STUDIO OF BONNIE JONES

Crochet 101

I have become addicted to "Pinterest" a wonderful new website where people can "pin" pictures of items that interest them on a "board".  There is everything under the sun on that site..from tutorials to beautiful pictures of garden, flowers, art work, etc.  It is truly a place to become inspired...and I have started a new hobby...crocheting..I had no idea there were so many beautiful items being made from crochet...and there is freeform crochet, certainly works of art. I purchased two books and also found that you can actually get tutorials on youtube. What would I do without my computer???

So, my first project is covering a chair that is in my studio.  This is not my idea, but saw it on Pinterest and immediately fell in love. Oh, if you want to go to Pinterest, click on that button on the left side of my blog and it will take you there..

 This is a chair my daughter painted for me, so I hope she does not mind if I cover some of it with crochet...as soon as I have three more granny squares crocheted, I will put them all together to cover the seat.

Stay tuned...I am having more fun with this.

Solar lights in the Garden

I love solar lights and we have managed to start a collection of them to put in our back yard...here are a few pictures of our lights at night. This summer, I plan to check out the stores and see what new lights may be on the shelves.

This light changes color and lights up the statue

A shot of my studio lit up at night

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a "Happy New Year" ...... a year of good fortune, good health, good friends and for those of us who love to create..hoping our Muse stays with us throughout the year. 

This Lunar Fairy that I created several years ago is one of my favorites..I hope you enjoy seeing her again.

It is Christmas Eve!!

Christmas Eve 2011 is here..we will celebrate with each other and our sweet Scottie, Barney...Our daughter and her husband will be over tonight to ride around and look at the lights...a tradition.

We are all thankful to be in good health and have each other

Time flies and another Christmas is here

The Candles are lit

Tiny trees from Christmases past are placed among the greens

Antique red Christmas balls and sparkly ice branches

A family heirloom bows her head in prayer

  A sweet Angel contemplates the Season

Ornaments on the tree bring back memories

Presents under the tree waiting for the grandchildren and great grandchildren to arrive the following week-end.

And maybe if he is good, this kind Gentleman will leave our sweet Barney a gift under the tree tonight........Merry Christmas

 

Snow Queen Ballet and Museum of Art

We had a wonderful week-end beginning with a visit to the Museum of Art in Jackson, Ms. along with the new Art Garden.

Although I enjoyed all the art work, my favorite was  the "Bethlehem Tree"  which was inspired by the "Angel Tree" in the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art.  The collection consisted of handcrafted Italian figures found through private venues and auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's.  It was breathtaking and I was truly inspired.

The following pictures were taken from a book I own... "The Angel Tree" which gives the history and beautiful pictures of the actual Angel Tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art....and The Bethlehem Tree was as beautiful as the original.

" And unto us a child is born"

"The Son of man shall send forth his angels..."

We left the Museum and headed to Thalia Mara Hall to see the "Snow Queen" ballet inspired by The Hans Christian Andersen Classic.  Ballet Magnificat was founded by  Keith and Kathy Thibodeaux attracting dancers from professional companies worldwide to spread the word of Jesus Christ through dance. The ballet was magnificent with beautiful music, gorgeous costumes and talented dancers...

The end to a wonderful week-end

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas in 2011...is seems like I just took down my decorations from last year and here it is time to put them back up...I waited until after Thanksgiving this year and finally got everything decorated...Here are a few pictures...enjoy.

Winter White Santa and his Reindeer

The Winter White Christmas Santa is a 12" figure sculpted from puppen fimo with arms that can be posed. He stands on his base with the brass rod and tube method for easy shipping. I dressed him in a soft cream fabric trimmed with antique appliques and antique buttons. His beard and hair are a beautiful real mohair and he has real blue glass eyes. The Celluloid deer is dressed out in antique lace and appliques. The base has faux snow with glass glitter and trimmed with gold leaf.  He will soon be heading to his new home.

 

Two New Figures..Original Doll Sculptures by Bonnie Jones

A tiny 5" fairy/witch figure and my first Christmas Figure...a tiny Snow Princess....  The Fairy/Witch has been sold and the Snow Princess is in my Etsy Shop

 

Great Mississippi River Balloon Race 2011

This past week-end was  beautiful for hot-air balloons in Natchez, MS. As usual, family and friends gathered and enjoyed just being together, the fabulous weather and of course the balloons.  We always get together high on the bluffs over looking the Mississipp River for a great view.

My Great Grand Children on the walk way over looking the river.

I love this picture. Cameron, Lilly and their mother Niki looking at the river.

Linda aka Gourdqueen and her grand-son playing with bubbles

 

 
Niki, Linda, Lilly and Orvelle...my better half

Apparently geese migrating

Throwing the bean bag trying to hit the target.

THE END OF A GLORIOUS WEEK-END

 

Halloween Fairy/Witch

This Fairy Witch is a 12" figure sculpted from puppen fimo with legs and arms that can be posed. I dressed her in silk fabric and silk ribbons with mixed media wings ( I understand that wings are faster than a broom). She has green artist made eyes and red wool for her hair. I gave her a stool to sit on although she can be placed where ever you may need a Witch or a Fairy. She carries pumpkins which can be removed if you wish to display her year round.

She is for sale in my Etsy Shop
 

OOAK Silver Fairy

This tiny 7" Figure is sculpted from paper clay over a strong wire armature. She is dressed in hand dyed silk and antique lace; her headdress is an antique silver piece. The wings are mixed media and her base is paper clay decorated with silver leaf. She is OOAK never to be created again.  The Silver Fairy is for sale in my Etsy Shop .

 

Remember 9/11

This is a day we will always remember and hope that it will never happen again.

God Bless America....

 

Deep Water Mermaid

The Deep Water Mermaid lives deep in the ocean and comes to the surface once in awhile for a little sun and relaxation.  She is a 7" figure sculpted from puppen fimo with artist made eyes. The rock she rests on is sculpted from paper clay and decorated with shells, crushed mother of pearl, mother of pearl beads and sculpted barnacles.  She can be found for sale in my  Etsy Shop  She is OOAK, never to be created again...

 
 

Red Head Pixie Witch

A tiny 9" Red Head Witch is now residing in my Etsy Shop.  She has been in an Art Gallery and I decided it was time for her to return to me.  I sculpted her from puppen fimo including her clothes and boots.  A stockinette dyed eggplant purple and trimmed with copper paint was draped over her. She has gorgeous red mohair for hair and eyelashes. The base is decorated with beautiful mosaic tiles.

This tiny Pixie Witch, which is a favorite of mine and being used as my avatar, has flown off to a wonderful new home.

 

 

 

Halloween Pumpkin head ornament

I finally have gotten in the mood to create some ornaments and this is the first..he is big measuring about 10" in diamenter and 10" from the top to the bottom of his tassle.  Sculpted from paper clay with handmade eyes and painted with acrylics and sealed; he sports a yarn tassle with beads.  He can be found for sale over on "Halloween Queen's Castle Bootique" . More ornaments in the works, so stay tuned. As with everything I create, he is One of a Kind  (OOAK). He has left for his new home...SOLD.

 
 

Memorial Day

New Update for Mississippi River flooding in Natchez, Ms. and Vidalia, La.

Today is May 15, 2011. The river crest has been lowered from 64' to 63.5' and today it stands at 61.67'.  Most of my pictures are taken from the bluffs in Natchez, but I did manage to get some pretty good pictures while riding across the bridge to Vidalia and back to Natchez.  Also, don't forget to check with the Natchez Democrat Newspaper for more pictures and information.

Click on each picture for larger views.

This is the old Belwood Country Club.

The port in Natchez

 

Coast Guard in Natchez, Ms.
 

For those not familiar with the region, this photo shows a home high on the bluffs in Natchez, Ms. in contrast to the low land or "Delta" across the Mississippi River in Vidalia, La.
 

Vidalia, River front

 

 

Parking lot at the River Front Medical Center

 

Promise Hospital on the Vidalia, river front

 

Walk way along the Vidalia river front

 

Coast Guard has instructed the river traffic to slow down to keep  the wave action off the coast line

 

Vidalia Convention Center
 

The left side of the picture is Louisina and the right side is Mississippi

 

 

 

Art Dolls Only (ADO) Interview

Thank you Sarah Young of "Art Dolls Only" for the really nice interview about my art dolls.  If you have time drop by and visit with this group.

 

Update of 2011 Flood in Natchez, Ms. and Vidalia, La.

Today's date is 5/13/2011. I took more pictures today from the bluff in Natchez, Ms. overlooking the Mississippi River. These pictures are showing the water levels in Vidalia, La. The river is  now at 59.81 feet.

I have had so many hits on my blog that I would like to recommend to those who are interested to click on the website of the Natchez Democrat Newspaper. They have so much information regarding the flood...pictures, videos, panoramas and river webcams.

For larger pictures click on each picture.

This is the River Park Medical Center. Here you can see the walkway is completely covered and the river now covers the walkways that extend out into the river. It appears the water is up to the barriers surrounding the building.

 

Comfort Inn, the walkways are covered and the water is up to the sandbags

Promise Hospital is surrounded by water but protected by the barriers 
 

The water is almost to the top of the levee at this location

 

Convention Center

 

Natchez Under the Hill, You can see just a tip of the bank

 

What use to be Belwood Country Club in Natchez

 

On the Natchez side, the Coast Guard Building
 

 
 

 

2011 Flood in Natchez, Ms. and Vidalia, La.

The following pictures were taken on May 7,2011 high on the bluffs in Natchez Miss. The Mississippi was at 54 ft. It should crest at 64 ft around May 21st.  The buildings you see are all in Vidalia, La. across the river from Natchez, with the exception of this first picture.

Click on each picture for them to enlarge.

This is Silver street under the Hill in Natchez, MS.

 

A view of the bloated river from the bluffs in Natchez, MS.
 

Comfort Inn and the building that use to be a restaurant.

 

River Park Medical Center

 

Vidalia Dock and Storage

Promise Hospital 
 

River Park Medical Center. you can see the walkways that extend out into the river
 

 

Forest Fairy

Forest Fairy is a 9" full body sculpt from Puppen Fimo polymer clay.  She has hand made green eyes and red mohair for hair.  Her headdress is made from beautiful glass beads woven into gold wire with silk leaves.  I dressed her in dyed gauze, which I believe a Forest Fairy would probably wear.  She stands on a base decorated with stones, moss, mushrooms and beads. She is flying to her new home.

 

 
 
 

Things that Inspire me to Create

When getting ready to start a new figure, I begin to pull out my stash and see just what I have that may inspire me.  Or just walking in my garden will inspire me...here are a few of my favorite things.

 

Wings that I have made and also purchased from other artists.

 

Just some of the antique lace I have in my stash

 
I have a lot of lamb's wool and mohair because I use to make santas and still do, but just not as many..but yummy wool still catches my eye

 
Hand dyed silk ribbon...love it

 

"Through the Looking Glass" illustrated by Anne Bachelier . I must make Alice all dressed in white with that piece of silk I had hand dyed for her sash.

 
I usually do not like artificial flowers, but I made this arrangement in one of my favorite vases by Buck Run Pottery and I love these colors.

These are just a few things that inspire me...there are so many more, movies, books, people, buttons, fabric, especially silk and velvet.

 

Pumpkin Lady

My Pumpkin Lady is now for sale on the Halloween Queen's Boutique.  She is sculpted entirely from an air dry clay (paper clay) and painted with acrylics.  Her base is sculpted from paper clay and apoxie clay and painted with acrylics.  This is definitely a fun piece for a Halloween Collection.  Check her out and let me know if you are interested in having her in your collection.

 
 
 
 

Halloween Queen's Easter Ween Give-Away

 

The Halloween Queen's of AHQU are having a Give-Away from March 21st through April 8th.  There will be an Easter Basket full of OOAK ornaments made by the talented artists of the Halloween Queens.  Please run on over and drop by to see just what you have to do to enter for this great prize...here is where you should venture:   Queen's Easter Ween Giveaway

Aigle, The Goddess of Health

Aigle, the Goddess of Health carries a healing stone.  She is a 10" figure sculpted from porcelain puppen fimo with arms that can be posed.  I dressed her in silk gauze, a textured wrinkled gauze, antique lace and antique ribbon.  She stands on a base decorated with natural stones.  Her hair is a beautiful white mohair and she has artist made eyes. She is for sale in my Etsy Shop. 

I really enjoyed working on this little lady; even got up some mornings around 4:30AM because I could not stop thinking about how to dress her. It was fun.....love what I do.

 
 

 
 
 

Violet

"Violet" is a 9" figure sculpted from puppen fimo over a wire armature with arms and legs that can be posed. She has hand painted eyes, mohair for hair and is dressed in hand dyed silk and gauze decorated with faux blue berries. On her tiny feet are felt shoes with a violet flower adorning them. She is One of a Kind (OOAK) designed and handmade by the artist without the use of molds. Violet is now residing in my Etsy Shop waiting for someone to come along and adopt her.

Well, they say, "never say never".  But, I have decided for the time being I will not sell on E-bay because of the fees they are charging and other reasons I will not go into here. So, I will be putting my work in my Etsy Shop and my Halloween pieces will also be found in the Queen's Castle Bootique.

 

 

 

 

The Valentine Fairy

The Valentine Fairy started out before Christmas to be a Christmas Fairy; but, I kept putting her aside and she was never finished, so, she is now a Valentine Fairy. I sculpted this 9" figure from puppen fimo and dressed her in my favorite fabrics, silk and silk velvet.  She has hand made eyes and beautiful soft mohair for her hair.  Her shoes are silk with leather soles and she stands on a wooden base that has been decorated with apoxie clay and gold leaf...she has wings of mixed media. 

She has flown to her new home...

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Amber, the Flying Fairy

 

I just completed Amber the Flying Fairy and placed her on E-bay   I have been finishing the small pieces since I just had cataract surgery on the other eye and have not been able to really play in the studio.  I have a "Christmas Fairy" that is still not finished and I guess she will end up being a Valentine Fairy.

The head and hands on this Fairy are sculpted from Rose Puppen Fimo and I dressed her in a metallic fabric, silk ribbon and silk velvet.  I actually did some embroidery work around the velvet body.  I use to do embroidery all the time...think I may start adding it to some of my dolls.  Her wings are mixed media and really turned out sparkly and pretty. Here are a few pictures of her.

 

 

Another Tiny Hanging Fairy

This tiny Fairy was sculpted from brown Prosculpt and I dressed her in dyed silk gauze. I gave her some beading and a beaded hanger so she could swing and sparkle in the breeze. She is for sale on my Etsy Shop

 
 
 

Christmas, Before, During, and After

We really enjoyed Christmas this year...grandson Brandon and his wife Niki along with their two children, Lilly and Cameron and our daughter Linda and husband Johnny.  Johnny's family joined us on Sunday...So it is all over and I will begin taking down the Christmas decorations because I have to have cataract surgery on my other eye on the 10th of January.

For some reason I failed to take many pictures and I hate that...guess I was enjoying my company so much I did not have time.

This little doll is my Great grand-daughter, Lilly. Dressed in a vintage style dress and hand knitted cap and bootees.

 
 

 

Lilly's brother Cameron checking out a gift.
 

 
Granpa and Barney trying to help

 

Barney waiting for the guests to arrive.

 

The In-House Chef

 

Niki and Lilly heading to the kitchen where everyone is hanging out with the food.

 

Tiny Fairy for "Lilly"

I just finished a tiny hanging fairy for my Great Grand-daughter "Lilly".  She will get it Christmas morning.   The Fairy is sculpted from Rose puppen fimo and dressed in antique lace and silk with mixed media wings....lots of German glass glitter to make her sparkle as she swings in the air.

 

More Christmas 2010 Pictures

I guess I am obsessed with taking pictures of my Christmas decorations.  But, we have really enjoyed them this year. I had cataract surgery last month and since I also have glaucoma and have lost some sight in both eyes, I feel blessed that I can still see beautiful things.  Anyway, I took more pictures because it looks as if Santa has dropped off some presents  under the tree.  I put a Folk Art Santa in front of the tree. I love that Santa...he was made by an unknown artist ( at least unknown to me, because the Antique shop where I bought him would not tell me the name of the artist and it was not signed.)  Love to sit in this room with all the lights on drinking....coffee, tea or a nice glass of wine....it is very relaxing.

 

It is apparent, Barney does not want this knit sweater on.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Christmas 2010

Can you believe it is Christmas again!! The older I get the faster time moves. Anyway, I find that each year when decorating for Christmas I tend to decorate less and less.  This year, the decorating is in the living and dining rooms only and a wreath on the front door. So, here are a few pictures...I must say, I do love my tree. Several years ago, we bought a new tree with lights on it and all the garlands I use have lights on them which certainly makes decorating much easier.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you Lisa Johnson

 
Please go check out Wymzee Art and Friends by the talented artist and writer, Lisa Johnson. Lisa does a wonderful job of show casing artists on this blog and also doing a great marketing job of making sure her article shows up on Face Book, Twitter, etc. I was so pleased with the write up and addition of pictures of my art work on this blog.  I cannot begin to thank you enough Lisa....great job.

"Mystic, the Winter White Fairy Witch

"Mystic"the Winter White Fairy Witch comes to you from the Studio of Bonnie Jones. This sculpted Art Doll is one of a kind (OOAK) never to be created again. She can be displayed for Halloween and Christmas or all year round.

This tiny Fairy Witch can only be seen in the cold winter nights when the moon is out shining magic moon beams. "Mystic" is a 9" full body sculpt of porcelain puppen fimo. She has golden handmade eyes with a headdress of Angelina Fiber and silk gauze. I dressed her in silk gauze and an antique crocheted doily. Her fairy wings are mixed media.

I placed her on a base decorated with mother-of-pearl tiles and baroque pearls.. She stands on the base with the brass rod and tube method so she can be removed for safe shipping.  Mystic is on the way to her new owner; she has been sold.

 
 

 

 

 

 

"For the Love of Witch Art" by Vania Cruz-Perez

 

 
 

I am so honored to be featured as the number six feature "For the Love of Witch Art" by" Vania Cruz-Perez on her beautiful blog Fantasy Whispers.  Vania is a professional Art Doll sculpter who maintains a wonderful blog showcasing not only her artwork and beautiful home, but the artwork of other artists.  Please take a moment to hop on over to her blog and enjoy all of the many features....I know you will enjoy it.

Thank you Vania!!

Tabitha the Fairy Witch

 

Tabitha is a 9" figure sculpted from Puppen Fimo with poseable arms and legs. She has handpainted shoes and stockings and is dressed in hand dyed silk velvet, silk ruffles, silk ribbon all trimmed with a piece of antique embroidered lace.  She has dark brown mohair for her hair and wears a Witch Hat of felt decorated with lots of pretty goodies. Her Wings are mixed media and match her costume. I sculpted a special chair for her out of Apoxie Clay.  Tabitha is One of A Kind, never to be created again.

Tabitha has been sold and flown away to her new home.

 
 
  

 

 

Miranda Witch

Miranda Witch is a 9" figure sculpted from puppen fimo and dressed in hand dyed gauze and silk gauze. She stands on a pumpkin crackled for that antique look to match the pumpkin she holds in her hand. Miranda means "worthy of admiration" and this stately witch does just that as she is very particular about her clothes and loves to wear baroque pearls around her neck and in her hat.  She  is a good witch and has a very sweet disposition.

 Miranda has been sold and is on her merry way to her new home.

 

 

 
 
 

Halloween Pumpkin Head Artist

Say "Hello" to my Pumpkin Head Artist as she finishes painting the bust of a child.

The Artist is a 9" figure completely sculpted from an air dry clay over a strong wire armature, painted with acrylics and sealed with a matte varnish. Her eyes are handmade by me and she holds a real paint brush. She sits on the base with the brass rod and tube method so she can be removed for shipping. The child's bust is sculpted from paper clay and sits on a wooden candle stick which can be removed from the base.

The base is wood covered with paper clay and apoxie clay,painted with acrylics and measures 4.5" X 2.5". The entire piece is 10" high.  This sweet Artist has been sold....

 

Flash Flood

Flash flood in my home town today...and here are the results in our back yard.

This is our back yard without water.

 
This is a picture taken from the doorway of my studio. That is my husband under the umbrella.

 

 

 
The Water is now up to the second step to my studio.

 

 
At least ankle deep in the screened in patio.

 

View of the steps to the studio from the patio.

  

Father Christmas and The Raven Queen

Father Christmas and the Raven Queen can both be found for sale on Spooky Time Jingles

Father Christmas is a 12" figure with a soft body and arms that can be posed.  His face is sculpted from puppen fimo polymer clay with glass eyes and beautiful lamb's wool for his beard and hair.  I gave him a gown of raw silk and a coat from a piece of antique fabric.  His cap is from a recycled sweater trimmed with antique tinsel as are his sleeves, and his gloves are green felt.  The bottle brush tree is decorated with antique miniature glass balls and  german glass glitter and old fashioned mica and is attached to a wooden block. A lamb and key are hanging from his belt.  He is permanently attached to a wooden base that has been crackled and antiqued.  As with all of my creations, he is one of a kind, OOAK. Father Christmas has been sold.

 

 

 

The Raven Queen is a 9" full body sculpt figure of puppen fimo. The entire piece measures 12" in height.  I dressed her in black silk gauze and an antique black handkerchief. Her top is mulberry paper painted blue and she has a wired silk ribbon around her waist.   She has black mohair for hair with a head dress made of real black feathers decorated with silk flower petals and black German Glass Glitter and matching wings. Her mask is painted on her face. She holds a staff with an amber stone for light with a raven on top.  The Queen stands on a handmade mosaic base with the rod and tube method so she can be removed for safe shipping

 

 

   

"The Music of ABBA" on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

We took a trip down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast this past week-end to hear a concert by "Arrival" called "The Music of ABBA". If this tour comes near you and you loved this music....go and enjoy all the ABBA songs including of course "Dancing Queen" and "Ma Ma Mia".  They look and sound just like the original ABBA...they had the entire audience rocking down.

While we were there, it was possible that Hurricane Bonnie would arrive, but thank goodness she decided to fade away. The beaches looked great, so if you need a vacation, don't hesitate to go to the Mississippi beautiful gulf coast.

 
Beautiful sand on the beaches, new piers have been built back since Katrina

 
This is an oil containment boom that has been in the water and I guess they have cleaned it.

 

Here is a boom in the water to protect the marsh.

 

These pictures were taken in the car on our trip back home from the Gulf Coast. These fast moving clouds were remnants from Hurricane Bonnie.
 
 
 
 
 

Caught that flag just right as we went whizzing by.
 

I glanced in the rear view mirror and here is what i saw..it was a beautiful drive home with the constant changing clouds.
   

 
   

Lady Kat Vampire

This Vampire is a full body sculpt of puppen fimo.  She is a 9" figure and sits on the mosaic base with the rod and tube method so she can be removed for shipping. The base is handmade with mosaic tiles, beads and found objects. The entire piece is 12".  I dressed her in silk gauze and black silk velvet.  Her bat wings are made from muslin over wire and painted black with some iridescent paint; they are not removable.  She has beautiful yellow kat eyes.  This sculpture is One of a Kind (OOAK) She is on her way to her new home.

 

  

ADO Wonderland Challenge

 
Art Dolls Only  (ADO) is having their second  annual challenge and this time it is "Alice in Wonderland".  Let's face it, since the film came out we are all inspired all over again by Alice and her wonderful companions. So hop on over to Art Dolls Only blog and check out all the artists that will be participating.  Each Artist will have a doll on their blog that represents Wonderland. 

My entry is the Cheshire Cat holding Alice and the White Rabbit.  The entire piece is sculpted from an air dry clay over a strong wire armature and painted with acrylics.  This sculpture is one of a kind never to be created again.  He was a fun piece to work on.

Halloween Queen's Castle Bootique

Queen's Castle Bootique is now open

 

And here is my contribution....Witch Angie

She is an 8" figure with a soft poseable body.  I sculpted her head, hands and feet from puppen fimo and dressed her in silk velvet and silk gauze.  She sits on two antique wooden blocks. She holds a magic stone on one hand.

Three New pieces

I have three new pieces-- two have landed at Spooky Time Jingles and one piece is going to ODACA for their annual convention on July 18th at the Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago.  There will be items donated by ODACA atists that can be purchased through a raffle ticket.  The Green Witch is my donation. 

All of my work is One of A Kind (OOAK) never to be created again...I get bored very easy, so that is why this is the journey I decided to travel with my creations.  These three pieces were a joy to create and now my brain is tired and my muse cannot see anything new right now....hope I can get started again...I have some ornaments to make..

 
The Green Witch is sculpted out of puppen fimo and painted; her wings are made of muslin over wire and painted with cloth clay and then acrylics.  Her base is a combination of mosaic tiles, beads and decorated with apoxie clay.

 
The Snow Angels...this piece is sculpted entirely out of paper clay over a very strong wire armature. The moon has been painted and crackled and the angels are covered with German glass glitter and tiny iridescent baubles.  Larger glass baubles are on the base with the stars and the entire base has been covered with vintage mica....  

 
Mister Pumpkin Head...I love pumpkin heads and this one is so special.  He is 12" and sculpted from paper clay over a strong wire armature. I dressed him in vintage black velvet and hand dyed silk gauze.  His staff is paper clay over a heavy wire.  The base is painted and decorated with apoxie clay. 

 

Article in 2010 August issue of "Doll Crafter & Costuming"

I have had quite a few articles written about my art work, but I must say after talking to me on the phone for about an hour or longer, Sharon Verbeten captured me and my art work just beautifully.  The Editor of the magazine, Heidi Heiderman, did a wonderful 8 page layout of my pictures along with the article.  Heidi asked me to do a tutorial...because so many tutorials have been done, I decided to do one on my mosaic bases and was pleased with the way it turned out and the pictures they used. I tried to scan or take pictures of  each page and just could not get them to look right, so I will put a picture of the front of the magazine and the first page of the article...hope some of you will pick up the magazine, it has some beautiful work of other fantasy artists.

 

 
 

June Garden Tour 2010

I have been outside taking pictures of our garden before the summer heat sets in and flowers begin to look tired.  Stroll with me and enjoy.

This pot of flowers is on the steps by the front door which we seldom use. A tiny wren has built her nest in the pot and we have to be careful when we water the flowers.

 
There are two tiny eggs in the nest.

 

Martins feeding their babies...boy that house sure got dirty

 
 Mushrooms I collect to put in the flowers around our fountain

 

 

 

 

 
Basil and tomatoes

  
   
 
 

A picture Tribute on Memorial Day

Last October in 2009, along with my sister and her husband, we took a trip to Washington D.C.  Since today is Memorial Day, I thought it would be a good time to post pictures I took of  some of the War Memorials.

Arlington National Cemetary

This first picture is Arlington House, home of Robert E. Lee

 

 

 

Iwo Jima Memorial

 

 

Three Spires..U.S. Air Force Memorial

 

World War II Memorial

 

 

Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

 

Vietnam Memorial and the Three Service Men

 

 

Korean War Veterans Memorial

 

 

 

 

  
   
 
   

 

Spooky Time Jingles

New artwork on Spooky Time Jingles so run over and check it all out.  I have a Witch and a Santa for sale......here are some pictures.