4x4 Friday: King Raven

I couldn't resist this challenge on 4x4 Friday  As some of you will have guessed by now , I particularly like to use Crows and Ravens  in my art work.

I decided to brush up on my reading and I took my inspiration from various North American mythologies regarding the  Raven.

From a Haida myth, the raven who was both bored and well fed, found and freed some creatures trapped in a clam. These scared and timid beings were the first men of the world, and they were coaxed out of the clam shell by the raven. 
"The Kwakiutl of British Columbia offered a child's afterbirth to the beaks of ravens in hopes that the boy would grow to learn the language of corvids. All those hopes and superstitions focused on a tiny body that might learn Raven's wisdom, trickery, creativity and magic" Written by Beth Surdut,  who has
kindly given me permission to link to her artwork and blog .The Next Shaman

Winter Fairy on YouTube

I thought that this was very cool (pardon the pun), and I wanted to share it.  There are lots of techniques in this video to learn from. I  personally would have liked some commentary.   Enjoy.

A touch of rouge! Kard Krazy

'A Touch Of Red' for  the Tuesday Tag  challenge

Love Shack Tag  
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I've had that song in my head all day!

I had been making little birdhouses for another challenge and I decided to do another one for this tag.  It is made from wooden sticks and tree bark.
The rose was covered with Glossy Accents - love that stuff! The background is a tag from Etsy. I used moss on the bottom of the tag.

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4x4 challenge. Imbolc

The theme on 4x4 Friday is Imbolc. This early spring festival has been called Imbolg or Oimelc.


This is a simple collage of images. The large snowdrop was hand drawn and coloured with pencils. The swan is one of the many animals associated with the celtic goddess Brighid as are holy wells. Red stickles was applied around the fire and the silver glitter around the well.
I  also used Mustard seed distress ink and the text was layered on  by using Paintshop.

4x4 A Boy And A Bird

A Bird And A Boy is the theme for the  4x4 Friday challenge. This is another really  fun challenge for me.


I  love this Raven Stamp by Tim Holtz and I love using birds in my artwork.

First Journal Book

I finally got around to making my own Art Journal .  Instructions to make one can be seen on Youtube by the fabulous Teesha Moore.

This is the first page  that I managed to finish today. My journal   has no particular theme and I will work on pages whenever inspiritation calls me.