Posts Tagged ‘PHOTOS’

The Bitch is Back

Friday, November 6th, 2009

I just couldn’t resit using that…

Hellooooo everyone!  I’m so happy to back on my blog.  I took the summer off to bond with my puppy and get all comfy and cozy with Backstreet Gallery.  I’m co-owner with 23 other amazing artists and I can honestly say they are my new family.  I am so blessed to be among such a group of talented and nurturing artists.  I’m serving as the interim Vice President also, which is pretty cool.  If you are ever in Florence, please drop by and check us out :)

So fall is in full swing now… the rain is here and little Chewie is ready to go:

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He’s all grown up now.  He’s about a foot long and a foot tall and a whole lot of cute!

OK, so as I settle in, I’ll be playing catch up with photos from the summer till now and will be having all kinds of fun give-aways and projects.  Stay tuned and thanks for hanging in with me!

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The winding road

Friday, June 19th, 2009

windingRoad3Every moment of every day is a chance to make a choice… choices that affect you and lives of people around you.  Some choices are easy, some take no concious thought… Some are so difficult and make you wonder if you made the right one… The winding road of life takes some on easier paths than others…  My oldest son’s road seems to be a long, slow, uphill path and I would do anything, anything, anything in the world to make his journey easier.

I love you Trevor, with every fiber of my being, with every breath I take, and no matter what – I hope you carry that with you.

I took this picture the other day, when we were looking fore sweet creak falls, and got side-tracked (ok fine…. lost).

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Playing around with a little clay

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

I couldn’t sleep last night, so I pulled out my pottery clay and made a few bugs :)  They will need to be fired and glazed, but here they are in their still wet, raw glory.  Below are thumbnails, so just click on each one to see it better.

The holes are for wire attennas to be inserted when they are done, and the long skinny one will hang, so it has an extra hole.

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Silent Auction * Art for Alexis * BID NOW

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

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UPDATE: there are no minimum bids… you send me your best bid and I’ll let the winners know on the evening of the 14th.  A great opportunity to get some art  or a sterling charm at a great price, with free shipping!  Please bid now :)

Meet Alexis… she’s been fighting cancer since she was a baby and she needs our help.  Click here to read her story and click here to read about the silent auction that Tammy is organizing.

I am putting my “Love Soars”  and a sterling silver and pearl nest charm up for auction.   The auction will end on June 14th @ 6pm. All bids should be emailed to me directly the top bidders will be announced here on my blog on the 12th, at which time I will contact you for shipping and payment information.  You will need to send your auction payment to me, but it must be made out to Seattle Children’s Hospital.  I will then mail your check to Jill,  Alexis’s mom and will mail your art – in the spirit of giving, I will pay for the art shipping :)

Love Soars

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LOVE painting with a mod look… drippy aqua acrylic paint and a very fun 3D heart with wings. A little vintage sheet music distressed with paint and some lovely scrolls.

Negative space gives this a modern flair! And if you love the aqua and red color combo – you’ll love this painting.

14×14 inch stretched canvas
1/2 inch deep

CLICK HERE TO BID… Please put BID: LOVE SOARS in the subject line!


ssnestNest Charm

A sweet sterling silver nest holds this freshwater pearl for a delicate and pretty charm.  About a half inch across.

CLICK HERE TO BID… Please put BID: STERLING NEST in the subject line!

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Pausing to…

Monday, June 1st, 2009

smell the flowers, smell the ocean air… smell the rain

Every morning when I get up, I open up my front door to spy the sky for the day’s weather and lately the air is filled with flowers and green. It’s so heavenly, I wish I could bottle it for winter.


Work has been crazy, not only is it busy, but I’m redoing the site, starting with the shopping cart. I’ve been creating, testing, reworking graphics for days…. yesterday I took a couple of hours to go look at the waves, and breathe in the fresh, salty air… after looking at the computer screen for so many hours… I was going buggy.

As I write this, there is a fantastic thunder storm going on. I’m sitting outside with my laptop, watching the light show and listening to the echoing thunder. I just love a good storm. The lightning is getting closer and closer… you can smell the ozone. I can feel the floor rumbling beneath me.

I was asked to submit an application to join a local co-op gallery. I think I should because it would be really good for me… if you know me, you know I tend to tuck into my shell like a little turtle, lol. It will keep me on top of my creative time – get me mingling with my artsy friends that I should be staying in touch with, etc etc.
I guess I’ll find out tomorrow night if I’m ‘in’.

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Not naked anymore :)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

My little bird is now black and all gussied up!

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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.

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Veggie Pizza… it’s what’s for dinner…

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

I 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 ;)

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Another one started!

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Can you guess what this is?

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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???

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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.

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My nest is empty…

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Tyler 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.

toes 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 :)

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A raven kept me company while I was there.

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