The Pirates Life For Me

Here are some photographs of details of my work "The Pirates Life For Me". I did this while taking Suzi Blu's class Les Petit Dolls. I am simply excited over learning a new technique.
What new techniques have you learned lately? What styles inspire your work? What theme park rides or movies inspire your work? Inspiration is everywhere just look around, jot your ideas down and let your creativity flow!

Treasures From the past - Remembering

My mom was always encouraging us to create today I thank her from my heart as today is the second anniversary of my mom's passing~ a treasure lost and memories abound~She spent her life as an educator of elementary school children. Later when semi retired she worked at Job Corp. in SF, CA. Her focus was always on children and learning. She was dedicated to her children and grand children. A scrabble fanatic! My scrabble partner was one never to be reckoned with. Although we tried!! Life taken too soon, when she chose to have a knee operation and suffered a stoke and later died within 2 months. Here are treasures from my mom and grand parents. Just cleaned up and ready for viewing. I have it in various spots in my house. The glassware circa pre 50's and 60's- I have in a curio, the train case in my bedroom. I bought a special jewelry box for all my mom's jewelry. (Which she loved so dearly and always so fashionable) The sewing goods are in my laundry/sewing room. The vintage doll, tucked away for special viewing. It was my grandma's from when she was a girl. Then passed on to my mom and now me. The pretty embroidered linens-Does anyone do this anymore? My grandfather worked for Coca Cola bottling company and I remember him bringing us mini cokes that we could actually open and drink from the bottle. I never could find the one's I didn't open. See the mini coke bottles next to a glass perfume bottle. Another one of my favorites is the vintage curlers and clothes pins. Would kids today even know what they are? Thanks for stopping by and seeing a little herstory. These are only tiny reminders of family members lost too soon~Cherish your loved ones daily!
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity. Gilda Radner

Mermaid in Mixed Media

Here is a mermaid I have been working on. It isn't quite done. I am learning a new technique and it will be finished with bees wax. But I wanted to bring you up to date with my latest. Inspired by my youngest daughter learning how to swim. She is growing new scales every day and soon to be the newest mermaid in the water. The background was first done with collage papers, stamps and paints on birch wood. The mermaid done on separate paper and then put down with matte medium. I painted the flowers to match the background and added some other elements. She is holding a key and ready to pass it on to my daughter with all her knowledge.

Happy 4th of July

I hope this finds you having time to enjoy your family, friends and outdoors. Taking time to do some favorite past times: barbecue, baseball or just swing in a hammock! Be sure and take the time to think of the men and women who have given their lives for our country and our freedom. ~Enjoy the fireworks and have a wonderful time~

Practice Work

This is a practice painting for a piece that I am working on while I am taking a class. I will be doing two. One on canvas and one in a journal book. The one in the journal will be a different female image. The one on canvas will be this one only improved. The finished painting will have a garden / floral background. Well back to work~

Art and Credits for Mad Tea Party~

The above paintings were done in acrylic paint for the mad hatter tea party by me. All photographs with the exception of ones listed below were taken by me. This is what I used for the slide show and for previous post. I hope you enjoy it and take the time to view art and inspiration daily~
Giving credit where credit is due:
Off with their heads-Chris Appelans @ froghatstudios.com
Too Big, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Annie Leibovitz / Vogue 2003
Alice Swinging Edmond L Holly 1977 @eddietheartist.com
Down the rabbit hole (Pool of tears) Eric Kelso 2005
Something Strange by Rodney Matthews 2005
Advice from the caterpillar Anna Ignatieva 2003
The Fashion Row- Tea Party Shoes
Mad Hatter by the Homeless Poet

The Mad Tea Party Is Here! It's Time!!

Through the looking glass she went, then plopped right into another world. Sat in a chair and began to read a classic tale of Alice In Wonderland. She fell asleep and when she awoke she was watching a modern slide show of that classic tale. What sights abound hold on to your seats you are in for a treat or two!

~ You can play the video below for White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane while watching the other video ~I hope you stayed to the end of the show for cupcakes and punch !!

Don't forget to follow the white rabbit to A Fanciful Twist if you want to go to the other Mad Tea Parties! ~ Drop by for some more tea soon! ~TheresaPS...don't forget to wear your party shoes!