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Be Your Own Sunshine - Week 1

1/6/2018

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As the first week of the year winds down, I thought I would share with you the first piece of artwork that I created for my One a Week Art Challenge. 
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It is entitled Be Your Own Sunshine. 
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The base is a scrap piece of a 2x12 that my husband had in his workshop. I love how the grain of the wood that shows through after I painted and sanded it. I think it adds a nice look for the background.

​The image of the very funky sun is made from various papers - maps, grid, ledger, a dictionary page, and some sheets that I created with paints, markers, and colored pencils.

​The letters are hand-cut.
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On the back, I wrote a description about what this piece means to me.
It says:

Smile.
Promote kindness.
Share warmth.
Glow.
Radiate love.
Hug others.
Bring light into darkness.
Give hope.
Shine.
Reflect goodness.
See the bright side.
Love life.
Be your own sunshine.
From the beginning, I knew that I wanted to create a sun so I played around with different styles before I decided on the right look.

​Here are a couple of the different iterations. 
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I am really excited about how it turned out! And, I think it's going to be a fun year of creating!!!!

​Make it a HAPPY day!
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​PS - As with all the pieces that I create this year for the One a Week Art Challenge, the original is not available for sale until January 2019 when I host my celebratory art show.

PSS - I do have prints available of this funky, funky sunshine.
If you are interested in a print, 
click here.
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