Saturday Musings

Blogger ate my first post (I can see why folks get frustrated), so here goes again...
After a blah week at work, at having my muffler fall off my car after arriving home, I was greeted with a wonderful surprise!
To preface this, I must tell you that I belong to a wonderful, wacky, fun bunch of doll artists called the Doll Street Dreamers. Now, I'm nowhere near as talented as the rest of these ladies - making dolls is just something I love to do.
As part of a "Body/Costume Swap" I joined, I was paired with a doll artist who was to create two bodies - I, in turn, was to costume the two bodies.
My partner in crime for this swap is a VERY talented doll artist, Jan Dee. Now what I admire SO much about Jan is SHE DOESN'T USE A PATTERN! Gads - I've never made a doll without a pattern. Mostly, I'm scared I'll screw it up. Not that I haven't screwed up dolls using patterns before, but...
Anyway, about 10 days ago I got the first doll from Jan. Yesterday, the second arrived.
OH MY!
I thought nothing could top her first doll - from the soft, gentle features to her body painting (soft greens, my favorite) but I was wrong.
The second is EVEN MORE AMAZING!
I *think* I know how to costume them. But I'll have to think a bit longer.
Enough of the suspense, here they are!



And an even closer view:



Jan, I'm not sure you can have EITHER one back! (Only kidding.)
What they almost look like to me is alter-egos, the demure good girl - and the wild, wicked side she keeps hidden.
I'll have to think on this.

Anyway - back to my studio (or the fourth bedroom that passes as such). This is my only day to play each week.

Friday Night Can of Tuna

Living (or should I say being allowed to live) in the same house as three cats has it's challenges. Every spring during the famous "spring shed", we play "tiptoe through the hairballs" every time we come home from work. The favorite chair is a favorite of felines and humans alike. But one tradition we've come to love is the weekly Friday can of tuna.
Now Friday nights are special. As someone who has been in the workforce for 35+ years, Friday can never come soon enough. I don't know if the cats can sense this or if they can smell that tuna coming - but each Friday they are rewarded with a can of solid white Albacore tuna in water (and the humans are rewarded with a nice bottle of Cabernet or Shiraz).
I now present to you the Tuna Lovers of Kentuckiana:



This is Sootz - the undisputed Queen of the Castle. She always looks at you as if to say "Peasants! Bring me my throne!"



This is April - littermate to Sootz. April is NOT the brightest crayon in the box. We've seen her leap from one piece of furniture to the next and MISS.



This is Tessa - a throwaway kitty who came to us all the way from Texas (long story). Tessa is the Matriarch of the house and the sweetest little thing on four paws. She is very comforting and seems to know when you need some purr therapy.



Last (but not least) is a picture of my newest grandson - Ozzie. My oldest is a Resident at UK Med Center (Emergency Medicine) and while he and his lovely wife, Dawn, have been married for 9 years, I have NO grandbabies. I do however have grand-furbabies. Ozzie is the baby. He's a wild man - but with a face like this, he can get away with anything.
Thanks for listening! May there be many cans of tuna in your Friday!

Yes, I know...

I am bad.
It's not that I don't want to post - I forget to post. Things get crazy. My family just celebrated CHRISTMAS (yes, in August) because it was the only time we could get together this year. Then my daughter had to return to college. THAT is an ordeal.
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Long Time, No Post!

Yes, I know.
Life has a way of interfering with your FUN!
I've joined a group on the internet that has SO much energy and SO much creativity that they are inspiring me to not only spend some creative time each and every day, but also to step outside my comfort zone.
Anyway, I made a fabric postcard! I wanted it to represent the world around me - which is woods. We have a pond rimmed with stones that is a work in progress (actually, my hubby's therapy). This a picture from last summer - the water isn't always that murky but hubby had just cleaned the pond filter:



SO - this wonderful view (and you don't see the half of it) is my solace and inspiration. With that being said, here is my postcard:



Not too bad for a first timer, eh?
The group is called Fiber Art Traders and they can be found on Yahoo! groups. Come join in the fun!

Finally!

I got my camera cord replaced, and have finally finished a doll I had been working on for awhile. I need to get into the habit of posting regularly now that I have the technical details worked out.
I took an online class at DollStreet about a year ago. This is "Abundance" by Angela Jarecki. I had a TERRIBLE time with her face - I ended up enlarging the pattern 110%, and I still think it's too narrow. No matter how I stuffed it, I just couldn't get it to work right. This was the best of the 3 I made.
Anyway, I'm getting better at dolls. I LOVE THIS ART FORM! It's like giving birth all over again - but to the ideas in your head.
I hope you enjoy looking at her as much as I enjoyed making her.