Nikita’s Journey: A Story of Loss and Hope
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Winter Wishes….
It has been a long cold winter…thinking I could escape it and for the most part I did my going home to New Mexico for the Month of December. Though it did prove to be cold there more than normal and even snowed twice while I was there!!! A rare occasion indeed:) But I escaped the 25″ of snow reprted by neighbors and friends back home on the east coast! So I am thankful for that and so many other things like our neighbors shoveling out our driveway for us:)
I promise to write much more on my time in NM but for now I am playing catch up on goings on in the studio. Above is a photo of one of the commissioned knit pieces that I am working on for Amy….and I have a beautiful black pair I am working on for another client as well:) Sadly these guys have taken a bit longer as I have been swamped in the studio working on the new book “Furbily-Furld” and various projects. So I have been working on these gems whenever I can fit them in. They are inspired by Bella’s gloves in the movie Twilight:) So I really want to get these babies finished up in time for them to enjoy them this winter!!!
Now this is one of my latest projects. A while back I was accepted into the “Landfill Artist Reclamation Project” http://www.landfillart.org/index-2.html
They sent me a pre-primed hubcap!!! It took some time for me to bring it to life…a definite challenge to work on a sloped serface and still make the illusion of a flat surface. All in all I am very pleased with the way it came out. It will be published in a coffee table style book and keep your fingers crossed…maybe even make it into the traveling show!!! Exciting…I really hope it travels so that people all over will get to experience it first hand:)
I hope all of you had a peaceful holiday and I am wishing each and every one of you all the best in the year to come:) Let’s make the best out of what this year brings us…whatever it may be!!!
~Cheers~
Selina
Fine Art Prints Now On Etsy…
I have some new listings in my Etsy shop:)
Some may have noticed I have started selling my Fine Art Prints online 
Until now the only way you could grab up one of my prints was to catch me at one of my shows!!! I have also released prints of the watercolor paintings that I created for the book “Nikita’s Journey”
So this is awesome:)
~Cheers~
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Oh Mr. Postman…..
This past few weeks I got some pretty cool things in the mail:) I just had to share!!!
I have been very blessed in this life with some really amazing friends. And lately in my journey through Etsy I have had the Opportunity to meet some extremely talented people who have fast become dear friends…
One of these fabulous people is Bonnie
She made me this beautiful “Robot Family” for me in a trade for my book Nikita’s Journey:)
So she was walking along the beach with her son talking about my book…and along that walk they picked up these two beautiful rocks shaped like angle wings. She said that she thought they belonged to me….and so she sent them to me:) Now so everyone knows these shape of rocks are really rare there and she also sent me a vial of the pebbles that are usually found there on that beach…So these are truly “Special” to me and it just makes my heart smile… like we were sent a sign from Mazzy…a truly special gift. Here is a pic of what she sent me…
Please visit her SHOP as she has so many wonderful creations that would make truly meaningful gifts for the upcoming Holidays:)
I then received this box from my friend Maria 
She knitted me two pairs of socks for my Mom and Dad and then she was so kind as to add a pattern, needles and a ball of yarn:) Such beautiful colors….made from Tofutsie Yarn
and the yarn itself is also made with “Chitin” so it’s naturally antibacterial:) I’m going to make her a beautiful bag to put all her knitting stuff in!
Then I got another package in the mail from my lovely Aunt Jean:) She sent me a CD from the Cherokee Nation and this cute collection of earrings!!! Check em out!!!!
And lastly I have an update on my Landfill Art project! I went to hang out with the girls in my art group last night and got the chance to do some work on my hubcap:) I got a lot of feedback and so here is where it is at today…
I hope you enjoy!!!
~Cheers~
Look What Arrived On My Front Doorstep!!!
Guess what came into today??? Yup you guessed it!!! The rest of the books arrived on my front step today!!! Yeah!!! So now comes the task of getting them all lovingly packed and sent to each of you!!! I also have a surprise bookmark that I am including..we had them made of in honor of the book!!! I just wanted to all of you guys again for your support!!! Oh and don’t forget to go to Amazon.com and leave a rave review..lol!!! I’m just so happy that Amazon has picked it up and it will reach even more people who could find comfort and guidance from this creation!!!
We are planning book readings at a few of the local schools. If your local and know of a class that could benefit from a reading of this book we would be more than willing to do so!!!
So what was I doing before all of this excitement at the front door step you ask? Well I was putting the finishing coats on a canvas that traveled with me all the way from southern France and my time there in college!!! It is a very special piece that my high school friend Elaina bought!!! I had it out from my inventory and gave it a good look over…I wanted it to have a final protective coat because it was stretched on bars once I made it back to the states but had not been in any shows since so I thought it needed a bit of love before I sent it on to it’s forever home!!! I was done of beautiful linen canvas and as I worked with it for the last time…I realized just how awesome linen canvas is!!! I think the next round of canvas I get will have to be linen!!! It is so smooth!!! Also it brought back so many memories!!! It was the view from outside my studio there…so many magical moments there in La Coste!!! Sigh…..
Oh I cannot wait to see what it looks like in Elaina’s house!!! I grabbed the extra bubble wrap I needed to send it out to her and am packing it up tight in a box tonight!!! Hubby will take it onto the post office in the AM:)
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Late Night Sketches…
The pre- orders for Nikita’s Journey are now open!!! Thanks to everyone for all your orders so far!!! Every order counts!!!!
My man is working on a website for the book as well!!! So I will let everyone know when it is up and running!!!!
Lot’s of things happening here at Mazzy blue Studios!!!! As you my have noticed we have redesigned the website!!!! Please let me know how you all like it? Constrictive criticism is always welcome!!!! We also just finished an updated logo that I happen to really LOVE!!!! I think it captures the energy of my art!!!!
We are also in the process of setting up an online gallery and shop!!!
I’m working steadily on the upcoming exhibit of “If Chairs Could Talk”….I will be posting pictures soon!!!
Last night as I lay in bed I found myself restless….I could not sleep. So I got up a did a few sketches that I thought I would share with you all.
These two are going to be the paintings that I need to do for the Trail of Tears Show in Oklahoma. They just kind of came to me….and I think this is the reason I was not able to sleep…like they were call to me….needing to be let out of my head to escape onto paper. Next they shall move onto my canvas for their forever home….
This was the last sketch of the night….my constant companion…Zoe. She was awoken by me getting up in the wee hours of the morning to sketch. So she decided to curl up in a blanket right beside me and watch until she drifter back to sleep. So I had to draw her all curled up in her dogie dreamland….
Cheers~
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