tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32002751636863671452024-02-19T18:12:04.292-08:00An Artist's LifeMixed media, collage, assemblage, book arts, and photography.Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-10408616421134828102017-02-11T20:41:00.002-08:002017-02-11T20:42:00.800-08:00Some More New Art...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It seems like an ridiculously long time since I posted any new art on my blog. During the last year, it was very busy, but that does not mean I did not make time to make some new art like I said I would in 2016. Since I am also on Instagram, I try to post new art and photos as much as I can. These two pages are from the journal I am currently working in. A few weeks ago, I got an opportunity to take an art class called "An Artist's Study", taught by my wonderful friend and fellow artist, Kelly Kilmer. For those who know me well, it's no surprise I chose Frida Kahlo as the artist I wanted to "study" further. Afterall, Frida <i><b>is </b></i>my favorite artist. For more information about Kelly's classes, including an "Artist's Study", follow the link here, <a href="http://kellykilmer.blogspot.com/2017/02/just-announced-workshops-at-art-soul.html">Kelly Kilmer</a>.Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-77854784421094195292015-12-24T14:19:00.002-08:002015-12-24T14:19:26.001-08:00Some New Art...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What is going on here?! Some new art?! Actually, yes. It's time. More than time. It's very hard to explain as to just how much my job and everything that goes with it take away so much of my time. Because my time is <i><b>SO</b></i> limited, I don't have very much time to make new art and post as often as I should, so I have to wait for whatever break I can squeeze some time to do just that. I am on my winter break and this break is going to be all about re-charging and spending some quality time with my art supplies and me. I finished these four pages last night. My dear friend and fellow artist, Kelly Kilmer, <a href="http://kellykilmer.blogspot.com/">kellykilmer.blogspot.com,</a> put together a killer collage bag of images for me. This past Tuesday, I spent two hours cutting down all of the images, then sorting and mixing them with my own collection of images. And doing so sparked some new ideas! Here's to making more art during this break! Here's to a wonderful holiday season! Christmas is almost here and I can hardly wait! <br />
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Happy 2015! I just can't believe it's been more than a year since I last blogged on "An Artist's Life"! It was a ridiculously busy 2014 that left me with very little time to make some new art or anything else. Running a school and having a 2nd blog to update regularly have been where much of my attention is focused. I have been on winter break for the last 3 weeks. At the start of my vacation, I made a small list of the things I wanted to accomplish before I went back to work. On the list and towards the top of it, was making some new art and taking "arty" photos. And so now that the minutes and hours are ticking away before the second semester of this school year begins, here is some of the art I made to prepare for my favorite "holiday" of the year, Valentine's Day. I promise it won't take me another year to post again! <b>PROMISE! </b> xoxoRoseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-75022291542826833022014-01-04T19:24:00.001-08:002014-01-04T19:24:43.089-08:00It's The Little Things...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today ends week 2 of vacation. The time has really flown! Although I am on vacation, I have used some of my time to catch-up on work so that when I go back to school in a week, I am not completely swamped with deadlines! Yesterday morning, I was washing dishes when I caught a glimpse of these beauties from the corner of my eye. On Thursday night, I put these irises into a vase above the sink and they seemed to have bloomed magically overnight. Their sheer beauty stopped me in my tracks! I stopped washing and went over to my purse and grabbed my camera before the moment got away from me and snapped a few shots. Simple moments like these are the ones that mean the most to me. I hope your weekend is a good one no matter how you are spending it. xoxoRoseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-74445876304712072312014-01-01T17:18:00.000-08:002014-01-01T17:20:23.918-08:00Happy 2014 and How NOT To Sweat The Little Things...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Good afternoon, 2014! There are <i><b>SO</b></i> many things to be grateful for as I look forward to the new year, as well as I look back at 2013. Today has been another incredible day of what S. California is known for: its beautiful and warm weather. With today being in the low 80's again, it is no surprise why <i><b>SO</b></i> many flock to our state each year. I took this photo a couple of days ago - something about how all of the flowers, berries, and leaves against the kitchen window and the way the light came through got my attention. With the exception of the pink peonies, all of the rest came from my garden. Please excuse the water spots on the window, but if you get caught up on what's not perfect, you'll miss out on the simple pleasures and beauties that are all around us. Happy 2014 and may it be a glorious year for you. Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-36433187566970890442013-12-25T18:00:00.000-08:002013-12-25T18:00:00.038-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Merry Christmas to all! Hope you are enjoying this very beautiful and special day, no matter where you are! xoxoRoseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-79182763581094539542013-11-30T01:32:00.001-08:002013-11-30T01:32:11.750-08:00How I Have Spent Some of My Vacation...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been off for almost a week now for Thanksgiving break. The time has flown! Since the new school year started, I have been even busier than normal. This year, I am teaching a class during the school day. I am teaching "Creative Writing" during our third period. I am loving <u><b>every</b></u> minute of it too! Last month, I taught my students how to create mail art. The students also added a short message to the mail art. Once everyone completed their postcards, I walked them into the post office and had each piece (24 in total!) hand-cancelled and off to their new homes they went. I must confess several of my students had a hard time giving up their mail art. So to lesson the anxiety, my dear secretary and friend, Valarie <b>(I KNOW YOU ARE READING THIS!</b>), made copies of all of the art work and suspended each piece to the ceiling, in our main office. This looks <b>SUPER</b> cool and very inviting when you visit. During my break, I created 10 new postcards/ mail art. The top left corner card was the piece I used as my sample for teaching the lesson to my students. I have a lot of art I have not posted, including 2 journals I have completed in the last few months. Being principal doesn't give me a lot of extra time to do very much outside of the job. But creating, even in spurts, is good for my soul, like my dear red-headed friend, Kelly, says. Speaking of <a href="http://www.kellykilmer.blogspot.com/">Kelly Kilmer</a>, I will be meeting her and a few other very interesting and special women, in the next few hours. It's our journaling group and we will be hanging out at Farmer's Market and journaling. Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-22951979054396891332013-11-28T16:33:00.000-08:002013-11-28T19:43:00.350-08:00Happy Thanksgiving and A Gorgeous Autumn Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Thanksgiving no matter where you are! Today has been a spectacular day in our beloved neighborhood - just look at these colors. Stunning. I have been on break for the last few days and I have been making art like crazy! Very soon, I will post the art I have made. Enjoy the rest of your holiday and thank you for your patience and checking in on my blog from time to time. </div>
<br />Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-6220374015182204982013-07-16T11:39:00.002-07:002013-07-16T11:39:51.466-07:00The Woman in a Chair Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another page from my journal. I did this page in shifts. I started the page prior to us leaving for San Francisco. I continued working on this page while there. I actually completed 2 pages while we hung out at the Ferry Building, in the Embarcadero. The weather was absolutely gorgeous! It was 85 (yes, 85 fucking degrees in San Francisco!). Every time we are in San Francisco, I do not want to come back home. I sure missing living there. On another note, my mini-vacation is quickly winding down. I go back to work tomorrow and although I have <b>LOVED</b> every minute of being on vacation, I am ready for work and the new school year. Have a great day no matter how you spend it. <br /><br />Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-67364629722838672752013-07-14T16:00:00.002-07:002013-07-14T16:00:18.219-07:00Tattooed Hands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another page I created in my journal when we were recently in San Francisco. I worked on this page while at the Ferry Building, sipping on a glass of iced tea and hanging out with hubby. If you look carefully, no matter where you are, there is inspiration, even in the daily and simple things, even in the beauty of tattoos. On another note, yesterday, I created my new blog,<b>"Fabulous At Any Age"</b>. I have been wanting to create a fashion blog for quite awhile now and I thought, since I am on vacation for just 2 more days, it was now or never. I subscribe to several fashion blogs and although I find a lot of inspiration in some of them, most blogs are for young girls and women in their teens and 20's. I am neither, but I love fashion <b>SO</b> much. As a kid and into my 30's, I would sew my own clothes if I couldn't find what I was looking for. I wanted this new blog to look at fashion from a different perspective - a middle-aged woman who is not exactly ready for the glue factory just yet. If you want to check out my new blog, here it is: <a href="http://fabulousroseann.blogspot.com/">http://fabulousroseann.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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I am getting ready to start my day, but wanted to do a quick post. This page is from a journal that I started back in 2009! Ridiculous! Recently, I was cleaning my studio and re-arranging things and found this journal tucked away with my finished journals. I started flipping pages and found only a dozen pages had been completed. So, finishing this journal before the end of this summer is on my to-do list. I completed this page while we were in San Francisco last week. Something about the city that always inspires me. On another note, yesterday, I was supposed to spend part of my day with Kelly and Kara, @ Farmer's Market to hang out and work in our journals. Instead, I had my physical, @ Kaiser. In a very surreal moment, the power went out while my doctor was finishing up my exam. I have been seeing this doctor since I was in my early 20's. I said to her, "Well, at least you could do a physical with your eyes closed. You know where everything is located." She finished the exam in the dark. Have a great weekend wherever you are. Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-70890597142490794052013-07-10T19:48:00.000-07:002013-11-21T21:26:08.156-08:00A Perfect Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am coming down to the last few days of my very, very, very short break before getting back to work next week. Today, my husband and I spent the day together. The best kind of day requires minimal planning. First stop was at the Village Bakery and Cafe, in Atwater Village (our old neighborhood) for pastries and caffeine. That was our breakfast. Then, from there we cruised through several neighborhoods in West L.A., from Hollywood, to West Hollywood, to Larchmont Village, to Westwood, to Santa Monica's very quaint Montana Avenue neighborhood, to a late lunch/early dinner @ Patrick's, in Santa Monica beach, to eventually, making it to the beach. It was a short block walk to the water. We had to walk through a tunnel to access the beach (the tunnel consists of mostly sand) on Pacific Coast Highway. As soon as we came out of the tunnel, I immediately took off my shoes and walked on the sand barefoot. The sand was cool and so was the temperature. But that's okay - I <b>LOVE</b> the beach any way I can experience it. As I got closer to the water, I took out my camera and started shooting and because no visit to the beach is complete without getting your feet wet, this fish girl dipped her feet into the beautiful, cold Pacific Ocean. Yes, this was a perfect day for many reasons....Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-70837761033061863832013-07-08T21:27:00.001-07:002013-07-08T21:27:19.269-07:00Your Own Art Vocabulary - I Love Hands! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the many things I have learned from Kelly over the years is about each of us having our own "art vocabulary". An art vocabulary can be made up of words, phrases, colors, objects, and symbols that specifically "speak" to us. My art vocabulary consists of hearts, hands, flowers, and women (in all different shapes and colors). Recently, I took all of these shots and tried to focus on specifically the hands as the main subject. I have interesting hands - they are bigger than your average woman's hands, but I have long, thin, and crooked fingers (I have my Aunt Vera's hands). I have very, very tiny wrists, so my hands and wrists do not match well. My husband, on the other hand, has the most beautiful hands I have EVER seen on a man. My dad's hands and feet were beauties too. In this photo, I captured part of my face and left hand. <br />
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Here are my hands cradling a peony. Peonies are my favorite flowers. Believe me, it is NOT very easy to take a shot like this when you are holding a flower with both hands and your camera is snuck in between them, ready to shoot.<br />
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As the great bard, William Shakespeare, once said, "A rose by any other name would still smell so sweet." Now, this was much easier since it only involved me using one hand to prop up this rose, freeing me to capture the shot with my camera. <br />
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And another shot of the peony in both hands look. Except this time, I changed the setting to only capture the peony as the main attraction. If you look closely, you can see my hands in the background. Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-66159145536125404182013-07-08T21:08:00.000-07:002013-07-08T21:08:06.902-07:00A Page from Kelly's Journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a photo of one of Kelly's pages from one of her journals. Kelly has had a lot to say for the last few days regarding getting started as a teacher to why journal to less and less venues being available for her to teach, particularly in the L.A. area and Southern California, in general. There are not enough words for me to write that could truly do justice to describing Kelly Kilmer, both on a personal or professional level. Kelly is one of the most generous persons I have EVER encountered in my life. She is all about her family, friends, and her art. Although we don't see each other as regularly as we used to, I know that each time we do spend time together, it feels like no time has passed. That's just how easy it is to hang out and catch up. As an artist, I took my first class with Kelly back in 2001. I was SO excited about being able to make my own books and journal in them. For the first few years, I LOVED making books, all kinds of books, but I could NEVER seem to finish working in them before moving on to the next new book. Then, on a whim, I asked Kelly if she would teach a class on just journaling (for folks like me who had accumulated many blank books and needed a jump start!). Kelly obliged me and the rest is history... I know when I get stuck, am in a creative rut, or need some inspiration, Kelly's art has always inspired me. And after taking all of the classes I have with her, Kelly continues to inspire and push me as an artist. This summer, I have a very, very short break from my day job of being a principal, but I decided to take Kelly's new online class, <b>"This and That Finding Poetry in the Everyday"</b>. As Kelly has said millions of times, "everyone is an artist and if you have 15 minutes a day, you can make art." Well, if that doesn't inspire you to go out and make some new art, I don't know what you are waiting for! When you get a chance, go to Kelly's blog, www.kellykilmer.blogspot.com. Thank you, Kelly, for your friendship, generosity, and inspiration. I love you! </div>
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One last Bowie video, his latest video, "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)", from his new record, "The Next Day". What an imagination! And I love how Tilda Swinton morphs into a Bowie-look-a-like! At 66, my fellow Aquarian, Bowie, still has it - he rocks this video! Which leads me to that old adage about "age is just a number..."Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-85898538209586041002013-07-06T19:35:00.001-07:002013-07-07T11:28:41.440-07:00David Bowie and Queen, "Under Pressure"<br />
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One of my all-time favorite David Bowie songs, "Under Pressure" is performed in this video by David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, Queen's frontman. David Bowie is still one of my all-time favorite artists and in my humble opinion, truly epitomizes the word "artist". I have loved his music since I was twelve and have truly grown up listening to his music and watching him morph from one persona to another, from "Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke" and many others, throughout my lifetime. As for Queen, they too were magical and epitomized the "glam rock" era of the 70's like Bowie, Mick Jagger, Peter Gabriel, and Genesis. Freddie Mercury was quite a showman! Very sad he died so young. Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-3008423213446838902013-07-06T19:23:00.002-07:002013-07-07T11:29:05.878-07:00"David Bowie Is..."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just got back from being up in Northern California. We were up there for a few days and a mini-vacation before I go back to work and start preparing for the new school year. Dealing with getting all of our mail re-delivered and delivered is always interesting, but today, I got a nice package from England. And although I have NEVER been to England, if I could be there right now, this is definitely one of the things that would be on my top 5 things to do: visit the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, and take in the "David Bowie Is" exhibit. Go to this link and you can find out more: <b>http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/david-bowie-is/. </b>And by the way, I got a couple of fun things in my mail today from the Bowie exhibit. ; )<b><br /></b>Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-43592400438895147182013-06-29T15:55:00.000-07:002013-06-29T15:55:10.886-07:00That Prada Lip Skirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />I am <b>TOTALLY</b> obsessed with this Prada lip print skirt! This skirt was part of Prada's 2000 campaign, but lately, I find myself coming back to staring at it again and again. What got me started on this current obsession was getting a glimpse of the "Schiaparelli and Prada Impossible Conversations", at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. I saw the images online and knew I had to have the book (the same name as the exhibit) and this damn skirt! I have the book and the images are stunningly gorgeous. Art and fashion have become a perfect marriage. So for now, I will continue to hunt on ebay and hope to find this skirt, in my size, for sale. Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-60975567693497546972013-06-27T00:32:00.001-07:002013-06-27T00:32:25.041-07:00Some More Artwork from the Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am getting ready to call it a day, but wanted to do a quick post of some of my pages from the 3 books I created for the Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition Project. It is exciting to know our books are now traveling the world, being exhibited, discussed, and our collective message will continue to spread throughout the world as a result of our efforts and artwork. Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-13077738741807436962013-06-27T00:22:00.001-07:002013-06-27T00:22:55.793-07:00Farewell to a Great Actor, James Gandolfini<br />
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For 6 years, I faithfully watched each episode of "The Sopranos". I was saddened by the news of James Gandolfini's sudden passing last week. Although I loathed the character, Tony Soprano, each week I was glued to the television. Mr. Gandolfini was an incredible actor who brought Tony superbly alive. And although my favorite part of each show was the weekly interactions between Tony and Dr. Melfi, his psychiatrist, I couldn't think of a better moment than this very powerful scene between Tony and his son, Anthony Jr., to showcase Mr. Gandolfini's great talents. Rest in peace, Mr. Gandolfini. <br />
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I <b>CANNOT </b>believe I have blogged 2 days in a row! I think that is the sum of all of my blogs for this past year! Of course, I don't want to disappoint my one follower: Kelly Kilmer, my dear friend! I was off from work today. Yesterday, I was supposed to have part 2 of the root canal I had 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately, things didn't go well: on Friday, I felt something odd and thought I had cracked my temporary filling. Instead, yesterday while in the dentist's chair, I found out I broke part of my tooth, the dentist had to change the game plan and do a partial extraction, and I have an infection in the area where the root canal was done 2 weeks ago! Needless-to-say, I didn't get any sleep last night. I had a fever all night and was in a lot of pain. I have NEVER wanted so badly to have part 2 of a root canal like I do now. So, back to the blogging and what the hell is the significance of this blog post... while taking it easy today, I surfed the internet and came across our project, "Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition", and the project and our books have landed in the U.K. I joined the "Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition" last year for several reasons: 1) I abhor censorship, 2) it involved a subject close to my heart, the Middle East and current events occurring in the region, 3) the project included using book arts as the medium, 4) Kelly talked me into it (!), and most importantly, 5) it involved expressing the themes of social justice and justice through my artwork. Here is a link to the U.K. show: <b>http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/mainmut12/754.htm. </b> And if you go to my blog, I have the "Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition" listed in the section labeled, "Get Involved In Our World". I posted these specific pages to honor an old friend of mine and his mother, who passed last week. These pages are dedicated to Mary Samara. <br />
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I love this time of year! I especially love the month of May for many reasons, but specifically because this is the season my favorite flower, the peony, blooms. The peony has a very, very short season. It blooms in May and into early June (if we are lucky!). On Monday evening, my husband and I ran several errands together and more importantly, he didn't complain once about us going to several markets in search of those last peonies of the season. He patiently drove us around and dealt with the evening commuter traffic. Like the peony, Mike Cazares is a keeper. Until next year, my love...Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-53050977289024435662012-10-21T09:52:00.002-07:002012-10-21T09:52:59.903-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning from Pasadena! Happy fall! This is my favorite time of the year. The other day, I found these acorns in my front yard while I was watering the roses. I can't believe that it has been 9 months since my last post! Time continues to fly at a very fast pace for me. And as my adorable niece continues to say to me, "you need to stop and smell the roses". Well, if I can't smell the roses, I can at least water them! Have a great Sunday doing whatever makes your heart sing...Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-52009930216476324152012-01-08T20:48:00.000-08:002012-01-08T20:50:30.726-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzMOYFgt7V3AjkKyBzWCUJCK4GnsUots-4-3O15g_aczyxR5p28rOYSHvtOfdHf9wEkX3JyUHtmR3Aq6BCDMpa7TDhRi5x-usmD-WhiyU1pHY1MOg4j95LnAygFPpiUIY6DTQkf036g/s1600/Cambria+morning" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzMOYFgt7V3AjkKyBzWCUJCK4GnsUots-4-3O15g_aczyxR5p28rOYSHvtOfdHf9wEkX3JyUHtmR3Aq6BCDMpa7TDhRi5x-usmD-WhiyU1pHY1MOg4j95LnAygFPpiUIY6DTQkf036g/s320/Cambria+morning" width="320" /></a></div>Happy 2012, everyone! I took this photo while we were up in Cambria recently. My Christmas break is quickly winding down. I can't believe I spent most of my 3 weeks off sick! I was sick while we were up in N. California, but I still had a great time. In those 5 days, we were all over the coast! We spent a couple of days in Cambria, then San Francisco. My husband teased me that I must have felt crappy since we didn't hit "Flax" (Kelly, hold on to your seat!). I wasn't up to much shopping - I can't believe I am even saying this since I am the biggest paper whore out there. But the weather was so amazingly gorgeous while we were there, I didn't want to spend the time going through every piece of paper in the store and instead, chose to spend time outdoors in San Francisco and Berkeley. I spent a good chunk of time reading, resting, shooting photos, and enjoying the ocean and water. While on this break, I finished my second Frida journal that I started back in November. I was on a roll with making new artwork! I can't say I will blog more in 2012, but I will try. I know once I get back to work, the job takes priority. But I am committed to starting a new journal this week and I am already working on Valentine's Day stuff.Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200275163686367145.post-32850366478568691132012-01-08T20:36:00.000-08:002012-01-08T20:52:16.073-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxAgT8Y8khf1wM5EuXbFLHjFz3VdT-BZadC_IoQnPB1sb0490UiHTq7lQ8WesMoPRKa9tifbM5Uvr9rtOcJcVjYdQwui9vAJJwe3CH0wCJSS2FizHKyKo_nEuwMi2H8UFtWR10N5qvw/s1600/pink+tree+2011" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxAgT8Y8khf1wM5EuXbFLHjFz3VdT-BZadC_IoQnPB1sb0490UiHTq7lQ8WesMoPRKa9tifbM5Uvr9rtOcJcVjYdQwui9vAJJwe3CH0wCJSS2FizHKyKo_nEuwMi2H8UFtWR10N5qvw/s320/pink+tree+2011" width="239" /></a></div>It feels like the holidays just flew right by this year! Wasn't it just Christmas? It seems like we blinked and there went the day and its magic. I spent a good chunk of time prior to Christmas (and post-Christmas) looking for a very elusive white, artificial tree. I usually put up 2 trees each holiday season - my little pink tree shown here and a much larger, green tree. After I put this tree up during Thanksgiving weekend, I went into the garage to take the larger tree out of the box, only to discover that the larger tree was no longer around; we had tossed it out last year! I forgot all about it. So, the hunt was on for a new tree. This year I decided to go with a white, artificial tree, something different like the pink tree. Suffice to say, it <b>NEVER</b> happened! A white tree was impossible for me to find anywhere! I guess next year, I will either have to start looking earlier or go back to a green tree...Roseann Cazareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867551529693458169noreply@blogger.com1