Stop Art Piracy

My sweet and very talented friend Marsha has been a victim of a horrible crime. One of our fellow artist has used pieces of her work(without altering them) and claimed them as her own. The issue has been resolved and the art removed from flickr. Out of this crime, Marsha has come up with an idea to make art that represents this exact problem. I know this goes on all the time and it is not right. We all put our hearts and soul into what we make. Be it for profit or pleasure. So is it stealing one's work when you copy an idea? There are a lot of wings and pointy hats. I love wings and put them on just about everything. Is it stealing one's work when you use a technique? I don't think so. How many of you take a heat gun to paint to get it to bubble?
But when you take a piece of work or image without asking or outright copy someone's work,then that's a different story.
Join Marsha and other to Stop Art Piracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is Back

Many of you have asked about daughter. She is back. With the economy the way it is, the fashion industry has been hit hard. There was very little work for her. Having to pay everything out of her own pocket, free food and a bed at mom and dad's started looking very good. It put a dent in her bank account, but all was not lost. She has the experience under her belt and will try at a later time. The season will start picking up here so she should get some work locally.
Thanks everyone for asking.

It's A Hot One!!!!!!!!

9am today. UGH!!! Our patio is on the north side of the house and covered. I'm not leaving the house today. Hubby is playing golf. He is out of his flipping mind.


Last Saturday took this class from Josie. At Mystic Paper It is an old jar lid that has been soldered. Was very difficult to photograph without getting a glare.


Doll for Jennifer and Kim at Mystic Paper. The charm is a women in the moon. That is their logo. The cowboy boot and rusty stars is Kim's part of the duo. Jennifer always wears the most fabulous clip on earrings and has a shabby chic side to her. Combined they make a great team. Had to borrow Kim's pic from their blog, cause someone forgot to take a picture of her before she went to live at the store.

Howdy

This picture cracks me up. It is a post card that I found in Durango CO. A cowboy on a horse with his dog in the saddle holding the reins in his mouth. "Designated Drive" was the caption on the card. I copied the image onto fabric,and just started layering. The pieces of rusty metal I had my husband pull out of the bonfire at our friends lodge in Durango. Skull is from Hobby Lobby.
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Shrink Happens

I have been playing with shrink plastic or Shrinky Dink. Using stamps for the images. The above plastic pieces I applied alcohol ink after they were shrunk. Don't use the blending solution or it will smear the ink. The branch,clock and small bird are on white plastic.The bird image was stamped on the collage as well as on plastic. It really does shrink down. So when you pick a stamp make sure it is of good size.
Art doll 1. Her face I left uncolored. Hands and frame I used alcohol ink. Pieces glued or wired to rusted tin.
Art doll 2. She is stamped on frosted plastic. Her face was stamped after the plastic was shrunk. The only color add is to her lips.
Art doll 3. All the pieces are stamped on white plastic. Colored with chalk or markers

Dog Days of Summer

What's a dog to do when it is HOT???


First she has to sunbath.




Then a couple of lap(b)s around the pool.



I hate water in my ears!!!!!


I'm going back inside to sleep on the sofa for the rest of the day.

So is the photographer..............

Where the Heck Have I Been?

I'm back...........Our trip to Calif was very hard on me. I did not feel good about leaving daughter there. She is doing okay. Not much work,but she has settled in. The trip to see my mom was very hard on me this time. She did know who my husband was the first couple of days. By the last day she had no idea who he was.
When we got back I was in a major funk. No mood to talk to anyone for about a week. I just went about my daily routine on auto pilot. That's why I have not answered any emails or responded to comments. I seemed to have had a lot of negative thoughts and did not want to burden everyone with that.
Last weekend we went to Durango, CO. I moved there in my mid 20's to ski for a winter. I ended up staying for 5 years and got married. There will always be a special spot in my heart for Durango and the La Plata Mountains. We have a long time friend who owns the Silverpick Lodge, where we stay. Our friends from the bay area came out. He and hubby have known each other since they were 13. When they get together they still act like they are 13.lol It was great fun, lots of laughs, lots of drinking, lots of food, and not a lot of sleep. We are just not as young as we used to be......lol. The Silverpick Lodge sits at about 8000 ft. My, oh my I'm a flat lander. Hiking one day I thought my lungs were going to burst. Not to mention my heart was about to beat out of my chest.


View from the front door of the lodge




View from our deck. Aah!!! Green. When you live in the desert you forget how many shades there are..

The Needles/ La Plata MountainsThe contrast between the dark pine trees and the light aspens was just breathtaking.
Silverton Co. Funky little town. We drove up there one morning for breakfast.