces.

Here’s what we started off with:

I then asked her, what should we make out of all this?
“How ’bout daddy?!”

Alright, I guess since she already made mommy, it’s daddy’s turn.

She paints his goatee and then proceeds to paint herself for the duration of the project. “Hey, look at my tummy mommy!” Humm…whatever, she’s having a bath tonight anyway.

And here’s how it turned out:

I think anyone who knows him would say it looks like him. And he’d even wear a funky patterned shirt like that, much to my dismay.

Originally posted on May 23, 2007

It’s Wednesday again and that means it’s time for Woogie Wednesday!! This is where we make one of my found object (Junk A Doodle) pieces.

Here’s what we started off with:

I then asked her, what should we make out of all this?
“The circus!!”

So we’re off. She paints the frame and then the paper under the frame, then the table, then her hand…ok we’re done painting. While she goes on to destroy my studio and toys, dess-up clothes, etc. she checks in on the progress with comments such as “amazing,” “beautiful” and “awesome.”

And here’s how it turned out:

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Originally posted on May 16, 2007

It’s Wednesday again and that means it’s time for Woogie Wednesday!! This is where we make one of my found object (Junk A Doodle) pieces. We started early this morning since we have a busy day ahead of us.

Here’s what we started off with:

I then asked her, what should we make out of all this?
“Hey, there’s a B!”
“Yes, that’s a B, but what do you want to make?”
“A B!!”
“Like a bumble bee?”
“YEAH!!!!!”

So we’re off. She’s a little distracted by Dora (again) but she manages to paint the background and tells me she wants a blue bee (like the blue B I guess). She paints a little more and then just wants to watch Dora while she checks on me periodically.

And here’s how it turned out: