::art sale!::

i have finally decided to have my own little art sale again.  so let us begin.  below you'll find seven (7) newer works of mine for sale.  they have all been created within the last two years.  as some of you may remember i've conducted this sort of sale before.  in the past during a sale like this i have made work available for a reduced (50% discount) price for only a short period of time.  this time i am going to do things a little differently.  hopefully you stumble upon something you cannot stop thinking about and must have!  if that becomes the case, i've provided a few "to buy/not to buy" tips below, to help make the decision easier.  if not, then please keep coming by every month or so to see what's new!  i thought i'd go ahead and lay out the plan, are you ready?

- each piece includes title, dimensions, and reduced price (50%-more off) - all work is on gallery stretched canvas, ready to hang.

- first come, first serve! - feel free to email me at catcollier@hotmail.com if interested in viewing or purchasing art work.  work will remain at reduced price for unlimited time or to be decided by me.

- i won't be able to negotiate the price, however, i will accept payment plans at your own convenience.  payment in full is required before art work is delivered.

- i will accept cash or check (payment must clear before art work is delivered).  not accepting credit cards or paypal at this time.

- i have created a set over at flickr, specifically for my current work on sale, it's probable that the image quality is going to be a whole lot better over there.  so please do check it out!

- i also wanted to mention that i am currently accepting commissions.  please do not hesitate to contact me.

thank you...

SOLD::feather trees:: 12"x36" 2D Mixed Media Collage ($400.00)

SOLD::in they came:: 12"x18" 2D Mixed Media Collage ($150.00)

SOLD::senseless trees:: 10"x10" 2D Mixed Media Collage ($100.00)

::oh canada:: 10"x10" 2D Mixed Media Collage ($100.00)

SOLD ::untitled landscape:: 15"x30" 2D Mixed Media Collage ($200.00)

::late night television trees:: 15"x30" 2D Mixed Media Collage ($200.00)

SOLD::lightning snow trees:: 24"x48" 2D Mixed Media Collage ($400.00)

outtakes + stuff + maybe a list

this evening i have felt like reminiscing and so it just seemed right to share some outtakes, moments captured in the last couple of months.  not really outtakes but snippets of images and ideas.  colors and light that i like manipulating.  images i haven't previously shared anywhere else but here.  i have been thinking a lot about my family lately and I started writing them a letter but just couldn't finish it, not yet at least. 

basically, i thought i'd just share the photos today.  the pattern above struck me and i like it.  it's a dress and even though i like the colors and patterns a whole lot, i cannot really imagine myself wearing a dress like this.  but i think it's pretty and i love the way the light is fall on the folds.

mister fm and i went to see first aid kit the month before last and i thought the shadow of the soap dish/dispensary in the shower of the hotel we stayed in, was rather fascinating.  when i saw it, i remember feeling immediately good.  which is weird but something about that soap dish and it's shadow made me feel really good.  silly! me!

so one of our big accomplishments this month was making the time to hang our new curtains.  i had curtains i purchased from west elm and world market made into black-out curtains.  meaning i spent a lot of money to buy really pretty curtains and then spent a little bit more money to have black-out fabric sewn into them.  and then spent a little bit more money to buy the hanging hardware.  whew!  what an adventure, and we are extremely pleased.  i will be owning these for the rest of my life.  if you need advice let me know.  my friend monica, shared the idea with me and i thought it was a such a good idea i had to try myself.  

i guess a couple of weekends ago we went downtown to a little artsy craft fair and on our way back to the car, i saw this pretty tree and felt like borrowing the color.  it's almost as bright as the sunshine and has sunshine in it, don't you think?

next on my to do list:
1.  finish yarn + pompom fall/autumn wreath

2.  see a nephew's basketball game

3.  make more spice cookies

4.  finish a painting

5.  have a BIG painting/art sale

6.  listen more to the welcome wagon

7.  be more intentional

8.  turn things around

9.  sophie's open house

10.  remember to be thankful everyday, every minute.

night. night. folks!

a list + photos

i am not sure i know how to write anymore.  i am not sure i have much to say and writing just like anything takes dedication.  and that i am not.  not dedicated because life takes over and time catches up with me.  the new job, mister fm, my lack of desire or motivation, the changes distract me.  and i'm fine with that to some degree but it is hard not to feel like i have lost a bit of myself somewhere and for that reason time eludes me for now.  i'll take a minute to make a list and share some photos.  a list + photos.

1.  spending time with friends

2.  drinking my first 'horse's neck'

3.  giving my car to my little sister

4.  trying to paint

5.  staying in contact with my grandmother {mommom}

      - her name is sonia, which i think is a lovely name

6.  looking forward to seeing the grand sister duo : first aid kit

7.  excited about hanging new curtains in our apartment

  

above is a piece i made for the AEC's annual silent auction benefit, art.a.ma.jig.  it was exciting to me to be able to make this new piece.  it was quite a departure for me.  it is still a landscape, but with out the trees.  i am hoping i'll get back to this place soon.  this piece was about a desert and was titled {as it seems}. a weird title, short for 'it's not always as it seems'.  

another photo i took the other night of mine and mister fm's pin board.  it's got pieces of us pinned to it.  little bits of us and what we love.  a few polaroids, a thank you note from a friend, postcards from our travels and from our favorite magazine {uppercase}.  parts of our identifications.

this afternoon, i walked with a couple of my co-workers to warehouse row and at from the food trucks that park+serve on thursday afternoons.  there are these telephone poles cut in half, painted with red stripe.  i love this idea and would really love to incorporate this idea into my home some day.  just the type of color inspiration i needed in my day.

i'm done.  must hit the sack.

remembering her

waiting for her to come home.

::back+back+back::

little by little i plan to do some catching up around here. it's time to get back to blogging! or so i say. now that i've had a good long break from posting regularly, something inside of me is telling me it's the right time to share.

the last several months have been quite the whirlwind, between marrying, getting a new job, settling and recalibrating, blogging has taken a serious backseat.

to start things off, i wanted to share a bit more from our wedding. from the beginning i wanted to work with a neutral color palette. mister fm and i decided on gold, silver, bronze and copper. we collaborated on every bit of the printed aspects of our wedding. starting with the engagement party invite to the wedding celebration program. i decided i would create a paper quilt collage that would reflect our personalities and individual interests. from there we started with the engagement party invite, then the 'thank-you' notecard, wedding invite, rsvp card, and finally the wedding program, each piece building upon the last.

i am most proud of what we were able to create together. of course we'd had practice collaborating before, but this had more to do with us, together forever. so, i spent a whole lot of time looking at other wedding printed designs, inspired to create a custom refined look for our event. mister fm took my collage and sketches, defined them, adding the graphic minimal modern touches i was looking and hoping for. it was his idea to incorporate the (texas) stars, lightning bolt and cloud. i liked the idea of adding diamonds and "c" waves to frame the individual bits of information. i think we came up with something that we could live with and grow with and build upon. i have this feeling we'll be collaborating again soon. after all, every day this married life is about collaborating.

so, time flies and now we're here, four months in. this weekend i have been working on cleaning and reorganizing our living space. our apartment, combines our living and work space, which i prefer anyway, but it's a grand balancing act. since mr. fm has been at the annual aiga conference, i have been thinking about how to make our home a better place to rest and relax, create and work. i'm looking for spaces of serenity and for spaces that evoke creativity. so today, i'm going to look for some better organizational storage, and see what i can come up with.

we don't have any immediate plans to move, so i'm only interested in making our space livable, effective, efficient, warm and simple. for me, it is exciting to share the space, we have time to grow, there's no sense in hurrying through these early days in our marriage.

okay, so again, look for more updates. i want to give it 100%, that means lists, ideas, new art, new pictures, you name it, phantomcrimes is back!

welcome!