Climb On!

I have started up climbing again! I began climbing about three years ago; bouldering and building techniques. Now I have shifted to bouldering and top rope climbing. My main focus is top rope climbing and hopefully down the road when I build up more skill, lead climbing. Throughout my new experiences I have learned many new terms and basic techniques for top rope climbing, especially when it came to belaying; who knew a figure-eight knot could save your life! I do most of my climbing at Vertical Endeavors (http://www.verticalendeavors.com/). Here are some pictures Ben and I took while I was working on making a picture artist book:

Art work in progress

I decided to post some pictures of my in progress and finished work. I am finding now that I am done with school I will soon have much more time dedicated to painting, book making, and designing. In the past I have rushed to get paintings done or have not had much time to work on them, so it will be interesting to see what I create over the summer! I am hoping to expand on the work below, either improving the technique or creating a series off of one piece. Feedback, again, would be great:

Paintings:

Chanel ad Paint by number Gwyneth Paltrow self portrait

acrylic, caulking acrylic, caulking acrylic acrylic, caulking

acrylic, beading, cloth Water color Chanel watch SJP

acrylic, caulking acrylic, dry brush

SJP Close up:

Jewelry:

Bookmaking:

book cover

My new nephew baby Cooper was born on May 7!
Below is a link to his website, with some cute pictures :)
http://www.cooperjameskummer.com

Also, added at the bottom of my Blog (where My Website is listed) is my Neices and Nephews art blogs. Check them out, they are really funny!