Thursday, November 15, 2012

Did She Dare?

To grow...
she would have to step away ...
 
and let go of what was safe and familiar ...

 
but did she dare?

Inspired by the current challenge quote at Artists in Blogland's Fall Fearless & Fly:  
"You can't make a place for yourself in the sun if you keep taking refuge under the family tree." 
Helen Keller


I hand carved the border stamp.  Instead of ink, I used Golden's fluid acrylic black paint applied with a cosmetic sponge, to be eligible for the challenge at Simon Says Stamp.   The entire canvas has an underlay of collaged tea bags.  The leaves on the tree are from Julie Balzer's Leaf Stencil.  The red warrior and horse on the bottom are from a Tibetan prayer flag, and if you look closely, there is a monopoly dog in the window of the house!

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Linking up to One Little Word (dare),   AIB's Fall Fearless & Fly, Paint Party Friday, Creative Every Day, Create With Joy, and Art Journal Every Day!
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54 comments:

  1. email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.comNovember 15, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    Cool white highlights on this! I really like the house too!! : ) Beautiful work!!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 15, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    This is fantastic Jessica, I thought the leaves were real leaves you had painted over! Love this and all the textured goodness to go with your words. xox

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  3. Judy SheaNovember 15, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    Tea bags.. love it. I am going to dare this upcoming year. Thank you, my friend.

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  4. DanNovember 15, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    Absolutely lovely piece, great idea to carve your own stamp too! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!

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  5. JaneNovember 15, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    Love your work, Jessica. So imaginative and inspirational. I also appreciate that your process.

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  6. Sharon FritchmanNovember 15, 2012 at 9:06 PM

    Just beautiful, Jessica! LOVE!!!!!

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  7. TraceyNovember 15, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    GORGEOUS work! So many layers and details to adore! Thanks so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show :)

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  8. AnonymousNovember 15, 2012 at 9:17 PM

    FABULOUS!!! Just pinned it! Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show this week! - Ashli :)

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  9. TracyNovember 15, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Those words are so right! We grow when we dare, when we risk, when we step out in faith. Love all the gorgeous textures.

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  10. Jane WetzelNovember 15, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    Jessica- REALLY...THIS is my favorite of your designs! Wow! I love everthing you do but this is superb!

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  11. Chandra MerodNovember 15, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    Oh I like this and the poem. Nice texture too!

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  12. AnonymousNovember 16, 2012 at 12:30 AM

    A lovely composition and a very familar theme to my life. I don't do art journals much but when I do I like to add a border design, much as you have done. Teabags? What a cool idea. Love the tree design.

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  13. Michelle LaPoint RydellNovember 16, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    This is gorgeous Jessica! I especially love the texture the teabags create for the background; and how the house is tucked behind her - beautiful work!

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  14. UnknownNovember 16, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    I like how she looks like she's hugging everything close to herself Happy PPF!

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  15. GigglesNovember 16, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    Love the meld of colors and texture is this piece Jessica! Good job!

    Hugs Giggles

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  16. Janet JoehlinNovember 16, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    Wow. I love your person and her hands and all the details. Very Lovely. There is a lot of leaf texture. Almost as if you glued them down and painted over them! Pretty awesome!

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  17. dentheNovember 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    There's so much to see in your paintings! Love it! I might have a surprise for you if you hop on over to my blog ...

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    1. UnknownNovember 16, 2012 at 5:19 PM

      I was there and I am so thrilled. I can't wait to frame your print and hang it in my studio!!

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  18. Šolanje na domu-WaldorfNovember 16, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    Fabulous painting, Jessica!

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  19. Anne MandaNovember 16, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Beautiful painting! Love the tree in her hand - nice touch - and all the wonderful details and textures!

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  20. SusanNovember 16, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    I love it! The design, the colors, the background, the fore ground...I love ALL of it.
    Beautifully done.

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  21. NettyNovember 16, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    wow loving all the wonderful layers and colours. Fab work. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  22. soulbrushNovember 16, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Oooh she definitely does dare! She is awesome sauce! Happy PPF.

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  23. MarjiNovember 16, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    Gorgeous, Jessica! I had to go back a couple of times and really take her in. There are so many beautiful elements in the painting. Wonderful. Happy PPF

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  24. TinaWNovember 16, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    Happy PPF! This is fantastic - love the Monopoly dog!

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  25. K J DNovember 16, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Wow this is wonderful.... it has such depth to it and so many lovely details.

    Karenx

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  26. Linda KunsmanNovember 16, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    this is so beautiful-so many little deatils to look at! happy PPF, FF &F, and AJED!

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  27. Lynn CohenNovember 16, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    It all comes together perfectly! How nice that you did a calendar for Hurricane relief fund. HPPF!

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  28. sharonNovember 16, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    This is amazing. You could spend hours looking at it and see something new.

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  29. FallingladiesNovember 16, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    I love how you pulled it all together! This is a great page!

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  30. Marjie KemperNovember 16, 2012 at 5:35 PM

    She is just fabulous! Love the rich colors and writing on her hand... so many great details... it's mesmerizing.

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  31. DebbieNovember 16, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    Lots of beautiful texture. Very beautiful!

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  32. Tracey FKNovember 16, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    there is so much rich texture and layers in this... really wonderful...xx

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  33. RitaNovember 16, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    This is beautiful. I really, really like it. Well done.

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  34. Cris, Artist in OregonNovember 16, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    wow.. this is lovely. HPPF

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  35. FayeNovember 16, 2012 at 7:27 PM

    So beautiful, Jessica! How impressive that you made your own stamp! I love all the areas of interest in the art.

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  36. wednesdayNovember 17, 2012 at 8:43 AM

    This is beautiful. It sort of reminds me of one of those marvelous Byzantine icons.

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  37. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLANovember 17, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    Cool! The richness of the color scheme in your piece is just amazing, Jessica. Blessings!

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  38. Karen SmitheyNovember 17, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    I feel like I want to just reach out and touch this!

    I'm having a giveaway over at Art in the Garage to celebrate my 1000th post--hope you can stop by and leave a comment!

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  39. TeddiNovember 17, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    i'm commenting because your art is unique and well done! i don't even know what stencil think you're talking about. i like that you described the things you did. i even found the monopoly dog. :)

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    1. UnknownNovember 18, 2012 at 8:28 AM

      Hi Teddi - I designed some stencils for Stencil Girl Products and am hosting a giveaway at this link: http://jessicasporn.blogspot.com/2012/11/fun-with-stencils.html
      Thank you for visiting me!

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  40. Ayala ArtNovember 17, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    Each part of it could be a whole other painting, I love that! Great artwork :oD

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  41. HeARTworksNovember 17, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    Oh Jessica! So many wonderful things happening here! I love it! truly! I am so glad you dare all the time! Patsy from
    HeARTworks

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  42. AM ZafaranNovember 17, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    This is lovely, Jessica! So many layers and details. I love the close up of the leaves.

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  43. www.dorissdaughter.comNovember 17, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Wow Jessica, this is such an amazing piece of work with so many layers,texture and colour to see.

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  44. AnonymousNovember 18, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    I love everything about your image Jessica, it's simply fabulous :-)

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  45. MichellemNovember 18, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    Jessica - this piece is arresting at first glance and then amazing with more perusal - so many details and great colors! Super job!

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  46. Gloria j ZucaroNovember 19, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    This is so neat! I love seeing all the stamps, ephemera and paint, you wonderful portrait. Really wonderful!

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  47. ViolaNovember 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    This painting is really lovely! =) I like all the details and colors! :)

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  48. Maria OntiverosNovember 23, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    I love how her face emerges and all the details in the background. Such great journaling on the prompt, as well.
    Rinda

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  49. Barb KingNovember 23, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    I love all the creative details, it's really great!

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  50. JoannaNovember 25, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Such a thoughtful piece, I enjoyed taking it all in :)

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  51. MauraNovember 26, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Congratulations at SSS! Nice piece!

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  52. DeniseDecember 2, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    this is amazing.

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