Oh man I caught a bit of Ted Nugent’s rants today and can’t help but think I would like to sit down and have a cup o coffee with him sometime and just shoot the breeze…..lol…..it would be quite colorful!!!
He has a great website that I am sure my brother frequents often with his hunter buddies!!!
All of my house and out of town guests are gone and for a few days while my DH was out of town on Business it was just me and the girls..So my friend Mich came over and we went to scout out Herndons down town district for this weekends paint out competition!!! We have a lovely little lunch and took a few more photos before heading home. Later that evening she came back by to pick me up for a watercolor class she was teaching and talked me into taking part in. So here are the results….
Let me know what you all think? This was done with both a wet on wet techniuque as well as a dry on wet….very interesting!!!!
Here is one of the latest things I did for my best friend….
It is a Baby Carrier…and yes it is made from scratch!!! She picked out the fabric and thread colors and I added some Minky as well….the Dogs found it to be quite comfy as well!!!! LOL
Awe…I miss my Creative Crystal!!!!
Here is a pic of my cutie pie and my DH in the old Baby Carrier….
How cute are they????!!!! I mean come on now!!!!
Ok well back to the studio for me!!!!
Muah!!!!
We started out the summer with our yearly work on behalf of the Mazzy Kaya Foundation and in honor of our Daughter….
We were at Bailie’s Elementary again this year..we were once again asked back to work this year with a kindergarten class. Mazzy would have been starting school this year…so it was very special that we had the chance to work with this grade.
Always an extremely awarding experience!!!
I also finished the wedding dress and know that many of you wanted final pictures so here are a few that I took at the fitting!!!! She made such a gorgeous bride!!!!
We had two great birthday parties one for Shane and one for me…..both times out niece Enna made us Unbelievable Cakes!!!! They both totally wowed the entire crowd both times!!!
Enna is the best chef ever!!! Thank you Enna!!!
I knitted up a hat for my friend Christie for a trip she was taking to some cold places!!!!
She is going to make be a fab bag as soon as I send her out the pattern!!!! Oh dear…one more thing I have to remember to do!!!!
I’ve been busy working on finishing one of the books I was asked to illustrate!!!
I will post more on the book as it is set to be published!!!
I then Have another book to jump into next about a Lizzard!!!! A very awesome story as well!!! Thanks Katherine for hanging in there on the sidelines while I finish this one up first!!!!! Again Thank You!!!!!
I’ve also done a few things on the embrodery machine…just a tid bit ….he
re is some of my eyeglass holders!!!!
Ok so I know there is so much more that I have left out but will catch you all up on it later on this week!
Still Recovering from this past week and weekend!!! Had fun…as seen in the “BEFORE” pic…..
then here is my most current state….the “AFTER”…..LOL!!!!
Oh yes it was fun….but took a bit of a toll….it all started with a paint out date on Thursday with my good friend Rob…..
Then lunch with his wife Gina where I got asked to help out at a flower shop for the weekend due to a malfunctioning refrigerator truck…long story…. but needless to say I said yes….
Then it was off to the Wedding Dress Bead A Thon…Thrusday night/Friday morning…yup an all nighter…..but I wanted it to be perfect…so I did what needed to be done….pictures to come soon….10 AM my client came by to wisk me and the dress off for a fitting ….again pictures to follow…..then she took me to a long luch where we awaited my hubby to join for coffee and sopapillias….yummmm…..
I then went home to crash and get the sleep I so desperatly needed before embarking on the night shift at the flower shop….somewhere in the midst of my delirious dreaming I somehow got the catchy tune “Working at the Carwash” stuck in my head but instead of car wash the words flower shop were substituted….yes….welcome to my world……
Anywhoo….I got up in time to pack up a bag as my ride came and off I went…..
I helped out till the wee hours of Sunday….and then I think the weight of the actual day being that of “Mothers Day” a bittersweet day for us, the rain and an oncoming migraine from what my doc says to be a cocktail of exhaustion and circumstance…..so alas that was the parting of me and the flower shop for now….
They are going to give me an arangment of my favorite flowers next time Gina or I get down that way…..SUNFLOWERS!!!!!! As many of you allready know they are my favorites!!! And I am planning on panting the heck out of them….love them as subjects for still lifes…..
Cheers!!!
Meet Mr. Bear….I will be embelishing him with beads, thread, and maybe even ribbon!!!! Much Fun!!!
This is a Triptic I started last year and had to walk away from for a while due to artist block. I really was at a loss as to where it was headed…
My friend Rob came by to visit me and he asked me to dust off a few of my creations for a good old fashioned Artist Critique!!! So over a cup of coffee we ended up discussing this Triptic. “I see fish.” he said to me…..”Fish??? Really???!!!!” I exclaimed….
So after much thought and meditation on the matter I started to see the fish swimming deep within the depths of the cosmic space I had painted last year… and so late last night before I headed to bed, I sat down and sketched out what I seen in meditative state…..
So now I have the outlines of my Triptic that I shall call “Fish In Space”!!!
Let me know what you all think!!!
Cheers!!!
Welcome to the 2008 Old Town Manassas Spring Gallery Walk
Friday, May 2, 2008
6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The spring and fall gallery walks have become an eight+ year tradition in Old Town Manassas. Follow the balloons throughout Old Town to join the festivities as area merchants play host to the arts for the evening!
Participating merchants:
ArtBeat Gallery 703-365-8558 — Group show, “Seasonal Colors”; featured exhibit “Portals” by Katharine Nace
Center for the Arts 703-330-2787 — Ralph Woehrman – “A Forty Year Retrospective”
Creative Brush Studio/Gallery 703-335-8005 — Group show: paintings of wildlife
Dublin of Old Town 703-927-6437— Jackie Fitzpatrick/Mike Flynn: “Irish Landscapes”
Fulton Bank — Manassas Art Guild, group show
Java Roo Coffee House 703-330-0202— Kim Slevin, photographer
Junction Travel 703-368-8757 — Kathy Naylor, oil paintings: “The Play of Light”
Manassas Clay 703-330-1040 — Members show of current works
Opera House Gourmet 703-330-9636 — D2 Designs: Handmade jewelry
Piccolino’s Italian Ristorante 703-257-2220 — Sompaseuth Chounlamany, oils depicting Laos (his home country)
Prospero’s Books 703-257-7895 — Nancy Delaney: demonstration of hand book binding & restoration
Social Butterfly 703-361-0864 — Cierra Dobson: artwork in various mediums
The Things I Love 703-335-7711 — Debbie Del Tejo, photography: “La Dolce’ Vita”; and Kellie Caruthers, oil paintings: “Timeless Impressions”
Whimsical Gallery 703-369-3400— Donna Robinson: “Summer Sights”
General Driving Directions
From Washington DC or east: Take I-66 westbound to exit 47A (VA-234 Business) for Manassas. Proceed toward Manassas on 234 to Grant Avenue (RT-234). Turn right on Grant Avenue, then left on Center Street to enter the Old Town area.
Or, take I-66 westbound to exit 53 (VA-28 south, aka Sully Road). Follow 28 southbound to Main Street, then turn left onto Main Street.
From Front Royal and west: Take I-66 eastbound to exit 47A (VA-234 Business) for Manassas. Proceed toward Manassas on 234 to Grant Avenue. Turn right on Grant Avenue (RT-234), then left on Center Street to enter the Old Town area.
From Woodbridge and south: Take Prince William Parkway (VA-3000); it will become Fairview Avenue as you approach Manassas. Continue on Fairview Avenue to Tudor Lane; turn left. Tudor Lane becomes Prince William Street; continue on Prince William Street to Main Street. Turn right onto Main Street to enter the Old Town area.
From I-95 and south: Take I-95 northbound to exit 152A (VA-234) toward Manassas. Turn left on Dumfries Road (VA-234) and continue for 14 miles. Turn right on Dumfries Road/VA-234-Business, then right onto Richmond Avenue. Turn left on Main Street to enter the Old Town area.
Ok so here is my latest!!! It just kinda came to me last night when I got an excited call from one of my friends saying “Aliens!!! Selina they spotted UFO’s over Tx!!!” She is a big fan as am I of “Dr. Who”…as well as “Torchwood”…it would not have anything to do with the fact that the “Dr”. and “Caption Jack” are totally HOT….Nooooooooo……lol….it’s ok…. Shane puts up with it all in good fun every time my friend calls me after an episode to discuss the kisses…the passions…oh yeah and the Aliens!!! So it got me to thinking…what would they look like??? These Et’s scoping out Tx & Az????
So I came up with this Guy!!!! He is made from recycled fabric, yarn, felt, and yes… yes… lots of love!!!
Let me know what you all think? He needs a Name…..any ideas???
Cheers!!!
Ok so here is my latest!!! What a cute little sheep!!! All out of a recycled bath robe and velvet top???!!!! Wow!!! Even I am surprised!!!! Finding ways to recycle is so much fun especially when you can create cute stuff like this!!!
She seems to be getting along with the Turtle just fine….they have a lot to talk about!!!!
Could not help but have this tune stuck in my head these last few days as I worked on one of my latest projects…..a lovely wedding dress that I am hand beading for a client of mine….very fun….here are a few pics of the beginnings of this project! I am using Swarovski Pearls and Crystals….
You know I just had to add my “Butterfly” signature by using the Swarovski Crystal Butterflies in this project!!! I am going to use them along the neckline to add radiance to the brides face!!!
As for the other sewing project I have going….my “Pucker Pups” from clean recycled material in honor of Earth Day….as well as my turtle…..well here they have grown into a full litter I would say!!!
Each one has their own personality!!!!
I still have to add noses to some as well as other little details…..
I put a lot of love into these little guys!!! I went back and made some improvements on the first one I made…knowing me the perfectionist!!! I added more material, and worked with each one to make it unique!!! These guys are fun to make and so cool to see how each one turns out!!!
Loves the Turtle….I made my own fabric for him!!! I worked it out on my embroidery machine!!! I then cut out each panel out of the different fabric swatches that I made…..fun stuff!!!
I am going to have these guys available at the Earth Day show this weekend!!! They will be on Sale, the Pucker Pups for $20- $25 each with proceeds going the Mazzy Kaya Foundation!!! So come on out and adopt yours this weekend…if you can’t make it I will have them up for sale on Art Buy Us as well as Etsy!!!
Cheers!!!
This little pup is the beginning of a litter I am about to create!!! Much Fun!!! They will be up for grabs on Etsy
I’m going to name this section on Etsy “Mazzy’s Toy Box”. A portion of all the proceeds will go to the Mazzy Kaya Foundation!!!
Much Love Everyone……Cheers!!!
Ok so I received an awesome embroidery machine to add to my studio for Valentines this year and have determined to master it!!! I have been wanting to get one for the past four years. I have only really done hand sewing with most of my art but this gives it all a different dimension. Opens a lot of options for me.
So to jump in and get my feet wet I decided to make some scrubs with a Betty Boop theme!!!
Now I also started on a very lovely spring dress!!! Check it out!!!
Keep in mind that they are my first two projects to get myself familiar with the machine…..it has been a fun process!!!
I plan to add some trim to the dress, maybe some ribbion…and yes it is wrinkled bc I was moving it around so much to work with it on the machine. I also plan to atach a button closure at the top back. I altered the pattern and am going to just do the button closure leaving the loop open in the back…I think that will be a nice spring touch!!!
This dress is going to go really well with a black or green cardigan!!!
I also got in my leather for my summer projects and I can’t wait to get started!!! I want to do some beaded items and a few bags….we will just have to wait and see what all gets made from it!!! Fun Stuff!!!
