Thanksgiving :)

Finnished watching the parade! waiting to take off to my grandma's house and realizing I just got paid....must not get to excited ;) I probably won't go shopping on friday......Well other than a perfume here a necklace there I don't know what I'd spend money on ..... I need to make a budget and stick to it and save money for the month I dont get paid ( I work for a college). But I am glad not to worry about it to much :)

sigh................

I have to find new friends , because the ones I got in high school and junior college are not acting like my friends......

November Mail Me Art

This little guy is on his way to England for the "Mail Me Art" Project for November. I hope he will have a good trip :)

So now I like dangle-y earrings ? :)

Lately I have taken a liking to earrings..... I don't know why.... Perhaps it is because of the variety of unique ideas that I see.




It's always fun to be wearing a bit of art!  I am especially developing a liking for "dangly" earrings even though I did not like them growing up...... You will note that my taste is very eclectic and eccentric though, and here are some from etsy that I especially like (and now own). These range from dichroic glass in fiery lavender and sky blue, to playful paper dolls reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. I also love the current floral trends as well as anything that reminds me of ice cream....because who doesn't!   ;)

So, here are the featured earrings- all found on etsy.com in the following shops.
The paper doll ones are by munieca
The ice cream ones are by ajillionpieces
The flower ones are by smilingsoul2
The dichroic glass ones are by myfusedglass

Yeah! Mail me art made it safely -October

I Finally got to see that my October submission got to the UK alright. It is inspiring and I will be making another package to hopefully ship out this weekend :)
See me in the October Gallery of the Project http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/gallery/mail-me-art-two/?album=1&gallery=11
hint: mine is right in the middle of the second to last row.

yesterday I thought "why not take some strides towards being a professional artist" So I studied my " general career-advise" books again (Children's Writers and Illustrators Market, and Artists and Graphic Designers Market). I decided on 2 things
SCBWI and Artdealineslist. The membership to the 1st is $75 for a year. No thanks until I am making more.... Artdealineslist was $24 to subscribe for a year and I HAVE enjoyed the gallery shows I've been in so far. What I got was to be redirected to a blog which I guess is updated with lists. Did I have to pay to see that blog? I did a google search for the blog, found nothing other than the other page that one goes to to subscribe. But couldn't I find it now I have the URL? How do they know its me, or is it just that I know where to find it now? Do I get more than in the "free" email subscription version? Plus, dont read the guys blog blog. He seems like a little, sarcastic , sort of dirty man. Nothing is wrong with being sarcastic but when one posts a letter from a subscriber/proscective subscriber, with ones sarcastic responses interjected, thats a bit to cheeky for someone like me who just PAID to be redirected to a ........blog..........

So my Assessment is that we will see, though I can't really tell if I HAVE actually been bamboozled or not......... yeah we (everyone who listened to anything online or in print) all just paid for a freaking link......grrrrrr!!!!! Oh well..............

9x12 show

These then are the 3 pieces I sent for the 9x12 Exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Art Center.
"Little Circus Kitten 2"
"A cowgirl and her Kitten"
and "Mandy"

All of these will be for sale at the Exhibition :)
they are 9x12" and done in prismacolor. The colors are richer than on the monitor and I did cover each with a coat of glossy acrylic spray after I scanned them in. It really gives a nice shine and enrichens the colors up.

Hawaiian theme gift basket

These are some ideas for a Hawaiian themed gift basket for a girl.
1. Pacifica solid (or spray) Perfumes in Waikiki Pikake or Hawaiian Ruby Guava
2. Tickets to see the movie "Princess Kualani" (aka. title "Barbarian Princess") staring the beautiful and refined Q'orianka Kilcher
3. a Fabric lei or , for a modern twist, a flower hair clip (from Claires or anywhere else that sells them)
4. a cd by Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole, his rendition of "Over the rainbow" is amazing!

lovely dolls

I have found a lot of pretty ball and joint doll photos. I think maybe these kinds are the only ones I find pretty. There are a lot of different facial features that I have seen. I like the cute sweet versions.