Mythical Poseable Felt Creatures have returned to House of Trouble

I have missed making my little mythical friends.  Hoping people will return to order some.  Available in black, white, and red, with or without bead embellishments.  Hope to see you visiting the shop!

PRINTS are here!

I finally got to it  . . . prints of past works (and current work) are now materializing in my shop!  More on the way as I get my proverbial "stuff" together again, artistically speaking.  For now, hit my Facebook Fan page to get a 10% discount coupon code and grad a print from the shop.  Click here.

Proud new 'Vog owner!

Just went to Seattle yesterday.  It is officially in my "top five favority cities" list.  Of the many reasons it is: the Fluevog store.  I have been covetting a pair of Fluevogs for nearly 2 years now.  They are everything they are cracked up to be and more.  I'm certifiably addicted.

Reubicación

I have missed my little blog a lot lately, but have been so busy moving.  Yes, we are now in the great Pacific Northwest and loving it!  I'm about to embark on a new adventure artistically as well, mainly pursuing my craft full-time.  Our new place has a sweet little shed out back that will make the perfect hideaway studio . . . a real-life "House of Trouble" where Percy can clatter about and experiment without disrupting our tranquil house.  I hope to be up and creating in a few weeks here.

I have grabbed some little snatches of time to sketch but nothing is coming to life as yet.  So, until I start posting pics of my studio space and the artwork it coaxes out of Percy and I, here are a few little ACEOs I produced for my Etsy shop a month or so ago.

You Think I Won't . . .?

Oops!

The Taste

ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals." Tiny works of art 2.5" by 3.5" (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm) All three above are ink on acid free Bristol.  Buy these and several others for the price and shipping listed OR convo me to trade for it with your own ACEOs or similar artwork.

An Homage to my Grandmother

My grandmother turned ninety back in April.  She is about as quintessentially "grandma" as they come - she loves roses, birds, and the color pink.  Hence the more-than-usual frilliness of the silhouette I created for her.

She is also an artist.  An artist for over seventy years . . . and still painting.

I created the silhouette above in her honor, as she is a rather remarkable woman.   Rather than try to distill all her "remarkableness" into a small blog post, I hope to take her auto-biography (currently being written) and her prodigious amount of artistic work and create a website dedicated to her.

The Feeding

Another little entry in my mini-sketchbook, started about the same time as "the Blessing", and finished just before it.  Curious to know what you guys may think it means.  I'm not sure myself.



And here is a little completed-in-two-minutes-collage-exercise, inspired by my current Mania of the Moment, Joseph Cornell. My husband and I collaboratively whipped it up from bits and bobs around our house. Every piece has a story - some are unknown - but they all add up to a small part of "us."

The Blessing

The Blessing

I have recently returned to my little Sketchbook project.  I started this particular silhouette some months ago but didn't finish it until last weekend.  A rather emotionally harrowing experience over the weekend made this piece suddenly come together, as if it were almost prophetic.  Sometimes we must put down our weapons and walk into the lion's den.  We know we will come out missing a limb, but the horror is still as potent when it actually happens.  And then you realize it was for a reason . . . maybe one you'll never witness for yourself . . . but a reason none-the-less.  And you are transformed into something you did not imagine was even possible.

A few more new pieces will be posted soon.  And here is a new poseable soft-sculpture in my Etsy store.  

Grace and adventure to you all today!