Nagging in the Back of My Mind

All day I kept feeling as if there was something I had to do.  I checked my calendar, and it revealed nothing.  No notes were taped to the bathroom mirror.  No clue as to what it could be.  Then just several minutes ago, it occurred to me. It's Tuesday.  That is the day I post!!!

I have finished (ok, almost finished) my assemblage.  I thought it was put together rather well and then a foot came loose.  That is now repaired so here are the pics of it.  I hope you like it.  It has been suggested to me that the "collar" needs embellishment; I found some pieces to use but am uncertain at this point.  What do you think she needs?  BTW: the assemblage is about 15 inches tall.

She Was So Two Faced!

The head spins around to reveal a different face. (However I took this photograph from the back) The head is made from an old can that once held moth balls.

She opens up to show that she actually does have a heart even if it is made of tin.

If you zoom in on the Bingo game you can see faces of children from a long ago class photograph.

This is a favorite picture of mine.  A very cute little boy from early 1900s. This picture is transferred onto the wood.

The lever which is functioning as an arm is NOT from a toilet but a sewing machine part. The door knobs are made from "aged" washers and pieces from a necklace.

You may be able to see it better in this view.  The pocket is a mint can, and I'd like to put some type of flowers in it.  So far, I haven't found anything in my junk pile that fills the bill.

Her left hand is carrying a key.  You may not be able to tell but it is a very old key.

Every girl needs a backpack, and this one has an old Brownie emblem on it.

The inside of the "pack" is decorated with hand painted papers as are the back and sides of the chest.

That is my most recent project.  I hope that it will be approved to be in a show toward the end of April.  I also hope the jury doesn't tell me that I need to do anything more than decorate the "collar"! 

Hope all is well with you.  Brooklyn and I are going great!  I send my love, and she sends a "woof."

And So it Goes....

It's Tuesday so it is Post Time!!

Today I am working on an assemblage.  This is rather new to me and just figuring out the mechanics of it, has been a bit of a journey.  I hope I now have most of the pieces and parts that I'll need.  Nothing is glued at this point, BUT I purchased the glue just a few hours ago, so I hope to have part of it done be later this evening.  Here it is in part.

There will be much more to it.  A very small cabinet with two doors will serve as the body.  Haven't decided what to put it in yet.  I plan for the head to swivel and the other side will have a different face.  Fingers are crossed that I can make it look decent.  I hope to put it in a show in April. 

Tomorrow is MMIA Critique day and I need to get several things ready.  I'd love to take the assemblage and two other paintings, but this is the only painting that is close to ready. It is  a 10x10 mixed media piece.  Sweet Tweet or Trio?  No name yet.

Spring is kicking off with some beautiful weather around here. Hope the same is true for you.

New Addy

Long time, no see.  It is entirely my fault and I hope to remedy that starting right now.  You may have noticed that I have a new URL because my old one evidently went to the "unused" bin.  However when I tried to reuse it, I was told it was taken.  Yes, I know that...I took it!

That was then and this is now.  The last thing I posted was about the break-in at the Bijou last July. The culprit finally had his day in court and now he has 12 years to think it over in TDOC.  I didn't go to the trial but evidently, my house was not his first rodeo!

In other news, I have been busy with my art group Mixed Media Inspired Artists or MMIA.  Please visit our webpage: mixedmediainspired.com . There are sixteen of us and we just had the reception for a new show in Hixson, TN that will be up for two months.  We could each enter five pieces and most of us did.  Just to give myself a tiny "atta girl," I was very fortunate that one of my small pieces sold during the reception.  It was the 12x12 pictured below. This was taken when it was almost finished.  

Prom Night

                                                                   

I plan to keep all post short but more frequent.  I hope you will join my on my journey to explore new options.