A Big, Really Big Gourd!

All but a few of my painted coconuts were sold at my last tent art show. My absolute high spot was the fact that three different sportsmen wanted to buy my "Football" coconut!

I decided to keep my favorite, Double Chocolate Mocha Cupcake, for myself.

I then graduated from coconuts to huge gourds. My motto is if you bring it home to me I will paint it and I did.

     Let me introduce Russian Peasant Doll.

She is 20" tall and 19"wide.

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What I have been doing lately.

 FYI:

This Saturday is the Vero Beach Art Club's Art Trail tour. I have co- chaired the Art Trail committee with two friends in the club. We arranged for 10 artist to open up their home/studio to the public to purchase tickets and tour art studios within Vero Beach. The goal is to raise money for our scholarship fund for a deserving college bound art student, to promote local artists exposure and hopefully help them sell their art work. In addition we want amateur artists to see you can have a studio in a sun room, small bed room or a big closet. Just get out there and create.

Kudos to Volunteers:
This has been my first experience with committee chairing and I have gained respect for all the work and time that goes into such a venture. Hats off to all the volunteers of our community! There are countless hours, meetings and leg work that go into organizing individual people into a public event. Needless to say my art experiments have been in a holding pattern, but after Saturday watch for my next project.

What are your doing art wise?

Change is in the Wind.

Hi all,
     A lot of paths have been altered since last I dazzled you with my inane but fun projects.


Former web site grab button.



     I closed down two on line web sites due to lack of sales response. I have decided to end my career in the open air tent art show venue for the same reason and I'm searching for a new path to explore. Just because something did not work out I do not consider it a failure. I learned a lot more about computers, photographing my art work for on line presentation, blogging. search engines and so forth. There have been great conversations with people at the art shows and even some repeat customers for my painted coconuts.

     I have taken two wonderful workshops; one was acrylic and the other gold leaf abstract painting. Here is one of the paintings from workshop days well spent behind a paint brush.

                    

Golden Glow 1                                                        

                                                        

Laurel's First Christmas

My one and only grand child will be one year old at the end of December.  To me she is the prettiest, smartest and most adorable little girl ever! Just indulge me and let me enjoy the moment.

Many gifts for her were store bought but the one I love the most and enjoyed giving the most was a cardboard BOX. You know how young children play with the box more than the toy gift? Well I decorated a large furniture box as a gingerbread house. 
                                                          See for yourself.

Back of the House; see the smoke in the chimney?

Front of the House

Side of the House

All that is left to say is.......TA DA!!

Holiday Wishes

Let it Snow!

Let it snow, but just not here where I live! 

     Many a year was spent in the cold north and I did enjoy the beauty of winter. The softness of snowflakes falling on a clear winter night, the rain freezing on tree branches to make a crystal wonderland and of course every year I made snow angels under the stars. Ah , what a bucolic scene.

I won't  venture into black snow, frozen fingers and toes and the white knuckle trips on icy roads.
No, this year I will only  remember the good stuff .

My wish for you is to celebrate in the way that is special to you with the people that mean the most to you.
   
Mary Ellen

SEE YOU AT THE ART SHOW

Art in the Park sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club is having an open air tent art show and I will be in it!

Coconut-Football

I must admit it is a lot of work to set up a tent and man it all day but it is good networking, a little selling and a plethora of interesting conversations with the people wandering by.  Puppies, painting, doing lunch and talking are some of my favorite things.

November 21st Show:
The last tent show I focused on Art for Youth. Titles like games, whimsy, coconut art, safari and mini art were were posted around the tent. Big, bold and bright was used to appeal to children not adults, after all children should also be surrounded by art.

Plum Blossom                        

December 12, 2010 my theme will be The Human Form.

All People

Just people in many different styles.

Easter Island

A Child's Wonder       
I am wishing myself warm, sunny weather and a large crowd of people to see my art work and the art work of the 24 other artists. 
Where ever you are I wish you a perfect Sunday.

CINDERELLA WORE PRADA!

Yes, I am a little bit overly dramatic, but here I go again with the dyed paper towel thing. This time I decided to create a 3D shoe from the Viva paper towels left over from Lulu's class silk screening project. I wanted to out "Ga Ga" myself  with this shoe and then I promise I am done with the shoe thing.

 What is Cinderella's slipper with out a pillow to sit upon? I then sewed a pillow out of scrap fabric and found items. I used Crown Royal felt bags as the top.
This can truly be labeled one of a kind because I will never, never attempt this again.
WHAT WAS I THINKING?




Before you is the final product:  CINDERELLA WORE PRADA!