My little bird is now black and all gussied up!
Archive for May, 2009
My bare naked bird…
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009… you know I used to have a bare naked bird for real. A budgie named Buddy… he moulted once, dropped every single feather except one or two on his little tiny head, and he never got them back. A bare nake, ‘plucked’ looking bird. Oh poor little buddy. He lived a few years before he went to birdie heaven, where hopefully his angel wings were feathered!
Back to my bird… I made this little guy this weekend, using air dry clay. I’m not sure how I’ll paint him yet. I want to make a whole bunch more… it’s kinda zen like to play with mud :) very relaxing. (click the pics cuz the thumbnails cut off the beaks)
He’s kinda rough still, not yet sanded smooth – but I don’t think I want him totally smooth, because I like the rough look.
Veggie Pizza… it’s what’s for dinner…
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009I got so excited making this pizza because I thought to myself “here’s a great thing I can make for Pearl! for lunch or dinner”, but drat… my darling Amanda is vegan and I don’t think that fake soy cheese will melt. I’ll keep trying.
Anway, this pizza is delish!
I used Trader Joe’s herb and garlic pizza dough, and made it into a rectangle to fit my pan. Then I used pesto sauce (because I hate tomato sauce) and piled on sauteed garlic, onions (oops, Pearl hates those too), zucchini, olives, mushrooms red peppers, and sun dried tomatoes. Topped it mozzo, smoked provolone, and parm. Popped it in the oven for 15 minutes and holy cow – the house smelled great and it was delish. I sent a pic to Pat with my camera phone and he even came home for dinner… oh the power of food ;)
Another one started!
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Can you guess what this is?
I’ve started another cage skirt “doll”. I construct the cage, from scratch, soldering each wire connection as I go. I’m not an expert, so some ‘welds’ as my dear friend calls them are bigger than others, but that’s ok – I’m a woman, not a machine, lol. I love soldering the skirt… more than any other step, it’s the funnest and most gratifying for me.
Here’s a little hint… later this fall (or maybe by mid to late summer), I’m hoping to teach an online class for this…. is there any interest???
Do you see in the top, center of the photo… a cement/tiled round thing? That’s the base for the cage (skirt). More pics to come as she progresses.
Video/slide show *FIXED*
Sunday, May 24th, 2009My slide show video thinga-a-ma-jig was messed up (only showing a clip, not the whole thing) … but it’s fixed now, so you get to see my family AND my art :) A girl’s gotta gush when there’s a baby involved ;)
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My nest is empty…
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009Tyler has moved out… it’s good for him… but for me – it kinda sucks to be honest with you. My DH is off in the am when I’m working, and he’s at work at night when I’m off… so the house is just too quiet. I guess I just need to adjust… and take advantage of the quiet to do my art, but it’s kind eerie… there just doesn’t feel like there’s any life in the house, especially when my lazy cats are all asleep too. I need a little dog, since my baby days are over, lol.
Today was spent pretty much sulking with the occasional tear here and there, so I figured I better get out of the house before I really sunk into the depths… so I went to the beach – my cure all :)
A raven kept me company while I was there.
Amilee – available on Etsy
Friday, May 22nd, 2009She’s signed, sealed and ready to be delivered :)
Available in my Etsy shop right now :)
click to see her on etsy
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Can I gush a little?
Thursday, May 21st, 2009Try this video again… the first time I uploaded it – it only showed a quarter of it. It should all be here now… my son, my g-baby, and my art.
A sneek peek of Amilee
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009She’s my latest painting. I did her in a style I Have not done before, and it’s by far my favorite method so far… I think I found “my style”. I have used all my fave methods and combined them into one style … acrylic paint (made translucent like water color), wood burning the outline, adding in paper like always, but the best part is something new I tried…. instead of using acrylic paint on her face, I left it ‘naked’ and only used my wood burner and some pastel chalks to giver her life. I love the effect. Acrylic paint is used on her eyes, lips and hair – to make them pop.
I need to finish her shirt, then get her photographed with my good camera – this is just my camera phone (her background is showing blue, but it’s really more green) and she’ll be for sale on Etsy. I need to go the fabric store for some organza for her shirt, this weekend.
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It started with the chickens…
Monday, May 11th, 2009My uncle and his wife Shannon have quite a menagerie of little critters….
First there were the chickens and a rooster…who live in an rv, turned chicken coop… (I’ll find my pics)
Then last year came the goats… they are tiny, they are feisty, and they are hilarious! (that’s my Aunt Shannon holding her babies)
Did I mention they live a in a VW van?
Now they have more chickens, but these ones have fuzzy feet!
And then quite possibly, the cutest thing I’ve ever seen…. ducklings, who’s first few days in life, were spent swimming around the bathtub! Oh how I want ducklings in my bath tub too!! (reminds me of the movie Fly Away Home with the Canadian Geese. I love that movie)
I seriously need a little plot of land, for a little house, and some little farm animals! I told them next year, I suggest sheep :)
