GOOD ENERGY DAY

It was so sweet to spend the day with my son Chris, Tasa and Oma.

If I could only bottle up that love and just save it for my next blue day... sigh.
You are my sunshine Chris.

DADA ANGEL

When I created this piece, I was feeling my father beside me.  Dad passed away over a year ago,

and when Mom wanted his workshop/garage cleaned out, I went through a lot of my father's stuff.

Dad always was working on some project.  He had a lot of artistic talent, and created some fun art, though

he didn't officially call it that.  He would of called it tinkering.  He was  great about saving things, so I have a lot of fun objects that I acquired.  The copper leg on this angel is from Dad's collection.He shaped it into this loop and hammered it flat, for what purpose I don't know.  I found it in a small bucket of  assorted copper wire that he saved, and now here it ends up in one of my art pieces.  So I know Dad was standing beside watching me assemble this piece.  I could really feel his energy.  And I could feel him smiling.  Because I know my need to create is greatly inspired by Dad.  It's nice to have that fire in your belly passed down from your parent, and a nice way to remember my father.

So this Angel title is appropriate and is partly created by my Dad.  Thanks Dad...

ta
ps I have no idea what the "head" was.  Just a strange piece of metal, and I am not even sure where it came from.  Will have to ask my husband, he might know.  The body of the angel is river driftwood, the wings are old pages from a book that I machine zigzagged with  blue green thread and then covered with beeswax. 

NEW DADA DOLL ART

This dada bird flew into my studio this morning.  She was full of pine needles in her body cavity (an old metal can found in my wanderings in the woods).  When I was shaking out the needles, I thought surely with such a small opening to this can - about the size of a quarter, surely weather couldn't just pack all those needles inside, there was nearly 1/2 a cup full.  I decided it is more likely that a small mouse? might of packed in all that for a nest to keep warm in.  But who knows, it's the bird's secret.

The head of this bird, can you guess what it is?  I especially like the wings.  One is a piece of weathered

drift wood that is so perfectly shaped like a wing and the back wing is a piece of bark off an Aspen tree.  The tail feathers are cut from an old metal decorative plate that was embossed with a design was highlighted blue.

I liked the color and decided my bird could use a fancy "feather" muff around her neck. 

  Did you guess what the head is made from?  It's the back part of a wooden shoe stretcher, the part that wedges into the heel.

ta..

xoxox dada

(SOLD)

I finished this sweet guy this morning.  I tried to not get the blaring glare in the photo, but it wouldn't go away, sorry...  He is full of love with a big heart that I scratched xoxox on.  I used an old metal horn and a caster wheel for the legs.  The arms are some crazy spiral metal from something.. I have no idea what.  The head is a piece of  metal I fished out of local cabinet shop's firepit.  I think the spiral metal arms came from that same place. The wood is a sample piece from the kitchen design place where I score pieces of wood.  They will often toss this kind of stuff in the dumpster where I rescue found goodies.  I used an old coffee can to cut out the metal wings.

  Keeping your eye open for junk is always fun.  You spot something, you haven't an exact idea what you

are going to use the found piece for, only that you like it and might use it in art at some point.  Then there is the hard part of collecting  found objects.  They accumulate!!! and before you know it, your studio starts to look like Sanford and Son's!  But I always smile when I think about the end result.  Where the stuff came from, even some from far away sources and here it is, all come together to create art.  It's magical.  It's a nice way to recycle.

And even a better way to start my day.

ta

BACK HOME

We had a great trip. WOW... Lot's of fun time with the grandkids in Orlando, then more fun at their home in Valdosta Ga.  Giggles and wiggles and  very little time for any art, though I did some fun drawings with Jillian, who loves to draw.  We harvested pecans, their yard is littered with the nuts from the huge pecan tree in their backyard!  How fun!  And yes, we ate some too!
  My favorite quiet time was spent at a nature preserve in Georgia where we walked a boardwalk through the
swamp.  The soft air, the quiet sounds of nature was truly blissful.  If I could of, I would of spent an afternoon there alone, sitting in nature and just BE'ing.  I loved the lily pads and how they contrasted with the dark murky swamp waters, my favorite scene from our walk. The temp was perfect that morning.
  Made it to the beach.. St Simons Island and Daytona Beach.  I can never get enough of that sea air.  ahhhhh.
  Today is catching up with house chores, laundry, etc.  All those to-do's that await you when you come home.  And spending time with Marley who was thrilled we came home yesterday afternoon. 
   Tomorrow back into Lunar production and lots of art to create for upcoming shows!  Can't wait!
ta

FLY AWAY FLY AWAY

KISSES AND HUGS!

WE ARE FLYING AWAY...  time to run off and visit the grandkids in Georgia.. I am packing my flip flops and planning on some sweet Georgia time with Jillian and Seamus.  We are landing in Orlando for 3 days

of constant fun with the grandkids and then back up to Georgia for a week of endless hours of giggles and fun.  It's cold and rainy here so BYE BYE cold weather and hello sweet southern warm air.  Caress my toes,

ease my aches and pains, it's been a mad house to get away.  All the pre-getmethehelloutofhere-stuff. 

I do plan on some down time.  Put my feet up and READ.  Have 3 goodie books I am hauling with me.

Hoping to get some quiet time to do just about nothing in particular.

So miss me.. or don't.

I am out of here.

ta-ta....

STICKASOREUS FISHES BY EMALIE

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   She

 loves loves loves to paint.

  And I love to watch her.

 The message to all adult artists is in this video.

ENJOY!

Have a Creative Day!

ta

and she loves bunnies too.
(this bunny in the snow is for you Emalie from your faraway granny!)