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Eccentric, one of a kind, hand made... and oddly charming!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-51785570061768955862024-02-29T12:38:00.000-08:002024-02-29T12:38:02.478-08:00Long overdue greetings to all! -<p><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;">I see that I've been woefully tardy in updating this here ol' art blog!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> I will offer as my excuse that a whole lotta stuff has been going on which prevented me from regular updates - which it has, not kidding - and I apologize to those who actually take a few minutes out from their busy days to venture over here for a little Halloween spookery entertainment.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> Most definitely a lot going on. Currently working on the Fall 2024 issue of </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">Autumn Brilliance</span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> magazine, as well as organizing a bunch of other things that I'm not able to reveal just yet... but will do so in the very near future. All I'm saying is, I need a staff to help me! You know that old saying, 'biting off more than you can chew?' Well I'm a master at doing that, har har. No worries, good things in store. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> In the meantime, sharing a creation of mine from the 2023 Halloween season. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtzwoFxyxqk86nUN6gOboRcqeRFDvAIGdG1r-ziw6qBgfNaU9Ncd45LZnRINT-wIs5L2L9HD9i8nhCZZeBA0tsa8zK2HbCrMQKhoCUrVmi6mcTTrzFVrn2ANRS2asevrk9RgOKubyj3vGVCQ_miwrtbr7anAqwoBivkVPc8D0vFrtfwza8ontjzp1ahGt/s2160/20240229_124838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1620" height="639" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtzwoFxyxqk86nUN6gOboRcqeRFDvAIGdG1r-ziw6qBgfNaU9Ncd45LZnRINT-wIs5L2L9HD9i8nhCZZeBA0tsa8zK2HbCrMQKhoCUrVmi6mcTTrzFVrn2ANRS2asevrk9RgOKubyj3vGVCQ_miwrtbr7anAqwoBivkVPc8D0vFrtfwza8ontjzp1ahGt/w471-h639/20240229_124838.jpg" width="471" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #d9d2e9;"> You know how much I love skulls! This one is made from papier mache, and adorned with all manner of fungus and mold (all hand-made mushrooms from paper clay and painted with acrylics), as well as some locally sourced dried plants, pods, grasses and flowers. All figure into my reverence and borderline revulsion of the process of rot. I find mushrooms especially captivating in all their many shapes and functions. Truly alien, not fitting completely into the animal/vegetable spectrum, but instead straddling both in their unique ways.<br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> My adoration for all things Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) strongly represents here in this piece, which I've named "FOREVER." It even has tiny battery operated lights that are in the shape of everyone's favorite shroom, the magical Amanita Muscaria.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7tvpNDdB4mXn_daW1nzWS9eHb_TM3RAwS72PRFTBPIgPtalTBa_WlV2VG0pxd6ZhwClRKEIlN_mX-J-SmSD6hZJ51znCQndO_yP61PrI5yhFOy_yVVo_apl4f6Jl7OIS8Yj_E74APkUN9yqqpTv9yljD9Ja0esSNFVv086DZr7gdUTV8jo4uDnDON3Yh/s2160/20240229_125240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1620" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7tvpNDdB4mXn_daW1nzWS9eHb_TM3RAwS72PRFTBPIgPtalTBa_WlV2VG0pxd6ZhwClRKEIlN_mX-J-SmSD6hZJ51znCQndO_yP61PrI5yhFOy_yVVo_apl4f6Jl7OIS8Yj_E74APkUN9yqqpTv9yljD9Ja0esSNFVv086DZr7gdUTV8jo4uDnDON3Yh/w398-h508/20240229_125240.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> We all return to dust, and some of us first are consumed back into the earth by these processes of decay, which I have a lifelong fascination with. Everything is temporary, and the circle of life continues... you can't escape it if you are a living biological being. We eat things, then things eat us. Might sound morbid, but it's really not, it's a vital part of life on earth. Nature does not waste anything; everything serves its pur<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"> Ok, I promise to be back a bit more regularly.... </span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-9010933294324746012023-09-06T18:57:00.003-07:002023-09-06T18:57:37.767-07:00Fall 2023 Autumn Brilliance is available!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSRGceYnLj9Igww85ERofDOcgB0_D57Tp0ouUQFXlOiU4OKoFSE-9TqBC4xk8cXPSVBZ4FnrG6NDhUZ70BbFRuLRLB_jn0GZOkYlSpEst_Orrk_G2XCUV8eL3udUcVzRcnjo4jp2q2d4Pu3H99Rnm2VjJYnk75ka9FqqhFxpTiPHG2fK2mTAc1FFARZup/s3000/AB%202023%20cover%20FOR%20AD%20USE%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2312" height="905" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSRGceYnLj9Igww85ERofDOcgB0_D57Tp0ouUQFXlOiU4OKoFSE-9TqBC4xk8cXPSVBZ4FnrG6NDhUZ70BbFRuLRLB_jn0GZOkYlSpEst_Orrk_G2XCUV8eL3udUcVzRcnjo4jp2q2d4Pu3H99Rnm2VjJYnk75ka9FqqhFxpTiPHG2fK2mTAc1FFARZup/w698-h905/AB%202023%20cover%20FOR%20AD%20USE%20copy.jpg" width="698" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Digital version is available now!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Printed version available Friday, September 8th</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">To order, click the link below: <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Vidaloka; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.autumnbrilliancemagazine.com/">https://www.autumnbrilliancemagazine.com/</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-82377201287011392262023-08-08T16:43:00.001-07:002023-08-08T16:43:10.550-07:00Something ROTTEN is afoot! -<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0tSeNlx6olHlqZWQPjqrNbdWNRdyBY1rNGMogvgRnDb76MM96UDqgu2L-HIATJV8D1nZO-Ats7vJUezsdW96diA-0CF0Zbxz82sctpGi4gIvWEEQz4mwykDpRb8zAcS60WUdimXbWzJg-kTk3t3a2ZOvTjGTHs0vyfuW8SF5o0aaLjyyh4GqP_dVzz2-/s1350/rotten%20on%20the%20table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1350" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0tSeNlx6olHlqZWQPjqrNbdWNRdyBY1rNGMogvgRnDb76MM96UDqgu2L-HIATJV8D1nZO-Ats7vJUezsdW96diA-0CF0Zbxz82sctpGi4gIvWEEQz4mwykDpRb8zAcS60WUdimXbWzJg-kTk3t3a2ZOvTjGTHs0vyfuW8SF5o0aaLjyyh4GqP_dVzz2-/w460-h209/rotten%20on%20the%20table.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;">We're not talking about feet. Well, some feet indeed smell rotten, but I'm not talking about those - I've been busy sculpting away, making a flurry of skulls of all kinds. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;">From the looks of it, most are going the way of mildew, all greenish decay and somewhat fetid in appearance. It feels so good getting my hands in clay and paint again, after spending the past six months creating the magazine (</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;">Autumn Brilliance</span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;">). Don't get me wrong, I love putting my magazine together, but being an artist, I tend to miss painting and sculpting, and getting away from the computer is welcome. </span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;">These skulls and many other spooky Halloween goodies will be brought to the </span><span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;">Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween</span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"> show next month in Marshall, Michigan. These skulls will be incorporated into a weird array of designs; I'll be sure to post a few photos of the finished results when I can.</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Emilys Candy; font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-52214153359573855402023-07-22T11:35:00.002-07:002023-07-22T11:35:22.752-07:00Let the countdown continue! -<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrHdk3lGOFr6LaejmaFdkQCqa162a3nCYaTlHine2cCh-BBnb-mhqFB4NVxyzQa_6xrDctyY7AnaAI13PrFimVC95cykgAR_AzTaDzB_GiwnrgCdB7nw7FBJAiM68u_F3KEmXWVUY9pEmbh3gO9kkvg_VLWvsQcjCvfIst9egwbpMo6bQELRX-JEItiKf/s1440/100%20days%20til%20Halloween%20with%20Seemore%20KEEP.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1111" height="873" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrHdk3lGOFr6LaejmaFdkQCqa162a3nCYaTlHine2cCh-BBnb-mhqFB4NVxyzQa_6xrDctyY7AnaAI13PrFimVC95cykgAR_AzTaDzB_GiwnrgCdB7nw7FBJAiM68u_F3KEmXWVUY9pEmbh3gO9kkvg_VLWvsQcjCvfIst9egwbpMo6bQELRX-JEItiKf/w675-h873/100%20days%20til%20Halloween%20with%20Seemore%20KEEP.png" width="675" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Fredericka the Great;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;"> "Seemore" - a fun kooky creepy sculpture I created back in 2018 for my (now-defunct) "Monsters & Merriment" Halloween art show. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Fredericka the Great;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Not for sale - Seemore quite happily resides in a private collection in Nashville.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Fredericka the Great;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-90267942223648295032023-07-03T08:14:00.006-07:002023-07-03T08:16:10.338-07:00More fabulousness! -<p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUQxC5JdTuJoyJVMd1G0EXDmLMIfHINFrep8XiJbMFYVnxLVWvJnjfxDk_E5ATvosCLwyZpioL6m6dynKsDo8Sye4-sZFxFdAcRSnKpyf5sVu9Os0DQZrUVE7R0Wk7wi66TI4Mf8fqyiiUkqg_hTcsyr9T392At-o8XCQbAynpREVxIrDhKXZ5gWZu-2M/s1305/AB%20AD%202023%20Cyn%20Tennant%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1305" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUQxC5JdTuJoyJVMd1G0EXDmLMIfHINFrep8XiJbMFYVnxLVWvJnjfxDk_E5ATvosCLwyZpioL6m6dynKsDo8Sye4-sZFxFdAcRSnKpyf5sVu9Os0DQZrUVE7R0Wk7wi66TI4Mf8fqyiiUkqg_hTcsyr9T392At-o8XCQbAynpREVxIrDhKXZ5gWZu-2M/w645-h524/AB%20AD%202023%20Cyn%20Tennant%20.png" width="645" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;">Sometimes you meet certain people and just fall in love with them for their fun personalities, their infectious joy for life - and their incredible art. <span>We feel this way for the madly talented Cyn Tennant, and welcome her to our </span></span><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: x-large;"><span>Fall 2023 issue</span></span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span>!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span>We've come to absolutely adore this lady - and her art is to die for, too! Cyn conjures up an astonishing assemblage of curious bits and pieces, with sculptural elements and wondrous colors that all grab you by the lapels and make you grin wide. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><br /><span> This very special gal's unique works can be seen this September, 2023, in the pages of </span></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><span>AUTUMN BRILLIANCE</span></span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span> magazine.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><br /><span> Available in September online (</span></span><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><span><i>link on the right for ordering info</i></span></span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span>) and also at the magical </span></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><span>Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween</span></span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span> show, September 30, in Marshall, Michigan. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span>Both Cyn and I hope to see you then! 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I'd been in contact with him just a week prior to his death... he was very excited to be our Spotlight artist. Everyone in the art doll community is grief-stricken about his untimely passing. Not a bad word has been said about him - everybody loved him! Inside the magazine, you'll find an extensive layout dedicated to his brilliance as an artist and human being. </span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">Bittersweet only scratches the surface...</span><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnR-0aPSOn9WSk8I3Cczk8R1DinJwb6ZcXbxhZHLi8YOpbCJ6rHr0VLYQKHVR0EOCGcM6LkmKsyT9Wbce8AmoyTFSZPq6oLe-mC5-iy_MmXgWk9Aom4x1IqgrKYwxHaWZJL7zCKvZU2B61Xmakuyn_L8ucOwFnIE2pzA7GJqNeRTxt1vjDFsXYMyCGdTB/s1305/AB%202023%20AD%20Goode%20Wife%20KEEP.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1305" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnR-0aPSOn9WSk8I3Cczk8R1DinJwb6ZcXbxhZHLi8YOpbCJ6rHr0VLYQKHVR0EOCGcM6LkmKsyT9Wbce8AmoyTFSZPq6oLe-mC5-iy_MmXgWk9Aom4x1IqgrKYwxHaWZJL7zCKvZU2B61Xmakuyn_L8ucOwFnIE2pzA7GJqNeRTxt1vjDFsXYMyCGdTB/w588-h470/AB%202023%20AD%20Goode%20Wife%20KEEP.png" width="588" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;">And our featured artist, Stacey Walsh of </span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><i> </i></span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><i> </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><i>The Goode Wife of Washington Country</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Truly a treat to present this lady's fabulous artwork in this issue of </span></span><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: large;">AUTUMN BRILLIANCE</span><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-size: large;">. Her quietly spooky style is mesmerizing, and I know you'll fall deeply in love with it like we all did. She will be at this year's </span></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween</span><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-size: large;"> show!<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">You can find this issue in September 2023, available online (link on the right will take you to the </span><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: large;">AB</span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;"> page for ordering) and in person at the </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Bewitching Peddlers</span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;"> show, Saturday, September 30th, in Marshall, Michigan. I do hope you will take a moment to stop by the </span><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: large;">AUTUMN BRILLIANCE</span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: large;">booth to say hello, and get your very own copy of the magazine! </span><span style="color: #04ff00;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-63685292734191257382023-06-12T10:00:00.002-07:002023-06-12T10:00:27.772-07:00Thrilled to announce! - - -<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rRoekWmOgXZbg8I4VAZ0r9Wo3lbsdW6-XBzustCvZvm2kefvl14Lit7m7SmNrI5Q1z-0K6LLjTg5RTokY5M2WNsjWmKEvLbmvoSR_tCAVB10mWTxk_guyEiAKSdYL39vze0Av_km0-qgwcgFDaacQPuBm2uij_KQh_a5DnhwUA0i_hiebqrqScwr7A/s1160/AB%20AD%202023%20Barbara%20Cantini%20KEEP.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1160" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rRoekWmOgXZbg8I4VAZ0r9Wo3lbsdW6-XBzustCvZvm2kefvl14Lit7m7SmNrI5Q1z-0K6LLjTg5RTokY5M2WNsjWmKEvLbmvoSR_tCAVB10mWTxk_guyEiAKSdYL39vze0Av_km0-qgwcgFDaacQPuBm2uij_KQh_a5DnhwUA0i_hiebqrqScwr7A/w669-h588/AB%20AD%202023%20Barbara%20Cantini%20KEEP.png" width="669" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">The first of many announcements about what you can expect in the exciting upcoming Fall 2023 issue of </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">AUTUMN BRILLIANCE</span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;"> magazine ...</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">We're very happy to welcome acclaimed author and illustrator, Barbara Cantini!</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">Barbara has had a lifelong love affair with Halloween, incorporating it into her everyday existence in her native Tuscany, Italy. But what she's famous for are her series of colorfully illustrated lines of books, most notably, GHOULIA! Known as Mortina in Europe. this sweet and spooky little character is a zombie girl who takes us on many an adventure over the course of many titles of books.</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">You'll read all about Ghoulia, and also how Barbara celebrates Halloween in Tuscany, in the upcoming issue of the magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">Available September 2023 online:</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://www.autumnbrilliancemagazine.com/">https://www.autumnbrilliancemagazine.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">Also available on September 30th, at the </span><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween </span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;">show in Marshall, Michigan - come to our booth for your own copy, and say hi!</span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: Aladin; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-61765309040171757522023-05-15T10:01:00.016-07:002023-05-15T10:13:00.289-07:00Counting down the days! -<p><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;">Greetings to all! Yes, we've taken a bit of a break from posting here, which is mainly due to our keeping busily working on the Fall 2023 edition of </span></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;">AUTUMN BRILLIANCE</span></span><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"> magazine (due September 2023).</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;">The art studio holds many creative art ideas ready to be put into use, and the fruition of those shall be available at this year's </span></span><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;">Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween</span></span><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"> art show in Marshall, Michigan on Saturday, September 30 (and issues of the magazine will also be readily available).</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d9ead3; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;">But like you, we are staying very busy, and counting down those days of the hot summer until our reprieve is here in the manner of beautiful autumn. So until the leaves turn color and there's a refreshing chill in the air .... </span></span></p><p><i><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;">169 days until Halloween! </span></span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><br /></span></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZK9IPces3PaWjsoi6INZc89NjF4CqQ3kzSbqQ2hREzI-TgFMmDAaza71Bp9jKKhDIq4KXrLsO1qMTBILX9VRhrp4jukl-ugNhcG_2PYxVwjCTeVIBFvGKirAadGNUfRQCZjCP8qCSyoBkgj7vVmMRVd25SBq2OsyAqiefzPaclRFge3u-tVjxC0FbA/s1800/Batty%20for%20Betsy%20copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1398" height="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZK9IPces3PaWjsoi6INZc89NjF4CqQ3kzSbqQ2hREzI-TgFMmDAaza71Bp9jKKhDIq4KXrLsO1qMTBILX9VRhrp4jukl-ugNhcG_2PYxVwjCTeVIBFvGKirAadGNUfRQCZjCP8qCSyoBkgj7vVmMRVd25SBq2OsyAqiefzPaclRFge3u-tVjxC0FbA/w598-h768/Batty%20for%20Betsy%20copy.png" width="598" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Vidaloka;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Batty for Betsy" by Ellie Gee. Acrylic and ink. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Vidaloka;"><span style="font-size: large;">MacabreWebs Studios</span></span><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-25731190892692435392022-12-19T09:12:00.000-08:002022-12-19T09:12:00.461-08:00Ho-Ho-Holiday Cheer!<p> Freezing your patoot off yet???</p><p>We do love this sort of weather, provided we're prepared for it (and don't have to drive in it!).</p><p>Decorating a bit around the old homestead, dreaming dreams of next Halloween. Have plenty of good things in store that we'll be working on during the long cold months of winter.</p><p>What are you up to these days?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgrCjJKhhw0X_U9PTQ_UuAj4tsKv3WMJij2sbePfct8MyPobk7-lMOocHVp7h-Jmjzv4DKiwgSDx9Ve0LLsEWhDAXLK-r7C5k-Ok0QO1uZ9n7pWCp97KVxQK_kNfcwAADbTMcxvU_6mmQaIpIycWBfOyy96O-T9icBXq7SKBmGLGApw4EW2DGN5ml_g/s1440/goth%20xmas%20tree%20keep.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1189" height="696" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgrCjJKhhw0X_U9PTQ_UuAj4tsKv3WMJij2sbePfct8MyPobk7-lMOocHVp7h-Jmjzv4DKiwgSDx9Ve0LLsEWhDAXLK-r7C5k-Ok0QO1uZ9n7pWCp97KVxQK_kNfcwAADbTMcxvU_6mmQaIpIycWBfOyy96O-T9icBXq7SKBmGLGApw4EW2DGN5ml_g/w575-h696/goth%20xmas%20tree%20keep.png" width="575" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-34641759984563001222022-09-19T13:43:00.006-07:002022-09-19T13:45:18.109-07:00Old Witch Debby ...<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSeCXGsqbLkeBu8FIhzA8MCPWGQ3U2c99VC-Ri7Ot9jmbnHFL1paLVE4_HjjUxrWsoLOER3T2xS1SB8iKHkE3huhMZ0pASEc_ChSFuuYzJ8v6eOblbFvHlprRU88uUomMoVLiHf5l_ziS_X_LZYaru6EXOJkBNpZ5nogsgM5yWeyt8DmKq1AnVvJvPg/s700/Debby%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" height="677" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSeCXGsqbLkeBu8FIhzA8MCPWGQ3U2c99VC-Ri7Ot9jmbnHFL1paLVE4_HjjUxrWsoLOER3T2xS1SB8iKHkE3huhMZ0pASEc_ChSFuuYzJ8v6eOblbFvHlprRU88uUomMoVLiHf5l_ziS_X_LZYaru6EXOJkBNpZ5nogsgM5yWeyt8DmKq1AnVvJvPg/w558-h677/Debby%203.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;">Old witch Debby</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;">Stout and dour</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;">Casting spells 'round the hour</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;">A perfect witch she is not</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;">She fell into the cauldron pot!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><i>(poem by Ellen Gee) </i></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span>Oops... looks like the old girl messed up a spell again in her inimitably clumsy way, and by the expression on her face, she's none too happy about it either</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span>!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span>Like all my sculptures, Old Witch Debby is made from both polymer and paper clay on a wood/styrofoam armature, and painted in vivid acrylics (Halloween palette of course). Her hair was hilariously fun to do! Composed of multi-colored pulled and wrapped long sections of yarn, and then fastened to her head securely with glue. Her skirt and belt are cotton material and she has a tiny black bow-tie at the seam of her skirt in back.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span>Come meet ol' Debby next weekend at the Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween show in Marshall, Michigan. She promises to not attempt any spellcasting while you're there!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span><a href="http://www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com/">http://www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com/</a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Parisienne;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p> <br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-8199058290015487372022-09-16T14:10:00.007-07:002022-09-16T14:11:32.874-07:00The Seer, Sybil -<p><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span>The Seer, Sybil ... was born with a caul over her face. She is blind and lives partly in this realm, partly beyond the veil, as evidenced by her dead skeletal hands.</span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UD0bRWY7Hobk89nJlmS81TpO6dJB0U32DfzPHbt2uJL1t6RqjMnDg_rANx11SQ47qovTsn8OU9r9y-BdizUTJnFBi88ek97rW9aNKQkHCSU1ChJ0hF7yYAWj5LM_scP9u1avkjCiaQOmIcrAPqFcSzY4qMTjcscg7ml-xabjztd7CPF05TS8Ig6kUw/s1500/The%20Seer%20Sybil%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="880" height="901" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UD0bRWY7Hobk89nJlmS81TpO6dJB0U32DfzPHbt2uJL1t6RqjMnDg_rANx11SQ47qovTsn8OU9r9y-BdizUTJnFBi88ek97rW9aNKQkHCSU1ChJ0hF7yYAWj5LM_scP9u1avkjCiaQOmIcrAPqFcSzY4qMTjcscg7ml-xabjztd7CPF05TS8Ig6kUw/w566-h901/The%20Seer%20Sybil%201.jpg" width="566" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nobody can recall where she came from, or when she got here ... they fear her for what her prophecy may foretell to them, as she turns her face and ghostly blank eyes toward them.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><br /><span>You can meet Sybil at Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween, next Saturday, September 24th at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <a href="http://www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com/">http://www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com/</a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span></span></span></span></span><span><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-577472707292515442022-09-01T08:45:00.005-07:002022-09-01T08:46:04.718-07:00So much accomplished, so much to still do! -<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"><span><span>It's the first of September, and that means it's October Eve! That means all of September being October Eve. These past few days here in Tennessee have seen a slight change in the weather - cooler with zero humidity, which always makes me happy!</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="color: #ffe599;">The Fall 2022 issue of </span><span style="color: #ffa400;">AUTUMN BRILLIANCE</span> <span style="color: #fff2cc;">Magazine has been sent to the printer, as has the Fall 2021 issue. I'm so thrilled to think of both issues being printed this year! As you know, I initially intended to keep it as a digital tome but soooo many people have begged me to create a printed version, that I bowed to the pressure and went ahead with printing 100 copies of each. Both will be available later this month as both a print and digital version on the Etsy shop and also at the Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween show this month, on Saturday the 24th, in beautiful Marshall, Michigan. Please stop by our booth to get a copy of your own, and to say hello! We're looking forward to meeting you at this wonderful, magical show.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs3QBZoTfOR9AFfftS5WaTf9kE9wVv4goI9KAxWsxJlWT3dgpKkbGZpVZ4SlvCiOTf-qYaDDaeBG3SWXb4Y5g-2kuaHlM6xWbxjhfH9eze5DFvnIa9xE-SOoMlrOGSgcI1bQunMTm58Fc6nXFOMzawBKiaIE97OaZAgtoLuDbx-1-4AOKLZg1y-ourw/s3915/Autumn%20song%20n%20dance%203%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3915" data-original-width="2909" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs3QBZoTfOR9AFfftS5WaTf9kE9wVv4goI9KAxWsxJlWT3dgpKkbGZpVZ4SlvCiOTf-qYaDDaeBG3SWXb4Y5g-2kuaHlM6xWbxjhfH9eze5DFvnIa9xE-SOoMlrOGSgcI1bQunMTm58Fc6nXFOMzawBKiaIE97OaZAgtoLuDbx-1-4AOKLZg1y-ourw/w442-h614/Autumn%20song%20n%20dance%203%20copy.jpg" width="442" /></a></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-large;"><span><span>In the meantime! - - - putting the magazine to rest means I'm not able to haul-ass on finishing up the many projects on my art table which had gone by the wayside whilst I was busy with the magazine. The first completed is this jaunty little offering, which I have dubbed "An Autumn Song & Dance" because my favorite season is in the air, and it makes me want to get up and do a happy jig. This rustic fella has a smiley Jack O'Lantern head of polymer clay, painted with acrylic paints. And his roughly-hewn, straight-from-the-cornfield clothing are all completely hand-stitched by me. With a tilt of his top hat and a kick of his heels, he welcomes you to the gates of Halloween!</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Griffy;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1VuVF7H7LATMwgSXJkwpM6PMZFbiYfdP-02ZfQQBmbYntFtNdYf3ZwhT59jAO1sbMOHQBOZDR2lfepTGx7T3zQZF-QvDnWetOuo0SkRYX34cWsE2ITWKcC-5vzjpsIJBAuBPZkhVc0JjCrJu5xiiHBN5SO_sZmtut_v0kC62dXjGAHXLl1mASru9Vg/s3837/Autumn%20song%20n%20dance%202%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3837" data-original-width="2668" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1VuVF7H7LATMwgSXJkwpM6PMZFbiYfdP-02ZfQQBmbYntFtNdYf3ZwhT59jAO1sbMOHQBOZDR2lfepTGx7T3zQZF-QvDnWetOuo0SkRYX34cWsE2ITWKcC-5vzjpsIJBAuBPZkhVc0JjCrJu5xiiHBN5SO_sZmtut_v0kC62dXjGAHXLl1mASru9Vg/w366-h546/Autumn%20song%20n%20dance%202%20copy.jpg" width="366" /></a></span></div><i>He will be available at the Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween show. See you there!</i><p></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AutumnBrilliance/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="font-size: large;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/AutumnBrilliance/</span></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com/">http://www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com/</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Griffy;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-76321376233012583522022-07-27T13:08:00.009-07:002022-07-27T13:08:56.337-07:00Where in the heck have I been!? -<p><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Busy working on the Fall 2022 issue of AUTUMN BRILLIANCE!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And in a state of complete giddiness at the fact that I will be one of the participating artists at this year's Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween art show in Marshall, Michigan on September 24, 2022.... my head won't stop spinning over this, it's a dream come true.</span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwMzW6X_IVcTKcjHdBw4hPBhiJ0zRtfIs9Z0-JsthrNOnRwUzxY5ba5705qvVXDngX_zzPdQGvfADJWw7jDIj-jVgbNM8ft7DiM-Lk_iTUozn0jkDnj-Zen5X4UNPKtFZ8C5bnsN-1059vjzvFaAXaOdyCzRW3v5XWUFAqw9m5gHBFA99qqsJrpAr1Q/s1080/participating%20artist%20BPOH%20KEEP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwMzW6X_IVcTKcjHdBw4hPBhiJ0zRtfIs9Z0-JsthrNOnRwUzxY5ba5705qvVXDngX_zzPdQGvfADJWw7jDIj-jVgbNM8ft7DiM-Lk_iTUozn0jkDnj-Zen5X4UNPKtFZ8C5bnsN-1059vjzvFaAXaOdyCzRW3v5XWUFAqw9m5gHBFA99qqsJrpAr1Q/w447-h447/participating%20artist%20BPOH%20KEEP.jpg" width="447" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'll post again shortly with an update of what I'm working on besides the magazine - but for now, gotta get back to keeping with deadlines.</span></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-50276878778274100652022-05-08T08:35:00.006-07:002022-05-08T08:35:47.028-07:00Happy Mother's Day to all!<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMdSl9qxOC7a2FnG-_JRTOzt3RAt1RrIYV74bIUbk_SJ7UZa_fUQ8htUfqJR4NlJD1-YuTwoDRwI_CXu0wVltYhjmeTqsZEwNy4V17cUMEWUtaAxOm2yNLGpuIyeicgbAa0c9n-VUTAsg0hHSBrJf-wj6C0l3joQuzbI7856Tbps-wmvdx2ZvovBGHw/s1000/badass%20spider%20mama%20w%20babies%20frame%20copy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="856" height="646" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMdSl9qxOC7a2FnG-_JRTOzt3RAt1RrIYV74bIUbk_SJ7UZa_fUQ8htUfqJR4NlJD1-YuTwoDRwI_CXu0wVltYhjmeTqsZEwNy4V17cUMEWUtaAxOm2yNLGpuIyeicgbAa0c9n-VUTAsg0hHSBrJf-wj6C0l3joQuzbI7856Tbps-wmvdx2ZvovBGHw/w538-h646/badass%20spider%20mama%20w%20babies%20frame%20copy.jpeg" width="538" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">No matter what type of mother you are, no matter your size, shape, style, species - today is your special day! Thank you for all your love and sacrifices.</span></span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-44834966012993245662022-04-18T09:57:00.009-07:002022-04-18T09:59:09.266-07:00Works in progress -<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><b><span><span><span> <span><u><span>We are about halfway to Halloween!</span></u></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><b>I'm working on a hag. </b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuTWQEgoxHr2W3GO5I4d3BL9OAP_LQqdh2U6_O37je-zuUvnt158vIWY-Sxq8pAoEwsFKwj2dl4qqhYlcyjpFWX76iCSry5BydeboLNj_nlWq5wW1-bBvqo6jjJULOvOwGfmL32g582csZqOJEOurpoUrIy5RStIK-KgGWGiBkX2VvpEP-gTtebTs3w/s1190/Highland%20Hag%20-%20work%20in%20progress%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="893" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuTWQEgoxHr2W3GO5I4d3BL9OAP_LQqdh2U6_O37je-zuUvnt158vIWY-Sxq8pAoEwsFKwj2dl4qqhYlcyjpFWX76iCSry5BydeboLNj_nlWq5wW1-bBvqo6jjJULOvOwGfmL32g582csZqOJEOurpoUrIy5RStIK-KgGWGiBkX2VvpEP-gTtebTs3w/w371-h507/Highland%20Hag%20-%20work%20in%20progress%20copy.jpg" width="371" /></a></b></span></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><b>I love
hags! The noun "hag" can be defined in many different ways: harridan,
ogress, crone, biddy, fishwife, witch, virago, battle-axe... the list is
actually quite long, mostly disparaging to an old woman who is often
misunderstood. </b></span></span></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><b> I prefer to view hags as those who have
lived long enough to gather much wisdom about life and the earth. Here,
my latest creation in progress, is my Highland Hag. Highland because I
am mostly Scottish/Nordic, and am drawn to that probably by sheer force
of genetic eellular memory. My hag in progress is a soothsayer. Haven't completed her story yet (as all my creations have little accompanying stories) but will update soon as I am able to.<br /></b></span></span></span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><b>Be nice to old women of the forests, glens and hills. Hug a hag today!</b></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-77400319611697999532022-04-07T14:21:00.006-07:002022-04-08T11:44:03.566-07:00Visions of Easters past! - <p><span style="font-family: Henny Penny;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">A throwback to 2018 (<span style="font-family: trebuchet;">sorry, not for sale - he was sold via PFATT Marketplace</span>)</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Henny Penny;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Creepster;">FrankenbunNY</span></span></b></span> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Henny Penny;"><span style="font-size: large;">He missed Easter... but, among the broken egg shells and leftover candy, he's risen and is ready for Halloween!</span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Henny Penny;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnmIWlBdEwaOO-PMUbZ1AC5I1odVw47TOGHAgcMfKOkRgWMnbiVV1ldWzuSU9wxtgncR9engtWakMg9Vk046asz-BXx7Bt8GhD01u9k8Bkw5f-0uYGwohxbgBU_Yf_A0dEfO4KSNET8A2QW0d7jGBbyn9zY_T6mx4C1-DDW-YHCfXwXIb6tVCr7T6Sg/s1800/FrankenBunny%202018%20PFATT%20with%20slime%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1800" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnmIWlBdEwaOO-PMUbZ1AC5I1odVw47TOGHAgcMfKOkRgWMnbiVV1ldWzuSU9wxtgncR9engtWakMg9Vk046asz-BXx7Bt8GhD01u9k8Bkw5f-0uYGwohxbgBU_Yf_A0dEfO4KSNET8A2QW0d7jGBbyn9zY_T6mx4C1-DDW-YHCfXwXIb6tVCr7T6Sg/w633-h536/FrankenBunny%202018%20PFATT%20with%20slime%20.jpg" width="633" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Henny Penny;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <span style="color: #ffa400;">I created him while I was a member of the PFATT (Prominent Folk Artists Trinkets and Treasures). </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Henny Penny;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-29864923438461278622022-02-20T11:29:00.044-08:002022-04-17T18:07:01.328-07:00What's on my art table right now...<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span>I
love to divide my time between projects, going from one to the other.
I've found that this not only breaks up the overall monotony and
prevents you from becoming too "bored" but also you will complete more
this way than if you were just working on a single project.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span>Keepsake
boxes hold a particular fondness for me. Each one can be completely
different from the other, as simple or as complicated and intricate as
you like. I've created a lot of them over the past ten years, using
discarded candy boxes, cheese boxes, resin containers and whatnot.
Currently, I've revisited the mini "coffin" keepsake because they are
just so much fun to do, especially since they have metal hinges. What
can you use them for? To store just about anything that comes to mind.
Old jewelry, Grandma's beloved family recipes, baby teeth, you name it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><span>Because
I love autumn and Halloween so much, mine typically reflect that
design, as you see in the two styles I've posted here. All are wooden
boxes with hand-sculpted polymer clay items, and painted with acrylics. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghrWo5_kIui5NYSxzQY1lcMZRsJ5Y3S-_6K6i5o_R4V69PJlWByjO2sEzmdXvzdQk-9EdiKrDluJskV2WyDbVoj5EGEbk8tsJLnQclaY5e83N3IOS_HMsgztipFGmM-GxlHR4msz1sbOembCASDyDRvb2KRRicw1crHYf_YRT08I3a-I07kirvMZ5Fzg=s800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="490" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghrWo5_kIui5NYSxzQY1lcMZRsJ5Y3S-_6K6i5o_R4V69PJlWByjO2sEzmdXvzdQk-9EdiKrDluJskV2WyDbVoj5EGEbk8tsJLnQclaY5e83N3IOS_HMsgztipFGmM-GxlHR4msz1sbOembCASDyDRvb2KRRicw1crHYf_YRT08I3a-I07kirvMZ5Fzg=w339-h554" width="339" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span><span><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><span>One
is titled, well, AUTUMN, complete with a trio of ripened corn,
mushrooms poking up from the forest floor, grasses, vines, and - of
course! - a big grinning Jack O'lantern at the top, all of which are set
against a fake wood grain motif that I made out of polymer clay. The
box itself is painted and lined with a very colorful Halloween-colored
leafy vine border piping that I found at a store last fall and fell in
love with.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;">The
other one I've dubbed ASHES. It's more Dia de Los Muertos-inspired,
with a decorated calavera (skull) surrounded by a wreath of colorful
satin roses, flowers and black bow tie, with an ornate framed glass
heart, all set against a hand-worked polymer clay background that I
impressed with a floral stamp for added depth and texture. The box is
lined with a very pretty red lace, which pops against the deep black
underneath. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZlomKozMkYvpju-pMz63aKNPPtrRo_tqgd3XHgez3axcXMyE8lzsB-F2EDdAYNvAC9VVCohzKG6y8fYv8qrhFA66gCBvgGcZUZgMCJsFCyputwfrKc6cAJsrYi0Hs-CZOf14YYQGA8BRLbqw-kKluuUX8woIgRUJl3hHvqbt0DAFRAnGwX3-H7MkaLA=s767" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="447" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZlomKozMkYvpju-pMz63aKNPPtrRo_tqgd3XHgez3axcXMyE8lzsB-F2EDdAYNvAC9VVCohzKG6y8fYv8qrhFA66gCBvgGcZUZgMCJsFCyputwfrKc6cAJsrYi0Hs-CZOf14YYQGA8BRLbqw-kKluuUX8woIgRUJl3hHvqbt0DAFRAnGwX3-H7MkaLA=w380-h588" width="380" /></a><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span></div><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;">More projects await me, which I feel pressed to complete because it feels like COVID put a damper on being creative, let alone the simple joy of being included in any sort of art festivals. Two years and counting now, and you know what? I NEED to have some Halloween fun this year. Two years of staying indoors, avoiding crowds, wearing masks, washing my hands and maniacally wiping down surfaces with bleach ... no regrets in doing so, as I truly believe it was all for the better and good so we can stay healthy and happy. But you know what? In spite of my natural hermit-like tendencies, I'm more than a little stir-crazy and ready to get out (safely and with great caution, of course). I aim to have plenty of Halloween goods at the ready, and hey, maybe even participate in an actual art show again! Wow, that would be just lovely.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Emilys Candy;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;">What are you working on right now? And what are your plans for making Halloween 2022 the brightest and best ever?</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-46669231006529242102022-01-19T09:25:00.023-08:002022-04-15T12:55:08.842-07:00Born on this day, in 1809...<p><span style="font-family: Freckle Face;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Happy 213th Birthday to the Master of American Horror...</span></span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBuqSx4R4sDoPW46ihpdttPE_1vdZk_h0AhiK8wCvF6rPQ-v0-6f6EPv8oTjP7mxBgbf9BXog_I51LeNP3GqOeUwLtVxVzaRoOk_P4X6DxERXJTJjLmk-UVPWeesnJC7QDoO_wq6zS2GiGCJNwgwW8asuv7k5bImzAlT5oPc6AssNJCSKT7hNIa1TSEA=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1080" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBuqSx4R4sDoPW46ihpdttPE_1vdZk_h0AhiK8wCvF6rPQ-v0-6f6EPv8oTjP7mxBgbf9BXog_I51LeNP3GqOeUwLtVxVzaRoOk_P4X6DxERXJTJjLmk-UVPWeesnJC7QDoO_wq6zS2GiGCJNwgwW8asuv7k5bImzAlT5oPc6AssNJCSKT7hNIa1TSEA=w629-h519" width="629" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">Handmade clay bat-winged heart keepsake box </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">(sorry - sold) with inside Poe quote - 2016.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffe599;"> </span></span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-4739146743392905692021-12-21T13:20:00.007-08:002021-12-21T13:21:13.672-08:00Wishing you a Blessed Winter Solstice! -<p> <span style="color: #01ffff;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;"><span>The longest night of the year... and then the light slowly returns.</span></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifQSwf7spNY9S0lDOcLHn4X8EYwsUdjJVmHKShNENn47x1HU4iPZncgK1WrmsN28eko7uFGqPqIeV03Wa-zPu55LP1k5Sgr87zYtaosUai3tuIRPb8G4SO2b-_q3R0712jNDAuWGvAaK7XWK7q2JIUGU3C5PbXcp1MjGTVrDnm-PlmwjHcrXokmqdlQA=s1201" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1200" height="790" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifQSwf7spNY9S0lDOcLHn4X8EYwsUdjJVmHKShNENn47x1HU4iPZncgK1WrmsN28eko7uFGqPqIeV03Wa-zPu55LP1k5Sgr87zYtaosUai3tuIRPb8G4SO2b-_q3R0712jNDAuWGvAaK7XWK7q2JIUGU3C5PbXcp1MjGTVrDnm-PlmwjHcrXokmqdlQA=w598-h790" width="598" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGuNVrJc4KOR0S4f0rR6h4230iKd6m6bMr4PKhegQwNzaUHLFEmJdoRK9P-fFU5YV_PAvzqzHB_GRli2CCkiU7OpHW78PYVVAtaEyjrsVN6_YH2SZnCM3y8qsSTOFlUbvHj1qvHBV15QsnCL5GaQrrileqxjPJE1_QlTUQsAeUKiiMgexv0Gel_5vpWQ=s990" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="731" height="694" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGuNVrJc4KOR0S4f0rR6h4230iKd6m6bMr4PKhegQwNzaUHLFEmJdoRK9P-fFU5YV_PAvzqzHB_GRli2CCkiU7OpHW78PYVVAtaEyjrsVN6_YH2SZnCM3y8qsSTOFlUbvHj1qvHBV15QsnCL5GaQrrileqxjPJE1_QlTUQsAeUKiiMgexv0Gel_5vpWQ=w543-h694" width="543" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-15492887511343776142021-07-26T06:25:00.002-07:002021-07-26T06:25:31.556-07:00Can it be true? -<p><span style="font-family: Creepster;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Am I actually seeing some Halloween decor in our local stores?!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG88IRigI8WquO40O5EgrLJD_8Q730MzIhe22JofH7hofhqD-3hpzLQx5zqdJ6uVFF3oecITuF02_3PIRVlDT996ffbNgPdWYckgkKXs00I2FhX8WwryxsKWXKQCWi-zSODpgRPqizazEJ/s1440/Herman+happy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1125" height="685" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG88IRigI8WquO40O5EgrLJD_8Q730MzIhe22JofH7hofhqD-3hpzLQx5zqdJ6uVFF3oecITuF02_3PIRVlDT996ffbNgPdWYckgkKXs00I2FhX8WwryxsKWXKQCWi-zSODpgRPqizazEJ/w535-h685/Herman+happy.png" width="535" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-66883431733012192222021-06-20T09:25:00.001-07:002021-06-20T09:25:06.320-07:00Happy Father's Day! - <p> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></p><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Girassol;">Wishing all the loving Dads out there a very Happy Father's Day!</span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Girassol;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1cthbKJs81gmxxXQSP3SYDyBZ7u-sRaIXXPpv1eEOaDniLIIfItdhXqCYMdJOqyV4iyLvKDjLLa9m1QclPkjEloNWPfsNbUPy3bonB6v5QVFKrD5ZOiQegDN18_hH6Bsg-1lbTHjNfLB/s841/Fathers+Day+Munsters+Addams.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="840" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1cthbKJs81gmxxXQSP3SYDyBZ7u-sRaIXXPpv1eEOaDniLIIfItdhXqCYMdJOqyV4iyLvKDjLLa9m1QclPkjEloNWPfsNbUPy3bonB6v5QVFKrD5ZOiQegDN18_hH6Bsg-1lbTHjNfLB/w514-h552/Fathers+Day+Munsters+Addams.png" width="514" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Girassol;">A father need not be solely traditional in appearance or manner. Cheers to those who march to the beat of a different drum!</span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Girassol;"> </span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Girassol;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-72031170695518345952021-06-03T12:58:00.037-07:002022-04-15T07:32:23.912-07:00Kitty Halloween Shindig! - <p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: Aladin;"> <span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Like I say every springtime when the heat and humidity begins ... keep thinking of Halloween!</span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7TocnWgSKShF7l-yQuBhVXPyElZlzOlH7sqnWbRciZZaz7ZYAnoN7K61vUwbCcVYwNWFOw7DSZZywxG8QaQPp6U8JtvokHXkcPuEl2bW7TuA_duCX0Kb5-qCXvnbQefiRSFJCgTcJ5S4/s1600/FINAL+Kitty+Halloween+Party+drawing+1+KEEP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1231" height="677" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7TocnWgSKShF7l-yQuBhVXPyElZlzOlH7sqnWbRciZZaz7ZYAnoN7K61vUwbCcVYwNWFOw7DSZZywxG8QaQPp6U8JtvokHXkcPuEl2bW7TuA_duCX0Kb5-qCXvnbQefiRSFJCgTcJ5S4/w522-h677/FINAL+Kitty+Halloween+Party+drawing+1+KEEP.jpg" width="522" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Kitty Halloween Party - by Ellie Gee</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>MacabreWebs - copyright 2021</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: Aladin;"> I've always loved vintage Halloween-style cats. Part scary, part mischief, the way Halloween should be!<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: Aladin;">This painting is my take on that, with several different cats all gathered together for some feline fun and shenanigans. And I've also been transfixed by cats playing fiddles, for some reason, and have added one in center focus of the group. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: Aladin;">Acrylic paint and ink on heavy multi-media paper. To purchase a digital copy of your own, please visit my Etsy shop:</span></span></span></span></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AutumnBrilliance" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"> https://www.etsy.com/shop/AutumnBrilliance</span></span></span></span></span></a></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: Aladin;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #e579f6;"><span style="font-family: Vampiro One;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>Only 150 days to go until <span style="font-family: Creepster;">Halloween</span>!</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-23495225881278355162021-05-21T08:30:00.005-07:002021-05-21T08:32:43.297-07:00'It was always Sara!'<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Vidaloka;"> <span style="color: #d0e0e3;">Happy Springtime Greetings everyone!</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Vidaloka;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;">When you think about your friends, you are always able to pick at least one who has that special ability to get things done, to easily gather crowds around them, and to make some happy magic happen!</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXhxQu8vsktH5Wi2I_rcdMCboMHbCWKY-fyOfShKk27abDZEJgr25bOIKvZQVyH9-_sDXDuw3CDnSx835IARUIlDx4hLyt5p4b_Oj0GZAxWCDhJPgc_rBzIcxCIZhurDWWgbWb-bKqPgr/s1500/Sara+witch+framed+KEEP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1169" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXhxQu8vsktH5Wi2I_rcdMCboMHbCWKY-fyOfShKk27abDZEJgr25bOIKvZQVyH9-_sDXDuw3CDnSx835IARUIlDx4hLyt5p4b_Oj0GZAxWCDhJPgc_rBzIcxCIZhurDWWgbWb-bKqPgr/w451-h592/Sara+witch+framed+KEEP.jpg" width="451" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Vidaloka;">'It was always Sara' is my ode to the scores of wonderful, imaginative, strong, happy-at-heart women who conjure up the love and magic in their everyday lives, affecting all around them with a sense of positivity. That's what it's all about!<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Vidaloka;">One of many acrylic paintings I've worked on over the past few months as I gear up for Halloween 2021. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Vidaloka;">Prints are available! </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Vidaloka;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Contact me at</span> <a href="mailto:macabrewebs@yahoo.com">macabrewebs@yahoo.com</a> <span style="color: #f3f3f3;">for info</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Griffy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Griffy;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-46051489080792765222021-05-09T11:48:00.004-07:002021-05-09T11:48:23.466-07:00Happy Mother's Day! -<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84MH9jgVkNbHTYeXPEujZxtaq2glk0-m-HFX2dCMwEFaK6-7holOrluOKtQL3vFf-AnGTyfr2-ocumsacqSry6GoAYbTWRnUFn0TEbyy7EloWslo8GvP5yQtvtqukZJL4BnjwVw1bGTzy/s1152/rosemary.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="883" height="697" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84MH9jgVkNbHTYeXPEujZxtaq2glk0-m-HFX2dCMwEFaK6-7holOrluOKtQL3vFf-AnGTyfr2-ocumsacqSry6GoAYbTWRnUFn0TEbyy7EloWslo8GvP5yQtvtqukZJL4BnjwVw1bGTzy/w517-h697/rosemary.png" width="517" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p> <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035913525493861821.post-29653856104310324672021-04-22T09:31:00.001-07:002021-04-22T09:31:33.095-07:00Of witches and mice and cool cloudy days...<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;"> On this delightfully chilly morning, I took a revisit to one of the most favorite characters I've created in recent years.</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixvBMzxM0bL06Ly2v5ZrGR64PAEBzevEAHZFGBk2652d-k6yWMCh0afZscqlHaG4Ekt-Y5BDvBLyGH-LIHpLpeAIG1W_LDWrofIuPNGcVKe2hB56iJ18tqfYFxKr-qgeOS1s3Jq7odMcY/s2048/scary+face+closeup+1+copy111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1294" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixvBMzxM0bL06Ly2v5ZrGR64PAEBzevEAHZFGBk2652d-k6yWMCh0afZscqlHaG4Ekt-Y5BDvBLyGH-LIHpLpeAIG1W_LDWrofIuPNGcVKe2hB56iJ18tqfYFxKr-qgeOS1s3Jq7odMcY/w404-h640/scary+face+closeup+1+copy111.jpg" width="404" /></a></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;">GrimZelda was an undeniably colorful product of my imagination, a conglomerate of various female villains all rolled up into one image, sculpted from several types of clay (mostly Sculpy but also air-dry paper clay). As with all of my characters, she had a back story leading up to the inclusion of the tiny protagonist character of Wee Mousie, also a Sculpy creation. Their story is still partially done; I really need to complete it and have it published.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2afoil4vIWZuNlGtiSUADzJkjLj7nG7IPLZmpa1-2u3_9fE7KMRodtfNt55PoclbBlMCnqpHbH2aN0dXzR5d6Bvhwt1PD9FRxyORd_0wsEzr_WcjsiW-b22k6ZX2Q4huNwVULuP3UJ2z/s2048/closeup+side+view+copy1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2048" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2afoil4vIWZuNlGtiSUADzJkjLj7nG7IPLZmpa1-2u3_9fE7KMRodtfNt55PoclbBlMCnqpHbH2aN0dXzR5d6Bvhwt1PD9FRxyORd_0wsEzr_WcjsiW-b22k6ZX2Q4huNwVULuP3UJ2z/w400-h245/closeup+side+view+copy1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;"></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;">I always felt that female villains in particular had a sympathetic background that needed to be told so that we could understand their descent into villainy. True, some could be construed as pathologically and irretrievably evil, but for the rest, certain key elements and experiences in their formative years may have been the key cause that led them to their contemptible lives.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;">And thus wraps up my morning of pop psychoanalysis, lol! </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;">Now, back to creating HALLOWEEN goodies.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;">Only 192 days to go! </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: Stardos Stencil;"> <br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0