in the nude

The local coffee+lounge place I like to go (The 806) is having a nude art show for the month of February. I've never done anything nude before, so I thought I'd try it. The boyfriend was happy to model for me.


I decided to do a paper-piecing display and I think they turned out kinda fun.
I made the man out of paper that looks like metal and used paper that has a wood grain for his penis. For the lady, I used pink snake skin paper. I had trouble with her feet, so I just gave her some stilettos to wear, and they match her mask! Her "pink parts"  are cotton fiber wrapped in a circle to simulate hair. I think the fish adds some humor (as if it was needed :) )
                                                   Let me know what you think.


If you need to see a better view, go to the 806 on 6th and Georgia here in Amarillo. I'll have these two pieces hanging up somewhere!

my two nude pieces. mixed media: paper and glue on cardboard painted in black gesso.

"you were always on my miiiiiind...you were always on my mind"

Well, I have had other things clogging my mind besides "what can I create in my craft room" these past two weeks. I don't like that. I like being in my craft room. My boyfriend once told me that my craft room smells like a kindergarten classroom. I wonder if Scentsy has ever considered making a scent like that?  It could be a mixture of construction paper, crayons and glue and the wax piece could be multi-colored and covered in glitter!

Here's one thing I'm glad I'm not alone in: my friend, Shannon Caldwell (what up! woot woot) was recently browsing Etsy (a site I heart really hard) and found a Pringles can that was made into a dry spaghetti container. She said the same thing I always do: "so easy, why didn't I think of that!?"

Now, since I didn't make anything this week, I thought I'd share something I found on Etsy that's NOT easy. What this guy creates makes me remember one of my mottos: I do many things well, none of which generate income.

from origami joel

say cheese!

Okay. These pictures are for my handful of fans that asked.

a scrapbook page I did for a co-workers wedding album

the fairy door I made for my friend, Suzanne

elastic bookmarks I made for the girls in my bookclub

another one bites the dust

Yes. It's a new year, in case you hadn't noticed. I'm not going to bother with resolutions, because, of course I want to do more art stuff in the new year. Why wouldn't I? Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I think about (after I figure out what day it is) is art stuff. Colors, shapes, words, ideas - all that.
So far this year, I've managed to paint my kitchen ceiling white. I know it's not fancy and it's not artsy, but it really needed to be repainted. Now it doesn't look so much like hillbillies live here, just slobs.
But I did think of some stuff I want to do. As a matter of fact, my friend's Suzannes' birthday is coming up and I promised her a fairy door. Also, I want to make new bookmark thingys for my bookclub girls. Both of these things are this week....so what the hell am I doing on the stinking computer!? I gotta get to work!