Butterfly in the water…

by D.M. SessousApril 25, 2016February 10, 2017

CreativeSprint – Day 10: Use water as your medium or inspiration, today.

Okay, so this one took a while, mostly because I had an idea of what I wanted to do (take paper butterflies to a lake or stream and photograph them on the water) and I just couldn’t get myself to the location I wanted.

So, I decided to take an old piece that I used to try out some a new paints. I cut out butterfly shapes. Instead of a collage, I sprayed the painted paper, flipped the color side down and let the colors run.

The result, pretty cool.

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Newsworthy butterfly

by D.M. SessousApril 19, 2016February 10, 2017

Day 19: Scan a newspaper or newsite and make something inspired by today’s headlines.

During the daylight hours, I work at a newspaper. Problem is, I’m not a news person. I don’t watch the news and I try not to read the news, it’s just too sad, depressing and infuriating. So, I decided to make some origami butterflies to make the news pretty instead.

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Makes me smile

by D.M. SessousApril 19, 2016January 29, 2017

Creative Sprint – Day 16

Create something that makes you laugh out loud.

I don’t think I have an extraordinary sense of humor, although people tend to think I’m funny when I’m completely serious.

I can get my boyfriend laughing, but I think he’s biased.

So, I decided to create something that makes me smile instead of laughing out load…I hope you smile too.

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It’s in the bag

by D.M. SessousApril 19, 2016January 29, 2017

CreativeSprint – Day 12

Work with only what you find in your pockets or bag, today.

My purse may look small but it holds a ton of crap. Good news for this challenge!

Despite the urge to use my shoulder bag which has a rainbow assortment of PaperMate Flairs, I challenged myself to use the contents of my purse. So, with the exception of a pair of scissors from my desk, I used: the back of an old shopping list, a black ball point pen, nail polish, lip gloss and dental floss.

I even employed my novice Zentangle skills…woot!

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National Butterfly Appreciation Day!

by D.M. SessousApril 12, 2016January 29, 2017

CreativeSprint – Day 9

Make up your own new holiday and show us how to celebrate it.

Well…that would be Butterfly Appreciation Day of course!

I had fun looking into all the national celebration days out there, and there are tons!

To celebrate Butterfly Appreciation Day you can plant a butterfly garden, visit a butterfly conservatory and/or take photos of butterflies! You can even dress in butterfly wings and dance around in the sunshine and flowers, clothing optional but recommended depending on the weather.

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Butterfly face

by D.M. SessousApril 12, 2016January 29, 2017

CreativeSrpint – Day 8

Make something while you are in the bathroom or with materials found in the bathroom, today.

My first thought with this one was, eeeww….

Then I rolled my eyes at myself and chided, “It’s while you’re in the bathroom Denise, not while you’re going to the bathroom.” So, shaking those image out of my mind (yes, sometimes I’m still 12-years-old) wonderful ideas started to fill my mind. I do have art supplies in the bathroom. I use every day to paint on my face…

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Cat-terfly?

by D.M. SessousApril 12, 2016January 29, 2017

CreativeSprint – Day 7

Observe a pet or watch a video of your favorite animal. Make something inspired by it.

My favorite animals include: butterflies (obviously, right?), cats, horses, frogs and turtles.

Since I have a plethora of cat pics, I decided to create a photo collage butterfly for today’s challenge.

If you’re curious, and because they’re so cute I can’t help but share, here are the photos I used to create the collage. Can you say, aaaww…

1917648_102408476438489_4032075_n_doc — Camilla in the cat bliss zone

100_0523_web — Baby playing “cat in a box”

100_0521_cropped_doc — close-up of Baby’s paws from above

100_0523_cropped_doc — close-up of Baby’s eyes from above (the “red eye” here was really cool)

100_0611_cropped — Baby and Birdie chillin’ while I did my “Home is where” shoot

100_0452_cropped_doc — Baby sitting pretty

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Berry good butterfly

by D.M. SessousApril 11, 2016January 29, 2017

CreativeSprint – Day 6

Look in your kitchen or a grocery store for inspiration. Work with the first fruit or vegetable to catch your eye (canned or frozen counts!)

I’ve always loved how eating a plate of fresh berries leaves wonderful, watercolor-like stains on my paper plate. So today, my butterfly is berry delicious.

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Color Collector

by D.M. SessousApril 11, 2016January 29, 2017

CreativeSprint – Day 5

Work with a collection of your own or borrow one.

I don’t really have a collection, so I decided to work with something I have a lot of…art supplies! I can’t seem to pass up a new box of crayons or a package of bright markers. I might be an addict. Or, as I like to justify it, er see it, I’m a collector of color.

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A walk in the park

by D.M. SessousApril 4, 2016January 29, 2017

CreativeSprint – Day 4

Take a 5 minute walk with no set destination. Make something with whatever materials you can find where you’ve ended up. Leave it for someone else to find but don’t forget to document it first!

I met up with my workout buddy after work and we walked from 2nd & Franklin to Monroe Park. Once there, I found some lovely Magnolia leaves and other tree debris and put together this rustic, au-naturale, butterfly.