oh my-what a month! the grand finale at olvera st was wonderful!  it’s hard to say goodbye-but time to move on- “our lady of guadalupe” will be opening at abuelitas in topanga canyon on nov 16th.

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here is the first of my altars-a very traditional one-honoring the compassion of the higher  spirits!

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my daughter is working in aspen this week-so i have my “fur granchildren”-2 cats and the bunny. violet is the white puff-always in the middle of whatever i’m trying to do. these are 2 of the pieces for the upcoming “made in brazil” event at the ten women gallery in venice.

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the lazy days of summer are at their pinnacle here-so hard to concentrate on “what should be done”. having fun with many projects-am trying to zero in on all my dia de los muertos art-as it is right around the corner! pictured is the newest addition to my los muertos series -food for thought.
we have [...]

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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 [...]

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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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betty & oreo were lucky girls today-they got to meet cesar milan! sadly i was down with a very unpleasant bug this weekned-but my husband and wonderful daughter sasha (who has grown up with all our rescued danes) took the girls down to venice beach to meet cesar milan, my hero! 
 

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it’s been a fun week-starting on sunday with the installation of the assemblage window at the gallery. i pledged a “blog a day” (a record for me) this week to share some of the pieces. tomorrow will be the artist reception for “lost & found” at ten women-hope you can join us for a wonderful [...]

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this piece is done by a dear friend, who shares my love of old treasures. we met about 17 yrs ago at a co- operative craft store where we both had a space. i was instantly drawn to her work- bobbi’s use of old photo’s, antique buttons & lace is hauntingly beautiful.  bobbi relocated to [...]

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i’m having fun! i have alot of request’s for red devils-i could not resist not only blue-but in drag.

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