BUSY…
Reading Pile:
A Clash of King by George R.R. Martin
#1 in The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Borroughs
Better Homes & Gardens
Making:
Flash piece for Balance Acupuncture
pink dress for latest version of Dawn Dolls
a cool painting
jalapeno cheeseburgers
Listening to:
iTunes radio – All Chilled 181FM
Using:
WordPress
Flash
Yahoo Messenger
various email programs
iTunes
Internet Explorer
sewing machine
stove
Browsing:
etsy.com
flickr.com
youtube.com
Getting:
hopefully a package in the mail
jalapenos
fat
more coffee
Needing to:
start my newest Dawn Doll dress
pay friggin’ bills ><
finish the flash piece
enjoy my cleaned up house
run my designated mile
make cards to sell for Dawn Dolls
DAYDREAMING ABOUT...
The Secret Life of Plushies
How about you, whatcha up to? – leave me a love note, why don’t you?! – I’d love to read it!
So I’ve done my first painting in a long time. It is a portrait of Dawn, well, my memory of her. I’ll be honest, it was tough. She had rounded features yet she was so skinny. I have captured her eyes though, the “look” and the feeling they gave you when you caught her quietly looking at you. The look that made you wonder, what is she thinking? Is she sad? Is she happy right now? Ok, maybe that last part comes from having hind-sight. I was a little girl too, and while I had the instinct to wonder what she was thinking, I lacked the knowledge to comprehend.
I have to tell you, if you hang this painting on your wall, the eyes DO follow you. There is emotion in the face and it WILL make you wonder.
“Take A Look”
An original acrylic painting by me
- 8″w x 10″h x 3/4″ cradle profile
- light varnish on painting, dark stain on the profile
- signed and ready to hang
Between the snow storms I’ve been running over to my favorite craft store. While there, combing the isles, I rediscovered this air dry Porcelin clay. I had gotten some in white earlier this year while trying to decide how I was going to try to make dolls. Porcelin dolls would be so very cool to make, but after thinking about it, they would just take too long to reproduce, I’m more of an instant gratification girl these days.
So I decided to create this other project idea that I had sketched in my little project journal. I decided to take these very cool vintage keys purchased on the World’s Longest Yard Sale, a little red ribbon, plus the porcelin, and make ornaments. And if I liked the way they came out I had sketched a few more ideas.
They didn’t come out exactly how I had pictured. The clay company says the porcelin is white, but it dries bone colored with some marble effect. This looks totally cool, semi rustic, but I might adjust this formula for my next set…maybe.
Now you can purchase these from inspirelements.etsy.com, and I invite you to take a look at what else the cool little network of artists has to offer over there.
