Adios! Ciao!

This is so difficult for me to do~ we are leaving for the rest of the summer, so I closed down my online stores & letting you know I won't be posting on my blog until I return~

We take off to Seattle every summer, to visit family & friends, I am looking forward to gathering new goodies for my stores & inspirations for creating art~

Our lil' ones are still young & need so much attention & when it's summer time, it's all about them :)

Thanks so much for all the kind words of encouragement & inspiration! Will be looking forward to getting back & creating...I know I am going to be going through serious blog & art withdrawls!!! Have a beautifu summer~

Adios! Ciao! Au revoir! Owfveedersehen! See ya! xoxo

Saturday morning art~

20,000 visitors!!!

Just wanted to share...today my blog has hit 20,000 visitors! Wow! Amazing!

I never imagined this many people would ever visit my silly blog~ sometimes I go back & read some of my previous posts & feel embarrassed, saddened, joyful, disappointed, sometimes I feel my cheeks blushing red and a hot flash come over me with the silly things I have wrote, and want to delete some of them, but I think it's good for me to leave them & reflect on where I was at a certain time~ thanks for sharing with me...my sweet visitors ;) xoxo

Peter Beard~ 50 years of portraits~

I want this book!! ok, it's only $2,475.00, for the one that is autographed by Peter himself & his handprint! spare change, yah right! but there is another available for $650.00 used condition @ Amazon~ I think I will be saving up for awhile for this one ;)

Peter Beard: Fifty Years of Portraits. Photographs by Peter Beard.
Text by Anthony Haden-Guest.
Arena Editions, Santa Fe, 1999.
240 pp., 175 four-color illustrations, 8x10".
Out-of-print, few copies remain.

The first absolutely essential Peter Beard book in years centers around the theme of portraits, relating an extremely detailed account of the artist's work. Finely curated by Peter T. Tunney, the book begins with early childhood photos of Beard and containing exemplary images from all of his projects: The End of the Game, Longing for Darkness, the diaries, a liberal sprinkling of "fashion" photos, and many other unpublished photographs. The book is finely crafted with faux-leather covers and exquisite.

PETER BEARD FIFTY YEARS OF PORTRAITS Essay
Photographer, naturalist, and raconteur Peter Beard has befriended and photographed some of the most prominent figures of our times. From his earliest attempts at expression as a child to the mania for travel and adventure that overtook Beard as a young man, and onward to Beard's most recent work on assignment, portraiture is a central thread of Beard's career.Beard's "portraits," however, rarely conform to the traditional format of this genre. Instead, they embody spontaneity, the moments shared with intimate friends, and the adventurous lives and experiences to which he has long been attracted. A vital chronicler of our times, he has created memorable images of such icons as Picasso, Francis Bacon, Karen Blixen, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Salvador Dali, and Mick Jagger, along with the last great safari hunters, people such as J. A. Hunter, Phillip Percival, and "Cape-to-Cairo" Grogan. Beard's "living sculpture" of poised beauty is also revealed-Brigitte Bardot, Carole Bouquet, Iman, and Verushka. Perhaps the greatest departure from conventional portraiture are Beard's searing images of elephants and crocodiles. Fifty Years of Portraits, the catalog for the traveling exhibition, assembles the most diverse and eclectic collection of images from Beard's lifetime ever published.

Teesha's Artfiberfest~vendor show!

Found this on Teesha's blog.... I won't be in Seattle yet, so I will miss it~(vacation to Seattle will be the week after) I would love to see the vendors night!

I really want to buy some lovelies from Pam Garrison, which I had the honour of meeting @ Artfest...what an ab~soul~ute sweetheart she is, and what amazing things she creates to sell. As for the other artists' I can only imagine the beautiful items they created for this sale....so....I wanted to share. If your in the neighborhood, this is something I am sure you don't want to miss....if it's anything like Artfest Vendor night it should be spectacular! xo

Artfiberfest Vendor Show

Everyone is welcome to come to our Vendor Night at Artfiberfest on friday night June 23. Address is: Trinity Lutheran College - 4221 228th Ave. SE. Issaquah, WA 98029. It's open from 7pm-9pm.

Here is our list of vendors: Fabric Frog Designs, Orange Bus Studios, Lisa Engelbrecht, Sassy Art goddess, Paper Squirrel, Darlene Veltman, Mother Rubber, Atlantian Dreams, Shades of Akasha, The Red Door Studio, Marilyn's Nouvelle Collection, Lisa Bias, Denise Marie Doll Art, Suz Simanaitis, Pam Garrison, Kate Lyon, Traci Bautista, Kari Bjorklund, DJ Pettitt, Creative Art Diner, Lampe's Lumps, Barbe St. John, Elise Peeples, Mary Stanley, Zettiology. There will be SO MUCH MORE than fiber related art and supplies...it's a rare opportunity to get to purchase from these vendors. No admisson charged.

in a silly mood today~

Today I came across this warning label my sister sent me (we're goofy like that:) just wanted to share~ and these other silly product warnings~some of these are so hilarious!!!


On a blanket from Taiwan: Not to be used as protection from a tornado.
Warning on fireplace log:Caution -- Risk of Fire.
A warning on a pair of shin guards manufactured for bicyclists: Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.
Warning on an electric router made for carpenters: This product not intended for use as a dental drill.
On a bottle of shampoo for dogs: Caution: The contents of this bottle should not be fed to fish.
On a hair dryer: Do not use in shower.
On Marks & Spencer bread pudding: Product will be hot after heating.
On a string of Chinese made Christmas lights: For indoor or outdoor use only.
On Sainsbury's peanuts:Warning: Contains nuts.
On an American Airlines packet of nuts: Instructions - open packet, eat nuts.
On some frozen dinners: Serving suggestion: defrost.
On a hotel provided shower cap: Fits one head.
On Nytol Nighttime Sleep-Aid: Warning: May cause drowsiness.
Warning on a cartridge for a laser printer: Do not eat toner.
A wheel 13" a wheelbarrow warns: Not for highway use
Can of self-defense pepper spray warns: May irritate eyes.
Warning on a Conair Pro Style 1600 hair dryer: Do not use in shower. Never use while sleeping.
Silly Putty package warning: Not for use as earplugs.
On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
Baby stroller warning: Remove child before folding.
Household iron warns: Never iron clothes while they are being worn.
A fireplace lighter cautions: Do not use near fire, flame or sparks.
A handheld massager warns consumers: Don't use while sleeping or unconscious.
Warning on underarm deodorant: Do not spray in eyes.
Cardboard car sun shield that keeps sun off the dashboards warns: Do not drive with sun shield in place
Warning on a sharpening stone: Knives are sharp.
Bottle water label warns: Twist top off with hands. Throw top away. Do not put top in mouth.
On a box or rat poisonWarning: Has been found to cause cancer in laboratory mice.
On a Domino's Pizza boxCaution: Contents hot!
Toilet bowl cleaning brush warns: Do not use orally

Oh my...I have a million more of these but I will post them another day :) xo

a colorful day~

my printer is finally working...so I have had a lovely day creating colorful art~

5x7 canvas with abalone & seashells

rebire wire art doll chair~

Artwords~ Secrets

"We all have our little secrets"

This weeks theme for Artwords is "Secrets"..... my computer scanner is still on the mend, and I didn't want to miss out this weeks Artwords, so I posted this piece that was created a few months back~
http://artwordsclan.blogspot.com/

computers...arrggghhh!

My wireless printer/fax/scanner is having some serious problems!! haven't been able to do any art for days...I can't print out any of my images, or scan anything...it is so irritating, so if you have been wondering where I have been.....trying to get this dang thing to work....I finally called geek squad today~ so hopefully will be back up & running soon ;) xo

Lynne Perrella~

Oh my!! A new book is coming out...by Lynne Perrella! "Beyond Paper Dolls" it is available for purchase September 1st~

Just look at this piece....what an amazing artist she is!! ...this pic is a lil' blurry on my post, be sure to check out her website for a better look~
http://www.lkperrella.com/

JoAnnA's art doll (mosshillstudio)

Just had to share! JoAnnA's art doll, what an amazing aritst! I am so in love with her art~

She has this lil' doll up for auction on ebay right now~you can find the link to her auctions on her blog~http://www.mosshill.blogs.com/

06~06~06

When would this date come up again! felt weird writing that number today~ xo

Artwords~ Play

This weeks theme for ARTWORDS is Play~

I often think I played too much when I was a child~ I always feel like a little girl playing grown~up, it's almost surreal......is this my house, are these my kids, who is this man I am married to......how did I get here!? sometimes feels like it's not my life...my life is all about playing a part, just trying to figure out which part I am playing ;) xo
http://artwordsclan.blogspot.com/

Michael de Meng~

So excited to see Michael de Meng has started a blog!!! oh my, I am in heaven!!

Kool art piece I bought from him at Artfest vendor night, (pic from his website)

http://michaeldemeng.blogspot.com/

ZNE Theme Week ~Bird's & Hat's

Here is my art piece created for ZNE Theme Week~ I just listed it on ebay~ I adore this image of this little girl~
http://stores.ebay.com/VELVET-ROOMS

OH MY! what a weekend!!

Just wanted to share a lil' of what a strange weekend I had~

Friday, serious hair dilema, really can't talk about it...I am still in shock! But you can see the remains of my locks that took more than 8 years to grow....I still have some, but ohhhh so very short...the bright side...I can make some kool art with all my leftover hair, like the picture shown, I found on this kool website www.curiousconcoction.com The saddest part of losing all that hair......is my hubby..... its been 3 days and he still hasn't noticed!!

Saturday morning, my arthritis acting up again in my right hand, wanted to try something new, put on this lovely cream called capazcin...after about 15 minutes I noticed a slight burning sensation, it got hotter & hotter & hotter....went to the movies with the kids, had to put my hand in a huge cup of ice....soaking my hand the whole movie. Needless to say as the day went on my hand felt like it was on FIRE!!! Came home & checked out the internet, how to stop this fricken burning, I found this comment made by someone...copied & pasted....

(Capzasin - SEVERE BURNING ALOE VERA!!! Keep exposed to air (NO SUN! DO NOT COVER!) Keep dry other than the applying aloe itself - aloe seems to dilute the pepper and have a cooling effect as it evaporates. DO NOT USE WATER! My wife ran down to the garden center and grabbed a huge aloe vera plant for $6.00. It still burns, but is much more bearable. What a relief. I certainly hopes this helps somebody)

Well, this note someone wrote did help me...I found a huge bottle of aloe vera gel & dumped it in a bowl & soaked my hand in it all night...it helped a little, but because I had my hand soaking in the water all dang day, it was pretty much useless! So just wanted to pass this along.....don't use capazcin...unless you love the feeling of severe burning! oh, one more note...the product did manage to distract me from my arthritis pain cuz it felt as if my hand was on FIRE for more than 18 hours!!

Art journal page~

What the heck is this!

ok... this is the most ridiculous thing I have read in a looooong time, actually it makes me feel sick~ what an idiot~
copied & pasted from the Baltimore Sun http://www.baltimoresun.com


Copperfield To Impregnate Woman Onstage (The Balitmoresun.com)

What are we coming to? The illusionist and masochist David Blaine likes to suffer for his"art." But the master magician David Copperfield seems to just want to have fun.

Copperfield has given an interview in Germany where he says he plans to impregnate a girl onstage without touching her.

He brags, "There is a great deal of new territory to conquer. I'm going to make a girl pregnant. Naturally there will be no sex. Everybody will be happy about it, but I'm not telling you any more."

David Blaine will have to go far to top this. I suppose he could magically become pregnant and give birth.

oh so bittersweet~

Sad today~ this is for you my sweet friend...I love you~

Theo's art stamps~

Just had to share...Teesha just put up some of Theo's new art stamps for sale, on her website~ ooohh how do I adore Theo's work, it's just the koolest~ he is a sweet soul~
www.teeshamoore.com
p.s. they are blurry for a reason...they want ya to buy em ;) xoxo