Lovebird Ladybird

Mixed media party

That's right!  I've been having a one lady party and have been busy busy busy. I managed to finish a couple pieces even though it is deathly hot! Sitting in front of the fan is the only way to do it. I'd be drowning in a pool of sweat if it weren't for this sweet machine.

Onto the good stuff:

This guy got a hairdo last night with some gel medium and a prickly brush. He also has this dashing jacket courtesy of my poor judgment at an overpriced vintage shop a while back. It was this cute skirt that ended up have a waist A LOT smaller than my own that for some reason made it home with me. Oh well, onto a bigger and better life as artwork.

So he's all done and is available in the shop!

I also finished up this little lady:

 

And you can find her over here, too.

In other exciting news, I found out that I'll be selling in the Lacey Farmers Market! So if you happen to live in the Olympia/Lacey area stop by!

Saturday - August 8. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday - September 12. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

See you there!

dear fans, thank you for you powers of cooling

good. grief. It is HOT here. I think it hit 96 today and it's only supposed to get hotter as the week goes on. Today was a work day and I think I'm designating a good part of tomorrow to swimming. I'm sure the puppy and mr. bird won't argue on that one.

Like I said, I've been hard at work. I'm getting things in order and trying to fall into the groove of this whole working a lot less thing. The practical thing to do at this point, would be for me to get another part time job at sears or to try my hand selling cars to make up for lost income (I've always thought I would be good at that for some reason). But seriously? Practicality has never been one of my strong suits & I've decided to keep it in the closet for right now.

I've gotten a much needed kick in the butt and I'm gonna go for it and do what I've wanted to do for quite some time- make some sort of an income using my creative talents. Whew! What an adventure that lays ahead! Yeah, maybe it's crazy- but I'm doing and I'm going to get there. Yeeeehaw!

I've been working on the piece below. I'm reusing this old print:

I found it at a thrift store for a couple bucks and for a couple years now I've been painting on it and using carbon paper to trace over the writing from slips of paper that are found in the library and in books that get turned in. I have a huge collection of them and for a while, I was dead set on using them in a zine. I'm glad I didn't because I think this is a lot cooler.

So it's still in progress, but it's getting close.

I've also been playing with another project:

 

This baby is 98% done (he's having a bad hair day...)  & then he'll make his way over to my shop! Okay, I'm off to do a little more work and then scope out the garden. I have a feeling that there will be some lettuce casualties..

xo

Sonic Overload in the library

We had an instrument petting zoo at our library today. Kids got to manhandle a variety of instruments and for an hour and a half my ears were filled with this:

Fabulous! These are the days that I feel completely crazy and stressed but so glad that I do what I do.  xo. -k

growing things in other things

My garden is growwwwing! I'm totally excited about the way that things are progressing. I've been growing things in containers and in the ground and I'm loving all of the containers that can be used for planters. Old sugar/flour/tea canisters are fantastic! Drill some holes in the bottom and you're good to go.

Pay no attention to my lack of weeding!


Little suitcases are great for growing things, too!


Another thing you can do- Buy some cheap plastic pots & spray paint on them.


In my last post I mentioned a cool old planter I got for free- well, once again spray paint saves the day and makes everything beautiful! *sigh*

Before:

After:

I set up this photo specifically to display the paint along with the pot because I'm cheesy like that AND because I must share this amazing shade of paint with you! It's Rust-Oleum American Accents in Lagoon. It happens to be the most amazing shade of teal you might ever come across. This photo makes it looks bluer than it really is, but trust me- it's teal and you'll love it.