monster valentines

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I worked on a few monster valentines yesterday, but didn't get as far as I would have liked. I made the decision last night to head back to Pennsylvania to spend more time with my grandfather. So, after being back in Montana a little shy of two weeks, I am hopping back on a plane tomorrow morning. I'll have my work for Tasty to finish up while I'm back, as well as my show at Bernice's. Hopefully, I will have time when I get back on the 26th to finish these sweet little valentines before Valentine's Day is over! Maybe they will just have to be a head start for next year...

Silly me...

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This lazy, dreary Sunday is all about procrastination for me.

I thought I would share my nerdy self with you...

Enjoy!

Next up...

I have two shows coming up in the month of February.

"Tickled Pink" at Tasty & a solo show at Bernice's.

I'll be sharing the theme of my Bernice's show soon...

and I will tell you this~ it is going to be super fun!

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But first, "Tickled Pink"

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I'm excited to show with one of my favorite artists~ Jenna Colby!
Unfortunately, I have been in Pennsylvania without a scanner, so the piece on the invite is one of my older works that has sold.

Here is a sneak peek of one of the new pieces that will be in the show~

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I'm excited to be working on a few pretty ladies 

after my last run with little old men.

I'll be sharing more sneak peeks and works in progress in the coming weeks.

The Grandfathers

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{salvatore sparrow}

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Sal wishes his brother would stop dressing like him.

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{alfredo sparrow}

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Al wishes his brother would stop dressing like him.

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{edwin shepherd}

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The group of men that have coffee with Ed in the morning will never know about the night they saved
his life.

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{stanton marks}

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Stanton is glad he never got tattoos like his USMC buddies.
He thinks the ink blotches look terrible on their 90-year old arms.

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{horace allen}

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Horace knows he looks like a head of lettuce when he wears this outfit,
but his wife loves the way it matches his eyes.

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{archibald smith}

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 He cannot wait to grow out his beard to play Santa Claus every year. It is a shame he can’t grow his waistline, too.

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{donald elliston}

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He often wonders if things would have been different 

if he told his family he loved them more.

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{theodore boggins}

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He does not mind that the whole town calls him Abe.

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{cecil french}

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Cecil has been in love with Twila from the day they locked eyes.
He wishes she wasn’t married to his brother.

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{arthur pitinski}

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Art thinks his father’s old dentures are the perfect size, but no one has the heart to tell him they are far too large.

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{jenkins barr}

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 He talks to his wife, about his wife.
It makes her sad that he can identify his friends, but he can no longer recognize her.

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{harvey kleinfeltz}

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 Harvey gets excited about flying, only because he likes to see how many complimentary blankets he can bring home.

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{jack meddows}

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 Jack mumbles so often now,
his family can barely understand him.

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{elliot granthal}

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 The hardest worker in all of town,
Elliot uses two canes to get around.

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{peter cooridge}

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His friends keep telling him how much younger he is starting to look.
Peter is afraid to tell them it is because of the yoga class he has been taking.

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The Grandfathers are finally finished and now available.

Which ones are your favorites?

Do any remind you of someone you know?

I'd love to hear your stories~

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New!

Wood-mounted prints are now available at Unconventional Ida!

oh, boy!

Thought I would share a few boys from my sketchbook with you this morning~

Happy Wednesday!

long, uncreative day

Things have been completely hectic in my life lately. The three-day UC holiday fair was a blast. I was able to meet some really awesome people, and find some new goods to crush on {like the jewelry from Gem & Eye Designs}. I'm trading one fair in for another, and now I am getting ready for the MADE fair on Sunday. Below is a picture of my booth.

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I am going to put some paper up between the panels so that it seems a bit more solid when one is looking straight at it. I am excited about all of my new products for the holiday season. I have bunches of new greeting card and postcard designs {a few have even sold out already}, ten new pocket mirrors, and I've started carrying wood mounted prints. I love them!

I hope to get a few of these new products up and listed for you soon. For me, taking decent photos of my work is very time consuming, and right now I am focused on making sure I have enough stock for the MADE fair.

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I received great news from James at Second Space Gallery that "The Color of My Childhood" sold within the first hour of the opening! It was wonderful to hear, especially since I nearly gave up on that piece altogether.

And finally, the last day of the art fair my phone decided to completely give up on life. Today, I succumbed and purchased my first smartphone {any fun apps you'd like to recommend?}. Even though I spent nearly all day at the Verizon store, I am a bit excited about it because now I can post short updates on my blog while I am back in Pennsylvania {no internet at the grandparents}. I will be working on my solo show opening in January, so I will be sure to share a few sneak peeks with you. *^_^* I think the camera on my phone may take better pictures than the camera that I own. How funny is that? Santa, are you listening?

I'll try to be better this week about posting some photos of my MADE fair prep. Hopefully I'll get a few better booth shots on Sunday, too!

winter wonderland

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{views from my home & studio}

whew.

Sorry for the break in posts. Between the steady stream of guests we've had in our home, and my preparation for the upcoming holiday fairs, I haven't had that much time to post {or take any decent pictures of what I've been working on}.

Some great news I received last week~

The Color of my Childhood was selected for the "lipstick & Rouge" show at Spokane's Second Space Gallery! I packaged her up and shipped her off yesterday. I believe the show opens December 3 {for those of you in the Spokane area}.

I will also have my original work, pocket mirrors, and journals at Tasty in Seattle. I am choosing eight of my originals to be included in their upcoming GIFTED show {opening December 8}.

I have been working on so many new things outside of the norm {for me}. The first is jewelry {some of which I have already shared} and also sculpture! The pieces below are created with polymer clay, acrylic paint, wood block, coffee stained vintage book paper, and moss & twigs. These are my first two attempts, and I can't wait to make & share more!

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I also have brand new pocket mirrors {ten new designs}, greeting cards, & postcards! I'll work on getting some great shots so that I can share them with you before the holidays! I've designed some sweet new packaging for all of my goods, too.

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Finally, a little sad news. My grandfather's pancreatic cancer has returned, and become stage iv. He and my grandmother were just here last month {their first flight in 60 years!}, but cancer is a nasty beast and is taking his energy quickly. My sister and I will be flying out to spend the holidays with him and our grandmother. I take off the 16th of December, so all of my shops will be closed on the morning of the 15th. If you plan on last minute Christmas shopping, please do so before then. Everything will re-open when I return on January 6. I will not have internet access during that time, and will be focused only on helping my family, spreading good cheer, and the creation of my solo show {opening January 7}.

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I hope you all enjoy the last few days of November! 

It is a winter wonderland here!

IF*sneaky

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{no. 8}

It is easy to be sneaky when you have two birds for eyes...

looking back

She's finished~ and now available!

 

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{looking back}

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