CRUSADE No. 46 ~ What's Your Hang Up?

 

Thank you to all the crusaders who joined in this month to show us the various ways to use your color copies of painted backgrounds.  I know it was alot of work to do more than one page so appreciate that you took the time to share your work and your thoughts about the process.  I was thinking it might be cool to offer one of your background copies to another crusader, and see how they might use it.  Maybe we will try that sometime.

The participation always slims down at this time of year so I am making this an easy challenge.  It's something I hope you have already done ~ but if not, now is the time!  I want you to put your art under glass.  See what it looks like framed.  Hang it in your home or your workspace.  It can be a journal page, or a painted piece, or a color copy (or printed scan) of your work.  Or paint a canvas, just to hang somewhere in your home.  If you already have your own art adorning your walls then show us!  Let's motivate each other this month to express ourselves as the artists we are by hanging our cool stuff on our walls. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above are evidence photos that show some of my own art hanging at home.  The framed journal pages sit on a shelf in my studio (there is no wall space).  I also have many pieces done by friends hanging throughout the home.  Let's see what you've got :)

 

 

Next:  a series based on journaling *evidence*

 

EDIT:  Archived links have been moved from sidebar to here.

 

Anne Gaal
Bev Baird
Dorit Elisha
Elena Nosyreva
Elena Nosyreva
Hanna Andersson
Helen
Helena Andreson
Jane Royal
Jessica Boctor
Julie Prichard
Kari DeSaulnier
Kari DeSaulnier (more)
Kathleen Green
Kim Hutchinson
Lenna Young
Marcia Beckett
Melanie Philpott
Michelle Brown
Michelle Ward
Mona
Nathalie Nayer
Nini
Peggy Gatto
Regina Rooks
Rosemary Griffin
Sally Turlington
Sandy Berman
Sarah Gardner
TJ

Comments

[Regina]

This is very timely. I do have several of my works, hanging, but more are not. A previous crusade piece is under glass, but is waiting for a frame. Thanks for the motivation to follow through. XO

[Julie]

Sigh..this is a great idea..I recently started a rotating frame in my dining room to house digital art.. I print and switch out art as needed..it's great- I think everyone should do it!

[lenna young andrews]

Michelle, I have something already framed that I love and thought I would share:
http://creativelenna.blogspot.com/2010/11/gpp-whats-your-hang-up.html
I hope to be back later in the month with something else!
; ^ )lenna

[Marble Blue]

What's my hang up? That I don't think my stuff is "good enough" to hang up!!!! ARGH. I know, I've got to work on that... I plan on joining in this crusade one way or the other.

See you back here soon
Love MB

PS - I am probably not the only one freaking out about this one - any advice?

[Sarah]

eeek - this is one thing I have never had the confidence to do....I have a box canvas I made on the wall (well, I used to, I took it down and replaced it by some “proper” art by a “real” artist :) )

But I have never dared put anything of mine behind glass (other than photographs), somehow that seems a privilege reserved for the real deal.

Will try to be brave! It’s too long since I last had the time to join in with the crusades….

[Carrie]

Sweet! Motivation to get me off my butt and out looking for a frame for my last piece. And maybe some others. :)

And hey, I have that postcard in the first pic! Came in a GPP package I ordered way back. It's hanging on the cabinet door behind my desk at work!

[Anne Gaal]

I have two pieces of my art hanging in my studio that you can see in the last photo in this post: http://www.gaalcreative.com/2010/10/29/a-peek-inside-my-studio/

The top piece is a scanned and printed copy of an art journal page showing me in my Artist Armor. And the bottom piece is a watercolor that I did on Yupo watercolor paper at a class I took on my birthday.

[the GyPsY]

Ohh so nice to hear you say that! My art is all over my house. Paintings, collages, photos, crochet, macrame, papier mache, jewelry .. it seemed a little egoistic at first :-)
Like your blog. BTW I found by going on a little diversion from Kelly' blog hop which I was inspired to visit all 400 blogs by Rita A. :-)

[Michelle Brown]

I have overcome my fear and made 5 little collages in frames:

http://aztecmichelle.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/gpp-no-46-whats-your-hang-up/

So it's not quite the big piece of work to hang, but I am working on it! (Well... working up the courage!)

Thanks,
Michelle

[Kari Desi]

Here are just a few of my things that I have in my home. I'll be back a little later in the month with something new!
http://karidesi.blogspot.com/2010/11/hang-it-up.html

[Elena Nosyreva]

Here are some of my pieces hanging in the house.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elka-igolka/sets/72157625332102676/with/5154346461/

Framed art really looks better and also makes you feel better about your work.

Thanks,

Elena

[Chris]

An excellent idea.
And I gotta get out to the previous crusades and see what folks have done. It's great to visit the players and look at the variety of inspiration out there. Thanks Michelle!

[Nancy]

Oh, Michelle, The rotating blocks in your dining room are absolutely *IT*. I die for them, so very very cool. Not that there's anything wrong with the rest of your art, you realize , but those blocks just "send me".

[Jane]

Michelle, thank you for another great challenge!
My 'evidence' is posted

http://paintedheartstudio.blogspot.com/

p.s. I agree with Nancy, the blocks are beyond cool.

[Helena]

My art, well, waiting a right frame, but still, there it is: http://ehelena.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/my-art/

[inge]

Hello Michelle,

I have a whole wall on my first floor for a lot of artwork my kids made when they were small and teenagers, but I don't really have much on my wall from myself except an extract of my MOO's with work of me...

I make a lot to give away and my little books I make are not on the walls but in two glasscabinets, but that's not the same as on the wall I guess.
Or does a glasscabinet counts as a frame too ?...

greetings from Belgium
Inge

[K Hutchinson]

Here is mine!

http://runningonink.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/crusade-no-41-whats-your-hang-up/

[Melanie Philpott]

Hi Michelle! Sorry I missed last month but I'm back! Yey! I decided to use a canvas. Here it is:

http://messbymelanie.blogspot.com/2010/11/gpp-street-team-crusade-no46-whats-your.html

Thanks for another great crusade!

[Elena Nosyreva]

Here is the latest addition to my art wall - this is a photomontage.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elka-igolka/5195602975/in/set-72157625332102676/

Thank you everyone for your comments in my Flickr site.

Happy holidays,

Elena Nosyreva

[Bev Baird]

I only have 2 pieces of my own work up - but you have challenged me to frame more! Thanks Michelle! Love your artwork through your house!
Here is my post - you have to scroll down!

http://bunnysgirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/full-moon-dreamboard-weekly-wrap-up.html

[Mona]

Here are my hang-ups! http://alcorart.blogspot.com/2010/11/crusade-nr-46-whats-your-hang-up.html. Happy Holidays!

[Marcia Beckett]

Here is my art tour! Thanks for this idea, so fun... Can I ask how you made those lovely assemblages with wire, fabric leaves and branches? What did you use to attach them all together?

http://vividlayers.blogspot.com/2010/11/whats-your-hang-up.html

[TJ]

I framed a gift, it was a hit! Thank you Michelle. I'm sorry I'm always so last minute, but thanks for the challenge. Sometimes it's hardest to take ourselves seriously enough to do something like this...

http://studiomailbox.typepad.com/tales_from_studio_mailbox/2010/11/hanging-it-up.html

[Rosemary Griffin]

Hi Michelle,
I finally got my piece framed and up on the wall. It never would have happened without you! Thanks so much for the crusades this year. I managed to take part in all of them.

[Regina]

Grateful for the posting extenstion. I actually made my goal of hanging art early on, but getting my post up has been a challenge.
Merry Christmas! xo
http://rgrdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/12/gpp-street-team-crusade-no-46-whats.html

[Kari Desi]

Here's my second go at this. My previous post showed pieces I already had up. (I felt like I was cheating!) To really take on the challenge I wanted to add something that I've been meaning to add that I "haven't gotten around to yet".
http://karidesi.blogspot.com/2010/12/hang-it-up-part-2.html

[iHanna]

Now mine is up too: http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=1228

Merry Christmas to all of you! See you crusing next year too!

[Helen]

Hello Michelle, I finally did it! Here is my piece. Love your framed art, looks so great. I will be on the look out for nice frames from now on.

[Kathleen Green]

Hi Michelle,
Pleased to take part in your challenge... I posted something from my wall but I am encouraged to do some new art for framing too. Thanks for the inspiration!
~Kathleen
http://blog.kathleengreen.com/2010/12/whats-your-hang-up.html

[Nini~]

My first participation...thanx for the challenge and inspiration...

http://mycreativeheart.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/whats-your-hang-up/

[Sarah]

I'm really behind on my Crusades! But I had it in my head to do something a little different with this one. I hope you enjoy it. As always, Michelle, thank you for being such an inspiration!
Here's a link to my submission: http://www.vimeo.com/user6139231/videos