Friday, February 20, 2026


Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)
This is the place to show off your face art.
You know, ANY type of face, nature, the face of a flower, photography, drawings, paintings, AI. There just needs to be a face in your blog post, a link back to my blog and please use the image below. 
Thank you.

 I have been battling with lupus all month and the last few days have just done me in. Have been in bed sleeping most of the time. I tell you this, to say I have no new art to show this week so you will get old art.

Some of you may remember my leather sculpted faces. These were featured in the library art gallery. 

This one still hangs in my home and I will never sell it. 
Here are a few more that hang in my home. These are all leather sculpts. Once the sculpture is dried the leather is removed from the plaster face, that I also make. The leather holds its shape with nothing behind it. A perfect mask. 

This is one of the first leather faces I ever  made. Some time in the mid 1990s
This face I just sculpted free hand and placed on a painted canvas.
Now for some AI.

 

Ready to see a few features?

 

Linda always has wonderful art.  

Granny Annie can capture the likeness of actors. 


Don't forget to join in for Sunday in the Art Room, "SITAR" Anything art. 
Please link back to my blog and use this image. Thank you so much.
 

New FFO challenge. 

This one is all about expressions. Create a portrait that shows one of the following emotions. Choose from,
 1. Happy, a big smile showing teeth, bright eyes with smile lines and wrinkles. 
 2. Sad, create a face with downcast eyes, a down turned mouth, tears running down the cheeks.
 3. Tired. Create a face that has dark circles under the eyes with a blank stare. Or yawning. Slumped shoulders. 
 4. Surprise. Make a face with wide eyes with lifted eyebrows and forehead wrinkles, A mouth that is in a circle shape.
 5. Anger. A lowered furrowed brow, glaring eyes, flared nostrils, and thin lips. 
 You may create one or more of the expressions or all of them!
You have 11 weeks to create your challenge face (s). April 24th will be the show date on FFO. Use any art medium you like and make it fun!
Remember, the challenges are optional you may still join FFO with your face posts.
 
That's it for me. 
Now show me your face    

30 comments:

  1. Hope you are soon feeling a lot better.
    Love the AI.

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  2. ...WOW, I'm first! Thanks for hosting Nicole, be well and creative!

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  3. Those leather faces are beautiful and I love all the AI... Have a good week.

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  4. The leather sculpted faces are so interesting. They certainly deserved to be featured in the gallery.
    I understand about having issues that prevent my ability to make art. Lack of time OR lack of energy are certainly at the top of my list, hence my post with AI images today.

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  5. Wonderful okder art -feel better soon -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  6. Yes, I remember your beautiful leather faces art very well! I hope your lupus flare passes soon and you will be feeling better again.

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  7. These are great. I like the one on the painted canvas :-D

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  8. Beautiful artwork.
    Considering trying out the new FFO
    May

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  9. Thank you for hosting. Yes, it's again a special face... my rememberings to Paula Modersohn-Becker.
    Wish you a soon recovery. Greetings by Heidrun ❤️

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  10. Sorry to read about the lupus flair up Nicole. I hope you're back on your feet soon. But what fabulous faces. You've briefly shown these, and they are amazing. They look like they were fun to make too. Hope you're feeling more up to creating soon. hugs-Erika

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  11. Oh your leather creations are awesome ~ you are so creative ~ hugs,

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  12. I don't remember your leather pieces and I think they are beautiful. I hope next week is better for you.

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  13. I'm so sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well, and will add you to my prayers. I remember your leather sculpted faces well, so I'm glad you showcased them again. Shalom!

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  14. I'm so sorry that lupus is giving you a hard time again. I hope that this flair up will end soon.
    Your leather faces are fascinating - I remember that you once showed them and back then I thought they're amazing. I still do. There are no limits to your creativity. Big hugs - Carola

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  15. I am so sorry to hear about your lupus Nicole. I hope you feel better soon. Your faces are so amazing and very inspirational. I've always wanted to make the Drama Masks since I love Theatre so much. I think you have inspired me! I should try with fabric! You are amazing and inspirational. Feel better soon my friend. Also your bean post made me buy beans and today I am making a chicken bean soup. Sending you positivity and love. Hugs my friend. Have a lovely weekend and may you feel better soon. I'm still working on my post...will be back to link it.

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  16. Wonderful works you show us dear Nicole. It´s such a pity that you have to suffer from lupus. Hope you will be better soon.
    All the best
    Violetta

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  17. Congrats on your sculptures, Nicole. Beautiful artwork.

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  18. Wow! Your art is mesmerizing Aloha

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  19. Thanks for the feature. I hope you are feeling better soon. It was good to see the leather sculptures again. Fab AI too.

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  20. Your leather sculptures are incredible, each one has so much character and soul.

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  21. Love all the art.
    Sorry to hear the Lupus has been so hard on you lately. My daughter just had a skin biopsy to see if the rash is a lupus rash or something else. The test came back a lupus rash. So he gave her some creams. I hope you start feeling better.

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  22. I do hope you start to feel better soon.
    Many thanks for showing your leather sculptures.

    All the best Jan

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  23. Sorry to hear that your chronic illness is making you suffer so much. I hope you’ll find some relief somehow, soon. Your faces are always great to see.

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  24. The faces are fantastic. 3 D and stylish

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  25. Love your art! And wee. Quite a challenge to think about!

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  26. Boa noite Nicole. Os rostos, máscaras e esculturas são maravilhosos. Desejo uma excelente noite de sábado. Grande abraço do seu amigo brasileiro. Breve, você colocará o meu desenho, que você me deu de presente de aniversário.

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  27. So how did I do the self portrait? I have my cartoon face on file ... serveral versions of it. They are all with the background erased in Photo Shop Elements. Then I took a picture I had of me holding a very big bug in Thailand. I erased my head and added the cartoon. I also erased the background of the frog and put him in my hand over the bug ... I did do a little touch up on the hands and arms. If you work with photo shop it isn't that difficult. If not I am sure you have options for minipulating pictures. Thank you for your compliment and I am glad to share ... any time :)

    Andrea @ From the Sol

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  28. Fantastic faces, Nicole.
    I hope you'll feel better soon.

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  29. Sorry dear Nichole for you have been unwell!
    I hope and I you feel better soon dear friend 🙏
    I enjoyed your art as always,lots of interesting art and stunning AI art as well
    The lady is spectacular wow
    Very talented 👍♥️

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