i got absolutely nothing done that i should of this weekend-but i’m guilt free. i’ve been in an “exploratory mode” lately-and i’ve decided to indulge myself this summer . i’ll be experimenting with new mediums, methods and materials-not worrying about deadlines, websites and what i “should” be doing.
on sat i took my 13 yr old [...]
Entries from June 2009
coloring outside the lines
June 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments
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possibilities
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments
i have in the back of my mind another mythological creature-since i had so much fun with the harpy’s. i acquired this wonderful victorian print a few years ago at a flea market. the frame caught my eye-as i am always on the lookout for antique frames. when i saw the print i fell in [...]
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appreciation of details
June 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
i recently saw some wonderful fabrics on morgaine le fay’s antique textiles and more blog-and was reminded of some of my “old friends”. as gardening and dogs are a personal passion-this is one of my all time favorites- the victorian square of a boy and his dog. it is circa late 1800, similar to “can you [...]
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sisters of the wind
June 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
my harpies are finished and i am so pleased! i will miss them- in a week or so-they are off to the folktree gallery in pasadena for “noah’s ark, two by two”.
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a new life
June 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments
i’ve been on an assemblage and found objecx mode for sometime. bottlecap art has always been fun-i admire the creative uses people come up with. my friend cola, did a wonderful abstact painting with bottlecaps for the assemblage window at the ten women gallery in march-thus inspiring me. i decided to adorn a recently aquired [...]
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a weekend in the country
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments
the topanga artwalk last weekend was wonderful. the weather was perfect and the setting was lovely. for those of you who don’t live in the los angeles area-topanga canyon is a beautiful oasis in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city. it is an interesting and electric mix, a very artistic community. [...]
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artwalk this weekend and summer barbie in august
June 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
the topanga artwalk is this weekend-i am participating as a guest artist. i am so fortunate to be at artist brian gibsons lovely home. we will be set up in his wonderfully tranquil zen garden, a must see!( i’ll be taking lots of pix)
in august the ten women gallery will be having a barbie event. [...]
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harpies & skulls
June 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
i have been working on a piece for the upcoming folktree gallery’s two by two- noahs ark show. gail mishkin-the wonderful curator of the folktree gallery invited artists to create pairs of animals (same species), and/or some kind of ark imagery, offering their personal interpretations of the story and the creatures that populate it. there [...]
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