the end of the story

When I started this blog, I thought it was a good idea to keep different projects in different places -- at the time, it seemed tidier that way

Here's the real problem -- I'm not, by nature, a "neat" person

there is fabric in the dining room

there are beads in the kitchen

there are quilts in the family room

there are bears in the garage

life is, well, MESSY!

at least my life is, so I've decided that making myself crazy by trying to categorize everything into a neat little cubby hole just isn't a good idea

(I don't even match my socks, why would I try to put anything else into a neat little roll!)

All of my future posts about whatever it is I'm working on will be over on the studio blog.

I hope you'll come over there and take a look at what is emerging from the chaos!!

Its on the newstands now!

The Fall 2008 issue of Art Doll Quarterly is now on the newstands, and I went last night to pick up my copy.

In this issue (starting on page 50) is the write up about the Pink Artist Doll that I donated two squares for earlier in the year. We got top billing on the cover and an amazing write up in the "from the editor" page of the issue as well as the article that our leader, Monica Magness, wrote about the project.

For more information about a chance to win this beautiful creation (and have your money go to a great cause!), use this link to get further information from our project leader.

New Web Site Launched!

The new web site has been launched!

Now you can view our jewelry (and our bears), click on the button and have a piece winging its way to you right away.

To take a look, click here

Two new pieces!

Last fall when I did a show in Springfield, MO, I got some very cool glass cabs from an artist there

This is one of the smaller ones, and all of the netting and the chain are a gold wash AB finish which has the same deep red base as the glass cab

The cab is about 1 inch long by .75 inch wide, and the chain is about 21 inches long




This one is a piece of agate that I've had for a while and just recently figured out how to "wrap" it with beads so the light could come through it

Slightly bigger than the piece of glass at 1.25 inches long by 1 inch wide, the chain is 20 inches long

I'll be adding these to the Etsy store soon

Love Squared Revealed

If you've been reading my blog for very long, you may remember that back in February I was working on some beaded squares to donate to The Pink Artist Project.

This is the doll that was created from the many, MANY!, squares donated by artists from everywhere. In the smaller, close up picture, in the yellow square (added by me) is one of the two blocks that I contributed. I spotted it in one of the pictures of the back of the skirt of the doll that Monica posted on her blog (see link below), and I was so tickled by being able to pick one of mine out, I decided to show off here.

(to see more pictures and read about the process that created the doll, use this link)

This doll, titled "Love Squared" will appear in the Autumn 2008 issue of Art Doll Quarterly which should be on the news stands on August 1.

There will be raffle tickets available for winning this lovely piece of art. I will put up the info as soon as I have it so you can have a chance at owning this great piece, and proceeds of the raffle will be donated to the Susan B. Komen Foundation.

I'm proud to be a part of the group that created this piece.

The shaving is complete!

As promised, a picture of my bald head!

If you want to take a look at the whole story of the shaving, used this link to take a look!

Its not too late for you to support the cause.....you can use this link to make a contribution --- everything helps, no matter how small!

Thanks for your support!!

New Stuff on Etsy!

Can you believe it?

Yup, just loaded these two new items in my store!



This is a great necklace, with that got to love it right angle weave flexible "chain".

I had finished this piece a while back and just never got around to getting it posted out there!



And I created these this weekend!

The beaded beads were an experiment with some left over materials, and now that I know they work, I have some other ideas to do using the same technique (stay tuned!)