Gifts, An Award and Weekend Madness In The Studio

Happy Sunday EVERYONE! Hope everyone had a beautiful and creative weekend!

Darla Peterson, over at http://artisticaccentsbydarla.blogspot.com/ bestowed me the "Favorite Blog" Award. Darla emailed me and this kicked started my weekend! Thank you so much Darla for thinking of me and giving me this wonderful award! I'm honored that you picked me as one of your Top 10 Favorite Blogs. I understand that I have to pass this on to my Top 10 Favorite Blogs. This is very difficult for me, because I have way more than 10, and I cannot possibly decide on only 10.

So, this is what I will do, if you visit my blog, please take this award and pass it along to your favorite bloggers. Keep this award going and pass it on to other Bloggers! So take the award and enjoy it!

If you have not stopped by Darla's Blog, make sure you do! http://artisticaccentsbydarla.blogspot.com/

My Saturday morning started off with a HUGE cup of Coffee, no surprise there ... and as I was sitting on the porch, I see the postmaster stopping at our house and making her way to me with a package ... and look what was inside! Pattee Graham from Odd-Dolls sent me some of her absolutely amazing works of art. We are both taking the workshop over at EVB Studios and Pattee sent me one of her April Fool's Head and other little friends for my studio. I absolutely love them all and I especially love "Little Lost Boy" (above) He is freaking adorable and has made his little home upstairs in my studio! Thank you again Pattee for all of the special treasurers you sent me! I love them all! Cheers my Friend!

See Pattee's work over at www.odd-dolls.blogspot.com

This little gal is WIP that I am working on and she must be completed before June. She will be travelling to North Carolina to Jane. I belong to Jane's Ning Group, Cloth & Clay and we, as a group, will be sending Art Dolls as a group submission to Art Doll Quarterly. I still have to work on her Skirt, which is being made out of recylced newspapers.

This piece I'm working on for DAG. Our May Challenge is entitled "Ghost" and this is what I'm working on. Not sure where it's going, but I'm sure she will tell me!

Here are some more WIPs I'm currently working on! The one on the right freaking looks like Yoda! LOL

Last week I started this little dude and he has gotten some coats of paint this weekend and a little friend! My she has big ears! LOL

You asked for more, well here they are and they are NAKED! Stay tuned for updates on these little gals!
Legs and Arms...man I wish I could sculpt my own legs and arms like this! LOL

Before, I close up the studio for the night (well, a few hours anyways), I try to work on journal pages. Here are some journal pages that I started last night. I love working with journal pages because you have such freedom with them and just "HAVE AT IT" with no worries! I'm having fun with this! I am working on getting over my fear of that "blank canvas syndrome."

Most of you know that I'm involved over at EVB Studio, and I have to tell you, if you haven't checked out Marie's Ning site yet, you must! We started our 1st Saturday Workshop and it's all about Birds. I couldn't stop making these ... Fun, Fun, Fun!

Here are some more "April Fool's" that I sculpted this weekend. The one on the right is like Pattee's (see above). I thought we could swap! LOL And of course I had to have a little guy holding a sign..."GIGGLE"

See the "Blank Canvas Syndrome" strikes ... I have gessoed this piece so many times I can't even tell you, but one thing is for sure, it will have nice texture when I'm done with it! LOL

Now, I'm off to paint some more and work on some more journal pages. I hope you all had a beautiful and creative weekend and until next time...

CHEERS!