Mira, mira! Look at me!!

Here's the cover and art work I did for Somerset Studio Gallery winter 2007 issue. The call for art was "home". I have a better photo of this on a previous post but I've been meaning to have the art and cover posted on here for a while. Snow makes for good follow-up.

Okay, it's bragging time. Forgive me for doing a little mira, mira (look at me! in Texish). Left is the cover of the issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors that my art work, below, was in. It was a challenge piece meaning that they provided the

sketch and the artist was to "Do With Me What You May". I copied the image onto several different fab papers then cut and and reassembled onto a piece of round wood and made it into a clock. She's even got the

requisite Bingo earrings!

Stay tuned, I've been submitting to publications like crazy, I hope to be boring you further in the near future.

Girlfriends, Cake, and Art, Oh My!

I just checked Mellie's (Little Melfie's) blog and so I cannot be outdone by her critique of yesterday. What fun (Nini-look away)!!!!!!!! It's so fun to be with Hope and it had been way too long since we had spent time together. And to be able to have a girly get-together with Mellie and Hope...well...picture the feelings from a perfect birthday for an 8 year old (minus the best friend in hospital) and you'll get the idea of what kind of time we had. Like a giggle fest. Hope is so creative and talented, it's amazing to watch her process, she and her art are perfectly fused. So we have this great meal and time at Eggspectations then Hope says, "Let's the three of us go to Borders and buy the new issue of Somerset Studios.". How cute is that? Three girlfriends share the thrill of purchasing the latest issue of our muse...now that's smellin' roses. Art Bar girls, eat your hearts out!

Our Frederick Shop...

Between shows, illnesses, weather, and sales (yippie), my partner, Janine (Nini-No.5), and I had really let our spot in Emporium Antiques Mall in Frederick, Maryland go to seed. So with an infusion of our friend, Karen of Primative Chic, we got ourselves back into shape. Until we can all find the ever-evasive perfect venue for our collective fabulous items, Karen decided that Nini and I had a good idea of selling at Emporium after all. We are so thrilled to be further fused to her! She also sells on eBay, check out her auctions, she's under the seller handle of glad*nest. Here are initial party pics of the Freddy spot, more to come when we get it filled up the rest of the way...

Virtual Tour Continues...

This one on the left was published in Somerset Studio Gallery III book released in October.

These guys to the left are still looking for a good home. They are a nest of tables collaged and sealed with, starting with the largest and working down, Backgammon, Checkers, and Tic-Tac-Toe. They include all game pieces and I have them for sale in my shop including two antique red metal folding children's chairs.

Our Lady of Oats here just went out in the mail yesterday fresh from being adopted from eBay. She was one in a series of my Al Gore-inspired pieces that I've done recently. She lowers cholesterol and saves the environment just by being beautiful! This all took me way too long. I'm going to get myself another tutorial and add more later. Thanks for looking!

Gallery Day!!!!!! Virtual Tour Now Open

Well it's way too cold and blustery to go to Baltimore or DC today to "do" any of the too many to name FABULOUS galleries that we are blessed enough to have at our fingertips sooooooooooo... Here's my little gallery. Some party pics I've been wanting to share. My laptop has a poopie diaper so I found some great photos I had forgotten about on hubby's computer that I'd like to share plus more of my archived work (gone but not forgotten and certainly recorded). These are some shots of our Ellicott City shop from last year. This next one was an "inspired" piece that was purchased from one of our wonderful patrons at the DC Big Flea, Leah.