Play-dough and crocheted reefs

The cousins and I played with play-dough this morning making our own coral reef. But it wasn't as elaborate as these amazing crocheted reefs!

Read more about the project:

http://www.crochetcoralreef.org/about/index.php

I would love to wear this.

Beautiful.

image found on http://cocokelley.blogspot.com/

I am a thread head.

Amazing what one can do with some thread, nails and wood. Check out these incredible pieces by artist Gabriel Dawe, made of just that: guterman thread, wood and nails.

plexus no. 4

plexus no. 3

plexus no. 3

Check out his other work too.....http://www.gabrieldawe.com/

Remember Unica?

Well, here she is! The video is done! Look how in love the two characters are.....my heart melts. And lighting - oh I am clutching my pearls :)

Beautiful job to my friend Toby! It was so much fun to work for you!

The Language by Dead Snares from Tobias Stretch on Vimeo.

R.I.P. J.L.

Messy art.

I love making art. I especially love the messy aftermath of the art. Here are some colorful pictures to enjoy.

image from apartmenttherapy.com

http://www.graphicsdb.com/img54877.htm

It's the little things....

Like snowflakes that remind you life is beautiful. It already snowed here in Wisconsin - my little cousin and I were catching snowflakes in our mittens, admiring each tiny flake. They really are stunning!

I am not in Pennsylvania anymore.

I am back at home in Wisconsin just for a few months to help out some family. Then the world is mine for the taking! Tonight I am taking it easy and watching the classic, The Wizard of Oz. I love, love, LOVE it when Dorothy first opens the door to Munchkinland and suddenly the world is in color! It's so magical! The use of color throughout the film is really stunning: the color-changing horses, Emerald City, the field of red poppies, the yellow brick road, Glenda the Good Witch's pink poofy dress, the green Wicked Witch of the West and of course those sparkly ruby slippers!

So here is to embracing change, paving my own yellow brick road - and for now accepting that there is no place like home!

My Halloween inspiration:

Vogue 1968.

Pretty hair.

I need to start putting my long hair to get use! I want to wear my hair in all these sweet and romantic braids!

Sitting on the fence post chewing my bubble gum....

A lot of bubble gum. Simone Decker's work Chewing in Venice reminds me of my college friend Jeni Kittleson who once did an installation piece involving chewing gum. She sat for hours in the student union chewing gum and sticking it under a corner table until it formed a massive a.b.c. (already been chewed) gum sculpture. Here's to you and your hard working jaw!

The leaves are changing....

But the temperature is not. I am longing for that crisp fall air, the kind that requires you to take your sweaters out of hibernation....hopefully soon.

Until then I will just enjoy these works by British artist Andy Goldsworthy.

I am crabby - but I shouldn't be.

stubleupon

I had an Uncle Gordon...

This is not his art. Here are some of Gordon Terry's amazing paintings.

I am making a dress for Unica.

So I haven't been posting much. When I am not working I am knee deep in fabric, yarn and other notions. I am working very hard to get it done....though I have a ways to go. I will get there.

Spin your own web

Here are some cool picture of a human web made of 700 rolls of packing tape. Watch the video too! Pretty cool - but nothing compares the the real deal. Spiders rule!

http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/08/15/manmade-giant-spider-web/

google search

http://www.weirdpalace.com/spider-web-spider-web/

http://www.weirdpalace.com/spider-web-spider-web/

Pretty soon.....

I am going to start assisting stop animation artist Tobias Stretch, and yes that is his real name. He is really cool and so is his work. I can't wait! Check it out:

Check out his website: http://web.mac.com/tobystretch/Site/Welcome.html

Love letters.

I first met the man-friend almost a year ago. We originally decided to just be pen-pals since he lived in Pennsylvania and I lived in Wisconsin. You cannot even imagine how excited I was to open the mail box to receive his letters. I would savor each and every word.

I panicked the other night because I couldn't find the letters, I thought I lost the beginning of our love story. I found them (THANK GOD) and now they reside in a frame in my studio - a beautiful reminder of our beginning.

Here are some beautiful love notes and letters:

found on one of my favorite blogs about love, leloveimage.blogspot.com

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awww, so cute!

my very own love letter from my most amazing man-friend who always makes me smile!