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Upcoming Topanga Studio tour

turke3 — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:46:06 +0000

This is Mattias-who will be in the Topanga Studio tour silent auction.

For more information please visit:

http://www.topangacanyongallery.com/

Joy

turke3 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:40:31 +0000

The first of the 3 graces-

The three graces-Joy. Image copyright Mavis Leahy

Green all over

turke3 — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:23:59 +0000

My favorite sinner!

Eat, shop and be merry!

turke3 — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:09:15 +0000

Ten women Venice will be having our annual Holiday party and sale and I’ll be in Noho on Sat at “Poodleville” for more information visit my website and look under events.

vintage label ornament image copyright mavis leahy

turke3 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:24:25 +0000

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.

a compassionate spirit

turke3 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:28:23 +0000

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

helping hands

turke3 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:35:51 +0000

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.

lazy days

turke3 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:09:17 +0000

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 a firm “no dogs on the furniture policy” – but that is not to say we don’t make exceptions. oreo-the new girl- came from a home where she was allowed on the furniture-as a matter of fact- she had her own full sized bed! so even though she has several pillows-both inside and out-as do the other 2 girls-it’s been a bit of an adjustment for her.

several weeks ago around 3 in the morning, my husband and i woke to a very large thud and crash in our bedroom. not unusual-through the years with animals and kids-one gets used to these things. i turned on the light and saw oreo looking very chagrined- a table was overturned next to the chaise lounge. not hard to figure out-she was sleeping on it and fell off. she slunk away-very embarrassed-retreating to her pillow. the new nightly scenario is-she starts on her pillow with the other girls- and about 20 min after i’m in bed i hear her try and quietly (virtually impossible at 150 lbs) creep up on the chaise. when betty comes in to wake me up at 5:30am-i pretend not to see oreo and she gets down-works for everyone! betty has her own chair in the den-again-i turn a blind eye. it is a chair i usually sit in-a smaller sized armchair. when i first saw her sleeping on it i couldn’t believe it. betty is a big girl-she isn’t as tall as oreo, but very muscular, she outweighs oreo by a few pounds (she will have to diet later in life.) she was curled up so tightly-that when when she saw me and tried to get down- whe was so wedged in it took her a couple of minutes to extricate herself. never a dull moment!

coloring outside the lines

turke3 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:04:26 +0000

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 niece to patricia anders barbie workshop-the final one before her barbie redux show debuts on aug 7th.

what fun! i am definitely making up for lost time- i didn’t play with barbies as a child-but i sure am now!

appreciation of details

turke3 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:04:32 +0000

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 talk” from dr jaynes medicines trade cards. i also love the detail on this vintage silk embroidered piano scarf-the pagoda in the garden.

so many projects and so many marvelous distractions!