ahh october is finally here! for those of you who know me- you know that dia de los muertos is one of my favorite times of year. i’ll be sharing my artwork throughout the month. hope you will be inspired to remember and celebrate the life of a past loved one.
el libro del muerto or ”the [...]

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i have very little willpower in some instance’s -kid’s & books being one.  so-when i was at the flea market this morning it was impossible to resist this treasure-a baby book.  robert henry was born on june 10th 1918 in waukau, wisconsin to gwendolyn & henry cantgler.   gorgeously illustrated by clara powers wilson & published by the reilly & [...]

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 This morning i read in the LA Time’s that an Australian preforming art’s troupe  “Strange Fruit” would be in downtown Los Angeles this evening. My husband (bless his adventurous spur of the minute soul) a friend and i took the subway downtown to  Bank of America Plaza.  the excursion was well worth it-in a word-MAGICAL. They are preforming tomorrow as [...]

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 Although I named her Valentina Marcella-she is dedicated to my friend Shelia-the true “Queen of the night”.
i over dyed an vintage 1940’s tablecloth, embellishing with beading & embroidery and she is in an early circa 1900’s woodframe.
she’ll be at the  Icons, Legends & Nortorius figures exhibit at the Cactus Gallery in Eagle Rock. visit their website:  http://www.eclecticcactus.com/
 

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for those of you who know me-you  are aware of my “collections”.i have tried to be quite stern with myself-i’m at a point in my life i should use what i have-sadly that is not quite working out.  
i was at a flea market (not the best place for one who is trying to resist [...]

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it’s hard to think about christmas in 90 degree heat. i’ve been having alot of fun with these angels-here’s the christmas girl.

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I can’t wait for summer ! I have workshops scheduled at the gallery in Venice during June & July. I was going to take the month of August off-change of plans,  i’ve been invited to exhibit & teach at the Pasadena Bead & Design Show. I’m very excited! for more information and a complete schedule visit [...]

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as usual my tuesday morning  started out at a fast pace-the  usual walk the dogs, feed dogs, cats, bird,chickens, feed men (in that order. do other various chores-out the door by 7:30 to hit the swapmeet and market-planning on being back at 10 to get some work done.
naturally it’s rush hour traffic- we have about 6 [...]

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does mother’s day have a special meaning? a question that might give some pause- naturally all the veteran mom’s out there know the answer-it’s just another day. don’t misunderstand- in my mind that’s not a bad thing and after 29 yrs of being a mom-i still am enjoying my”momhood”.
i’ll close by sharing a story from an aquaintance of [...]

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i was feeling very sorry for myself-i had one of “those shows”.  Perhaps it was the record heat, the fire a few miles away, the laker game who knows-whatever the reason there was hardly anyone there except alot of unhappy hot vendors. 
 a very low point was when a woman dropped one of my new favorite’s, a very
fragile assemblage piece and [...]

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