tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46795016081403752612024-03-12T18:15:50.112-06:00Camille McClellandFor Whom the Angels and Devils are Fighting so Furiously.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-35646376716456173742015-09-03T17:12:00.001-06:002015-09-03T17:12:35.462-06:00Brave Girls University
This is the coolest new site for Artists ever.
Want to take an online class,
on ANY subject,
from all of the TOP teachers,
All in one forum?
This is the place to be. There is such a huge variety of course materials, and the content is beautiful and amazing. These are not your "free tutorials" but in-depth, professionally developed instructional courses.
IfCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-37512351592169167642015-08-04T10:03:00.002-06:002015-08-04T10:15:41.379-06:00Brave Girls Club UniversityI had lunch with Melody and Kathy a couple months ago and they told me about their latest concept.
An online class venue for art instructors, where class content could be revived and students would not be limited to one instructor or art form. Where students can learn "anything about anything art."
It's the Etsy for Art Education.
This is going to be so huge.
Come check it out. Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-4175360964570063992014-09-23T13:40:00.002-06:002014-09-23T13:40:18.775-06:00How to Get Out of DebtI despise debt. It makes me crazy. Crazy anxious and nervous. It feels overwhelming, and makes me fear the worst.
What if I lose my job...
What if I lose my house...
What if I can't feed my kids...
What if I can't take care of my kids...
What if I have to live in my car...
What if I have to live in my car, and then I lose my car....
What if it's winter when all this happens...
What Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-42630856851404091002013-11-15T22:55:00.001-07:002013-11-15T22:55:14.242-07:00Yeah, I know...I really owe an explanation for my long absence.
It's coming. 2013 has been a very long year. So was 2012.
2014 is going to rock. Seriously.
I'll tell you about it as soon as I can wrap my brain around it and formulate something read-worthy.
xo CamCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-927557922467578322013-11-15T22:50:00.002-07:002013-11-15T22:51:48.568-07:00Leather GalleryWelcome to my tooled leather gallery!
Camille McClelland
aka. WonderCam
aka. Leather Whisperer
camillemcc@gmail.com
This is not a complete gallery of my work, but the most complete collection in one place.
Enjoy and Happy Tooling!
xoxo CamCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-78325627813320752262013-02-20T23:36:00.000-07:002013-02-20T23:36:44.587-07:00Popularity."When I was a kid..."
We all have at least one story of when we felt bullied.
I remember one time in Sunday School class there were not enough chairs. A girl I looked up to suggested to the class that I could sit in one of the small baby chairs. It hurt my feels enough that I've never forgotten about it, and yet, I know she wasn't intentionally trying to be mean. Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-25920206322228809172013-01-14T22:10:00.003-07:002013-08-23T15:10:49.739-06:00Handmade U With the Leather Whisperer - April 2013This is my good friend, and fellow Brave Girl, Rachel .
Rachel is AWESOME. One of the most authentic, down-to-Earth people I know. I met Rachel in February 2010 at Brave Girls camp and we have stayed in touch since. I have visited her in Omaha and she has been back to Idaho. She's just one of those people you want to know... especially with what I'm about to tellCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-14284121278192049142012-12-28T22:10:00.002-07:002012-12-28T22:10:40.712-07:002013: The Year of ACTIONI recently participated in a couple independent assessments called DISC and CORE. They are the kind of assessments that measures the individuals strengths and weaknesses.
The weaknesses part kills me. As predicted, the assessment rated me very high on the perfectionist scale (clearly, this is not a grammar, spelling, formatting, or punctuation scale), which Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-62201408694346720102012-10-23T21:50:00.004-06:002013-08-23T15:10:49.750-06:00Custom Hand-Tooled Leather Cuffs... the latestThis weekend I had a bit of time to catch up on some custom back orders.. I'm still a bit behind, but making headway. Hey... Good things come to those who wait, right?
... Or wasn't there something about a squeaky wheel......
Here's what I've been up to. These are all SOLD custom orders...
This next bit... Makes me giddyCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-28119098743581252722012-10-04T22:16:00.001-06:002013-08-23T15:10:49.741-06:00Virtual Gallery Walk Day 4
Artistic Inspiration: Then and Now
I have been thinking a lot lately about what inspires my art. Everything. Simply everything.
I must listen to music that speaks to me while creating art. Calm soothing Norah Jones, Adele, Peggy Lee, Billy Holliday, Sara Bareilles..
What else.
1970's color palettes
Original flowers sketched in pencilCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-806742286587988712012-09-27T22:48:00.001-06:002012-09-27T22:54:36.376-06:00When is it okay to make a change?
It's way too late for me to be just starting a blog post... so this will be interesting.
I have had a lot on my mind lately with regard to change. I've been making some big ones. Huge.
Life-changing, Huge and scary.
Letting go of a lot of people, and preconceived notions of what my life was supposed to look like. Transitioning into where Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-41660645153709390582012-09-03T13:38:00.001-06:002013-08-23T15:10:49.745-06:00More Tooled Leather! Sculpted FlowersI'll put together a tutorial later, but wanted to share my latest creation. :)
It's all leather. Hand-tooled, painted and sculpted by yours trueley.
Happy Tooling,
xoxo Cam
Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-85345682204342394172012-07-09T21:40:00.001-06:002013-08-23T15:10:49.752-06:00Holy Smokes.... What a Response!Wow.
I was so worried nothing would really sell and in less than 24 hours 75% of my finished tooled leather cuffs were sold out. Warm fuzzies to the tenth.
I agonize over my art. Mostly myself. I have to love it. That is most important. But then secondly.... will anyone else like it? Agonize. Not even kidding.
Tonight I listed a new cuff.
Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-57731167662054905842012-07-08T14:39:00.001-06:002013-08-23T15:10:49.748-06:00WonderCam the Leather Whisperer - My ETSY SHOP IS NOW OPEN!!My new ETSY shop is OPEN!! Omg, omg, omg, omg.. I"m so anxious!
I wonder if anything will acutally sell. And then the buyer gets it will they love it? And will I be able to keep it stocked?
Oh, I should let you all know. Any money I manage to earn is going into savings. Cause mama needs a new pair of boobs.
Yup, you read that right.
Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-5667522098128622422012-06-02T00:14:00.000-06:002012-06-02T09:46:07.143-06:00Transformation of a Vintage Train TrunkA couple weeks ago I went to Orlando to visit my most favorite Floridians:
Lorraine (Hot chick on the right) introduced me to transforming vintage train trucks.. mixed media style...
And then she let me pick one from her 'stash to work on during my visit.
(This is a true demonstration on REAL GENUINE LOVE)
I forgot to take pictures of the trunk I was actually Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-63024845770126824882012-05-27T16:30:00.003-06:002012-05-27T16:30:39.765-06:00Creating Safety and Trust
It's my creed. My statement of belief.
Before all else, before Love, and Trust, and Faith, and Passion and Commitment there must first come saftey. If there is not safety then how can anything else be expected to survive? We all have the natural instinct of self preservation, avoiding pain and discomfort.
Do we take RISKS?
Absolutely. Until Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-31065997730468146032012-05-13T19:59:00.001-06:002012-05-13T19:59:13.944-06:00
Body Image.
(Paraphrased from Wikipedia)
Body image refers to a person's feelings of the aesthetics and sexual attractiveness of his or her own body... Human society has at all times placed great value on beauty of the human body, but a person's perception of their own body may not correspond to society's standards.
A person's body image is thought to be, in part, a product of his or her Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-55618444891993057242012-04-11T19:39:00.000-06:002012-04-11T19:39:08.947-06:00Three Ingredient Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe.Lungfish. Did you know a lungfish can survive up to 4 years without eating? That's what I want for children. I'll trade them for humans when they grow up, because lungfish are really ugly.
Since going back to work full time, I have lost any joy I once took in cooking... which was always minuscule. Since then, there has been a lot of take out, dine out, premade, frozen and box Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-23523167116758675142012-03-07T18:38:00.000-07:002012-03-07T18:38:44.970-07:00KONY 2012Scroll down and turn off the music, and then PLEASE watch this video. It's time for action.
No more ignorance.
http://vimeo.com/invisible/kony2012
xoxo CamCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-67889937777773686632012-03-06T21:36:00.002-07:002012-03-06T21:37:51.885-07:00It's All About Good Fortune...I have this old table in my office. I make all my art sitting at this old table. It's covered in Mod Podge and paint, and generally hundreds of scraps and bits and pieces of wanna-be art supplies, my kids school work, unfinished projects, and tools.
I love it.
When I moved the table into my studio I started decoupaging items of interest to the surface. Mostly Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-53426805077793270272012-01-23T17:59:00.001-07:002013-08-23T15:10:49.746-06:00More on Tooled Leather Cuffs... and Tooled Leather Flowers.I have owed my friend Shawna a cuff for an embarrassingly long time.
It's hard to make stuff for her because we get together and create art all the time... and she's so talented in her own accord, so I feel kind of silly making her stuff. Hence the procrastination.
So I decide for Christmas (yes, I realize it's nearing the end of January) that I would make Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-75701714828173560742012-01-15T19:53:00.000-07:002012-01-15T19:53:38.287-07:002012: The Year of Hope
Hope:
(noun) A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
(verb) Trust, Expect, Anticipate
I am emotionally challenged. Hugely emotionally challenged. I can't allow the consequences that come with vulnerability. As a result... when you build high fences... you are safe inside, but everyone is locked out. The good, the bad... and yes, even theCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-63654482662979278292011-12-26T16:12:00.000-07:002011-12-26T16:12:26.448-07:00Christmas 2011Missy... is so happy it's Christmas.
So is Jennica...
And Aaron...
Move over Tony Hawk... The world is not big enough...
...And some of us are just a little more dedicated.
Noah's new non-toy toy.
And sister.
And the damaged bumper from my new car...
...A little more damaged.
Idaho Christmas day sunsets
The husband.
My brother Al and his cute, freezing, wife Chey.
Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-32819369918897000822011-12-12T21:33:00.002-07:002011-12-12T21:51:07.731-07:00Bringing back 2007's Christmas VillageI am seriously considering recreating my 2007 Christmas Village Album set. The first set I made as a revenue generating project because we really needed the money... but I regret selling it ever since. I design these albums from conceptualizing the shape of the album, down to every fine detail.
They are truly one of a kind... well, with the exception Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679501608140375261.post-68307948076929503402011-12-01T10:58:00.000-07:002011-12-01T10:58:36.981-07:00My Mantra:The word mantra is said to come from a root meaning that which protects the mind...
Vola con le proprie ali
(She flies with her own wings)
xoxo CamCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483622659374183631noreply@blogger.com2