October 2011: St. Augustine

Selling my art on ebay!

I am trying something new... Selling my art on ebay.  This week I will have three hand painted purses for sale! 
LINK TO MY EBAY

I have also recently listed many hand painted card cut-outs in my etsy store... link to the right and HERE!

Back to sending out mail art

I took a reprieve of mail art for about 9 months.  I am back now. 

Sketchbook Project: Arthouse Coop, Brooklyn NYC

This will be my third time participating in a sketchbook project with the Arthouse Co-op based in Brooklyn, NY.  Last year I went to the opening.  I got to check out sketchbooks from the Arthouse library.  And thus I signed up to do it all over again.  My theme this time was: Figuring You Out.  I made it about me... figuring me out.  The sketchbook is a collection of photographs taken by me mostly and enhanced or collaged in some way.  Since my husband left me 9 months ago... I have been trying to figure me out.  I am a mom.  I am an artist.  My biggest fear is being alone for the rest of my life.  Seems like dating and meeting men are something of an anomaly for me.  I feel ill equipped.  Yet, here i am.  I think I'll stick to art. 
LINK TO ARTHOUSE COOP
LINK TO MY ARTHOUSE ARTIST PAGE

Thank you everyone!

Thank you everyone who came out to the Trinkets from Heaven art show opening! 

Trinkets from Heaven and other misunderstandings...

This Saturday night will be the opening of Trinkets from Heaven and other misunderstandings which is a collection of work that I have spent the last three months making.  There will be a great variety of pieces from $5 to $1500.  There are many $10 items.  I want to make my work accessible to anyone that cares to own a piece.  I call it--Art for the Masses.  Most of it was made from recycled items or things that I already had in my studio home.  There are 237 pieces for sale! 

I hope people realize that investing in each other, in handmade, in local businesses is a really good way to keep St. Petersburg a destination art city!  

The event is free! After you stop by the Morean please walk down to the 600 Block of Central Avenue to see the other shows and galleries that will be open.  I also have work at Art On! Central and the Artpool Gallery.  Artpool will be having a big art and fashion show that night!  

So....This Saturday night...

5:30-8:30 

GALLERY WALK... 12-11-10

Morean Arts Center

719 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727.822.7872

Here is a link to the featured artist page.

I would like to say a special Thank you to the Morean for inviting me to show in this gallery space.  I would also like to thank Truman Bentley Jr. for supplying me with many handmade canvases.  Local artist, Frank Strunk III, really helped me out by--not only letting me use his wood working tools, but also gave me some pointers.  Thank you Frank for your time and helping hand!  And lastly, thank you to my crumbcakes for your love and support and being my constant inspiration. 

trip to Myakka state park

Had a lovely day.  It was good to get out...

These Days

I want to apologize to all my mail art friends... seems I've been such a slacker.  But, in reality I've been working feverishly hard for an upcoming show in St. Petersburg.  Actually I'll be in two shows in November and one in December.  You can no longer find my work at Artful Living in St. Petersburg, FL.  Turns out they didn't want my stuff and showed me to the door.  Actually it has been somewhat of a relief as I have a lot to do for ArtOn Central and Artpool.  So with the extra shows coming up and the local galleries... I feel utterly overwhelmed.  I've also been posting on ebay and in my etsy vintage store.  I shop at yardsales, estate sales and thrift shops to find special things to resell. 

Everything has been such a struggle these days.  This morning I posted, "These Days" by Nico on my facebook page.  My sentiments exactly. 

I've been out walking
I don't do too much talking
These days, these days.
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
And all the times I had the chance to.

I've stopped my rambling,
I don't do too much gambling
These days, these days.
These days I seem to think about
How all the changes came about my ways
And I wonder if I'll see another highway.

I had a lover,
I don't think I'll risk another
These days, these days.
And if I seem to be afraid
To live the life that I have made in song
It's just that I've been losing so long.
La la la la la, la la.

I've stopped my dreaming,
I won't do too much scheming
These days, these days.
These days I sit on corner stones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten.
Please don't confront me with my failures,
I had not forgotten them.

WOW... it's happening SOON!!!!

See you at the Artpool on September 11th!

Stache Day at the Dali Museum

The crumbcakes and I dressed up for Stache day at the Dali. I should say... two of the cakes dressed up. #2 would have nothing of it. Two out of three ain't bad. We got more attention at the local Publix grocery store. I guess you don't see Dali impersonators every day at the grocery store.

my latest rag doll

I declared on facebook that I created my best rag doll ever this morning. Now I'm thinking that I could do better.