My first try at the one inch squares that are popular right now. My backgrounds are scraped paint. The text is either from an old French-English dictionary, or from Virgil's Aenid; a 1917 edition that has the Latin with English translation underneath.
By Sherre

Here are some one inch square pieces that have a scraped paint background. I haven't added any text to these yet.
By Sherre

A French ATC for a swap.
By Sherre

This is another button ornament. I actually sold three of these to an art friend in New York. That was pretty thrilling for me!
By Sherre

Here is a sample of some charms I have made for a swap. They are made from shrink plastic that was embossed and molded before drying. I then painted each charm and added a translucent gold glitter. I painted them with Lumiere and/or Pearlescent acrylic paints. Now to make more since there are 26 of us in the swap! The swap is for the arttechniques yahoo group of which I am a co-owner.
By Sherre

Two more Nestling ornaments. The baby on the left has velvet leaf wings. The words on the one at right are from an antique children's book.
By Sherre

Here are a couple of "Nestlings." These are 3D ornaments. The baby on the right has velvet leaf wings.
By Sherre

This is a "Nestling." I found an idea similar to this in the Somerset Workshop 2 book, and did my own take on it. I thought it would be a cute ornament. Can't wait to make more!
By Sherre

This is an ornament based on a favorite photo of my mom when she was a little girl.
By Sherre

A Button People ornament.
By Sherre

An ornament based on a "Button People" idea found in the Somerset Workshop 2 book. The girls is a button made out of clay.
By Sherre

Fall is here!
By Sherre

Close-up of grapes.
By Sherre

Leaves of every color!
By Sherre

It is amazing the variety of colors found on grape vines. They comprise the most of the fall colors found in Sonoma County.
By Sherre

A close-up of some grapes still on the vine with beautifully colored leaves.
By Sherre

Fall color found on our walk.
By Sherre

Another gorgeous tree in a blaze of splendor.
By Sherre

A waterfall in the Ferrari-Carano garden. This garden has different delights in all of the seasons of the year.
By Sherre

The hills are alive.... with the beauty of autumn!
By Sherre

Lambert Bridge.
By Sherre

Close-up of a vine colored in reds. There are a few grapes left on this one!
By Sherre

Colorful vines.
By Sherre

An encaustic collage done at a class at our local JC. I used clear and colored wax along with images from calendars and old text. I call this piece, "Wings and Roses."
By Sherre

Scene from the garden at Ferrari-Carano.
By Sherre

The glory of God's creation in October!
By Sherre

Fallen leaves amid a little stream.
By Sherre

A lovely tree in the Ferrari-Carano garden.
By Sherre

Ferrari-Carano Winery.
By Sherre

The hills were ablaze with fall color today!
By Sherre

More fall color among the vineyards.
By Sherre

Vineyard in gold.
By Sherre

A winding road and fall color.
By Sherre

A view of Mount St. Helena from Westside Road.
By Sherre

Grape vine in full color!
By Sherre

Vines off of Westside Road near the Russian River.
By Sherre

Colorful grape vines on Westside Road in Sonoma County, CA.
By Sherre

I created a Slide Show! Check it out!

I had fun yesterday going back to some photos I took a while ago and tweaking the color and focus on them. It is always nice when I get a chance to play with my Elements program.
By Sherre

This is another shot taken at the Garden Shed in Cambria, CA. I tweaked the color a bit and also gave it a softer focus.
By Sherre

A close-up look at the door's aged appearance.
By Sherre

Part of the Garden Bed scene at the Cambria Pines Lodge.
By Sherre

A rustic looking birdhouse.
By Sherre

Another softened and slightly blurred photo. This was taken at the Garden Shed shop in Cambria, CA.
By Sherre

In this photo I played around with erasing some of the color.
By Sherre

Thistles at Moonstone Beach. Color softened and focus blurred.
By Sherre

Another water wheel shot; this one has a soft focus and a bit different coloration.
By Sherre

This is a close-up shot of the water wheel at the Apple Farm in SLO. I played around with the colors a bit.
By Sherre

Japanese Maple leaves from a tree in my backyard. The sun was shining on them in such a lovely way this afternoon.
By Sherre

Japanese Maple leaves up close.
By Sherre

A Japanese Maple branch.
By Sherre